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Girls who created social network for farmers
by Dorcas Muthoni 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Congratulations to Jamila and her team!! These girls are going places... we are are very proud of you! http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Girls%20who%20created%20social%20network%20for… -- 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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SA Digital TV standards row rages on
by Harry Hare 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Looks like the SA cabinet and the SADC task force have confirmed the Ministry of IC's choice and push for DVB-T2 platform to be correct. I wonder what are possibilities for local assembly of set top boxes and other accessories on this platform are compared to the ISDB-T platform. In this story the promoters of the Japanese standard ISDB-T claim that this platform has more opportunities and potential for the local electronics industry than DVB-T2. Anyone on the know to educate? http://www.techcentral.co.za/digital-tv-standards-row-rages-on/20089/?utm_so urce=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+co%2FUqJF+%28TechCentr al%29 Kindest Regards Harry Hare Director eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing

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4G Bombshell from Government
by robert yawe 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hi, I would to begin by wishing you all the best this year in all facets of your life's. Those of us who where fortunate enough to attend the CIO-100 symposium late last year might have heard the mouths of the mobile providers hit the ground when PS. Ndemo mentioned that the government will be rolling out the 4G spectrum and will make it open to all. From the reaction of the providers it was clear that they did not have the foggiest idea that it was forthcoming. Now we can move forward to a level playing field where your dominance is not dependent on the size of your wallet but by what services and solutions you can offer. In the same breath we need to support the government in making sure that SIGNET is allowed to offer digital channels to all and sundry, the oligopolistic behaviour of our mainstream media houses must not be allowed to stop progress. I am in the market for a digital channel to be able to provide relevant and sensible programming (backed by PCK as soon as I am appointed PMG). It is reassuring to see that when the government refers to super highways they mean more than just the tar covered ones. 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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Regarding the Girls who created social network for farmers
by Matunda Nyanchama 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Congratulations are in order for these young girls in the above story; kudos. My reading is that there are many such stories and potential successes that could happen. This was reinforced when I saw presentations at the most recent AITEC event in Nairobi. We just need the right environment and our tech sector will take off to even higher heights than the present trend suggests. Couple of things that could help: * Protection of Intellectual Property: I marveled at the ease with which those at the conference shared their creations and even creations that were on the drawing board! Question: how do they know who the prying eyes are in the public event? And prying eyes with deeper pockets and better knowledge of the business of IT? * Risk Capital: Silicon Valley wouldn't have been without risk capital? RIM (that produces the blackberry), one of the most successful Canadian tech creations, would not have happened without risk capital. For the longest time, the latter depended on government grants, which allowed them to go thru' teething stages! In Kenya, we may not have the kind money Canada has thrown into R&D in form of grants. However, we can have a variation of this. One possibility I have shared with friends relates to incentives, i.e. tax credits, R&D Levy Fund from which companies can get back some of the money invested in R&D, and even some form of "insurance" where risk capital would be compensated at a given % should a venture not materialize! * Active scouting of ideas for development in science fairs, tech conferences, etc and investing in those that offer promise. Ukiona vyalea vimeundua or words to that effect from the wisdom of the old.Development cannot be left to chance. It reminds of a science project we did in high school: powering a radio using stored energy in a wind up spring! We got good marks; and off we went later to university, forgot about it and lo! years later, someone was selling wind up radios in rural Africa! Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”- George Bernard Shaw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Call for Papers - ITU Telecom World 2011 Technical Symposium
by Alice Munyua 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

http://www.itu.int/WORLD2011/forum/technical_symposium.html?WT.mc_id=cfa Do you have something to say to the global ICT community on future communications technologies & enablers? We invite you to submit your papers for the ITU Telecom World 2011 technical symposium <http://www.itu.int/world2011/forum/technical_symposium.html?WT.mc_id=cfa>. ITU Telecom World 2011 <http://www.itu.int/world2011/index.html?WT.mc_id=cfa> brings with it a new focus for ITU Telecom events, with emphasis on networking, knowledge sharing and consensus building. The technical symposium <http://www.itu.int/world2011/forum/technical_symposium.html?WT.mc_id=cfa> will be a crucial part of knowledge sharing activities. It will bring together experts from across the ICT spectrum to share and exchange views on topics such as /cloud computing, cognitive networks, e-everything, future access networks, interworking & interoperability, mobile broadband, smart grids, spectrum management, traffic management and many more/. This is your opportunity to have your say on the world's future ICT landscape. Be sure your views are represented. Click here <http://www.itu.int/world2011/forum/technical_symposium.html?WT.mc_id=cfa> for further details and information on how to submit your paper. Important dates * *Deadline for Submission of Review Manuscripts: 7th March* * Notification of Paper Acceptance: May 27th, 2011 * Final Paper: July 30th, 2011 --

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New "The 411..." Posts...
by Mike Bullut 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Greetings, I hope this reaches you in the best of health & highest of spirits today. I've written some new posts on my *blog <http://kipsang.wordpress.com/>* & I'd like you guys to let me know what you think. I got them from material I come across the Net & in my e-mail. Here they are: Facebook: - *Inside A Facebook Server Farm...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/inside-a-facebook-server-farm/> - *Facebook Now Has 30,000 Servers...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/facebook-now-has-30000-servers/> - *15 Scary Facebook Statistics...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/15-scary-facebook-statistics%e2%80%…> Effects of Social Networking: - *The Young & The Connected...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/the-young-the-connected/> Societal Awareness: - *Improving Human Behaviour Key To Improving Road Safety...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/improving-human-behaviour-key-to-im…> (sorry if the audio is a bit off)* Security: - *Kenya Police website hacked...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/kenya-police-website-hacked/> * - *Creating E-mail Filters in Yahoo!...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/creating-e-mail-filters-in-yahoo/> The Workforce: - *10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/10-dirty-little-secrets-you-should-…> - *Employee Monitoring...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/employee-monitoring/> * - *Frustrated Employees...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/frustrated-employees/> * - *I.T. Life... Interesting! <http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/i-t-life-interesting/> * Humour: - *Wikileaks... <http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/wikileaks/>* - *Evolution of Man...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/evolution-of-man/> * Events: - *Christmas 2.0...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/christmas-2-0/> * - *Nokia C3 Chaos at Sarit Centre...*<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/nokia-c3-chaos-at-sarit-centre/> - *Nokia C3 Chaos at I&M Building...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/nokia-c3-chaos-at-im-building/> * - *Nokia C3 lands in Indonesia...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/nokia-c3-lands-in-indonesia/> * Warm regards, Mike. *-- "The computer programmer . . . is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. . . . No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or a field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops."* * ~ Joseph Weizenbaum... --*

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Programmer
by Eric Aligula 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Colleagues Happy New Year to you all. I am looking for a Programmer to assist in developing a User Interface for an Energy Demand Projection model we have developed. If you know of anyone, kindly request them to liaise with me off the list. Kind regards Eric Aligula Magolo, PhD Programmes Coordinator & Ag. Head, Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke <mailto:jairah@kippra.or.ke> URL: www.kippra.org <http://www.kippra.org/> Proudly Kenyan "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility..........I welcome it." John F. Kennedy "To allow other people's assessment of you to determine your own self-assessment is a very big mistake" Columbia University President Lee Bollinger "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt "Ex Africa semper aliquid novi"

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Google appoints Kenyan Ory okolloh to manage its Africa policy
by Alice Munyua 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Congratulations Ory! best alice -------------------------- Google recently appointed Ory Okolloh, an online activist and co-founder of Ushahidi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushahidi>, as Policy Manager for Africa. Ushahidi <http://www.ushahidi.com> is a famed crowd sourcing site dedicated to information collection, visualisation and interactive mapping. Google's appointment shows its confidence in Africa's digital growth and recognises the continent as a future tech giant. Okolloh is a TED <http://www.ted.com> fellow, Global Voices contributor <http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/author/ory/>and a Harvard-educated lawyer. She is a regular speaker at prestigious conferences such as TED, World Economic Forum <http://www.weforum.org>, Poptech <http://www.poptech.org>, CGI, Techonomy <http://www.techonomy.com>, Mobile Web Africa <http://www.mobilewebafrica.com>, and the Monaco Media Forum <http://www.monacomediaforum.org/>on issues around citizen journalism. She has been very active in building Africa's technological landscape. Okolloh comes into the role with a strong background in law having worked as a corporate lawyer for an organisation in support of entrepreneurs in South Africa. She has also been at the helm of Ushahidi for the last three years. Okolloh steps down as Ushahidi's Executive Director and will take up her new position in Johannesburg, South Africa mid January. According to a recent post on her blog Kenyan Pundit <http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2010/12/23/stepping-down-as-ushahidi-executive-…> she writes "the role will involve developing policy/strategies on a number of areas of relevance to Google and the Internet in Africa and will involve working with different parties including government leaders, policy makers, regulators, industry groups and so on. "It is a huge opportunity to bring Google's resources to bear as far as the growth and development of the internet in Africa. I'm very excited about the move and I hope I can continue to lean on your support and insight in my new role." ReadWriteWeb <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_hires_kenyan_activist_to_shape_…> noted that Okolloh's portfolio will include the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa. "Overall, I'll be working to get more people online and policies favourable to that, also (cultivate) support for local content and an environment which supports innovation," she tells ReadWriteWeb. -- --

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IP Theft, a scam or both?
by Francis.Hook＠gmail.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

I saw a facebook ad about pencil sketches and followed it since I have been thinking of getting one done of my Mum. http://www.pencilportraits.co.ke/index.html Hmm...looks good...at the back of my mind I thought "How sure are we the sketches are not photoshopped or paintbrushed or whatever graphic-apped... you could do a scan, render a black and white, add pencil effects, smudge, smoothen, etc.... Price range between kshs 4000 and 12000....so I decided to click on the "Letters from clients link" http://www.pencilportraits.co.ke/letters_from_clients.html Then I knew for sure it was a rip off after reading the quote at the top of the page....can't be original. So I took an excerpt of the quote and googled it...and voila...two results: that site given above and http://www.pencil-portrait-drawing-artist.com/pencilportraitclients.html A near verbatim reproduction of it (the letters from clients are identical except for the names and cities). Being someone who earns part of his living off original work, I have written to both addresses and given both links in one email... It may be that one is imitating the other....it may also be that BOTH are doing photoshop portraits. Having said that, I will rasterise, vectorise, smudge and smoothen your pictures at 400 bob each incl 50 bob postage. To make it look real, I'll go over it with an HB2 pencil.... Special offer for the first 10 clients I will enhance any body features you desire ;-)

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Man Faces Five Years in Prison for Snooping Through Wife's E-Mails
by Alice Munyua 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Happy 2011 to everyone. -------------------- Here's an interesting case that could end up setting new boundaries in the area of privacy. And it confirms that in most cases marriages do belong to the government:-) best Alice Man Faces Five Years in Prison for Snooping Through Wife's E-Mails http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/email-snooping-wife-brings-michigan-man-fe… Could someone face prison time for snooping through a spouse's e-mails? <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-infidelity-cheating-spouses-onlin…> For Leon Walker of Michigan, the answer was yes. Suspecting that his wife was involved with another man, and worried that it was affecting their daughter, Walker logged into Clara Walker's Gmail account last summer. Walker, 33, said it was easy for him to log in because his wife kept the password in a book next to the computer. "I definitely felt it was OK to confirm [the affair] by reading her e-mail in our home," said Walker. While Walker believed it was OK, Oakland County prosecutors did not and have charged Walker with felony misuse of a computer. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. This is Michigan's first criminal prosecution for snooping through a spouse's e-mails. So far, two Michigan judges have refused to toss out the charges in the potentially precedent-setting case. "It's outrageous. It's insane," Walker, who is now divorced, told ABC News. Prosecutors contend that Walker -- who is a computer technician -- illegally hacked into his wife's computer after she had filed for divorce, but Walker's lawyer calls the prosecution's claim an overzealous application of a law meant to protect trade secrets and credit card data. "People who live under the same roof, be they married or not, and who share a computer -- as in this instance -- they may have some personal privacy lines that they adhere to. And if they don't, that's between the two individuals," defense attorney Leon Weiss said. "The word 'e-mail' does not appear in this statute. This is an anti-hacking statute," Weiss said. "It does not, in any way, shape or form encompass reading somebody's e-mail." Prosecutors scoff at defense claims that Walker is a victim. "Apparently, they are trying the case in the media, because they are not doing so well in the courts," Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper said in a statement. While Walker's case is a first for Michigan, it is not the first time the privacy between a husband and wife has become a matter for the courts. Federal privacy laws state that even with a shared computer, password protected e-mail accounts are private, unless one of the parties allows access. "The law is a simple unauthorized access law: It prohibits unauthorized viewing of someone else's password-protected files," said Orin Kerr, an Internet legal expert. "The legal issue here would be whether the wife gave the man permission to view her account. If she did not, this is a pretty straightforward." And experts say the same law would apply to other forms of communication, including a letter addressed to your spouse. "If you give them permission, you can do anything you want to. But if you don't, it might be a crime," said Perry Aftab, a privacy lawyer. Walker will face trial Feb. 7 in a case that could set bold new boundaries in the murky area of privacy between a husband and a wife. <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-infidelity-cheating-spouses-onlin…>

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DIASPORA ORGANIZATIONS PRESENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER WITH PETITION FOR INCLUSION ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE – WEDNESDAY, 5TH JANUARY, 2010
by Shem Ochuodho 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Several Diaspora organizations today presented a petition to the Government of Kenya through the Minister for Foreign Affairs seeking their rightful inclusion in all matters of national importance. The petition, signed by 5 Diaspora and Diaspora-centred groups including Diaspora Movement of Kenya (DMK), Kenya Community Abroad (KCA), Kenyans for Change (K4C), Kenya Global Unity (KGU) and New Vision Kenya (NVK-Mageuzi), together among them representing more than 90% of Kenyans belonging to recognized, registered global associations was received on the behalf of the Acting Minister Prof. George Saitoti by the Substantive Assistant Minister, Hon. Richard Moima Onyonka, among other senior Ministry and government officials, including an officer from the Government Communications Office in the Presidency. The open petition, addressed to the entire leadership of the Republic beginning with H.E. the President, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, H.E. the Vice President, Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Justice Minister, the Chief Justice, etc, is also copied to All Hon. Members of Parliament and Media Houses. It stipulates the growing importance of Diaspora contribution to our socio-economic, technological and cultural development as a people, noting that more than 3 million Kenyans are presently domiciled beyond our borders, remitting into the country in excess of KShs 150 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) into the economy every year according to official figures, way above what any donors or sector of the economy (agriculture or tourism included) brings in terms of foreign exchange, yet the place of Diaspora is yet to be appropriately recognized and anchored. The group, led by NVK-M’s Convenor, Dr Shem Ochuodho, KCA’s Outgoing President, Mr Gichane Muraguri, and K4C’s Global Treasurer, Mr Peter Arasa and including representatives from nearly all the world’s 5 continents – North America, Europe, Asia (including the Pacific), Middle East and Africa – highlighted five major issues requiring urgent government intervention, namely:- 1. Immediate arrangements by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIECK) to seek ways of registering Kenyan Diaspora in next year’s general elections either by declaring embassies and consulates as polling centres, or even better by introducing electronic and online voting (e-voting). The group recognized that in a court ruling during the recent constitutional referendum, the IIECK and other relevant arms of government were actually directed to do this; 2. Involvement of eligible Diaspora in strategic national commissions and committees, including the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Constitutional and Legal Reforms Implementation and Monitoring Committees, and other existing and future trade, economic, scientific, cultural and professional committees and commissions. In so doing, they reiterated that merit should prevail over any other considerations and that Diaspora should not be favoured in such appointments, but equally they should not be excluded or discriminated against being treated as second-rate citizens; 3. Based on the principle of ‘No Taxation without Representation’, they urged the Government and in particular the successor to the Ligale Commission (the anticipate Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission) and Parliament in creating the 80 additional constituencies to reserve 5 (for the 5 continents) for Diaspora Representatives. Indeed, recognizing that numerically they are more than any single constituency or County, within the context of the new constitutional dispensation they should be considered as Kenya’s 48th county. They enumerated several countries where such provisions already exist world over; 4. They called for mindset-change among all Kenyans – whether Diaspora or home-based – in the way each group perceives and treats the other. They committed to continue with engagement among their members who might look down upon in any way some of their home-based counterparts to forthwith see all Kenyans as one integral people, and in the same vein appealed to the Government and home-based counterparts, relatives and colleagues to also inculcate positive attitude about their countrymen and women domiciled beyond Kenya’s jurisdiction; and 5. To improve engagement with the Government and home-based counterparts, they called for the establishment of Diaspora Liaison Offices in all sections of the world where there are significant numbers of Kenyans, and the consideration of Honorary Consuls where qualified and meriting Kenyans have become ‘senior citizens’ of countries of domicile. In his response, Minister Onyonka, himself a former Diaspora appreciated the delegation, welcomed the petition and promised to bring it to the attention of the relevant government authorities. He indicated that some of the matters raised are already within the purview of the Ministry, including the plan to appoint a few Honorary Consuls in deserving areas once the legal and administrative instruments are complete. He further indicated that in recognition of the importance of Diaspora not only in numerical and socio-economic terms, but also as Kenya’s unofficial ambassadors, the Ministry has already created a Diaspora Desk with a senior officer as its head, and that the Government is already working on a Diaspora Bill which will look into most of the issues raised. He further confirmed that the Ministry is holding preliminary consultations with the IIECK in how best realistically to have Kenyans abroad participate in future in the governance of the country, including in elections and referenda. Further engagement is expected in the future, even as the Diaspora organizations themselves explore more effective, efficient and inclusive ways of engagement, with the possibility of an Umbrella Diaspora Alliance emerging. They thanked the Ministry for the warm reception, looking forward to deserving attention and speed in tackling the matters raised. Attached is a copy of the Official Petition. ---- Begin Attachment --- Inclusion of Kenya’s Diaspora Representatives in the new Judicial Service Commission (JSC), other constitution implementation committees, and generally in Kenya’s socio-economic and cultural development PETITIONERS REQUIREMENT:Inclusion of Kenyan Diaspora Representatives in strategic committees, commissions and other national duties of paramount importance. To: 1. H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA HARAMBEE HOUSE, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 62345 – 00200 NAIROBI, KENYA 2. THE RT. HON. PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA SHELL HOUSE, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 74434 NAIROBI, KENYA 3. H.E. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA JOGOO HOUSE ‘A’, TAIFA ROAD P.O. BOX 30478 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 4. HON. SPEAKER OF THE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA clerk(a)parliament.go.ke (254-2) 2221291 or 2848000 (254-2) 2243694 5. HON. MINISTER OF JUSTICE & CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COOPERATIVE BANK HOUSE, HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE P.O. BOX 56057 - 00200 NAIROBI, KENYA 6. HON. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OLD TREASURYBUILDING, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 30551 - 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 7. HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL SHERIA HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR P.O. BOX 40112 - 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL. 227461 EXT 37419 8. THE HON. CHIEF JUSTICE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA LAW COURTS, TAIFA ROAD P.O. BOX 30041 NAIROBI, KENYA 9. HON. CHAIRPERSON PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE & LEGAL AFFAIRS PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 10. HON. CHAIRPERSON PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA PETITION BACKGROUND Importance of the Judiciary, the Legal Sector and the Place of the Diaspora: The passage and promulgation of the New Constitution lends Kenya a unique and rare opportunity to correct the wrongs of the past, including inequality and injustice, to become once again a leading light among nations of the world. As is widely acknowledged, whereas a nation can thrive with an under-performing executive or legislature, it can hardly survive with a below-expectation judiciary. It is with this importance that we view the ongoing legal and constitutional reforms with great keenness. With over 3 million Kenyans believed to be in foreign lands, remitting on average over US$ 1 billion (KShs 80 billion) a year, their importance to our present and future needs no gainsaying. Hitherto, the Government of Kenya has largely turned a blind eye on them. Yet this is in spite of being a signatory to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (among others), whose Article 25 holds that:- Every citizen shall have the right and opportunity … without unreasonable restrictions: (a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; etc. Article 2(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights avers that:- Each State Party …. undertakes to take steps, individually and through international assistance and cooperation, and especially economic and technical, to the maximum of its available resources, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant by all appropriate means…. We are deeply perturbed not only at the apparent throwing merit out of the window in the ongoing appointments of Committees and Commissions, instead replacing it with deal-making between the two major partners in the Coalition, patronage, dynasty and other known ills that have over the years denied Kenya the opportunity to excel, but also the total exclusion of Diaspora representation in all this. JSC role and importance of Diaspora inclusion in the decision making process: In the recently promulgated constitution of Kenya Articles 171 to 172, the Establishment of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), its functions and the mechanisms of appointments of the commissioners are well explained. Briefly, the Commission should consist of the Chief Justice, who shall be the chairperson, one Supreme Court judge elected by the judges of the Supreme Court; one Court of Appeal judge elected by the judges of the Court of Appeal, one High Court judge and one magistrate, one a woman and one a man, elected by the members of the association of judges and magistrates, the Attorney-General, two advocates, one a woman and one a man, each of whom has at least fifteen years’ experience, elected by the members of the statutory body responsible for the professional regulation of advocates; one person nominated by the Public Service Commission; and one woman and one man to represent the public, not being lawyers, appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly. The duties of Commission includes:- promotion and facilitation of the independence and accountability of the judiciary, promotion of transparent administration of justice, recommending persons for appointment as judges, receiving complaints, investigating and removing judicial officers, preparing and implementation of programmes for the continuing education of judges and judicial officers, advising the national government on improving the efficiency of the administration of justice among others. These duties are primary to all Kenyans hence the appointments should net a wide range of talents including the already known reservoir of the highly trained/qualified Kenyans currently fitting the description of a Kenyan Diaspora – or at a minimum, seek their views on the same. The justification of the Kenyan Diaspora consideration is based on the current statistics on the Diaspora constituency and their contribution to running of the economy of our country. With remittances ranking the second highest source of foreign exchange and contributor to growth of our national economy only after tourism we cannot continue to treat them with disdain. Among the Kenyan Diasporas are highly qualified Lawyers, Engineers, Scientists, Medical Doctors and others currently constituting the well documented brain drain phenomenon observed in many African countries. While this constituency has worked very hard in development of the country and has publicly indicated their interest in being contracted/included in the processes that are of high value to Kenya such as JSC committee constitution, it appears the government has some level of lethargy when it comes to their inclusion in the Kenya decision making process. Indeed it saddens many that expatriates who absolutely lack the passion and patriotism for Kenya have been preferred over them. Kenya is losing a battle that every country would love to win if it continues to exclude some of her brightest brains. Many cases abound to learn from in terms of maximizing Diaspora input: India, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, China, UK, just to mention a few. The purpose of this petition therefore is to ask His Excellency the President, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, the entire Executive Branch of Government, and the Legislature to ensure inclusion of Diaspora Representatives in strategic committees and commissions including JSC for the purposes of (1) Recognizing the Kenyan Diaspora Constituency (2) Utilizing patriotic highly qualified human resources. In so doing, merit and diversity should never be compromised under any circumstance, and replaced instead with mediocrity, political expediency and ethnic bigotry. We seem to forget that we can have no better or worse ‘Ambassadors’ in foreign lands than these Diaspora. PETITION We the undersigned call upon the President of Kenya, Prime Minister of Kenya and the Kenya Legislature to ensure inclusion of Kenyan Diaspora Representatives into the JSC and all other future and existing strategic committees and commissions. We believe this is in the spirit of recognizing the Kenyan Diaspora constituency contributions to Kenya’s development and working towards attracting highly trained patriotic services and investment. LEAD PETITIONERS 1. KENYA GLOBAL UNITY (KGU) 438 EAST 29TH STREET PATERSON NEW JERSEY-USA 07515 2. NEW VISON KENYA (NVK-MAGEUZI) P.O. BOX 333, JUBA, SUDAN OR P.O. BOX 58638-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA 3. KENYANS FOR CHANGE (K4C) 3317 FINLEY RD #257 IRVING, TX 75062 USA OR CORNER HOUSE, NAIROBI, KENYA 1. DIASPORA MOVEMENT OF KENYA (DMK) 33 PILOT HILL DRIVE SAINT PETERS, MISSOURI 63376 USA 5. KENYAN COMMUNITY ABROAD (KCA) P.O. BOX 850431, BRAINTREE, MA 02185, USA SIGNATURES ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED OFFICER POSITION SIGNATURES 1. Kenya Global Union Mr. Alex P. Momanyi President Attached 2. New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Dr Shem Ochuodho Co-Convenor Signed 3. New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Robert Kimathi Co-Convenor E-Signature 4. Kenyans for Change Mr. Hebron Mosomi Chairperson Attached 5. Diaspora Movement of Kenya Mr. Robinson Gichuhi Global Chair E-Signature 6. Kenya Community Abroad Mr. David Otwoma Member Rep Signed 7. Kenya Community Abroad Ms Margaret Wamuhu Member Rep Signed 8. Kenya Community Abroad Mr. Gichane Muraguri Member Rep Signed 9. Kenyans for Change Mr. Peter Arasa Finance Dir Signed 10 Kenyans for Change Mr. Peter Ndolo Local Rep Signed 11 New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Ochieng’ Nyamogo Member Rep In person 12 Kenya Global Union Mr. Evans Machera Member Rep E-Signature 13 New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Mike Osio Org Secretary In person COPIES: ALL HON. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA (LSK) MEDIA HOUSES Dated: 15th December, 2010 ---- end -----

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Internship Opportunity
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues, Afriregister LTD is a growing e-commerce company with branches in Burundi and Nairobi, we are looking for interns to join our team for a 3 months period in Marketing, Accounts and Web development. For those interested in Web the following will be desirable qualities: - Good in OOP PHP - Good in atleast one php framework(MVC) preferably Zend - A good designer(graphics and flash)....desirable - Excellent css skills If you are interested in the opportunity please send your CV to admin(a)afriregister.co.ke and send a copy to the undersigned by 10th January 2011. -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Software Testing Courses in Kenya
by Roland Omoresemi 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by S.Murigi Muraya 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Some time ago, software developer I consult wrote a Windows service that reads & records what is transacted via safaricom sim card. Pity he did not continue to develop the software. SMM -----Original Message----- From: muriuki mureithi <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 December 2010 15:46 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Thanks Betty When I pay for a service using mpesa , I would like to get something that shows payment – our accountants need a paper print out It is not possible to be it from mpesa system cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: Betty Mwangi [mailto:bmwangi1@Safaricom.co.ke] Sent: 20 December 2010 13:39 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Please qualify what you mean by transaction print outs? Thanks and rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 11:08:41 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Betty Can you give us a sense of when print-out of transactions can be possible - lack of printouts reduce the aura of mpesa to informality yet the direction you are heading is increasingly formal transactions. we need a trail cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Mwangi Sent: 19 December 2010 17:25 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy.

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Re: [kictanet] Congratulations MJ new KTB chairman
by benmakai＠yahoo.com 26 Dec '10

26 Dec '10

I think the tourism industry can now expect revolution. Its the highest time information technology is highly embraced and targeting modern age tourists aka dot com in this industry to complement traditional tourists. All the best MJ and congratulations:::0:b09522a45d002ea03ec209ce543e40dc:-1:x:::

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Sharing the airwaves: can Kenya’s 4G partnership work?
by Alice Munyua 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Kenya_4G_partnership_Dec…, Sharing the airwaves: can Kenya’s 4G partnership work? 20 December 2010 <http://www.analysysmason.com/People/Robert-Schumann/> “Making this 4G plan work will be a challenge for the selected network manager ... and for those charged with monitoring its performance.” The Kenyan government has recently put forward a plan to simultaneously promote cost-effective use of the 2.6GHz band and save operators from having to spend money in an auction. The plan is to offer the management of the band (up to 190MHz of spectrum, which is suitable for high-speed mobile data services) to an independent company in order to create an open access wholesale network. Operators would purchase capacity from the company, and bundle it into packages and products that they would sell in a competitive market to retail customers. The end result would be a single, highly utilised network with low unit costs. The plan sounds good, but the country’s government could be ‘jumping from the frying pan into the fire’. The frying pan may not have been that bad, after all Why does the Kenyan government feel wary of assigning spectrum to individual operators? The reasons suggested by Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, include: * high prices paid in an auction lead to high prices charged to consumers * operators failing to honour roll-out commitments * an auction would have 19 potential buyers and room for only three winners, so would discriminate against those that could not afford it. Do high auction prices lead to high prices for consumers? Actually, it is the other way around: if operators can charge high prices, they will be willing to place high bids at auction. Service providers can charge high prices if there is limited supply of their product or of reasonable substitutes – and low auction prices do not guarantee low service prices. Furthermore, it is possible to design award processes to achieve ends other than extracting maximum revenue. The 2.6GHz spectrum is unlikely to attract 19 serious bidders, given that it is relatively poor for providing coverage outside urban areas. A new entrant operator that aims to launch services based on this spectrum may be aiming to target a niche, such as medium-sized and large enterprises in urban areas. Giving them a chance to do this may be useful, but not as useful in expanding access to broadband as, for example, raising money in an auction to fund rural access. Think carefully before jumping into the fire Kenyan policymakers have correctly identified that greater supply (and more competition) is the key to reducing mobile broadband prices. They have also commendably declined to squeeze auction revenue out of operators. However, their solution turns away from infrastructure-based competition, which has revolutionised the telecoms industry during the past few decades. Will their alternative approach, which focuses on retail competition, work? The bad news is that pure wholesale business models for mobile data have not done well in the past. Reasons include difficulty in developing ‘one-size-fits-all’ wholesale tariffs, absence of profitable voice services, and dependence on the strategy and performance of other operators. The better news is that network-sharing deals can work. Operators around the world are signing deals to share radio access networks.^1 In all likelihood the critical feature is that the retail operators have a strong interest in the entity that runs the network: financial interest to ensure that it makes a success of the services, and management interest to allow flexibility and tailored ‘tariff plans’. Tantalisingly, the arrival of Indian-style telecoms in Africa (led by Airtel, among others) may naturally lead to greater sharing (and price cuts), without the need for government intervention. It is clear that making this 4G plan work in Kenya will be a challenge for the selected network manager (a “group from the USA” has been mentioned as a candidate). It will be even more of a challenge for those charged with negotiating an agreement and monitoring its performance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /This Insight article is based on an interview conducted by Russell Southwood for Balancing Act Africa. Please //click here/ <http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-532>/to view the full article./ /Analysys Mason has experience in developing concrete, coherent //national broadband plans/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/Offices/New-Delhi/CII_broadband_repor…>/ and in //spectrum policy and auctions/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/Consulting/Services/Strategy-consulting/Spectr…>/./ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^1 For further details, see Analysys Mason's Insight article /Wireless infrastructure sharing saves operators 30% in capex and 15% in opex/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Wireless-infrastructure-…>.

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Re: [kictanet] [NVK-Mageuzi] Is Singapore a Model Worth Emulating – Or Who Is? (was Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world.)
by Shem Ochuodho 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

Nd. Rogers & Visioners, Firstly, sincere apologies for a delayed reversal; this came at a time we were in the nick of things stitching things together for the Kisumu Reunion, and at the same time recovering from the marathon GoSS/CTO conference in Juba. Having said that, I want to reiterate the importance of paying a close look at the Singapore Model! This belief was even more fortified when Dr Seroney yesterday shared with us the Singaporean Experience (being not far from Fiji where he is based), and more so the fact that despite being a ‘tiny’ island (the size of Mombasa: I don’t know!), Singapore is perhaps the world’s 3rd or 4th strongest economy (fastest growing? Per capita? GDP/GNP? The Economists can tell us). I am reminded of a study we had to take for the Ethiopian Govt about 3 years ago. Initially, some of the countries picked for comparative study were South Africa, India, Egypt, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius and Rwanda. The first thing I learnt was not to mix Egypt with Ethiopia; they are archrivals. At the time, the population of Ethiopia was either 76m or 80m depending on your source. Egypt’s population then was quoted at 78m; for the ‘patriotic’, Ethiopia’s had to be 80m to be Africa’s 2nd most-populous country after Nigeria!! But more fundamentally, one of the people I was answerable to told me point blank: “Rwanda and Mauritius are such tiny economies that there is little to learn from them!”. And he meant it! As to whether he was right or wrong I leave to each person’s judgment. Yet one thing that I can say and reminds me of when in the same year a grouping of over 200 young Kenyan professionals invited me to Naivasha for a retreat and gave me as Guest Speaker the topic ‘Is Kenya a Failed State?’ May response was the same thing I would have told the Et officer concerned: “If you asked me if Rwanda or Mauritius (or Singapore by extension – despite being ‘tiny’) are failed states, I would know what to answer because neither/none of them is. But if you asked me if Kenya (or Ethiopia by extension) are/is, I am not sure what I would answer because they are both pretty much on the verge of failed states, but not yet.” Indeed, the current on-goings and confusion on the national stage have strengthened even the more my resolve to so believe. The far and short of it: a country’s greatness is not necessarily in its geographic size – or even population. It is more in its wealth, knowledge, power to innovate, and LEADERSHIP (as Nd. Rogers says very well). Courtesy of Nd. Jared Oluoch in the US, I am almost completing reading the Book by Father of Modern-Day Singapore, Dr Lee Kuan Yew (Former Prime Minister): Singapore - From Third World to First (one may add ‘in 30 years’). In an article recently by Visioner Donald Kipkorir, he talked about Singapore, Rwanda and Turkey as models, and argued how Turkey’s Leadership turned the country around in a span of 10 years! Nd Seroney yesterday informed us of how President Mutharika turned Malawi’s Agricultural/Food sector around in just one year (where he once worked; he currently advises 17 Ministries of Health in the Pacific, yet Kenyan Health Minister can’t have time just for tea with him)! Some of you may recall that just in one year of Malawi’s Govt’s policy change to subsidize implements to farmers, the country moved from huge food insecurity/deficit to surplus. We were informed that last year when we faced food shortage, Malawi ‘donated’ some food/corn to Kenya! What shame, if true! The one thread of argument – and which appears true in most the success cases cited is some degree of benevolence/selflessness and dictatorship aka ‘benevolent dictatorship’. Dictators even Kenya can have in plenty; what’s a far shot is the latter attribute: benevolence and selflessness. Even just from a few sample sub-titles of Lee Kuan Yew’s book, it is a compelling must-read:- i) Getting the basics right ii) Building an army from scratch iii) Surviving without a hinterland iv) Winning over the [trade] unions v) A fair, not welfare, state vi) Straddling the middle ground vii) Nurturing and attracting talent – [one of the parts I like most] viii) Many tongues, one language ix) Keeping the government clean x) Greening Singapore xi) Managing the media xii) Conductor of an Orchestra xiii) ASEAN – Unpromising start, promising future xiv) Following Britain into Europe xv) The Soviet Union – An Empire implodes xvi) America – The Anticommunist Anchorman xvii) Taiwan – The Other China xviii) China – The Dragon with a long tail xix) China beyond Beijing xx) China: To be rich is glorious His candidness – even when he talks about living world power presidents he encountered is unrivalled. The following words of sample world leaders who commented on the book and author say it all:- “In office, I read and analyzed every speech of [Lee’s]. He had a way of penetrating fog of propaganda and expressing with unique clarity the issues of our times and the way to tackle them. He was never wrong.”Margaret Thatcher “There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education. Lee Kuan Yew is a world leader who understands this and is using the power of the Internet to position Singapore for survival and success in the Internet economy.”John Chambers, President & CEO, Cisco Systems “This is a personal history of a man who, almost single-handedly built a great nation from a small island… this is the first textbook in the world on how to build a nation.” Kuchi Miyazawa, Finance Minister, Japan [Perhaps someone should right a rebuttal on Kenya on ‘how not to build a nation’. In the earlier years – about 10 ago, UK was used by some as an example of ‘how not to build e-government’. I guess it has since changed.] “Lee Kuan Yew’s vision, astute political judgment, and strategy turned Singapore from a trading post into the successful thriving nation that it is today, respected by others. For those interested in politics and economic development, his memoirs should be required reading.” Tun Daim Zainuddin, Malaysian Finance Minister. Having served GoR (Rwanda), and now Nd. Rogers confirms – Singapore’s leadership is the script Rwanda reads from. In terms of Rwanda’s Vision (which is owned by the people, like our new constitution), the Kenya’s Vision 2030 is owned by a small clique/elite. I hope one day we can have a truly people’s vision. Given the importance of Lee Kuan Yew’s book, I decided [courtesy of Dada Wams] to give as a small present two copies to my President and Minister (not Kenya, of course!). After several months/years of searching, a bookshop at JKIA’s duty free now stocks the book copies. Incidentally, a good friend of mine at CCK [Wakili John Omo] who has recently picked a copy from the airport holds that a couple of years ago, while in Singapore itself he couldn’t get the book as it was ‘out of print’. Several times while connecting flights at airports in Jo’burg, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Bangkok – and last month in various Chinese Capital Cities – Beijing, Shenzhen & Shanghai, we had great difficulty finding the book in any of the bookstores! Finally, as Nd. Rogers attests, apart from a vision, a clear implementation plan is necessary. For those of us striving towards the ‘third way’, one thing we need ahead of 2012 is a sound ‘manifesto and economic blueprint’, akin to what NARC had in 2002. Any takers? Let’s talk via private mail. Warm rgrds, Shem ________________________________ From: Rogers Ngotwa <ngotwa(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010 11:37:05 Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Thanks Shem for the observations. Indeed as a Country, we Kenyans have along way to go in terms of recognizing our own in terms of innovations and even hard work. Nonetheless, I think we are still nurturing hope and probably if all of us play our crucial role in electing our leaders, especially in 2012, the change that we all yearn for may be realized sooner. Just to confirm from Ndugu Shem that the leadership in Rwanda is indeed reading the script from Singaporean Experience, with full time professionals from Singapore fully engaged with local Rwandese Professionals in executing Rwanda-Singapore MoU; which is essentially geard towards the transfer of skills and assisting in realizing the County's Vision 2020. Also unlike our Vision 2030, Rwanda's Vision 2020 is very clear with a clear Roadmap and five-year periodical Audits on the basis of NICI programmes. So Visioners, there is still alot of work ahead of us. But one thing is clear, the Country's Leadership is EVERYTHING! Rogers ngotwa ________________________________ From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com; PICTA Kenya-LIst <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> Cc: NYCIV Group <nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>; Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 10:17:39 AM Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Comrades, Many thanks for the compliments. I am sincerely humbled. One thing that continues to bother me though is that in the land of my fore-fathers and mothers, excellence and merit are not recognized and/or rewarded. Instead, 'mediocrity, political expedience, and ethnic bigotry' rein high. I feel VERY saddened that even as tributes and accolades are being churned all over the world for mPesa, nobody knows and even cares to ask about the young Kenyan university student who invented the product; instead MJ & Safaricom are feted on every high table for ripping off and continuing to rip-off Kenyans. Did somebody say as if that's not enough, he has now been crowned Chair of KTB/KTDC? Please.... I hope one day soon I'll convince Nd. Okiya to take Safaricom to court not only for exploiting Kenyans through poor quality service (CCK confirmed that recently in its own study) and over-pricing - just like the oil companies are doing, contrary to provisions of the Bill of Rights in the new Katiba. For the time being, I'll keep my Award under the bushel until the young boy of mPesa shows up and is appropriately recognized and feted. Even better, I'll rejoice more when another Kenyan/African evolves a product superior to mPesa. Identifying, nurturing and retaining talent is the magic that propelled Singapore to greatness. Rwanda is reading from the same script as Eng. Rogers will confirm. Southern Sudan too is taking cue. Aluta continua, and best rgrds, Shem ________________________________ From: Rogers Ngotwa <ngotwa(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010 9:59:51 Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Ndugu Shem; Let me also join the growing number of Kenyan in congratulating you for your role in bringing about Internet in Kenya. Given the conditions at that particular time, you indeed deserve the recognition and hence the medal of Honour. Best wishes. With regards Rogers Ngotwa ________________________________ From: Evans MACHERA <evansmachera(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com; YOUNG PROFESSIONALS <youngprofessionals_ke(a)googlegroups.com>; KENYA ONLINE <kenyaonline(a)yahoogroups.com>; Vugu Vugu <vuguvugumashinani(a)yahoogroups.com> Cc: PICTA Kenya-LIst <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; NYCIV Group <nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>; Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 5:14:47 PM Subject: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Dr.Ochuodho. I wish to register my congrats to Dr.Shem Ochuodho as he receives and appreciates the Honour and his recognition. As a read the Local Daily Newspaper that carried the story,my thought could not help but went round and about Dr.Shem the Politician ( one time Mp for Rangwe) and Dr.Shem Ochuodho the Professional. My heart settled on the professional since in professionalism,one comes up with an initiative that changes the whole world if not part of it as opposed to a politician who is sometimes entangled in episodes that decolourise his good side to the extent of soiling the career life picture already made or burrying it wholly. I take the liberty to question thus; Should Professionals seek elective posts i.e Mp! Thanks to you all. Evans MACHERA. --- On Sun, 12/12/10, PAUL GITONGA <gpmaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: >From: PAUL GITONGA <gpmaina(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world (was >Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – December 21-23rd, 2010) >To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >Cc: "PICTA Kenya-LIst" <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NYCIV Group" ><nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>, "ProgressiveMinds" <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>, >"Madaraka Party" <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy >Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 6:55 AM > > >Daktari, > >You are a legend. > >I cannot begin to fathom how life would be without the internet, and >you being the person who was instrumental in bringing this concept to >kenya, is just incredible. > >Keep up the good work, and keep contributing to the society. > >God bless you and congratulations! > >Paul >On 12/12/10, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Madada Philo na Betty, >> >> Ahsanteni for the pongezi's. It was re-freshening to know the CTO >> (Commonwealth >> Telecom Organization www.cto.int) domiciled in London, with current CEO >> being >> Ghana's former Minister for Communication (Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah) could >> remember >> some of Africa's Unsung Heroes. I am working on a book with that name to >> catalogue the evolution of Internet in Africa - perhaps we should look for >> royalties from FaceBook, Google, mPesa, YouTube, SEACOM, etc! But the >> efforts >> could not have borne fruit without the inputs of several other people, >> including >> the techies who alongside Randy Bush burnt mid-night oil (Dr Martin Koyabe - >> now >> with British Telecoms, Paul Olendo now @UN, Alfred Orimbo, etc) - for >> several >> nights - to get it all work on Kenya's/indeed Africa's then real terrible >> phone >> lines. >> >> In the same vein, without Steve Goldstein of the US National Science >> Foundation >> (who provided the boxes and technology) and Peter Sutherland of UK's >> Overseas >> Development Agency (ODA now DfID) who took up the initial leased line phone >> bills - used to cost US$ 16,000 (yes, 16k) per month for just a mere 64KBps >> pipe >> - it wouldn't have happened. >> >> When in 2000 CSK (Computer Society of Kenya) felt I deserved 'Father of >> Internet >> in Kenya' title, I dedicated the award to three people: Amb. Dr Benjamin >> Kipkorir (then Kenya's Ambassador in Washington), Micah Cheserem (then >> Governor, >> Central Bank), Brig. (Rtd) Wilson Boinnett (then DG, NSIS aka Special >> Branch). >> Without these guys' intervention, the KANU regime of the time wouldn't have >> allowed Internet to happen. Not that they didn't try to block it - the then >> Head >> of Public Service wrote a letter (I have a souvenir copy) to all PS's, Heads >> of >> Military, Special Branch, etc warning them not to connect to >> ARCC/Internet/UNEP >> without direct approval from his office. That partly explains why these >> three >> Kenyan Wazalendo's perhaps deserve these awards more than I. >> >> Last but not least, Jeddy and the kids who allowed me to use one of the >> family >> bedrooms for initial tests when sections of the University felt by staying >> late >> in the labs night, we had 'lots of idle time and needed to be given more >> teaching load' had denied us space to do the experiments. But all the Glory >> must >> always go to God the Almighty, Allah - the One and Only! >> >> For those who missed the story (courtesy Visioner Augustine Oduor), you can >> access it on: >>http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/InsidePage.php?id=2000024440&cid=159&st…. >>. >> >> >> Best rgrds, >> Shem >> 2010 CTO/GoSS African Internaut (Internet Pioneer) Award Recipient >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Philo Ikonya <philonikonya(a)yahoo.com> >> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Sat, 11 December, 2010 18:51:39 >> Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – >> December >> 21-23rd, 2010 >> >> >> Adhiambo, >> >> thanks very much for letting me know.. I did not know.. Congrats Shem. You >> did >> not say it even as I was telling you of my little works?\ >> >> Philo >> >> >> >> Aung San Suu Kyi cannot be silenced because she speaks the truth and >> because >> her words reflect basic Burmese and universal concepts - Vaclav Havel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> >>>Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – >>> December >>>21-23rd, 2010 >>>To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >>>Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:01 PM >>> >>> >>> >>>Congratulations Shem on the honor you received the other day, pioneer >>> internet >>>related Kenya. >>> >>>Adhiambo >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! 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DOT recruiting: Learning Coordinator, Regional Support Office, East Africa
by Alice Munyua 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Learning Coordinator, Regional Support Office, East Africa *Closing Date: 14 January 2011* Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a leading international non-governmental organization that focuses on creating educational, economic and entrepreneurial opportunities through the effective use of ICT for communities and people in countries that are developing, are in transition, or are under stress. With the ultimate aim of stimulating economic growth, community development and private sector development, DOT and its partners share a vision of a connected world in the 21st century. Founded in Canada in 2002, DOT has engaged over 2,000 young people as ICT leaders who have reached over 200,000 community participants who have been empowered to use ICT for local development. Participation in DOT programs has given individuals the skills, knowledge and confidence to pursue opportunities that result in enhanced career mobility, increased income and increased economic growth of communities. Institutionally, DOT has established locally driven organizations in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, USA, China and Mexico through which DOT has strengthened the capacity of dozens of partner organizations to offer business development and ICT services to community members. DOT is also on track to support 2,000 schools in the USA, China and Mexico that are realizing improved educational outcomes through innovative use of IT in the classroom. DOT is a young, agile and rapidly growing organization that is developing an enviable international profile by operating with the highest values and integrity. Building on DOT's proven track record and global community of partners, the next few years will be a period of both dynamic growth and institutional and program innovation. To support the rapid growth of the programs in Africa, DOT is now seeking to engage an experienced learning coordinator to play a key role in capacity building and helping to inform and shape DOT learning projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and globally. *The Position* Reporting to the Global Learning Director, the learning coordinator will be a key member of DOT's global learning and African regional teams. The successful candidate will bring extensive instructional and curriculum design, University degree in Instructional Design, (Adult) Education, Educational Technology, or related discipline preferred; facilitation, and professional development experience, both face-to-face and online. The successful candidate will also be comfortable presenting DOT learning strategies at conference events. All candidates will share a commitment to innovation within DOT's vision. It is preferable that the position be located in Nairobi where DOT Kenya is headquartered and the Regional Support Office is located, however candidates currently based in Rwanda and Ethiopia are also invited to apply. *Responsibilities:* Major growth in Africa requires capacity in the region to support evolving DOT programming in Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia and to support continued growth opportunities in the region. As the regional learning coordinator, you will work with the DOT Global learning team and local Country operations to: . Participate in global and in-country curriculum development projects; . Serve as a learning resource to help with in-country localization efforts; . Assess, leverage and develop DOT global-local staff learning and teaching competencies (instructional and curriculum design, facilitation -- both face-to-face and online; integration of educational strategies); . Mediate the curriculum development and deployment process ensuring collaboration between global and local resources; . Facilitate sharing, re-use and showcasing learning resources created; . Be a "mobile" expert trainer in region: facilitating learning events (face-to-face and online) and providing professional development and coaching to "apprentice" facilitators. *The Person: Qualifications and Experience* This is a complex job requiring diverse skills and experience. The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications relevant in Africa and possibly internationally: . Proven track record (minimum of five years) of designing high quality participatory learner-centred learning experiences that achieve the desired outcomes and demonstrate: o Innovative learning approaches with leadership, entrepreneurship, and business skills curriculum focus; o Design of culturally sensitive materials with an awareness of the issues and challenges of working in a development context; o Application of educational theory to instructional design; o Competence using learning-related technologies and tools (e.g.,Moodle); . Excellent face-to-face and/or online facilitation skills, both contexts is highly desirable; . Proven project management skills; . Excellent writing and communication skills in English; Spanish, French,and Portuguese an asset; . In-depth knowledge of regional and local development priorities; . Experience working in a global organization, such as an international NGO or corporation with international donors; . Competent IT skills and a familiarity with online collaboration technologies (discussion forums, wikis, conferencing software, social media, etc.); . Experience coaching and mentoring people in cross-cultural environments; . Willing to travel frequently with no difficulty in securing entry visas to countries in the East Africa region and North America. *Personal Characteristics* . Passionate about helping others develop and discover advanced instructional design and facilitation skills. . A strong spirit for community service and share DOT's passion to contribute to a better world; . Thrives in an entrepreneurial and agile work environment. Flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and receptive to new ideas; . Very attentive to detail and highly organized; . Results driven. Motivated by a high sense of personal performance expectations and have a sense of urgency. Be a role model whose personal performance inspires others; . Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. A comfortable leader and consensus builder, a team player; . A knowledgeable promoter of the role of technology in modern economic development and formal and informal education; . Enjoy working with youth and young adults and contributing to their development; . Holds the highest personal ethics. A person who demonstrates integrity and is a model of ethical values and behavior at all times. *Compensation* DOT is a non-profit organization that recognizes that change is driven by involving the best people. Salary will be commensurate with experience for this Kenya-based position. *For More Information* Closing date: 14 January 2011. Applications and enquiries should be submitted to Ms Heather Marshall, DOT Executive Office, Ottawa, Canada by email: hmarshall(a)dotrust.org. Applications should include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of three references. References will not be contacted without prior consent. A portfolio summary of program curriculum design work you have led would also be helpful. DOT will contact only those candidates who are invited for interview.

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applicants new gTLDs
by Alice Munyua 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

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Season's Greetings
by waudo siganga 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

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Fwd: CSTD Working Group on IGF Improvements Now to Include Stakeholders
by waudo siganga 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

----- Original message ----- From: "Anders Halvorsen" <ahalvorsen(a)witsa.org> To: "Jim Poisant" <jpoisant(a)witsa.org> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:36:36 -0500 Subject: CSTD Working Group on IGF Improvements Now to Include Stakeholders December 21, 2010 TO: Members of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance FR: Anders Halvorsen, Public Policy Director RE: CSTD Working Group on IGF Improvements Now to Include Stakeholders _________________________________________________________________ ___ Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to report that the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) late last Friday changed course and will allow participation by stakeholders, including from business, civil society, the technical and academic community, and intergovernmental organizations. Even though the stakeholder groups will be limited to five rather than the originally anticipated twelve representatives each, this can be seen as a clear victory for the multistakeholder approach. We would like to thank all members who filled out the online petition and/or forwarded the WITSA letter circulated on December 13^th (ref. below) to their government representatives for follow up. Many government delegates in Geneva were fully supportive of opening the working group to all stakeholders, and in particular EU, Chile, UK, Mexico, Portugal, Canada, US, France, Germany, Belgium and Greece. We also had some great support from industry at the December 17^th open consultation through the participation of Ms. Marilyn Cade (mCADE, LLC) and Jonathan Zuck of the Association for Competitive Technologies) The working group will meet physically at least twice in Geneva, Switzerland; in February and May 2011, following which they will then produce a consensus report to the CSTD. To date, the Internet has grown in a largely unregulated environment, and has shown an ability to thrive in a wide variety of market environments under competitive conditions. This freedom from centralized and heavy regulations has produced impressive results over a relatively short period of time, delivering innovation, productivity and opportunity to a growing numbers of users in all parts of the world. Notably, the Internet has grown fastest in markets where there is competition for the provision of underlying telecommunications facilities, as well as for access and related services. Today, policy makers at both national and global levels are considering a wide number of regulatory approaches to dealing with the issues of Internet governance, including cyber security, access, management of spam and malware, protection of intellectual property and other issues. We therefore find ourselves at a critical point in time. With the recent renewal of the mandate for the IGF (but with an uncertain outlook for how the new IGF will function), coupled with the United Nations’ new focus on the enhanced cooperation clauses (dating back to the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Tunis Agenda) and the movement towards independence of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) through last year’s Affirmation of Commitments (AOC), industry must remain vigilant in defending the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. In that regard, WITSA will continue to appeal to governments and international institutions to make their Internet policy related and decision-making activities more open and inclusive of all stakeholders. Governments, regional and international organizations that have been more open, and that have shown a commitment to cooperation have proven to be more effective in their work. As industry, we not only welcome but demand opportunities to participate in the policy development process at all levels. For your information, please find below the language that was agreed late last Friday: ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- Language agreed (CSTD Chapeau Statement): The Chair of the CSTD establishes a Working Group of 15 member states, plus the five member states which hosted the IGF meetings plus the two member states which hosted WSIS. This Working group will seek, compile, and review inputs from all member states and all other stakeholders on improvement of the Internet Governance Forum, in an open and inclusive manner throughout the process. The Chair invites the following stakeholders to interactively participate in the Working Group, bearing in mind the established rules of procedure of the ECOSOC, who will remain fully engaged throughout the process. [this means that the Stakeholders will remain fully engaged]. · 5 business community · 5 civil society · 5 technical and academic community · 5 Intergovernmental organizations Pursuant to the ECOSOC decisions 2010/226; 2010/227, and 2010/228, maximum possible assistance, the diversity of ideas and the equal representation of stakeholders from developing and developed countries in the Working Group should be ensured, in consultation with the stakeholders. The Report of this Working Group will be adopted by consensus. ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- December 13, 2010 TO: Members of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) FR: Anders Halvorsen, Public Policy Director RE: Concern over Composition of CSTD Working Group on IGF Improvements – Call to Action _________________________________________________________________ _________________ Dear Colleagues. WITSA Public Policy Chairman John Higgins today sent a letter to the Vice Chair of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) today, expressing disappointment over its recent decision to exclude industry and other stakeholders from participating in the new Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (ref. [1]http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=5755& lang=1). The letter can be viewed at [2]http://www.witsa.org/IGF/CSTD_ltr.pdf. WITSA believes the decision goes against the mandate for establishing the working group, as provided by the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) last May. The mandate calls for the establishment of a “a working group to seek, compile and review inputs from all Member States and all other stakeholders on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in line with the mandate set out in the Tunis Agenda". It should also be noted that WITSA has been seeking member representation on the said working group. ACTION REQUESTED The CSTD will launch an open consultation of the Working Group in Geneva on December 17. Members are encouraged to sign the petition at [3]http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/igf/ which already has a number of signatures and to send this letter to the appropriate national government contacts with a request that they send this letter to their Geneva mission urgently. Best regards, Anders References 1. http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=5755&lang=1 2. http://www.witsa.org/IGF/CSTD_ltr.pdf 3. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/igf/

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Orange intensifies war against cable vandalism
by Lucy Kimani 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Thanks Harry! Harry Hare #Orange intensifies war against #cable #vandalism http://bit.ly/h7uJWP “We are fed up, enough of cable cuts and vandalism, we have to do something,” a statement issued by Orange Chief Executive Officer Mickael Ghossein, while addressing the media today. He notes that cases of cable vandalism and sabotage are increasing at an alarming rate. In the year 2010, the integrated telecommunication service provider has experienced 342 cable cuts - 117 copper cuts and 225 optic fibre cable cuts. http://www.cio.co.ke/Main-Stories/orange-intensifies-war-against-cable-vand…

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eGov 2011 Conference | KENYA
by John K. Njoroge 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Dear Listers: As you go for the Christmas break, your attention is drawn to the first Kenya e-Government Conference, whose theme is “Delivering Services through e-Government” which will be held on March 8th – 10th, 2011 at KICC, Nairobi - Kenya. The Conference with give Kenya Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies the platform to present practitioner papers and showcase e-Government achievements so far. It will also feature foreign Government Institutions as well as local and internationally recognized e-Government experts and IT gurus. The Conference programme has been designed to provide participants an opportunity to explore the many facets of ICT application in Government, with sessions covering the key thematic areas (More information is available at www.egovconference.go.ke) The Call for Papers is available on the Conference Website as well as a Sponsorship and Exhibition Guide. You can also register for the conference online as well as submit any relevant papers. Your are most welcome and invited indeed. Kind regards John K. Njoroge

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Number Portability question...
by Collins Areba 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Could anyone confirm this to me.. Does number portability work across platforms? say have CDMA lines on my 0722 line....

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Extension of Public Comment Period on New gTLD Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook and Economic Study Phase II Report
by Alice Munyua 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Dear all, For those interested in the new gTLD. best Alice ------------------------------------------------- Extension of Public Comment Period on New gTLD Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook and Economic Study Phase II Report 17 December 2010 Taking into account public comment and decisions made during ICANN’s Cartagena meeting, the public comment period for the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook and supporting documentation have been extended to 15 January 2011 (1200 UTC). Below are the links to comment fora for the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook: English - http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-en.htm العربية - http://www.icann.org/ar/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-ar.htm 中文 (简体) - http://www.icann.org/zh/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-zh.htm Français - http://www.icann.org/fr/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-fr.htm Русский - http://www.icann.org/ru/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-ru.htm Español - http://www.icann.org/es/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-es.htm Additionally, the Economic Study Phase II Report is extended to 15 January 2011: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-en.htm How to Participate The Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook is available here in its entirety, as well as in its six individual modules. You can either comment on the overall guidebook or comment per module, by area of interest. A red-lined, annotated version of the documents is provided to show what changes were made in progressing from Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 to the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook. As the materials become available in additional languages there will be an opportunity to comment. You may also view the Summaries & Analyses <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-analysis-en.htm> from recently closed public fora.

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Fw: [aisi-media-l] Announcement: 2011 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards / Prix TIGA 2011 pour l’utilisation de la Technologie dans l’Administration en Afrique - Deadline for Applications: 28 February 2011
by Michael Ouma 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Michael Ouma Journalist Kenya Tel:+254-725-537823 "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Afework Temtime <atemtime(a)uneca.org> wrote: From: Afework Temtime <atemtime(a)uneca.org> Subject: [aisi-media-l] Announcement: 2011 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards / Prix TIGA 2011 pour l’utilisation de la Technologie dans l’Administration en Afrique - Deadline for Applications: 28 February 2011 To: "Discussion List for African Media and Information Society" <aisi-media-l(a)dgroups.org> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1:46 AM Announcement: 2011 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards Deadline for Applications: 28 February 2011 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Finland are pleased to announce the SecondTechnology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards. Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards recognise African Governments’ effective use of ICTs for public service delivery as part of fulfilling ECA’s African Information Society Initiative (AISI) and the Government of Finland’s Development Cooperation Strategy on ICTs for development in Africa. The Awards goes to African Governments and institutions based on the continent that are engaged in initiating, developing, and implementing ICTs for public service contributing to the development of the Information Society in Africa. The aims are to: • Create greater awareness on the role of ICTs in the public services and the development process within the framework of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI); • Encourage African Governments and institutions to use ICTs for development in general and improved public/citizen’s services in particular; and • Motivate other African stakeholders in effective utilization of ICTs for citizen’s services. Started in 2007, this pioneering African programme will publicly recognise the innovation, excellence, and leadership in Africa’s public sector e-government development and its deployment. It is currently recognised as an honour to be nominated for the TIGA Awards, and a significant career achievement for the team members to be selected as an Award Winner. The first TIGA Awards recognised twelve innovative projects from nine countries, and the second,, which was organised in 2009 considered innovative projects from ten countries in recognition of achievements that led to changes in the use of ICTs in Government service delivery. The TIGA Award is intended to be a biennial event to honour African Governments and institutions. More information is available at: http://www.uneca.org/tiga XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Annonce : Prix TIGA 2011 pour l’utilisation de la Technologie dans l’Administration en Afrique Date limite de candidature : le 28 février 2011 La Commission Economique pour l’Afrique et le Gouvernement de la Finlande ont le plaisir d’annoncer le troisième prix pour l’utilisation de la technologie dans l’administration en Afrique. Les prix pour l’utilisation de la Technologie dans l’Administration en Afrique visent à récompenser le travail des Etats Africains dans l’utilisation effective des Technologies de l’ Information et de la Communication (TIC) dans la délivrance des services publics mis en œuvre dans le cadre de l’Initiative pour la Société de l’Information en Afrique (AISI) de la CEA et de la Stratégie de la Coopération pour le Développement du Gouvernement de la Finlande. Les prix sont destinés aux Etats Africains et aux institutions basées en Afrique qui sont engagés dans la conception, le développement, et la mise en œuvre des programmes TIC pour les services publics et contribuant à la mise en œuvre de la Société de l’Information dans le continent. Les objectifs sont : • de susciter une plus grande conscience sur le rôle des TICs dans les services publics et le processus de développement dans le cadre de l’Initiative pour la Société de l’Information en Afrique (AISI) ; • d’encourager les Etats et les Institutions africaines à utiliser les TICs pour le développement en général et pour améliorer les services publics en particulier ; • d’influencer les autres acteurs africains à utiliser effectivement les TICs au service des citoyens. Initié en 2007 ce programme pionnier africain récompensera publiquement l’innovation, l’excellence et le leadership dans le développement du e-gouvernement (administration électronique) dans le secteur public en Afrique. La nomination aux Prix TIGA devrait être perçue comme un honneur et une réussite de carrière dans le secteur public pour les membres des équipes qui seront sélectionnées. Le Prix TIGA sera un événement qui se passera tous le deux ans pour honorer les Gouvernements et institutions africains . Pour plus d'information : http://www.uneca.org/tiga Visit web site | Reply to sender | Click here 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.

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] BPO and ITES a wider view of the opportunity
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Bernard Great comment. Not in any way put of sync with my conclusion. In fact a useful addition. Both free and open source as well as packaged license software approaches are important. The benefit of the big firms dependency is that our firms and individuals can get into the culture of operating on the basis of established and standardized business process. I acknowledge that this is a not and open source or closed source issue. However, it is beneficial to developers when they are structured and backed in deploying solutions. some local Venture capitalists suggest to us that if technology firms build solutions on top of more established global platforms like oracle, Microsoft, SAP etc they stand a better chance of demonstrating reduced risk profile, and therefore can be more attractive in getting funding. On the other hand we have successful open source IT development firms locally that have received investment from venture capitalists. The Kenya ICT Board interest is in developing a greater pool of businesses in ICT in order to create more jobs. Thanks for the feedback. Sent from my iPad On 20 Dec 2010, at 13:45, Bernard Owuor <bowuor(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > I came across this when perusing through my archived emails. > > I must confess that it's a joy to read such updates from a govt officials now and then. However, I am slightly alarmed at the drift of this particular brief. > > My questions are: > > - Since Open Source platform is not fronted by one specific vendor, how is it factored into this report, and how will it factor into govt thinking/strategy? > - Could it be that some of the "big" vendors became big by acquiring open-source competitors: eg Oracle acquiring Java & MySQL? > - Since such acquisitions will continue into the foreseeable future, it might be instructive to focus capacity building efforts upon specific generic technologies, as opposed to vendor products. > - What's the proportion of the value of Package applications to Web/Internet/Mobile Applications - and is this ratio substantive? The report focuses on package applications. > - Is it the best strategy to go head-on-head with India? Would such a strategy reflect an appreciation of our local "terrain" with regard to formulating a response to global software demand? > - > > There is no doubt that there is benefit in raising the population of Oracle DBAs, CCNAs etc. But even as we do so, we should not lose sight of the biggest prize of all - which is profitable innovation. Innovation is fostered by open standards and open-systems and unencumbered by (or overcomes?) vendor limitations. A population trained to think broadly, to translate technical innovations to useful products (or vice-versa) would be priceless. > > Christmas cheers. > > Bernard > > > > From: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:42:56 +0300 > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke; ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > CC: > Subject: [ke-internetusers] BPO and ITES a wider view of the opportunity > > Listers > > Just leafing through an extract of the IDC's World Wide Software Forecast 2010-14 Summary report. www.idc.com > > The Worldwide Packaged Software Market was USD 273 Billiion in 2009. Made up of > Application development and deployment 64,575 Million USD > Applications 129,838 Million USD > Systems Infrastructure software 78,068 Million USD > Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Symantec, HP, CA. EMC Adobe and Fujistu are the leading vendors. > > Conclusion from our reading this report: > Certain global company technologies dominate and the ability to develop and deploy solutions on top of these technologies can greatly enhance a country's overall ICT competitiveness. > Most global enterprises run some of their critical operations on the back of these. Indeed the biggest ICT projects in the private sector here relate to deployment of solutions. e.g in CRM at Safaricom and Kenya Airways, in ERP at EABL, BIDCO, SHELL, and indeed in Financial Management in Government. > The consultancy, project management and deployment of these platforms is a huge business opportunity. Indeed many shared services and outsourcing functions include supporting or using these platforms as part of wider business operation or process. Many successful ICT firms in Kenya are in this space. Some of the venture capitalists / and private equity managers in Kenya have asked us to encourage more ICT entrepreneurs to operate their businesses around established platforms.They would be willing to fund more Oracle or Cisco certified firms. > > As an example, Infosys the large technology services and outsourcing provider has 20,000 certified oracle consultants on their payroll according to their CEO speaking at this year's Oracle World in California. > > Part of any effort to develop a country's ICT sector includes aligning capacity building efforts to global demand. > > asante and Happy Jamhuri weekend. > > > Paul Kukubo > Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board > PO Box 27150 - 00100 > Nairobi, Kenya > > 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street > > Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 > Fax: +254 20 2211962 > website: www.ict.go.ke > local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya > twitter:@tandaaKENYA > BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke > Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke > > > personal contacts > _______________ > > Cell: + 254 717 180001 > > > skype: kukubopaul > googletalk: pkukubo > personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke > personal twitter: @pkukubo > > > ____________________ > Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub > > Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment > > _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by Betty Mwangi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Yes good point - in the road map we plan to offer a statement solution off the phone which you can then e mail or print off Thanks for the feedback Rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 15:46:00 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Thanks Betty When I pay for a service using mpesa , I would like to get something that shows payment – our accountants need a paper print out It is not possible to be it from mpesa system cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: Betty Mwangi [mailto:bmwangi1@Safaricom.co.ke] Sent: 20 December 2010 13:39 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Please qualify what you mean by transaction print outs? Thanks and rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 11:08:41 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Betty Can you give us a sense of when print-out of transactions can be possible - lack of printouts reduce the aura of mpesa to informality yet the direction you are heading is increasingly formal transactions. we need a trail cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Mwangi Sent: 19 December 2010 17:25 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by Betty Mwangi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Thanks and noted In the interim mini statements are available from our retail centers Rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa To: Betty Mwangi Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com ; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 15:12:10 2010 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Hi Betty, I would imagine the issue with Mpesa (read Printouts) especially where evidence is required has been lack of a paper-based receipting system. In my previous deployments as a corporate payment method, I have encountered customers especially rural based ones who are very averse to paperless transaction and from time to time demand evidence in way of receipt. This can be overcome overtime through education that transaction code works just fine as an evidence. If a receipt can be provided it would be even better. Rgds, Emmanuel On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Betty Mwangi <bmwangi1(a)safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Please qualify what you mean by transaction print outs? Thanks and rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 11:08:41 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Betty Can you give us a sense of when print-out of transactions can be possible - lack of printouts reduce the aura of mpesa to informality yet the direction you are heading is increasingly formal transactions. we need a trail cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bmureithi> =summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Mwangi Sent: 19 December 2010 17:25 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ Image removed by sender. Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com -- Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by Betty Mwangi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Please qualify what you mean by transaction print outs? Thanks and rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 11:08:41 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Betty Can you give us a sense of when print-out of transactions can be possible - lack of printouts reduce the aura of mpesa to informality yet the direction you are heading is increasingly formal transactions. we need a trail cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Mwangi Sent: 19 December 2010 17:25 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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looking back - over my shoulder - 2010
by muriuki mureithi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Hi Listers Within a few days , 2010, will be history........ gone into our history But I believe the year was not in vain for the ICT sector in Kenya, - there are some indelible memories of actions, events , personalities, institutions that shaped the sector positively and or negatively ... Listers, let's take a moment to look back and reflect --- 1. WHAT do you think changed the ICT terrain and changed the lives of Kenyans, mainstreamed ICTs, put Kenya proudly on the global map 2. WHO was the that person/institution/corporate in your view that ICT fraternity should honour for the great deeds that changed the ICT sector and the larger national economy and perhaps global Please share your thoughts in the list within the next two days in a paragraph explaining your choice Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa -------------------------------------------------------- cid:image003.jpg@01CB5386.842DACA0 Landmark Plaza 13th flr Argwings Kodhek Rd -Opp Nairobi Hospital P O Box 62454 - 00200 Nairobi Kenya tel + 254 20 3673925/2637177 Cell+254 701 016555 <mailto:Info@summitstrategies.co.ke> info(a)summitstrategies.co.ke <http://www.summitstrategies.co.ke/> www.summitstrategies.co.ke Personal Cell +254 722 520090 <mailto:sam@summitstrategies.co.ke> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke skype; muriukimureithi

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by Betty Mwangi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles
by Betty Mwangi 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Joe well noted and we shall take into account as part of the improvement process Thanks for the feedback - very much appreciated Rgds Betty BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: Joseph Mucheru To: Betty Mwangi Cc: mucheru(a)google.com ; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Sat Dec 18 04:06:11 2010 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles Betty, One more thing, data bundles are not considered cash if topped up using another postpaid line. This means every 3 months I have to send airtime to my iPad and 3G routers, airtime I never use since they are data only devices. There is usually no warning or error message. Service just stops working even though you have plenty of data bundle remaining. The line is considered inactive if you do not buy airtime in 90 days. I find it convenient to have one bill and so I use the post paid ussd *200# services to top-up my pre-paid data lines. The data bundle process for postpaid lines in devices like iPads is a nightmare if you want to take advantage of the many options & special offers and bundles. You must send requests from the device. Please rectify this as you process the other requests. It will go a long way. Thanks -- Joe Mucheru Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa Google Africa On Dec 17, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Betty Mwangi <bmwangi1(a)safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Thanks Washington On your iSsue with Bonga I believe a member of my team is in touch to investigate the problem you are experiencing so that we can sort this out Rgds BlackBerryÂ® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: Odhiambo Washington To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Fri Dec 17 09:04:18 2010 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Betty Mwangi < <mailto:bmwangi1@safaricom.co.ke> bmwangi1(a)safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Robert Thanks for your comments and the inconvenience is highly regretted. I assure you you are not peculiar in any way and as a matter of fact Safaricom will be availing an on line top up service for data early in the New Year that Will assist with situations similar to yours. We assure you of our committment to continue to ensure that we meet customers needs. Hi Betty, Such a solution will be very welcome, especially in the face of the many "sonkos" brandishing iPads. At the moment the process of buying a bundle for an iPad user is hell, thanks to the microsim. That you have to face a process of powering down the iPad, removing the microsim, place on a holder, get someÂ phone to be powered down to take the "sim", load credit, buy data via sms, wait for confirmation, then follow the reverse of this process.... You just see the hassle that product will save many from! PS: In the meantime, would you be kind enough to mobilize "the team" to revive Bonga points query/redemption system? It's been down for a while. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/fileadmin/resources/downloads/SafBanner.gif> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: <mailto:mucheru@google.com> mucheru(a)google.com Unsubscribe or change your options at <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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APC is hiring: Project coordinator, “Internet rights are human rights”
by Alice Munyua 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

Please pass on to anyone you think might be interested.. -------- Original Message -------- APC is hiring: Project coordinator, “Internet rights are human rights” The successful candidate will join the APC policy programme to lead APC’s human rights and internet rights work through coordination of our “Internet rights are human rights” project. The candidate will have a strong background in the human rights and internet policy fields and have significant expertise in advocacy, capacity building and strategic communications. This is a full-time senior project manager position key to APC as we seek to strengthen our position internationally in the area of human rights in the context of the internet and information and communication policy. The project coordinator will: A) Coordinate the overall implementation of the project “Internet rights are human rights: Monitoring and defending freedom of expression and association on the internet”. Deliverables include: - in-depth research and analysis of the trends, violations and impacts on freedom of expression on the internet at national levels; - development of various information products, awareness raising and global and national policy advocacy in specialised spaces and processes; - building capacity and support for rights defenders (particulary women's human rights defenders); - building sustainable networks of human rights defence advocates; - designing and implementing a campaign that promote understanding of 'internet rights' as human rights and the importance of the internet as a tool for furthering human rights B) Manage and supervise contracts with project partners. C) Manage and supervise the “Internet rights are human rights” project team. D) Provide strategic vision and leadership for developing and implementing APC´s human rights and internet rights advocacy and campaigning, capacity building, networking and partnership building, and communication strategies in partnership with APC team. E) Represent the APC and build strategic partnerships in the field. This includes frequent international travel. F) Participate actively in the APC staff team and with members. The person we are looking for will have: - Extensive knowledge of human rights and internet policy and regulations - Sound academic qualifications in a related area - Experience in policy advocacy work in this area - Enthusiasm for networking and be an inclusive network builder - The ability to plan and think strategically - Experience in project management (at least three years) including people and budget management - Experience and background in civil society networking  - Knowledge and contacts with human rights organisations, human rights defenders, democracy activists and internet rights activists is an advantage  Other requirements: - Excellent English writing and oral communication skills, including public speaking experience - Good writing skills and experience in writing reports  - Able to work in a team and under pressure - Able to work independently and to manage people mainly via online communications - Willing to travel frequently  - Competent computer and internet skills and experience in working in an online environment - Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or French is a distinct advantage   Remuneration and duration of contract: This is a full time contract for an initial twelve-month period (renewable depending on performance and availability of funding). Remuneration is based on APC’s salary scale for the position for a high-level project manager. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range on request. Location: The incumbent can work from anywhere in the world provided they have excellent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance but require staff to use their own computers. Extensive international and regional travel will be required. APC is a truly virtual organisation and does not have a physical headquarters. We do our work online. For this position we particularly encourage candidates from the global South. How to apply:  Please send a CV and a covering letter in English that illustrates your interest in the position. You should include the following information: - Your experience with human rights and/or internet rights  - Your experience in advocacy and capacity building - Your experience in networking and partnership building - Your experience in designing, developing and leading campaigns targeting diverse constituencies - Your background in project management and team coordination, specifically in an international and/or online context - Your experience or expectations around building the capacity of activists for whom sometimes the subject area will be relatively new - Your experience around building interaction between human rights actors and actors involved in the access and use of internet for social justice and development - Your ICT policy experience - Your computer skills  - Where you live - Languages you speak and write - Other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application - Three references: names, relationship, contact details; at least one of these should be related to project or campaign that you have managed.   Please send this information via email with ‘Internet rights are human rights project coordinator’ in the subject line to: jobs(a)apc.org <mailto:jobs@apc.org> by January 14 2011. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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US screening new gTLD applicants against US laws
by Alice Munyua 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

Dear all, More concerns from the Africa ICANN community on the new gTLD guidebook. best alice ---------------------- Dear AfrICANN's Please read Khaled Fattal's honourable submission at http://forum.icann.org/lists/5gtld-guide/pdfIIMoPfVdQj.pdf and see what an important and disturbing development the "final" new gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook gives us. I must admit that while I was bogged down to the ccNSO and its council's business in Cartagena, this important matter escaped my attention. What is Africa's response to the DAG full granting the US government a right to screen new gTLD applicants against the US (probably more supreme) laws? I really think we can expect non-US people starting to push for alternative DNS root seeing the current DNS is US' and US' alone! So if you're not a US applicant and are from a country the US government considers to be terrorist, then forget about getting your new gTLD! This is what this exactly mean, While I've been usually reserved regarding the ITU advances towards the DNS, if ICANN continues to be a US govt entity as it is doing right now (even when ICANN is supposed to move away from this reality through the Affirmation), then who can blame the ITU or even other "Internet rebels" (or should we not call them "Internet freedom fighters") who have come up with alternative DNSes! I hope subscribers to this list will make their governments aware of this important matter (I believe some already have done so) and that our governments and the AU will not disappoint in withstanding the US monopoly of the currently dominant DNS. It must be fair to expect African governments to express their position even before the ICANN board meets GAC in February 2011. And I hope we won't hear another view that ICANN needs to first build our capacity before we can respond to this straight-forward nonsense from the ICANN DAG. Regards, *Vika Mpisane* ZADNA +27 11 275 0082

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Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by Preston Odera 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352

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Safaricom data bundles
by robert yawe 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Hi, I am like many of you a peculiar Kenyan in that I can quickly find 10 new ways to use a product that the provider/manufacture could never have though about. When Safaricom introduced the monthly data bundles I quickly took advantage of the service to roll out remote data capture terminals as I had a new that the 999/- unlimited monthly bundle would meet my requirements without any problems and at a predictable cost. So after rolling out the device somewhere in the middle of nowhere, its a security device so I will not give you the GPS coordinates, where no man need go again. I loaded the initial 999/- and off went the device, little did I know that the place that no man needed to go would need to be visited at least once a month. Why, because safaricom's unlimited monthly bundle cannot be purchased remotely, one needs to physically get to the sim card, my device is credit card sized and runs some proprietary software. I appreciate the fact that I am doing with the service what Safaricom did not think could or even would be done. I have talked to the customer service persons, they are now more script driven than before, and all I got was ". . the 450 service cannot be activated from another line, please put the sim card in a phone and send a sms message to 450 with the bundle size, thank you for calling Safaricom and have a good day". This what I had asked for in a call centre operator but suddenly my needs have now surpassed the standard script can Safaricom please implement an escalation procedure in the script so that when peculiar Kenyans like myself call with peculiar requirements we can get assistance. For now there goes my weekend as I need to travel to the top of a hill somewhere in Kenya, report to the local police station to avoid being shot down, climb up a 12 meter mast, remove a sim card, insert it into my phone, send an sms to 450, remove the sim card, place it back into the device, climb down the mast then drive back to Nairobi. 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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BBC Article on Kenya Outsourcing
by Paul Kukubo 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Listers <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12004815 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/>[image: BBC News]OLOGY<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/> 16 December 2010 Last updated at 23:40 GMT Kenya's ambitions for an outsourced futureBy Jonathan FildesTechnology reporter, BBC News Stare out of the office windows at Park Towers and - if you are lucky - you may spot a zebra or a giraffe. The sleek, glass building on the edge of Nairobi National park belongs to Horizon Contact Centers, one of a handful of emerging Kenyan firms that hope to grab a large slice of the global outsourcing market and establish the country as a leading provider of the call centres and back offices of the world. Inside, there is little time for safaris. The sleek offices are packed with rows and rows of blue cubicles staffed by young graduates, all calmly talking into headsets and typing into identical PCs. The rhythmical conversations are polite and familiar to anyone who has called a customer support line or has picked up a cold call from an insurance firm. "Kenya is very well known for its runners and wildlife, but when people talk about IT services there is a question mark," says Sanjay Sikka, chief executive of the year-and-a-half-old firm. Now that is all set to change, he says. Net effect Four years ago, the Kenyan government unveiled its Vision 2030 plan to develop the country<http://www.nesc.go.ke/News&Events/KenyaVision2030Intro.htm> . Central to its goals were the use of technology and a desire to emulate the success of countries such as India, South Africa and the Philippines. "It is not about taking India's business away from them," explains Paul Kukubo of the government's ICT board, in charge of promoting Kenya as an outsourcing destination for foreign firms. "The market is so big globally that the issue isn't about competition. The source markets - the US and the UK - are still looking for high quality, low cost destinations to do business." Until recently, Kenya was not in a position to go after the business. Its digital infrastructure - and particularly its satellite communications links with other countries - was prohibitively expensive for firms that rely on instant communication. That changed in 2009, when the first of three undersea internet cables arrived in the country. "I travel around the world trying to make the case for international investment in outsourcing," says Mr Kukubo. "Before the cables came it wasn't even a discussion. Now we have seen a huge interest with companies saying 'you have the basic ingredients'." Mr Sikka, who's firm initially used a grant from the World Bank to help pay for the expensive satellite links, agrees. "It's had a huge impact on cost," he says. "It's made Kenya competitive with the rest of the world." Perception problem Down the road from Horizon's sleek headquarters is Kencall, Kenya's first outsourcing firm, started in 2005. Before the cables arrived it had to use voice compression technology to ensure that customers did not pick up on the lags in conversations as the calls were beamed thousands of miles up via the satellite "When you calculate that distance to go up to that satellite and back down again at the speed of light, it would mean that for a word to be heard in England it would take about 6-700 milliseconds," says its founder Nik Nesbitt. "That delay makes calls horrible." Now, there is no need for the technology. This has brought other benefits, says Mr Nesbitt. "Our bandwidth costs have dropped about 90%. However, the part that is most exciting to us is that we are able to go out and get higher value more attractive work because we have the fibre optic capability, which pays us more." He says the cables "offer a perception of reliability" to potential customers. "Previously, the satellites offered that reliability, but not the perception," he says. But reliable cheap bandwidth is not the only selling points for Kenya, says Mr Sikka. He highlights the country's "abundant talent pool" and its "neutral accent". "India invests a lot in so-called accent neutralisation, where the agents are taken through a course," says Mr Sikka, himself a veteran of the Indian outsourcing scene. Kenya, he says, does not have that problem. It's a mantra repeated by everyone pushing Kenya as an outsourcing destination. Mr Sikka also emphasises the population's "cultural affinity" with countries such as the US and the UK. "Cultural affinity to the UK is very important," he says. "It is very important to show an empathy and understanding of the culture. It can't be someone calling up from an alien world with no understanding about what it means to live there." He says young Kenyans consume the same TV shows and music as their counterparts in the US and the UK, and they follow the same sports teams. The legacy of the British schooling system in Kenya is also an advantage, he says. "The main thing when you are talking on the phone is getting into the customer's shoes." Price point Kenya is not just targeting call centre work. Horizon offers data processing. Nearby, in a conspicuous four-storey red building, Ken-Tech data offers other services such as image tagging. For example, the firm does processing work for an unnamed smartphone application that allows users to take a picture of a product to find the best prices online. The pictures are sent to a team of people in their offices, who analyse the images and tag them with descriptive words that can be used to find the best prices on the web. "The results are sent back to the phone within 30 seconds," says Lakshmanan Manickam, general manager of the firm, and another person who has moved from India to kick-start the industry. This work requires a "highly-skilled workforce", he says, who are able to describe objects accurately. The firm also creates content for websites and audits transcriptions and translations for US companies. He says it is much easier - and cheaper - to set up these projects in Kenya; factors that will make it "the next outsourcing destination". But not everyone is so optimistic about Kenya's chances. "I'm more conservative about what it can do," says Erik Hersman, an entrepreneur and a major figure in the local technology start-up community. "If you are just trying to bid against your Indian counterparts, I think it is a hard thing to do, particularly when they have so much experience." He believes that rather than offering similar services to other countries, Kenya needs to find its own niche if it is to be successful. "I think it is a little bit more of a difficult space than people make it out to be." In addition, he says, the country should not try to compete with other countries on price. 'Lone voice' It is a view echoed by Mark Hillary, author of Who Moved my Job. "If your basic offering is, 'it is cheaper to work here than India', than that is a pretty poor sales pitch," he says. Instead, he says, firms and government should look at the kinds of graduates that are coming out of the country's universities and offer services based on their skills. This has worked for countries such as Bangladesh, he says, which has developed a concentration of animation firms. He says Kenya's historical ties with the UK, which means it has similar accountancy and legal systems, offers opportunities for outsourcing firms. However, Mr Hillary says his studies conducted with the United Nations suggest the country may face other challenges. "We found the biggest inhibitor was people's sense of corruption," he says. "But, it's more about the perception of doing business than the reality." A spate of violence following the disputed 2007 presidential elections also damaged the country's reputation. But the government's Mr Kukubo remains optimistic. "One has to be candid about these things," he says. "[The 2007 violence] was one of those things that was incidental and rare in Kenya's history. "Out of that crisis was born a new Kenya, really. Bad as it may have been, I think we learnt out lessons." In the next year, he says, there will be an "explosion of interest" from firms wanting to set up in Kenya. It has already invested in a new business park on the Mombasa Road, a stone's throw from Kencall, Horizon and Ken-Tech data. The 500,000sq ft (46,450sq m) of empty office space, primed for an influx of local and India firms, is an indication of its conviction. And it is a validation for Kencall's Mr Nesbitt. "When we started Kencall, we were really a voice in the wilderness talking about outsourcing. I think everyone sat there with one raised eyebrow waiting to see what could happen. "But people have now begun to see that this can actually work in Kenya." [image: BBC] BBC © MMX The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/web/links/> Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles
by Betty Mwangi 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Thanks Washington On your iSsue with Bonga I believe a member of my team is in touch to investigate the problem you are experiencing so that we can sort this out Rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: Odhiambo Washington To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Fri Dec 17 09:04:18 2010 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Betty Mwangi <bmwangi1(a)safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Robert Thanks for your comments and the inconvenience is highly regretted. I assure you you are not peculiar in any way and as a matter of fact Safaricom will be availing an on line top up service for data early in the New Year that Will assist with situations similar to yours. We assure you of our committment to continue to ensure that we meet customers needs. Hi Betty, Such a solution will be very welcome, especially in the face of the many "sonkos" brandishing iPads. At the moment the process of buying a bundle for an iPad user is hell, thanks to the microsim. That you have to face a process of powering down the iPad, removing the microsim, place on a holder, get some phone to be powered down to take the "sim", load credit, buy data via sms, wait for confirmation, then follow the reverse of this process.... You just see the hassle that product will save many from! PS: In the meantime, would you be kind enough to mobilize "the team" to revive Bonga points query/redemption system? It's been down for a while. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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AU Joins the .africa & .afrique Fray
by Muchiri Nyaggah 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

"The African Union (AU) has expressed interest in playing a key role in selecting the operator for the .africa and .afrique generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)." See the rest of the story here http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=EFAAA1C0-1A64-6A71-CE3979187410031B Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles
by Betty Mwangi 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Robert Thanks for your comments and the inconvenience is highly regretted. I assure you you are not peculiar in any way and as a matter of fact Safaricom will be availing an on line top up service for data early in the New Year that Will assist with situations similar to yours. We assure you of our committment to continue to ensure that we meet customers needs. Best rgds Betty Chief officer - New Products Safaricom BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Fri Dec 17 08:17:33 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom data bundles Hi, I am like many of you a peculiar Kenyan in that I can quickly find 10 new ways to use a product that the provider/manufacture could never have though about. When Safaricom introduced the monthly data bundles I quickly took advantage of the service to roll out remote data capture terminals as I had a new that the 999/- unlimited monthly bundle would meet my requirements without any problems and at a predictable cost. So after rolling out the device somewhere in the middle of nowhere, its a security device so I will not give you the GPS coordinates, where no man need go again. I loaded the initial 999/- and off went the device, little did I know that the place that no man needed to go would need to be visited at least once a month. Why, because safaricom's unlimited monthly bundle cannot be purchased remotely, one needs to physically get to the sim card, my device is credit card sized and runs some proprietary software. I appreciate the fact that I am doing with the service what Safaricom did not think could or even would be done. I have talked to the customer service persons, they are now more script driven than before, and all I got was ". . the 450 service cannot be activated from another line, please put the sim card in a phone and send a sms message to 450 with the bundle size, thank you for calling Safaricom and have a good day". This what I had asked for in a call centre operator but suddenly my needs have now surpassed the standard script can Safaricom please implement an escalation procedure in the script so that when peculiar Kenyans like myself call with peculiar requirements we can get assistance. For now there goes my weekend as I need to travel to the top of a hill somewhere in Kenya, report to the local police station to avoid being shot down, climb up a 12 meter mast, remove a sim card, insert it into my phone, send an sms to 450, remove the sim card, place it back into the device, climb down the mast then drive back to Nairobi. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] [AfrICANN-discuss] NRO-NC appointment at AfriNIC
by Brian Munyao Longwe 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Congratulations Alan! You are the right man for the job! On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net>wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > We are please to announce that the AfriNIC Board has appointed Alan P. > Barrett as AfriNIC's region representative to the NRO Number Council > for one year (01-Jnauary-2011 to 31-December-2011). > > We would like to congratulate Alan for his appointment and wish him > success. > > Sincerely. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Adiel A. Akplogan Tel. +230 403 51 00 > Chief Executive Officer, AfriNIC Fax: +230 466 67 58 > adiel(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net sip: adiel(a)voip.afrinic.net > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Reloaded: Yawe for post master general
by Francis Hook 15 Dec '10

15 Dec '10

Maybe Robert Yawe will realise his dream seeing how the current PMG made it onto "the list" -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Fwd: Media Advisory: Silicon Valley entrepreneur visit Kenya
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 15 Dec '10

15 Dec '10

Of interest. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Kenya ICT Board <kkobia(a)ict.go.ke> > Date: 14 December 2010 10:10:06 GMT+03:00 > To: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Subject: Media Advisory: Silicon Valley entrepreneur visit Kenya > Reply-To: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > > Paul > > The Kenya ICT Board will host a group of entrepreneur including Russel Simmons (co-founder of paypal) and Jawed Karim (co-founder of youtube) at an event at the iHub on Tuesday Decemeber 14 at 3:00pm. > > You are invited to cover the event, which will also feature some Kenya's top tech entrepreneur . > Tandaa Tech Talk > Featuring members of i/o ventures including co-founder of paypal, co-founder of youtube and co-founder of yelp.com > Venue > iHub, Bishop Magua Center, 4th Floor, Ngong Road, Opposite Uchumi Hyper > Date > December 14, 2010 > Time > 15:00 - 18:00 > Host > Kenya ICT Board > > Members of the media interested in booking interviews with special guests should contact Kaburo Kobia kkobia(a)ict.go.ke or call 0729466260 > > For more information: > Background > > Profiles for i/o ventures team > > About Kenya ICT Board > > Contact info > > Background > > i/o ventures is an early stage start up program that focuses heavily on mentorship. Their network of entrepreneurs have started multi-billion dollar internet companies including paypal, youtube, myspace, hi5 and yelp, many of which have over 100 million users visiting their websites monthly. > The mentors have visited a number of countries including Singapore, Brazil, Russia, and mostly recently Tanzania. During their visits the mentors travel participate in a variety of events which usually include speaking at top universities, meeting with upcoming entrepreneurs, top business leaders and a meeting or dinner with top government officials including the President or Prime Minister. The end goal is to spread ICT entrepreneurship, build a bridge into Silicon Valley and encourage the growth of the local "tech ecosystem". > > i/o ventures are making their first trip to Kenya from December 13 - 14. During their Kenya trip they would like to focus on mentorship based on their extensive experience in incubating start-up entrepreneurs. Their most recent graduating class included six companies in the internet space, they were exposed to 120 Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors and all got funded. Half are already profitable, one has been acquired. > Profiles > Russel Simmons: early employee/lead technical architect at paypal, former CTO and co-founder of Yelp.com > Jawed Karim: cofounder of Youtube, early employee at Paypal and angel investor > Paul Bragel: partner at i/o ventures, co-founder of Leforum (online forums), co-founder/CEO of Meetro (location based social networking) and former CEO of Paragon Five (game development > Mbwana Alliy: associate at i/o ventures, co-founder of Yellow Masai, Board Member at Envaya > About Kenya ICT Board > > The Kenya ICT Board was established by HE President Mwai Kibaki, as a state corporation under the State Corporations Act Cap. 446 on 19th February 2007. > > The Kenya ICT Board's mission is to champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment. > > Its vision is that Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub by 2030. > > The Kenya ICT Board mandate is to: > Market: Positioning and promoting Kenya as an ICT destination (locally and internationally), especially promoting Business process Outsourcing (BPO) and Offshoring. > Advise: Advise the government on all relevant matters pertaining to the development and promotion of ICT industries in the country > Build Capacity: Providing government and other stakeholders with skills, capacity and funding for anchor implementation of ICT projects for development. > Manage Projects: Coordinating, directing and implementing anchor ICT projects in development. > > Contact > For more information or to book interviews please contact: > Kaburo Kobia > 0729466260 > > > Sincerely, > > > Kaburo Kobia > Project Manager, Local Digital Content > Kenya ICT Board > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by kkobia(a)ict.go.ke. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya >

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Cartagena Statement of the African ICANN community about the Support for new gTLD applicants
by Alice Munyua 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Dear all, As you are aware ICANN is meant to introduce new gTLDs, however, during the just ended meeting in Cartegna, various stakeholders continued to raise a number of controversial aspects of the new gTLDs programme, which include but not limited to geographic names, root zone, scaling, economic analysis, malicious conduct, etc. The ICANN board resolved to provide more time to stakeholders to discuss and work through the remaining issues. Africa ICANN representatives remain very concerned about thehigh costs for applications/process, which is likely to exclude those without the level of financial resources required, e.g cultural and other non-commercial groups, among others from benefiting from the opportunities the new gTLDs will offer. Please see Draft Applicant Guide (DAG) book: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-12nov10-en.pdfand send in comments. See Africa ICANN statement below. best Alice ----------------------------------------------------------- Following ICANN Board's resolution 20 in Nairobi meeting whereby "The Board requests stakeholders to work through their SOs and ACs, and form a Working Group to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying and operating new gTLDs ." . We, members of the African Community, consisting of AFRALO and AfrICANN, at the ICANN meeting in Brussels, jointly welcomed the Board resolution 20 and expressed our gratitude to the Board members for their consideration of the community concerns about the cost of applying for new gTLDs that might hinder applicants, especially those from developing countries. . We adopted a statement in which we expressed the expectations of the African Community from the so-called resolution 20, which statement was sent to the ICANN Board and the JAS Working Group which was formed for the purpose. In its retreat in Trondheim (Norway), the ICANN Board decided late September 2010 that Support to applicants will generally include outreach and education to encourage participation across all regions, but any direct financial support for applicant fees must come from sources outside of ICANN. It also decided that the fee levels currently in the Applicant Guidebook will be maintained for all applicants. . While we welcome the decision of providing outreach and education support to applicants who require assistance, we, members of the African Community, in Cartagena express our deep concern regarding the non- consideration of the fee reduction that we, and the JAS Working Group, proposed. . We consider that without application cost reduction, the developing countries, and especially those of the African region, as well as the disadvantaged communities willing to apply for a cultural, linguistic or ethnic gTLD will be excluded from this new gTLD program, that the resolution 20 wanted it to be inclusive. . We strongly believe that assistance should be provided to the needy applicants at the upcoming first round of application, and not at some possible future round, because: o Without assistance for applicants needing support, all of the most obvious names, including IDNs, will be taken by rich investors, leaving little opportunity to local community institutions and developing country entrepreneurs o Even if it is intended to open a second round, its date is at best uncertain regarding the experience of the 2001's round. . We strongly support the milestone report of the JAS Working Group, and look forward to the consideration of its recommendations by the ICANN Board. . We are supportive of all on-going work as per the recommendations of the JAS WG Charter. --

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Africa @ICANN: Cartagena Statement of the African ICANN community about the support for African participation
by Alice Munyua 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Dear Listers, Here's a statement from the Africa ICANN community during the just ended ICANN meeting in Cartegena: ----------------------------------------------------- The African community through AFRALO and AFRICANN is concerned about its lack of effective participation in the main activities of ICANN as internet users. The commitment and the participation of the different parts of the community require knowledge of the issues being discussed. In order to improve the quality of the participation, it is important to explain the meaning and the limits of ICANN’s mandate, the stakes and the impact sought for. A major awareness campaign at local and regional levels would be a first step towards a due capacity building program for a meaningful participation Participation can be done by many and different means. They include email discussion lists, teleconferences, fora, videoconferences, electronic votes, wikis, blogs as well as face‐to‐face meetings in respective languages For online participation, it is important to have a calendar that establishes the timing for community input. This calendar would allow more effective planning and optimal engagement of the community. Even as we celebrate the diverse methods and tools available, we recognize that many challenges remain to be overcome for effective participation of users at the edge. Some are entirely technical and will improve with time. Others, however, will require means and commitment to improvement in interactions from all stakeholders, users included. Volunteered work is not very sustainable in Africa due to the necessity to make a living and institutions are unwilling to continue to cover the cost of their staff on volunteer assignments. The challenge is to have many motivated African experts to participate in a regular and effective way. Therefore, we, AFRALO and AFRICANN members, recommend to call for support from development agencies, private sector and other potential actors to facilitate African participation to ICANN policy development processes. We acknowledge that the ICANN fellowship program is supporting the participation from developing economies. Henceforth we urge the ICANN Board consider the following: • The number of fellowships from African Regions should be increased   Recognizing that the present form of capacity building has not produced the desired outcome, a more proactive approach needs to be adopted:   • Policy advocates and students’ needs to be identified and recruited in a manner that is sustainable. • Advocates should be situated and employed on a part-time basis in existing policy institutions or think tanks that are already engaged in local and global internet policy. • In their capacity as staff, they will be responsible for policy making locally, nationally and regionally and will engage internationally in policy making fora such as the IGF, ICANN, ISOC and other global policy arena. • This function requires support from development agencies who are concerned about the dearth of African policy makers locally and in the international arena. Support for this sort of initiative must be protracted and sustained over a period of time rather than the current approach of facilitating developing country participation at conferences and international policy for a travel support. • Policy advocates must act as bridges between their countries/regions and the international policy forum. Their host institutions must act as bridging institutions in the same capacity as the advocates. • This dual policy vehicle of person and institution will ensure sustained policy development if it is developed and deployed in the different regions in the continent. For institutions such as ICANN, they provide value and leverage where engagement, direct and immediate responses are required for certain policy situations. • If this model gathers the support of ICANN, it can seek the partnership and support from other institutions such as APC, KICTANet, IISD or AfriNIC to host policy advocates for a period using an internship framework. Policy advocates can also spend certain periods at places like ICANN or the IGF secretariat. --

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Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world (was Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – December 21-23rd, 2010)
by Shem Ochuodho 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Madada Philo na Betty, Ahsanteni for the pongezi's. It was re-freshening to know the CTO (Commonwealth Telecom Organization www.cto.int) domiciled in London, with current CEO being Ghana's former Minister for Communication (Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah) could remember some of Africa's Unsung Heroes. I am working on a book with that name to catalogue the evolution of Internet in Africa - perhaps we should look for royalties from FaceBook, Google, mPesa, YouTube, SEACOM, etc! But the efforts could not have borne fruit without the inputs of several other people, including the techies who alongside Randy Bush burnt mid-night oil (Dr Martin Koyabe - now with British Telecoms, Paul Olendo now @UN, Alfred Orimbo, etc) - for several nights - to get it all work on Kenya's/indeed Africa's then real terrible phone lines. In the same vein, without Steve Goldstein of the US National Science Foundation (who provided the boxes and technology) and Peter Sutherland of UK's Overseas Development Agency (ODA now DfID) who took up the initial leased line phone bills - used to cost US$ 16,000 (yes, 16k) per month for just a mere 64KBps pipe - it wouldn't have happened. When in 2000 CSK (Computer Society of Kenya) felt I deserved 'Father of Internet in Kenya' title, I dedicated the award to three people: Amb. Dr Benjamin Kipkorir (then Kenya's Ambassador in Washington), Micah Cheserem (then Governor, Central Bank), Brig. (Rtd) Wilson Boinnett (then DG, NSIS aka Special Branch). Without these guys' intervention, the KANU regime of the time wouldn't have allowed Internet to happen. Not that they didn't try to block it - the then Head of Public Service wrote a letter (I have a souvenir copy) to all PS's, Heads of Military, Special Branch, etc warning them not to connect to ARCC/Internet/UNEP without direct approval from his office. That partly explains why these three Kenyan Wazalendo's perhaps deserve these awards more than I. Last but not least, Jeddy and the kids who allowed me to use one of the family bedrooms for initial tests when sections of the University felt by staying late in the labs night, we had 'lots of idle time and needed to be given more teaching load' had denied us space to do the experiments. But all the Glory must always go to God the Almighty, Allah - the One and Only! For those who missed the story (courtesy Visioner Augustine Oduor), you can access it on: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/InsidePage.php?id=2000024440&cid=159&st…. Best rgrds, Shem 2010 CTO/GoSS African Internaut (Internet Pioneer) Award Recipient ________________________________ From: Philo Ikonya <philonikonya(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 11 December, 2010 18:51:39 Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – December 21-23rd, 2010 Adhiambo, thanks very much for letting me know.. I did not know.. Congrats Shem. You did not say it even as I was telling you of my little works?\ Philo Aung San Suu Kyi cannot be silenced because she speaks the truth and because her words reflect basic Burmese and universal concepts - Vaclav Havel --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> wrote: >From: Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – December >21-23rd, 2010 >To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:01 PM > > > >Congratulations Shem on the honor you received the other day, pioneer internet >related Kenya. > >Adhiambo > >

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Tanadaa Tech Talk with I/O venture
by Twahir Mohamed 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Dear Listers, Below is alive stream on the above eventes I/O ventures are techprenures based at the silcon valley,giving enteprenures and techie's advice .The event is at the ihub . http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tandaa-tech-talk -- Twahir

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Google CR-48 trials
by robert yawe 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Hi, I am sure we have staff from Google in this list, how can I participate in the Google notebook trials? 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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Liberia creates Special Purpose Vehicle for landing station and national fibre backbone
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

Liberia probably has one of the smallest bandwidth markets in Africa but it has recently created a Special Purpose Vehicle consortium that has signed up as a member of the France Telecom-driven ACE cable. Russell Southwood spoke to Angelique Weeks, the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of the regulator, the Liberian Telecommunications Authority about how it was possible to do this. The Special Purpose Vehicle consortium currently has four shareholders: the Government of Liberia (60%); Libtelco, formerly LTC, the Government incumbent (20%); Lonestar, the MTN subsidiary (10%); and Cellcom, the Israeli-owned mobile operator (10%). The Government and Libtelco shareholdings have been paid for by the World Bank. Currently, this leaves the other two mobile operators (Comium and Libercell, now owned by HITS) out in the cold but according to Chairperson Angelique Weeks, the Government will sell part of its shareholding to them:”Comium and Libercell were not in a position financially to come in (when we started the SPV). But both have expressed interest and we plan to bring them in very soon, some time in 2011. We have consultants to help us sort through the various models and they don’t start until January so some after their work is complete.” In terms of governance, any shareholder needs at least 10% to have a seat on the Board. According to Weeks:”We’re trying to decide whether to have a co-operative, a private entity or a hybrid of the two.” By co-operative she means that the SPV will have no staff but devolve operational tasks to its shareholder parties. By private entity, she means that the SPV would contract a management partner or employ its own staff. The aim is to recycle the money put in by the World Bank into the task of building a national fibre backbone in the country. So the shareholdings sold to the new parties (Comium and Libercell) will generate money that will go into this task. The aim is to take this money with further contributions from the World Bank and to start a fibre roll-out. This is ambitious in a country that has only a modest electricity grid but offers a number of economic benefits for the country. What has not been settled is whether this task will be managed by a separate Private-Public Partnership (PPP) or simply run through the cable landing station SPV. So what will be the extent of the network?:”Ideally it will provide a loop that covers the limits of the country and connects up its major community centres. Then we can use microwave to extend beyond the fibre backbone.” Will it create cross-border links?:”We talked to Guinea and Sierra Leone at the ACE signing and suggested a loop to them connecting the three of us. Arguably, Cote d’Ivoire could be part of the same network. It would provide some redundancy as we might be vulnerable with a single landing station. It’s a good idea but it will come further down the road.” But how will a country with as small an economy as Liberia absorb all this new bandwidth?:” I think there are two areas that we have to focus on to create growth. The operators need to create content that will encourage users to use more bandwidth. For example, in Ghana they were able to watch the World Cup on their mobile handsets. We need to implement e-Government, e-health and e-schools and all of these things will be facilitated by better bandwidth”. “Potentially shareholders can sell capacity across borders. This is allowed within the scope of the ACE agreement but it places some restrictions on doing this. I think currently we could only sell to other ACE consortium members but this may change in the long run. We hope the future’s bright and we understand the economic growth and development that will be spin-offs from the cable. We can’t afford not to have the cable. Open access is the way we should go. We need to protect consumers and investors. Credit: Balancing Act NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.30.2258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.30.2258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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How to Test COTS Applications
by Roland Omoresemi 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

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Insurance Software Expert - 10 years experience - Kenya
by Matunda Nyanchama 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

A friend is looking for a Kenyan resource as per spec below. If you know anyone, please let me know. ------------------------------- Please get me a senior IT expert (Kenyan) with the following skills: * A postgraduate degree in an area relevant to the assignment such as Information Technology, Business Processes Re engineering or relevant ICT Certification; * Hands on experience in design and implementation of software for insurance firm/s especially trade and political risk insurance; * At least 10 years experience in the relevant areas suitable for the assignment as outlined above * Knowledge of accounting will be an added advantage * Project management knowledge * Fluency in English ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”- George Bernard Shaw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online
by alice＠apc.org 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

APC says, A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is deeply concerned about recent attempts by governments to limit access to online content recently published by whistleblower website WikiLeaks. APC is also troubled by actions taken by private companies such as EveryDNS.net which disabled the domain name system services for WikiLeaks.org, Amazon which repealed web hosting services and Paypal which restricted access to WikiLeaks' account to prevent supporters from donating money. APC believes that the ability to share information and communicate freely using the internet is vital to the realisation of human rights and to efforts to use the internet to contribute more accountable and transparent governance at global and national levels. A site like WikiLeaks can also play a vital role in aiding the fight against corruption in governments and corporations. The APC Internet Rights Charter clearly states that: *The internet must be protected from all attempts to silence critical voices and to censor social and political content or debate. *Organisations, communities and individuals should be free to use the internet to organise and engage in protest. *All information, including scientific and social research, that is produced with the support of public funds should be freely available to all. As the world's longest-running online progressive network founded in 1990, APC has been troubled by trends over the last decade that show that such rights are increasingly violated and believes that the recent attempts to censor WikiLeaks provide additional reasons for concern. The US government has been unable to provide evidence that lives have been put at risk by WikiLeaks disclosures. APC appeals to all governments and the internet community to explicitly reject any form of online content control that limits freedom of expression and information, particularly information that contributes to more transparent governance, and that empowers citizens to hold their governments accountable. We urge them to assure the uninterrupted online presence of the WikiLeaks website. A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information on the internet. END

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BPO and ITES a wider view of the opportunity
by Paul Kukubo 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Listers Just leafing through an extract of the IDC's World Wide Software Forecast 2010-14 Summary report. www.idc.com The Worldwide Packaged Software Market was USD 273 Billiion in 2009. Made up of 1. Application development and deployment 64,575 Million USD 2. Applications 129,838 Million USD 3. Systems Infrastructure software 78,068 Million USD Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Symantec, HP, CA. EMC Adobe and Fujistu are the leading vendors. Conclusion from our reading this report: - Certain global company technologies dominate and the ability to develop and deploy solutions on top of these technologies can greatly enhance a country's overall ICT competitiveness. - Most global enterprises run some of their critical operations on the back of these. Indeed the biggest ICT projects in the private sector here relate to deployment of solutions. e.g in CRM at Safaricom and Kenya Airways, in ERP at EABL, BIDCO, SHELL, and indeed in Financial Management in Government. - The consultancy, project management and deployment of these platforms is a huge business opportunity. Indeed many shared services and outsourcing functions include supporting or using these platforms as part of wider business operation or process. Many successful ICT firms in Kenya are in this space. Some of the venture capitalists / and private equity managers in Kenya have asked us to encourage more ICT entrepreneurs to operate their businesses around established platforms.They would be willing to fund more Oracle or Cisco certified firms. As an example, Infosys the large technology services and outsourcing provider has 20,000 certified oracle consultants on their payroll according to their CEO speaking at this year's Oracle World in California. Part of any effort to develop a country's ICT sector includes aligning capacity building efforts to global demand. asante and Happy Jamhuri weekend. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: CRM-Software Engineer needed
by Walubengo J 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

been asked to float this, plse forward to whoever... walu. --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Benson Mbugua <benmbugz(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Benson Mbugua <benmbugz(a)gmail.com> Subject: CRM-Software Engineer needed To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 2:14 PM Hey Walu, Could you urgently please post this job-ad on kictanet ? Regards, B. Mbugua

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How (NOT) to use UA Funds
by McTim 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

FYI, an audacious proposal: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/InsidePage.php?id=2000024188&cid=159&st… or http://tinyurl.com/24ka4pa -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Kenic seems to be down
by robert yawe 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

Hi, Any body know why those of us on Orange cannot reach Kenic. 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] [i-network] Internet IP Addresses running out?
by Walubengo J 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Am glad that Uganda has picked this up. Indeed the current IPv4 numbers are so depleted that estimates show that the last bunch (slash /8s of IPv4) numbers from IANA (or ICANN) will be distributed some time in Q1, 2011. You can check this some of these Statistics on the AfriNIC or other sites below: http://www.afrinic.net/statistics http://ipv6.he.net/statistics/ @Ronald, Yes we have no reason to panic in as far as what to do next is concerned i.e. adopt IPv6 the next generation internet protocol. BUT we have EVERY REASON to worry because the adoption in Africa is extremely poor. What these means is that as the developed economies adopt IPv6, at time will come when they may opt to run IPv6 ONLY services and then African Users will begin to wonder why they are unable to access services (e.g. youtube, cnn.com, twitter etc) @ Wire, IPv4 depletion and assosciated challenges are as real as u and me. This is no Y2k hype - even though I trust that the Y2k hype did help stimulate some action that historians are left to judge whether that indeed is what saved the world ;-) walu. --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Ronald Kato <katoronald(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Ronald Kato <katoronald(a)gmail.com> Subject: [i-network] Internet IP Addresses running out? To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 1:44 PM Yes it it is true that IPv4 addresses are getting depleted so fast but steps are being taken to embrace IPv6 and this is through emerging technologies being able to support IPv6. Right from new new laptops and other network devices to new versions of applications and operating systems, they are all now built to support IPv6. It is up to the ISP,government and all relevant bodies to inform the public about the need to adopt IPv6. Many are still are still unaware about the existence of IPv6 let alone how it is used and assigned. Lastly, with IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling, we will have both addressing schemes able to communicate with one another. Ronald, you shouldn't worry as steps have already been taken to cover the IPv4 depletion. R Ronald On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Fred Bbaale <bbaale(a)gmail.com> wrote: James, Augment yr reasoning. It would be self defeating for you to just wish away the problem. Fred. On 12/5/10, James Wire <lunghabo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ronald > > I consider that FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt). It is the same scare > tactics that were used by large IT corporates to make money when the > countdown to the year 2000 started in the last decade. Alot was blown > out of proportion and when the Y2k arrived, everything passed incident > free. I am sure Eng Elisha who has the head of the Ugandan Y2k task > force can agree with me on this. > > Wire > > > On Sun, 2010-12-05 at 07:41 +0100, Ronald Wejuli wrote: > >> Hi Folks >> >> ARIN has stated that Internet IP addresses are at critical levels. The >> numbers are shockingly low and ARIN has stated that there is only >> 2.73% left out of the millions of IP addresses currently in use. >> >> http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion >> >> With so little IPv4 address space left in the global free pool, ARIN >> continues to emphasize the need for all Internet stakeholders to adopt >> the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6. However, with slow >> IPv6 adoption rates amongst ISPs and private industries, we may run >> into a serious problem next year if the remaining IP addresses are >> depleted. >> >> >> RW >> >> >> >> Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a >> platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Visit web site >> Click here 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. >> > > **************************** > Wire James > ICT Consultant and Strategist - Specialist on African ICT & FOSS > Blog: http://www.computerworlduganda.com/blogs/wire-james > Making IT work for you > > > > > > ________________________ > Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug > Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork > The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit [web site]( http://d2.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. > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Fred Bbaale eLAAB Limited +256772499474 bbaale(a)elaab-systems.com http://www.elaab-systems.com http://solutions.oracle.com/partners/elaab ________________________ Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://d2.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. 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Update on Pasha Centres
by Paul Kukubo 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Listers Ø Kenya ICT Board will facilitate the establishment of digital access centers, to be known as Pasha Centres across the country. Ø Facilitation will take the following form o An Entrepreneurs will obtain a loan from Family Bank for up to a maximum of Kshs 3M to set-up or expand and existing digital access centre. o Kenya ICT Board will provide a technical consultant to support the technical set up and management. o Branding and communication support in order to manage the Pasha Brand and drive consumer interest and usage. o Management of the Pasha Community portal to allow collaboration and knowledge sharing among Pasha managers. o Continuous Training and skills development for Pasha Owners. o Liaison with public sector and local and international content providers who may want to access the public through the Pasha network. Ø *Pasha Centres will provide a variety of services that could include the following:* o Internet access, including serving as wifi hotspot providers for the area. o Training and educational material provision o Mobile and agency banking o Other retail services o Money transfer services o Government services o Jobs bureau o Supply chain facilitation including assisting retailers and wholesalers with IT needs o Technology support centres for the region o Tourism support o NGO Liaison support o Data collection for government, NGOs and private sector o Business Process outsourcing and data entry services *The Plan* Ø Monday 24th January 2011, public launch of Pasha Project. Ø Target date for first disbursement of loan is 90 days from launch date. The disbursing bank will require 90 days to review applicants and conclude initial loan disbursements. Ø Disbursements will be made to entrepreneurs who fulfill agreed conditions and don’t necessarily have to be among those that had received Pasha training prior. Kenya ICT Board in 2009 and 2010 had conducted nationwide 3 week training of 1000 people in business management, entrepreneurship, marketing, basic accounting and technical management (a starter-kit) to prepare potential pasha managers to run Pasha centre. Ø The agreement with the bank is to ensure we disburse at least one loan per county within the year. Our eventual target is to have 210 pasha centers, one in each constituency by 2012. We shall asses the appetite and would not be surprised if the demand for loans exceeds our target. Ø We shall encourage entrepreneurs to partner with the networks and any other organizations to beef up their business plans in preparation for loan application and to make their businesses more commercially viable. *Mechanics of disbursement * All applications will be forwarded to family bank for commercial assessment. Family bank and an committee appointed by the Kenya ICT Board will assess the best loan candidates on a set of agreed criteria and award the loan against this and a sound and verified business plan. We shall be keen to ensure that people don’t push through paper plans for the sake of cash. More details will be available on www.ict.go.ke and www.pasha .co.ke Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT) Academy Training Modules
by Victor Gathara 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

These training modules aim to help government leaders understand the role that new technologies can play in meeting national development needs in education, health, good governance, business, and trade... http://www.unapcict.org/academy/academy-modules/english I think this could be a useful resource for some on the list. I wonder if we have a similar centre in Africa? Victor Gathara| UK Department for International Development| Regional IS Manager , East Africa| * email: v-gathara(a)dfid.gov.uk * Telephone: +254 20 2873349 * Fax: +254 20 2873102 * Ftn: 8300 3349 * Mobile: +254 733 414846 url: www.dfid.gov.uk <http://www.dfid.gov.uk/> DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the UK Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more at http://www.dfid.gov.uk.

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Universal Access in Kenya (Is it really working?)
by Edith Adera 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Listers, For those of you who missed the ICT/Poverty conference this morning, one of the prominent issues that came out is the fact that Kenya is NOT doing enough to address universal access to communication services! As a result, issues of vulnerability, asset poverty and physical poverty (access to services) persist! Comparative results from our neighbours in East Africa shows that they are scoring on some of these issues. There's talk of digital villages and the UA Fund - yet there is no delivery! what's not going right? Edith

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Orange stinks as a registrar
by robert yawe 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Hi, I found out that KENIC was down after I noticed that mail sent to my domain hosted by Orange/Telkom was bouncing. Now that KENIC is back up I check the status of my domain and notice that it expired on the 19th of November yet they did not find it necessary to notify me of this, farewell one can only take so such cow dung. Orange is beyond repair, period, can someone give me the URL to safaricoms domain registration page Regards PS. Apologies to KENIC, my bouncing mail was not your fault but my incompetent registrar 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] Yawe for Post Master General
by Jane Kagiri 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Hi Robert, Thank you for a very well outlined vision. How I wish the appointing authority would give you an opportunity. Meanwhile,I choose to strongly disagree with Bwana PS in regard to the legacy issues he raised. Yawe's vision is comprised of income generating ideas e.g.Renting out banking hall space, Advertising, Selling airtime etc,very minimal resources are required and if anything the organisation would be assured of immediate returns.From the vision I also see numerous job opportunities being created through Ecomerce and the eventual door delivery of mail. Listers, I draw inspiration from how Hon Michuki transformed the public transport sector. He used the same staff his predecessors had used,no retraining,no retrenchment or work force overhaul;just a man who decided to bring sanity on the roads and sanity he brought. Similarly,it also took one man,same task force,same conditions,to undo all what had been done by Hon Michuki at Ministry of Transport. Again Hon Michuki moved to Min of Enviroment,we could have heard excuses of how much resources were needed to clean Nairobi river........................again the river got cleaned. Personally I believe its all dependent on the person at the top. Under our current situation I dont expect Yawe to immediately replace Maj Gen Hussein Ali but the least I would have expected is in the meantime Yawe be introduced to the Post Master General to share on how some of his ideas can be implemented as we wait for the resource and legacy issues to get resolved. Jane Kagiri kagirijane(a)yahoo.com Its impossible to build a tribute of success on a foundation of excuses.

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BBC on Kenya's Digital Future
by Sean Moroney 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, This is well worth viewing. Regards Sean http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Fax: +44(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-82-0880583 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)802-0571766 SA Mobile: +27(0)724-577887 Skype: <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: <http://twitter.com/aitecafrica> http://twitter.com/aitecafrica AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4698475 UPCOMING AITEC EVENTS: <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/67> lAITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA, Nairobi, 2-3 March 2011 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/65> lAfrican Outsourcing Summit, Nairobi, 4-5 May 2011 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/68> lAITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa, Accra, 8-9 June 2011 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/71> lBroadcast & Film Africa, Nairobi, 6-7 July 2011 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/72> lAITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Nairobi, 14-15 September 2011 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/73> lAITEC Mozambique ICT Congress, Maputo, 12-13 October 2011 AITEC_new_logo_small

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Re: [kictanet] The Cables and more...
by Lucy Kimani 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Francis, You are correct, the IDC statistics might give a better picture if they reflected broadband adoption for households to include families who may be sharing a connection as well as broadband on mobile devices using my nephew as an example -- he is on Facebook 24/7 using his mobile these days, and I am not sure at what speeds. Is there a standard definition of "broadband penetration" in the industry? Lucy --- On Mon, 12/6/10, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Cables and more... To: lkimani(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet KICTAnet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Monday, December 6, 2010, 3:07 AM 1 - IDC measures broadband connections as those with a speed of at least 256kbps (ideally it should be 512kbps). 2 - In Kenya, total broadband penetration (excluding mobile broadband which we presently do not count - but will from 2011) as of end 2009 stood at 0.15%. A really large chunk of this comprises business BB connections. 3 - Presently Mobile BB may not really ramp up the figures (at least not more than a quarter of a percentage point i.e. 0.25% ) much since; a) the devices (USB Modems/Smartphones) that allow speeds of >256kbps are not that many (and we will soon be tracking these as well), b) The present coverage of 3G also distorts the true measure of MOBILE broadband Rgds Francis On 5 December 2010 19:56, <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: True Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya -----Original Message----- From: Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+pkukubo=ict.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 07:05:31 To: <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> Cc: KICTAnet KICTAnet<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Cables and more... _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: francis.hook(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: lkimani(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani%40yahoo.com

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Kenya Economic Report - with a special focus on the ICT Revolu�on and Mobile Money
by James Kagwe 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Check it out on http://siteresources.worldbank.org/KENYAEXTN/Resources/KEU-Dec_2010_with_co…. Its an interesting report for this industry.

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FW: MTN Kampala Marathon Winners Update
by Albert Mucunguzi 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Dear all, Story has been published on the link below: http://www.pctechmagazine.com/news/235-mtn-kampala-marathon-2010-winners-up… Hope you are enjoying the Y'ello Sunday morning :) Albert Mucunguzi

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Felix Aron
by Okech 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Dear Alice, Please add Felix O. Aron to the kicktanet discussion list. Felix Aron is a Project Manager at the Business Market department of Telkom Kenya. His email address is odhiambofelix(a)gmail.com. Thanks and best regards, Okech JMMy blog

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by Agosta Liko 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

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Interesting feature about connectivity in Kenya
by Agosta Liko 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Interesting feature about connectivity in Kenya http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9247668.stm Magical Kenya advert is served right before .... shouldnt the ad be served in other countries and now with a negative report ... ?

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Fwd: Local Government of Kenya IT Shared Services - Services Project is in the Final Phase
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Listers, Keeping you in the loop Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Kenya ICT Board <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > Date: 1 December 2010 15:45:05 GMT+03:00 > To: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Subject: Local Government of Kenya IT Shared Services - Services Project is in the Final Phase > Reply-To: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > You're receiving this email because of your relationship with Kenya ICT Board. Please confirm your continued interest in receiving email from us. > > You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. > Issue 003 November 2010 > > Local Government > IT Shared Services > Services Project is in the Final Phase > In This Edition... > ✓ Understanding the Target State > ✓ Imapct of IT Shared Services > SSC DRAFT BUSINESS > PLAN COMPLETED > The complete Business Plan has been drafted and is currently in review with Project leadership. The Plan confirms the Current State Analysis (from data collection), proposes the future Technology Model and provides a roadmap for the implementation of the phases of IT Shared Services support to Local Authorities of Kenya. > > PROJECT MEMBERS VISIT IRISH SSC > Members of the Local Government Shared Services Project visited a Shared Services Centre in Ireland to view and understand the operational requirements of a high- performing Government SSC. > SPECIAL > ACKNOWLEDGEMENT > As the Project approaches the final phase, the Project team would like to thank and acknowledge the 22 visited Local Authorities and all Ministry of Local Government stakeholders who have played instrumental roles in the successful > completion of this Project phase. > > Dear Paul, > > The Local Government IT Shared Services Project has concluded the > strategy phase of the Project, with completion of the IT Shared Services > Draft Business Plan and Roadmap. > Progress Spotlight...UNDERSTANDING THE TARGET > STATE, BUSINESS PLAN ROADMAP TO DELIVER IT SHARED SERVICES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF KENYA > > The Local Government IT Shared Services Project has defined a strategy to implement Shared Services support for the Local Authorities of Kenya. The proposed Business Plan outlines the IT services, future Technology Model, implementation timeline and strategic roadmap to deliver IT Shared Services Support to the Local Authorities of Kenya. The draft Business Plan is currently under review with the KICTB and E-Government leadership. > > The drafted Local Government IT Shared Services Project Business Plan aligns with the Central Government IT Shared Services Project Business > Plan, with additional consideration for Local Authorities located outside of the Nairobi region and the future County Government structure outlined in the new Constitution. > Project Themes...IMPACT OF IT SHARED SERVICES ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF KENYA > > IT Shared Services will provide the Local Government of Kenya with: > > ✓ Increased visibility of the cost of providing IT services to Local Authorities, > ✓ A dedicated, accountable organization providing a professional service to Local Government, > ✓ A leading-practice organization comparable with Governments globally, > ✓ Evidence of Kenya's ability to provide efficient and effective Shared Services, > ✓ A foundation for the provision of Shared Services for other functional areas (eg. HR, Finance, Procurement, etc). > > Local Government IT Shared Services support will be implemented over a number of years according to the Shared Services Roadmap. Staff will notice improved access to IT support services as well as the provision of additional IT services. > Contact Info > Kenya ICT Board, Teleposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave. P.O .Box 27150- 00100. Email: sharedservices(a)ict.go.ke > Forward email > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Re: [kictanet] IT Support Vacancy - Filled
by Yusuf Tajbhai 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Dear all, Thanks for the valued response from people. Unfortunately the position has been filled. Good luck to the people who dint get recruited. regards, Yusuf. Tajbhai. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:12 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 > http://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. Fwd: Issue 006: Exciting Events to end the year [updated] > (Paul Kukubo ICT Board) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 14:12:58 +0300 > From: Paul Kukubo ICT Board <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: Issue 006: Exciting Events to end the year > [updated] > Message-ID: <341742FA-224B-4355-A7EA-DD0781115FBF(a)ict.go.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Listers, > > brief update from Kenya ICT Board on the local digital content project. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Tandaa Kenya <kkobia(a)ict.go.ke> > > Date: 30 November 2010 17:20:11 GMT+03:00 > > To: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > > Subject: Issue 006: Exciting Events to end the year [updated] > > Reply-To: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > > > > www.tandaa.co.ke Issue No.006 > > Dear Paul, > > > > The Kenya ICT Board is proud to announce that this year's grantees have > received their first cheques and are on track to deliver on their set > milestones. > > > > Fourteen companies and one individual were awarded grants in the first > round of the Tandaa Digital Content and Software Development Grant. The > grantees range from companies providing solutions in the health and > education sector to developing content for TV and video. > > > > Each grantee will complete their project within 12 months. We will > feature the grantees' progress and results in upcoming newsletters. > > > > > View full list of the 2010 grantees > > Upcoming Events > > > > The year 2010 is set to end with a bang. A host of events lined up for > December will ensure you end the year informed and equipped with new skills: > > > > Date: December 3 from 3pm - 6pm > > Venue: KICC > > Entrance Fee: FREE > > > > Overview: > > The Kenya ICT Board will launch 'Wezesha' a laptop initiative for > university students on December 3. 'Wezesha' means 'enable' in Kiswahili. > Under the Wezesha program university students in participating public and > private universities and colleges will be eligible for 15% - 33% rebate on > laptops from select retailers. > > > > For more infomration visit: www.ict.go.ke > > > > Date: December 8 from 8:00am > > Venue: Sarit Center > > Entrance Fee: FREE > > Register online > > > > Overview: > > Join the Microsoft team at the Kenya Open Door event where they will > present and showcase their latest technology. > > > > You will have the opportunity to get the latest news about recent > released Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services as well as > industry trends first-hand from Microsoft experts and independent > specialists. > > > > Date: December 8 - 10 > > Venue: Nyayo Stadium > > Entrance Fee: Ksh 100 > > > > Overview: > > Erevuka Kuwa Sonko is a multi-faceted forum to empower the youth and > integrate them into Kenya's economy building process. This event will > feature Career and Talent Testing and an ICT Center to showcase > opportunities for youth in the ICT sector. Be a part of this ambitious > event. > > > > For more information: > > visit website: www.erevukakuwasonko.com > > send email: info(a)kuwasonko.com > > > > Date: December 10 > > Venue: Sarit Center (at the Kenya Music Week) > > Entrance Fee: FREE > > Register online > > > > Overview: > > The Tandaa Symposium on Music seeks to examine and reveal various tools > the Internet offers for the music industry in Kenya. Sponsored by Google, > the Tandaa Symposium will showcase local solutions and global applications > that can help Kenyan musicians grow their fan base and distribute their > music to a wider audience. > > > > Date: December 14 > > Venue: iHub > > Entrance Fee: FREE > > > > Overview: > > A team from i/o ventures will visit Kenya from December 14 to 15. The > team consists of entrepreneurs and founders of some of the most well known > Silicon Valley companies. They will be in the country looking to find ICT > entrepreneurs to mentor. Mark the date in your calendar - more information > on how you can participate will follow soon. > > Presentations online > > > > Lots of presentations from this year's events are available on our > Scribd page online. If you missed the event, or just want to recap the > information shared, check out the links below. > > > > Presentations for: > > >Tandaa Symposium on Taking your Company Online > > >Tandaa Symposium on Technology for Social Good > > >Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation > > >Tandaa Symposium on Local Content > > >Connected Gov 2010 > > In This Issue > > -Upcoming Events > > Featured Article > > What is 'Tandaa'? > > 'Tandaa' is a Kenyan brand that promotes the creation and distribution of > locally relevant digital content through the Tandaa Symposium and seed money > to ICT entrepreneurs. > > Digital Content > > Local Digital Content is any content that can be consumed from an > electronic device, e.g: personal computer, mobile phone, game console and > digital TV. Such content is easily and effectively distributed through the > Internet. > > Quick Links > > > > Newsletter Archive > > Tandaa Symposium > > Kenya ICT Board website > > Tandaa website > > Stay connected! > > > > > > @tandaaKenya > > > > > > facebook.com/tandaaKenya > > Join Our Mailing List! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Kenya ICT Board > > Tandaa Team > > > > Forward email > > > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by kkobia(a)ict.go.ke. > > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | > Privacy Policy. > > Email Marketing by > > > > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box > 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya >

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Fwd: Issue 006: Exciting Events to end the year [updated]
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Listers, brief update from Kenya ICT Board on the local digital content project. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Tandaa Kenya <kkobia(a)ict.go.ke> > Date: 30 November 2010 17:20:11 GMT+03:00 > To: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Subject: Issue 006: Exciting Events to end the year [updated] > Reply-To: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > www.tandaa.co.ke Issue No.006 > Dear Paul, > > The Kenya ICT Board is proud to announce that this year's grantees have received their first cheques and are on track to deliver on their set milestones. > > Fourteen companies and one individual were awarded grants in the first round of the Tandaa Digital Content and Software Development Grant. The grantees range from companies providing solutions in the health and education sector to developing content for TV and video. > > Each grantee will complete their project within 12 months. We will feature the grantees' progress and results in upcoming newsletters. > > > View full list of the 2010 grantees > Upcoming Events > > The year 2010 is set to end with a bang. A host of events lined up for December will ensure you end the year informed and equipped with new skills: > > Date: December 3 from 3pm - 6pm > Venue: KICC > Entrance Fee: FREE > > Overview: > The Kenya ICT Board will launch 'Wezesha' a laptop initiative for university students on December 3. 'Wezesha' means 'enable' in Kiswahili. Under the Wezesha program university students in participating public and private universities and colleges will be eligible for 15% - 33% rebate on laptops from select retailers. > > For more infomration visit: www.ict.go.ke > > Date: December 8 from 8:00am > Venue: Sarit Center > Entrance Fee: FREE > Register online > > Overview: > Join the Microsoft team at the Kenya Open Door event where they will present and showcase their latest technology. > > You will have the opportunity to get the latest news about recent released Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services as well as industry trends first-hand from Microsoft experts and independent specialists. > > Date: December 8 - 10 > Venue: Nyayo Stadium > Entrance Fee: Ksh 100 > > Overview: > Erevuka Kuwa Sonko is a multi-faceted forum to empower the youth and integrate them into Kenya's economy building process. This event will feature Career and Talent Testing and an ICT Center to showcase opportunities for youth in the ICT sector. Be a part of this ambitious event. > > For more information: > visit website: www.erevukakuwasonko.com > send email: info(a)kuwasonko.com > > Date: December 10 > Venue: Sarit Center (at the Kenya Music Week) > Entrance Fee: FREE > Register online > > Overview: > The Tandaa Symposium on Music seeks to examine and reveal various tools the Internet offers for the music industry in Kenya. Sponsored by Google, the Tandaa Symposium will showcase local solutions and global applications that can help Kenyan musicians grow their fan base and distribute their music to a wider audience. > > Date: December 14 > Venue: iHub > Entrance Fee: FREE > > Overview: > A team from i/o ventures will visit Kenya from December 14 to 15. The team consists of entrepreneurs and founders of some of the most well known Silicon Valley companies. They will be in the country looking to find ICT entrepreneurs to mentor. Mark the date in your calendar - more information on how you can participate will follow soon. > Presentations online > > Lots of presentations from this year's events are available on our Scribd page online. If you missed the event, or just want to recap the information shared, check out the links below. > > Presentations for: > >Tandaa Symposium on Taking your Company Online > >Tandaa Symposium on Technology for Social Good > >Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation > >Tandaa Symposium on Local Content > >Connected Gov 2010 > In This Issue > -Upcoming Events > Featured Article > What is 'Tandaa'? > 'Tandaa' is a Kenyan brand that promotes the creation and distribution of locally relevant digital content through the Tandaa Symposium and seed money to ICT entrepreneurs. > Digital Content > Local Digital Content is any content that can be consumed from an electronic device, e.g: personal computer, mobile phone, game console and digital TV. Such content is easily and effectively distributed through the Internet. > Quick Links > > Newsletter Archive > Tandaa Symposium > Kenya ICT Board website > Tandaa website > Stay connected! > > > @tandaaKenya > > > facebook.com/tandaaKenya > Join Our Mailing List! > > Sincerely, > > > Kenya ICT Board > Tandaa Team > > Forward email > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by kkobia(a)ict.go.ke. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Egerton University - Nakuru Campus - IT Literacy Center
by S.Murigi Muraya 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Greetings, Need the contacts (urgently) of the Director (or Manager) of the Egerton University - Nakuru Campus - IT Literacy Center situated next to the Nakuru showground. Contact details (e-mail) & telephone will be highly appreciated. Regards Stanley.M.Muraya skype: s.m.muraya

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Global broadband prices?
by Paul Kukubo 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/30/broadband-world-map-p… The cheapest place on the planet to get broadband? Where's the best value for money for broadband<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/broadband>? South Korea? The UK? No - it turns out to be Hong Kong, according to a study by the broadband consultancy Point Topic. The data, which is collected on a quarterly basis by the company, showcases the best deals on offer to consumers around the world. "Consumers in different countries are faced with very different broadband tariffs, dependent on geography, market and network maturity, local competition and various levels and sources of subsidy," said Fiona Vanier, senior analyst at Point Topic. The map<http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=ProprietorVideoedBlockbuster> above shows an adjusted measure of the cost - specifically, the logarithm of the cost, subtracted from the largest value of cost. This means that larger numbers actually match to lower, rather than higher prices: in Hong Kong the provider, HKBN, offers fibre to the home, with a 1Gbps connection, which costs the equivalent of $0.028 per megabit. The next in the top ten are Japan, Romania, Sweden, Latvia, China, Singapore, Russia, Germany and Finland. The UK finally appears at No.24, ahead of the US which is at No.30. In the standalone tariffs that Point Topic tracks, bandwidth can vary from 150kbps (which arguably isn't broadband, though it tends to be the continuous state of the connection rather than the speed that most focus on) up to 1Gbps. Many come with data limits, email addresses or static IPs, and that is before accounting for "special offers". To help comparison, Point Topic analysed the amount a consumer pays for a megabit of bandwidth, and analysed the cost over a year. "Nine of the ten best value tariffs are either pure fibre or hybrid offerings where fibre is a significant part of the local loop. The exception is Germany where Unity Media offer a cable service that is very competitive," said Vanier. "Prices are stabilising in many markets around the world and overall in the last quarter there was an average increase globally. However there are plenty of countries that are still rolling out new networks and ISPs that are announcing new tariffs. Even in relatively mature markets, like Singapore or Italy, there is room for improvement." Faster downstream speeds usually mean a lower price per megabit but the bandwidth has to be used for those savings to be achieved. "Bandwidth will continue to increase as fibre edges closer to the consumer. Higher speeds generally mean better value for the consumer. All that remains is to work out how best to use it," concluded Vanier. [image: Charles Arthur] <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charlesarthur>Posted byCharles Arthur <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charlesarthur> Tuesday 30 November 201007.17 GMTguardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> - [image: Print this]<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/30/broadband-world-map-p…> - <http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/369186645> - <http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/369186645> - <http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1486890> - <http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/369186645> - larger <http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility> | smaller<http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility> Technology <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology> - Broadband <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/broadband> More from Technology blog <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog> on Technology - Broadband <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog+broadband> More blogposts <http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/blog> More news <http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/news> - Previous<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/29/technology-links-news…> - Blog home <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog> Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: AfriNIC elects a New Representative to the NRO-NC
by Walubengo J 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Jambo, Fiona (of the TESPOK fame) has a clinched new role after being elected at the AfriNIC meeting to sit on the NRO-NC. Forget the acronym because in layman terms, it simply means she will be advising ICANN on things to do with IP numbering...I think that's great and she deserves a round of applause... walu. --- On Tue, 11/30/10, Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> wrote: From: Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [AfriNIC-rpd] Fwd: [AfriNIC-announce] AfriNIC elects a New Representative to the NRO-NC To: "AfriNIC RPD List" <rpd(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 2:13 AM Begin forwarded message: > Dear Colleagues, > > We are pleased to announce that at the AfriNIC-13 meeting, Mrs. Fiona > Asonga has been appointed as AfriNIC region's representative in the > NRO-NC for a period of 3 years starting 1 January 2011. > > We would like to congratulate Fiona for her election and wish her full > success in her new mission. > > Kind Regards. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Adiel A. Akplogan Tel. +230 466 66 16 > Chief Executive Officer, AfriNIC Fax: +230 466 67 58 > adiel(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net sip: adiel(a)voip.afrinic.net > > _______________________________________________ > announce mailing list > announce(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

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FW: Recruitment: DOT Kenya Country Director
by muriuki mureithi 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Hi listers This is an interesting position for your consideration cheers Muriuki Mureithi "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: AfriNIC elects a New Representative to the NRO-NC
by charles nduati 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

hi fiona, congratulations you truly make us proud. god does reward hard work I remember march this year how hard you worked to ensure that icann 38 meeting that kenya kenic hosted exeeds the expectations and it did go get them girl charles On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:07 EET waudo siganga wrote: >Congratulations to Fiona! Please go and do all that appertains to >that high appointment. Thanks McTim for filling in the background >behind the acronyms. > >Kind Regards, >Waudo >On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:26 +0300, "McTim" <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > > Hi Walu, > >On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Walubengo J <[1]jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >wrote: > > Jambo, > Fiona (of the TESPOK fame) has a clinched new role after being > elected at the AfriNIC meeting to sit on the NRO-NC. Forget the > acronym because in layman terms, it simply means she will be > advising ICANN on things to do with IP numbering > >I think we should take this opportunity to do some capacity >building for folk not familiar with the NRO. >[2]nro.net says: >"Formed by the [3]Regional Internet Registries to formalise their >co-operative efforts, the NRO exists to protect the unallocated >Number Resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy >development process, and to act as a focal point for Internet >community input into the RIR system." >The NRO-NC is, for all intents and purposes the Address >Supporting Organization within ICANN. They coordinate Global >Policies regarding Internet Numbering resources. More can be >found here: >[4]http://nro.net/about/number-council.html > > ...I think that's great and she deserves a round of applause... > >Indeed, as the Chair of the AfriNIC NomCom, I was very, very >pleased to get her nomination and to see her subsequently >elected. > > -- > Cheers, > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it > is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >This message was sent to: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com >Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman >/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.com > >References > >1. mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com >2. http://nro.net/ >3. http://nro.net/about/internet-registries.html >4. http://nro.net/about/number-council.html

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Re: [kictanet] Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m.
by charles nduati 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

hi prof tim, thanks for the invite and great job I will attend charles On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:20 EET francis anyona wrote: >Hello Prof. >1 wish to confirm my participation in the workshop on ICT and poverty scheduled >to be held on 2nd December 2010. > >Best Regards > >Francis G.Anyonah >Project Coordinator >Ikonzo Musanda Self Help Group >P.O.BOX 105-50404 Bumala >Busia >Kenya > > > > >________________________________ >From: Mwololo Tim <timwololo(a)gmail.com> >To: francisanyona(a)yahoo.com >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Sat, November 27, 2010 1:21:15 PM >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty >on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. > >Yes McTim, it was by research. > >Sorry all - the workshop will be at the Jacaranda Hotel in Westlands starting at >9.00 am and ending by lunch time. Lunch will be provided. > > >Please confirm. > >tim > > >On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 9:06 AM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Hi, >> >>Was it this research?: >> >>http://www.enrap.org/research/icts-for-livelihoods-research/icts-for-liveli… >> >> >>If so, it seems to be very useful work! >> >>-- >>Cheers, >> >>McTim >>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >> >> >> >> >>On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Mwololo Tim <timwololo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> We have organized a stakeholder workshop on 2nd Dec. This will be a policy >>> dialogue on ICT and poverty, based on research we carried out in the last >>> three years. This note is an invitation to the same. If you think you can >>> attend, please confirm with me. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> tim waema >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: dogwallah(a)gmail.com >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dogwallah%40gmail.com >>> >>> >> > > > >

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Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m.
by Mwololo Tim 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Dear all, We have organized a stakeholder workshop on 2nd Dec. This will be a policy dialogue on ICT and poverty, based on research we carried out in the last three years. This note is an invitation to the same. If you think you can attend, please confirm with me. Regards tim waema

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Fwd: Attend Understanding Kenya's Online Behaviour
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Kenya ICT Board <lodhiambo(a)ict.go.ke> > Date: 28 November 2010 09:00:05 GMT+03:00 > To: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Subject: Attend Understanding Kenya's Online Behaviour > Reply-To: htomno(a)ict.go.ke > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > Understanding Kenya's Online Behaviour > Where: > Sankara Hotel > Nairobi > Kenya > > > > When: > Thursday December 2, 2010 from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM EAT > Add to my calendar > > Dear Mr. Paul Kukobu , > > TNS has invested significantly to bring you the largest, most comprehensive study of the global digital consumer ever . > > TNS Research International in partnership with the Kenya ICT board is now launching the Kenyan and East African findings. > The findings will be an eye opener on the role of digital as media and what drives Kenya's digital online behavior in comparison to other countries around the world and in Africa. > > According to TNS Research International CEO of East Africa based in Nairobi, the study helps businesses understand distinct groups of consumers; what they are doing and when they are doing it and ultimately how to communicate to them. > > The findings of this study come at a time when the Kenyan internet market has received a boost with the entrance of fiber optics and more and more Kenyans accessing the internet. > The report covers regions; digital activities and digital segments. > > Kindly click on the link below to register or RSVP. > Register Now! > > Thank you for your attention and response. Look forward to seeing you at the event. Apologies for the short notice. > > Sincerely, > > Lucy Odhiambo > Kenya ICT Board > lodhiambo(a)ict.go.ke > 254 0202089061 > Forward email > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by lodhiambo(a)ict.go.ke. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Fwd: "Engineers Bill 2009" in an ICT enabled industry
by Wainaina Mungai 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Date: Nov 27, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: "Engineers Bill 2009" in an ICT enabled industry To: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> The "Engineers Bill 2009" will not improve the profession; Engineers Registration Board - www.erbk.go.ke - and Institutions of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) - www.iekenya.org. (see attachment) The profession needs a more progressive legislation enabling easier and faster registration; convenient payment systems for subscription fees; continuing education and less inhibiting bureaucracy. The new legislation should improve the quality of engineers. 1. *Cabinet approved Engineers Bill 2009 on 30th of June, 2010* The engineering profession is also headed for a shake-up, with the approval of the Engineers Bill 2009 which if enacted will regulate the engineering profession through registration and training. It will allow for mandatory annual licensing of practising engineers, regulation of all engineering consulting firms, establishment of the scale of fees for engineering professional services and the promotion of ethical practices and good governance in engineering works and services. Source: http://www.africa-investor.com/article.asp?id=7186 *2. It was alluded to by the Roads Minister in Parliament on 25th of August, 2010* *Mr. Bett:* Asante, Bwana Naibu Spika. Hilo ni swali nzuri sana. Hivi karibuni, nitawasilisha Mswada hapa Bungeni; *Engineers Bill*. Ninawaomba Wabunge wapitishe Mswada huo. Uhandisi ni muhimu sana kwa utekelezaji wa barabara. Kwa hivyo, tumeunda sheria ya kuhakikisha kwamba mhandisi ambaye anafanya kazi katika sehemu fulani anatii sheria hiyo na anakuwa na heshima kwa kazi yake. Pili, wakati kazi inaendelea kwa barabara, inabidi mhandisi huyo afanye kazi jinsi inavyotakikana bila kuchelewa. Hivyo ndivyo ilivyo katika sheria hiyo. Ninaomba Wabunge wapitishe Mswada huu utakapowasilishwa hapa Bungeni ili tuwe na barabara nzuri. *Source: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL REPORT, Wednesday, 25th August, 2010<http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&g…> * * * * *

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 42, Issue 89
by Jane Kagiri 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

Confirming attendance to the workshop. Jane Kagiri. On Sat Nov 27th, 2010 3:51 AM EST 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 > http://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. Nokia Champions Environmental Recycling in Uganda > (Joshua Twinamasiko G.) > 2. Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty on > 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (Mwololo Tim) > 3. Re: Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty > on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (McTim) > 4. Re: Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty > on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (Mwololo Tim) > 5. Re: Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty > on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (McTim) > 6. Re: Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and poverty > on 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (James Muendo) > 7. Re: Invitation to a stakeholder workshop on ICT and povertyon > 2nd December 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:45:34 +0300 >From: "Joshua Twinamasiko G." <josht(a)joshtwin.com> >To: "KICT" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: [kictanet] Nokia Champions Environmental Recycling in Uganda >Message-ID: <577DA766BC5B4986ADC25EF0815B94BF@JTPC> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hello, > >Last weekend Nokia had an exciting Recycling drive in Kampala. Several consumers turned up in support of the program, and many walked away with prizes. > >More here: http://bit.ly/hQ925Z > >Regards, >Joshua Twinamasiko G. >Managing Editor, PC Tech Magazine >Published monthly by PC Tech Communications Ltd. >t: +256 312 274 869 m: +256 774 143 720 / +256 701 143 720 >www.pctechmagazine.com | www.pixelmagic.co.ug | www.joshtwin.com > > >

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Nokia Champions Environmental Recycling in Uganda
by Joshua Twinamasiko G. 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Hello, Last weekend Nokia had an exciting Recycling drive in Kampala. Several consumers turned up in support of the program, and many walked away with prizes. More here: http://bit.ly/hQ925Z Regards, Joshua Twinamasiko G. Managing Editor, PC Tech Magazine Published monthly by PC Tech Communications Ltd. t: +256 312 274 869 m: +256 774 143 720 / +256 701 143 720 www.pctechmagazine.com | www.pixelmagic.co.ug | www.joshtwin.com

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Unity of purpose
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Comrades, The other day, the Americans decided they were going to put a man on the moon, not too long NASA was established for this prupose and President Kennedy went to visit. The entire staff were lined and he asked eveyone what their purpose was, one answer kept echoing and then he got to the cleaner and his answer was, "am also helping to put a man on the moon". This episode ranks very high in the school of "unity of purpose" and i beckon us to that high calling. We have an opportunity to put a man (woman) on the ICANN board again, we have done it before so may i submit that we unit around this common purpose and ensure that we dont major on the minors and minor on the majors. Here is the check, if you are about to send a post (on https://community.icann.org/display/DirCan/At-Large+Director+Candidate-Comm… and any other forum), ask yourself, "would it help put a man (woman) on the ICANN board to represent Africa? Good day. Eric here NB: Sorry about cross posting. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.30.2258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.30.2258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Implementation commission nominees....congratulations Florence omosa
by Alice Munyua 25 Nov '10

25 Nov '10

Dear all For those who were part of the KICTANet's institutional assessment exercise, supported by IDRC in 2007-2008, will remember Florence Omosa who lead this process. I am very pleased to see she is one of the nominated commissioners for the commission for the implementation of the new constitution. Congratulations Florence, and wishing you all the best Alice --

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IGF News
by waudo siganga 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues - some information for those following IGF matters: 1. The IGF multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) meeting took place on 23 November 2010 in Geneva and a summary meeting report prepared by the MAG and the IGF secretariat is available on the IGF website at: [1]http://intgovforum.org/cms/2010/MAG.Summary.23.11.2010.pdf Open consultations also took place on 22/11/2010 at the same place and the man item was review of the Vilnius meeting (Stocktaking), The transcripts are accessible from [2]www.intgovforum.org. 2. The UN General Assembly is expected to renew the IGF next month. 3. The next meeting in Kenya is tentatively planned for the last week of September 2011 at the UN facilities in Gigiri. Azerbaijan has offered to host the 2012 IGF. 4. Markus Kummer who has been in charge of the IGF Secretariat and a good friend of Kenya has announced his retirement, effective January 2011. Kind Regards, Waudo References 1. http://intgovforum.org/cms/2010/MAG.Summary.23.11.2010.pdf 2. http://www.intgovforum.org/

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Automated Milk Weighing System
by Muchiri Nyaggah 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi. India has had an automated milk weighing system that not only weighs but checks the milk for fat content and processes payments (in some cases on the spot) so that farmers have no doubt what their milk is worth and when they'll get paid. I haven't heard of anything similar here and wondered if this would work here and probably also be adopted for other agricultural goods, especially maize. Is there anyone from USAID's Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Project on the list to shed a little light? See this post on AMCUS here http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20020916/ebiz1.shtml <http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20020916/ebiz1.shtml> Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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Re: [kictanet] My testimony of Peirre Dandjinou - an "unusual" leader
by Nnenna Nwakanma 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

FYI. I suggest we take the issue to where voices count officially. ====snip==== Dear Nnenna Nwakanma, Firstly Thank you for your interest and contribution to the discussion within the community regarding candidate campaigns for selection by At-Large for seat #15 to the ICANN Board. There is however one place that such information should be accumulated in so that the community, candidates and the electorate (20 votes coming from the ALAC {n=15} and 5 Regional {one from each RALO} noting RALOs are interacting with their ALSes and members to ascertain preferences to direct these Regional votes). I encourage you and any one else motivated to do so to post (or repost) information material or opinion on matters regarding the selection by at-large of a person for seat #15 to the ICANN Board and all matters relating to candidate campaigns to this Wiki space https://community.icann.org/display/DirCan/At-Large+Director+Candidate-Comm… Note there is no need to log on to the space to read or place a comment on this page or any of the sub pages (including the candidate specific pages), if you are a confluence wiki user and have a log on then your posting will be linked to you Identity as opposed to being listed under anonymous as an ID, I also encourage non logged on posts to contain the identity of the person or organisation posting as part of the posted text. or in signature line. Also note also all Candidates have full edit rights to these pages, and are encouraged to interact directly with community and the electorate through this space. Please let Heidi and I know if you have any difficulty posting anything to this site as she may be able to assist by uploading material for you. Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) ALAC Chair 2007-2010, Chair of the 2010 BCEC. >Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants >Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development >Rue des Jardins, Près de Ste Cecile | Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 >Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (+225) | http://www.nnenna.org| nnenna(a)nnenna.org > > >

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My testimony of Peirre Dandjinou - an "unusual" leader
by emko＠internetresearch.com.gh 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Dear Sir/Madam, In the wake of current developments and without prejudice, i present my testimony of Mr. Peirre Dandjinou - an "unusual" leader of our time. i first encountered Peirre Dandjinou at an AfNOG/AfriNIC meeting in the turn of the 21st century and he made time to engage on ideas to grow the Internet in Africa, we have since being engaged at the level of ideas and doing things for Africa. Mr. Dandjinou cuts across on language lines, very fluent in english and french, am sure in other languages that am not aware of. His disposition is soo African, it took me a while to realise he is of Beninou extraction. Worked in the UN System as a diplomat and at the same time engaged with the African private sector, he has a unique ability to balance the interest of governments, civil society, academia and private sector - an unusual leadership skill. Interestingly, he has such a quite and inclusive nature that he can do all the ground work for a meeting and during the event, he wont say a word and at the end, he would say, WE had a great meeting, now lets get to action. He is one of those leaders, who leader from behind by building community. Even when you disagree with him, he would find something that you both agree on and say, lets focus on that. He is the "unseen" leader in the building of the Af* institutions namely AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfrISPA, AfriCANN, AfTLD, AfRALO, AfFREN and now AfCERT. I must put on record that when we were establishing AfrISPA, he was one of the quiet advisors who would tell you what to do and when to say what and what not to do or say. When there is geat controversy and someone is discounted, Peirre would echo "atleast lets hear his or her side of the story" and conclude "whether we like it or not, he or she is part of the African story". Am sure if a court of competent jurisdiction sentenced someone to death without giving them a hearing, Peirre would still echo "lets hear his or her side of the story" - it takes great patience and an unusual substance for humanity to have that nature. The ICANN Community of which am a peripheral participant stands to benefit greatly from such an "unusual" leader and i submit that any institution that takes Peirre Dandjinou unto it's board would be greatly enhanced by an "unusual leader". To conclude, let me sound a caution; we as Africans "sacrificed" our leaders (Nkrumah, Nyerere, Uhuru etc) of the post colonial era and thats why we are where we are, please lets not make that mistake again in the 21st century when history beckons with new leaders in the likes of Peirre Dandjonou and co. On a lighter note, i like to call him PDD, if you know what i mean.....:-) Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.30.2258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.30.2258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: information - .africa string related claim - lies
by Brian Munyao Longwe 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

FYI - by the way Kictanet has been adversely mentioned by DCA's Ms. Bekele in this thread - seems not everyone likes the openness and transparency of this forum.... read on. Brian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor(a)ghana.com> Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 5:51 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: information - .africa string related claim - lies To: africann(a)afrinic.net Cc: Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org, bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, langdonorr(a)gmail.com Hi All, I have come across this smear campaign against a nominee for an ICANN Director which I must share. I am speechless as never in the life of ICANN have we seen this kind of manipulation. This is unprecedented and I dissociate myself from this kind of practice at ICANN and I call on all who find this offensive to say so openly on this list and to ICANN. I like to apologize to Pierre Dandjinou as he does not deserve this. Pierre would be a very good ICANN director, a person who has been through all the phases of ICANN development from INETs, ANSs, DCNS, IAHC, DNSO ...., ICANN then AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfTLD, AfRALO,.., AfREN and current coordinator of AfCERT. He has shown commitment and continuing to take on newer responsibilities in the African technical community, well respected in diplomatic circles having worked with UN system and deserves better. Pierre may have skills that ICANN likely needs at this time This is very bad as it makes ICANN look manipulated, tolerating arm twisting and makes Africa look bad in doing so. Admittedly the same DCA prevented the Africa numbers registry from teaching Ethiopians because of one person's .africa interest in a string that is community owned. This also shows severe weakness in African governments whose officers got easily manipulated and thus denied themselves technical education which DCA cannot provide, deepening the divide on the continent. This may be a warning to the ICANN and AfrICANN community in that this was also the same person who mounted an earlier smear campaign against an ICANN officer on guess what, same .africa and to Ombudsman. This shows a pattern of setting up ICANN for disrepute. In this particular case it is also setting ICANN in a collision course with the 53 member Union AUC. Remember 3 strikes and you are out. It is two strikes now These things happening around current higthened global Internet governance discussions poisons the atmosphere for ICANN in some ways It is my hope that if any of the claims are found false remedy would be sought All this wahala is about a string .africa that some think can be their private property. I think its more responsible for the regional organization (AUC) to hold the string in public trust and have policy oversight, especially so with these likes of practices of DCA. This has been what the Africann community has helped to achieve. Here are my comments to the 8 point complain claim: There have been no proposals to ICANN on .africa since 2002 hence there are no official proposals on .africa. The domain dotafrica.org was registered in 2004 as a community response to the 2002 proposal for .africa and connectdotafrica.org was registered in 2007. Who is copying who? 2007 Lisbon - DCA first heard of .africa at this meeting and could not be making a presentation. DCA copied the material from www.dotafrica.org and received source material from one of the contributors. This is a lie. I was the scribe and know the documents were plagiarized by DCA which is an offense. Note point above same as above DCA does not participate in the community DCA is clueless as Africann list has not blocked any postings. This is another lie exposing her since she likes to block or manipulate. The truest example is mixing Afrinic training workshop with DCA as an Ethiopian business that is being prevented by AfriNIC from having .africa. Whew;-[ The concept paper is the one that DCA plagiarized; its a fact so it should be stated. This is dishonest DCA was rather rejected by the community which rejected her aggression at a respected local participant. That is her fault and it is a fact that she copied from dotafrica.org Yes, members of several African Internet related organizations did contribute to the document. I had input from folks who are from ccTLDs, AfTLD, AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfREN and others. Therefore this is a true statement The strings .africa, .afrique and .afrika are of interest to all Africans and therefore necessary to have a unified proposal to be legitimate. In any case the AUC says they are interested and every serious networker ought to respond to help the AUC if they are committed to Africa > > > > * * > > *This document in the below link references the summary page presented to > the **The At-Large Chair and the At Large Board Candidate Evaluation > Committee (BCEC)**, **on November 6, 2010. Link: * > http://www.scribd.com/doc/42535297/DCA-Letter-to-BCEC-Nov-13-2010 > > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > * > -----------------------------------------------------------------** > > **Mr. Peirre Dandjinou is one of three candidate in the shortlist of > candidate for ICANN Board Membership representing the "Community At Large". > * > *Our organization DotConnectAfrica (DCA) (<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.dotconnectafrica.com/> > www.dotconnectafrica.com) intends to apply for the gTLD for Africa and in > the upcoming application round.* > * * > > *DCA is an organization known to ICANN and its constituencies and is > mandated by the **Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)** ,** > http://www.uneca.org/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > **which coordinates **the affairs of 53 African Ministers and ** **African > Union Commission (AUC) **http://www.africa-union.org/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > **which coordinates** the affairs of 53 African Heads of State** and > many **independent African countries** to be the sponsor & registry > operator for the **Dotafrica Top Level Domain**. **Stakeholder in African > and foreign private and nonprofit organizations** who are key players in > the African market have also supported us and provided the same. * > > *DCA have also sponsored ICANN, IGF and other platforms** for the > promotion of TLDs in the past towards our efforts and mandates. Available > at our **press room.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > * > > *DCA's Board of Directors and advisors** have served in the past either on > Board of Directors of ICANN, GNSO Council, ISOC Board and been very active > on issues and debates in ICANN, ISOC, ITU and other African & International > policy institutes. More background on DCA and its work is available at * > *<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/> > http://www.dotconnectafrica.org or better **Google:** DotConnectAfrica.* > > *Based on the above mandate, DCA has **given birth to ** > "generation.africa"**, which our followers and dedicated volunteers, > commercial and non-commercial, government and other individuals are > assisting us meet our given mandates.* > > *Currently, we have launched our offical **"yes" to a dotafrica campaign <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > **starting in Nairobi and all over Africa. The campaign is part of DCA's > communication strategy for an open discussion with the public and promote > the benefits of the dotafrica TLD. The support we are getting is > overwhelming. **The most recent African and International media write > about or efforts as such :* > * * > > - *DotAfrica campaign to brand continent <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/16/52038.html> > http://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/16/52038.html* > - *Can "**Africa" get a make-over? <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2010/09/rebranding_afric> > http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2010/09/rebranding_africa* > - * <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > *DotConnectAfrica Launched official Africa Campaign: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.fkanews.com/dotconnectafrica-lauched-official-africa-campaign/22…> > http://www.fkanews.com/dotconnectafrica-lauched-official-africa-campaign/22… > > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > *DotConnectArica (DCA)* > > *VOTES "NO" to the Candidate Pierre Dandjinou for ICANN Board based on 8 > counts:** > * > *At this moment, **DCA wishes to express its **strong objection** to > Dandjinou's nomination and appointment to I**CANN Board seat no. 15, on 8 > counts**.** > > Herewith below, we have submitted our report to your Esteemed group with > references: **These points are *backed up by material sourced from > websites, discussion groups and email exchanges*.** **DCA has chosen to > protect names of individuals used as sources. **Nevertheless, it can > disclose to the BCEC if required, with the permissions of the source.* > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > *2007- **Lisbon* > > *1. **Bias, Conflict of Interest:** The Candidate* in a meeting he > Chaired in Lisbon in 2007 for *AfriICANN meeting** (an ICANN hosted > African grouping)*, blocked DCA from presenting ihe dotAfrica initiative > after DCA was invited to speak. This appeared to be an attempt to promote > his own or favored parties dotafrica TLD application". *Email notice to > an ICANN Board member: *h > ttp://www.scribd.com/doc/41209177/Document-1-BCEC#fullscreen:on<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > *Implication** -** This suggests that the Candidate's **judgment may > biased** and favored his own or others application despite being granted > Chairmanship*, with the impartiality that implied. > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > *2. **Not Transparent, Conflict of Interest:** The following day, the > Candidate* sent out an email communique' of a dotafrica proposal to DCA > Principle via private email copied to others listed with names that > supports his version of dotafrica TLD application, *a**fter blocking us > from an audience above and using our governance model** He did not > acknowledge the source of his model.* > > - The Candidate's email proposal ink: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/41210087/Document-2-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41210087/Document-2-BCEC#fullscreen:on > - Contributors to the Candidate's dotafrica proposal: <http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on><http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on > - DCA Principle responding to Plagiarism: *Refer 2D in email:*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/42544357/Document-2b-BCIC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/42544357/Document-2b-BCIC#fullscreen:on > > *Implication** - This shows that the **Candidate has a potential to > misuse his supposedly impartial position and promote his own agenda. It > also suggests that he could use others people's idea and call it his own.* > > ___________________ > ___________________________________________________________________ > *2007/8- **AfriICANN Email Threads* > > *3. **Conflict of Interest**. Subsequent* group emails on AfriICANN (which > is in public domain) demonstrates the Candidate, AfriNic and his "*special > interest groups"* have expressed interest in applying for the dotafrica > TLD: > > - Evidences how The Candidate and his groups are blocking and damaging > DCA to introduce its efforts to ICANN and its audience. Forensic evidence > proves that he and his group are applying for dotafrica TLD. Email > link to evidence: > http://www.scribd.com/doc/36332279/Document-3-BCEC#fullscreen:on<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > *Implication **- It would be difficult to establish himself as an > impartial Board Member when he has such close ties with groups that wish to > apply for the .africa TLD.* > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > > *2009* > > 4. *Obstruction to other voices - * The Candidate and his moderator > colleagues at ICANN *has since February 2010 blocked all and any > participation of DCA and it's members to the AfriICANN email list*, which > is being hosted under the legitimacy of "ICANN African Grouping" hosted > forum. DCA has thus not been part of the discussion of AfriICANN mailing > list since. AfriICANN reportedly has approximately, 280 members. > > - Recent complaint filed with I*CANN CEO August 2009,* reporting the > matter Email link: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/41206510/Document-4-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41206510/Document-4-BCEC#fullscreen:on > > *Implication** -** The Candidate is capable of blocking people's > legitimate right to participate in a forum to discuss related issues. He > has blocked the voices of fellow Africans. This is not consistent with the > open dialogue expected of an ICANN board member.* > > > _______________________________________________________________________________________ > > *2010* -* Kenya* > > *5- **Prejudice, Conflict of Interest**: ** The Candidad *on March 12, > 2010 March 12, 2010 in a Kenyan newspaper (The Standard), claimed that his > version of dotafrica bid has already been distributed to the benefit of > Africa. In response to DCA's early endorsement by the African Union he > stated: > > - "Technology experts in Africa have already done a concept paper on > how the domain name should be managed for the benefit of the whole > continent,*" said Pierre Dandjinou, a board member, African Network > Information Centre." *<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005431&c…> > http://standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005431&c… > > However, a few months after in April 2010,* an email communication > surfaced where the Candidate' has requested assistance to drive a dotafrica > bid as the African Union has lost support for Sophia's bid,* says "because > she blocked AfriNic/Afnog training from taking place in Addis Ababa," the > email continues, "they are planning to have a non-profit for the > delegation and a for profit (assisted by Affillas) for the operation" Email > link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/41045398/Document-5-BCEC#fullscreen:on<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > *Implication** - The Candidate has a biased idea of what the gTLD for > Africa should be and has been promoting it. Its not consistent for a board > member to have such strong preconception that he would state them to the > press and in writing. How is it possible for an equitable bid process to > take place if a powerful board member is promoting a personal agenda.** > * > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > *6.**Conflict of Interest, Attacking Competitors through email lists, > misleading**:** *During August 2010 *there was a concerted effort on a > Kenya-based email group re: KICTANET to destroy the credibility of the > Executive Director of DCA*. He participated in the email thread in which > he promoted his own version of events - *stating that the original concept > was developed in 2006* but failing to mention the contribution of DCA > stakeholders. He stated: > > "*...whatever 'personal initiative' is being pushed now is a 'pure and > pale copy' of the original* > > *one"* Email Link: > > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > Implying that the *DCA initiative was "individual" and "a copy of his"* both > of which are incorrect. *Points # 2 & 5 above proves* the Candidate is > following DCA's lead. > > > - Apparently, these same interested parties - lobbied against DCA's > endorsement by African Union based on Afrinic/Afnog training issue in Addis > Ababa* (evidenced by point # 5 email link above). Then the second > letter referenced in the link *here was circulated, including > discussion groups in an attempt to block further endorsements to DCA. > *Second lette**r **Email link: *<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/41347308/Document-6B-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41347308/Document-6B-BCEC#fullscreen:on > > > - Amongst the parties quoted on the referenced KICTANET email thread > were saying " *Yes, it seem that the AU likes the community approach we > proposed"*. implicating further that the AU has chosen their proposals > over DCA's weighing in to legitimize the intent of the second letter and > disapprove of the letter by the AU Chairman. > > > - In order to establish the second letter as "legitimate" <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> the > same parties claimed DCA's original endorsement from the *AU Chairman's > office was **"fictitious"**,<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > * * **Email Link*: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/42522382?secret_password=22nf0u5yxf9sgu2bxdm9#ful…> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/42522382?secret_password=22nf0u5yxf9sgu2bxdm9#ful… > > > > - Their claims to be absolute false as the two letters written by AU > reference each other. *First Letter**, **Email Link: *<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/31565131/African-Union-AU-Endorsement-of-DotConne…> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/31565131/African-Union-AU-Endorsement-of-DotConne… > * DCA's lawyers wrote a clarification letter and demand letter** addressing > this malicious defamation and false allegation, *requesting for apology > & posting back to the Kctnet mailing list. Surprisingly to date, this has > not been done by the moderator, *in an obvious move to shade the public > from knowing the truth.* We have posted the lawyer's clarification > letter under this link > http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764489/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > *Implication** - Repeatedly, this evidences that The Candidate ontinues > to promote his own version of gTLD for Africa. He is free to do this as an > individual but not as an ICANN Board Member**. His series of exchanges > was abusive & an irresponsible use of an internet forum and set a bad > example for the less experienced and younger members.* > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > *7**- **Inconsistencies, Inaction, misleading, Conflict of interest**: **The > Candidate* in the above Kicktnet email* also stated the following::* > > > "*The Candidate and his groups have been working on the dotafrica project > since 2006* that which DCA has now talked about: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on > > - Additionally, The Candidat's statement was countered however with a > former Board member of ICANN *during the AITEC Summit dotafrica panel > discussions in Nairobi a week after*, during a *public statement* that > DCA brought the dotafrica project to ICANN Board in 2006 and pushed it > through where it s now. *This to add credence to # 1 & 2 above.* Link > to statement *Press Release link:* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://prlog.org/10916169> > http://prlog.org/10916169 > > Additionally, the Candidate's statement of Interest (SOI) for the current > ICANN Board seat states *he has been involved in ICANN since 1998**. * If > he has such a foresighted vision, why did he not get it done since 1998 > where as ."asia" and ."eu " have already launched, theirs? * > > **Implication:** The Candidate's involvement in ICANN doesn't seem to > have yielded results toward the dotafrica initiative, and he presents his > own interpretation of events as fact.* > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > *8**.** **Oversigting Governance issues, misrepresentation, conflict of > interest:** ** > > The Candidate* continued to *promote a gTLD under the so called Afr* & > AfriNic and few days ago under " <http://augooglegoups.com/><http://augooglegoups.com/> > augooglegoups.com";* As a former chairman of Afrinic he would realize > the "Chinese walls" and boundaries under which AfriNIC, all these > organizations and his conducts of behavior must operate. Yet under his > leadership at AfriNIC, he continued to blur these lines to the extent that > at one point the AU thought that AfriNIC would be *responsible for the > dotAfrica TLD* - something which is contrary to ICANN process. > > > * > *Ironically, the Candidate continues to *misrepresent to the African > leadership and African community and now ICANN * saying neither AfriNic is > involved in the dotafrica project. Hence himself as a former Director of > Afrinic and *the Candidate*'s *continuous email communications under his > own name, locking and lobbying against DCA's efforts in the above scenarios > prove that he intends to apply for the dotafrica TLD one way or another.* > The following demonstarts AfriNic's involvement in the dotafrica project: > > - *Addis Ababa Traning*: Media reporting eviden*ce* that Afrinic has > been caught in a conflict of interest scenario in 2008 re: Link: > http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Dispute-over-africa-domain-737…<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > > - *African Union issue:* DCA's letter of complaint to AU Chairman upon > discovering African Union assigning AfriNic to be responsible for dotAfrica > TLD in *November 2009,* after *AU had already given endorsement to DCA > in **August 2009.* This document which was later amended by the > African Union because of a *"consultant error*" to be restated as *"advise > by African Internet agencies*" which DCA then used on its press > release. Communications evidence below: > > > 1. > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764970/Document-8-BCEC#fullscreen:on> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764970/Document-8-BCEC#fullscreen:on > 2. > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…><http://prlog.org/10497979> > http://prlog.org/10497979 (Press Release) > 3. One should *take heed as to why the Candidate after rejecting the > roles of AU and ECA* (*as noted in point #1 email link above), > decided* at a later date to get involved; apparently > upon learning that *DCA brought both institutions to the table.* > > > - *ICANN's Statement Of Interest (SOI)**:* It is noted that the > candidate downplayed his role at AfriNic or dotafrica bid in his SOI. He > should have disclosed his conflict of interest transparently in his SOI > Link: > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_…> > > > > *Implication: ** The Candidate continues to misrepresent AfriNic's and his > personal position to enable him to pusue the dotafrica TLD. Currently, his > non-disclosure may have an objective of getting onto the ICANN board that > is inconsistent with the impartial requirements of the position.* > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > > * > ____________________________________________________________________________ > * > > > *Concluding Remarks*** > > > > *Without casting aspersions against the Candidate's personal character, ** > based on the above facts and findings t**he Candidate interest in Africa > and the Pan African community is to only serve s few African communities > with "organized interest" and not the "At Large African community" that > should be .**The Candidate **groupings suggest that they are reluctant to > accept new comers that they feel threaten their territory.* > *Under the Candidate's leadership, AfriNic (which was suppose to be IP > addressing organization only) in the past year has been **cross > pollinating** in areas that is **NOT part of their mandate** including **"going > after the bid for dotafrica**", presenting "**public policy"** platforms. > These are not **their core competency or mandate**, When asked by Kenya > Computer world, 2010, , why Afrinic for the past five years, resisted taking > on assignments outside its scope - (in other words has now started to do so) > AfriNic responded "**not much is getting done"**, > http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=9F731CE0-1A64-67EA-E4917BC660028BD2<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=0&e=001b4YFQ_edz…>This > was severely embarrassing to the African Internet and technical community > that are accomplishing a lot. **It's clear that AfriNic was trying to > justify their monopolistic stand in attempting to control the African > critical internet infrastructure.** * > > > *Additionally, as per the above interview with Computerworld, AfiNic > "currently hosts the** AfTLD secretariat,** manages their accounts and > sponsors their events:" They reportedly do the same for** AFnog,** > which is a membership of network operator workgroup. Now, the Candidate is > proposing to **create another organization** for his dotAfrica venture (as > in point#3.above) in a** musical chair of **Board of Directors**.* *This > is clearly all too close for comfort**.* The whole idea of ICANN is to > separate Domains and Numbers but under the leadership of Dandjinou, its > become all under one roof - is this the approach a prospective board member > should take? > > * * > > *Its seems that there is a move promoted bythe Candidate's leadership to * > *exclude newcomers like DCA** **with** intense aggression** when new > initiatives are simply trying to contribute their part.** ** **DCA has > been a victim of misrepresentation of our our initiatives and efforts**.** It > must not happen.* > > > > * Generation.africa,** the following DCA has created needs to be part of > ICANN, howeveit also needs to see a leadership that is **inclusive,** **crosses > th**e aisle and resolves conflic**t, **encourages performance based > competition, education & mentoring**, **not** "special interest groups" > and a captured audience.* > > *Therefore, we Africans should **NOT** **vote for our candidates just > because they are** "**from Africa"**; **we African should learn to vote > because our candidates **"represent Africa"** and its wider community. > Africans need leadership based on **good governance**, which carry the > ideals of transparency, equity and accountability.* > > *ICANN should take heed of developing economies** governance structure** > . **Africa is a young economy and its political structure is reforming. * > * Conflict of interest issues are not always understood even by those > engaging in them and more so by the technical communities. * > > > *Instead **Africa needs assistance and advice on oversight** of an > appropriate** internet and organizational policy framework** that is to be > adapted by the very African internet community it nurtures. ICANN should > monitor and **ensure these** **checks and balances exist** and continue > to function relative to **policy and institutional governance** and listen > to** ALL** the African community, not only the established AfriICANN > groupings.* > > > Therefore, his appointment *should not be supported* by ICANN and the > larger Pan-African community!. > > * > *DCA thanks The At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (*BCEC*) for > listening to our voices > > > ________________________________________________________________________________________ > > * * > > *"You should stop the lies about me, so I can stop telling the truth about > you" * > * > Michael Douglas,** Wall Street (**2010)* > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > *On behalf of DotConnectAfrica*, "yes2dorafrica campaign" > email: <yes2dotafrica(a)dotconnectafrica.og><yes2dotafrica(a)dotconnectafrica.og> > yes2dotafrica(a)dotconnectafrica.og > > > Heidi Ullrich > > Director for At-Large > > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 > > Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 > > Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956 > > > *From:* Annalisa Roger [mailto:annalisaroger@dotgreen.org]<%5Bmailto:annalisaroger@dotgreen.org%5D> > > *Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2010 11:55 AM > *To:* <bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> <bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; Heidi Ullrich > *Subject:* Conflict of Interest Fwd: ICANN BOARD SEAT 15 > > > Hi Cheryl and BCEC Members, > > Is this the appropriate list for an alleged "Candidate Conflict of > Interest" Letter ? Is the BCEC supposed to reply to this? > > It seems like this should go to the Abst List or At-Large Advisory > Committee for consideration ? > > Wondering how this may affect the Board Candidate Selection process and the > slate now? > > Best to all, > Annalisa > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: ICANN BOARD SEAT 15 > From: < <support(a)dotconnectafrica.org> <support(a)dotconnectafrica.org> > support(a)dotconnectafrica.org> > Date: Sun, November 14, 2010 4:02 pm > To: "Cheryl Langdon-Orr" < <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> > langdonorr(a)gmail.com> > Cc: <bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> <bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, "Heidi Ullrich" > < <Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org> <Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org> > Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org> > > Dear Esteemed Members of BCEC, > > > DCA is forwarding the attached document, a comment from DotConnectAfrica > for the current ICANN Board Seat 15. > > It is to be noted that the additional reference and corresponding material, > is posted on our website at <http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/><http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/> > www.dotconnectafrica.org, under *re: ICANN BOARD Seat 15*. > > > Thank you for your consideration. > > > DotConnectAfrica > > > _________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > DotConnectAfrica is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization > incorporated in Mauritius Africa, and will sponsor, establish and operate a > TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to > the needs of the Pan-African and African community.* DCA Reg. 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Re: [kictanet] PRINCE PROPOSED TO KATE IN KENYA
by andrea.bohnstedt＠ratio-magazine.com 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

A 'booth at the fairy tale wedding'? Somehow I doubt it's going to be that kind of village fair event where you can rent a booth. But how about 'For weddings and a funeral - royals heard it first in Kenya'? -----Original Message----- From: waudo siganga Sent: 17/11/2010, 09:58 To: andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] PRINCE PROPOSED TO KATE IN KENYA I fully agree with you Charles. In the Western world (on which we depend heavily for things like BPO, tourism, investment, etc) people live off perceptions. The perceptions are on their part created by media stories. In Vilnius, someone from a Western country told me they will not come for the Kenya IGF because of worries over al Shabab. Others use excuses like tribal clashes, cholera, street crime, etc. The media story of the Prince proposing in Kenya is a positive message sent all over the world that Kenya is more than safe. Waudo On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:44 +0000, "charles nduati" <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi listers, > > I believe this is the biggest publicity coup kenya can run to market > itself. > > so paul and your counterparts in kenya tourism board, brand kenya, vision > 2030 etc.. please strategise and even have a booth during their next > years fairly tale wedding > > charles nduati > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:46 EET Wainaina Mungai wrote: > > >I second Edith, let us have the consultations at Bomas or other hall(s) in > >the suburbs of Nairobi. We need to move away from the expensive 'default > >setting' of having all policy discussions at the Sun-and-Sand Beach Resort. > > > >*Participation via SMS, web and other modes should be admissible this time > >round.* > > > >Wainaina > > > > > >On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> Bwana Ndemo, > >> > >> This is "music to my ears". It's gratifying to see that citizens are now > >> placed at the heart of policy-making in Kenya! > >> > >> Incidentally, we have just approved funding for a comprehensive study to > >> review "the right to information and citizen participation in parliamentary > >> affairs in Kenya" - we hope that the findings will inform the review of > >> policies and standing orders to entrench citizen participation in > >> parliament. > >> > >> Can we find more effective and less expensive ways of engaging citizens in > >> policymaking processes, must it be Mombasa? why not a decent hall in the > >> suburbs where ordinary Kenyans can also give their views? > >> > >> Edith > >> > >> ________________ > >> Edith Ofwona Adera > >> Senior Program Specialist > >> ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program > >> International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le > >> développement international > >> Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa > >> Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera > >> eadera(a)idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca > >> ________________________________________ > >> From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[kictanet-bounces+eadera= > >> idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke [ > >> bitange(a)jambo.co.ke] > >> Sent: 16 November 2010 16:54 > >> To: Edith Adera > >> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya > >> > >> Listers > >> Talking of reforms. We have posted two Bills, that is the Independent > >> Communications Commission of Kenya and the Independent Media Council, on > >> www.information.go.ke. The two far reaching pieces of legislation were > >> necessitated by the new Constitution. I need your input by mid January > >> before we plan a major conference (the constitution requires comprehensive > >> stakeholder participation before any policy proposal becomes law) in > >> Mombasa. After we establish concesus the Bills will be sent to the Kenya > >> Law Reform then Constitutional Implementation Committee then the AG's > >> office and finally to Parliament. We will get another chance to view the > >> Bills after the first reading in Parliament. The whole process is to take > >> less than six months. > >> > >> The Freedom of Information and Data Protection Bills are making progress > >> too and we shall keep you updated. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> > >> Ndemo. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Dr. Ndemo, you are right that we are overdue for comprehensive reforms > >> > when it comes to how we run and manage our parastatals. > >> > > >> > However, I think that is exactly the kind of change that Yawe is > >> proposing > >> > to bring about. I'm delighted that someone like Yawe who obviously has > >> > extensive experience in converging ICT with business, can be bold enough > >> > to stand up and say I can do it. Barack Obama in his book Dreams of My > >> > Father spoke about how leaders seeking the highest elective office must > >> > have an outsized ego. They must believe that they can do something better > >> > than everyone else, even if that something seems impossible. With Yawe, I > >> > can personally say that he has the brains, skills, motivation and ego to > >> > meet the challenges of being the post-master general. > >> > > >> > Look forward to your appointment Yawe. > >> > > >> > With Kind Regards, > >> > Harry Karanja > >> > Senior Consultant, EVA > >> > > >> > > >> > Eva - The Executive Virtual Assistant who saves you time and money, and > >> > increases your revenue by handling customer care, sales & marketing, > >> > website marketing, and appointments at an affordable monthly price. > >> > A service by Business Made Simple > >> > Genius Executive Centre. 15th Floor View Park Towers, Nairobi Kenya > >> > PO Box 40665 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254-20-2321294 Mobile: +254-751-773-087 > >> > Email: sales(a)eva.co.ke | www.eva.co.ke > >> > ï Thank you for considering the environmental impact of printing > >> emails. > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: kictanet-bounces+kairo=softlaw.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kairo <kictanet-bounces%2Bkairo>=softlaw.co.ke@ > >> lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > >> > Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > >> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:03 PM > >> > To: kairo(a)softlaw.co.ke > >> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General > >> > > >> > Jane, > >> > You are right to some extent. Ministries do not have unlimited power > >> over > >> > their parastatals. You recall as Hon. Michuki cleaned the Transport > >> > ministry, the Ports Authority was at the verge of collapse. There are > >> > intricacies in the running of state corporations that you are not aware > >> > of. They are managed by many agencies such as the State Corporations > >> > Advisory Council, Inspector General of State Corporations and not > >> > forgetting the unions. It is not as simple as you think. Several > >> > variables affect the way they operate. Comprehensive reforms may be > >> > necessary. > >> > > >> > Ndemo. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi Robert, > >> >> > >> >> Thank you for a very well outlined vision. > >> >> How I wish the appointing authority would give you an opportunity. > >> >> > >> >> Meanwhile,I choose to strongly disagree with Bwana PS in regard to the > >> >> legacy > >> >> issues he raised. > >> >> > >> >> Yawe's vision is comprised of income generating ideas e.g.Renting out > >> >> banking > >> >> hall space, Advertising, Selling airtime etc,very minimal resources are > >> >> required > >> >> and if anything the organisation would be assured of immediate > >> >> returns.From the > >> >> vision I also see numerous job opportunities being created through > >> >> Ecomerce and > >> >> the eventual door delivery of mail. > >> >> > >> >> Listers, I draw inspiration from how Hon Michuki transformed the public > >> >> transport sector. > >> >> He used the same staff his predecessors had used,no retraining,no > >> >> retrenchment > >> >> or work force overhaul;just a man who decided to bring sanity on the > >> >> roads > >> >> and > >> >> sanity he brought. > >> >> Similarly,it also took one man,same task force,same conditions,to undo > >> >> all > >> >> what > >> >> had been done by Hon Michuki at Ministry of Transport. > >> >> Again Hon Michuki moved to Min of Enviroment,we could have heard excuses > >> >> of how > >> >> much resources were needed to clean Nairobi > >> >> river........................again > >> >> the river got cleaned. > >> >> > >> >> Personally I believe its all dependent on the person at the top. > >> >> Under our current situation I dont expect Yawe to immediately replace > >> >> Maj > >> >> Gen > >> >> Hussein Ali but the least I would have expected is in the meantime Yawe > >> >> be > >> >> introduced to the Post Master General to share on how some of his ideas > >> >> can be > >> >> implemented as we wait for the resource and legacy issues to get > >> >> resolved. > >> >> > >> >> Jane Kagiri > >> >> kagirijane(a)yahoo.com > >> >> > >> >> Its impossible to build a tribute of success on a foundation of excuses. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> kictanet mailing list > >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> >> > >> >> This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> >> > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > >> >> > >> >> ---------------------------------------------- > >> >> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >> >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > >> >> believed to be clean. > >> >> --------------------------------------------- > >> >> "easy access to the world" > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------- > >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and > >> > 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Re: [kictanet] PRINCE PROPOSED TO KATE IN KENYA
by charles nduati 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi listers, I believe this is the biggest publicity coup kenya can run to market itself. so paul and your counterparts in kenya tourism board, brand kenya, vision 2030 etc.. please strategise and even have a booth during their next years fairly tale wedding charles nduati On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:46 EET Wainaina Mungai wrote: >I second Edith, let us have the consultations at Bomas or other hall(s) in >the suburbs of Nairobi. We need to move away from the expensive 'default >setting' of having all policy discussions at the Sun-and-Sand Beach Resort. > >*Participation via SMS, web and other modes should be admissible this time >round.* > >Wainaina > > >On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > >> Bwana Ndemo, >> >> This is "music to my ears". It's gratifying to see that citizens are now >> placed at the heart of policy-making in Kenya! >> >> Incidentally, we have just approved funding for a comprehensive study to >> review "the right to information and citizen participation in parliamentary >> affairs in Kenya" - we hope that the findings will inform the review of >> policies and standing orders to entrench citizen participation in >> parliament. >> >> Can we find more effective and less expensive ways of engaging citizens in >> policymaking processes, must it be Mombasa? why not a decent hall in the >> suburbs where ordinary Kenyans can also give their views? >> >> Edith >> >> ________________ >> Edith Ofwona Adera >> Senior Program Specialist >> ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program >> International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le >> développement international >> Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa >> Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera >> eadera(a)idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca >> ________________________________________ >> From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[kictanet-bounces+eadera= >> idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke [ >> bitange(a)jambo.co.ke] >> Sent: 16 November 2010 16:54 >> To: Edith Adera >> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya >> >> Listers >> Talking of reforms. We have posted two Bills, that is the Independent >> Communications Commission of Kenya and the Independent Media Council, on >> www.information.go.ke. The two far reaching pieces of legislation were >> necessitated by the new Constitution. I need your input by mid January >> before we plan a major conference (the constitution requires comprehensive >> stakeholder participation before any policy proposal becomes law) in >> Mombasa. After we establish concesus the Bills will be sent to the Kenya >> Law Reform then Constitutional Implementation Committee then the AG's >> office and finally to Parliament. We will get another chance to view the >> Bills after the first reading in Parliament. The whole process is to take >> less than six months. >> >> The Freedom of Information and Data Protection Bills are making progress >> too and we shall keep you updated. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dr. Ndemo, you are right that we are overdue for comprehensive reforms >> > when it comes to how we run and manage our parastatals. >> > >> > However, I think that is exactly the kind of change that Yawe is >> proposing >> > to bring about. I'm delighted that someone like Yawe who obviously has >> > extensive experience in converging ICT with business, can be bold enough >> > to stand up and say I can do it. Barack Obama in his book Dreams of My >> > Father spoke about how leaders seeking the highest elective office must >> > have an outsized ego. They must believe that they can do something better >> > than everyone else, even if that something seems impossible. With Yawe, I >> > can personally say that he has the brains, skills, motivation and ego to >> > meet the challenges of being the post-master general. >> > >> > Look forward to your appointment Yawe. >> > >> > With Kind Regards, >> > Harry Karanja >> > Senior Consultant, EVA >> > >> > >> > Eva - The Executive Virtual Assistant who saves you time and money, and >> > increases your revenue by handling customer care, sales & marketing, >> > website marketing, and appointments at an affordable monthly price. >> > A service by Business Made Simple >> > Genius Executive Centre. 15th Floor View Park Towers, Nairobi Kenya >> > PO Box 40665 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254-20-2321294 Mobile: +254-751-773-087 >> > Email: sales(a)eva.co.ke | www.eva.co.ke >> > ï Thank you for considering the environmental impact of printing >> emails. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kictanet-bounces+kairo=softlaw.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kairo <kictanet-bounces%2Bkairo>=softlaw.co.ke@ >> lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> > Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:03 PM >> > To: kairo(a)softlaw.co.ke >> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General >> > >> > Jane, >> > You are right to some extent. Ministries do not have unlimited power >> over >> > their parastatals. You recall as Hon. Michuki cleaned the Transport >> > ministry, the Ports Authority was at the verge of collapse. There are >> > intricacies in the running of state corporations that you are not aware >> > of. They are managed by many agencies such as the State Corporations >> > Advisory Council, Inspector General of State Corporations and not >> > forgetting the unions. It is not as simple as you think. Several >> > variables affect the way they operate. Comprehensive reforms may be >> > necessary. >> > >> > Ndemo. >> > >> > >> > >> >> Hi Robert, >> >> >> >> Thank you for a very well outlined vision. >> >> How I wish the appointing authority would give you an opportunity. >> >> >> >> Meanwhile,I choose to strongly disagree with Bwana PS in regard to the >> >> legacy >> >> issues he raised. >> >> >> >> Yawe's vision is comprised of income generating ideas e.g.Renting out >> >> banking >> >> hall space, Advertising, Selling airtime etc,very minimal resources are >> >> required >> >> and if anything the organisation would be assured of immediate >> >> returns.From the >> >> vision I also see numerous job opportunities being created through >> >> Ecomerce and >> >> the eventual door delivery of mail. >> >> >> >> Listers, I draw inspiration from how Hon Michuki transformed the public >> >> transport sector. >> >> He used the same staff his predecessors had used,no retraining,no >> >> retrenchment >> >> or work force overhaul;just a man who decided to bring sanity on the >> >> roads >> >> and >> >> sanity he brought. >> >> Similarly,it also took one man,same task force,same conditions,to undo >> >> all >> >> what >> >> had been done by Hon Michuki at Ministry of Transport. >> >> Again Hon Michuki moved to Min of Enviroment,we could have heard excuses >> >> of how >> >> much resources were needed to clean Nairobi >> >> river........................again >> >> the river got cleaned. >> >> >> >> Personally I believe its all dependent on the person at the top. >> >> Under our current situation I dont expect Yawe to immediately replace >> >> Maj >> >> Gen >> >> Hussein Ali but the least I would have expected is in the meantime Yawe >> >> be >> >> introduced to the Post Master General to share on how some of his ideas >> >> can be >> >> implemented as we wait for the resource and legacy issues to get >> >> resolved. >> >> >> >> Jane Kagiri >> >> kagirijane(a)yahoo.com >> >> >> >> Its impossible to build a tribute of success on a foundation of excuses. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> >> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> >> believed to be clean. >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> "easy access to the world" >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------- >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> > believed to be clean. >> > --------------------------------------------- >> > "easy access to the world" >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > kictanet mailing list >> > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> > >> > This message was sent to: kairo(a)softlaw.co.ke >> > Unsubscribe or change your options at >> > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kairo%40softlaw.co.ke >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------- >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> > believed to be clean. >> > --------------------------------------------- >> > "easy access to the world" >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina.mungai%40gmai… >>

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Have we seen democratization of opportunities?
by Muchiri Nyaggah 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

http://wn.com/CK_Prahalad_Doing_Well_by_Doing_Good <http://wn.com/CK_Prahalad_Doing_Well_by_Doing_Good>CK Prahalad speaking on how corporations can do well by doing good. He talked about the role of ICT in democratizing opportunities for all. Are we seeing that here in Kenya today with the explosion in ICT that has happened over the last four years? Are the current digital divide bridges (ICT Villages etc) contextually relevant enough where they are implemented to be sustainable in the long term? Just wondering. Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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Google's new phone software supports mobile payment
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Absolutely great stuff from Google... SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc's next version of its Android smartphone software will support a technology that lets people use their handsets, instead of credit cards, to pay for goods at restaurants and stores. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101116/tc_nm/us_google_1 -- 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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Mobile Campaign to Vote for Kenyan Innovator
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Listers and CEOs of all Mobile Companies in Kenya, We need to take pride in our "own" and promote INNOVATION by young Kenyans. I would like to appeal to ALL mobile operators in Kenya to launch a campaign via mobile to get millions of Kenyans to vote for Evans. If we can have a mobile to web-link (i.e. get people to vote via sms..which is then automatically channelled to the voting site heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx<http://heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx> that will be great). I think we have enought techy innovators within the mobile companies to make this happen! Lets see which moble operator will take up the challenge and lead from the front! How is this related to ICTs? He intends to use the money he wins to put up "an ICT centre, a solar-powered fish processing plant and build more lanterns for distribution to needy homesteads in the country". In the near future..you never know, this ICT centre could be turned into an "innovation hub" for ICT solutions! We need to inspire our youth to innovate! Over to you to make this happen! Edith ===================================================================== Kenyan shines his way to CNN awards with solar lantern [http://www.nation.co.ke/image/view/-/1051860/medRes/212774/-/maxw/600/-/fel…] Evans Wadongo, Kenya’s finalist in the 2010 CNN Heroes Award. You vote for him at heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx. Photo/SULEIMAN MBATIAH By ABY AGINA aagina(a)ke.nationmedia.com Posted Thursday, November 11 2010 at 20:34 It all started in a room at his hostel when he invented the first ever solar-powered lantern back in 2004. His desire to provide sustainable energy to communities was hatched while studying Electrical Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. As he fiddled with an experiment involving the timing of Christmas lights the idea to provide an environmentally friendly light source for rural homes struck him. Today, Evans Wadongo’s initiative, which involves supplying solar-powered lanterns at no cost, has transformed the lives of thousands of rural families who have no access to electricity and live below the poverty line. He has received 200 supply requests from countries interested in his lanterns. “We plan on opening an office in Lagos Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda and the US to meet the growing demands.” Coming from a poor family of four children, he relied on a kerosene lamp to study at night. At some point he develop poor eyesight because of smoke from the kerosene lamp. Wadongo, the only African in the finals for the 2010 Cable News Network (CNN) Hero Awards, will be travelling to the United States on November 15 to represent Kenya at the awards ceremony in Hollywood. The award, which attracted over 10,000 contestants form all over the world, is given to young persons with innovative projects geared towards eliminating poverty and creating sustained social development in local communities. The 24-year-old will be relying on votes from Kenyans to clinch the coveted award come the finals to be aired on CNN live on November 25. Voting is still under way on heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx<http://heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx> and is expected to close on November 18. If he gets voted as the finalist he stands to bring home $100,000 (about Sh8 million) which he says would be channelled towards financing production of more lanterns and other economic ventures his organisation supports. He says part of the cash will finance a project in Migori, Nyanza, that targets to transform the area into a virtual tower. “I plan to invest the money in setting up an ICT centre, a solar-powered fish processing plant and build more lanterns for distribution to needy homesteads in the country,” he said. In a media briefing held on Thursday organised by Brand Kenya Limited at NHIF building an upbeat Mr Wadongo urged Kenyans to vote for him at the same time exuded confidence of victory in the competition. During his visit, Wadongo is expected to hold meetings with top business leaders and tour several States and institutions of learning. “I intend to spend a month in the US and meet with business executives from Microsoft and Apple, hold media interviews and address students at Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,” he said. His innovative programme dubbed ‘Use solar, save Lives’ produces lanterns at a cost Sh1,600. The production is funded by donors. The solar-powered lamp can light up a home for six hours if it is fully charged by being left in the sun during the day. The inventor says the life span for the lamp is between six and 10 years. Wadongo says he has designed a new lantern that has a radio and a slot for charging a mobile phone. This one is still in the test stage. Operating from his office in Nairobi’s South B area, which also hosts a workshop and employs eight permanent staff and over 10 volunteers each month, Wadongo estimates he has distributed 14,000 lanterns to rural communities across the country and hopes to hit 150,000 by 2015. His group buys excess pieces of solar panelling cut from commercially sold panels and collects scrap metal to make the lamps. Wadongo plans to train more youths to handle the large orders. He says his dream of providing sustainable development to the poor has become a reality. “Children can now study, households can buy food with the money they save on kerosene, and carbon emissions have been reduced,” he says with a smile. ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> [https://email.idrc.or.ke/owa/attachment.ashx?id=RgAAAAANayfd3%2b2VQYZo%2flc…]

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Facebook Email Launch Global launch
by Paul Kukubo 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Listers Anyone currently online can watch the launch of Facebook email live. On Facebook itself. in front a significant The feed is really high quality. Thanks to the fact that we now have quality Bandwidth here. Important and significant launch in the global tech space considering how Facebook has 500 Million users and is now the leading web destination by volume of traffic. Many outsourcers are now asking their service providers to understand social networks and the power of the network effect. There are now companies that provide outsourced FB inquiry management and social network tracking including twitter. Research here from TNS Research International and indications from the network providers here is that FB traffic is very substantial locally. Our local developers are already tinkering with developing apps for this platform. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] Facebook's new chat/email feature apparently records everything you say
by McTim 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Listers, You have been warned! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:47 PM Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook's new chat/email feature apparently records everything you say To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org Facebook's new chat/email feature apparently records everything you say Based on *preliminary information* I heard from the Facebook launch announcement today for their new "chat/email" system (Facebook keeps insisting that it isn't really email), users will *not* have the ability to declare chats or related conversations to be "off the record" -- everything will apparently be recorded. Individual users will have the ability to archive or delete their *own* copies of transcripts, but it appears that there is explicitly *not* a functionality similar to Google's "off the record" chat feature, which permits users to declare that their conversations with given individuals should not be routinely preserved. "It just didn't make sense for us," were pretty much the words that Zuckerberg used in response to a question on this topic. We'll have to wait for more info, but this could be a major privacy problem in the making. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Re: [kictanet] the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF application round
by Dorcas Muthoni 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is inviting applications for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF, part of its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme (www.InternetSociety.org/Leaders) The Fellowship programme allows engineers from developing countries to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 80, 27 March - 1 April, Prague, Czech Republic * IETF 81, 24 - 29 July, Quebec City, Canada http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 17 December 2010. I encourage you to pass on information about this program to individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, Google, Microsoft, and Intel. The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored by Nominet Trust, the Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (AFNIC), and the European Commission. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Connie Kendig <kendig[at]isoc[dot]org>.

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Quick Reminder - Mobile Monday Event - 15th Nov 2010
by James Muendo 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hi, I believe you day is coming on along well. Monday the 15th Nov 2010(Which is today) we would like to invite you an event that will be at the iHub Nairobi (Directions: Its on the 4th floor, Bishop Magua Centre,Right Opposite Uchumi Hyper,Ngong Road, ),at 6pm, Where the Guest Speakers will be from Nokia,we will discussing, *Being part of a sustainable and scalable developers ecosystem *.Bring a friend or 2. Want to know more about Mobile Monday and any Events,visit http://mobilemonday.co.ke/ or follow us on twitter @MobileMondayKe or if you are on LinkedIn we also there http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3503680 -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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Re: [kictanet] [AfrICANN-discuss] FW: ICANN News Alert -- Public Comment: Developing Economies and the New gTLD Program
by Brian Munyao Longwe 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Thanks for sharing this Anne-Rachel. I believe that this is very relevant to us in Africa, especially now that the AU has undertaken to sponsor the .africa GTLD. Looking forward to seeing these proposals adopted by the Board and supporting organisations. Best regards, Brian On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Anne-Rachel Inne < anne-rachel.inne(a)icann.org> wrote: > *From:* ICANN News Alert [mailto:communications@icann.org] > *Sent:* Saturday, November 13, 2010 4:05 AM > *To:* Anne-Rachel Inne > *Subject:* ICANN News Alert -- Public Comment: Developing Economies and > the New gTLD Program > > > > [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> > News Alert > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm > ------------------------------ > Public Comment: Developing Economies and the New gTLD Program > > 11 November 2010 > > A message from the JAS WG: > > The *Milestone Report<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-milestone-report-11nov10-en.pdf> > * and accompanying Addenda<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-milestone-report-addenda-10nov…>published for public comment today deals with a very important issue: > *how can ICANN assist applicants from developing economies to increase > their participation in the new generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLD) Program? > * > > A Working Group (WG) formed by ICANN stakeholders has been working since > April 2010 to address this issue. This followed a Resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm>from ICANN Board of Directors in Nairobi, on March 2010 that asked ICANN’s > stakeholder community > > *"...to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants* > * > requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs."* > > Here are some basic aspects of this important work. > > 1. *What is this all about? What is a Milestone Report?* > > The Milestone Report is a document produced by this Working Group that > offers recommendations on how ICANN should develop a sustainable approach to > providing support to applicants from developing economies requiring > assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs Registries. The Report > proposes initial criteria for qualification as well as several other types > of support to be considered, for example, technical, informational. > > Although this work presents the foundation for ICANN to establish a *Support > Development Program* dedicated to this issue, the work is not final yet. > This report is going to be considered by the Board, staff and ICANN’s > supporting chartering organizations. > > This initiative is related to the New gTLD Program, which in the near > future will allow entities from around the world to apply for a generic > top-level domain. The applicants passing the evaluation process, will sign a > contract with ICANN and run a Registry. > > 1. *Who is being considered to receive support? Who benefits from > this?* > > The Working Group is proposing the following group to be eligible for > support once the "need" criterion is met: > > - Community-based applications such as cultural, linguistic and > ethnic; > - Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), civil society and > not-for-profit organizations; > - Applicants geographically located in emerging markets/developing > countries; > - Applications in languages whose presence on the web is limited; > - Entrepreneurs wanting to serve a developing market that might not > be sustainable under the current cost structure. > > At this phase, the Working Group has not adopted any specific > classification for developing economies and recommends using a > classification that is internationally agreed upon, for example, G-77 or > United Nations or World Bank classifications. > > We all benefit from this initiative. The Internet belongs to all as well as > the responsibility to look into effective ways to reduce the Digital Divide, > in this particular case, by delivering a sustainable and critical support > for applicants from developing economies and looking for a solution not only > at the application phase but also through to the initial years of these new > Registry operators. > > 1. *Why is it important?* > > It is important because the Internet is a virtual real estate that belongs > to everyone. Entities from around the world should be able to increase their > participation in the top-level expansion. The Working Group also stresses it > is important not only to increase participation from developing economies, > but also to increase the likelihood of success by these new participants > that will be delivering Domain Name Services (DNS). > > The current New gTLD Program, as design, has an evaluation (and several > other fees) that are considered high for a significant number of potential > participants from around the world. Besides the issue of high fees, the > program is in English only and has an evaluation process with criteria and > requirements that are quite complex to navigate. > > 1. *What are the highlights of this report?* > > This report approached the issue of accessibility from several angles. > First, there are recommendations to lower the fees for applicants the meet > the criteria recommended by this group. The initial focus is on a relatively > limited and identifiable set of potential applicants that is often > considered not controversial to support. The main criterion for eligibility > is "need". The detailed definition of financial need and the method for > determining the needs of an application will be part of a continued work. > > 1. *Who is part of this Working Group?* > > This Working Group, also called Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant > Support or simply "JAS WG", is comprised of highly respected and experienced > volunteers from the Supporting Organization and the Advisory Committee. This > all-volunteer group teleconferences twice each week, and works through a > wiki and mailing lists. These active contributors are located in Australia, > Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and North America. > > 1. *What happens next?* > > Few things will happen in the upcoming months: > > - The general public is strongly encouraged to participate in the > public forum that can be found here: > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201012-en.htm#jas-mil… > - The Board, staff, supporting organizations will review the > Milestone Report and public comments received. > - The Supporting organizations and Board will allow for the > continuation of this initiative, which means that this or a new Working > Group will carry this work to a next phase. > - Staff *might* initiate working on the *Support Development > Program*, depending on the Board’s direction. > > > 1. *How can one get involved?* > > One way to get involved is to provide a feedback using ICANN’s public > comment forum. This is one of the ways ICANN listens to the global Internet > community. You can find the link to this forum here: > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201012-en.htm#jas-mil…. > The public forum will close on *15 December 2010*. > > If you feel strongly about this (and other Internet related issues) attend > ICANN Meetings – in person or remotely. The next one is in Cartagena<http://cartagena39.icann.org/>beginning of December). > > 1. *Where to find more information?* > > Relevant Resolutions: > > - http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20 > - http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25sep10-en.htm#2.2 > - http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct10-en.htm > - http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201004 > > Information about the New gTLD Program: > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm > > Archive regarding the WG activities: > > - *E-mail:* soac-newgtldapsup-wg(a)icann.org > - *Wiki:* https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi > > > > This message was sent from ICANN News Alert to inne(a)icann.org. It was sent > from: ICANN, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 , Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601. > You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. > > Email Marketing by <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> > [image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> > > > > Manage your subscription > <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=9826907&l=6333&s=VMK0&m=331…> > > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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A haiku for Access Kenya
by McTim 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

I have no IP. 3 days now, no one will help. I churn to Zuku. On 11/12/10, Edwin Onchari <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: > Listers, > > > > Anyone out there aware of any initiative where the private sector can give a > lending hand to government to deliver quality services to its citizens? If > not, is this something that can be explored? > > > > A suggestion/example I have in mind is for instance have some developers > collaborate with say KPLC is putting a solution in place (integrate with > whatever ERP they have in place) where electricity consumers can key in > meter readings daily, weekly, or whenever they so choose. This could save > the consumers quite a penny in that they are able to accurately monitor > their consumption; access their itemized bills online and hopefully KPLC > can lower the fuel levy that they so exorbitantly charge the consumer! It > makes very little sense to go queue for 3-4hrs at their offices to sort out > erroneous billing month in month out, because their meter reader decided not > to do his/her work and instead submit estimates. > > > > These collaborative solutions can be extended to other government agencies > so that they catch up with the rest of us in the 21st Century! > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Edwin > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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.Africa project communique (Task force)
by Brian Munyao Longwe 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Manager <antahigiye(a)tznic.or.tz> Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:33 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] .Africa project communique (Task force) To: africann(a)afrinic.net Apologies for cross posting. Eng. Ntahigiye Abibu Manager, tzNIC Tel: +255 22 2 772 659 Cel: +255 784 279 511 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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A lending hand for KPLC and other agencies from the private sector?
by Edwin Onchari 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Listers, Anyone out there aware of any initiative where the private sector can give a lending hand to government to deliver quality services to its citizens? If not, is this something that can be explored? A suggestion/example I have in mind is for instance have some developers collaborate with say KPLC is putting a solution in place (integrate with whatever ERP they have in place) where electricity consumers can key in meter readings daily, weekly, or whenever they so choose. This could save the consumers quite a penny in that they are able to accurately monitor their consumption; access their itemized bills online and hopefully KPLC can lower the fuel levy that they so exorbitantly charge the consumer! It makes very little sense to go queue for 3-4hrs at their offices to sort out erroneous billing month in month out, because their meter reader decided not to do his/her work and instead submit estimates. These collaborative solutions can be extended to other government agencies so that they catch up with the rest of us in the 21st Century! Kind regards, Edwin

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Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
by Jane Kagiri 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Listers, I totally agree with Robert that academic qualifications do not necessarily translate into the required experience. However from his list of personalities who have excelled in propelling their organizations to great heights despite their not so high academic qualifications, the one thing they all have in common is that they each had a vision to make their respective organizations what they are today. Robert,please share with us your vision on how you would revive the ailing PCK. Jane Kagiri. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Jane Kagiri <kagirijane(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 3:21:28 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 42, Issue 22 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: Yawe for Post Master General (Rad!) 2. Re: Yawe for Post Master General (Eugene Lidede (Synergy)) 3. Outsourcing, a perspective following Obama's India visit (Paul Kukubo ICT Board) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:44:56 +0300 From: "Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General Message-ID: <AANLkTinTYzGq3+mt-Gx5R_jsmvLjEYLyO2bfbe3D0gPS(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Add to that list - Richard Branson - Larry Page - Ralph Lauren - Steve Jobs Which is not to say a university education is useless, but it should not be the only consideration. We could also look at what have the candidates achieved prior to coming to PCK. What businesses & institutions have they nurtured/grown? On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:38 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > Please read the profile of Micheal Joseph & his successor, in addition > would you have hired any of the following fellows; > > 1. Bill Gates - University drop out > 2. Micheal Dell - University drop out > 3. James Mwangi - CPAK > 4. Alexander Graham Bell - Grade 5 dropout > 5. Njenga Karume - Unknown > 6. Sir Richard Branson - O'Level > > > I do not want to belittle paper qualifications but they work when you are > looking for a fellow to maintain the status quo which is something we > definitely do not want to do with PCK. No college in the world can prepare > you on how to turn around an organisation in the state that PCK is in right > now. > > If you are looking for relevant experience then you will need to get an > expatriate as the only national postal corporation in Kenya is PCK. What is > Major Ali's qualification that makes him an ideal candidate as the PMG? > > If you where sleeping & was then awaken by a hissing sound on turning on > the light you see a snake what would you do? > > 1. Call KWS to send a team of experts to take capture the snake > 2. Call the Police > 3. Call KSPCA and ask for instruction on how to safely deal with the snake > 4. Pick the nearest available to through at it > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sam Aguyo <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> > *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Sent:* Mon, 8 November, 2010 13:31:59 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General > > Robert, > > It is good to offer yourself to be elected the new post master general. If > i was the appointing authority, i would demand to know what your > qualifications are and what measures you would use to turn around the > supposed limping organisation. I would ask you your qualifications because > it would inform me whether you have the fundamental background and skills > required to deliver the service. I would look at both academic and > professional experience to take the organisation forward. This also forms a > criteria for selection acceptable to all, then we will not have "ya wenyewe" > etc. > > Regards, > > Sam > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: conradakunga(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/conradakunga%40gmail.c… > >

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FW: And now MTN Uganda introduces Shs. 2/= per second
by Albert Mucunguzi 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Dear All, Most likely, you haven't read/heard this: but it's true. 2/= per second... But yes, there are terms and conditions! See details below: http://www.pctechmagazine.com/news/188-mtn-introduces-2-per-second Regards, PC Tech Magazine

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G20 Happenings relevant to Africa to observe
by Paul Kukubo 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Listers Leaders are expected to agree on a "nine-pillar" plan tomorrow that is intended to become a guide to strengthening cooperation between developed and emerging economies. The nine pillars are infrastructure building, trade promotion, human resources development, private investment, job creation, domestic resources mobilisation, growth with resilience efforts, financial inclusion and knowledge sharing.G20: free-trade area for Africa proposed by UK and South Africa. Anti-poverty strategy co-sponsored by Jacob Zuma and former Labour minister Baroness Vadera aims to bring 26 African countries together in a trading bloc Patrick Wintour <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/patrickwintour> and Phillip Inman <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/phillipinman> in Seoul, guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Thursday 11 November 2010 15.23 GMT - [image: Baroness (Shriti) Vadera] Baroness Vadera, the former Labour minister, now a G20 adviser and the co-sponsor of the Africa free trade area initiative. Photograph: Graeme Robertson A free trade area for Africa, to help the impoverished continent match the spectacular growth of Far East economies, emerged as a distinctive British initiative at the G20 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/g20>summit today. The anti-poverty strategy, which is partly the brainchild of former Labour minister turned G20 adviser Baroness Vadera, has been developed with Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa. David Cameron, speaking at a business summit in Seoul today, said: "We should explain that free trade is good for the poorest parts of our world as well, and one thing the British have been very active in trying to insert into this G20 is a free-trade area for Africa. "Africa should be a growing part of the world economy: we should be lifting more people out of poverty in Africa. But we will not do it with all the trade barriers that exist between African countries." There are currently three distinct free trade areas within Africa, but a meeting in January of the continent's major powers is designed to create a single free trade entity spanning 26 countries. However, anti-poverty campaigners warned that a new approach focused on growth must not be used as an excuse to wriggle out of aid promises. "That's got to be the worry – that there's the appeal of the new, and that promises that are quite painful to deliver in the current climate are gone," said Adrian Lovett, global campaign director for Save the Children. Save the Children said that of $25bn in aid promised by the G8 countries in 2005, only $12bn has been delivered, and warned that development<http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/development>progress could be derailed by the economic crisis. Zuma, who is attending the G20 meeting, said the summit is also expected to launch major investments in infrastructure and skills development in developing countries, to help rebalance the world economy by creating new centres of demand outside the flagging economies of North America and Europe. A battle earlier in the year – in part waged by Vadera, who was helped into her current role by her former boss, Gordon Brown – has ensured that the issue of international development is now appearing on the G20's agenda, having previously been seen exclusively as the preserve of the G8. Leaders are expected to agree on a "nine-pillar" plan tomorrow that is intended to become a guide to strengthening cooperation between developed and emerging economies. The nine pillars are infrastructure building, trade promotion, human resources development, private investment, job creation, domestic resources mobilisation, growth with resilience efforts, financial inclusion and knowledge sharing. Vadera, a former investment banker who was ennobled by Brown, points out that South Korea is one of only two countries that has transformed itself from a low income country to a high-income country in just one generation. She argues that it achieved this not by following the traditional prescriptions of the World Bank or the IMF, but by using international trade <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/internationaltrade> as an essential component of its development policy. She argues that it is not enough to rely on aid over the long term; instead, greater reliance on domestic resources is critical to build a more resilient economy and implement a home-grown development agenda. G20: free-trade area for Africa proposed by UK and South Africa This article was published on guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> at 15.23 GMT on Thursday 11 November 2010. A version appeared in the Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian>on Friday 12 November 2010 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/nov/12>.

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Workshop: Using the Internet for Social Change.
by Muchiri Nyaggah 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Hi Listers, On 3rd of December, 2010 Semacraft (semacraft.com) has organized a workshop on '*Using the Internet for Social Change*'. This highly interactive one day workshop featuring local bloggers and social media personalities will provide participants with easily implementable ideas & skills. *The Agenda* - The Internet Landscape (*from social media to crowd sourcing and all points in between*) - Turning visitors into advocates (*How to go from casual consumption to active participation*) - Understanding relational ties, why they matter & how to leverage them. (*The impact of online relationships on causes*) - Putting It All To Work (*a session where participants create a draft strategy for a real non-profit organisation*) *Venue*: Navigators Complex, Kindaruma road, off Ngong road, Nairobi. Book your place at bookwhen.com/semacraft Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony
by Harry Hare 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Please find the latest programme for the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards event here http://bit.ly/9IIS6u to register http://bit.ly/boT7qm Kindest Regards Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing

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Fw: Open consultations on the WG of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF
by waudo siganga 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Colleagues who are following the IGF process will be aware of the anticipated CSTD Working Group on Inprovements to the IGF. A questionnaire (attached) to collect views has now been circulated: Subject: Open consultations on the WG of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF I have the pleasure to transmit to you a letter addressed from Mr. Frederic Riehl, Vice Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), with a questionnaire for open and inclusive on-line consultations in relation to the Working Group of the Chair of the CSTD on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). In addition to this questionnaire, Mr. Riehl plans to organize on 24 November 2010, back-to-back with the IGF consultations, scheduled to take place in Geneva from 22-23 November 2010, a second phase of face-to-face open consultations on the Working Group on IGF. As you may be aware, Mr. Riehl has been entrusted by the Chair of the CSTD, the Hon. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology of Ghana, to establish the Working Group of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF improvements as requested by ECOSOC resolution 2010/2 on "Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society " adopted on 19 July 2010 . Please note that no decision has been taken yet by the Chair on the composition of the Working Group. Due to diverging opinions, consultations about this issue are still underway. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Mr. Thomas Schneider ([1] thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch ), if you have any questions or need additional information. With best regards, " ********************************************* Mongi Hamdi Head of the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development Palais des Nations Room E-7077, UNCTAD Geneva, Switzerland Tel. 004122 917 5069 (See attached file: Letter 5 Nov 2010.PDF) (See attached file: Questionnaire (final 5 Nov).doc) _______________________________________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org References 1. mailto:thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch

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Mobile Monday Event - 15th Nov 2010
by James Muendo 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Hi, I believe you day is coming on along well. Monday the 15th Nov 2010 we would like to invite you an event that will be at the iHub Nairobi (Directions: Its on the 4th floor, Bishop Magua Centre,Right Opposite Uchumi Hyper,Ngong Road, ),at 6pm, Where the Guest Speakers will be from Nokia,we will discussing, What does it take to win Kshs1M in seed money for your startup.Bring a friend or 2 as you come to listen on how you can get money for your startup. Want to know more about Mobile Monday and any Events,visit http://mobilemonday.co.ke/ or follow us on twitter @MobileMondayKe or if you are on LinkedIn we also there http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3503680 -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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All girls team wins top prize for IPO48 Software application development competition
by alice＠apc.org 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

http://afnogchix.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-girls-team-wins-kshs-1-million.ht… An all girls team made of two BBIT fourth year students Lilian Nduati and Linda Kwamboka, and two alumni - Jamila Abass and Susan Eve Ogula and Catherine Kiguru a developer in Tracom , won the top prize of Kshs 1 million in the inaugural IPO48 software application development competition hosted by SEP (Strathmore Enterprise Program) at the University from 29th to 31st October. The four are members of AkiraChix a group of geek girls. The winning team developed an application dubbed M-Farm - an information service that focuses on delivering real time information to farmers on current market prices of their products. It also aims to bring farmers together in a collaborative forum. Essentially, the M-Farm service will help small-scale farmers get price information that will help them know where to get the best deal for their products through their mobile phones. It fills an information gap currently used by middlemen to the detriment of the farmer. The service will also provide farmers with weather alerts, connect with other farmers, find nearest farm stores and get help from farm experts. M-Farm has simple and easy to use features. It can be accessed in Kiswahili language and integrates an Interactive Voice Response (IVR). IPO48 is a boot-camp style initiative whose aim is for developers to build new web and mobile services in 48 hours only! It was organized by HumanIPO and Garage48.org. It was the first time the competition was being held in Africa. Blogger Moses Kemibaro wrote: the IPO48 was a highly competitive and successful event with many great software applications and business concepts coming to the fore. Its amazing how much creativity and ingenuity was presented there and I found myself thinking more like a venture capitalist, rather than observer. One thing however is for sure many of the ideas that did not win will still find suitors and in fact it was announced that one already had an Angel Investor in place! See: http://www.moseskemibaro.com/2010/11/01/akirachix-win-kes-1-million-in-ipo4… For a full breakdown of the results, visit this post at Afrinnovator.com who also covered IPO48 in detail.. Adopted from Strathmore website.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Application for the .Africa gTLD
by Brian Munyao Longwe 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

FYI Dear All, The African Union Commission (AUC) conducted an African Expert meeting to discuss all relevant issues regarding the .Africa *gTLD *project which aims at branding the African continent on the cyberspace and provide African community with a continental mark on the Internet. The meeting took place on the UNECA on 5-6 November 2010. The participants were 13 experts from different organizations and member states. It is worth mentioning that the AUC was mandated by the AU Communication and Information Technologies Ministerial Conference (CITMC) and the consequent AU Heads of States Summit decisions to carry out the required steps towards having .Africa *gTLD. * Thus, the meeting has recommended different scenarios and actions taking into consideration the tight timeline Africa have before the forthcoming round of applications in ICANN. These scenarios covered the issues of the potential institutional structure, Technical and Financial modules. The following points have been recommended as immediate actions to be taken: 1- Announce the intention in the public forum of ICANN and in all Technical, Business and Policy forums.. 2- Sign the Guide Book Letter. 3- Write a message to the GAC. 4- Formalize project Task Force. 5- Prepare and submit the required documents to ICANN. Accordingly, the meeting recommended all participated Experts to be members of the Task Force and also to expedite the process. Best. [image: ESAM-Siganture] [image: African Union Commission] <http:/www.africa-union.org> Esam Abulkhirat Senior Policy Off.- Human Res. & Youth Department of Human Resources Science and Technology African Union Commission P.O. Box: 3243 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 E-mail: AbulkhiratE(a)africa-union.org Website: http://www.africa-union.org *IMPORTANT NOTICE:* This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. E-mail messages to clients of African Union Commission may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and delete it completely from your computer system. Disclaimer added by *CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007* www.codetwo.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Distance Learning MSc with Scholarship from Manchester University
by alice＠apc.org 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Starting each year in January, the MSc in Management & Information Systems: Change and Development aims to develop the "hybrid" mix of management and information systems skills that we know from experience is essential to the successful and strategic application of ICTs. The programme specifically focuses on the planning, development, impact and management of information systems and organisational change in developing and transitional countries, and is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics. Being taught by distance learning, it allows study fellows to remain at home and in work, and to study at their own pace as other commitments allow. Applications are now being accepted, and links to this and other details of MSc M&IS DL can be found at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/08003/?code=080… One fully-funded scholarship is available for a candidate from a developing country, covering all costs. Application deadline is 17 Dec 2010. Details are available at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/funding/ If you have any questions, please email the Programme Director, Prof. Richard Heeks: richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk

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MLabs manager position now open
by King'ori Gitahi 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Hello all, � We announced the winners of the Mobile Application labs hosting bid earlier this year {iHub in Kenya, and CSIR Meraka in South Africa} We are now looking for a suitable lab manager for the Kenyan position.� Please forward the following link to candidates you feel would fit this role. � http://www.infodev.org/en/Article.606.html � Regards, � King’ori Gitahi For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela� -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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Outsourcing, a perspective following Obama's India visit
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Listers The following article appears in the Wall Street Journal. Two points of note for our reflection upon as Kenya. 1. Labour supply shifting to small and medium sized businesses globally. Kenyan talent providers can enhance their participation in talent websites like freelancer.com to promote and sell their services directly. 2. On some services, India can deliver the project at a 10th of US prices for the same quality. The India US dependency is very high even among small businesses in the US which depend on Indian labour to provide basic IT services. This is an opportunity for Kenya. Enjoy the read... The Obama Visit: An Outsourcer’s Perspective Article Comments INDIA REAL TIME HOME PAGE » EmailPrintPermalink + More Text By Arlene Chang Outsourcing has been a major political whipping boy between the U.S. and India in recent months but U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh both tried to quell the controversy in remarks before the press Monday. Mr. Obama said outsourcing was the subject of stereotyping in the U.S. which has to be updated and Mr. Singh said India was not in the business of stealing American jobs. Matt Barrie is chief executive of Freelancer.com, an online marketplace that connects businesses looking to outsource work with service providers, many of them in India. The site has 1.9 million members. He talked to India Real Time’s Arlene Chang about his view of the U.S., India and outsourcing. Here are edited excerpts. Freelancer.com Matt Barrie, chief executive Freelancer.com IRT: As head of one of the largest outsourcing websites, you must have a view on outsourcing of jobs? Mr. Barrie: We were founded in 2004 and since then, our two primary markets have been the U.S. and India – expectedly. Of the employers posting jobs, 90% of those jobs come from the U.S. and of the jobs being completed 90% are done by Indians. I do not see this as Indians taking away jobs from the Americans or outsourcing as being a bad thing. If anything, this has been a tremendously good exchange. You have about 25 million small businesses in the U.S. and each of them needs people to help run and sustain their businesses. But they may not necessarily have the money or budget to do it through normal channels. Here, the service providers, a majority of which in the case of freelancer.com are Indians, are providing those businesses with the services they want within their desired cost. IRT: Is it a stereotype in the U.S. that India takes away American jobs? Mr. Barrie: It is a stereotype but the stereotype is actually contradictory. Most of our members seeking services are small and medium-sized businesses and each one of them needs to, for example, get itself a website and maintain it. This need is not necessarily met by the supply available within the U.S. Small businesses are always thinking of getting their things done for a lesser cost, they need to be constantly cost effective. The service providers on our website provide those services to them at a fraction of the cost. This enables small and medium-sized companies to cut costs, become more competitive, and thus helps them grow their business – all of which in turn helps the U.S. economy. As we talk, there are a tremendous number of jobs being created in the U.S. just, say, in internet businesses, whose back-office operations are being supported by outsourced hires. IRT: What are the statistics for the outsourcing exchange on your website? Mr. Barrie: Since we started in 2004, we have completed around 850,000 projects and seen $67.41 million traded. Of the 1.9 million users we have, 400,000 of them are from India and are service providers. A similar number are service seekers from the U.S. The average cost of a job through our website is less than $200. So, as an example, if someone wants to build a website for their business they would normally have to pay about $2,000 in the U.S. to get that job done. On freelancer.com, we have people who do the job for $200. That’s one tenth of the actual cost. The U.S. is the largest poster of jobs for us and India has the largest pool of service providers, but India is also a significant employer. After the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada, it is India that posts the highest number of jobs that need to be done. IRT: What is the future of the outsourcing industry globally? Mr. Barrie: I think the next five years are going to be extremely interesting. Labor markets are always in flux and while the big businesses are doing the bulk of trade, there is already a fundamental shift in the amount and direction of labor supply. A huge amount of that labor supply is shifting to small and medium-sized businesses globally and as that happens there is going to be a revolution in places like India. If a person wants to start their own small business, all they have to do is go online and get someone who can get up a website for them and manage it – all this done on a shoestring budget. With more such businesses coming into being, there will be more work and the jobs not available previously will be out there. I think the off-shoring of the work of small and medium-sized businesses is going to provide an unparalleled opportunity for the U.S. and India, helping U.S. businesses in being more competitive and helping Indians get jobs that were not previously available. IRT: What do you make of President Obama’s statement in Mumbai Saturday on there being a stereotype in the U.S. about outsourcing to India? Mr. Barrie: I think a lot of what he said is rhetoric. He is in a politically different situation now after having lost the mid-term elections back home. I think he is pandering to the Indian-American vote bank back home when he said that, when he goes back to the U.S., he wants to be able to tell his countrymen that India has in fact created 50,000 jobs for America. Ends Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad

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Yawe for Post Master General
by robert yawe 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Hi, It is saddening to see how Postal Corporation is treated as a dumping ground for retired civil servants turning it into a sedated giant being denied the opportunity to play its rightful role in levelling the playing field. Many of us think that just because we rarely receive snail mail that it serves no purposes, we write articles and make statements of how email and instant messaging are the final nail in the coffin of Posta but I ask after your order the pair of shoes online and pay via mpesa or mkesha how do you expect to receive the shoes? SMS, email, or IM. I believe that we are doing a disservice to the country by killing Posta and someone needs to stand up and put Posta back to where it belongs as the enabler for e-commerce, e-learning, narrower of the digital divide and governance. I therefore offer myself as a candidate for Post Master General of Postal Corporation of Kenya. 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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Safaricom 3G Data Bundles - Skewed Decisions
by Odhiambo Washington 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

Sometimes I wonder how the think tanks at Safaricom reason: What is the difference between a PrePay 3G Internet user and a PostPay one, that makes the PostPay one be given preferential treatment/consideration?? On The DN of today, Safaricom has an Ad on Pg 3 on which they have increased the 3G bundle amounts (disproportionately anyway), BUT ONLY FOR PostPay customers? Seems like those elitist tendencies. I have used Safaricom modem data bundles from the start on PrePay, hence my annoyance at Safaricom favoring PostPay (though I am a PostPay voice user). Safaricom has now decided the PostPay user should get 700MB, up from 300MB for KES 999. For now I'll stay with Orange. They give me 1GB for KES 850, not KES 999. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Re: [kictanet] Tenders for ICT Board assignments
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Hi Paul, On item 2 below, where does one access the EOI documents mentioned in the tender? R's Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: pkukubo(a)ict.go.keTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 11/5/10 3:35 AM Subject: [kictanet] Tenders for ICT Board assignments Listers Please be aware that the Kenya ICT Board issued expressions if interest as published in yesterday's daily newspapers 1. Expressions of interest for the development of a Kenya ICT incubator. This is a project under the BPO/ITES development program to provide a seed-bed of Kenyan IT firms. 2. Expressions of interest, issued by the Ministry of Information for the Kenya ICT Board. We shall be looking for reputable firms to express interest in providing international country positioning of Kenya Outsourcing. Details on Kenya ICT Board website www.ict.go.ke and click on the link for tenders. Regards Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eonchari%40lynxbits.com

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Google Earth Maps Update
by robert yawe 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Hi, I appreciate that we get the google earth maps for free but is there a way we can get more up to date images of Kenya especially now with the new road network. The current maps are from around 2003 which literally makes them obsolete. Updated images would also make it easier for BrandKenya and the Kenya Tourist Board to better market the country. 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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Open Innovation Africa Summit
by Alice Munyua 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

The objective of the summit is to stimulate critical thinking about the role of innovation in sustainable socio-economic development and to contribute to creating a conducive environment for innovative entrepreneurial activity in Africa. The Summit will be highly interactive, and will engage participants in an active discussion using Capgemini's Accelerated Solutions Environment methodology. The aim is to facilitate discovery of how to best accelerate innovation in Africa, harnessing the power of innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels of society all the way from grassroots communities to high tech environments. We hope that participants will walk away from the Summit with new ideas for how to enhance the enabling environment for innovative entrepreneurs to succeed, as well as new network of peers that can continue to be a source of ideas and lessons going forward. Follow-up activities are also planned. The Summit will focus on following four thematic areas: - African Innovation Ecosystem - Enabling Innovation for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development - Technology Platforms - Leveraging Technology to Deliver Public and Private Services to the Underserved - Emerging Business Models for Serving the Poor - Building African Success Stories - Human Capital - Developing skills using the Power of Technology For more information, please visit http://nokia.hosted.jivesoftware.com/index.jspa --------------------------- As part of the pre-summit process Nokia has opened a website for exchanging ideas and learning from the vibrant community of emerging world thinkers around the world. This platform is not only restricted for the Summit participants, but is open for everyone. The website will also be used to share results of the summit with the wider open innovation community to ensure that no one is left behind. We would love to hear your thoughts, questions or comments about the four streams of the summit! Please also share the link with your colleagues. http://www.innovateafrique.com

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Job Opportunity: Mobile Application Project Manager with Mobile Active.
by Alice Munyua 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Mobile Active.org, a global network of people using mobile technology for social change, is seeking a full-time project manager for a new, two-year programme focused on mobile security services and tools for human rights defenders and social activists. The Project Manager will: 1. Manage mobile security products and features throughout the entire development cycle, from concept to launch. 2. Gather requirements of target users in a participatory process, and turn ideas into well-planned and executed products. 3. Create a comprehensive project roadmap and execute against delivery milestones. 4. Manage the collaboration between users, designers, documentation writers, developers and vendors. 5. Facilitate user feedback and testing and incorporate findings into products. 6. Take a leadership role in the design and development of the project's web platform. 7. Work with marketing and outreach team to implement marketing strategy. 8. International travel to work with users and developers required. For more deatils, please visit their website http://tinyurl.com/23sm8wm --

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Professionalizing the ICT field
by Shem Ochuodho 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

A reflection of a deeper leadership and governance deficit! But it is for Kenyan ICT professionals to solve, with some government vision and cooperation. For the information of those interested, PICTA-Kenya (Professional ICT Association of Kenya) is in the offing. To subscribe, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Picta-Kenyaor send an email to: Picta-Kenya-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com. Exclusively for ICT PROFESSIONALS! Regards, Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (CSK 2000) Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-734-137371 Skype: shem.ochuodho ________________________________ From: J.R. Kirongothi <kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke> To: Elijah Liech <onyango.liech(a)gmail.com>; charles gathii <cgathii(a)gmail.com> Cc: Internet Users List <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Sent: Thu, 4 November, 2010 10:32:11 Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Professionalizing the IT field There has to be a first step and in this case, Alex, please take up Liech Onyango's challenge as the first step. How about bringing all these institutions under one umbrella to make one strong front? Capt(rtd) Jessie R. Kirongothi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elijah Liech" <onyango.liech(a)gmail.com> To: "charles gathii" <cgathii(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Internet Users List" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Professionalizing the IT field > Hi All, > I wouldn't mind working with someone on this, we seem to have many > ideas that never materialize. Can we at least make this a reality. > Alex I believe has shown initiative on this, can he get all the > stakeholders on board to see how to actualize this, if we all think > it's a good idea. > > On 11/4/10, charles gathii <cgathii(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I agree with you Alex that in the last 20 years the institutions that should >> have managed the ICT in Kenya failed. I have supported Captain with the need >> to revive ITSA. But we should also not forget that Computer Society of Kenya >> still exists and also Software Developers Association of Kenya is still >> there and many others. So to answer Liech Onyango the registration of new >> entities is not the answer. The answer lies by democratizing the already >> existing institutions Like Computer Society of Kenya and ITSA and modernize >> them to reflect and represent "we the people". I wonder what goes on in the >> ICT professional minds when we see the Law Society of Kenya holding >> elections so their members can represent the body in powerful Government >> Committees. >> >> It is this failure to have a vision and leadership that made people like >> Alex feel the Vacuum with this forum and thanks Alex for taking up this >> major role all by himself. Now the ICT professionals look for solutions to >> PS and ICT Board for Governance issues related to the ICT professional >> instead of having to issues with issues at the professional level then >> approach the Government for answers. Is it too late to collect the >> situation? >> >> Charles Gathii >> >> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Captain, >>> >>> I think the *real* problem has been too many *entities* purporting to be >>> "the" institution representing " we the people" until it became >>> confusingly >>> similar who really "the people" are? kuchanglia roho safi... asante,,, >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:27 PM, J.R. Kirongothi >>> <kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> This is a very good idea. However, every now and then somebody brings it >>>> up and then a long silence. ITSA (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS >>>> ASSOCIATION) has been in existence since 1992 when it was founded by the >>>> late Dr. Onunga and others. How about empowering it by enlisting as >>>> members, >>>> review the TORs and establish a self regulatory profession? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Capt(rtd) J.R. Kirongothi >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elijah Liech" < >>>> onyango.liech(a)gmail.com> >>>> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >>>> Cc: "Internet Users List" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 2:40 PM >>>> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Professionalizing the IT field >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>>> Is someone out there thinking of a professional body to vet ICT >>>>> professionals. Why can't we have an association for ICT >>>>> professionals...that way we can have a standard way of judging who is >>>>> a professional in this field. This can also provide guidance to >>>>> institutions on the content they need to equip their students with. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Kind Regards >>>>> Liech Onyango >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> regards, >>> >>> Alex Gakuru >>> http://www.mwenyeji.com >>> Hosting, surprise yourself! >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> CHARLES GATHII >> MANAGING DIRECTOR >> MICROHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. >> 3RD, FLOOR VISIONS PLAZA MOMBASA ROAD >> TEL: 254 724-812399 >> > > > -- -- > Kind Regards > Liech Onyango > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Voice based Services Growing Globally
by Paul Kukubo 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Listers Sharing an article from globalservicemedia online on the voice based BPO Sector. Key to note here is that: 1. It is an area of growth. Kenya has identified this as an area of focus. 2. Countries need to specialize, even within the Voice offering. 3. Clients becoming more demanding about what the service providers must offer. Lower cost alone are not enough. 4. The technology companies are improving the tools to assist BPO companies provide better services. Voice-based BPO Industry is RevivingSruthi Ramakrishnan Unified communication technologies that allow integration of voice with business processes and collaboration will help voice-based BPOs reinvent their offerings Print <http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Print-Article/8427> Email<http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Email-to-Friend/8427> Comments <http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Article-Comments/8427> Reprints <http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Article-Reprints/8427> [image: Bookmark and Share]<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=globalservices> Subscription <http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Newsletters> Voice-based services or call center services-- the offering that actually started it all for the BPO industry in countries like India and the Philippines, has changed a lot since inception. The very purpose of outsourcing this service has undergone a radical change. “Initially, clients preferred to turn the work to service providers because the service providers offered a cost advantage or some type of 'peak volume overflow' capacity that the clients could not staff themselves,” says Sid Pai, Partner & Managing Director, TPI India. Offshore call centers offering voice-based services were the perfect answer to this and one saw a massive build up of call centers in the early part of the decade. Very soon, the industry matured. Many call centers reached a point where they couldn’t scale up or they couldn’t retain key clients. This led to a shake-up in the call center industry, especially in India, where many of them were snapped up by IT services companies ( e.g. Infosys-Progeon, Wipro-Spectramind, IBM-Daksh, etc) seeking to enter the BPO industry. BPO’s addressing the voice market had growth challenges. The way out was to shift the focus to other areas of BPO like finance/ accounting, mortgage, insurance and other niche sectors like KPO and LPO. Says Atul Vashishtha, CEO of Neo Advisory, “The market for non-voice services was expected to grow faster, as the call center sector was more mature and significantly developed ." *Revival and New Hope* The voice-based BPO industry is reviving. “Investments in technology platforms, process improvements, equipment and facilities and acquiring specific vertical capabilities, made by the service providers are outpacing those by the client. Service providers are moving up the value chain,” says Pai. Voice- based services continue to expand their domain and tailor their offerings according to the needs of their clients. “Today customers are looking at unified communications to integrate various communication systems with their business applications to improve their business processes. These improved business processes lead to higher productivity for employees and greater customer satisfaction which in turn results in higher revenues and profits,” says Minhaj Zia, National Sales Manager, Unified Communications, Cisco India & SAARC. *Expanding scope of services* Clients today have access to a wide spectrum of services under voice. “Cisco subscribes to a range of services covering the entire gamut from technology services desk for customers and employees, human resources support for employees , escalation options for customers for quick access and marketing access to and from Cisco,” says V.C. Gopalratnam, Vice President (IT) and Chief Information Officer, Globalisation, Cisco, on the internal deployment of voice services in the company. Providers are also developing expertise in niche areas within voice services. Andrew Kokes, Vice President of The Americas, Sitel<http://www.osourcebook.com/profile.asp?id=1501>, cites an example. “Revenue generation is one of the key metrics that Sitel is measured against for most customer care programs (revenue per month, revenue per call), and is a large part of our core expertise. More than half of all Sitel-managed inbound programs incorporate some form of upsell or cross-sell offer.” The maturity of this segment allows outsourcing to many more locations as compared to emerging areas of BPO and thus finding price points and capabilities according to the specific needs of the client. “In all cases the services (we subscribe to) have a “follow the sun model” with sufficient geographical spread to cover all time zones effectively,” says Gopalratnam. *Collaboration and integration- the new formulas of growth* Collaboration and integration of communication platforms and capabilities are the new formulas of growth in this sector. “Collaboration is slowly moving towards new forms such as Enterprise Social Software, UC as a Service, TelePresence etc. Cisco’s Unified Contact Center solution.... provides a VoIP contact center solution that enables organizations to integrate inbound and outbound voice applications with Internet applications, including real-time chat, Web collaboration, and email. This integration provides for unified capabilities, helping a single agent support multiple interactions simultaneously, regardless of the communications channel the customer has chosen,” elaborates Zia. Voice services are set to move to a higher degree of integration at multiple levels. Kokes says, “Voice-based contact center services are rapidly moving beyond traditional "voice" communication to include a blend of voice and live-chat (i.e., text based) engagement. In such arrangements, contact center agents are provided with real-time indicators of a website visitor’s propensity to purchase, and can invite that online consumer to chat via IM before the customer navigates away from the site. Such a model also opens the door to Pay-for-Performance client arrangements, whereby the call center fees for service can be aligned with the program’s overall success in producing incremental online sales.” Zia also sees integration and improved technology as growth drivers for this sector. He says, “Enterprises will move beyond contact center to a customer interaction network with hosted contact centers for both enterprise customers and service providers. In a central office or data center, service providers will host the contact center infrastructure software, which will be shared by multiple business customers. Subscribing business customers will have IP or time-division multiplexing (TDM) infrastructures or a combination of the two.” A suite of integrated services can also be introduced, he says, like virtual call centers, network routing with computer telephony integration (CTI), networked interactive voice response (IVR), intelligent call routing (routing calls between contact centers based on call context information, agent availability, and customer information from databases) and multimedia applications such as Web collaboration and e-mail response management. With so much innovation happening and set to happen in this ‘traditional’ sector of BPO, analysts are optimistic of its transformational capabilities for businesses. “(Its potential to transform) looks evident given the investments made by the service providers on technology and platforms. In addition, leading service providers have built modern global services delivery infrastructures and implemented best practices that allow them to effectively and efficiently leverage their scale, volume, global capacity and technology to better serve their clients.” says Pai. To this, Atul Vashishtha adds that this is a market that will become increasingly global and Tier 2 players will need to specialize to succeed. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Educational Offerings from (ISC)2
by Preston Odera 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

To view this message on webpage, please click here. (ISC)2® is the official creator and provider of the internationally recognised Gold Standard information security credentials: CISSP®, SSCP®, CSSLP®. We are pleased to inform you that dates have been scheduled around the EMEA region for our Official (ISC)2 CBK® Review Seminars Q4 2010 as well as January 2011. Our fully licensed and officially endorsed education programmes are specifically designed to provide a vital refresher of the highly intensive CBK. Delivered in compact 3-7 day courses, the Official CBK Review Seminars are ideal for professionals seeking to achieve their CISSP, SSCP, CSSLP, or CISSP Concentration certification and will help you prepare for the highly intensive (ISC)2 Examinations, the gateway to joining an elite community of like-minded professionals... Please see our class schedule below. We encourage you to visit the (ISC)2 Website to see the full range of education products, services, and resources we offer. CLASS SCHEDULE SSCP Utrecht, Netherlands Nov 10-12 Register Brussels, Belgium Nov 22-26 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Jan 10-14 Register Rotenburg, Germany Jan 24-28 Register CISSP Athens, Greece Nov 4-6 Register Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Nov 6-10 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Nov 15-19 Register Belgrade, Serbia Nov 15-19 Register Brussels, Belgium Nov 15-19 Register Krakow, Poland Nov 22-26 Register Lisbon, Portugal Nov 22-26 Register Athens, Greece Nov 25-27 Register Cairo, Egypt Nov 28-Dec 2 Register Helsingborg, Sweden Nov 29-Dec 3 Register Rotenburg, Germany Nov 29-Dec 3 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Dec 6-10 Register Copenhagen, Denmark Dec 6-10 Register London, United Kingdom Dec 6-10 Register Dubai, UAE Dec 7-11 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Dec 13-17 Register Istanbul, Turkey Dec 13-17 Register Nairobi, Kenya Dec 13-17 Register Riga, Latvia Jan 14-18 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Jan 24-28 Register Rotenburg, Germany Jan 24-28 Register CSSLP London, United Kingdom Nov 29-Dec3 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Dec 6-10 Register Krakow, Poland Dec 13-17 Register Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Jan 24-28 Register ISSMP Utrecht, Netherlands Nov 8-9 Register Upcoming Industry Events (ISC)2 exhibits at several industry events throughout the year. We invite you to visit our booth to speak with a consultant about all of the education and services we provide! Infosecurity Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 3-4 SecureJohannesburg Conference, South Africa, November 11 SecureLondon Conference, London, England, December 7 For more information about upcoming events please visit the (ISC)2 website. We would be pleased to discuss any level of service or requirement you may have. Please contact us for further discussion. Connect with (ISC)2 Click here to unsubscribe

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Jonathan Butler Tickets ...
by Agosta Liko 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Hello Listers Jazz Great Jonathan Butler is in town this weekend @ The Sierra Jazz Safari Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/bVAuVF Buy online and save Kshs500 per ticket Thanks

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CIO 100 Symposium and Awards
by Harry Hare 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, For the last three months, CIO East Africa and Synovate has been conducting a survey whose objective was to identify innovative use of IT in organisations in East Africa. More than 300 willing organisations submitted applications to be considered and evaluated. This will be the basis of the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards which will be on 17th-19th November at the Safari Park Hotel. The Symposium will feature case studies of some of the most innovative projects/initiatives that were identified by our regional panel judges together with the technologies that powered these projects. The awards will be announced at an awards dinner on the 18th of November. The CIO 100 Awards will recognise and celebrate 100 organizations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. If you would like to attend the Symposium or the Awards Dinner or both, you can register at http://cio.co.ke/CIO100/register.html Please drop me an email if you need any further information. Kindest Regards Harry Hare

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FW: Conference on Human Language Technologies for Development in Egypt
by Edith Adera 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

This may be of interest for localization of ICT services. Edith -----Original Message----- From: Adel El Zaim [mailto:AElzaim@idrc.org.eg] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 2:02 PM To: Lyris:Acacia Subject: [acacia-admin-cl] Conference on Human Language Technologies for Development in Egypt Dear all, It is my pleasure to share with you this call for papers for a conference organized by the African network for Localization (ANLoc) and Pan Asia Localization Network (Pan L10N) in Alexandria, Egypt, with the collaboration of the Library of Alexandria and IDRC. ANLoc and Pan L10N are two research networks funded by IDRC and working on localization of ICT in local languages in Africa and Asia. The call for papers is attached. The conference will take place from 2 to 5 of May 2011 Best regards Adel ---------------------------------- Adel El Zaïm, PhD Senior Program Specialist | Administrateur de programmes principal International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Middle East and North Africa Regional Office | Bureau Régional du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord +20 2 33367051/2/3 Ext. 7115 | aelzaim(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca/cairo | +www.crdi.ca/cairo ________________________________________

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Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on...
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Listers, It was so thoughtful of you to think of me during my time of sadness. Your sympathy messages and kind words of condolence were of great comfort to me as I grieved my Mothers's death. Warm regards, Ndemo. > Sir > > May God grant you and your family strength and fortitude at this time. > > Be blessed! > > Eric > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kipkemoi Kiptum <kip(a)kipkemoi.com> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+jairah=kippra.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:44:52 > To: <jairah(a)kippra.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jairah%40kippra.or.ke > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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A big Welcome to Kenyan ICT terrain
by muriuki mureithi 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Dear Mr Collymore KICTAnet members welcome you to the invigorating Kenyan ICT terrain . it's true that we have witnessed a revolution in the sector which irreversibly transformed the daily life of Kenyans. Much more needs to be done to anchor Kenya firmly on the path to vision 2030. Your statements give hope that you are a partner towards realising the vision Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi Very few of us are born with a silver spoon in their mouths and therefore to be successful takes some effort. .Michael Joseph former CEO Safaricom --------------------------------------------------------- cid:image003.jpg@01CB5386.842DACA0 Landmark Plaza 13th flr Argwings Kodhek Rd -Opp Nairobi Hospital P O Box 62454 - 00200 Nairobi Kenya tel + 254 20 3673925/2637177 Cell+254 701 016555 <mailto:Info@summitstrategies.co.ke> info(a)summitstrategies.co.ke <http://www.summitstrategies.co.ke/> www.summitstrategies.co.ke Personal Cell +254 722 520090 <mailto:sam@summitstrategies.co.ke> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke skype; muriukimureithi

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Kenya Investment Environment More Predictable Now
by waudo siganga 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Kenya High Commissioner to South Africa has reassured ([1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTPDBosZeg) international investors, especially in ICT that Kenya is now a more transparent and predictable operating environment following the passage of the new constitution and increased action against all levels of corruption. The High Commission, Amabasssador Tom Amolo, was speaking Friday 29th October during the Board of Directors meeting of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance in Sandton, South Africa, where the Kenya ICT Board also made a presentation on the Konza Technology Park. Waudo References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTPDBosZeg

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FWD >>> Details on how to register for the upcoming LPI exams
by Joe Murithi Njeru 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

>From Evans Ikua LPI Hosts Promotional Exam Labs with InWent/FOSSFA in Kenya and South Africa (Sacramento, CA, USA: October 28, 2010) - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org) announced promotional exam labs for their Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) with the Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA: http://www.fossfa.net/) on November 13, 2010 (Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya) and February 12, 2010 in South Africa (location to be announced). These exam labs are part of a larger "train-the-trainers" program jointly sponsored by FOSSFA and InWEnt Capacity Building International of Germany (InWEnt: http://www.inwent.org/) "We are pleased to assist FOSSFA in their efforts to develop skilled trainers in the professional use of Linux. In particular, we applaud their efforts to recruit potential trainers within academic institutions, government agencies, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Africa. These types of enterprises recognize the value in adopting Free and Open Source software and have the opportunity of becoming leaders in Linux training in their respective countries and business sectors," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of the Linux Professional Institute. "The ict@innovation (FOSSFA) project is excited to be partnering with the LPI to help increase the number of qualified and certified Linux Engineers and System Administrators in Africa. This partnership will go a long way in enhancing the promotion and use of FOSS solutions which will in effect lead to a wider adoption of FOSS. This we believe will have a positive impact in the development of the IT industry in the participating countries. We are looking at a much longer term engagement with the LPI," said Evans Ikua, FOSS Certification Manager, ict@innovation, FOSSFA. Registration for the exam labs in both Kenya and South Africa are open to all interested individuals and can be made in advance at events(a)lpi.org. Only LPIC-1 exams will be available (LPI-101 and 102). Please indicate preferred exam and time slot when registering for exam events (exams will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Strathmore University--time slots are still being set for the exam lab in South Africa). To participate in the exam labs you must obtain an LPI ID at our registration area:http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/register_now Each exam takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. Each exam is available at the promotional price of $ 95 USD. Following exam registration at events(a)lpi.org candidates will be contacted regarding payment details. In addition, candidates must bring their LPI ID and a government issued photo identification to the exam lab. The joint FOSSFA/InWEnt Linux training project is part of an ict@innovation program which aims at building capacities for African small and medium ICT enterprises to do business with Free and Open Source Software (http://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/) The ict@innovation program is also funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). A complete description of the FOSSFA "train-the-trainers" program can be found at: http://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/blog/%5Buser-raw% 5D/wanted-training-participants-first-regional-lpic-1-training-trainers The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is distributed worldwide in multiple languages at more than 7,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 270,000 exams and 90,000 LPIC certifications around the world. # # # About the Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG. Media Contacts: Evans Ikua, FOSS Certification Manager, ict@innovation, FOSSFA Tel: +254-722-955831, Email: ikua(a)fossfa.net Website: ict-innovation.fossfa.net Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org slamberton(a)lpi.org +1-905-269-0862 -- Regards, Joe Murithi Njeru Zilojo Ltd. P.O. Box 39501-00623 Nairobi Kenya. T: +254-722-787725 E: joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com W: http://www.zilojo.com M: http://www.mobility.co.ke/zilojo Web . Retail . Travel

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Egypt plans Ushahidi platform to report sexual harassment
by Francis.Hook＠gmail.com 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

I have heared Egyptian men are something else when it comes to being lewd/lecherous/lascivious/etc :-) The Kenyan grown Ushahidi platform is being used to allow women in Egypt to report in real time (via tweets, SMS) any such incidents to help the police and identify hot spots where it might be unsafe for women to walk. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101025/ap_on_hi_te/ml_egypt_sexual_harassment

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"US and Russia face off over ICANN veto power
by alice＠apc.org 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

"US and Russia face off over ICANN veto power Kevin Murphy, October 6, 2010, 13:14:29 (UTC), Domain Policy The ruling body of the International Telecommunications Union this week kicked off a major policy-making meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, and has already seen the US and Russia taking opposing stances over the future control of ICANN. A group of former Soviet nations, chaired by the Russian Federation's Minister of Communications, seems to have proposed that the ITU should give itself veto power over ICANN decisions. A proposal filed by the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC) calls for the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee to be scrapped and replaced by an ITU group. Consideration should be given to the expediency of having the functions of GAC carried out by a specially-constituted group within ITU with the authority to veto decisions adopted by the ICANN Board of Directors. If it is so decided, the ITU Secretary-General should be instructed to consult ICANN on the matter. The proposal was first noted by Gregory Francis at CircleID. It says that the GAC is currently the only avenue open to governments to "defend their interests" but that it has "no decision-making authority and can do no more than express its wishes". It also notes that fewer than 50% of nations are members of the GAC, and that only 20% or fewer actually participate in GAC meetings. The proposal was apparently submitted to the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference but, in contrast to ICANN's policy of transparency, many ITU documents are only accessible to its members. A reader was kind enough to send me text extracted from the document. I've been unable to verify its authenticity, but I've no particular reason to believe it's bogus. The RCC was set up in 1991 to increase cooperation between telecommunications and postal operators in the post-Soviet era. Its board is comprised of communications ministers from a dozen nations. Its position on ICANN appears to be also held by the Russian government. Igor Shchegolev, its communications minister, is chair of the RCC board. At the Plenipotentiary on Tuesday, Shechegolev said (via Google Translate): We believe that the ITU is capable of such tasks to international public policy, Internet governance, its development and finally, protection of interests of countries in ICANN. Meanwhile, the US has committed itself to the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance as embodied by ICANN. The State Department's Philip Verveer told the conference: the ITU should be a place where the development of the Internet is fostered. The Internet has progressed and evolved in a remarkably successful way under the existing multi-stakeholder arrangements. Changes, especially changes involving inter-governmental controls, are likely to impair the dynamism of the Internet-something we all have an interest in avoiding. ICANN itself has no formal presence at the Plenipotentiary, after ITU secretary-general Hamadoun Toure turned down a request by ICANN president Rod Beckstrom for observer status. The conference carries on until October 22. It's likely that we haven't heard the last of the anti-ICANN rhetoric." Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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kictanet Digest, Vol 41, Issue 86
by Yusuf Tajbhai 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

1. IT support personnel vacancy Kindly mail cv to yusmat(a)gmail.com On 10/27/10, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <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 > http://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. Making Intellectual Property Work for you (John Matogo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:34:58 +0000 > From: John Matogo <JMatogo(a)strathmore.edu> > To: "'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Making Intellectual Property Work for you > Message-ID: > <780ADD2EB8A088418E3695A4BF6B65F6090FD066(a)Thika.strathmore.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Greetings, > We welcome you to join us on 4th November 2010 at 5.30pm to attend a public > lecture on Making Intellectual Property work for you. > This will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium (Madaraka). Entry > is free. > > We look forward to seeing you there. > > > Regards, > > John Matogo > Programme Manager > Enterprise Development Centre > Strathmore University > Email: jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu<mailto:jmatogo@strathmore.edu> > Mobile: 0722 813 533 > > > [Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CB7605.E388D2A0] > > ________________________________ > > Strathmore University provides all-round education in an atmosphere of > freedom and responsibility. > This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for use by > the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential > information. If you have received this email in error please notify the > sender immediately and permanently delete this email and/or any files > attached to it from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions > presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of Strathmore University. The University accepts > no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred, or suffered, > resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and/or its attachments. > The University warrants neither the integrity of the e-mail nor its freedom > from errors, viruses, interception or any other form of interference. > ............................................................................ > Website: www.strathmore.edu > > >

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Fw: Press Release_CTO-SoutherSudan_22Oct2010
by Shem Ochuodho 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Invitation to the first ever Southern Sudan regional/international ICT/Telecom conference. For any further details, please use the contacts given in the attached media release. Looking forward to seeing you in Juba next month. Regards, Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-734-137371 Skype: shem.ochuodho ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Lasantha De Alwis <L.DeAlwis(a)CTO.int> To: juma stephen lugga <jumlug11(a)yahoo.com>; Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Cc: Samuel Fletcher <S.Fletcher(a)cto.int>; Rumana Bukht <R.Bukht(a)cto.int> Sent: Tue, 26 October, 2010 16:44:39 Subject: Press Release_CTO-SoutherSudan_22Oct2010 Dear Colleagues Please find attached the press release that was issued today in London. If you also could issue it from there (as well as from GOSS missions outside of Southern Sudan) that will help promote the event Regards Lasantha De Alwis Corporate Secretary & Senior Manager | Programmes Address: 64-66 Glenthorne Road Hammersmith, London W6 0LR Switchboard: Fax: Direct Line: +44 20 8600 3800 +44 20 8600 3819 +44 20 8600 3814 Email: Website: l.dealwis(a)cto.int http://www.cto.int Join your ICT Colleagues at CTO knowledge-sharing events. Follow us on: Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Let's think sustainability. The information in this email communication (inclusive of attachments) is confidential and privileged to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this information or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and that the author accepts no liability for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and then delete all instances of this email from your system. The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will not accept responsibility for any consequences associated with the use of this email (including, but not limited to, damages sustained as a result of any viruses and/or any action or lack of action taken in reliance on it). From:Rumana Bukht Sent: 26 October 2010 14:39 To: Lasantha De Alwis Cc: Samuel Fletcher Subject: PressRelease_CTO-SoutherSudan_22Oct2010 Hi Lasantha, The attached has been sent out. Please could you also ask GoSS PR to distribute to their media contacts, for better coverage. Thanks & regards, Ruamna

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Bharti deal could boost some local outsourcing providers?
by Paul Kukubo 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Listers http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-d… <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-d…>Quoting from the Economics times of India link above.. “About 4,000 employees who currently handle Zain’s customer care operations in Africa will move to the rolls of these three companies. The partners will set up operations in each market which will sustain and build skills, capabilities and resources,” he added. Executives tracking the contract said local companies in Africa had not bid for the call centre deal although Spanco and possibly, Tech Mahindra, could partner with domestic firms there to deliver the service. " Interesting to keep our eyes on be prepared in the event of the opportunity. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Making Intellectual Property Work for you
by John Matogo 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Greetings, We welcome you to join us on 4th November 2010 at 5.30pm to attend a public lecture on Making Intellectual Property work for you. This will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium (Madaraka). Entry is free. We look forward to seeing you there. Regards, John Matogo Programme Manager Enterprise Development Centre Strathmore University Email: jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu<mailto:jmatogo@strathmore.edu> Mobile: 0722 813 533 [Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CB7605.E388D2A0] ________________________________ Strathmore University provides all-round education in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for use by the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete this email and/or any files attached to it from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Strathmore University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and/or its attachments. The University warrants neither the integrity of the e-mail nor its freedom from errors, viruses, interception or any other form of interference. ............................................................................ Website: www.strathmore.edu

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Joshua Amolo invites you to use Boxbe
by Joshua Amolo 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

I'd like to share approved contacts with you on Boxbe Here's the link: https://www.boxbe.com/register?tc=5577927290_1847700027 -Joshua This message was sent at the request of joshua.amolo(a)gmail.com. If you want to opt-out of invitations from Boxbe members, use this link: https://www.boxbe.com/unsubscribe?email=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke&tc=55… Boxbe, Inc. | 2390 Chestnut Street #201 | San Francisco, CA 94123

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Fw: CTO to extend its rural ICT developmental agenda to Southern Sudan
by Albert Mucunguzi 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

?Dear All, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), in conjunction with the government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), will be organising a two-day international forum on rural ICT connectivity from 23rd to 24th November 2010 in the GoSS city of Juba. See details here: http://pctechmagazine.com/news/168-cto-to-extend-its-rural-ict-developmenta… Thanks _______________________ Regards, Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director PC Tech Communications P.O. Box 32180, Tel: +256 712619812 / 700 297031 Kampala, Uganda. Email: ed(a)pctechmagazine.com Website: www.pctechmagazine.com / www.albertmucunguzi.com

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Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on...
by arapkirui＠gmail.com 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Dear Dr. Bitange, My family and I send our heartfelt condolences following the loss of your dear mother. May the Lord grant you the grace to go through the period. Kipkemoi arap Kirui Sent from my Nokia phone -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Imunde Sent: 26/10/2010 11:06:41 To: arapkirui(a)gmail.com Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Bw PS, My deepest condolences to you and your family. I do however appreciate that God gave her a long life with you. Nancy Imunde AccessKenya From: kictanet-bounces+nancyi=accesskenya.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+nancyi=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of S.Murigi Muraya Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:02 AM To: nancyi(a)accesskenya.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Bw.PS, May God comfort you & your family. Stanley.M.Muraya On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:57 AM, J.R. Kirongothi <kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke> wrote: Bw PS, Pole sana. You and your family are in our prayers. Capt(rtd) Jessie R. Kirongothi KASNEB. ----- Original Message ----- From: Zachary Ochieng <mailto:zzachmbir@yahoo.com> To: Jessie R. Kirongothi <mailto:kirongothi@kasneb.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Bw. PS, Pole for such a huge loss. May her soul rest in eternal peace. Zachary. Be the change you want to see in the world Zachary Ochieng Editor/Journalist Cell: +254 726 473 388 Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com Twitter: @OchiengZach --- On Tue, 26/10/10, Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> wrote: From: Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... To: zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, 26 October, 2010, 1:31 Pole, Mr. PS. Our prayers rest with you and your family.. Harry _____ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry> =comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:47 PM To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Listers, Its with deep regret that I alert you of the death of Mother Teresa B. Ndemo, Dr. Ndemo's Mom. She passed on last Saturday at the Agha Khan hospital after a long battle with Cancer. On behalf of KICTAnet, we pass our condolence to the PS and assure him of our prayers during this trying moment. Feel free to register you personal condolences and better still attend the Service due this Wed 27th Oct 2010, 2:00pm at the SDA Church, Opposite Integrity House or attend the Burial at Kioge Village, Marani District, Kisii County at 9am on Friday 29th Oct 2010. Viewing at the Lee funeral home would be on Thursday 7.30am, 28th Oct 2010. walu. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=zzachmbir@yahoo.com> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/zzachmbir%40yahoo.com _____ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kirongothi%40kasneb.or. ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail.c om

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 41, Issue 78
by alexowiti＠gmail.com 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Accept my condolences bwana PS.All shall be well.Its never easy to lose a mother.RIP mama Ndemo. Alex Owiti. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sender: kictanet-bounces+alexowiti=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:56:17 To: Alex Owiti<alexowiti(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 41, Issue 78 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (S.Murigi Muraya) 2. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (David Otwoma) 3. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Muchiri Nyaggah) 4. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Akich Kwach) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:01:44 +0300 From: "S.Murigi Muraya" <murigi.muraya(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] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Message-ID: <AANLkTinvXqfp3Br5og0HP-qL3zNbiVcOpPVNA0vpCVpD(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Bw.PS, May God comfort you & your family. Stanley.M.Muraya On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:57 AM, J.R. Kirongothi <kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke>wrote: > Bw PS, > Pole sana. You and your family are in our prayers. > > > Capt(rtd) Jessie R. Kirongothi > KASNEB. > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Zachary Ochieng <zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com> > *To:* Jessie R. Kirongothi <kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke> > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:12 AM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... > > Bw. PS, > Pole for such a huge loss. May her soul rest in eternal peace. > Zachary. > > Be the change you want to see in the world > > Zachary Ochieng > Editor/Journalist > Cell: +254 726 473 388 > Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com > Twitter: @OchiengZach > > > --- On *Tue, 26/10/10, Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke>* wrote: > > > From: Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... > To: zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, 26 October, 2010, 1:31 > > Pole, Mr. PS. > > Our prayers rest with you and your family.. > > Harry > ------------------------------ > *From:* kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+harry <kictanet-bounces%2Bharry>=comtelsys.co.ke@ > lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Walubengo J > *Sent:* Monday, October 25, 2010 5:47 PM > *To:* harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... > > Listers, > > Its with deep regret that I alert you of the death of Mother Teresa B. > Ndemo, Dr. Ndemo's Mom. She passed on last Saturday at the Agha Khan > hospital after a long battle with Cancer. > > On behalf of KICTAnet, we pass our condolence to the PS and assure him of > our prayers during this trying moment. > > Feel free to register you personal condolences and better still attend the > Service due this Wed 27th Oct 2010, 2:00pm at the SDA Church, Opposite > Integrity House or attend the Burial at Kioge Village, Marani District, > Kisii County at 9am on Friday 29th Oct 2010. Viewing at the Lee funeral > home would be on Thursday 7.30am, 28th Oct 2010. > > walu. > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=zzachmbir@yahoo.com> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/zzachmbir%40yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: kirongothi(a)kasneb.or.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kirongothi%40kasneb.or… > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail.… > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20101026/5c6dbc1…> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:36:08 +0300 From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Message-ID: <AANLkTik-Fkekp5jDHrPigV13xNqCV_pTrOAyHuNG8HPr(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Pole sana PS kwa msiba wa kumpoteza mama mpendwa. -- David Otwoma, Chief Science Secretary, National Council for Science and Technology, On 10/25/10, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Listers, > > Its with deep regret that I alert you of the death of Mother Teresa B. > Ndemo, Dr. Ndemo's Mom. She passed on last Saturday at the Agha Khan > hospital after a long battle with Cancer. > > On behalf of KICTAnet, we pass our condolence to the PS and assure him of > our prayers during this trying moment. > > Feel free to register you personal condolences and better still attend the > Service due this Wed 27th Oct 2010, 2:00pm at the SDA Church, Opposite > Integrity House or attend the Burial at Kioge Village, Marani District, > Kisii County at 9am on Friday 29th Oct 2010. Viewing at the Lee funeral > home would be on Thursday 7.30am, 28th Oct 2010. > > walu. > > > > > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:44:03 +0300 From: Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri(a)semacraft.com> To: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Message-ID: <AANLkTi=THr7PfKcWu9vURjDikVhKtDx-o-TyvF7h4fPo(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Pole Bwana Ndemo. Our prayers are with your family at this time. Listers, this past weekend I gained a deeper respect for organizations working to help reduce the prevalence of cancer in our country. I'd urge us to find one and make a commitment to volunteer or donate towards the cause. One such organization is the Twakutukuza Trust (www.twatrust.org) Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20101026/a15b3ab…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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May her inspiration live on Akich Kwach ----- Original Message ----- From: muriuki mureithi To: kwach(a)archway-productions.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... I visited the home of Dr Ndemo and it is clear that Mama Teresa was a great inspiration to her family , a tower of strength and full of humility. she leaves behind a rich legacy into the future -- May God rest her in peace Muriuki Mureithi From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 25 October 2010 17:47 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... Listers, Its with deep regret that I alert you of the death of Mother Teresa B. Ndemo, Dr. Ndemo's Mom. She passed on last Saturday at the Agha Khan hospital after a long battle with Cancer. On behalf of KICTAnet, we pass our condolence to the PS and assure him of our prayers during this trying moment. Feel free to register you personal condolences and better still attend the Service due this Wed 27th Oct 2010, 2:00pm at the SDA Church, Opposite Integrity House or attend the Burial at Kioge Village, Marani District, Kisii County at 9am on Friday 29th Oct 2010. 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Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on...
by charles nduati 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

hi bwana ps, pole sana for your loss of dear mum. she is in a better place may god grant your family peace at this time charles On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:31 EEST Harry Delano wrote: >Pole, Mr. PS. > >Our prayers rest with you and your family.. > >Harry > > _____ > >From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >Behalf Of Walubengo J >Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:47 PM >To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... > > >Listers, > >Its with deep regret that I alert you of the death of Mother Teresa B. >Ndemo, Dr. Ndemo's Mom. She passed on last Saturday at the Agha Khan >hospital after a long battle with Cancer. > >On behalf of KICTAnet, we pass our condolence to the PS and assure him of >our prayers during this trying moment. > >Feel free to register you personal condolences and better still attend the >Service due this Wed 27th Oct 2010, 2:00pm at the SDA Church, Opposite >Integrity House or attend the Burial at Kioge Village, Marani District, >Kisii County at 9am on Friday 29th Oct 2010. Viewing at the Lee funeral >home would be on Thursday 7.30am, 28th Oct 2010. > >walu. > > >

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Mama Teresa B Ndemo passes on .......
by Jane Kagiri 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Dr Ndemo, May God give you strength and comfort in accepting his will. God bless. Jane Kagiri. On Mon Oct 25th, 2010 10:57 AM EDT 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 > http://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: ITU vs ICANN (Walubengo J) > 2. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Walubengo J) > 3. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Peres Were) > 4. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (warigia bowman) > 5. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Lizette Kraft) > 6. Re: Mama Teresa B. Ndemo passes on... (Fatma Bashir) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:17:18 -0700 (PDT) >From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: Re: [kictanet] ITU vs ICANN >Message-ID: <287251.49665.qm(a)web57805.mail.re3.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Those following the international debate btwn ITU and ICANN... > >Question to the ITU Sec. General: >One of the biggest discussions at this (ITU) conference is >about the ITU?s future role and in particular its role in relation to >the Internet. This has been a source of argument for years, but one of >the biggest issues with the ITU is that its discussions are private and >only among governments, when governments are only one part of making >the Internet work. > >Answer @ >http://gibc.biz/2010/10/challenger-defender-or-both-itu-secretary-general-t… > >regards. >walu. > > > > > > >

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FW: Africa4all project platform live for online dialogue
by Edith Adera 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

FYI - maybe Eng. Rege or someone from Bunge can tell us how well this is working? ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> ________________________________ From: The Africa4all Consortium [info(a)africa4all-project.eu] Sent: 25 October 2010 15:59 To: Edith Adera Subject: Africa4all project platform live for online dialogue Dear all, Please find attached a press release regarding the Africa4all project's live platform operation which aims to facilitate an online dialogue between citizens and parliamentarians in African countries. We kindly ask you to publish as soon as possible. Best regards, The Africa4all Consortium info(a)gov2u.org<mailto:Consotriuminfo@gov2u.org>

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Price wars -cheap is expensive
by robert yawe 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Hi, I have never participated in discussion on the calling tariffs mainly because when I bought my first mobile phone after using a pager for a long time my calling rate was 50/- so even at 8/- there had been a drop in my rate of calling. All that the price war has done is murky the waters, the cost of paying for the call has just been redistributed between the flasher and the flashee. My friend made a joke the other day that his askari told him he can flash him when he is on the way home. He took the askari on the offer and flashed him the following night when he was about to get home, the askari then called him back to ask exactly where he was. This seems like a way forward but the current level of support I am getting from my carrier makes we wish for the good old days of 8/- per minute. The customer service number that only rung 3 times at most sometimes goes unanswered, calls that stayed connected throughout the conversation however long and at whatever speed (sitting in the passenger seat) not any more. Even when the call to customer service goes through I have recently detected a coldness and on occasion feel rushed in the responses. With the number of support calls they need to handle now it is understandable. There is a good reason why Daimler has not dropped the price of the S class Mercedes to compete with the Marutu or Audi so I have an issue with Safaricom, please segment your market I would rather pay 8/- per minute if it means that I will receive better customer support. The effects of this lower rates is even affecting my Wimax service which as I raised before has a support desk that works 8 am to 5 pm I am sure because the staff are reassigned to handle support calls for 2/- callers. Michael, before leaving please migrate me to the 8/- per minute tariff and assign me the level of customer support I am used to, if I want to be treated like trash I will go to your competitors. Regards We might be born equal, but we are not equals Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Need to regulate trans-border data flow
by Ngũgĩ Kĩmani 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

As Kenya becomes more and more ICT-dependent, and personally identifiable information becomes more and more public, I think it is time we took seriously the importance to regulate trans-border data flow. Bodies like the UN take the flow of their employees information between countries very seriously in this time of border-less ICT communication. We as Kenyans also need to ensure our citizens' information remains here in Kenya as much as possible, and the first step towards that would be to have our own locally hosted ICT services similar to the likes of Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter etc. Guess what the impact of exposing such information would be in the long run, should the 'people' in possession of that information decide to make destructive use of it. My thoughts. -- Ngũgĩ Kĩmani | Fundi wa Mitambo | 0772 576846 | http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home

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ICT Information & Trends
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Oct '10

24 Oct '10

Colleagues, I am looking for ICT information in Kenya; if you know where I can get this, please let me know. Examples: 1. The number of high speed Internet users in Kenya and projected growth rates. 2. The number of phone users and projected growth rates; and of these what % are smart phones (present and projected) 3. Usage: business vs personal Kind regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”- George Bernard Shaw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Fwd: Re: Kenya ICT Excellence Awards 2010 Nominations
by waudo siganga 23 Oct '10

23 Oct '10

----- Original message ----- From: mwambanga(a)cskonline.org To: KariukiAM(a)centralbank.go.ke, emailsignet(a)mailcan.com, challimakali(a)yahoo.com, Oketch10(a)yahoo.com, Cmamokaya56(a)yahoo.com, rmoruri(a)nairobiwater.co.ke, kimarujk(a)gmail.com, muthoka(a)cck.go.ke, rkilel(a)yahoo.com, jmbakaya(a)nairobiwater.co.ke, ccthika(a)localgovernment.go.ke, KariukiAM(a)centralbank.go.ke, KitturCC(a)centralbank.go.ke, bremack1(a)yahoo.com, chrispuspeter(a)yahoo.com Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:37:55 +0200 Subject: Re: Kenya ICT Excellence Awards 2010 Nominations The Independent Panel of Judges (IPJ) for this year's Kenya Annual ICT Awards is inviting you to participate in the nominations for this year's winners in various categories and, more importantly, nominate 2 individuals, a man and a woman, to be this year's inductees to the Kenya ICT Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made long-term outstanding and exceptional contribution to ICT in the country. The hall of Fame was inaugurated by the Deputy Prime Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, in November 2009 and so far those inducted are Hon. James Rege, Njeri Rionge, the Late Juma Okech, George Okado and Crowther Pepela. The ICT Awards Gala Night, which also acts as the annual convocation for the ICT Community, will be held on November 25th at the Hilton Hotel. To nominate visit http://www.cskonline.org Mwambanga

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Inviting Applications for the 2011 Anita Borg Scholarship
by alice＠apc.org 23 Oct '10

23 Oct '10

Inviting Applications for the 2011 Anita Borg Scholarship<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/OfficialGoogleAfricaBlog/%7E3/IjARElmpeoI/…> Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:29 AM PDT As part of Google's ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing, we are pleased to announce the 2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship <http://www.google.com/anitaborg-emea/>, established by Google in 2004, honors Dr. Anita Borg, a computer science pioneer who dedicated her life to changing the way we think about diversity and technology. In 2010, 350 students applied for the award, and among them, our first applicants and winners from Africa. Google awarded a total of two scholarships and two finalist positions to female sub-Saharan African students<http://google-africa.blogspot.com/2010/05/introducing-googles-2010-africa-a…>, from four universities in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. You can find a complete list of all US, European, Middle Eastern and African scholars and finalists on the Official Google Blog<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/introducing-googles-2010-anita-borg.…> . We hope to make the 2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship as successful as it has been in the past. The scholarship is for female students studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or closely related technical fields. Every year scholarship finalists and recipients are invited to visit Googles Engineering Centre in Zurich for an all-expenses-paid retreat: check out the YouTube video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsJbU2RHq2s>and web site <http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/retreat.html>. The deadline for applications is 1st February 2011. For more information about Anita Borg and the Memorial Scholarship, please visit our scholarship site<http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/>.

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African Leadership MBA Scholarship
by Atieno Sandra Aluoch 22 Oct '10

22 Oct '10

Hi: Kindly forward this opportunity to any interested relatives, friends or colleagues. Best,

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The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yr safari and his-tory - day 1
by muriuki mureithi 21 Oct '10

21 Oct '10

Hi Listers As you are aware , Michael Joseph (MJ) leaves the office of CEO on 31st of this month after a 10 year career at Safaricom. As is tradition, we at KICTAnet bid our members welcome/ farewell and certainly this list is the tool of choice supplemented by a bash when feasible . this is what we want to do starting now - from 10 hrs today the 10th day of the 10th month of the 10 year of the new century we wish to take just 10 days to reflect on the MJ's 10 year safari ---- . As usual we expect fair and candid thoughts from our hearts and mind and the daily prompting questions will provide a structure for our discussion we shall present your candid views in style to MJ at a suitable time shortly after the closure of the list discussion---- To kick-start discussion , first let's look back over your shoulder - just recall when he landed in Nairobi in June 2000 and went to work on/at Safaricom. At 17k customers , with barely 9 base stations , the operator was the smallest and in the eyes of the potential consumer, an appendage of the towering TKL of the day . that was then , it's no more . What still lingers in your mind of MJ early days at Safaricom, his interaction with you , the customers , the media, the regulator , competition etc? . What factors shaped MJ's and Safaricom's destiny - did he create the opportunities or was he just smart enough to take advantage of the situation? . In juggling between competing technologies, customer expectation, staff demands, government, market competition, what strikes you as MJ's character that produces the results we see . What do you think he could have done differently? . What actions did MJ take then that are still inexplicable and you would want MJ to explain now? cheers Muriuki Mureithi

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Re: [kictanet] University Education in Traditional Computer Science.
by Catherine Adeya 21 Oct '10

21 Oct '10

Perhaps...they could. But evidently we need the database developed as it will help many other people who are interested in the skills available . I do understand that the extent of a research depends on the resources available. The fact that we have the stats on degree holders is a huge step in the right direction. Nyaki --- On Wed, 10/20/10, ESTHER MUCHIRI <emuchiri(a)andestbites.com> wrote: >From: ESTHER MUCHIRI <emuchiri(a)andestbites.com> >Subject: RE: [kictanet] University Education in Traditional Computer Science. >To: "'Catherine Adeya'" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> >Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 10:45 AM > > > >Nyaki > >Unfortunately the data collected by the Skills Taskforce with the help of Prof. >Waema mainly focused on the first degree not postgraduate. I however agree with >Tim that we have quite a number of postgraduates in IT and Engineering from all >our universities. It is unfortunate that such data is not easily available for >Collins and others who are interested in such information. Perhaps the Ministry >of Education, IDRC (or other donor) or KICTB need to explore funding for such a >study and the development of a National Skills database? > > >Esther > >From:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke >[mailto:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >Behalf Of Catherine Adeya >Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:12 PM >To: emuchiri(a)andestbites.com >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >Subject: Re: [kictanet] University Education in Traditional Computer Science. > >Tim, > >But I also wonder do the Skills Taskforce team have any statistics that would >further help Collin's concern. There are many of these people out there in >Kenya. > > >Collins, that Registrar needs to go back to 'school'. > >Nyaki > > ________________________________ >From:Mwololo Tim <timwololo(a)gmail.com> >To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 2:11:10 PM >Subject: Re: [kictanet] University Education in Traditional Computer Science. > >Collins, >This registrar must be very ignorant - one wonders how he became a registrar if >he does not know what happens in the few universities we have. We have had PhDs >in Computer Science/Informatics since the 1980s/90s in this country, largely >trained abroad. In our School of Computing and Informatics, we have a number >PhDs and we have produced a number through our PhD program. I am at the moment >supervising 4 PhD students and my colleagues are supervising others as well. In >addition, we have graduated tens of Masters and Postgraduate Diploma graduates >year on year since the 1980s. I have not done any research on the numbers in all >the universities but this was an alarming statement and hence the quick >reaction. Please be careful about your sources of information. tim waema >On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >An interesting discussion i had this morning with one of the registrars in a >public university presents a very dire and wanting situation in education in >Computer Science. (Pure & applied) whose conclusion was pretty much that there >just arent postgraduates in computer science in the country. It came as a >shocker and since my background is in Engineering and IT, i am inclined to >ask... > > >What is the status of manpower in the country in the discipline? how many people >can qualify as lecturers, associate lecturers and professors in the science? > > >-- >Regards, > >Collins Areba. > >Strategic Operations. >Center for Renewable Alternatives >Old Ferry Road, off Msa Malindi Rd, | Kilifi, Kenya. +254 720 516758 /734 696821 >| skype/gtalk/twitter: arebacollins >Error! Filename not specified. > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com >Unsubscribe or change your options at >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com > >

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University Education in Traditional Computer Science.
by [ Brainiac ] 20 Oct '10

20 Oct '10

An interesting discussion i had this morning with one of the registrars in a public university presents a very dire and wanting situation in education in Computer Science. (Pure & applied) whose conclusion was pretty much that there just arent postgraduates in computer science in the country. It came as a shocker and since my background is in Engineering and IT, i am inclined to ask... What is the status of manpower in the country in the discipline? how many people can qualify as lecturers, associate lecturers and professors in the science? -- Regards, Collins Areba. *Strategic Operations. * *Center for Renewable Alternatives* Old Ferry Road, off Msa Malindi Rd, | Kilifi, Kenya. +254 720 516758 /734 696821 | skype/gtalk/twitter: arebacollins **

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Tandaa Tech Funding Challenge Live stream
by Twahir Mohamed 20 Oct '10

20 Oct '10

Dear Listers, Please follow the event above on Ustream live on the link below http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tandaa-tech-ideas-funding-challenge <http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tandaa-tech-ideas-funding-challenge>About the event: The Kenyan technology and new media sector is buzzing. In Kenya, over 80% of citizens have access to a mobile phone and internet connectivity is expanding across the country. Solutions like mPesa have revolutionized the day-to-day life of Kenyans bringing financial services to anyone with a mobile phone. With the increasing use of technology for business and lifestyle comes the opportunity to build vibrant businesses to deliver technology solutions that will capitalize on the expanding demand for mobile and internet services. Technology entrepreneurs are seizing the opportunity and are ready to develop their ideas and launch their products in the Kenyan and global market. But for many 'techpreneurs', finding the funding to grow sometimes risky and complicated technology-based companies has been a difficult--until now. *On October 18, six companies will pitch their ideas to a panel of Venture Capitalists. In front of a live audience, each company will have 20 minutes to pursued the VC panel that their company is worth investing in. * *http://www.ict.go.ke/* -- Twahir

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The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yrsafari and history. Thank you!
by alice＠apc.org 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

Dear Michael and all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who participated and contributed to this 10day discussion moderated by MM. Indeed it has been an amazing 10 years, one that has helped begin a transformation of our country. Thanks too for those who did not contribute :) listening is part of the job, where would all those mobile calls go if no one was prepared to listen! Michael, thank you for having been such an active member of this very vibrant community, for always responding despite some rather difficult discussions that would sometimes border on the personal. OK, in fact often got personal, but I think you have heard just how highly we all think of you. We look forward to continuing to work and interact with you. We look forward to having similar interactions with new CEO Bob Collymore, welcome Bob. Listers, we intend to put together excerpts of this discussion and present it to Michael at a function we shall organize very soon to say kwaheri ya kuonana to him and welcome Bob. Thank you very much MM for moderating the 10 day discussion. Very best, Alice Munyua On 10/19/10 2:32 PM, Michael Joseph wrote: > > Thank you for all your kind wishes, appreciations and words of advice. I will attempt to respond as much as possible. > > > > Muriuki asked me to response to specific questions which are listed below and I will add other responses to comments expressed from other Listers. > > > > - What is behind the success; is it luck, ability to manipulate the environment around you? > > There are many factors behind the success of Safaricom, but I would sum it up as follows: > > We determined that our core market was going to be the man and woman in the street (matatu passengers if you will) and came up with prices, products and services that were accepted and used by this core market. We also make some wise (in hindsight) decisions like per-second billing, 24 hour 7-days a week free customer care, inexpensive handsets, pre-paid tariffs etc. We stressed our Kenyan roots both in our branding and our CSR programmes from the very beginning. It was a combination of knowledge and experience from the past (mostly what did not work), some knowledge of the local market, gut feel and luck. > > > > - What drives you and can this be ported to other managers to drive their enterprises to success like Safaricom > > I am very ambitious, competitive and firmly believe in doing the very best you can. I believe that we are all given great opportunities in life and its up to us to take these opportunities and use them for the benefit of our fellow man. I believe in integrity, care for ones fellow man and hard work and these credos can be used by anyone. Very few of us are born with a silver spoon in their mouths and therefore to be successful takes some effort. It came to me late in life but nevertheless it came. > > > > - Is this specific to ICT sector or are these skills generic and can apply to other sectors? > > As above > > > > - How do you manage time to handle all demands on your time > > I handle stress quite well but I work quite long hours I start at 6am and finish around 8pm and then usually I am required to attend some function. I use the hours of 6am to 8am to deal with all my emails and reading of documents and the rest of the day is for meetings both formal and informal. Weekends, wherever possible, belong to me and my family > > > > - Going forward , how will you use your time > > At this point, I have no idea. As the time gets closer I am getting a little more concerned. I will remain on the Board of Safaricom for another 2 years, will maintain an office at Safaricom and will also act an advisor to Bob Collymore the new CEO, and the CEO of the Vodacom Group. > > > > - And finally a chance to introduce the incoming CEO to the listers > > Bob is copied above and I have urged him to join this list. > > > > Other comments: > > > > 1. I do respond to all emails addressed to me. I am particularly concerned when complaints are made about our service and we do not respond. I find this unacceptable but it is sometimes like pushing a large boulder uphill to get people to change although we are making progress. I want our subscribers to be satisfied with our service and I take it very personally when they are not due to our own inability to get things right > 2. I learnt early on to lead from the front. You need to be seen to be the leader and to act like one. The title of CEO or whatever does not make you a leader. When things are both bad and good you need to be seen and to take responsibility. I always admire people that when they get promoted, suddenly have the wisdom they never had the day before (perhaps it came through the walls like osmosis). Take our Ministers as a perfect example. > 3. I agree with Sam I need to achieve (its a fixation) and I am the second born! > 4. To the PS (to whom I am eternally grateful), I still think some of your ideas are wacky but are probably right! I apologize about the lawyer no more can be said here! > 5. To be clear: M-Pesa was developed by Vodafone using a co-grant from DFID. It was originally developed for the micro-finance industry for the disbursement and repayment of small loans. We were asked to trial it in 2006 which we did and then Safaricom and Vodafone suggested and made the changes that created M-Pesa. M-Kesho was my idea as expansion of M-Pesa. Sambaza and Okoa Jahazi were ideas borrowed from other Vodafone companies Egypt mostly. > > > > The future: > > > > I have been urged to write a book, go in public service and or just fade into the background. I really have not decided yet. A book sounds interesting but somewhat arrogant from my side, but maybe it will be necessary. I would love to do more for Kenya but NOT as a politician. Lecturing would be great but I have yet to be asked. I will take some time to think about it and then decide. Life will for sure present me with my next opportunity and challenge. > > > > Thank you for allowing me to respond and once again thank you for the many positive comments. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael > > > > CEO > > Safaricom Limited > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of muriuki mureithi > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 9:58 AM > To: Michael Joseph > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yrsafari and his-tory - day 1 > > > > Hi Listers > > As you are aware , Michael Joseph (MJ) leaves the office of CEO on 31st of this month after a 10 year career at Safaricom. As is tradition, we at KICTAnet bid our members welcome/ farewell and certainly this list is the tool of choice supplemented by a bash when feasible . this is what we want to do starting now from 10 hrs today the 10th day of the 10th month of the 10 year of the new century we wish to take just 10 days to reflect on the MJs 10 year safari ---- . As usual we expect fair and candid thoughts from our hearts and mind and the daily prompting questions will provide a structure for our discussion > > we shall present your candid views in style to MJ at a suitable time shortly after the closure of the list discussion---- > > > > To kick-start discussion , first lets look back over your shoulder - just recall when he landed in Nairobi in June 2000 and went to work on/at Safaricom. At 17k customers , with barely 9 base stations , the operator was the smallest and in the eyes of the potential consumer, an appendage of the towering TKL of the day . that was then , its no more > > > > · What still lingers in your mind of MJ early days at Safaricom, his interaction with you , the customers , the media, the regulator , competition etc? > > · What factors shaped MJs and Safaricoms destiny did he create the opportunities or was he just smart enough to take advantage of the situation? > > · In juggling between competing technologies, customer expectation, staff demands, government, market competition, what strikes you as MJs character that produces the results we see > > · What do you think he could have done differently? > > · What actions did MJ take then that are still inexplicable and you would want MJ to explain now? > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > Muriuki Mureithi > > > Note: > All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 41, Issue 64
by ALEX OWITI 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

hi my fellow bloggers, On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 2 pm, Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph will be making a presentation to a group of 60 apps developers at the iHub. The event will also feature a town hall style Q & A session where he is expected to share his 10-year experience as head of the region’s leading telco and some of the initiatives Safaricom has invested in to develop local capacity in content development. While this is not a media event, you could follow it through a live-stream link on our corporate website at safaricom.co.ke. Alex Owiti

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The MaCkinsey Report
by Edwin Onchari 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

Listers, The above report has extensively been referenced to on several occasions, by government and industry alike - as a benchmark for BPO/ITES development in Kenya. The report was commissioned (to the best of my knowledge) by government to guide in the development of the sector. Many of the recommendations from the report are already being implemented. >From what I gather, the report indicates that a BPO/ITES cannot be profitable unless at 250 seats. What is their definition of profitability? What are the cost assumptions? What technology are they referencing? What process are they referencing? - In a nutshell, what are the variables they considered in drawing that conclusion? This report was delivered in an electronic format I believe, but there are only a handful of print copies available. Reason given, the rest of the report is not meant for public consumption! Was this not funded to the tune of USD 500K- public funds? My plea - the relevant ministry to have "the public consumable" sections posted on their site for the public to freely have access to it. Edwin

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Death Threat Calls
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 17 Oct '10

17 Oct '10

Listers, This morning, my mum received a threatening death call via a Safaricom number. She would have ignored the call, but the caller identified her by her name. It's left her worried so much because she doesn't know who the 'killer' is or what was the intention of calling. There have been a number of threatening calls and texts and I think they are increasingly becoming the order of the day, despite the government's declaration that all SIMs to be registered. Can Safaricom track who is the owner of the number as it's causing psychological distress to my mother as well as everyone in the family? Thank you -- *Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau* ***************************************************** *Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!* AND *It is better to die in dignity than in the ignominy of ambiguous generosity! * http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] The big kwaheri:reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 year safari.
by Jane Kagiri 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hi Listers Query: Can MJ shed light on who came up with the MPESA,MKESHO and OKOA JAHAZI applications. Or was it a Kenyan who may have innocently shared an idea without protecting it and now all he or she can do is watch from afar as others capitalize on his great ideas.Just wondring. Jane Kagiri. On Fri Oct 15th, 2010 12:43 PM EDT 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 > http://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. Search for a Chief Executive Secretary for the GAC > Secretariat of ICANN (Alice Munyua) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:42:57 +0300 >From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> >To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Cc: i-network(a)dgroups.org, Africa ICANN <africann(a)afrinic.net>, > aisi-l(a)dgroups.org, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: [kictanet] Search for a Chief Executive Secretary for the GAC > Secretariat of ICANN >Message-ID: <4CB88491.5020203(a)apc.org> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > (Apologies for cross posting) > >See below opportunity with ICANN's Government Advisory Committee > >best > >alice >------------------- > > > >Announcement > >The mission of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers >(ICANN) is to coordinate, at the top level, the global Internet's >systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable >and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. It >does so in close interaction with many stakeholder representations. >ICANN receives input from governments through the Governmental Advisory >Committee (GAC). The GAC's key role is to provide advice to ICANN on >issues of public policy. > >GAC is supported by the GAC Secretariat, so far rotating with periods of >about five years. It is currently hosted by India and approaching the >end of India's commitment (mid 2011). In response to the growing demands >on the GAC in terms of safeguarding the public interest and enhancing >transparency and accountability of ICANN, three member countries >-Brazil, The Netherlands and Norway - took the initiative to finance and >host a Secretariat for the next period of 5 years. The initial funding >countries will put in place a lean and flexible Secretariat providing >professional and proactive support to the membership with continued >support from ICANN. >For this, the Secretariat will comprise a Chief Executive Secretary, a >Senior Advisor, and an Office Manager to ensure continuity of support >and knowledge development of the GAC. This team will work closely with >ICANN who will continue its general support to the GAC. The Secretariat >will be located in the Netherlands, and a start is foreseen between the >1st of January 2011 and the 41st ICANN/GAC meeting in San Francisco in >June 2011, to which the team is expected to participate in its >functioning capacity. > >*We seek a Chief Executive Secretary* > >The GAC Secretariat will be managed by the Chief Executive Secretary >(CES), responsible for the day- to-day management. The main tasks of the >Chief Executive Secretary will be to assist the GAC Chair in developing >and preparing the agenda and liaising with GAC Members, ICANN, and other >ICANN communities. >The CES will be held accountable for the functioning of the Secretariat. >When GAC guidance is needed in between GAC meetings which are held three >times a year, the Executive Secretary will seek instructions from the >GAC Chair and co-chairs. While being able to function independently, the >CES will work closely with the GAC chair in progressing the GAC's work >program. > > >*Requirements* >We are looking for somebody with adequate seniority having proven >experience with public policy development in ICT's and internet. He/she >should be familiar with the role, functions and procedures of ICANN and >should be able to move and act easily in the wider ICANN community. >There should be a right balance between seniority and serving capacity. >The CES should be a bridge builder between communities and have senior >communicative and analytical capacities, and ensure execution of the >operational work; making notes, writing papers, etc. >Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 >October 2010, page 1/3 >The following requirements are highly desirable and will be explicitly >considered when comparing candidates: >1. An advanced university degree; master's degree or equivalent >2. At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of >Internet matters, including at least 3 years of relevant practical >experience in the subject matters related to ICANN meetings and agreements; >3. At least 5 years of professional experience in working for or with >Public Administrations, and demonstrated understanding of and interest >in public policy issues; >4. Excellent knowledge of Internet policy, and a good understanding >of economic, international legal, and technical issues relating the >Internet and Internet governance; >5. Ability to work in English, including the ability to write >accurately, concisely and quickly, as this is the working language of >the GAC. Knowledge of a wider range of working languages would be an asset; >6. Excellent communication and presentation skills; >7. Ability to work independently and to co-operate with others in a >diverse international setting; >8. Proven ability to manage and stimulate effectively the work of >other professionals in a small team, and experience with contracting and >managing additional service providers, for instance for specific >analytic work, up and beyond working with the core staff; >9. Demonstrated interest for the advancement of prospective member >countries and new member countries, in particular interest and ability >to work with government officials with the aim of getting them up to >speed in the ICANN environment; >10. Demonstrated interest and sense of international public service. > > >*What do we offer* >A challenging opportunity to help shape professional support to the GAC >in times of change in the landscape of Internet governance. The Chief >Executive Secretary (CES) will not stand alone in her/his work. >Initially, two more positions are to be filled in to work under >responsibility of the CES. The Secretariat will be hosted by TNO in her >offices in Delft, the Netherlands, about a half hour travel from >Amsterdam Schiphol airport. TNO is the largest independent, not for >profit, applied research organization in the Netherlands with 4.500 >employees and 30 knowledge centers. The hosting facilities include >housing, HR, IT and financial administrative support. >More specifically: > >The contract will initially be for two years, with the option of >prolongation; Dutch labor law will apply to the fullest extent, and >excellent labour conditions will be offered, including support for >temporary housing and/or relocation -- the latter includes both >assistance in finding appropriate housing and covering of relocation >expenses; Indication of remuneration: between 85,000 and 120,000 US$ per >annum >Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 >October 2010, > >*Submitting your application* > >We invite you to respond when you feel this challenge is exactly what >you want in life now, and when you are prepared to dedicate the coming >two to three years to help set up and run the Secretariat in the way >described above, and when you are prepared to move to The Netherlands >for doing so. Your application should include your contact details, >motivation to apply, CV, and appropriate references, in PDF, and should >be sent to info(a)gnksconsult.com at the latest by Friday 12th of >November, 2010. Your application will be handled in confidence and >discreetly, with the greatest care and taking into account the European >Data Protection regulations. A background check will be carried out as >part of the application procedure, for the final candidates. Requests >for additional information should also be send to info(a)gnksconsult.com. >Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 >October 2010, > >

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The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yr safari and his-tory - day 3
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Listers, I first met Michael in early 2005 while researching on backward and forward linkages between Large and Small Enterprises. After several attempts to secure an appointment, Michael agreed that I meet him after hours around 5.30 pm. He seemed busy but nevertheless he accepted that I interview him. We moved to a mall waiting room with his usual impatience written all over his face. I got want I wanted and bid him goodbye. Months later I was to be PS in the Ministry and later Safaricom Board member. Here I got to know Michael better. Many a time he thought of my ideas as wacky and impossible but this was him. Never rushed at decision making. In short I concluded that he is a reflective person and uses that practice to manage a complex situation. It is almost practically impossible to wiggle around Kenyan Politicians and remain relevant in modern world. How Michael managed to stay sane and move Safaricom forward, it requires a whole book-- Reflections of Kenyan Politicians. Reflective practice in management is referred to an active process which involves examination of past experiences and gaining some conclusions that can inform future activities. In my most desperate moment Michael applied this theory to change how things are in Kenya now. As we planned for Teams Cable, Michael hired the services of one prominent caucasian lawyer. In one of the meeting, the Lawyer said that this cable can never be built and only if Safaricom pays for it. He insintuated that we (Kenyans) were not cabable of doing such a huge project. I felt for once to do something I had never done in my life, to punch the guy and knock out his teeth and then resign the following hour but I decided to take a deep breath and said perhaps this would be the end of the project. I called the meeting off and decided to write a strong letter to Michael protesting the unwarranted attack by the lawyer. Michael appologised and later brought the issue of Teams to the Board. Although he too may have not believed that Teams would succeed, he surely reflected on the impact of the investment and decided to invest. On another significant project, Malili now Konza Technology City I asked Michael to put up a Safaricom Towers. He quickly said never. How do you buy just a plain piece of land out of nowhereI dont know how you think. Later he had different views on Malili ..he may have reflected once again. >From my interview to Teams and Malili, it is evident Michael indeed reflects on what he does and possibly we should all emulate that. In the field of reflective practice in Management, one only needs to ask him/herselve the following four simple questions: What should have happened? What actually happened? What were the differences? What did we learn? I am looking forward to a book from Michael. On my part, I shall at least have a chapter. As a student of Management, I urge Michael to take up a start up and apply the same principals he did on Safaricom. This is what will create new theories of Management. We shall miss you from the Safaricom pinacle and hopefully not from our sector. Ndemo. > Hi Listers > > I like the comments that are coming through and the theories behind MJ > tenure - Sam for example offer scientific proof that MJ is not the first > born in his family a key contributory factor. Do you agree? > > > > Edith points out what the successor to MJ should do. This is our > opportunity to shape that transition the successor and the destiny of > Safaricom going forward > > > > MJ has been around for 10 yrs and know the ICT terrain well and has > largely > shaped it . as he hands-over the reins of power and glory , what advice > should he tell the successor? > > > > What should MJ tell the successor in your view to maintain the momentum of > ICT development ? > > > > > > cheers > > > > Muriuki Mureithi > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Search for a Chief Executive Secretary for the GAC Secretariat of ICANN
by Alice Munyua 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

(Apologies for cross posting) See below opportunity with ICANN's Government Advisory Committee best alice ------------------- Announcement The mission of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is to coordinate, at the top level, the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. It does so in close interaction with many stakeholder representations. ICANN receives input from governments through the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The GAC's key role is to provide advice to ICANN on issues of public policy. GAC is supported by the GAC Secretariat, so far rotating with periods of about five years. It is currently hosted by India and approaching the end of India's commitment (mid 2011). In response to the growing demands on the GAC in terms of safeguarding the public interest and enhancing transparency and accountability of ICANN, three member countries -Brazil, The Netherlands and Norway - took the initiative to finance and host a Secretariat for the next period of 5 years. The initial funding countries will put in place a lean and flexible Secretariat providing professional and proactive support to the membership with continued support from ICANN. For this, the Secretariat will comprise a Chief Executive Secretary, a Senior Advisor, and an Office Manager to ensure continuity of support and knowledge development of the GAC. This team will work closely with ICANN who will continue its general support to the GAC. The Secretariat will be located in the Netherlands, and a start is foreseen between the 1st of January 2011 and the 41st ICANN/GAC meeting in San Francisco in June 2011, to which the team is expected to participate in its functioning capacity. *We seek a Chief Executive Secretary* The GAC Secretariat will be managed by the Chief Executive Secretary (CES), responsible for the day- to-day management. The main tasks of the Chief Executive Secretary will be to assist the GAC Chair in developing and preparing the agenda and liaising with GAC Members, ICANN, and other ICANN communities. The CES will be held accountable for the functioning of the Secretariat. When GAC guidance is needed in between GAC meetings which are held three times a year, the Executive Secretary will seek instructions from the GAC Chair and co-chairs. While being able to function independently, the CES will work closely with the GAC chair in progressing the GAC's work program. *Requirements* We are looking for somebody with adequate seniority having proven experience with public policy development in ICT's and internet. He/she should be familiar with the role, functions and procedures of ICANN and should be able to move and act easily in the wider ICANN community. There should be a right balance between seniority and serving capacity. The CES should be a bridge builder between communities and have senior communicative and analytical capacities, and ensure execution of the operational work; making notes, writing papers, etc. Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 October 2010, page 1/3 The following requirements are highly desirable and will be explicitly considered when comparing candidates: 1. An advanced university degree; master's degree or equivalent 2. At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of Internet matters, including at least 3 years of relevant practical experience in the subject matters related to ICANN meetings and agreements; 3. At least 5 years of professional experience in working for or with Public Administrations, and demonstrated understanding of and interest in public policy issues; 4. Excellent knowledge of Internet policy, and a good understanding of economic, international legal, and technical issues relating the Internet and Internet governance; 5. Ability to work in English, including the ability to write accurately, concisely and quickly, as this is the working language of the GAC. Knowledge of a wider range of working languages would be an asset; 6. Excellent communication and presentation skills; 7. Ability to work independently and to co-operate with others in a diverse international setting; 8. Proven ability to manage and stimulate effectively the work of other professionals in a small team, and experience with contracting and managing additional service providers, for instance for specific analytic work, up and beyond working with the core staff; 9. Demonstrated interest for the advancement of prospective member countries and new member countries, in particular interest and ability to work with government officials with the aim of getting them up to speed in the ICANN environment; 10. Demonstrated interest and sense of international public service. *What do we offer* A challenging opportunity to help shape professional support to the GAC in times of change in the landscape of Internet governance. The Chief Executive Secretary (CES) will not stand alone in her/his work. Initially, two more positions are to be filled in to work under responsibility of the CES. The Secretariat will be hosted by TNO in her offices in Delft, the Netherlands, about a half hour travel from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. TNO is the largest independent, not for profit, applied research organization in the Netherlands with 4.500 employees and 30 knowledge centers. The hosting facilities include housing, HR, IT and financial administrative support. More specifically: The contract will initially be for two years, with the option of prolongation; Dutch labor law will apply to the fullest extent, and excellent labour conditions will be offered, including support for temporary housing and/or relocation -- the latter includes both assistance in finding appropriate housing and covering of relocation expenses; Indication of remuneration: between 85,000 and 120,000 US$ per annum Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 October 2010, *Submitting your application* We invite you to respond when you feel this challenge is exactly what you want in life now, and when you are prepared to dedicate the coming two to three years to help set up and run the Secretariat in the way described above, and when you are prepared to move to The Netherlands for doing so. Your application should include your contact details, motivation to apply, CV, and appropriate references, in PDF, and should be sent to info(a)gnksconsult.com at the latest by Friday 12th of November, 2010. Your application will be handled in confidence and discreetly, with the greatest care and taking into account the European Data Protection regulations. A background check will be carried out as part of the application procedure, for the final candidates. Requests for additional information should also be send to info(a)gnksconsult.com. Announcement Chief Executive Secretary position GAC Secretariat, 14 October 2010,

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Who is Elkana Ong’esa?
by robert yawe 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

? 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] The big kwaheri:reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 year safari.
by Jane Kagiri 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi Listers, What i admire most about MJ is how he has always led from the front in Safaricoms CSR projects,talk of Lewa Marathon,Dettol Heart Run etc..... he has always literally ran the full distance. I believe thats the making of a true leader. Do we look forward to seeing him at the stanchart marathon though its not safaricom sponsored? Jane Kagiri. On Thu Oct 14th, 2010 1:25 PM EDT 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 > http://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. ICT Venture Capital Challenge for start ups (Andrea Bohnstedt) > 2. The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10yr safari > and his-tory - day 5 (muriuki mureithi) > 3. Re: The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10yr > safari and his-tory - day 4 (muriuki mureithi) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:36:27 +0300 >From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> >To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: [kictanet] ICT Venture Capital Challenge for start ups >Message-ID: > <AANLkTinhWu1-YLf8mucpnaQYigsBzpRg+CEyOYaX=O1u(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hey listers, > >You might have spotted this somewhere already, so apologies for >cross-postings. > >The ICT Board and Ratio Magazine are organising this venture capital >challenge for ICT start ups at the IHub on Monday afternoon: >http://tandaatechideas.eventbrite.com/ > >Six ICT start ups get to pitch to a panel of five VC/PE funds - short, >snappy presentations, and they'll be grilled on their business idea on the >spot. If the funds are interested, they can then follow up in more detail >individually. We've also invited an audience - 60% of the people who have >registered have started an ICT company. > >This has a double purpose: > > - bring VCs and start ups together, and > - give the audience of developers etc a better understanding of what kind > of questions a VC would ask. > >I think there are still a few space available to attend, so if you are >interested, click on the link above and register! > >Andrea > >-- >Andrea Bohnstedt >Publisher, www.ratio-magazine.com >+254 720 960 322 >http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt >

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ICT Venture Capital Challenge for start ups
by Andrea Bohnstedt 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hey listers, You might have spotted this somewhere already, so apologies for cross-postings. The ICT Board and Ratio Magazine are organising this venture capital challenge for ICT start ups at the IHub on Monday afternoon: http://tandaatechideas.eventbrite.com/ Six ICT start ups get to pitch to a panel of five VC/PE funds - short, snappy presentations, and they'll be grilled on their business idea on the spot. If the funds are interested, they can then follow up in more detail individually. We've also invited an audience - 60% of the people who have registered have started an ICT company. This has a double purpose: - bring VCs and start ups together, and - give the audience of developers etc a better understanding of what kind of questions a VC would ask. I think there are still a few space available to attend, so if you are interested, click on the link above and register! Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher, www.ratio-magazine.com +254 720 960 322 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt

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Rather nice referral bonus
by Andrea Bohnstedt 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

And check out this rather nice incentive to help your employer find competent new staff - Ericsson are willing to pay a referral bonus of USD4,000 (yes, that's USD, not KES) if their staff recommend competent friends for jobs: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201010133700/Corporate-Press-Releases/Press-R… Now excuse whilst I get myself hired by Ericsson ..... :) Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com

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Mobile/banking and juicy recruitment bonus
by Andrea Bohnstedt 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

Hey all, Safaricom: You can't beat us, so join us - M-PESA/Barclays partnership: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201010133698/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… Interesting because I remember the early days of M-PESA when there was a lot of debate over whether there'd be competition or co-operation between mobile money and conventional banking. It seems to me that the trend is towards co-operation and integration. Interesting to watch. Andrea Looking for an ICT job? Looking to recruit? Check out http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php. ICT and other business events: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com

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PC Tech's Technology of the year awards nominations open now
by Albert Mucunguzi 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

?Dear All, PC Tech's Technology of the year awards nomination forms are now available. Members are encouraged to nominate individuals and organizations for the various categories indicated. Please click the link below to download the nomination form. http://pctechmagazine.com/downloads/cat_view/64-pc-tech-awards As a reminder, registration for the Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference, 2010, scheduled to take place on December 10th, 2010 is now in progress on the conference website, www.afriec.com. Thank you. _______________________ Regards, Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director PC Tech Communications P.O. Box 32180, Tel: +256 712619812 / 700 297031 Kampala, Uganda. Email: ed(a)pctechmagazine.com Website: www.pctechmagazine.com / www.albertmucunguzi.com

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Job Openings at IDC East Africa (Kenya)
by Francis Hook 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

Hi Listers, IDC, one of the foremost global ICT research and consulting firms,with regional African hubs in Nairobi, Lagos, Casablanca and Johannesburg, is looking at expanding its presense in the region and would like to fill the following positions in its Nairobi Office. 1 - Senior Research Analyst 2 - Research Analyst 3 - Associate Research Analyst 4 - Editor. Interested applicants may request a job description, by citing one of the above positions in an email to fhook(a)idc.comm no later than 25th October 2010. Thanks Francis Hook Regional Manager IDC East Africa

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Re: [kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yr safari and his-tory - day 1
by charles nduati 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

hi MJ Indeed you deserve all these acolades. For me the biggest lesson I learnt from you is that "Innovation is Taking knowledge and experience and aplying it in daily life" I wish you were eligible to run for presidency in 2012 and apply the same, we would be guaranteed of achieving vision 2030 by 2020 all the best charles nduati On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:54 EEST Edith Adera wrote: >Two things I remember Michael for: > >1. Taking PERSONAL interest in ensuring subscriber issues (brought to his attention) were sorted promptly. This is a point his successor, if listening, might want to keep! > >2. During a recent breakfast session for a youth program supported by Safaricom, MJ said (paraphrased) "Whatever you do in life, always remember to give back to society! You are considered a real success when you give back to society"...this touched my heart to the core and I got to know a part of MJ that I did not know before! That's a great corporate culture that MJ leaves behind! > >Kudos and all the best in your future endeavor! > >Edith

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ICANN head warns against putting Internet addresses under UN control
by alice 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/icann-head-warns-against-put… Alexander Dziadosz Cairo — Reuters Published on Tuesday, May. 25, 2010 8:00AM EDT The head of the U.S.-monitored organization in charge of assigning global internet addresses such as .com and .net has cautioned against proposals to put the group under UN or other international control. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), at the heart of global debate over who should run the Internet, is the closest thing the vast system of intertwined computer networks has to any central authority. Countries such as Iran and Brazil have argued ICANN, which was founded in 1998 under the aegis of the U.S. Department of Commerce and still reports partly to the U.S. government, should cede its authority to a global body such as the United Nations. “If you think of that rate, or pace, in technology, it’s just a lot more rapid than most traditional forms of policy development would be suited to,” Rod Beckstrom, the organisation’s chief executive, told Reuters on Monday. Multilateral state control could make ICANN less nimble, he said, and therefore less likely to quickly develop technologies like Arabic-language domain names that feed rapidly expanding Internet demand. “It’s hard to imagine any replacement for (the current system), and I feel I can say that somewhat objectively because I’ve worked for government as well,” he said, adding such a decision would be up to ICANN’s board of directors. Still, the U.S. government last September agreed to changes that meant ICANN would no longer report solely to the United States, part of a push to give global constituents more say. The agreement set up an international review team to monitor ICANN’s performance and it is due to issue initial recommendations at the end of the year. The deal also included guidelines aimed at making the group more transparent. In 2003 a group of nations suggested ICANN come under the authority of the International Telecommunication Union, a UN agency, but that move stumbled on the view that the private sector is better able to run the Internet’s addressing system. A contract that gives ICANN authority over much of the Internet’s basic plumbing, such as allocating Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, is up for review next year. Mr. Beckstrom was in Cairo after Egypt became one of the first countries to win approval to use Arabic script on its national domain name, the last part of the address after the dot. ICANN approved use of non-Latin scripts in October. Egypt said this month it had launched the first domain name using Arabic letters under the name .misr – the Arabic word for Egypt, which is spelt in Arabic script. Countries including China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have so far won ICANN approval to use their national language scripts on the top-level domain. ICANN is now on track to broaden the non-Latin script, top-level domain names that are available into generic names such as .org, Beckstrom said. “Of course you know .com and .net. Those are English language names that are shortened, basically. Where’s the equivalent of that in Arabic?” he said. He said ICANN might be able to introduce generic domain names in international scripts by the end of this year, but the approval process made dates hard to forecast.

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Re: [kictanet] Need for BPO sector re-alignment?
by Edwin Onchari 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Hi Bobby, Thank you for your insightful contribution to the debate. Indeed, the answer lies with an industry driven implementation body, with the several government agencies being enablers. Kenya does not have a single representation to the market, in turn creating a lot of chatter, but without a consistent selling point. It is my hope that we have this in place in good time to put Kenya solidly in the world map. Kind regards, Edwin From: Bobby Varanasi [mailto:bobby@matryzel.com] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 8:02 AM To: Francis.Hook(a)gmail.com; Edwin Onchari; Raychelle Injete; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; Sean Moroney; godera(a)skyweb.co.ke Subject: Need for BPO sector re-alignment? Ladies & Gentlemen, Please find attached a brief document I've prepared, adding to the various perspectives presented over the past few days. I would love to hear from yourselves. Sean - thank you for including me into the very interesting and thought-provoking conversations, all in the right direction I must say. Best regards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobby Varanasi | Certified Outsourcing Professional | bobby(a)matryzel.com Chairman & CEO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matryzel Consulting, Inc Kuala Lumpur | New York | Davis | Dubai | Austin | Mumbai | Delhi | Manila M: +60.17.379.0215 | +1.302.465.6471 |Skype: bobbyvar www.matryzel.com Strategy. Sourcing. Globalization. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Ambassador - IAOP Authorized Global COP Trainer Chairman – Malaysia Chapter, IAOP Chairman – Pacific Rim Advisory Board, IAOP Member – Advocacy & Outreach Committee, IAOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “The Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) designation is awarded by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) to individuals who successfully complete its rigorous certification requirements.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Thank you No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3189 - Release Date: 10/10/10 18:34:00

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Fw: ITU Elections - Africa Going Places!
by Shem Ochuodho 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

My Good Friend Brahima Sanou (formerly Head of ITU Africa Regional Office, Office) has just been elected Director of the BDT in Mexico - making him one of the senior most officers within the ITU system at #3. With Dr Hamadoun Toure at the helm (#1) and now Brahima, Africa could never ask for better. Congrats, Bro. Sanou, and warm rgrds. Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (CSK 2000) Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-734-137371 Skype: shem.ochuodho ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Brahima Sanou <brahima(a)bsanou.name> To: Brahima Sanou <brahima(a)bsanou.name> Sent: Sun, 10 October, 2010 11:46:35 Subject: ITU Elections This is to inform you that I have been elected Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). Thank you for your valuable support. Best Regards Brahima Sanou Director elect, ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) Tel: +251 11 551 49 77 Mob: +251 91 120 86 06 Fax: +251 11 551 72 99 Website: http://www.bsanou.name

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Out sourcing; where does Kenya stand
by robert yawe 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Hi, The BPO environment is changing as a result of the financial crisis and the new found American menial work ethic so where do we stand as a destination of choice when even Obama made it clear that no more off-shoring until the unemployment levels reduce substantially. http://www.silicon.com/management/cio-insights/2010/09/30/offshoring-why-in… So after reading this I am sure you will agree with me that the 2030 targets are not looking as rosy, our model should look at us being the preferred destination for BPO for African countries, we are already seeing it with the central depository system providing custodial services for Rwanda and the NSE working towards making the ATS available to other East African Countries. 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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Safaricom Wimax service
by robert yawe 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Hi, I was most exited about getting the Safaricom Wimax service, they had teething problems with the role out which I suspect was because they did not anticipate the level of demand. The service finally worked, which took about a week from the time I applied for the service, but only for about 3 days then the problems started. What is most annoying is that the customer service number is not toll free and cannot be reached through the normal 100 or 200 numbers which to me suggests that Safaricom has not fully integrated the new baby into the rest of the organisation. The customer service number is also only manned during normal working hours which is unacceptable when you are dealing with residential users who need the service outside this hours. The fixed wireless business is also very different from mobile wireless which is Safaricoms forte, with fixed wireless the client cannot take the equipment to a customer service centre which would therefore mean the need for more personnel, vehicles and higher chances of providing mediocre services. This will be a good experience for Safaricom in dealing with a different type of client especially now that they are offering B2B solutions such as application hosting and collocation services. I am sure that after this experience they will never talk ill of Telkom and their landline service. When the initial team came to do the installation it was clear that they where not Safaricom employees but an outsourced provider who where not up to scratch on dealing with residential users. They had dropped the antennae cable down the side of the house from the roof and then through the window. I had them remove the shoddy installation and make sure they passed the cable through the provided conduits which meant that a single team outing turned into a 3 day affair, at the fixed cost I am sure they are being paid per installation I am not surprised that they have not been able to come and fix my link which has been down since Monday this week. Regards Sent from my laptop in the office since my Safaricom Nyumbani service is inoperative 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] What is the better option?
by ESTHER MUCHIRI 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Thanks Emmanuel. I am a faithful user of Safaricom and find it quite reliable. I should have clarified that what I need is a RELIABLE and yes, affordable internet for my office (5 people). I am currently using KDN but there service is very poor. From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:oloo.khisa@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 3:34 PM To: ESTHER MUCHIRI Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] What is the better option? Esther, I think on the pricing aspect Zain beats Safaricom, in terms of service quality and other factors I would be extremely cautious make the call. At a personal level, the experience of using ZAIN other than the clear call quality n pricing was anything but pleasant. It took ages for them to respond to querries and customer service was dead. Safaricom takes the cup home any day for me in the areas of value additions, customer service and billing. But then that is just me, I guess the industry is really a free for all at the moment and dependent on our private choices, but to answer your question more directly, ZAIN is obviously cheaper than Safaricom both for local and International calls. As for Internet, Safaricom may be pricier but you want to spare yourself the heartache and stick to them. Ultimately though we will only be able to tell the winners in this segment (data market) after months since at the moment its a bit of a trial and error. Rgds On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM, ESTHER MUCHIRI <emuchiri(a)andestbites.com> wrote: Listers In yesterday's Daily Nation, a one-page advert by ZAIN titled "be the judge" revealed that Safaricom charges for SMS are 3/- within network and 5/- to other networks. However, in today's Daily Nation, Safaricom has hit back with their new SMS tariff of 20 cents for 100 sms per day etc. Unfortunately, one has to subscribe by dialing *188#, and I guess once you exhaust the bundle, you roll back to the standard rates?? Also, which telco is offering the most affordable unlimited broadband Internet? I want to shift.. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com -- Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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ICTs for civic and political engagement
by Steven Clift 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Warigia, thank you for passing along my request. I've joined your forum to help me become better informed about current examples of online engagement in Kenya - I have a hunch I will humbly learn far more than I will ultimately share with my upcoming speaking trip. This is me: http://stevenclift.com - I've spoken across almost 30 countries on "e-democracy" but this is my first opportunity to visit Sub-Saharan Africa. I run, http://E-Democracy.org which created the world's first election information website in 1994 and today focuses on hosting local online discussion that matter. We have a special Ford Foundation funded effort in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis which has large Somali and Oromo populations: http://e-democracy.org/inclusion So I've put out a few global queries: Digitial Inclusion Network: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/inclusion/messages/topic/2AiHjJ1MZ8Hr8… Democracies Online Exchange: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/3Y7NmSTaw3sb7cm7SGvtKz See the links for the great responses so far. Here is a query for your network ... I am interested in discovering both local and national Kenyan or African politicians who are quite active with social media. Being able to point out examples at a more local level where the feedback loop and closeness to the public is often stronger is quite useful. I am also interested in any political, government, or NGO-based "engagement" or "consultation" sites that have jumped on the mobile bandwagon. I am particularly interested in any mobile website or apps that are taking advantage of the increasingly popular smartphone broader net access beyond SMS. I am interested to understand what percent of Kenyan mobile phones are used to access the Internet in some way beyond SMS. Any suggestions? Links? Comments? Thanks for having me as a guest here. Sincerely, Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

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Ngugu wa Thiongo strong favorite for Nobel Prize
by Francis.Hook＠gmail.com 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/oct/05/kenyan-nobel-prize-literature even though its based on a leading bookmaker's odds, this would be great news. To stave off any possible "WTH does this have to do with ICT?" responses - content - local content. Ngugi has been abroad for a good many years but still promotes "local content" by not writing in English.

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Application Round Opens for San Francisco ICANN meeting Fellowships
by Alice Munyua 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Please feel free to forward to interested people. Application Round Opens for San Francisco Fellowships Program ensures global representation at ICANN's International Public Meetings 5 October 2010 *MARINA DEL REY, Calif.*: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is launching the 12th round of applications for the Fellowship program, to facilitate participation in ICANN's 40th International Public Meeting to be held San Francisco, California on 13-18 March 2011. Over the last 10 meetings, the Fellowship program has proven to be a successful method of capacity building for the ICANN community, making sure global voices are heard in the wide variety of public forums that it holds. As CEO Rod Beckstrom said when addressing the Russian Internet Governance Forum in Moscow last May, /"The Internet is a work in progress. It feeds and grows off ideas, and new ideas greatly affect its direction. Its most influential contributors are those who can see the possibilities that others don't. And the most powerful are those whose ideas trigger the imagination of others."/ We see the Fellowship program playing a major role in bringing those great ideas and idea makers into the Internet community. Per the program charter, applicants must be citizens of economically eligible countries (ICANN uses the World Bank classification) and priority in selection is given to applicants who are current residents of the region that a ICANN meeting is being held in, as well as those who are active or interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations and advisory committees. In this case, as the United States is not an economically eligible country, applicants from all other ICANN regions will be equally weighted (as long as applicant meets program minimum requirements). The Fellowship program will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, in and after the ICANN meeting. As always, registration for an ICANN meeting is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in San Francisco will be accepted from now until 1200 PDT (UTC -7) on 12 November 2010. More information, as well as a link to the application for a fellowship, is available online at: http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email fellowships(a)icann.org <mailto:fellowships@icann.org> if you encounter a problem. What Is ICANN? To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

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E democracy
by warigia bowman 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Dear Listers Please assist Mr. Clift. He is interested in examples of e-democracy in Africa. Please send your comments to him at clift(a)e-democracy.org Sincerely, Warigia -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor The Department of Public Policy Leadership The University of Mississippi 107 Odom Hall University, MS 38677 URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html PHONE: 662-915-1904 EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu

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SAP offering online ERP training
by Andrea Bohnstedt 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Maybe interesting for some on this list: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201010063691/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… Happy Wednesday, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com

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] APC Job advert: Consulting Services Coordinator
by alice＠apc.org 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Please send applications to: jobs(a)apc.org by 31 October 2010. APC consulting services Coordinator The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is looking for a creative and results-driven individual to lead, develop and manage its consulting services. APC is a global network of civil society organizations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability. www.apc.org APC is building its capacity to provide fee-for-service consulting as part of its overall resource mobilisation and sustainability strategy. APC will provide consultancy services in its strategic areas of competencies which are: capacity building in gender evaluation, capacity building in strategic use of information and communication technologies, policy development and research, network building, and advocacy. The Consulting Services Coordinator will be responsible for developing and managing consultancy services that will contribute to implementing APC's strategic plan and delivering its mission. The area of consulting services which APC would like to develop first is capacity building in gender evaluation. Application deadline: 31 October 2010 Start date: Immediate APC's has varying strategic and operational capacities in delivering consultancies. In the last 10 years, APC has gained experience and built its competency in gender evaluation and developed the Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for the Internet and ICT Initiatives. Based on this expertise, APC is ready to implement a three-year GEM strategic business plan that will help organisations understand and show how their initiatives are transforming women's lives and contributing to achieving gender equality. APC's GEM services will focus on developing capacity of organisations in gender evaluation. APC is also known for its excellent work in building capacity of diverse organisations including civil society, communicators, policymakers and private sector in ICT policy advocacy and strategic ICT use. Much of APC's work in these areas has emerged from relationships formed through implementing projects, advocacy work and through APC's extensive international network. In the next six months, the focus of APC's business development will be in developing its GEM services and establishing systems and processes for all APC's consultancy services. The Consulting Services Coordinator will report to the Women's Networking Support Programme Manager and will be responsible for: · Review and implementation of the GEMs business plan; · Design and development of a suite of products for GEM consulting services; · Design and implementation of a marketing strategy to promote GEM consulting products and services; · Securing GEM consultancies and managing relationships with GEM clients; · Financial planning and management of GEM consulting services; · Managing GEM consultancy staff and sub-contractors. · Building and maintaining strategic relationships with potential clients and actively embarking on outreach programmes; · Establishing systems and processes for all APC consultancies working with APCs finance and administration team; · Managing and monitoring the implementation of APCs consulting service delivery; The person we are looking for will have: · Experience in project/programme management (at least five years); · Experience in business development (including fundraising) and marketing · Experience and background in civil society networking; · Enthusiasm for networking and inclusive network building; · Experience in managing people; · Experience in the design and development of business systems and processes; · Sound financial skills and understanding of business management principles; · The ability to plan and think strategically; · Sound academic qualifications in a related area. Other requirements · Excellent computer and internet skills and experience in working in an online environment; · Good writing skills and experience in writing reports; · Excellent English writing and oral communication skills, including public speaking experience; · Able to work in a team and under pressure; · Able to work independently and to manage people mainly via online communications; · Able to travel. Advantages: · Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or French Organisational relationships: The successful applicant will report to the Programme Manager: Womens Networking Support Programme and work closely with APC's Executive Director. They will be responsible for building and managing the GEM consulting service team. Remuneration and duration of contract: This is a full time contract for an initial six-month period (renewable depending on performance and availability of funding). Remuneration is based on APC's salary scale for the position. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range on request. Location: The incumbent can work from anywhere in the world provided they have excellent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance but require staff to use their own computers. Some international and regional travel will be required. APC is a truly virtual organisation and does not have a physical headquarters. We do our work online. For this position we want to particularly encourage candidates from the global South to apply. How to apply: Please send a CV and a covering letter IN ENGLISH that illustrate your interest in the position. You should include the following information: · Description of your interest in working with the APC · Your background/interest in dealing with issues around gender equality · Your background in the design and development of income generating entities · Description of your background in project management and team coordination, specifically in an international and/or online context · Description of your computer skills · Where you live · Languages you speak and write · Other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application · Three references: names, relationship, contact details; at least one of these should be related to project or campaign that you have managed. Please send this information via email with Consulting Services Coordinator in the subject line to: jobs(a)apc.org by 31 October 2010. -- Emilar E. Vushe Office of the Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications (APC) P O Box 29755, Melville, 2109 Johannesburg, South Africa Email: emilar(a)apc.org Skype: emilarvushe Website : www.apc.org

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] APC Job advert: Consulting Services Coordinator
by alice＠apc.org 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Please send applications to: jobs(a)apc.org by 31 October 2010. APC consulting services Coordinator The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is looking for a creative and results-driven individual to lead, develop and manage its consulting services. APC is a global network of civil society organizations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability. www.apc.org APC is building its capacity to provide fee-for-service consulting as part of its overall resource mobilisation and sustainability strategy. APC will provide consultancy services in its strategic areas of competencies which are: capacity building in gender evaluation, capacity building in strategic use of information and communication technologies, policy development and research, network building, and advocacy. The Consulting Services Coordinator will be responsible for developing and managing consultancy services that will contribute to implementing APC's strategic plan and delivering its mission. The area of consulting services which APC would like to develop first is capacity building in gender evaluation. Application deadline: 31 October 2010 Start date: Immediate APC's has varying strategic and operational capacities in delivering consultancies. In the last 10 years, APC has gained experience and built its competency in gender evaluation and developed the Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for the Internet and ICT Initiatives. Based on this expertise, APC is ready to implement a three-year GEM strategic business plan that will help organisations understand and show how their initiatives are transforming women's lives and contributing to achieving gender equality. APC's GEM services will focus on developing capacity of organisations in gender evaluation. APC is also known for its excellent work in building capacity of diverse organisations including civil society, communicators, policymakers and private sector in ICT policy advocacy and strategic ICT use. Much of APC's work in these areas has emerged from relationships formed through implementing projects, advocacy work and through APC's extensive international network. In the next six months, the focus of APC's business development will be in developing its GEM services and establishing systems and processes for all APC's consultancy services. The Consulting Services Coordinator will report to the Women's Networking Support Programme Manager and will be responsible for: · Review and implementation of the GEMs business plan; · Design and development of a suite of products for GEM consulting services; · Design and implementation of a marketing strategy to promote GEM consulting products and services; · Securing GEM consultancies and managing relationships with GEM clients; · Financial planning and management of GEM consulting services; · Managing GEM consultancy staff and sub-contractors. · Building and maintaining strategic relationships with potential clients and actively embarking on outreach programmes; · Establishing systems and processes for all APC consultancies working with APCs finance and administration team; · Managing and monitoring the implementation of APCs consulting service delivery; The person we are looking for will have: · Experience in project/programme management (at least five years); · Experience in business development (including fundraising) and marketing · Experience and background in civil society networking; · Enthusiasm for networking and inclusive network building; · Experience in managing people; · Experience in the design and development of business systems and processes; · Sound financial skills and understanding of business management principles; · The ability to plan and think strategically; · Sound academic qualifications in a related area. Other requirements · Excellent computer and internet skills and experience in working in an online environment; · Good writing skills and experience in writing reports; · Excellent English writing and oral communication skills, including public speaking experience; · Able to work in a team and under pressure; · Able to work independently and to manage people mainly via online communications; · Able to travel. Advantages: · Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or French Organisational relationships: The successful applicant will report to the Programme Manager: Womens Networking Support Programme and work closely with APC's Executive Director. They will be responsible for building and managing the GEM consulting service team. Remuneration and duration of contract: This is a full time contract for an initial six-month period (renewable depending on performance and availability of funding). Remuneration is based on APC's salary scale for the position. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range on request. Location: The incumbent can work from anywhere in the world provided they have excellent internet access. APC provides an equipment allowance but require staff to use their own computers. Some international and regional travel will be required. APC is a truly virtual organisation and does not have a physical headquarters. We do our work online. For this position we want to particularly encourage candidates from the global South to apply. How to apply: Please send a CV and a covering letter IN ENGLISH that illustrate your interest in the position. You should include the following information: · Description of your interest in working with the APC · Your background/interest in dealing with issues around gender equality · Your background in the design and development of income generating entities · Description of your background in project management and team coordination, specifically in an international and/or online context · Description of your computer skills · Where you live · Languages you speak and write · Other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application · Three references: names, relationship, contact details; at least one of these should be related to project or campaign that you have managed. Please send this information via email with Consulting Services Coordinator in the subject line to: jobs(a)apc.org by 31 October 2010. -- Emilar E. Vushe Office of the Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications (APC) P O Box 29755, Melville, 2109 Johannesburg, South Africa Email: emilar(a)apc.org Skype: emilarvushe Website : www.apc.org

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Looking for intern
by Sean Moroney 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Dear Listers, AITEC Africa requires a graduate intern to work on market research and database development. Please could anyone interested email their CV to me at seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Thanks, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Fax: +44(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-82-6181618 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)802-0571766 SA Mobile: +27(0)724-577887 Skype: <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: <http://twitter.com/aitecafrica> http://twitter.com/aitecafrica AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4698475

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Find ICT events, careers
by Andrea Bohnstedt 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Dear Listers, Just to quickly let you know that we've finished the redesign of our *events pages* - have a look at http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php. In addition to just browsing through events, you can also search for countries and industry-specific events, e.g. ICT events. And if you want, you can set yourself an email alert for those. I'm sure there are still some bugs in that whole registration and alert process, so if you stumble across anything, let me know so that we can iron them out quickly. Listing events is free, so if you are organising a seminar, a conference, a training, a trade mission, email me with the details! Same with the *careers pages*: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php If you're looking for a new ICT job, come and browse, or register for the email alerts for ICT jobs. If you're recruiting, send me the job ad - regular listings are free, 'featured jobs' (on the landing page, with logo) are KES10,000 (net) for three weeks. Have a lovely day, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com

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CyberSecurity Conference- Johnny Long
by Evans Kahuthu 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Dear Listers, For those of you who won't make it to The Secure ICT 2010 Conference and were interested in meeting Johnny Long, we would like to inform you that he will be available for a meeting/chat between 2:30-5:00 p.m. at the food court in Nakumatt Prestige on monday Oct 4, 2010 (Attendees to cover their own cost). Please extend the invitation to your friends and professional colleagues who are interested in meeting Johnny Long. Attached please find Johnny's Profile. You are all welcome. PS: Johnny will be the Keynote Speaker on Tuesday the 5th of october in this year's Secure ICT 2010 Conference presenting on "Google Hacking" For more information please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu, Secure ICT 2010 Conference Coordinator, phone: +254-710649304, +254-202188830

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PC Tech Announces the Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference 2010
by Albert Mucunguzi 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Dear All, PC Tech Communications is organizing a one day conference on the new Media and entrepreneurship in Africa. The conference titled, Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference 2010 (AFRIEC 2010), seeks to showcase the innovative use of new media – internet and mobiles – by entrepreneurs to address the socio-economic and development challenges in Africa. This year’s theme is “Building Africa through Internet Enterprises and mobile innovations." The conference has three interrelated objectives, namely: a.. To offer participants an opportunity to share, discuss and learn from individual career experiences and profiles of African Internet and Mobile entrepreneurs b.. To educate participants on how to use Internet and mobile resources and applications to support and promote their creative ventures c.. To educate policy makers on how they can harness the potential of the Internet and Mobile innovations for youth empowerment and job creation. Please find details on the link below: http://www.pctechmagazine.com/component/content/article/54-uganda/149-afric… Looking forward to welcoming you to Africa Internet and Mobile Entrepreneurs' Conference 2010. _______________________ Regards, Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director PC Tech Communications P.O. Box 32180, Tel: +256 712619812 / 700 297031 Kampala, Uganda. Email: ed(a)pctechmagazine.com Website: www.pctechmagazine.com / www.albertmucunguzi.com

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digital content creation just a thought...
by Paul Kukubo 03 Oct '10

03 Oct '10

Listers Kalasha awards from the Kenya Film Commission is an important recognition platform for Kenyan media talent. As the show is going on, it was streamed live online at the request of the Commission CEO. The CEO approached us at the ICT Board to assist with live streaming. Two sister agencies under the Ministry of Information and Communications working together. The Kenya ICT Board approached Homeboyz who then provided the livestream feed over the internet. Opportunity for private sector to leverage this event for marketing is clear. Opportunity for entrepreuners to leverage this and any future event. eg some clever chap may have made a commercial argument to a bank targetting the diaspora, etc.. all entreprenuer stuff really.. What is an opportunity in future is for tech savvy marketing entrepreuners to sell the live stream feed as an advertising opportunity targetting the Diaspora. In order for entrepreuners to do so, they obviously need to be tuned to what brand advertisers need. As I write this I am listening in to feed , reading the Twitter and Facebook updates of these event and getting a sense of being there even if I was not able to. Fantastic stuff. Enabled by technology. Once we do this on a grand scale, we can create even more enterprises around understanding consumer and business needs. Asante.. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Performance Management Workshops November 21-24 Windsor Golf & Country Club
by Njeri Rionge 03 Oct '10

03 Oct '10

Dear Listeners, I am told all the time how many of us within organizations and our businesses need to enhance capacity for improvement in our bottom line. Well, i have developed a training program based on world class global performance systems with a localized theme that allows participants to simulate current day to day situations in the workplace. The focus areas are mentioned in the below link and also include John Kotter's change management 8 principles for success. For more details go to http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2zmrd4h1280f058&… If this is for you or your talent pool of staff, please email the undersigned and or register online, you can also pay online, we have a secure payment system. With thanks, -- Njeri Rionge (Ms) Founder & Executive Director http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/njeri-rionge/5/966/760 __________________________________ Skype ID: nrionge Tel: +254 20 253 2144, 253 2142 (Orange Fixed Plus) Tel: +254 722 522136 (Safaricom Mobile) Tel: +254 773 495022 (Orange Mobile) URL: www.igniteconsulting.co.ke P. O. Box 15568 Nairobi 00100, Kenya ======================================= Our events calendar for 2010 can be accessed via http://www.igniteconsulting.co.ke/calendar.html for details on the workshops and training programs click on the highlighted date/event. Your have the option to register or email us for more information. Thank you for choosing to engage with us, we aim to “Ignite Human Potential for Personal & Organizational Success” 2009 Inductee ICT Hall of Fame Kenya ==========================================

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www.juju.co.ke
by James Muendo 02 Oct '10

02 Oct '10

Any one with a legal view of this service? http://www.juju.co.ke/index.html Basic Info: Juju the ultimate spy software. Introducing the Most up to date technology that enables you to SPY on any Cell Phone anytime anywhere in the world “Track your kid's cell phone activity. Catch your cheating spouse. *COMPLETLEY UNDETECTABLE.* Have you ever been curious as to what your Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Husband or wife is chatting about on their cell phone? Bwana PS..... any law against this? -- James M. Muendo Timsoft Technologies & Solutions Ltd. P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/

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KIXP connectivity
by robert yawe 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Hi, How does one get connected to KIXP and what are the charges, we run a website, yes locally hosted, but unfortunately the experience is different depending on the ISP the client is connecting from, at times we have noted traffic being rerouting through the international link because a particular ISPs KIXP pipe is full. 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] CENSUS RESULTS AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS
by Edwin Onchari 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Anyone from Access Kenya in this list, contact me to discuss getting connected. Edwin 720755951 From: Dennis Kioko [mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:48 PM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] CENSUS RESULTS AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS AccessKenya <http://www.cio.co.ke/view-all-top-stories/1910-accesskenya-slashes-internet -price-by-upto-50-for-home-users.html> slashes Internet price for home users by upto 50% No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3164 - Release Date: 09/28/10 06:34:00

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FW: Apps4Ottawa
by Edith Adera 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Dr Ndemo/Dr Kate, I think Kenya should think along these lines to build the local industry and spur innovation. Kate, congrats on taking the mantle at eGOV! Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> ________________________________ From: Martin Murillo [mmurillo(a)idrc.ca] Sent: 30 September 2010 21:01 To: ICT4D-Futures Workspace Subject: Apps4Ottawa The city of Ottawa is following suit to others delegating the data represetnation to the citizenry, etc: The City of Ottawa is running its first public contest to develop apps from open data and is inviting residents from all over to participate both in creating new apps or voting on their favourites. The goal of the contest is to encourage entrepreneurs, agencies, students, IT professionals and others to create innovative new apps that use open data to improve community experience, stimulate economic growth and engage residents in municipal government. http://ottawa.ca/online_services/opendata/index_en.html Martin Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank --- You are currently subscribed to ict4d-futures as: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-ict4d-futures-75952T(a)dgroups.idrc.ca

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Greek - Kenya Comparison - Applied to Local Tech Scene
by S.Murigi Muraya 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Dear All, Good read here. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2010/0929/Greece-s-eco… It is mostly accurate but it does not note, occasionally, where decent technocrats are in place, competent consultancies or tech firms do get government contracts (projects) without having to bribe. Do not know how but such technocrats need to be recognized and rewarded by the Government. Also do not think our government would discriminate against open source solutions with strong corporate backing such as Red Hat. As all wise organizations ask, who is to be held accounatable for updates or fixes of Free or Open Source Software (FOSS) that is only community based? Regards SMM

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Re: [kictanet] Traffic Cameras
by arapkirui＠gmail.com 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

I am amazed. This is absolutely fantastic. Everytime I see such technology I miss the future we shall never see. arap KIRUI Sent from my Nokia phone -----Original Message----- From: Edith Adera Sent: 29/09/2010 18:32:25 To: arapkirui(a)gmail.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Traffic Cameras Interesting! Kudos to Access Kenya. We would do better with higher bandwidth to get it for sure "real time" rather than "slow motion" Edith ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Grace Githaiga Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:15 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: [kictanet] Traffic Cameras No more dashing in to the jams blindly, you can now check out the traffic real time before you hit out. Quite revolutionary. http://www.home.co.ke/index.php/traffic-cameras ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Re: [kictanet] KIXP connectivity
by robert yawe 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Hi Dennis, If I go through a connected ISP it defeats the purpose of being on the exchange point as they will just bundle me onto their exiting link, our objective is to be able to control the connection. If we are going to promote local hosting we need a way to optimise connectivity across as many ISPs as possible. With the rate Safaricom is growing, currently 60% of the traffic to our site is from Safaricom data customers, we are looking forward to their collocation facilities. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi <dmbuvi+kictanet(a)gmail.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wed, 29 September, 2010 12:12:42 Subject: Re: [kictanet] KIXP connectivity You have to buy a link to KIXP via a connected ISP. Consult also with Internet Solutions, they are hosting a backup of the Nairobi IXP

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Content.........Kalasha Awards
by Jane Kagiri 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Hallo Listers, I was glad to have attended the Kalasha Awards and enjoyed the technology that was involved, being at the venue, yet also being able to follow updates on twitter and facebook. The best came when it was announced that the event was being streamed live.....its only then that one realizes how far we have come.  In regard to the entreprenuerial oppurtunity the platform offers,First, I feel that in future if such a great event is to be streamed live, it should be publicized well in advance. This is: 1) To allow the target audience time to plan it in their schedules that is if we hop to achieve any fruitful coverage.  Again,I dont know what your idea was Paul in regard to how enterprenuers can capitalize on this ,but from what i know, live streaming companies dont want to open live advertising service to non content partners so as to help premium content owners to benefit from their live streams. In our case, KFC would either have to sell the advertising space themselves or sell the event live feed rights to a private company (us) so that we would then become the premium content owners and then proceed to sell advetising space. But again,for a company to bid for the live feed rights, it needs to have prior knowledge that there will be live streaming taking place at an event. All said,I believe it is upto Kenya ICT Board to advice other government agencies on how to handle this great oppurtunities and then together we can explore them. Jane Kagiri Catritone Office Solutions PO Box 72286 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya www.facebook.com/Jane Kagiri

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Fw: Attn: IT Director/Network Security Administrator - Cyber Security Workshop
by Walubengo J 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

fyi - been asked to sambaza. walu. --- On Wed, 9/29/10, Joseph Ndirangu <ndirangu(a)techpartners.co.ke> wrote: From: Joseph Ndirangu <ndirangu(a)techpartners.co.ke> Subject: Attn: IT Director/Network Security Administrator - Cyber Security Workshop To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 3:36 PM Certified Professional Forensic Analyst (CPFA) Oct 27-28, 2010 Technology Partners Limited Nairobi, Kenya Technology Partners Limited, Kenya and Network Intelligence, India are pleased to announce the “Certified Professional Forensic Analyst (CPFA)” course on the 27th and 28th October, 2010. The venue for the training will be at the Kivi Milimani Hotel from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Almost in every case of financial fraud or employee misuse involves a very strong element of computer-based evidence. NII has been providing professional computer forensics services to clients for the past four years. It now brings together its consolidated expertise into a two-day hands-on workshop on Certified Professional Forensic Analyst (CPFA).The entire workshop is driven by hands-on exercises and case studies to ensure that all aspects have a real-life scenario-based approach. The instructor, Mr. Kanwal Mookhey (CISA, CISSP, CISM) is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Network Intelligence and Institute of Information Security based in India with offices in Dubai . Mookhey is internationally well-regarded expert in the field of IT governance, information and risk management, forensic fraud investigations, compliance, business continuity. He has more than a decade of experience in this field and has worked for prestigious clients such as The Indian Navy, United Nations, Abu Dhabi and Dubai Stock Exchange, State Bank of India , Atos Origin, Saudi Telecom, World Customs Organization, Capgemini, Royal & Sun Alliance among others. He is also author of two books on Linux Security and Metasploit Framework as well as numerous articles on information security. The full course fee is Kshs 60,000 per participant. Early Bird Discount of (10%) and Group Discounts (15%) are applicable. For the content and time table of the course, please open the attachments. To register and for more information, please contact Mr. Ndirangu Kariuki on; ndirangu(a)techpartners.co.ke Tel: +254 20 2343961, 0722 750413, 0716 066426 before or on 12 October 2010. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Ndirangu Kariuki Business Development Manager Technology Partners Limited Kampus Towers, 4th Floor University Way P.O. Box 746 -000100 Nairobi , Kenya Tel: +254 20 2343960/61 Cell: +254 722 750413

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A bitter Orange
by robert yawe 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Hi, It is interesting how Orange/Telkom assumes that the reason they are unable to gain market share is because of pricing. They have a superior data connectivity service in the form of EvDo yet they are unable to even explain the difference to their clients, I have even heard from the grape vine that they have an up and running MPLS solution something that none of the other providers do. Their main problem is that they have a non-existent customer service department. They currently have fewer staff than Safaricom yet the disconnect between departments makes dealing with GOK a walk in the garden. They keep coming up with self defeating tariffs and are unable to disseminate information internally to their own front office personnel. The company is constantly upgrading billing systems without transferring information across from the old system, but with only 350,000 subscribers they can actually afford to key in the information afresh. They recently "upgraded" the EvDo portal which resulted in accounts with credit being disabled of which to date many have not been able to get resolved. When you finally get through to their customer service department they start by asking you questions like "who sold you the modem? why did you buy the scratch card? and the most annoying take it to the customer experience centre where you bought it? With the noise about lost assets, read land, my take is that Orange had no intention of reviving Telkom but more to raid its assets and then leave. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Download a FREE copy of PC Tech Magazine - International Edition
by Albert Mucunguzi 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Dear all, I am pleased to inform you that a copy of the International Edition of PC Tech Magazine, which was launched in Ghana on 24th September has been uploaded. Please follow the link below to download for free. http://pctechmagazine.com/magazine/download-archives/doc_details/25-double-… Thank you for your contributions! Copies of this magazine will be available in Nairobi by the end of the week. Please note that you may need to register to access the download. _______________________ Regards, Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director PC Tech Communications P.O. Box 32180, Tel: +256 712619812 / 700 297031 Kampala, Uganda. Email: ed(a)pctechmagazine.com Website: www.pctechmagazine.com / www.albertmucunguzi.com

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