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ITU IG Resolution
by alice＠apc.org 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

For those who follow the ITU processes. Find attached the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-06) Antalya, 6-24 November 2006 resolution Analysis of the text needed! best alice

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Free delegate spaces for Kictanet members at AITEC Conferences
by Sean Moroney 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Hi Alice, Following our meeting today, I'm pleased to confirm our agreement to provide up to 20 free delegate spaces at all AITEC conferences in Kenya for KICTAnet members from NGOs, development projects, other non-profit organisations and academia. Members who wish to apply for these places should do so through the KICTAnet secretariat and then you send us a list of the nominated delegates 48 hours before the start of the conference. This should be sent to Grace Gathoni in our Kenya office. Unfortunately we can't include our workshops and training courses in this agreement as these are usually done in partnership with third parties. But wherever possible we will accommodate special requests. I hope this meets the needs of all those in the Kenyan ICT community who want to attend our conferences but can't afford the delegate fees - starting with our Wireless Broadband Conference next week. The updated programme for this conference is attached. I hope all KICTAnet members who are interested in this vital aspect of infrastructure development will be able to attend, whether paying or non-paying. Best regards, Sean Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 UK Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com

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CALL FOR RESEARCHERS: "SAT-3/WASC Cable Research Project: Country Case Studies
by alice＠apc.org 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to suitable candidates in your contact list. CALL FOR RESEARCHERS: "SAT-3/WASC Cable Research Project: Country Case Studies" The Association for Progressive Communications is currently looking to engage four ICT policy researchers to conduct detailed country studies of the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable in the following countries: Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal. The specific context of the research will be on the areas that Open Access (as a concept) seeks to impact - namely access and cost. Research will be conducted on the impact SAT-3/WASC has had on the competitiveness of international and Internet services in each country. Interested researchers should in the first instance submit a copy of their CV and a sample of written work (of no more than 2000 words) to abi(a)apc.org Please include "SAT-3/WASC Cable Research Project" AND the name of the country you are applying to research on, in the Subject field of your email. Applications should be received no later than Monday 27 November 2006 (17:00 GMT). A. Wanjira Munyua National Coordinator, Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) Association for Progressive Communications (APC) alice(a)apc.org http://www.apc.org http://www.catia.ws

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Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!
by Brian Longwe 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Hi all, You may not believe this but I am sitting in Addis right now and seeing latency of 120ms on a ping to BBC in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apparently the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) did a deal with Sudan to get access by extending the national fibre optic between two towns close to the border. Interestingly enough this came about after another project to link Ethiopia via Eritrea stalled due to cross-border negotiations. At an estimated project cost of approx US$690,000 the country now has fairly good internet connectivity. The project was initiated in February this year and completed by August with 34 Mbps from Verizon. An invitation for bids to provide 155Mbps (STM-1) was also launched at the same time. This is a v. good example of how terrestrial networks can provide a quick alternative means of providing international connectivity. Regards, Brian

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KENYA BEGINS THE COUNTDOWN TO CHEAP INTERNATIONAL FIBRE
by alice＠apc.org 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

TOP STORY: KENYA BEGINS THE COUNTDOWN TO CHEAP INTERNATIONAL FIBRE from Balancing Act _____________________________________________________________________ It’s like waiting for a matatu. You wait for ages and none come along. But just when you’re about to give up hope, three come along at the same time, all trying to come to a screaming halt in front of you. Kenya now has three (or more) potential international fibre projects that could be complete within 12 months. Each one is loudly proclaiming that it will deliver cheap international bandwidth. Russell Southwood took the temperature in the market last week about what the impact of this bandwidth will be upon the market. The Kenya Government has signed an MOU to build a fibre link to Fujairah in the UAE currently costed at Ksh5.7 billion. The construction and supply contract will be awarded early next year and the project, dubbed The East African Marine System (Teams), will be ready by November, according to a joint statement issued by both parties from Dubai. Many in the sector believe that it will be more like 19 months or more before completion. The Kenya Government will have a 40 per cent holding in the project, Etisalat 20% and the remaining 40% will go to investors in the East African region. The Government has said it will organise an IPO on the Kenyan Stock Exchange. Several Kenyan companies have expressed interest and one said that the Government had told them it would “guarantee their loan”. The details of the finance package have not yet been settled but it is unclear where the Kenyan Government will raise its 40% from. Will the World Bank simply shift a portion of its EASSy funding to the new project as many think likely? The Government’s commitment to a 12 month schedule is a bold move but one that must lay them open to a certain amount of scepticism. The tender for expressions of interest was only issued 2 weeks ago and Government timetabling is notoriously slow compared to the private sector. Apparently the Private Secretary has been telling interested parties that the Government wants prices comparable to those to be found in India in 12 months time. This benchmark has been set in order that Kenya will be able to compete in the international outsourcing market. Apparently a number of interested parties said that they would put up all the money to build it if they could have a monopoly and he sent them away disappointed. But more worryingly one interested party told us that it could only get involved if it also allowed Telkom Kenya to be a shareholder. The next international fibre project is KDN’s and it has now signed its contract with Flag Telecom. Its link from Mombasa will terminate in an undersea junction in international waters off of the Yemen. It says the link will be fully operational in the first quarter of 2008, just 15 months away. The company believes that it will come to market with capacity at $500 per mbps pm but that the price of bandwidth will go up to those wanting to invest as time passes. In other words, for those who commit early prices will be lowest and for those who come in late, prices will go higher. It also stresses that its landing station at Mombasa will allow other carriers to co-locate there charging only electricity and services at cost. So this leaves the third project EASSy looking as if it will be the third runner. NEPAD appears to have made little more progress on persuading more African Governments to sign its political protocol. And whilst the members of the EASSy consortium (that still includes KDN and Telkom Kenya) are still moving things forward, there remains a disconnect between the political and commercial ends of the project. If both of the above projects go ahead, there is clearly much less need to build the Mombasa-Djibouti section of the route and it has to be said that both of the above projects have better international connection points. As if three were not enough, Ethiopia’s ETC has now had its international fibre connection working effectively for two months via Port Sudan and Saudi Arabia. But because it is landlocked and it had endless fruitless arguments with Djibouti Telecom over control of a possible fibre link, it wants to find a second international fibre connection. Therefore it is in serious conversations with both of Kenya’s fibre network operators about connecting to the Mombasa links when they are ready. If this goes ahead, both it and Kenya will then have two international fibre links. Because the process of getting the international fibre to Kenya has been both confusing and “on-off”, everyone in the market (including customers) have understandably not really grasped the impact of its arrival on their businesses. Until now ISPs and satellite resellers have largely been in the businesses of living on the margin they make between buying and selling bandwidth. These margins have been kept high as they have concentrated on selling to comparatively few customers. Ironically it has been a high-price, low volume business where their primary commodity – bandwidth – has always been in short supply, not least because some of them increased their margin by contending it as much as possible. This has meant that bandwidth quality is often variable at best for those not paying “top dollar” for a premium service. If you argue that international fibre prices should be low price, high volume, then the national business model changes: what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Bandwidth becomes cheap and plentiful at a sub $1000 threshold. The margins that can then be charged make it difficult for those who are not operating at volume to stay in business. However it does now open up opportunities for new services, content and applications that can be sold to customers who should now be paying European prices for real broadband connections (1-2 meg upwards) rather than the paltry 64 kbps they are currently receiving. There are at least 500,000 households in Kenya that are at an income level that make them potential targets for broadband. It would take only half of those households to sign up for there to be the beginnings of a very different market. The real sign that the market has not “got it” is that some key ISPs are not passing on the information about these soon-to-be cheap prices but are seeking to protect their high margins by telling customers higher prices. A heads-up, guys. The sector is a village and news will get round quickly and we’ll encourage the circulation of this price information. The market’s about to change, get ready to change with it. At the national level, there is now a third source of fibre capacity. Jamii Telecommunications has signed an agreement with the Kenya Light and Power Company (KPLC) to sell an STM1’s worth of its fibre capacity in Nairobi and Mombasa, with KPLC saying that it will triple its capacity shortly. Two other companies – CTN and Cable Vision – have been granted a licence to sell KPLC’s capacity and it is telling (in terms of the argument above) that both are in the video download and pay-TV business. Not so far afield, Tanzanian power utility TANESCO is currently building out fibre capacity and has invited bids to sell this capacity. Again KDN is poised to make a fibre connection to Tanzania. However a recent ping on the Kampala-Nairobi route shows that neither KDN nor Telkom Kenya has got its fibre route operational. KDN is promising it will be operational by the end of first quarter 2007 and that prices will be 20% cheaper. Elsewhere in the market, the new VoIP operators are finding it difficult to get interconnection agreements and to get proper service from interconnect service providers. Telkom Kenya is charging absurdly high prices but has at least reached interconnect agreements. Nevertheless the new fixed wireless operators – Flashcom and Popote – are having difficulties: customers are unable to receive or make calls to certain countries. Apparently anyone who calls a customer number of these fixed wireless operators from Germany gets a number unobtainable. Access Kenya’s Yello VoIP service has been aimed at corporates and has attracted 250 customers who generate 120,000 minutes a month. But it has had difficulty getting interconnection agreements with the mobile operators. It made a complaint to regulator CCK in April and became so frustrated that it said it would run an advertisement publicising the position. Safaricom came back to the table but Celtel refuses to enter discussions, saying that it will do so in its own time. Kenyan ISPs are under heavy pressure from all the new operators. Flashcom and Popote are taking more money from data than voice at the moment as customers are primarily signing up for cheaper Internet access. Also the introduction of EDGE services by Safaricom is eating into their high-end customers: one ISP’s CEO admitted privately that he was losing hundreds of customers a month to these new competitors. The challenge for everyone in the market will be whether they can take the soon-to-arrive cheaper international bandwidth and use it to transform the market. ____________________________________________________________________

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ITU appoints first African Secretary General ....
by alice＠apc.org 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear all http://allafrica.com/stories/200611130952.html An African, Mali's Hamadoun Toure, Friday became the new Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after polling 95 votes over Germany's Mr. Mathias Kurth, who got 60 votes for the exalted position. Member states of the ITU elected Mr Touré of Mali as Secretary-General for a four-year term. The election took place in Antalya, Turkey during the 17th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Francis and all I also congratulate Mr Touré for his election as Secretary general of ITU, and I'm happy for my African friends for them to have one of theirs at the head of this oldest UN Agency. However I'd be less enthusiastic as Francis for at least three reasons : - Mr Touré was the Director of the Development Bureau of ITU (ITU-D) during eight years, and during his mandate most of the insiders and observers admit that telecom development in Africa has got more "asymmetric" than ever. Whereas the mobile "market" grew substantially, especially in large metropolitan areas, managing even new generation wireless (so called 3G wireless) services to be deployed in these privileged areas, the villages and largest country areas of the continent still are waiting for their hypothetical connection to the ICT/telecom network. What’s more, some African countries have even declined in terms of telecom services to their population ( Central African Republic, DR Congo, etc) during these years. At last, the pan-African network Panaftel, established in the eighties for interconnecting African countries, steadily declined as did most of the fixed terrestrial networks in a large number of African countries. - Instead of network development, the priority of ITU-D during Mr Touré’s mandate was telecom sector “reform”, i.e. deregulation following –and in some cases even exceeding- the Worldbank credo and demand. So far this “sector reform” didn’t prove its efficiency. Moreover, it left some African countries in a more critical situation and demonstrated large collapses (Guinea, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, …). Who will ever try to appraise the huge amount of money lost in this process ? - As far as recent African network development is concerned, ITU is remarkably absent from both the design devising and the decision making processes. This is largely demonstrated in the SAT-3/WASC sub-marine cable, the EASSy project, Infinity project, EADTS, etc, but also in major countries’ ICT/telecoms Master Plans design (Cameroon, DR Congo, …). Here is the true place for ITU-D for proving its commitment and its competence for actual African telecoms development. Should I add that during the entire WSIS process, ITU wasn’t very “SC friendly” and failed to keep the leadership in large debates on how to bridge actually the digital divide and how to finance this profound injustice. Therefore; let’s keep cool and let the new SG take the most urgent and still awaited decisions such as real and concrete actions on bridging the “digital divide” ; more than twenty years after the Maitland’s Report it is highest time to awake in the (ITU) “ tower” ! And second, let the new SG take the appropriate decisions as soon as possible on an actual CS inclusive ITU, especially in the view of implementing the WSIS Action plan objectives and its follow-up on a real muliti-stakeholder basis. For both these issues, I simply recall the three proposals CSDPTT submitted to the ITU Council in January (in the view of the Plenipotentiary Conference), without any reaction nor response of ITU-D since then despite it was in the very centre of these proposals. Best Jean-Louis Fullsack CSDPTT - France > Message du 13/11/06 20:08 > De : "Dr. Francis MUGUET" > A : plenary(a)wsis-cs.org > Copie à : > Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] Mali's Hamadoun Toure, new Secretary-General of > the ITU > > [Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire list. > Kindly use individual addresses for responses intended for specific > people] > > Click http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/ to access automatic translation of > this message! > _______________________________________ > > Dear friends > > ( un msg en français suit ) > > Since this excellent piece of news has not been seemingly posted > on the plenary list. > Congratulatiions to first African Secretary-General of the ITU, > who, coincidence or fate, belongs to the same country > as Adama Samassékou to whom WSIS Civil Society owes so much. > > --------------------- > http://allafrica.com/stories/200611130952.html > > An African, Mali's Hamadoun Toure, Friday became the new > Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) > after polling 95 votes over Germany's Mr. Mathias Kurth, who got 60 > votes for the exalted position. > > Member states of the ITU elected Mr Touré of Mali as Secretary-General > for a four-year term. The election took place in Antalya, Turkey during > the 17th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. Mr Touré won the position with > 95 votes with 155 countries present and voting, and thus the required > majority for election was 78 votes. > > The majority emerged in the third round of voting, with Mr Mathias Kurth > of Germany receiving 60 votes. > > The election showed the deft diplomacy of Toure who had come to the ITU > conference last year in Abuja with one message from the Malian > government: "To support the country to run for the highest position at > the ITU." Every country-delegate present pledged to support Mali, and by > implication, Toure. But that development effectively killed the spirit > of every person who would have been eyeing that position and vouchsafed > it for Toure. Last weekend, he triumphed. > > Addressing the Conference after the results of the vote, Mr Touré told > the 1500 delegates from around the world that he would work with > transparency, objectivity and vigour to realize the two main objectives > that were central to his campaign: to eliminate the digital divide and > to ensure that cyberspace would become more secure. He said, "The > Millennium Development Goals that were endorsed by all the world's > leaders as well as the WSIS resolutions are the ingredients we need to > get down to work." > > Mr Hamadoun Touré holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from > the Technical Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of > Leningrad and Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) from the University of > Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Moscow. After six > years at the Office des Postes et Télécommunications du Mali (OPT) Mali, > he joined Intelsat as Group Director & Regional Director in 1985 until > he became Director-General, Africa, of ICO Global Communications in > 1996. Elected Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau in > 1998, he was elected for a second term in 2002. > > In the election, Houlin Zhao of China was elected Deputy > Secretary-General in the first round with 93 votes. Carlos SÃ¡nchez of > Spain obtained 34 votes while T. Ayhan Beydoan of Turkey received 28. > John Ray Kwabena Tandoh of Ghana had announced the withdrawal of his > candidature prior to the start of the election. > > Thanking the members and, in particular, the People's Republic of China, > for placing their confidence in him, Houlin Zhao remarked that the post > of Deputy Secretary-General holds a strategic importance in the Union. > He said that he would do his best to assist the Secretary-General elect > and the three Directors as well as the membership to make ITU a more > dynamic organization that would contribute to the emerging global > Information Society. As outgoing Director of TSB, he said he was > confident that "ITU-T will meet the future challenges of ICT > standardization this century." > > Graduated from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China > in 1975, Mr Zhao received a Master degree of Science in telematics, > University of Essex (United Kingdom) in 1985. From 1975 to 1986, he held > various engineering positions at Ministry of Posts and > Telecommunications, China. In 1986, he joined ITU as a staff member of > the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) until his election as > Director of the TSB in 1998. He was re-elected in his position at the > 2002 Marrakesh Plenipotentiary Conference. > > Outgoing Secretary-General Yoshio Utsumi leaves behind him a more > efficient and effective organization, offering a wider portfolio of more > relevant services that led to a 19 per cent increase in private sector > membership and a recommitment of the private sector to the work of ITU. > His tenure was characterized by efficiency measures that led to savings > equivalent to CHF 75 million out of a total budget of CHF 335 million on > average per biennium as well as the introduction of operational > planning, results-based budgeting and time-tracking across the > organization, resulting in a substantial overhaul of the organization. > Along with cost recovery, these measures created new sources of revenue > that led to a reduction in the contributions to be paid by members, > despite growing demands and cost increases. > > From a strategic perspective, Mr Utsumi successfully refocused ITU as a > policy-oriented organization by introducing new issues to ensure its > continuing relevance, with the successful organization of the World > Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which provides a common > understanding and vision as well as a clear roadmap to building the > Information Society by 2015. He also strengthened the role of ITU in the > coordination of policy issues among Member States. Through this process, > ITU has asserted its leading role in the broader domain of the > Information Society. > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Francis F. MUGUET Ph.D > > MDPI Foundation Open Access Journals > Associate Publisher > http://www.mdpi.org http://www.mdpi.net > muguet(a)mdpi.org muguet(a)mdpi.net > > ENSTA Paris, France > KNIS lab. Director > "Knowledge Networks & Information Society" (KNIS) > muguet(a)ensta.fr http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet > > World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS) > Civil Society Working Groups > Scientific Information : http://www.wsis-si.org chair > Patents & Copyrights : http://www.wsis-pct.org co-chair > Financing Mechanismns : http://www.wsis-finance.org web > > UNMSP project : http://www.unmsp.org > WTIS initiative: http://www.wtis.org > ------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Plenary mailing list > Plenary(a)wsis-cs.org > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary >

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Re: [Kictanet] [Fibre-for-africa] Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Ethiopia on Internatio nal Optical Fibre!!!!!
by Brian Longwe 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

On Nov 13, 2006, at 4:30 PM, Mark J Elkins wrote: > Brian Longwe wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> You may not believe this but I am sitting in Addis right now and >> seeing latency of 120ms on a ping to BBC in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > How about a Traceroute? Traceroute from Germany to Ethiopia Traceroute www.inka.de -> 213.55.93.57 traceroute to 213.55.93.57 (213.55.93.57), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 fe2-gw-user.z2.cix.ka-ip.net (193.197.184.18) 0.723 ms 0.388 ms 0.36 ms 2 Karlsruhe2.belwue.de (129.143.166.161) 0.553 ms 0.475 ms 0.466 ms 3 Karlsruhe1.belwue.de (129.143.166.137) 0.614 ms 0.501 ms 0.502 ms 4 Stuttgart1.belwue.de (129.143.1.7) 1.833 ms 1.728 ms 1.724 ms 5 Frankfurt1.belwue.de (129.143.1.26) 5.881 ms 5.875 ms 5.82 ms 6 ffm-k88-i1-geth1-2.telia.net (213.248.79.41) 5.878 ms 5.89 ms 5.863 ms 7 POS3-1.BR2.FFT1.ALTER.NET (146.188.67.85) 5.963 ms 6.063 ms 5.939 ms 8 so-0-2-0.TR2.FFT1.ALTER.NET (146.188.6.113) 6.392 ms 6.149 ms 6.212 ms 9 so-6-0-0.TR2.LND2.ALTER.NET (146.188.8.157) 20.908 ms 20.836 ms 21.076 ms 10 so-6-0-0.XR1.LND2.ALTER.NET (146.188.7.225) 20.865 ms 20.734 ms 21.156 ms 11 POS3-0.CR1.LND5.alter.net (158.43.233.241) 21.011 ms 20.837 ms 20.716 ms 12 fe0-0-0.gw13.lnd5.gbb.uk.uu.net (158.43.157.13) 21.048 ms 20.887 ms 21.107 ms 13 w0p45516.uk.customer.alter.net (158.43.48.250) 123.479 ms 123.987 ms 120.112 ms 14 213.55.90.204 (213.55.90.204) 120.539 ms 120.423 ms 120.434 ms 15 213.55.89.7 (213.55.89.7) 120.35 ms 121.031 ms 120.996 ms 16 213.55.90.162 (213.55.90.162) 135.938 ms 129.45 ms 143.033 ms

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Final Reminder - JKUAT IT SECURITY CERTIFICATE
by Bill Kagai 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

JKUAT CERTIFICATE IN IT SECURITY ETHICAL HACKING: SECURITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, DETECTION AND PREVENTION – 20th November – 1st December 2006 [Full-Time - 8.30am to 5.00pm] VENUE JKUAT e-Government Academy- Juja Campus http://www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke/itsecurity COURSE CONTENT This is a unique, authoritative, high-value, hands-on practical course which will provide participants with essential understanding of the tools, methodologies and vulnerabilities that hackers/intruders could employ to exploit the IT systems of their organisations. Most organisations now realise that in order to defend themselves against the threat of attack by hackers, crackers, and indeed any individual intent on causing disruption to their IT systems, IT staff must have an informed and current understanding of the present-day methodologies, tools, and vulnerabilities which allow these exploits to happen. This Ethical Hacking course is designed to educate IT professionals in order to allow them to defend systems against hacking attacks. During this course, participants will learn about the hacker mindset and become familiar with the tools and methodologies that are used to attack systems. Using state-of-the-art classroom setups, delegates work with LINUX/UNIX and Windows systems, and associated server software. A wide range of hacking tools and security auditing tools are used during the course. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course fulfils two vital objectives for anyone working in IT systems administration, IT security or IT support roles: 1.The course builds a strong awareness of the wide range of risks and threats now faced even by organisations which believe they have strong security solutions in place. 2.The course provides delegates with a solid understanding of the control measures that need to be put in place in order to limit an organisation's vulnerabilities and risk of attack. By the end of this course, the participant will have learnt about: -The tools, techniques and methodologies employed by hackers in a dedicated lab environment. -How hackers can collect and assimilate information about an organisation's infrastructure whilst avoiding detection. -How information may be used to assess your IT systems' weaknesses and subsequently launch an attack against target systems. -The techniques that are typically used to gain access into a system. -The types of tools that are used to elevate access on a system. -The techniques used by hackers to conceal their tracks and the methods via which access to a target system may be maintained. -The limitations of security firewall systems and the tools used to bypass them. -How hackers bypass Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). -Measures that you can employ to secure and protect information against hacker attacks. COURSE SPECIAL FEATURES -Targeted Tracks: You will benefit from the expertise of industry front-runners, learn from real-world case studies and leave with everything you need to know to safeguard your wireless networks and devices -Tangible Take-Aways will be given to you including useful documents, guidelines and checklists that you can use as a springboard to your own initiatives. -Optimum networking opportunities are available through breaks, receptions, and luncheons. You will have the opportunity to talk shop with information security professionals and you will return to the office with new ideas and fresh contacts. -Transport (From KICC in Nairobi to the Academy in Juja and Back, Lunch and Teas -Obtain materials in 2 easy ways: -At the Training you will receive bound volumes of the conference materials -After the Training: download the materials you want from the web with a special access code and burn on your CDs WHO SHOULD ATTEND Information Security Officers, Directors and Managers; Information Technology Auditors, Managers and Staff Network Security Managers and Administrators; Local Area Network Administrators Technical Support Staff; System Administrators; Others charged with mobile and wireless security responsibilities COST – Kshs 35,000 inclusive of Transport, Lunch and Teas TRANSPORT - JKUAT e-Government Academy will avail transport from KICC at 7.20am and from the JKUAT e-Government Academy at 5.20pm. HOW TO REGISTER - Please register by 15th November 2006. Application forms can be obtained from the contacts provided below or from the JKUAT e-Government Website www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke Ngahu Kanyingi Technical Manager Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd P. O. Box 20311-00200, Nairobi Tel: 20-2728332 Fax: 20-2726965 Email. info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke Joel Kimilu Training Manager JKUAT e-Government Academy Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Tel: 067-52420 /0736 524200/ 0724 256 696 Email. jkuates(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke

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Read This! Does High Tech Require High Fiber? (TIME Europe magazine)
by Brian Longwe 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/ 0,13005,901061023-1546311,00.html

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Fw: [DigAfrica] Stop infighting over EASSY
by alice＠apc.org 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Hi all Is this a case of a good private sector initiative gone bad because of government interference or is it the other way round? best alice http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/14/531243 Stop infighting over EASSY Thursday, 9th November, 2006 THE arrival of an underwater optic fibre cable in East Africa has been delayed by infighting between governments and telecom companies. Yet the East African Submarine System's proposed 9,900 km of underwater cable between Port Sudan and Mtunzini in South Africa could do more to transform East African economies than any other single infrastructure project of equivalent cost. Today all East Africa's connections to the Internet and international broadband go by satellite. The rest of the world is connected by optical fibre cables that run between continents. These are faster and cheaper than satellite connections. Once EASSY arrives in East Africa, the cost of Internet and telephone connections will drop by an estimated 65 per cent which will make East African companies more efficient and more profitable. EASSY was supposed to arrive in 2007 but now it is delayed because no- one can agree who is in charge. Originally the big telecom companies across southern and eastern Africa were building it but in 2005 NEPAD and the World Bank decided that EASSY should be run on an `open access' basis to allow service operators access to the cable at cost. This is a beautiful idea in theory but who is going to pay? Big telecom companies like MTN and UTL are now obviously reluctant to pump in money if they are not going to get a commercial return. East African operators are now considering an alternative underwater cable connection to Fujairah in the Emirates yet this would retard the cause of African commercial integration. It is time for the infighting to stop. The telecom companies have got the financial muscle to make EASSY happen immediately. If governments are worried about open access, let them insist that the telecom companies provide it with a modest profit margin of, say, 10 per cent. But let's delay no longer. EASSY is something that East and Southern Africa needed yesterday. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/14/531243

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Wireless Broadband Africa - Discount Rate for KictanetMembers
by A. Wanjira Munyua 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Sean and all Thank you for the 25% offer to KICTAnet members. However, I would like to request some free slots for KICTAnet members (at least 6 ) interested in attending especially those coming from the public sector and civil society. Any member wishing to use this mailing list to announce commercial events should have given KICTAnet slots/chance to have a role that does not require any payments. Given that network is not for profit. This is not targeted at AITEC but we do need to set a policy/ precedence to ensure that members can advertise for events that benefit KICTAnet and its members as a network. Thank you and best regards alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Moroney" <seanm(a)aitecafrica.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Wireless Broadband Africa - Discount Rate for KictanetMembers > Dear Colleagues, > > > > AITEC is pleased to offer Kictanet members a 25% discount on the delegate > fee for the Wireless Broadband Conference we are holding at Hilton Hotel > over 29- Nov - 1 Dec. In addition, the first 50 delegates that register for > the main conference qualify to attend practical implementation workshops on > wireless technologies and CDMA free of charge. > > > > See our web site for the full programme - www.aitecafrica.com > <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> > > > > Please phone AITEC Kenya on 020-675-0802/020-2011233 to register. > > > > I look forward to seeing you at the conference. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Sean Moroney > > AITEC Africa > > <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > > UK Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 > > UK Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 > > UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 > > SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 > > Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 > > Skype: seanmoroney > > <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com > > > > > > > > > > > > For the detailed programme and to register as a delegate, log on to > www.aitecafrica.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ki -- A. Wanjira Munyua National Coordinator, Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) Association for Progressive Communications (APC) alice(a)apc.org http://www.apc.org http://www.catia.ws Cell: +254 733 731074

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: India's Weaknesses
by Eric Osiakwan 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Please permit me to send through Prof. Wilson's response since he is not on the list but he gives some insighful directions to the discussion. Point of correction, i meant "Quad" not "Squad". ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Ernest Wilson" <ewilson(a)cidcm.umd.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:59:15 -0400 >Eric- > >Excellent idea! > >There is an initiative with the World Bank Institute, led by their VP Frannie Leautier (a Tanzanian), and the Mandela Foundation to launch a series of Sci & Tech institutes in Africa. They've been fund raising etc etc. Might be worth refering to that. > >But it isnt clear that the WBI initiative has really seized the necessity of co-locating good firms and good universities and good govt support together. I think the first project for a 'ctr of excellence' is in Arusha. The indian IIT's are also involved in that project. > >Close cooperation across govt-pri-research-ngo is certainly much of the reasons for success, as you know, in Silicon Valley, plus Cambridge, Beijing, Sao Paulo, and of course Bangalore. (SEE new study by Harry Broadman "The New Silk Road: Chinese and Indian Initiatives in Africa", available on line thru the World Bank, where HB works.) > >Now it's Africa's turn to accelerate cross sector partnerships, and start co-locating and >developing these "Quad" relationships. > >cheers > > >Ernie > >Dr. Ernest J. Wilson III >Center for International Development and Conflict Management >University of Maryland >0145 Tydings Hall >College Park, MD 20742 >Tel: (301) 314-7711 >Fax: (301) 314-9256 >Email: ewilson(a)cidcm.umd.edu >http://www.cidcm.umd.edu >>>> "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> 10/25/06 1:10 PM >>> > >Waudo said "Perhaps something could be done now before we find ourselves in India's >position" > >We all know that one of the demons that has held back Africa's rise is the DE-LINK between >industry and academia (research) and also with governments. Prof. Ernest Wilson's (of >Maryland University) squad model makes the argument that you need a constant interaction >between these constituencies for growth and innovation to take place. He argues that Silicon >Valley is a clear example. > >My proposition therefore as a way to answer the question above is to leverage the BPO >opportunity. Most African governments are at least on board the BPO wagon so my idea is, >lets establish the BPOs in the University environment given the current public policy >favouring. The BPO companys can take advantage of cheap but good student labour whiles >they build the real estate for their operations using university land on a "build operate and >handover basis". > >The Universities then get real estate which they use for their long term expansion of physical >infrastructure. The BPO companies get their work done cheaply and when they migrate in the >long term, much value would have being gained. The University students get work >experience for the long term job market entry and also interim cash to support their >University education. This also gives the non-computer related students some basic skills >and exposure and for the CS, EE etc students, they build their internal capacity not only to >take calls and do word processing but more technical stuff. They would soon be writing >software for those BPO companies. Mostly importantly this becomes the nucleus of the >government/academia/private sector LINKINING which would grow into other areas. > >Hence the value proposition of the BPO banwagon is, it gives us a foot into the door but we >must move up the value chain very quickly or we would end up doing the low end jobs which >would make us less competitive in the Knowledge economy. > >When I proposed this to my Ghana Cyber Group friend (Yaw Owusu, leading the way with a >private TechPark in Ghana) whom i have cced on this mail, he said, then the Tech Parks (BPOs >+ more) should be in the University/Research Environment and his example of been able to >acquire land from the Ghana CSIR which is close to the University of Ghana would be a good >prototype. > >This is the story am going to be telling at the the first University Leaders Forum in Cape >Town to which governments, academic leadership, private sector and Civil Society has being >convened. > >Eric here > > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: waudo(a)signet.co.ke >Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:53:47 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) > >>Thanks to PS Ndemo for bringing this out. As for Wafula's question, the >>work force survey undertaken by the CSK earlier this year revealed that >>there is very little linkage between what the ICT training institutions >>(including Universities) are producing and the requirements of the >>industry either now or in the foreseeable future. Certainly there appear >>to be no mechanisms to facilitate such linkage. Perhaps something could be >>done now before we find ourselves in India's position. >> >> >>Kind Regards >>Waudo Siganga >> >>On Wed, October 25, 2006 9:22 am, TONY WAFULA wrote: >>> Good lesson , though wonder whether as a country we are ready to address >>> manpower shortage in this area. Just the other day Safaricom's Micheal >>> Joseph was lamenting about the same...are we checking what our >>> Universities are offering in relation to our projected needs? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Wafula >>> >>> bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: >>> Hi Edith, >>> You must have been blogging. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> >>>> Certainly, a great lesson to learn from. >>>> >>>> Thanks for sharing the article! >>>> >>>> At / * 12:56 PM 10/24/2006, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote / a *crit: >>>>>Dear All, >>>>>I think there are good lessons to learn from the article below. >>>>> >>>>>Regards >>>>> >>>>>Ndemo. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>October 17, 2006 >>>>>Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India >>>>>By SOMINI SENGUPTA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>TIRUCHENGODE, India >>>>> >>>>> As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is >>>>>bumping up against an improbable challenge. In a country once regarded >>>>> as >>>>>a bottomless well of low-cost, ready-to-work, English-speaking >>>>> engineers, >>>>>a shortage looms. >>>>> >>>>>India still produces plenty of engineers, nearly 400,000 a year at last >>>>>count. But their competence has become the issue. >>>>> >>>>>A study commissioned by a trade group, the National Association of >>>>>Software and Service Companies, or Nasscom, found only one in four >>>>>engineering graduates to be employable. The rest were deficient in the >>>>>required technical skills, fluency in English or ability to work in a >>>>> team >>>>>or deliver basic oral presentations. >>>>> >>>>>The skills gap reflects the narrow availability of high-quality college >>>>>education in India and the galloping pace of the country's >>>>> service-driven >>>>>economy, which is growing faster than nearly all but China's. The >>>>> software >>>>>and service companies provide technology services to foreign companies, >>>>>many of them based in the United States. Software exports alone expanded >>>>>by 33 percent in the last year. >>>>> >>>>>The university systems of few countries would be able to keep up with >>>>> such >>>>>demand, and India is certainly having trouble. The best and most >>>>> selective >>>>>universities generate too few graduates, and new private colleges are >>>>>producing graduates of uneven quality. >>>>> >>>>>Many fear that the labor pinch may signal bottlenecks in other parts of >>>>>the economy. It is already being felt in the information technology >>>>>sector. >>>>> >>>>>With the number of technology jobs expected to nearly double to 1.7 >>>>>million in the next four years, companies are scrambling to find fresh >>>>>engineering talent and to upgrade the schools that produce it. >>>>> >>>>>Some companies are training faculty members themselves, offering courses >>>>>tailored to industry needs and improving college labs and libraries. >>>>> They >>>>>are rushing to get first choice of would-be engineers long before they >>>>>have completed their course work. And they are fanning out to small, >>>>>remote colleges that almost no one had heard of before. The country's >>>>> most >>>>>successful technology concerns can no longer afford to hire only >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>kictanet mailing list >>>>>kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>>>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>> >>>>>Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>>>>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twaf78%40yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> WITH COMPLIMENTS OF ANTHONY WAFULA >>> >>> --------------------------------- >>> All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done >>> faster._______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/waudo%40signet.co.ke >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ >kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org >> > >-- >Eric M.K Osiakwan >Executive Secretary >AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) >Tel: + 233.21.258800 >Fax: + 233.21.258811 >Cell: + 233.244.386792 >Handle: eosiakwan >Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North >Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North >Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ >Slang: "Tomorrow Now" >-- > > > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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AfNOG 2007 Workshop on Network Technology - Application for Admission
by Dorcas Muthoni 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

AfNOG 2007 Workshop on Network Technology - Application for Admission Please see <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2007/workshop/> for information about the AfNOG 2007 Workshop on Network Technology. If you have questions regarding this announcement and application, they may be addressed to: <workshopinfo(a)afnog.org <http://mail.openworld.co.ke/src/compose.php?send_to=workshopinfo%40afnog.org>> Where to Apply - You can you can fill in an application on line, at <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2007/workshop/online-application.html> - You can download a copy of the application form from <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2007/workshop/application-form.txt>, or request a copy via email to <applications(a)afnog.org <http://mail.openworld.co.ke/src/compose.php?send_to=applications%40afnog.org>>. Then fill it in off-line, and email it to <workshop-apply(a)afnog.org <http://mail.openworld.co.ke/src/compose.php?send_to=workshop-apply%40afnog.…>>. The "Subject" line of the message should contain your surname or family name in the following format: Subject: AfNOG Workshop Application: <your-family-name> When to Apply Application forms must be submitted no later than 30 November 2006. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance to the program and the amount of financial aid available (if any) on or about 8th January 2007. Information to be included on your application Please ensure that all of the contact information you submit is and accurate, or we will not be able to contact you. Please give detailed answers to the questions about your work and your experience. If your are applying for financial assistance from AfNOG, please do not forget to answer the questions about other funding sources available to you. A. Personal data FAMILY NAME (LAST NAME, SURNAME) ONLY: Full Name: Employer/Organization: Position/Title: Business Address: Business Telephone: Alternate Telephone: E-mail address: Fax: Date of birth: Nationality: Name as it appears on passport or other travel document: Passport number: Country issuing passport: Date passport was issued: Date of passport expiration: Knowledge of English: Please rate your knowledge in these categories: Listening/comprehension: minimal / fair / good / excellent Reading: minimal / fair / good / excellent Speaking: minimal / fair / good / excellent Writing: minimal / fair / good / excellent Please indicate with an asterisk (*) the most reliable addresses and telephone/fax numbers above which can be used to reach you. B. Course of Instruction Instructional track applied for (Please select only one track; the tracks will run concurrently): [ ] Track E0 - UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION [ ] Track E1 - SCALABLE INTERNET SERVICES [ ] Track E2 - SCALABLE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE [ ] Track F2 - INFRASTRUCTURE RESEAUX (French Track - equivanent to E2) Please indicate your specific interests within the area you have chosen: C. Technical Skills 1. Are you a UNIX user? How much have you used it? 2. Have you been a UNIX system administrator? Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.). 3 Have you used/administered TCP/IP networks? Describe. 4. Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details. - bind or any other nameservers - sendmail/smail/exim/postfix - majordomo/mailman or other list manager - apache/IIS web systems 5. Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Details, please. - routers - switches - network monitoring - noc D. Description of Role in National Networking Activities Bearing in mind that this information will be used to determine whether to admit you to the workshop, please provide in the format of your choice the following information about yourself. Please be sure that it is sufficiently clear, well organized and adequate for this purpose. 1. A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country. 2. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet. 3a. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply): [ ] Commercial Network Provider [ ] Academic Network Provider [ ] NGO Network Provider [ ] Other (Specify)______________ 3b. Approximate number of full time staff at your institution:________ 4. How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend. 5. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country. 6. If you have previously attended AfNOG/INET Workshops for Developing Countries, a. Year and track you attended: b. A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past: c. The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort: E. Financial Information ------------------------- Your application must contain the following complete information if you wish to be considered for financial support to attend the workshop. The Workshop fee is US$1,600. This includes accommodation and meals. Applicants are usually expected to provide their own funding (from whatever sources). However AfNOG or its sponsors may make a limited financial assistance available to deserving candidates. Even if you request financial assistance you might not receive any, and your acceptance into the Workshop will be conditional on your ability to provide all or most of the funding yourself. Although you may be well qualified and in great need of financial assistance, the maximum funds AfNOG or its sponsors may provide is US$1,000 in financial assistance for BOTH WORKSHOP FEES AND AIRFARE. Payment for the workshop may be made by funds transfer, bank / certified cheque or in cash. Further details will be provided in the admission letter to successful candidates. NOTE : YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE WORKSHOP MAY BEPEND ON YOUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SOME OR ALL THE WORKSHOP FEES. 1. Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings? [ ] Yes [ ] No 2. If you are requesting financial aid to cover the workshop fee, please provide a complete list of funding sources in the following form. The list should contain all sources of funds that are available to you for payment of the workshop fee. The amounts should total U.S.$1,600. 1. Your Institution -- U.S.$ __________ 2. Your Government -- U.S.$ __________ 3. From international organizations -- U.S.$ __________ 4. Your personal contribution -- U.S.$ __________ 5. Amount you ask from AfNOG -- U.S.$ __________ (less than $1,000) _________________________________ TOTAL Income = U.S.$1,600.00 (PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE - WORKSHOP FEES OR AIRFARE) 3. Will you need financial assistance for airfare? If so, how much will you or your institution be contributing? [ ] No, assistance for airfare not needed. [ ] Yes, assistance needed. (less than $1,000) Amount of your contribution: U.S.$_________ 4. If you are requesting financial support for airfare, please provide a good estimate of round trip, lowest economy excursion airfare between your place of residence and Abuja, Nigeria, in April 2007. 1. Airfare: 2. Airline: 3. Type of fare: 4. City of departure: 5. Source of your estimate: Signature (your name as you would sign it): __________________________ Date:___________________ -- DRAFT - Issued by the AfNOG 2007 Programme Committee 17 August 2006

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"Fiber Optics: What is the way forward for KENYA"
by Judy kimiti 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear Member, The debate on the construction of an undersea fiber-optic cable to connect Kenya to the rest of the world has been on going for a while now. The speedy construction and importance of this cable cannot be over-emphasized. Several initiatives are on the table from different stakeholders. We wish to invite you for a 30 minutes presentation on Fiber Optics: What is the way forward for Kenya by Mr Kai Wulff Managing Director, KDN. The presentation will take place on 9th November 2006, 3:00pm, Jacaranda Hotel at the next KICTANet Planning meeting. The presentation is meant to give members first hand information on the development of fiber in the country and provide a platform for members to give input to the ongoing debate. We look forward having you join us at for this presentation and also request that you please RSVP your atttendance to the undersigned for logistics purpose. Thank You Your Faithfully, Judy Kimiti KICTANet Tel: 4453671 / 2 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Wireless Broadband Africa - Discount Rate for Kictanet Members
by Sean Moroney 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Colleagues, AITEC is pleased to offer Kictanet members a 25% discount on the delegate fee for the Wireless Broadband Conference we are holding at Hilton Hotel over 29- Nov - 1 Dec. In addition, the first 50 delegates that register for the main conference qualify to attend practical implementation workshops on wireless technologies and CDMA free of charge. See our web site for the full programme - www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> Please phone AITEC Kenya on 020-675-0802/020-2011233 to register. I look forward to seeing you at the conference. Regards, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 UK Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com For the detailed programme and to register as a delegate, log on to www.aitecafrica.com

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Invitation to the Engineering Students' Exhibition
by kevit 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Members, Please find below the details on an important invitation for the regional Engineering Students Exhibition 13.11.2006, Sarit Centre (Nairobi) Engineering Students Exhibition 2006 Showing Kenya's innovative powers Nairobi, 6th November 2006 - The 9th edition of the annual ICT and Engineering Students Exhibition 2006 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) will be held on 13th November 2006 in Nairobi. This exhibition brings together academia, industries and government to realize the vital opportunity of creating linkages and collaboration. There are 120 entries from nine countries in the region. The event is supported by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Kenya ICT Federation. The objective of the Engineering Students Exhibition is to encourage students to develop their engineering skills and to give them deeper insight in technology coupled with market demand. The preparation and presentation of projects challenges them to use their theoretical knowledge and demonstrate their engineering ability. Students also network with local and international participants, and interact with senior representatives of the private sector. An Innovation System for Kenya The Engineering Students Exhibition proofs there is a need and opportunity for Kenya to organise an Innovation System in which academia, private sector and public sector collaborate. The Government can play a facilitating role through an independent Science Technology and Innovation (SCTI) council, tasked to create an Innovation System that takes full advantage of Kenya's comparative advantages. Local industry cannot fund research and development on its own. However, Kenya's vibrant private sector will be able to take full advantage of such an Innovation System. The Innovation System will also help universities and higher education to emerge from isolation and integrate their curriculum with industry requirements. Due to the introverted nature of many institutions, research has limited relevance towards the socio-economic needs of the country and our creative talents remain under-utilised. The IEEE through its East African Section encourages all to explore the impressive creative engineering power we have in our students population. Sarit Centre Expo hall doors open at 10.00am, followed by hourly speeches and with a prize giving ceremony at 6.30pm. Free admission. Information: Kevit Desai Chairperson IEEE East Africa Governor - KEPSA Director of Engineering - Centurion Systems Ltd. Nairobi, Kenya Office tel: +254 20 4440102/3 Cell: +254 0722 517067 Email: <mailto:kevit@centurionsystemsltd.com> kevit(a)centurionsystemsltd.com

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Fw: Final Reminder: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006.
by alice＠apc.org 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

FYI those interested in attending the KENGEN talk...... ----- Original Message ----- From: <events(a)c4idea.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: Final Reminder: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006. > Dear Alice Munyua, > > NB: If you have confirmed your participation please forward it to your > friends. > > This month we are privileged to have Mr. Eddy Njoroge, Managing Director > of KENGEN, Kenya's largest power generating company, to speak about going > public and the challenges encountered in the Kenyan market. > > > Date: Tuesday 31st October 2006 > > Topic: The KenGen IPO and How It Transformed Kenya! > > Speaker: Mr. Eddy Njoroge, MD, KenGen > > Time: 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm > > Venue: Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi > > Cost: KShs. 1,000/- per person > > > c4IDEA.com is a resource network that helps individuals and organizations > exchange innovative and proactive ideas to develop world-class Kenyan > leaders in different professions and disciplines. > > Please email or call the undersigned on 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make a > reservation for this forum. Visit our website www.c4idea.com for more > information. > > Joan Wachira > Program Officer > _________________________________ > c4IDEA.com - Idea Factory Ltd, > The Office Park, Riverside Drive. > PO Box 12, Sarit Centre 00606, > Nairobi, Kenya. > Tel: 254-020-4449277. > Tel: 254-020-4447655. > Fax: 254-020-4449210. > www.c4IDEA.com > > > >

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Fw: Kictanet Planning Meeting - 9th November Jacaranda Hotel
by Judy kimiti 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear Member, The next planning meeting is on 9th November 3:00pm at The Jacaranda Hotel. There will be a Fibre Presentation from Mr. Kai Wulff Managing Director KDN. Please RSVP your attendance to the undersigned for logistics purposes. Thank you. Yours Faithfully, Judy Kimiti KICTANet ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, 27 October, 2006 11:20:11 AM Subject: Kictanet Planning Meeting - 9th November Jacaranda Hotel Dear Member, Please Find attached the agenda for the next KICTANet Planning Meeting which will be held on 9th November 2006, 3:00pm, Jacaranda Hotel As alot of members who had expressed interest in the Fibre Presentation by KDN where not able to attend, Mr Kai Wulff , has accepted to join us and give us the presenation at the above mentioned meeting. Please note because of time constraint, we shall have the presentation at exactly 3:30pm and will run for 30min. Those who are interested in joining this presentation are urged to be at the meeting on time. For logistics purposes, please RSVP your attendance to the undersigned. Yours Faithfully Judy Kimiti KICTANet Tel: 4453671 / 2 Cell: 0722 - 716020 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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OPEN ACCESS SAT3
by Eric Osiakwan 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

OPEN ACCESS SAT3 By Eric M.K Osiakwan Visiting Fellow and Scholar DV Program, Stanford University http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Since publishing the Open Access EASSy paper @ http:// blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ (you must read it to understand this paper), I have being challenged on the viability of Open Access to SAT3 and questioned on the need to institute the same standrards for both cables though we all know that SAT3 is already established and EASSy is yet to be. In this thesis I make an attempt at upholding the same Open Access structure and principles of EASSy to SAT3 – this is possible because both cables lie in the same realm but the context of their execusion are different. This is ONLY possible because of the window of opportunity presented by the end of exclusivity by the historic operators on SAT3 in April 2007 so I also suggest a process approach. For the records, SAT3 was established with an exclusivity period to recoup investment by the historic operators and this is due in April 2007 at which the SAT3 country governments can either entrench the exclusivity of the historic operators or consider other mechanisms such as what an proposing. SAT3 stands both as a pillar of hope and despair for the African continent; hope because it was the first cable and there is an opportunity for it to significantly change bandwidth prices based on it’s non-performance, despair because we may decide to keep things the way they are currently and continue with the incumbency and high bandwidth prices. The reasons for the non-renewal of the exclusivity range from, the historic operators haven recouped their investment in the cable at high cost since the inception of the cable and yet made fiber bandwdith more expensive than satellite capacity. Secondly we know that the loan granted by the WorldBank to the historic operators for their contribution to the SAT3 cable was guaranteed by their respective governments hence the onus lies with the government after supporting the private interest of the historic operators to now consider the public interest of providing cheap and affordable bandwidth for socio-economic development. If the SAT3 goverrnments and regulators collectively or individually decide to end the exclusivity in April 2007 then the question to me is, what steps should they take towards Open Accessing SAT3? I don’t hold monopoly on the steps and process because national and or regional relationships coupled with on the ground details must be taken into consideration but I would proceed to outline what I see as the larger framework of what is possible in terms of structure, principles and processes – same as for the EASSy cable. Hopefully other cables or subsequent ones would adopt or follow the same strucure, principles and process to have the desired impact. For the records again, I applaud the work done by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA @ www.osiwa.org) and other institutions for not only holding two (2) workshops to discuss the SAT3 issues but bringing a community of engagement, culture of awareness of the issues at stake and channelling internal capacity within the various constituencies ie governments, regulators, private sector, educational institutions and Civil Society to understand whatever decisions they make regarding the cable. My effort in this paper is to compliment such efforts with an adoption that considers some elements and layout a general framework based on the several discussions and engagements. Declaring SAT3 an “essential facility” would mean that it holds much in the public interest so must be treated with the public good as primary and other consideration as secondary. Private consideration would be first on the secondary ladder because that is important for the running of the public entity. Am not for once suggesting a move from an extreme private position to an extreme public consideration, but rather my suggestion is to use minimal public holding as a temporal measure to move from an exteme private interest to a balance between the private and public consideration. Open Access is about balance and consideration of the various interests. The governments holding the essential facility in trust after declaring it so is only a temporary measure which must be seeded quickly to a multi-stakeholder institution which would work in the interest of the various constituency and ensure that there is a clear reflection of equity. Regulatory and public policy must recognise the establishment of the essenttial facility which in this case would be “infrastructure provider” – providing infrastructure for the other service providers wthin the value chain. In some cases the regulatory and public policy environment must create the structural change from a vertical to a horizontal layering communication system and that enables the change process. Whatever the case may be, the first fundamental step is the re-alignment of the communication paradigm where there is a distinction between infrastructure and services. This means a move from the vertical to the horizontal communication system. The essential facility in this case, the SAT3 country segment would constitute the infrastructure provider which DOES NOT provide services on the value chain. Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Senegal has hinted that they are going to adopt this approach post April 2007. In the case of Ghana, the government has also contracted the Chinese to finalise the nationwide fiber network which was owned by the Volta River Authority called Voltacom. Voltacom would be merged with the SAT3 country segment to form an “infrastructure provider” which would provider international and national bandwidth infrastructure. Owership of the infrastructure provider is the next consideration, enjoining a multi-stakeholder ownership model ensures that there is balance of power, money and interest. It is in the interest of the government to ensure that this happens so that they are not labeled as “corrupting” the entity. The mechanism is for the government through an initial private and or public offering to invite the private sector, educational institutions, civil society, investors, PTTs and the consumer to own a part of this entity through a transparent and neutral process. Enlisting the infrastructure provider on the stock exchange would ensure that it is subject to the dictates of that environment ensuring access and commonality on ownership. SAT3 at this point would have adhered to Open Access in terms of the structural change below; Within the structural framework, the cable would have differentiated “Infrastructure” from “Services” where Infrastructure is seen more in the “Ownership” realm whiles Service is seen in “Access to capacity”. The most distinguishing feature of the Open Access approach is that, ownership of the infrastructure DOES NOT GUARANTEE any access (discriminatory or not) to capacity on the value chain for the provision of service to the market. The respective country capacity would be on the money here. A set of principles would hold for the ownership of the cable and those principles would be different from those for access to capacity. Infrastructure ownership principles for the SAT3 cable would include; The ownership of the cable must be in a public private partnership involving Government, PTTs, ISPs, Educational Institutions, Civil Society and Consumers. A fair distribution of these constituencies from the member countries in an equal sub-regional distribution leading up to the Board of Directors of the enterprise in case a regional approach is adopted like EASSy. The same set of rules must be established to identifying the various shareholders from the various countries in the different constituencies, again this applies to regional. For the purposes of this exercise a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) or a legal entity with an African wide structure and majority Africa ownership should be considered The essential facility must have a public interest combined with a private sector approach in it’s business model in order to ensure cheap and affordable bandwidth to the end-user. Value Chain access to capacity for service delivery principles are; The essential facility must sell capacity to all entities who meet the legal and regulatory requirements in each country directly and non-discriminatorily. Service Providers shall be offered Transport Infrastructure Layer access to different capacities depending on their requirements. End Users shall be free to choose any local Service Provider connected to the National and or Regional Network. The essential facility shall not compete with Service Providers (its customers) by offering services at the Service Layers directly to End Users. All countries must create a regulatory structure that recognizes the essential facility. The essential facility shall be formed, owned and operated in such a way as to facilitate competition and to foster innovation at the Services Layer, and where practical and commercially viable at all levels, with a view to maximizing usage of the network and benefits to the End Users. Once these are in place the market structure would align such that the infrastructure cost which is almost always duplicated several times by service providers is consolidated. That reduces the barrier to uptake on the service side and makes the service providers focus on services and competition in the market place for innovation and customer service delivery at cheaper or affordable cost. Ultimately the customer benefits and the uptake of ICTs as a sector and cross sectorial enabler would be enhanced. This sets out the framework for Open Access as it relates to the SAT3 cable but I must admit that this is not the ONLY approach in terms of process but structurally and principles wise, the above is not far from wrong. The devil as they say is always in the details, though. NB: These principles and structure are drawn from the Open Access study conducted by Anders Comstedt, Eric Osiakwan and Russell Southwood for InfoDEV @ the WorldBank – http://www.infodev.org/en/ Project.80.html Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now"

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Phoney finance - Mobile telephony and banking
by alice＠apc.org 05 Nov '06

05 Nov '06

Our Safaricom we understand is about to roll out money transfer system using mobile phones. Will phone now turn into banking instruments setting pace for mobile commerce? For people in rural where Bank branches have high operational costs due to lack of infrastructure (Electricity is in short supply, as are safe, passable roads), are clearly not the solution. Yet this is where most potential micro finance patrons still live. If we are looking at ways to fill a need and to by pass infrastructure problems for bank branches, then the opportunities are abundant for mobile phone holders who are able to transact banking through their mobiles. Not to say that infrastructure is not important but that micro finance clients no longer have to wait. However, there are many challenges (policy and regulatory related) in forging these types of partnerships (mobiles and banking) and proving that mobile banking can work even in the most remote areas and protect vulnerable users...... alice ----- Original Message ----- From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fw: Final Reminder: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006. Dear All, Do you see opportunities in the Economist article below: Ndemo. Phoney finance - Mobile telephony and banking 875 words 28 October 2006 The Economist ECN 381 English (c) The Economist Newspaper Limited, London 2006. All rights reserved Banking the unbanked, by mobile phone Most South Africans do not have bank accounts. But most do have mobile phones LIFE is now easier for Andile Mbatha, who owns a hair salon in Soweto. Gone are his days of trekking to his bank, which could take two hours by minibus, to send money to relatives. Nor does he keep piles of cash in his salon any more. Last year, he opened a bank account with Wizzit, an innovative provider of financial services. He now sends money to his sister in Cape Town whenever he wants, from wherever he wants, using a simple menu on his mobile phone. Half his customers no longer pay cash for their haircuts. They use their phones to move money from their accounts to his, in a few seconds. "This has taken out a lot of stress," says Mr Mbatha. About half a million South Africans now use their mobile phones as a bank. Besides sending money to relatives and paying for goods, they can check balances, buy mobile airtime and settle utility bills. Traditional banks offer mobile banking as an added service to existing customers, most of whom are quite well off. But Wizzit, and to some extent First National Bank (FNB) and MTN Banking (a joint venture between Standard Bank and a mobile-phone network), are chasing another market: the 16m South Africans, over half of the adult population, with no bank account. Significantly, 30% of these people do have mobile phones. Wizzit hired and trained over 2,000 unemployed people, known as Wizzkids, to drum up business. It worked: eight out of ten Wizzit customers previously had no bank account and had never used an ATM. Mobile banking is just one example of a wider phenomenon in South Africa. With its odd mix of advanced capitalism and developing-world economics, the country is successfully luring people who hitherto dealt only in cash or barter to the world of formal finance. A simplified kind of account called Mzansi was launched in 2004 to reach the unbanked, and portable banks and ATMs have been rolled out in townships and in the countryside. To this fast-changing scene, mobile-phone banking looks to be a promising addition. Millions of South Africans send money to their relatives in other parts of the country. And most of these sums, which add up to about 12 billion rand ($1.5 billion) each year, still move informally. South Africa is not the first place to use mobile-phone banking: countries such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines have had it for a while. But the potential is probably bigger in the developing world, and in countries in which migrants remit money to their families in relatively poor homelands. In Greece, a European Union member that is now awash with migrant labour, Albanians or Bulgarians often send money home by putting crumpled banknotes in the hands of a trusted compatriot, who takes a cut. If they could do it all by pressing buttons, they would. In most of Africa, meanwhile, only a fraction of people have bank accounts-but there is huge demand for cheap and convenient ways to send money and buy prepaid services such as airtime. Many Africans, having skipped landlines and jumped to mobiles, already use prepaid airtime as a way of transferring money. They could now leap from a world of cash to cellular banking. In Kenya, a pilot scheme called M-Pesa is being used to disburse and pay micro-loans by phone. Meanwhile Celpay, which FNB bought last year from Celtel, a mobile-phone company, is offering platforms for banks and phone companies in Zambia and Congo. In countries like Somalia, with chaotic conditions at home and a huge diaspora, cash transfers by phone would be a boon. For banks, persuading people not to use branches for simple transactions such as balance enquiries or transfers should reduce operating costs. So far, they charge the same for mobile as for traditional banking, though Wizzit says its services are at least a third cheaper than those of a traditional bank. But drawing the unbanked into the joys of cell-finance isn't always easy. Many think banking too expensive and complicated, and helping new customers become financially literate takes time. The technology remains clunky in some cases, with downloads requiring dozens of text messages. Several rival platforms are still in the fight, but so far those that emphasise simplicity and ease-of-use over state-of-the-art technology and security have made the greatest strides. A lot also hangs on putting in place the right laws and regulations. They need to be tight enough to protect vulnerable users and discourage money laundering, but open enough to allow innovative mobile banking to grow. If the transfer of money by mobile phone-between countries as well as within them-takes off, it could have implications far beyond the salons of Soweto. In 2005, according to the United Nations, global migrants remitted $232 billion, of which up to 20% was lost on the way, mostly in bank charges or fraud. If cellular transfers could slash that figure, mobile banking would prove to be a good call. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at A. 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Re: [Kictanet] v2030 and ICT
by Eric Osiakwan 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Edith, permit me to emphasis your point "keep our eyes on the ball" and be active in that process - this is what i meant by write ICT in the 2030 document as much as possible and send it to them as KICTANET. This must be done so much and through many ways that they accept what input you guys have. When we did this in Ghana, i made the ICT community aware that if we dont get ICT into that vision, then we have failed as a constituency and we cant blame the government for not listening to us so that it is more our responsibility to ensure it is there than the government to accept it in there. I hope am not TOO OPTIMISTIC.......:-) ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:02:24 +0300 >Thanks for sharing this Bill. > >There's need to ensure this gets attention at the Strategy development >stage as well (as a cross-cutting theme and as a sector in itself...so lets >"keep our eyes on the ball" and be active in that process. > >cheers! > > >At / À 01:08 PM 11/2/2006, Bill Kagai wrote / a écrit: >>SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT AND >>COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON THE >>OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE VISION 2030, KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE >>CENTRE, NAIROBI, 30TH OCTOBER, 2006 >> >>http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/speeches/kibaki/oct06/2006301001.htm >> >>The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, >>with highest potential for Kenya's prospects in tapping global >>markets. This follows the total liberalisation of this sector in >>Kenya. We will soon have a second national operator, which will bring >>greater dynamism to the telecommunications sector. More importantly, >>we are investing in fibre optic connectivity nationally and >>internationally to leverage our global competitiveness in this sector, >>which offers our educated youth extensive opportunities for >>employment. Therefore, the strategies that you are developing for the >>next five years should leverage this competitive advantage, especially >>with regard to business process outsourcing, which is the world's >>fastest growing global market. The economic performance of any country >>is closely tied to the application of science and technology. This is >>why Kenya is investing considerably in higher education, research >>institutions, and universities. >> >>However, there still remain serious limitations in application of >>technology between research, industry, and agriculture. This is a >>serious weakness in our development strategy, which requires urgent >>attention. We have recently created the Ministry of Science and >>Technology, which is developing a national policy for science, >>technology, and innovation. It is important that the Vision Strategy >>that is being developed, is geared towards enhancing Kenya's >>scientific and technological capacity, inculcating a scientific >>culture, and integrating science and technology into our production >>and service sectors. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Re: [Kictanet] v2030 and ICT
by Edith Adera 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Thanks for sharing this Bill. There's need to ensure this gets attention at the Strategy development stage as well (as a cross-cutting theme and as a sector in itself...so lets "keep our eyes on the ball" and be active in that process. cheers! At / À 01:08 PM 11/2/2006, Bill Kagai wrote / a écrit: >SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT AND >COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON THE >OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE VISION 2030, KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE >CENTRE, NAIROBI, 30TH OCTOBER, 2006 > >http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/speeches/kibaki/oct06/2006301001.htm > >The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, >with highest potential for Kenya's prospects in tapping global >markets. This follows the total liberalisation of this sector in >Kenya. We will soon have a second national operator, which will bring >greater dynamism to the telecommunications sector. More importantly, >we are investing in fibre optic connectivity nationally and >internationally to leverage our global competitiveness in this sector, >which offers our educated youth extensive opportunities for >employment. Therefore, the strategies that you are developing for the >next five years should leverage this competitive advantage, especially >with regard to business process outsourcing, which is the world's >fastest growing global market. The economic performance of any country >is closely tied to the application of science and technology. This is >why Kenya is investing considerably in higher education, research >institutions, and universities. > >However, there still remain serious limitations in application of >technology between research, industry, and agriculture. This is a >serious weakness in our development strategy, which requires urgent >attention. We have recently created the Ministry of Science and >Technology, which is developing a national policy for science, >technology, and innovation. It is important that the Vision Strategy >that is being developed, is geared towards enhancing Kenya's >scientific and technological capacity, inculcating a scientific >culture, and integrating science and technology into our production >and service sectors. > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke

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v2030 and ICT
by Bill Kagai 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE VISION 2030, KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, NAIROBI, 30TH OCTOBER, 2006 http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/speeches/kibaki/oct06/2006301001.htm The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, with highest potential for Kenya's prospects in tapping global markets. This follows the total liberalisation of this sector in Kenya. We will soon have a second national operator, which will bring greater dynamism to the telecommunications sector. More importantly, we are investing in fibre optic connectivity nationally and internationally to leverage our global competitiveness in this sector, which offers our educated youth extensive opportunities for employment. Therefore, the strategies that you are developing for the next five years should leverage this competitive advantage, especially with regard to business process outsourcing, which is the world's fastest growing global market. The economic performance of any country is closely tied to the application of science and technology. This is why Kenya is investing considerably in higher education, research institutions, and universities. However, there still remain serious limitations in application of technology between research, industry, and agriculture. This is a serious weakness in our development strategy, which requires urgent attention. We have recently created the Ministry of Science and Technology, which is developing a national policy for science, technology, and innovation. It is important that the Vision Strategy that is being developed, is geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, inculcating a scientific culture, and integrating science and technology into our production and service sectors.

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Fwd: Re: Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
by John Walubengo 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Wash, I think your KICTANet list is having serious hiccups. Attached is what i sent on Tuesday morning. Today is Thrs and am yet to see it pop-out.. Maybe Alice can forward the comments - now that I see she seems to be the lucky one with her 'posts' going through. walu. --- John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:27:47 -0800 (PST) > From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki > launches vision for growth > To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > > How tragic indeed. Huge oversight if ICT has no central > role in this Vision 2030....further more it seems to > focuse on Industrialisation (halloo! that used to be the > target for economies in the 1950s). > > Now people talk about a Knowledge economy. Indeed > Industrialisation per-se no longer provides a competitive > advantage. The advantage lies in leveraging Information > Technologies to create value beyond Industrialisation. > > Vision 2030 might be targeting the future - but using the > 'side' mirror i.e driving into the future but relying too > much in the previous, economical fundamentals. We need > to > refocus it into the right direction. I don't know how > and > if there is room and a role for KICTANet here. > > walu. > > > --- Nation Media <news(a)nationmedia.com> wrote: > > > --------------------------------- > > eadera(a)idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from > Nationmedia.com with this message: > Colleagues,It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not given > prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not > highlighted in the article, maybe in the document > itself?. > Who's working on the strategy to deliver this vision? and > what role can we play as KICTANET to change this? This is > a > challenge I throw to all of us! We must do something! The > countries mentioned in this article have been > fundamentally > transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can > take to ensure ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? > EdithKibaki launches vision for growth Published: > 10/31/2006By: MUGO NJERU > --------------------------------- > > President Kibaki yesterday launched an ambitious economic > programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic > powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent > by > 2030. > The President told leaders to keep politics out of the > project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030. > > President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred Kiboro and > other > members of the National Economic and Social Council > yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC > in Nairobi. The vision is expected to transform Kenya > into > a prosperous nation. Photo/William Oeri. > > He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single government, > party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to > all Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from > our > land absolute poverty, famine, mass unemployment and > preventable deaths from malaria and water-borne > diseases." > > Although President Kibaki said he was optimistic that the > development goal would be achieved, it will depend on how > the country manages its affairs in the next five years. > High quality of life > "Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming a > middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high > quality > of life for all our people," the President said at the > launch of the initiative at the Kenyatta International > Conference Centre in Nairobi. > To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must build on the > competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to > expand the country's share of the global market. > Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years, another > pillar of the programme will be building a just and > cohesive society with equitable social development and a > clean and secure environment. > The initiative also aims at building a democratic > political > system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule of > law > and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual > and society. > Several leaders at the meeting described the vision as > noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM > Kenya secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision > was > good but its success would depend on the goodwill of > successive governments. "The Government and the > opposition > are united on this vision," he said. > Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its success depended > on > people working together as one nation. > He and other speakers said it was possible to propel the > country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, > Singapore, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of > which > which were in the same economic footing with Kenya in the > 1970s. > Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi said the > vision > is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government > and if it receives support from the media and the private > sector. > President Kibaki said for the country to realise the > success of the vision, it was important to put in place a > clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for > each of the pillars of the programme for the next five > years. > He said that over the years, coffee production has been > declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than > 50,000 > this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' > incomes and employment opportunities. > "We need to make sure that under Vision 2030, the > strategies that will be developed will not repeat the > mistakes of the past and avoid imposing a costly burden > on > the people of this country," he said. > On manufacturing, the President said the sector had > barely > grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which > was > very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped > out while the EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing > serious competition in the global market," he said. > Leather and other livestock-related industries have also > not made significant breakthroughs in the global market > although these are sectors in which Kenya could have > competitive advantage and growth if the right strategies > and policies were applied. > "I challenge the experts who are developing the > strategies > to pay special attention to these sectors for the next > five > years, because they have the greatest potential for > delivering widely shared economic and social benefits for > the Kenyan people," President Kibaki said. > On tourism, he noted that although the number of tourists > visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, > income from the sector was far below that of small > European > countries, the Caribbean and North Africa. > With proper planning and investment, the country should > be > able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by > 2012, the President said. > He said the economic performance of any country was > closely > tied to the application of science and technology and > that > was why the country was investing considerably in higher > education and research institutions. > The vision strategy, he said, should be geared towards > enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, > promoting a scientific culture and integrating science > and > technology into the production and service sectors. > There was also need to expand, upgrade and sustain health > facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and > affordable to all Kenyans. > President Kibaki said rapid urban population growth had > resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an > increase of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain > on > the provision of services such as maintenance of law and > order, water supply, sewerage and sanitation, education > and > health facilities. > The President said: "Effective planning of and ability to > enforce compliance for the proper administration of our > cities and major towns requires to be accorded high > priority in the strategies that will be developed to meet > the challenges of urbanisation." > He directed that measures to wipe out slums and replace > them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major > towns > be implemented without delay. > > > > --------------------------------- > to view this article on the web click here > --------------------------------- > > Are you receiving daily news headlines from the Daily > Nation? 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Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
by Nation Media 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

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Re: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for
by Eric Osiakwan 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

KICTANET whiles following my earlier posting should also request a sitting with the President if possible to make a case for why ICT should be the central element of the countries vision. We have gone through this in Ghana and this was the process. Now ICTs are an integral part of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) which is many cases should not be but we pushed for it to happen. We are now pushing for the national plan to have ICTs as the engine, though this is being TOUGH. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:27:47 -0800 (PST) >How tragic indeed. Huge oversight if ICT has no central >role in this Vision 2030....further more it seems to >focuse on Industrialisation (halloo! that used to be the >target for economies in the 1950s). > >Now people talk about a Knowledge economy. Indeed >Industrialisation per-se no longer provides a competitive >advantage. The advantage lies in leveraging Information >Technologies to create value beyond Industrialisation. > >Vision 2030 might be targeting the future - but using the >'side' mirror i.e driving into the future but relying too >much in the previous, economical fundamentals. We need to >refocus it into the right direction. I don't know how and >if there is room and a role for KICTANet here. > >walu. > > >--- Nation Media <news(a)nationmedia.com> wrote: > > >--------------------------------- > >eadera(a)idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from >Nationmedia.com with this message: >Colleagues,It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not given >prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not >highlighted in the article, maybe in the document itself?. >Who's working on the strategy to deliver this vision? and >what role can we play as KICTANET to change this? This is a >challenge I throw to all of us! We must do something! The >countries mentioned in this article have been fundamentally >transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can >take to ensure ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? >EdithKibaki launches vision for growth Published: >10/31/2006By: MUGO NJERU >--------------------------------- > >President Kibaki yesterday launched an ambitious economic >programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic >powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent by >2030. >The President told leaders to keep politics out of the >project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030. > >President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred Kiboro and other >members of the National Economic and Social Council >yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC >in Nairobi. The vision is expected to transform Kenya into >a prosperous nation. Photo/William Oeri. > >He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single government, >party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to >all Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from our >land absolute poverty, famine, mass unemployment and >preventable deaths from malaria and water-borne diseases." > >Although President Kibaki said he was optimistic that the >development goal would be achieved, it will depend on how >the country manages its affairs in the next five years. >High quality of life >"Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming a >middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high quality >of life for all our people," the President said at the >launch of the initiative at the Kenyatta International >Conference Centre in Nairobi. >To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must build on the >competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to >expand the country's share of the global market. >Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years, another >pillar of the programme will be building a just and >cohesive society with equitable social development and a >clean and secure environment. >The initiative also aims at building a democratic political >system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule of law >and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual >and society. >Several leaders at the meeting described the vision as >noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM >Kenya secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision was >good but its success would depend on the goodwill of >successive governments. "The Government and the opposition >are united on this vision," he said. >Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its success depended on >people working together as one nation. >He and other speakers said it was possible to propel the >country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, >Singapore, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of which >which were in the same economic footing with Kenya in the >1970s. >Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi said the vision >is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government >and if it receives support from the media and the private >sector. >President Kibaki said for the country to realise the >success of the vision, it was important to put in place a >clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for >each of the pillars of the programme for the next five >years. >He said that over the years, coffee production has been >declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than 50,000 >this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' >incomes and employment opportunities. >"We need to make sure that under Vision 2030, the >strategies that will be developed will not repeat the >mistakes of the past and avoid imposing a costly burden on >the people of this country," he said. >On manufacturing, the President said the sector had barely >grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which was >very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped >out while the EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing >serious competition in the global market," he said. >Leather and other livestock-related industries have also >not made significant breakthroughs in the global market >although these are sectors in which Kenya could have >competitive advantage and growth if the right strategies >and policies were applied. >"I challenge the experts who are developing the strategies >to pay special attention to these sectors for the next five >years, because they have the greatest potential for >delivering widely shared economic and social benefits for >the Kenyan people," President Kibaki said. >On tourism, he noted that although the number of tourists >visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, >income from the sector was far below that of small European >countries, the Caribbean and North Africa. >With proper planning and investment, the country should be >able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by >2012, the President said. >He said the economic performance of any country was closely >tied to the application of science and technology and that >was why the country was investing considerably in higher >education and research institutions. >The vision strategy, he said, should be geared towards >enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, >promoting a scientific culture and integrating science and >technology into the production and service sectors. >There was also need to expand, upgrade and sustain health >facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and >affordable to all Kenyans. >President Kibaki said rapid urban population growth had >resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an >increase of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain on >the provision of services such as maintenance of law and >order, water supply, sewerage and sanitation, education and >health facilities. >The President said: "Effective planning of and ability to >enforce compliance for the proper administration of our >cities and major towns requires to be accorded high >priority in the strategies that will be developed to meet >the challenges of urbanisation." >He directed that measures to wipe out slums and replace >them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major towns >be implemented without delay. > > > >--------------------------------- >to view this article on the web click here >--------------------------------- > >Are you receiving daily news headlines from the Daily >Nation? Sign up today and receive headlines andweekly >articles from your favorite magazine delivered to your >email inbox. >To sign up: Registered users click here New members >click here. > >Interested in advertising in our emails? 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[fwd] Re: Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

----- Forwarded message from alice(a)apc.org ----- It is such a pity that the fastest moving sector has not been given the attention and prominence it deserves, what with Safaricom's and other's contribution to the economy! Anyway we have been accused of moaning! The draft vision was created by NESC, and from what I see the ICT "sector" cuts across the 3 main pillars Economic, social and political they have presented.They have outlined the project's approach which will take three phases, I see an immediate entry point for ICTs during phase one where they will "identify priority sectors with possibilities of quick wins" The plan also mentions creation of ministerial committee headed by P.S from various ministries and involving stakeholders to identify sector specific visions/constraints, etc This is good for all stakeholders and we should take the opportunity to work with our ministry and P.S. Perhaps KICTAnet could work with the IC master plan team to ensure that links between the IC plan and the 2030 vision are created in all phases. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nation Media" <news(a)nationmedia.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:22 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth > > eadera(a)idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from >Nationmedia.com with this message: > Colleagues, It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not >given prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not highlighted >in the article, maybe in the document itself?. Who's working on the >strategy to deliver this vision? and what role can we play as KICTANET to >change this? This is a challenge I throw to all of us! We must do >something! The countries mentioned in this article have been fundamentally >transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can take to ensure >ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? Edith > Kibaki launches vision for growth > Published: 10/31/2006 > By: MUGO NJERU > >-------------------------------------------------------- > > President Kibaki yesterday launched an >ambitious economic programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic >powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent by 2030. > > The President told leaders to keep politics >out of the project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030. > > > President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred >Kiboro and other members of the National Economic and Social Council >yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC in Nairobi. The >vision is expected to transform Kenya into a prosperous nation. >Photo/William Oeri. > > > He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single >government, party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to all >Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from our land absolute >poverty, famine, mass unemployment and preventable deaths from malaria and >water-borne diseases." > > Although President Kibaki said he was >optimistic that the development goal would be achieved, it will depend on >how the country manages its affairs in the next five years. > > High quality of life > > "Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming >a middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high quality of life for >all our people," the President said at the launch of the initiative at the >Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. > > To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must >build on the competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to >expand the country's share of the global market. > > Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years, >another pillar of the programme will be building a just and cohesive >society with equitable social development and a clean and secure >environment. > > The initiative also aims at building a >democratic political system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule >of law and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual and >society. > > Several leaders at the meeting described the >vision as noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM Kenya >secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision was good but its success >would depend on the goodwill of successive governments. "The Government >and the opposition are united on this vision," he said. > > Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its >success depended on people working together as one nation. > > He and other speakers said it was possible to >propel the country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, Singapore, >Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of which which were in the same >economic footing with Kenya in the 1970s. > > Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi >said the vision is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government >and if it receives support from the media and the private sector. > > President Kibaki said for the country to >realise the success of the vision, it was important to put in place a >clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for each of the >pillars of the programme for the next five years. > > He said that over the years, coffee >production has been declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than >50,000 this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' incomes and >employment opportunities. > > "We need to make sure that under Vision 2030, >the strategies that will be developed will not repeat the mistakes of the >past and avoid imposing a costly burden on the people of this country," he >said. > > On manufacturing, the President said the >sector had barely grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which >was very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped out while the >EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing serious competition in the global >market," he said. > > Leather and other livestock-related >industries have also not made significant breakthroughs in the global >market although these are sectors in which Kenya could have competitive >advantage and growth if the right strategies and policies were applied. > > "I challenge the experts who are developing >the strategies to pay special attention to these sectors for the next five >years, because they have the greatest potential for delivering widely >shared economic and social benefits for the Kenyan people," President >Kibaki said. > > On tourism, he noted that although the number >of tourists visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, income >from the sector was far below that of small European countries, the >Caribbean and North Africa. > > With proper planning and investment, the >country should be able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by >2012, the President said. > > He said the economic performance of any >country was closely tied to the application of science and technology and >that was why the country was investing considerably in higher education >and research institutions. > > The vision strategy, he said, should be >geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, >promoting a scientific culture and integrating science and technology into >the production and service sectors. > > There was also need to expand, upgrade and >sustain health facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and >affordable to all Kenyans. > > President Kibaki said rapid urban population >growth had resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an increase >of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain on the provision of >services such as maintenance of law and order, water supply, sewerage and >sanitation, education and health facilities. > > The President said: "Effective planning of >and ability to enforce compliance for the proper administration of our >cities and major towns requires to be accorded high priority in the >strategies that will be developed to meet the challenges of urbanisation." > > He directed that measures to wipe out slums >and replace them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major towns be >implemented without delay. > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------- > > > to view this article on the web click here > >-------------------------------------------------------- > > Are you receiving daily news headlines from the >Daily Nation? 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[fwd] VISION 2030..our collective role
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Hello Everyone, Please note - FWDed msg. ----- Original Message ----- [snip] ********************************************************************* Dear Colleagues, I wish to respond to the very apt challenge thrown to us by Edith. From where i sit at the e-Government Directorate, it is of great interest to us to explore ways in which we can leverage ICTs and e-Government to deliver on the broad goals of the 2030 vision. As indicated by the Head of state, the 2030 vision is NOT a Government project but trancends all players across the political divides, sectors and socio-economic classes including electoral calendars. That's why the challenge by Edith is very timely. What can we as Kenyans and core stakeholders bring to the table to ensure that existing opportunities are leveraged effectively? My colleague Andrew Limo is in the technical team that was working on the vision and i believe he will also comment on this. I would like to throw the challenge back to KICTANET to bring to bear your very impressive arsenal of intellectual and lobbying might to open this debate far and wide. Lets all remember that the vision is a broad statement of intent and the way it all turns out will depend on how we interpret this statement and break it down to manageable pieces. We should not get discouraged but instead bring to light ways in which ICTs CAN hasten the attainment of the vision. Edith mentioned that the countries mentioned as success cases in national visioning leveraged ICTs..can we get more concrete information publicized and brought to the attention of decision makers? what specific learning examples can we immediately tap into to start demonstrating success? I believe together we can pull this off..for the good of all of us Kenyans Kind regards Gakiria Andrew Senior Policy Analyst & Information security Administrator e-Government Directorate Office of the President Harambee House 10th Floor Tel: +254 20 341582 Cell: +254 721 323118 Nairobi, KENYA ----- End forwarded message ----- cheers - wash +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Odhiambo Washington . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) | wash () WANANCHI ! com . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., | GSM: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI | GSM: (+254) 733 744 121 . (+254) 020 313 985 - 9 | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post

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Re: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
by Eric Osiakwan 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Take what they have written and nicely insert as much ICT as possible both as an enabler of other sectors and a sector by itself then submit to them based on consensus from KICTANET as contribution from the multi-stakeholder community. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <alice(a)apc.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 09:48:21 +0300 >It is such a pity that the fastest moving sector has not been given the >attention and prominence it deserves, what with Safaricom's and other's >contribution to the economy! Anyway we have been accused of moaning! > >The draft vision was created by NESC, and from what I see the ICT "sector" >cuts across the 3 main pillars Economic, social and political they have >presented.They have outlined the project's approach which will take three >phases, I see an immediate entry point for ICTs during phase one where they >will "identify priority sectors with possibilities of quick wins" > >Perhaps KICTAnet could work with the IC master plan team to ensure that >links between the IC plan and the 2030 vision are created in all phases. >Important to identify priority sectors with possibilities of quick wins. > >Important to identify priority sectors with possibilities of quick wins. > > >best >alice > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nation Media" <news(a)nationmedia.com> >To: <alice(a)apc.org> >Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:22 PM >Subject: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth > > >> >> eadera(a)idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from >> Nationmedia.com with this message: >> Colleagues, It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not >> given prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not highlighted >> in the article, maybe in the document itself?. Who's working on the >> strategy to deliver this vision? and what role can we play as KICTANET to >> change this? This is a challenge I throw to all of us! We must do >> something! The countries mentioned in this article have been fundamentally >> transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can take to ensure >> ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? Edith >> Kibaki launches vision for growth >> Published: 10/31/2006 >> By: MUGO NJERU >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> President Kibaki yesterday launched an >> ambitious economic programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic >> powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent by 2030. >> >> The President told leaders to keep politics >> out of the project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030. >> >> >> President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred >> Kiboro and other members of the National Economic and Social Council >> yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC in Nairobi. The >> vision is expected to transform Kenya into a prosperous nation. >> Photo/William Oeri. >> >> >> He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single >> government, party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to all >> Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from our land absolute >> poverty, famine, mass unemployment and preventable deaths from malaria and >> water-borne diseases." >> >> Although President Kibaki said he was >> optimistic that the development goal would be achieved, it will depend on >> how the country manages its affairs in the next five years. >> >> High quality of life >> >> "Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming >> a middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high quality of life for >> all our people," the President said at the launch of the initiative at the >> Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. >> >> To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must >> build on the competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to >> expand the country's share of the global market. >> >> Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years, >> another pillar of the programme will be building a just and cohesive >> society with equitable social development and a clean and secure >> environment. >> >> The initiative also aims at building a >> democratic political system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule >> of law and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual and >> society. >> >> Several leaders at the meeting described the >> vision as noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM Kenya >> secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision was good but its success >> would depend on the goodwill of successive governments. "The Government >> and the opposition are united on this vision," he said. >> >> Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its >> success depended on people working together as one nation. >> >> He and other speakers said it was possible to >> propel the country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, Singapore, >> Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of which which were in the same >> economic footing with Kenya in the 1970s. >> >> Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi >> said the vision is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government >> and if it receives support from the media and the private sector. >> >> President Kibaki said for the country to >> realise the success of the vision, it was important to put in place a >> clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for each of the >> pillars of the programme for the next five years. >> >> He said that over the years, coffee >> production has been declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than >> 50,000 this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' incomes and >> employment opportunities. >> >> "We need to make sure that under Vision 2030, >> the strategies that will be developed will not repeat the mistakes of the >> past and avoid imposing a costly burden on the people of this country," he >> said. >> >> On manufacturing, the President said the >> sector had barely grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which >> was very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped out while the >> EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing serious competition in the global >> market," he said. >> >> Leather and other livestock-related >> industries have also not made significant breakthroughs in the global >> market although these are sectors in which Kenya could have competitive >> advantage and growth if the right strategies and policies were applied. >> >> "I challenge the experts who are developing >> the strategies to pay special attention to these sectors for the next five >> years, because they have the greatest potential for delivering widely >> shared economic and social benefits for the Kenyan people," President >> Kibaki said. >> >> On tourism, he noted that although the number >> of tourists visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, income >> from the sector was far below that of small European countries, the >> Caribbean and North Africa. >> >> With proper planning and investment, the >> country should be able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by >> 2012, the President said. >> >> He said the economic performance of any >> country was closely tied to the application of science and technology and >> that was why the country was investing considerably in higher education >> and research institutions. >> >> The vision strategy, he said, should be >> geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, >> promoting a scientific culture and integrating science and technology into >> the production and service sectors. >> >> There was also need to expand, upgrade and >> sustain health facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and >> affordable to all Kenyans. >> >> President Kibaki said rapid urban population >> growth had resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an increase >> of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain on the provision of >> services such as maintenance of law and order, water supply, sewerage and >> sanitation, education and health facilities. >> >> The President said: "Effective planning of >> and ability to enforce compliance for the proper administration of our >> cities and major towns requires to be accorded high priority in the >> strategies that will be developed to meet the challenges of urbanisation." >> >> He directed that measures to wipe out slums >> and replace them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major towns be >> implemented without delay. >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> to view this article on the web click here >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Are you receiving daily news headlines from the >> Daily Nation? 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Test 4 - List VRFY
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Test 4 for the list!! Please keep on ignoring me, pls ;) cheers - wash +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Odhiambo Washington . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) | wash () WANANCHI ! com . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., | GSM: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI | GSM: (+254) 733 744 121 . (+254) 020 313 985 - 9 | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post

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LIST VERIFICATIOBN TEST 3
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

VRFY Test 3. cheers - wash +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Odhiambo Washington . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) | wash () WANANCHI ! com . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., | GSM: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI | GSM: (+254) 733 744 121 . (+254) 020 313 985 - 9 | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post

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FLOSS, peer production, new models, innovation... a voice at the IGF
by alice＠apc.org 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Piracy creates jobs, but [Free Software and] Open Source and Open Standards create opportunity, create entrepreneurs. And I think that's the challenge for the IGF as well, how to look at it is a public interest forum, the Internet is a public space, and how can we facilitate maximum sharing, maximum creativity, peer production, new models, innovation. --Anriette Esterhuysen, at the Internet Governance Forum, Athens, November 1, 2006 http://www.intgovforum.org/IGF-Panel2-311006am.txt

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List Verification Test 2
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

List Verification test!!! cheers - wash +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Odhiambo Washington . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) | wash () WANANCHI ! com . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., | GSM: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI | GSM: (+254) 733 744 121 . (+254) 020 313 985 - 9 | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post

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Fwd: Re: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
by evelyne ofwona 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

alice(a)apc.org wrote: From: <alice(a)apc.org> To: <evelyneofwona(a)yahoo.com> CC: "Odhiambo_Washington" <wash(a)wananchi.com>, "Judy kimiti" <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:16:51 +0300 Peaese forward this to the list for me. As I had mentioned none of my posts are going through.......:( ------------------------------------------------- It is such a pity that the fastest moving sector has not been given the attention and prominence it deserves, what with Safaricom's and other's contribution to the economy! Anyway we have been accused of moaning! The draft vision was created by NESC, and from what I see the ICT "sector" cuts across the 3 main pillars Economic, social and political they have presented.They have outlined the project's approach which will take three phases, I see an immediate entry point for ICTs during phase one where they will "identify priority sectors with possibilities of quick wins" The plan also mentions creation of ministerial committee headed by P.S from various ministries and involving stakeholders to identify sector specific visions/constraints, etc This is good for all stakeholders and we should take the opportunity to work with our ministry and P.S. Perhaps KICTAnet could work with the IC master plan team to ensure that links between the IC plan and the 2030 vision are created in all phases. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nation Media" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:22 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth > > eadera(a)idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from > Nationmedia.com with this message: > Colleagues, It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not > given prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not highlighted > in the article, maybe in the document itself?. Who's working on the > strategy to deliver this vision? and what role can we play as KICTANET to > change this? This is a challenge I throw to all of us! We must do > something! The countries mentioned in this article have been fundamentally > transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can take to ensure > ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? Edith > Kibaki launches vision for growth > Published: 10/31/2006 > By: MUGO NJERU > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > President Kibaki yesterday launched an > ambitious economic programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic > powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent by 2030. > > The President told leaders to keep politics > out of the project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030. > > > President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred > Kiboro and other members of the National Economic and Social Council > yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC in Nairobi. The > vision is expected to transform Kenya into a prosperous nation. > Photo/William Oeri. > > > He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single > government, party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to all > Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from our land absolute > poverty, famine, mass unemployment and preventable deaths from malaria and > water-borne diseases." > > Although President Kibaki said he was > optimistic that the development goal would be achieved, it will depend on > how the country manages its affairs in the next five years. > > High quality of life > > "Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming > a middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high quality of life for > all our people," the President said at the launch of the initiative at the > Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. > > To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must > build on the competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to > expand the country's share of the global market. > > Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years, > another pillar of the programme will be building a just and cohesive > society with equitable social development and a clean and secure > environment. > > The initiative also aims at building a > democratic political system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule > of law and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual and > society. > > Several leaders at the meeting described the > vision as noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM Kenya > secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision was good but its success > would depend on the goodwill of successive governments. "The Government > and the opposition are united on this vision," he said. > > Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its > success depended on people working together as one nation. > > He and other speakers said it was possible to > propel the country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, Singapore, > Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of which which were in the same > economic footing with Kenya in the 1970s. > > Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi > said the vision is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government > and if it receives support from the media and the private sector. > > President Kibaki said for the country to > realise the success of the vision, it was important to put in place a > clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for each of the > pillars of the programme for the next five years. > > He said that over the years, coffee > production has been declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than > 50,000 this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' incomes and > employment opportunities. > > "We need to make sure that under Vision 2030, > the strategies that will be developed will not repeat the mistakes of the > past and avoid imposing a costly burden on the people of this country," he > said. > > On manufacturing, the President said the > sector had barely grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which > was very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped out while the > EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing serious competition in the global > market," he said. > > Leather and other livestock-related > industries have also not made significant breakthroughs in the global > market although these are sectors in which Kenya could have competitive > advantage and growth if the right strategies and policies were applied. > > "I challenge the experts who are developing > the strategies to pay special attention to these sectors for the next five > years, because they have the greatest potential for delivering widely > shared economic and social benefits for the Kenyan people," President > Kibaki said. > > On tourism, he noted that although the number > of tourists visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, income > from the sector was far below that of small European countries, the > Caribbean and North Africa. > > With proper planning and investment, the > country should be able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by > 2012, the President said. > > He said the economic performance of any > country was closely tied to the application of science and technology and > that was why the country was investing considerably in higher education > and research institutions. > > The vision strategy, he said, should be > geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, > promoting a scientific culture and integrating science and technology into > the production and service sectors. > > There was also need to expand, upgrade and > sustain health facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and > affordable to all Kenyans. > > President Kibaki said rapid urban population > growth had resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an increase > of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain on the provision of > services such as maintenance of law and order, water supply, sewerage and > sanitation, education and health facilities. > > The President said: "Effective planning of > and ability to enforce compliance for the proper administration of our > cities and major towns requires to be accorded high priority in the > strategies that will be developed to meet the challenges of urbanisation." > > He directed that measures to wipe out slums > and replace them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major towns be > implemented without delay. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > to view this article on the web click here > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Are you receiving daily news headlines from the > Daily Nation? 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List Verification
by Odhiambo WASHINGTON 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

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Fw: VISION 2030..our collective role
by alice＠apc.org 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

----- Original Message ----- From: <andrew.gakiria(a)kenya.go.ke> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: <andrew.limo(a)kenya.go.ke> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:27 AM Subject: VISION 2030..our collective role > Dear Alice, > > Kindly forward this for me to the Kictanet list > > Thanks > > Gakiria > > ****************************************************************************************** > > Dear Colleagues, > > I wish to respond to the very apt challenge thrown to us by Edith. From > where i sit at the e-Government Directorate, it is of great interest to us > to explore ways in which we can leverage ICTs and e-Government to deliver > on the broad goals of the 2030 vision. As indicated by the Head of state, > the 2030 vision is NOT a Government project but trancends all players > across the political divides, sectors and socio-economic classes including > electoral calendars. > > Thats why the challenge by Edith is very timely. What can we as Kenyans > and core stakeholders bring to the table to ensure that existing > opportunities are leveraged effectively? My colleague Andrew Limo is in > the technical team that was working on the vision and i believe he will > also comment on this. > > I would like to throw the challenge back to KICTANET to bring to bear your > very impressive arsenal of intellectual and lobbying might to open this > debate far and wide. Lets all remember that the vision is a broad > statement of intent and the way it all turns out will depend on how we > intepret this statement and break it down to manageable pieces. We should > not get discouraged but instead bring to light ways in which ICTs CAN > hasten the attainment of the vision. Edith mentioned that the countries > mentioned as success cases in national visioning leveraged ICTs..can we > get more concrete information publicized and brought to the attention of > decision makers? what specific learning examples can we immediately tap > into to start demonstrating success? > > I believe together we can pull this off..for the good of all of us Kenyans > > Kind regards > > Gakiria Andrew > Senior Policy Analyst & Information security Administrator > e-Government Directorate > Office of the President > Harambee House 10th Floor > Tel: +254 20 341582 > Cell: +254 721 323118 > Nairobi, KENYA

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Fwd: Nationmedia.com News: Kigali: Where MPs debate and vote in a simple click
by Edith Adera 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Collegues? When is this likely to hit the Kenyan August House? Edith > >Threats of computer viruses are the biggest nightmare for the Rwandan >Senate and Parliament, which have fully embraced state-of-the-art technology. > >This is a sharp contrast to the Kenya National Assembly where normal >business is regularly interrupted owing to lack of quorum. > >The Senate and the Lower House are fully computerised and rank among the >most modern on the continent, only second to South Africa. > >Unlike in Kenya, where one has to pass a language test (English and >Kiswahili), in Rwanda, a senator must be a university graduate and >computer literate, in addition to being trilingual (Rwandese, English and >French). > >The debating chambers of the Senate and Parliament are virtually >paperless. This new initiative headed by President Paul Kagame has >resulted in a drastic reduction of costs on stationary, while boosting >efficiency and transparency. > >The debating chambers and the precinct of the two buildings, which are in >two different houses about five kilometres apart, are ICT-complaint. There >are internet services for all senators and deputies (members of >parliament) 24 hours a day. > >Because of the new technology, all senators and MPs must be computer >literate and carry lap-top computers, supplied by the government, to the >debating chamber and/or to the committee meetings. > >Even staff at the Senate and the Lower House are required to use the >information super-highway to communicate with each other and with senators >and MPs. > >Citizens can get virtually all information they want on their senators and >MPs by a touch of a button. They can also know what is on the day's order >paper, the Bills being discussed, which committees are meeting; and what >is being discussed. > >This is unlike the Kenyan Parliament where the new technology has not been >embraced fully, what with the august House yet to launch its website! >Committee meetings are also held in camera, as per the standing orders. > >During a visit to the Senate early last week, seven staffers of the Kenya >National Assembly were mesmerised by the ultra-modern building and ICT >system that has been integrated. > >The sub-committee was chaired by Mr Harry Owino, a senior systems analyst. >It was on a fact-finding mission to the Great Lakes country to study how >it has embraced ICT in the Legislature, and how the same could be >replicated in Kenya. > >The tour was part of the team's mandate to come up with targets and >results to improve service delivery in the Kenya National Assembly, within >100 days. It was part of the rapid results initiative launched by the >Government, through the Head of the Civil Service and Secretary to the >Cabinet, Mr Francis Muthaura, two months ago > >Resembles UN facilities > >The debating chamber of the Rwanda Senate resembles the faculties of the >United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, where each member has his >or her seat, plus a name tag on it and a microphone. > >In Kenya, members of the front bench and the back bench seat on benches >facing each other, with the Speaker (Mr Francis ole Kaparo) in the middle. > >Plans to modernise the building, start live coverage and launch a website >have been pending for the past five years. > >The Rwandese Senate has an electronic board which shows how many members >are present and how they have voted, either for, against or abstained. >Lack of quorum has so far not been a problem, according to the Senate >President, Dr Vincent Biruta. > >He said members were committed and had a high sense of integrity and >patriotism. "In addition to the website, we are also reaching out to the >public through a magazine focusing on issues before us, and how they >relate to all." > >But Dr Biruta regretted that unlike the Kenyan media, which was aggressive >and gave the Legislature lots of coverage in the print and broadcast >media, the opposite was the case in Rwanda. Where they have been invited >to attend sessions, they have shied away. > >"We even send them a summary of the day's proceedings and only a few FM >and TV stations use them," the Senate President said. > >The Senate was established three years ago under the new Constitution, >following the genocide a decade ago. It receives Bills from the Lower >House that have been passed, studies them and either endorses or rejects >them. If they are passed, they are sent to the Head of State for assent >into law. > >The proceedings are covered live by video and are and tape recorded. All >debates in the Senate and Lower House are in the national language, >Rwandese. They are recorded in the Hansard (verbatim reports) in that >language. > >But Motions which are passed are translated into English and French for >public consumption. > >When the Kenyan team visited the Lower House on Wednesday afternoon, it >was introduced to the members during debate and given an opportunity to >follow the talks through a translator. > >By then, two ministers were on the floor responding to public concerns >raised by their MPs, on poor infrastructure, water shortages and power >blackouts. > >Had 20 minutes to respond > >The two ministers, Mr Kamanzi Stanislos and Mr Musoni Protais, were at >pains to explain to members why the grievances had not been addressed. >Each had 20 minutes to respond to all the concerns gathered by a >parliamentary committee during a recent field visit. No supplementary >question was allowed, as is the case in the Kenyan Parliament. > >The debating chamber resembled a UN conference. It was orderly and issues >orientated. If that was in Kenya, an MP would ask a personal question and >the Speaker would allow him or her to ask a supplementary question. Other >MPs were also free to raise points of order and hijack the member's question. > >We heard the voice of the speaker of the Lower House only at the beginning >and at the end of the minister's presentation. He was dressed in a black >suit and matching tie, and had no wig, unlike the Kenyan speaker. > >The members could dress formally in suits or casually, in Mandela shirts. > >All the Senators have seats reserved for them, with their own microphones >placed on a table. As they enjoy leather seats, they can also connect >their lap-tops to the system and access the day's order paper, Bills >pending and those that have been passed. > >By the touch of a button, the Senators can vote for or against a motion or >Bill placed before them. The idea is to have a "paperless" debating chamber. > >Success of the ICT programme in the Senate and the Lower House has been >due to political goodwill by the Head of State and donors, as well as >contributions by UNDP, USAID, Microsoft and CISCO, among other organisations. > > > >to view this article on the web ><http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id>click >here > >Are you receiving daily news headlines from the Daily Nation? ><http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/register_form.asp>Sign up today >and receive headlines andweekly articles from your favorite magazine >delivered to your email inbox. >To sign up: ><http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/updateprofile.asp>Registered users >click >here <http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/registration_form.asp>New >members click here. > >Interested in advertising in our emails? 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Fwd: WG: URGENT: WSA Experts Call - Your support needed for Africa
by charles nduati 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi All, Attached kindly find a request from WSA awards who organise worldwide web contest and are in their 5th year. Kindly see if you can help them by being the nominator in your country. Many thanks, Charles nduati Note: forwarded message attached. CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fw: Call for Proposals
by alice＠apc.org 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Dear all Anyone interested in conducting research, M&E in Health/MDGs should apply for funding. See message below best regards alice ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CFP" <cfp(a)gdnet.org> > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:10 PM > Subject: Call for Proposals > > > Dear Alice Munyua, > > > > As a valuable member of the GDN research community I am pleased to write > to you on our latest call-for-proposals for our Fifth Global Research > Project: > > > > Promoting Innovative Programs from the Developing World: > > Towards Realizing the Health MDGs in Africa and Asia. > > > > > > This is a 3 year USD 5.9 million project which involves conducting > extensive international standard impact evaluations and > cost-effectiveness analyses of both about-to-be-launched and ongoing > health and health-related programs from the developing and transition > world. > > > > As a project participant you will receive funds (ranging from US $75,000 > to US $250,000) for conducting an international standard impact > evaluation research project and will benefit from high-quality mentoring > and interaction with international experts, networking with researchers > from around the world, and development of program evaluation skills and > expertise in best-practice impact evaluation techniques. > > > > I urge you to participate in this project and submit a proposal to be an > independent evaluator of programs. > > > > The last date for submissions is November 17, 2006. The detailed call > for proposals and guidelines for submission are available on: > http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=1095 > > > > Thank you for your continued interest and support. I look forward to > your participation in this project and request you to disseminate this > information to your colleagues. > > > > With my very best wishes, > > > > > > Lyn Squire > President > Global Development Network > > Address for registered mail and courier: > > 2nd Floor, West Wing, ISID Complex > > Plot No. 4, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area > > > New Delhi - 110 070 > INDIA > > Web: www.gdnet.org <BLOCKED::http://www.gdnet.org/> > > >

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Internet Governance Forum
by alice＠apc.org 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

A reminder for those who want to follow events at the Internet Governance Forum being held from 30 October to 2 November in Athens, Greece that you can read APC blogs at: http://blog.apc.org/en/events- list.shtml?conds[][short_id........]=5042107 And follow Feminist Talk at: http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml The official IGF website is http://www.intgovforum.org/index.htm

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ICANN seeks input on transparency and accountability
by alice＠apc.org 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

(Apologies for cross posting) ICANN has announced a new public comment forum and list of questions related to principles of transparency and accountability: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct06.htm "Responses are sought by October 31, 2006. Based on the responses received and other research, a first draft of the principles will be published for community comment in November, 2006. It is hoped that the Management Operating Principles will be adopted by the Board as part of the Strategic Plan at the Sao Paulo meeting." Among the specific questions ICANN is asking is, "What standards of transparency are appropriate in ICANN operations and activity?" The obvious answer is that the appropriate standard of transparency is set by ICANN's Bylaws: "the maximum extent feasible". It's impossible to tell from the announcment if someone at ICANN wants to change that standard. It's odd that this is intended for inclusion in ICANN's Strategic Plan. The only non-spam comments submitted to ICANN's previous public forum on the draft Strategic Plan were mine, related to exactly this issue. But until now, ICANN has entirely ignored them: http://forum.icann.org/lists/stratplan-draft-comments/msg00000.html http://forum.icann.org/lists/stratplan-draft-comments/ Comments can be sent to <principles-comments(a)icann.org>, and can be viewed at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/principles-comments/>.

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CONVERGENCE: The importance of convergence in the ICT policy environment
by alice＠apc.org 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

In the occasion of the Internet Governance Forum, the Association for Progressive Communications is launching three new papers on key ICT policy and internet rights issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONVERGENCE: The importance of convergence in the ICT policy environment By Kate Wild This paper looks at the meaning and importance of convergence and considers some of the challenges to implementing it, along with strategies for overcoming them. It also provides a global perspective on regulating convergence and broadband from ITU and then it looks at experiences in North America and Europe as well as regional and country approaches in Africa. http://rights.apc.org/documents/convergence_EN.pdf (English) http://rights.apc.org/documents/convergence_FR.pdf (French) --------------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN ACESS: Lowering the costs of international bandwidth in Africa By Mike Jensen This paper was commissioned by the APC as part of the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa initiative and to contribute to APC's efforts to promote open access to ICT infrastructure in Africa. According to the author, a variety of factors are responsible for the lack of acess to bandwith in Africa, but the biggest cause is the high cost of international connections to the global telecommunication backbones. http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_EN.pdf (English) http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_FR.pdf (French) --------------------------------------------------------------------- WSIS: Whose information society? Developing country and civil society voices in the World Summit on the Information Society By David Souter This paper summarises a study of developing country and civil society participation and influence in WSIS that was commissioned by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). As well as analysing participation, the study looked at the impact of WSIS on international ICT decision-making in general and makes recommendations to all main actors about how future decision-making might become more inclusive of developing countries, nongovernmental actors and their concerns. http://rights.apc.org/documents/wsis_EN.pdf (English) -------- FRANÇAIS -------- Les nouveaux thèmes émergents d'APC en anglais en français A l’occasion du Forum sur la gouvernance de l’internet (FGI), l’Association pour le progrès des communications lance trois nouveaux articles sur les thèmes fondamentaux des politiques de TIC et des droits d’internet. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONVERGENCE : L’importance de la convergence dans le contexte des politiques des TIC Kate Wild La première partie de ce document porte sur le sens et l’importance de la convergence et sur certains des problèmes associés à sa mise en oeuvre, ainsi que sur les stratégies qui permettent de les surmonter. La deuxième partie présente un survol de la régulation de la convergence et de la bande passante par l’Union Internationale des Télécommunications (UIT) et s’intéresse aux expériences en Amérique du Nord et en Europe ainsi qu’à certaines approches régionales et de pays d’Afrique. http://rights.apc.org/documents/convergence_EN.pdf (Anglais) http://rights.apc.org/documents/convergence_FR.pdf (Français) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCÈS OUVERT : Abaisser les coûts de la bande passante internationale en Afrique Mike Jensen Cette analyse a été commandée par APC dans le cadre de Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa et pour contribuer aux efforts d´APC pour promouvoir l´accès ouvert à l´infrastructure de TIC en Afrique. Selon l’auteur, la situation actuelle de la bande passante en Afrique est attribuable à un certain nombre de facteurs, mais elle est due essentiellement au coût élevé des connexions internationales vers les dorsales de télécommunication internationales. http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_EN.pdf (Anglais) http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_FR.pdf (Français) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Uniquement en anglais: WSIS: Whose information society? Developing country and civil society voices in the World Summit on the Information Society By David Souter This paper summarises a study of developing country and civil society participation and influence in WSIS that was commissioned by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). As well as analysing participation, the study looked at the impact of WSIS on international ICT decision-making in general and makes recommendations to all main actors about how future decision-making might become more inclusive of developing countries, nongovernmental actors and their concerns. http://rights.apc.org/documents/wsis_EN.pdf (English) A. Wanjira Munyua National Coordinator, Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) Association for Progressive Communications (APC) alice(a)apc.org http://www.apc.org http://www.catia.ws

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RE: [Kictanet] Kenya on the rising
by David Musoke 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Eric is that magazine on-line????? Kezio-Musoke David -----Original Message----- From: John Walubengo [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:17 PM To: David Musoke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya on the rising On behalf of the 'silent' Kenyans... Allow me to accept your (Eric's) compliments. I haven't read the magazine but it is nice to hear that it potrays a bright (i did not say orange;-)) future. i think Kenyans can 'do it'. They are doing it in the US/SA/Europe and many other places. With the right focus and effort, things will eventually begin to happen locally as well. walu. --- Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> wrote: > Dear Kenyan Colleagues, > > You must be proud of yourselves, i just got a copy of the > lat edition > of the Computer and Communication Africa (CCA) for 2006 > and the lead > story is "Kenya's drive to become ICT powerhouse" and > much more on > Kenya. > > While i have being familiar with the momentum there i was > amazed when > i read the stories about the pace of engagement. In some > ways this > confirms my believe that Africa has pockets of excellence > but what we > need is SPEED to SCALE and definately you guys are on a > FASTRACK. We > are with you and i want to personally congratulate the > level of > engagement from the various constituencies and not > belittling the > others by singling out the exemplary leadership of the > PS, Dr. Ndemo > and Hon. Minister, Mutahi Kagwe. > > Thanks to AITEC for throwing the spotlight @ http:// > new.aitecafrica.com/ and not to promote AITEC but i think > we should > all get copies of the hardprint....:-) > > Go Kenya. > > > Eric M.K Osiakwan > Executive Secretary > AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) > Tel: + 233.21.258800 > Fax: + 233.21.258811 > Cell: + 233.244.386792 > Handle: eosiakwan > Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North > Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North > Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ > Slang: "Tomorrow Now" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmusoke%40newvision.co.ug

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Kictanet Planning Meeting - 9th November Jacaranda Hotel
by Judy kimiti 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Member, Please Find attached the agenda for the next KICTANet Planning Meeting which will be held on 9th November 2006, 3:00pm, Jacaranda Hotel As alot of members who had expressed interest in the Fibre Presentation by KDN where not able to attend, Mr Kai Wulff, has accepted to join us and give us the presenation at the above mentioned meeting. Please note because of time constraint, we shall have the presentation at exactly 3:30pm and will run for 30min. Those who are interested in joining this presentation are urged to be at the meeting on time. For logistics purposes, please RSVP your attendance to the undersigned. Yours Faithfully Judy Kimiti KICTANet Tel: 4453671 / 2 Cell: 0722 - 716020 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fw: [Kictanet] Re: India's Weaknesses
by alice＠apc.org 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent Waiswa Bagiire" <vincent(a)cipesa.org> To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: India's Weaknesses > Dear All, > > I am a newcomer on this list thanks to Alice and I look forward to being > engaged in the discussions. > > Regards, > Vincent > > Bill Kagai wrote: >> On 10/25/06, waudo(a)signet.co.ke <waudo(a)signet.co.ke> wrote: >>> there is very little linkage between what the ICT training institutions >>> (including Universities) are producing and the requirements of the >>> industry either now or in the foreseeable future. >> >> Check out www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke to see how PPPs are trying to >> address this linkage. >> >> The JKUAT Academy is the only one that has developed its curriculum >> based on actual Govt environment and in line with the E-Govt Strategy >> paper. >> >> PS. Sorry, I could not resist the marketing opportunity offered by >> this discussion. >> >> -- >> With Kind Regards, >> Bildad Kagai >> MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd >> Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy >> Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue >> P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 >> Nairobi, Kenya >> Tel. 254 20 2728332 >> Fax. 254 20 2726965 >> Cell. 254 724 226600 >> URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke >> URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vincent%40cipesa.org > > > -- > Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, > Director, CIPESA > Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala > Tel: 256-41-533057 > Fax: 256-41-533054 > Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 > Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org > www.cipesa.org > > > >

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Planning Meeting Minutes
by Judy kimiti 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear Member, Please find attached the 12th October Kictanet Planning Meeting Minutes Thank you Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: India's Weaknesses
by Eric Osiakwan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Waudo said "Perhaps something could be done now before we find ourselves in India's position" We all know that one of the demons that has held back Africa's rise is the DE-LINK between industry and academia (research) and also with governments. Prof. Ernest Wilson's (of Maryland University) squad model makes the argument that you need a constant interaction between these constituencies for growth and innovation to take place. He argues that Silicon Valley is a clear example. My proposition therefore as a way to answer the question above is to leverage the BPO opportunity. Most African governments are at least on board the BPO wagon so my idea is, lets establish the BPOs in the University environment given the current public policy favouring. The BPO companys can take advantage of cheap but good student labour whiles they build the real estate for their operations using university land on a "build operate and handover basis". The Universities then get real estate which they use for their long term expansion of physical infrastructure. The BPO companies get their work done cheaply and when they migrate in the long term, much value would have being gained. The University students get work experience for the long term job market entry and also interim cash to support their University education. This also gives the non-computer related students some basic skills and exposure and for the CS, EE etc students, they build their internal capacity not only to take calls and do word processing but more technical stuff. They would soon be writing software for those BPO companies. Mostly importantly this becomes the nucleus of the government/academia/private sector LINKINING which would grow into other areas. Hence the value proposition of the BPO banwagon is, it gives us a foot into the door but we must move up the value chain very quickly or we would end up doing the low end jobs which would make us less competitive in the Knowledge economy. When I proposed this to my Ghana Cyber Group friend (Yaw Owusu, leading the way with a private TechPark in Ghana) whom i have cced on this mail, he said, then the Tech Parks (BPOs + more) should be in the University/Research Environment and his example of been able to acquire land from the Ghana CSIR which is close to the University of Ghana would be a good prototype. This is the story am going to be telling at the the first University Leaders Forum in Cape Town to which governments, academic leadership, private sector and Civil Society has being convened. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: waudo(a)signet.co.ke Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:53:47 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) >Thanks to PS Ndemo for bringing this out. As for Wafula's question, the >work force survey undertaken by the CSK earlier this year revealed that >there is very little linkage between what the ICT training institutions >(including Universities) are producing and the requirements of the >industry either now or in the foreseeable future. Certainly there appear >to be no mechanisms to facilitate such linkage. Perhaps something could be >done now before we find ourselves in India's position. > > >Kind Regards >Waudo Siganga > >On Wed, October 25, 2006 9:22 am, TONY WAFULA wrote: >> Good lesson , though wonder whether as a country we are ready to address >> manpower shortage in this area. Just the other day Safaricom's Micheal >> Joseph was lamenting about the same...are we checking what our >> Universities are offering in relation to our projected needs? >> >> Regards >> >> Wafula >> >> bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: >> Hi Edith, >> You must have been blogging. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >>> Certainly, a great lesson to learn from. >>> >>> Thanks for sharing the article! >>> >>> At / À 12:56 PM 10/24/2006, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote / a écrit: >>>>Dear All, >>>>I think there are good lessons to learn from the article below. >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>>Ndemo. >>>> >>>> >>>>October 17, 2006 >>>>Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India >>>>By SOMINI SENGUPTA >>>> >>>> >>>>TIRUCHENGODE, India >>>> >>>> As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is >>>>bumping up against an improbable challenge. In a country once regarded >>>> as >>>>a bottomless well of low-cost, ready-to-work, English-speaking >>>> engineers, >>>>a shortage looms. >>>> >>>>India still produces plenty of engineers, nearly 400,000 a year at last >>>>count. But their competence has become the issue. >>>> >>>>A study commissioned by a trade group, the National Association of >>>>Software and Service Companies, or Nasscom, found only one in four >>>>engineering graduates to be employable. The rest were deficient in the >>>>required technical skills, fluency in English or ability to work in a >>>> team >>>>or deliver basic oral presentations. >>>> >>>>The skills gap reflects the narrow availability of high-quality college >>>>education in India and the galloping pace of the country's >>>> service-driven >>>>economy, which is growing faster than nearly all but China's. The >>>> software >>>>and service companies provide technology services to foreign companies, >>>>many of them based in the United States. Software exports alone expanded >>>>by 33 percent in the last year. >>>> >>>>The university systems of few countries would be able to keep up with >>>> such >>>>demand, and India is certainly having trouble. The best and most >>>> selective >>>>universities generate too few graduates, and new private colleges are >>>>producing graduates of uneven quality. >>>> >>>>Many fear that the labor pinch may signal bottlenecks in other parts of >>>>the economy. It is already being felt in the information technology >>>>sector. >>>> >>>>With the number of technology jobs expected to nearly double to 1.7 >>>>million in the next four years, companies are scrambling to find fresh >>>>engineering talent and to upgrade the schools that produce it. >>>> >>>>Some companies are training faculty members themselves, offering courses >>>>tailored to industry needs and improving college labs and libraries. >>>> They >>>>are rushing to get first choice of would-be engineers long before they >>>>have completed their course work. And they are fanning out to small, >>>>remote colleges that almost no one had heard of before. The country's >>>> most >>>>successful technology concerns can no longer afford to hire only >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>kictanet mailing list >>>>kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>>Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>>>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twaf78%40yahoo.com >> >> >> >> WITH COMPLIMENTS OF ANTHONY WAFULA >> >> --------------------------------- >> All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done >> faster._______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/waudo%40signet.co.ke > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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African choices...critical voices...crossing borders...African stories... harnessing local knowledge in Africa
by alice＠apc.org 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

This issue of The Soul Beat looks at the role of communication in harnessing local knowledge in Africa. The edition covers a range of project descriptions, strategic thinking documents and materials related to local knowledge specifically in the fields of agriculture, sustainable development and health. >From the SOUL BEAT AFRICA partnership - Soul City and The Communication Initiative ...African choices...critical voices...crossing borders...African stories... *** Subscribe to The Soul Beat - http://www.comminit.com/africa/soul-beat-subscribe.html or e-mail Seipati Fountain sfountain(a)comminit.com *** EXPERIENCES http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences.html 1. LinKS Project This project is a regional programme working in Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, that aims to enhance rural people's food security and promote sustainable management of agrobiodiversity. The project is called LinKS, because it explores the linkages between the crucial issues of local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, food provision, and the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity. LinKS aims to strengthen the capacity of institutions in the agricultural sector to apply approaches that recognise men and women farmers' knowledge in their programmes and policies. It does this through training, research and communication and advocacy. LinKS is administered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/Pds82006/experiences-3950.html Contact Dr. Sachin Das linkstz(a)africaonline.co.tz OR Estevão Filimão Estevao.Filimao(a)fao.org OR Dr. Patricia Musi faolinks(a)agric.uniswa.sz 2. Traditional Knowledge and Community Healthcare - Nigeria Organised by the Fantsuam Foundation, this programme involves drawing and building on the health knowledge possessed by local people, especially women. Specifically, the project works with women in rural Nigerian communities in order to understand various traditional healthcare practices and introduce best practices and safer techniques for selected treatments. The purpose of the project is to produce a written catalogue of traditional medical wisdom, the content of which is largely generated by local people. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2447.html Contact John Dada johndada(a)fantsuam.com 3. Sahel Oral History Project - Africa This project by the UK-based SOS Sahel is an oral history project that took place in eight African countries in an effort to record the culture, history, and environment of the Sahel through the recollections, experiences, and perceptions of its people. The aim was not only to record indigenous knowledge but also to develop a practical methodology which could then be incorporated into development planning, project implementation, and evaluation. By talking with - mostly ageing - farmers, pastoralists, refugees, and others, researchers hoped to gain a better understanding of traditional land-use practice, land tenure, farming and pastoral systems, the causes of desertification, and other aspects of Sahelian life. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds092003/experiences-2134.html Contact Siobhan Warrington Siobhan.warrington(a)panos.org.uk AND otp(a)panos.org.uk OR Risha Chande risha.chande(a)panos.org.uk 4. Desertification 2002 - Southern Africa Organised by the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN), this regional network works to halt the spread of southern African deserts and enhance rural livelihoods. The purpose of the project is to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge between scientists, development practitioners, and dryland community members; to generate an understanding of the value of linking local knowledge with scientific research; to interpret and disseminate information; and to offer working examples of community action. It does this by linking communities, field practitioners, governments, and scientists through a website, conferences, workshops, training, and community exchanges. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2291.html Contact info(a)drfn.org.na 5. Community Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge - Kenya Implemented by the Kyanika Adult Women Group (KAWG), this two-year project aimed to conserve the diversity of Kitete - a bottle gourd that is found in virtually every aspect of the Kamba people's traditional and cultural life - and its associated indigenous knowledge. The project involved the collection and sharing of knowledge about the Kitete through resource centres. Here, recorded materials, documents, and a collection of Kitete samples and seeds are available for use by members of the local community and others. Other activities include storytelling by elders - sharing myths, songs, dances, riddles, poems, and drama as well as listening to taped materials, looking at photographs, watching videos and reading written reports. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2282.html Contact Yasuyuki Morimoto y.morimoto(a)cgiar.org 6. Indigenous Knowledge Program - Sub-saharan Africa The World Bank's Indigenous Knowledge (IK) programme aims to facilitate dialogue between local communities, NGOs, governments, donors, civil society, and the private sector. This dialogue is intended to help bring indigenous/traditional knowledge into the activities of development partners and to optimise the benefits of development assistance, especially for the poor. The programme works primarily through a website that provides resources on IK such as a database on indigenous/ traditional knowledge and practices with over 200 case studies, a report on IK for development and videos, which document success stories in applying indigenous practices. The programme also supports over 15 resource centres across Africa that focus on the identification and dissemination of indigenous/traditional knowledge and practices. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2331.html Contact Nicolas Gorjestani ngorjestani(a)worldbank.org OR Reinhard Woytek rwoytek(a)worldbank.org 7. Aang Serian - Tanzania Aang Serian, which means "House of Peace" in the Kiarusha language, is a non-profit cultural organisation that aims to promote and protect indigenous knowledge. It focuses on education in an effort to raise the self-esteem of young people, to empower them to work together for a peaceful future, and to promote environmentally and socially sustainable development. The organisation has established a community college with a curriculum covering indigenous knowledge. They also undertake research in collaboration with other NGOs and have formed an international network of organisations that work to improve education for indigenous peoples while simultaneously preserving and promoting indigenous knowledge. http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2233.html Contact aang_serian(a)hotmail.com OR Gemma Enolengila enolengila(a)yahoo.co.uk OR Yunus Rafiq mrafiq(a)indiana.edu OR Bob Webzell bob(a)webzell.co.uk STRATEGIC THINKING http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking.html 8. Grandmothers Promote Maternal and Child Health: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems' Managers by Judi Aubel This article looks at the importance of community elders as knowledge providers in the context of child health. The results of experiences in Asia and Africa illustrate how change can be brought about from within indigenous knowledge systems when key actors in those systems, i.e. the indigenous knowledge managers, are involved in deciding if and how to combine global knowledge with traditional knowledge. http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking/st2006/thinking-1846.html 9. The Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge in Range Management and Forage Plants for Improving Livestock Productivity and Food Security in the Maasai and Bargaig Communities of Kibaha by Nelson Kilongozi, Zabron Kengera and Samwel Leshongo By examining how the Maasai and Barbaig communities have traditionally cared for their livestock and environment, the report suggests ways to sustain indigenous knowledge and incorporate this with conventional, 'scientific' techniques of livestock care and land management. The authors recommend that policymakers and development workers should continue to recognise, identify, validate and document indigenous pastoral techniques and integrate them into conventional management approaches for pastoral land and should encourage knowledge sharing among the pastoral communities to allow them to expand their existing knowledge. http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking/st2006/thinking-1902.html 10. Gender, Local Knowledge, and Lessons Learnt in Documenting and Conserving Agrobiodiversity Research Paper No. 2006/69 by Yianna Lambrou and Regina Laub This paper explores the linkages between gender, local knowledge systems, and agrobiodiversity for food security by using the case study of LinKS, a regional FAO project in Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania over a period of eight years. The project aimed to raise awareness on how rural men and women use and manage agrobiodiversity, and to promote the importance of local knowledge for food security and sustainable agrobiodiversity at local, institutional, and policy levels. They did this by working with a diverse range of stakeholders to strengthen their ability to recognise and value farmers' knowledge and to use gender-sensitive and participatory approaches in their work. http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking/st2006/thinking-1828.html 11. Indigenous Management of Wetlands: Experiences in Ethiopia by Alan Dixon Using the case study of a wetlands project in Ethopia, this study discusses how the stability of wetlands has been undermined by development initiatives that ignore indigenous knowledge. The study states that while neither indigenous nor scientific knowledge alone can solve the problems of development, they can be complementary sources of wisdom in wetland management. The research recommends that maintaining an effective network for sharing local knowledge and experimenting with new techniques should be a key principle of sustainable wetland management. In addition non-governmental organisations and donors should introduce reviews of varying local knowledge, to support these networks. For example, they could organise meetings between members of the wetland farming community to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different management techniques. http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking/st2005/thinking-1390.html 12. ICTs in Namibia's Communal Area Conservancies by Carol Murphy and Sandra Slater-Jones This article describes the use of participatory GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in Namibia's Communal Area Conservancies. The approach used by the Conservancy Programme, according to the authors, is innovative in not only capturing local knowledge of an area through participation of local residents, but in improving the spatial accuracy of maps through a geo-referencing procedure. The procedure involves village mapping workshops and careful recording to capture indigenous knowledge with regard to local area names, the spatial location of resources such as grazing, cropping and useful plant species, as well as wildlife sightings and movements. http://www.comminit.com/africa/strategicthinking/st2005/thinking-1400.html MATERIALS http://www.comminit.com/africa/materials.html 13. Toolkit I: Capitalising on Local Knowledge - Methodological Overview & Case Studies by Noel Oettle and Bettina Koelle This Toolkit is designed to give decision-makers in government and donor agencies an overview of the concept of community-to-community knowledge exchanges, as well as practical approaches to their use in developmental processes and programmes. The volume contains case studies from Africa that aim to illustrate the successes achieved with the approach as well as the challenges faced during implementation. http://www.comminit.com/africa/materials/ma2006/materials-3054.html 14. Toolkit 2: Capitalising on Local Knowledge - Guidelines for Implementation by Noel Oettle and Bettina Koelle This Toolkit is designed to provide practical guidance in designing and implementing community-to-community exchange visits. It is intended for practitioners and service providers who wish to implement knowledge exchange processes. It is also aimed at students and development professionals who would like to better understand how the methodology is implemented. http://www.comminit.com/africa/materials/ma2006/materials-3055.html 15. Unleashing the Power of Knowledge for Meeting MDGs and Sustainable Development in Africa Fundamental Issues for Governance by Jacques L Hamel The paper critically reflects on the notion of knowledge, African knowledge, African knowledge economies (AKEs), African knowledge societies (AKSs) and African knowledge policies for sustainable development. Its purpose is to contribute to sustainable development thinking in the African region and open a new front in the development discourse. http://www.comminit.com/africa/materials/ma2005/materials-2534.html LINKS http://www.comminit.com/africa/links.html 16. Tanzania Indigenous Knowledge Database This is a database that has been established to enhance sharing and dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) information, experiences and practices in Tanzania. http://www.comminit.com/africa/links/linksngos/links-1645.html 17. Creating & Exchange of Local Agriculture Content (CELAC) This Ugandan organisation aims to develop agricultural content from rural farmers for dissemination through digital technologies, radio, and print. http://www.comminit.com/africa/links/linksngos/links-1709.html *** To view archived editions of The Soul Beat Newsletter see http://www.comminit.com/africa/soul-beat-archives.html Subscribe to The Soul Beat Extra - your e-journal focussed in each alternate month on Community Radio or Edutainment. If you would like to receive the Soul Beat Extra on Community Radio or Edutainment please contact Seipati Fountain sfountain(a)comminit.com We would love to hear from you: Please send us your comments by going to http://www.comminit.com/africa/comments.html or email Anja Venth aventh(a)comminit.com For more comments on the Soul Beat Africa website see http://www.comminit.com/africa/comments_aboutus.html *** . *** A. Wanjira Munyua National Coordinator, Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) Association for Progressive Communications (APC) alice(a)apc.org http://www.apc.org http://www.catia.ws

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Fw: [Catia_team] Engaging policy makers and regulators in Africa - theCATIA experience
by alice＠apc.org 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Sibthorpe" <csibthorpe(a)usa.net> To: "Lists: Catia_team" <Catia_team(a)catia.ws> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: [Catia_team] Engaging policy makers and regulators in Africa - theCATIA experience > > Engaging policy-makers and regulators in Africa > - the CATIA experience > > October, 2006 > > Media release > > For the past three years the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa programme > (CATIA) has worked towards strengthening the context for the vibrant > adoption and use of ICTs in Africa. The programme has been set up with > nine > components, each with its particular advocacy aim, in countries as diverse > as Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal. > > CATIA has shown that one of the most effective ways to have an impact on > the ICT policy landscape in Africa is by collaborating in > multi-stakeholder > processes, where experiences, perspectives and resources can be shared, > and > a common agenda shaped. > > Equally important, however, is how advocates engage policy-makers and > regulators. These experiences have been documented in an article entitled > 'checks and balances', which can be downloaded off the CATIA website > (www.catia.ws) > > Some of the key findings of the article are: > > * The distinction between policy-makers and regulators is not clearly > felt in some countries in Africa. Reasons include a lack of 'checks and > balances' or political instability, amongst them. Even in liberalised > environments, such as Kenya or South Africa, the independence of a > regulator > can be challenged by the state; > * Policy-makers and regulators are key to any ICT policy advocacy > process. However, having a policy influence may mean targeting influential > officials in government who may not be policy-makers or regulators > themselves; > * The direct involvement of policy-makers and regulators in activities > is an important way of ensuring the sustainability of advocacy > initiatives. > Advocates need to provide policy and regulatory officials with a sense of > buy-in and confidence in their work. Advocates need to demonstrate that > they > are serious; > * Developing informal relationships are often more effective than > formal engagements; > * Advocates need to nurture a culture of 'honest brokerage' so that > their work can be trusted in a policy development environment where there > are many competing interests. > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Claire Sibthorpe > Public Sector Consulting > Atos Consulting > 4 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3HG, UK > Tel: +44 (0) 77 33312667 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Catia_team mailing list > Catia_team(a)catia.ws > http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team >

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Fw: [Catia_team] Multi-stakeholder engagement in Africa - the CATIAexperience
by alice＠apc.org 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hi all FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Sibthorpe" <csibthorpe(a)usa.net> To: "Lists: Catia_team" <Catia_team(a)catia.ws> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: [Catia_team] Multi-stakeholder engagement in Africa - the CATIAexperience > > Multi-stakeholder engagement in Africa > - the CATIA experience > > October, 2006 > > Media release > > For the past three years the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa programme > (CATIA) has worked towards strengthening the context for the vibrant > adoption and use of ICTs in Africa. The programme has been set up with > nine > components, each with its particular advocacy aim, in countries as diverse > as Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal. > > CATIA has shown that one of the most effective ways to have an impact on > the ICT policy landscape in Africa is by collaborating in > multi-stakeholder > processes, where experiences, perspectives and resources can be shared, > and > a common agenda shaped. > > The programme's experiences have been documented in an article entitled > Breaking new ground towards each other, which can be downloaded off the > CATIA website (www.catia.ws) > > Some of the key findings of the article are: > > * While the multi-stakeholder approach to ICT policy development was > unusual a few years ago, many new success stories in policy engagement in > Africa are the result of collaborating across the sectors; > * Participants consider the multi-stakeholder approach an important > nation-building process that unlocks a country's expertise and resources; > * Multi-stakeholder networks increase the credibility of an advocacy > drive; > * They also tend to make policy processes more transparent, > particularly if the media is one of the stakeholders; > * Multi-stakeholder networks are dynamic, and their make-up depends on > the context. While collaborations between civil society, private sector > and > the media have proved successful, other stakeholders in policy development > processes have included academics, the government, global agencies such as > the United Nations, and policy-makers and regulators; > * The interests of the different stakeholders needs to be managed and > a common agenda forged that all stakeholders are comfortable with. > Processes > need to be put in place to ensure that all perspectives are appreciated; > * Sometimes advocacy objectives need to be aligned with government > strategies to make the advocacy goals more palatable for politicians; > * While stakeholder buy-in into an advocacy initiative is important, > this should not come at any cost. Values and principles, such as > accountability and transparency, need to be preserved and sometimes > defended. > > > _________________________________________________ > Claire Sibthorpe > Public Sector Consulting > Atos Consulting > 4 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3HG, UK > Tel: +44 (0) 77 33312667 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Catia_team mailing list > Catia_team(a)catia.ws > http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team >

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Re: [Kictanet] Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum?
by Eric Osiakwan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Loud Applause, Vincent ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <alice(a)apc.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:30:23 +0300 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vincent Waiswa Bagiire" <vincent(a)cipesa.org> >To: "Africa ICT Policy Forum" <africtic(a)dgroups.org> > > >> Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum? >> >> The Internet Government Forum (IGF) convenes in Athens at the end of >> October (next week) to chart a way forward for making the running of the >> Internet more inclusive, and more democratic. Several key issues of >> concern for various governments and members of the Internet community >> worldwide were amply articulated in the run-up to the World Summits on the >> Information Society (WSIS) a process that has continued ahead of the >> IGF. Simply put, these issues revolve around enabling control of the >> Internet and its technical arms to be decentralised from ICANN and its >> few chosen agents, increasing security of the Internet, having >> international oversight over the Internet, among others. >> >> Africa stands to be a great beneficiary of the Internet, in areas ranging >> from communication to education, health to trade, and governance to >> knowledge creation. The case of how Africa embraced the mobile phone when >> conditions were created for more players to come in, and when technology >> allowed connecting thousands of people at lower costs, could be a learning >> example. Africa has got the highest growth rate of mobile phone >> connections in the world, and the mobile phone has become the centre of >> the continents connectivity successes. But Africa has also been >> registering high bandwidth consumption rates. According to the African >> Internet Service Providers Association, bandwidth demand in Africa rose by >> 19% in 2001, 28% in 2002, and 37% in 2003. This high growth rate comes >> against the background of very high bandwidth prices in Africa - which are >> several times higher than in Europe, America, and even Asia and the >> acute shortage of Internet infrastructure in most of Africa. >> As far as Internet usage is concerned, Africa is doing pretty badly. The >> ITU World Telecom/ ICT Development Report 2006 says while in a number of >> countries more than 50% of the population is using the Internet, an >> average of 2.6 percent of Africans are online. This compares miserably >> with the Americas (28.2%), Europe (31.1%), and Asia (8.1%). In the >> broadband sector, Africas show is even gloomier, as it has just 0.1% of >> the worlds connections. Comparatively, in the mobile phone sector the >> continent boasts 4% of global totals. The continent is not doing any >> superbly in terms of ownership of personal computers, the main medium on >> which the Internet is run. According to the Information Economy Report >> 2005 of the UN Conference on Trade and Investment, while the Republic of >> Korea in 2003 had 26.7 m PCs, the whole of Africa had 11.5 m PCs. Clearly, >> too few Africans are using the Internet at the moment, and this needs to >> be addressed for the continent to harvest benefits from the Internet. >> The question to ask then is, why are so few Africans using the Internet? >> And the answer to this question should provide the pointer to what needs >> to be done for more Africans to be brought into cyberspace. Are issues >> related to Internet Governance the main hindrance to Africans usage of >> the Internet? The answer is a plain no. Africans are not using the >> Internet because the technology deployed tends to be expensive, often the >> licensing procedures for Internet Service provision are expensive and >> cumbersome, ISPs charge exorbitantly for their services, monopoly >> providers do not give little attention to improving affordability, the >> content on the Internet is often irrelevant or not in a language many >> Africans understand, governments are rarely acting proactively and smartly >> to enable the poor and remote parts of their countries to have >> connectivity. Now those are the issues that need to be at the top of the >> agenda for those promoting Internet usage in Africa. Those are issues that >> should be addressed by an envisaged Internet Development Forum (ADF). >> >> As it is, African countries have been working towards developing a common >> position on the issues they will be addressing at the IGF in Athens. Among >> these are the need for security of the Internet, freedom of expression, >> multilingualism and local content on the Internet, Internet >> infrastructure, and Intellectual Property Rights. Reining in SPAM or >> unsolicited mail mainly used for commercial promotion, social or political >> activism, the need for cyber laws, and need for international management >> of the internet are the other issues African delegates will be >> passionately addressing themselves to. They say management of the Internet >> should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full >> involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and >> international organisations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of >> resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure >> functioning of the Internet. >> >> Who controls the Internet has not hindered vast number of Asians and >> Europeans from using the Internet. And it has not been the key hinderance >> to Africa use of the Internet. So Africa must lay its emphasis elsewhere: >> the emphasis should be on improving connectivity (and this connectivity >> should be low-cost, including wireless and VSAT), giving more Africans to >> know-how of using the internet, and generating content that is relevant to >> Africans, and easy for them to access and use. >> >> At Athens, African delegates are likely to strongly express their concern >> about Internet naming and addressing. In this light, they are likely to >> talk about the need for a dotAfrica as the continental Top-Level Domain >> name. The African Networks Operators Group (AfNOG) is spearheading the >> building of a dotAfrica, purportedly to attend to African interests. AfNOG >> argues that it is important to have a dotAfrica to help Africa get its >> recognition as an entity with a high stake in Internet Governance. This >> proposed dotAfrica would target 100,000 organisations under the >> name.Africa or nom.Africa (for Francophone Africa). Many proponents of >> dotAfrica tend to justify its need by arguing that since regions like Asia >> and the European Union have adopted the idea of having dotAsia and dotEU, >> it would also be good for Africa to adopt dotAfrica. They also point out >> that dotAfrica would help Africa to market itself in the area of >> innovation. But some critics feel the clamour for dotAfrica appears to >> merely be a matter of emulating what the Asians and Europeans are doing, >> or engendering African pride, and will not translate into cheaper >> connectivity and accessibility of the Internet on the continent. >> >> The Athens IGF, which is providing the basis for Africans to define their >> priorities as far as the Internet is concerned, was a blueprint for global >> Internet governance. As such its concerns are not targeted at Africa; >> instead they tend to reflect the interests and concerns of the vast >> majority of users mainly outside of America the Internet as a democratic >> and inclusive forum whose management is not monopolised by the Americans >> and those they handpick. It can hence be argued that the core spirit of >> the IGF is therefore not necessarily about making more people use this >> medium, because this is not exactly at the top of the list of priorities >> for concerned parties in Europe and much of Asia, who in any case have had >> a louder and more enlightened voice in Internet governance discourse. >> Back in Tunis in November 2005 at the World Summit on the Information >> Society, the Tunis Agenda adopted by heads of state called for development >> in the broader Internet governance arrangements to include international >> interconnection costs, capacity building and technology/know-how transfer. >> It called for realisation of multilingualism on the Internet, development >> of software that is easy to localise and enables users to choose >> appropriate solutions from different software models including >> open-source, free and proprietary software. Those are some of the great >> pronouncements made at Tunis, which could help develop Internet usage in >> Africa, but which few Africans are articulating. >> Africa has its humongous work to do in the area of content, since content >> drives access to new technologies and vice versa. But the development of >> content cannot be achieved without empowering people and organisations in >> Africa, and enabling them to develop and disseminate their content, and to >> use globally available information resources for their day-to-day >> challenges. The majority of the African population lives in rural areas >> and depends on local content. Specific attention should therefore be paid >> to the advancement of indigenous content including its sharing and >> localisation. >> >> And low-cost technologies like Wi-Fi and VSAT must be adopted to play a >> leading role in Africas Internet development. A good example of how to go >> about this is provided by Knysna municipality in South Africa, which is >> touted as the first completely Wi-Fi covered town in Africa. The >> municipality awarded a tender to build a wireless local-loop access and >> transit infrastructure to cover its entire jurisdiction. Outdoor hotspots >> are installed throughout the region, including in informal settlements, >> and the municipality uses the network to provide free basic Internet and >> voice services to the community. And while UniNet, which built the >> network, provides sustainable low-cost commercial internet, VOIP and data >> services to the community, other service providers in the region can >> utilise the network for delivery of services to their clients >> effectively creating the first open access network in South Africa. To the >> users, there are high quality low-cost fixed line telephony and internet, >> access to low cost VOIP and data services, free local calls (on-net), free >> basic internet services in libraries and on all hotspots. If such >> innovative policies and actions as informed the Knysna connectivity >> project are replicated across municipalities and nations in Africa, the >> continent could potentially witness an Internet boom in a couple of years. >> >> In a nutshell, Africa needs to be concerned about developing Internet >> usage first, rather than dwelling on who governs the Internet and how. >> Africa needs low cost equipment, affordable services and applications, a >> better quality and greater numbers of ICT graduates, accessibility of the >> Internet on mobile phones, cheaper bandwidth including through fibre >> optics, eradication of monopolies and duopolies in Internet service >> provision. Africa also needs government subsidies to extend Internet >> access to all communities; it needs free and open source software that can >> support e-governance, education and health; and it needs to attract >> investment in ICT activities like business process outsourcing. The way >> the Internet is governed now allows for all these; the way most African >> governments are positioned now and planning on putting their issues >> forward at Athens, doesnt quite allow it. >> >> Best regards, >> Vincent >> >> -- >> Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, >> Director, CIPESA >> Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala >> Tel: 256-41-533057 >> Fax: 256-41-533054 >> Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 >> Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org >> www.cipesa.org >> >> >> >> >> Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, >> OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank >> --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum?
by alice＠apc.org 24 Oct '06

24 Oct '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent Waiswa Bagiire" <vincent(a)cipesa.org> To: "Africa ICT Policy Forum" <africtic(a)dgroups.org> > Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum? > > The Internet Government Forum (IGF) convenes in Athens at the end of > October (next week) to chart a way forward for making the running of the > Internet more inclusive, and more democratic. Several key issues of > concern for various governments and members of the Internet community > worldwide were amply articulated in the run-up to the World Summits on the > Information Society (WSIS) – a process that has continued ahead of the > IGF. Simply put, these issues revolve around enabling control of the > ‘Internet’ and its technical arms to be decentralised from ICANN and its > few chosen agents, increasing security of the Internet, having > international oversight over the Internet, among others. > > Africa stands to be a great beneficiary of the Internet, in areas ranging > from communication to education, health to trade, and governance to > knowledge creation. The case of how Africa embraced the mobile phone when > conditions were created for more players to come in, and when technology > allowed connecting thousands of people at lower costs, could be a learning > example. Africa has got the highest growth rate of mobile phone > connections in the world, and the mobile phone has become the centre of > the continent’s connectivity successes. But Africa has also been > registering high bandwidth consumption rates. According to the African > Internet Service Providers Association, bandwidth demand in Africa rose by > 19% in 2001, 28% in 2002, and 37% in 2003. This high growth rate comes > against the background of very high bandwidth prices in Africa - which are > several times higher than in Europe, America, and even Asia – and the > acute shortage of Internet infrastructure in most of Africa. > As far as Internet usage is concerned, Africa is doing pretty badly. The > ITU World Telecom/ ICT Development Report 2006 says while in a number of > countries more than 50% of the population is using the Internet, an > average of 2.6 percent of Africans are online. This compares miserably > with the Americas (28.2%), Europe (31.1%), and Asia (8.1%). In the > broadband sector, Africa’s show is even gloomier, as it has just 0.1% of > the world’s connections. Comparatively, in the mobile phone sector the > continent boasts 4% of global totals. The continent is not doing any > superbly in terms of ownership of personal computers, the main medium on > which the Internet is run. According to the Information Economy Report > 2005 of the UN Conference on Trade and Investment, while the Republic of > Korea in 2003 had 26.7 m PCs, the whole of Africa had 11.5 m PCs. Clearly, > too few Africans are using the Internet at the moment, and this needs to > be addressed for the continent to harvest benefits from the Internet. > The question to ask then is, why are so few Africans using the Internet? > And the answer to this question should provide the pointer to what needs > to be done for more Africans to be brought into cyberspace. Are issues > related to Internet Governance the main hindrance to African’s usage of > the Internet? The answer is a plain no. Africans are not using the > Internet because the technology deployed tends to be expensive, often the > licensing procedures for Internet Service provision are expensive and > cumbersome, ISPs charge exorbitantly for their services, monopoly > providers do not give little attention to improving affordability, the > content on the Internet is often irrelevant or not in a language many > Africans understand, governments are rarely acting proactively and smartly > to enable the poor and remote parts of their countries to have > connectivity. Now those are the issues that need to be at the top of the > agenda for those promoting Internet usage in Africa. Those are issues that > should be addressed by an envisaged ‘Internet Development Forum’ (ADF). > > As it is, African countries have been working towards developing a common > position on the issues they will be addressing at the IGF in Athens. Among > these are the need for security of the Internet, freedom of expression, > multilingualism and local content on the Internet, Internet > infrastructure, and Intellectual Property Rights. Reining in SPAM or > unsolicited mail mainly used for commercial promotion, social or political > activism, the need for cyber laws, and need for “international” management > of the internet are the other issues African delegates will be > passionately addressing themselves to. They say management of the Internet > should be “multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full > involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and > international organisations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of > resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure > functioning of the Internet.” > > Who controls the Internet has not hindered vast number of Asians and > Europeans from using the Internet. And it has not been the key hinderance > to Africa’ use of the Internet. So Africa must lay its emphasis elsewhere: > the emphasis should be on improving connectivity (and this connectivity > should be low-cost, including wireless and VSAT), giving more Africans to > know-how of using the internet, and generating content that is relevant to > Africans, and easy for them to access and use. > > At Athens, African delegates are likely to strongly express their concern > about Internet naming and addressing. In this light, they are likely to > talk about the need for a dotAfrica as the continental Top-Level Domain > name. The African Networks Operators Group (AfNOG) is spearheading the > building of a dotAfrica, purportedly to attend to African interests. AfNOG > argues that it is important to have a dotAfrica to help Africa get its > recognition as an entity with a high stake in Internet Governance. This > proposed dotAfrica would target 100,000 organisations under the > name.Africa or nom.Africa (for Francophone Africa). Many proponents of > dotAfrica tend to justify its need by arguing that since regions like Asia > and the European Union have adopted the idea of having dotAsia and dotEU, > it would also be good for Africa to adopt dotAfrica. They also point out > that dotAfrica would help Africa to market itself in the area of > innovation. But some critics feel the clamour for dotAfrica appears to > merely be a matter of emulating what the Asians and Europeans are doing, > or engendering ‘African pride’, and will not translate into cheaper > connectivity and accessibility of the Internet on the continent. > > The Athens IGF, which is providing the basis for Africans to define their > priorities as far as the Internet is concerned, was a blueprint for global > Internet governance. As such its concerns are not targeted at Africa; > instead they tend to reflect the interests and concerns of the vast > majority of users mainly outside of America – the Internet as a democratic > and inclusive forum whose management is not monopolised by the Americans > and those they handpick. It can hence be argued that the core spirit of > the IGF is therefore not necessarily about making more people use this > medium, because this is not exactly at the top of the list of priorities > for concerned parties in Europe and much of Asia, who in any case have had > a louder and more enlightened voice in Internet governance discourse. > Back in Tunis in November 2005 at the World Summit on the Information > Society, the Tunis Agenda adopted by heads of state called for development > in the broader Internet governance arrangements to include international > interconnection costs, capacity building and technology/know-how transfer. > It called for realisation of multilingualism on the Internet, development > of software that is easy to localise and enables users to choose > appropriate solutions from different software models including > open-source, free and proprietary software. Those are some of the great > pronouncements made at Tunis, which could help develop Internet usage in > Africa, but which few Africans are articulating. > Africa has its humongous work to do in the area of content, since content > drives access to new technologies and vice versa. But the development of > content cannot be achieved without empowering people and organisations in > Africa, and enabling them to develop and disseminate their content, and to > use globally available information resources for their day-to-day > challenges. The majority of the African population lives in rural areas > and depends on local content. Specific attention should therefore be paid > to the advancement of indigenous content including its sharing and > localisation. > > And low-cost technologies like Wi-Fi and VSAT must be adopted to play a > leading role in Africa’s Internet development. A good example of how to go > about this is provided by Knysna municipality in South Africa, which is > touted as “the first completely Wi-Fi covered town in Africa”. The > municipality awarded a tender to build a wireless local-loop access and > transit infrastructure to cover its entire jurisdiction. Outdoor hotspots > are installed throughout the region, including in informal settlements, > and the municipality uses the network to provide free basic Internet and > voice services to the community. And while UniNet, which built the > network, provides sustainable low-cost commercial internet, VOIP and data > services to the community, other service providers in the region can > utilise the network for delivery of services to their clients – > effectively creating the first open access network in South Africa. To the > users, there are high quality low-cost fixed line telephony and internet, > access to low cost VOIP and data services, free local calls (on-net), free > basic internet services in libraries and on all hotspots. If such > innovative policies and actions as informed the Knysna connectivity > project are replicated across municipalities and nations in Africa, the > continent could potentially witness an Internet boom in a couple of years. > > In a nutshell, Africa needs to be concerned about developing Internet > usage first, rather than dwelling on who governs the Internet and how. > Africa needs low cost equipment, affordable services and applications, a > better quality and greater numbers of ICT graduates, accessibility of the > Internet on mobile phones, cheaper bandwidth including through fibre > optics, eradication of monopolies and duopolies in Internet service > provision. Africa also needs government subsidies to extend Internet > access to all communities; it needs free and open source software that can > support e-governance, education and health; and it needs to attract > investment in ICT activities like business process outsourcing. The way > the Internet is governed now allows for all these; the way most African > governments are positioned now and planning on putting their issues > forward at Athens, doesn’t quite allow it. > > Best regards, > Vincent > > -- > Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, > Director, CIPESA > Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala > Tel: 256-41-533057 > Fax: 256-41-533054 > Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 > Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org > www.cipesa.org > > > > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org

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Online ICT Bill Discussions Report
by John Walubengo 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

just in case you are interested in what transpired during the above eWorkshop... walu. nb: apologies for cross-posting. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Spam!] Re: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by Eric Osiakwan 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

I support the idea from Dr. Nedmo and this is one of the positive actions that KICTANET should take which should have all the representation like TESPOK, Academia and all the constituencies to go see the AG. Eric here >bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: > >Dear Walubengo, >The Ministry finalized the ICT Bill and sent it to the AG. I have made >several calls to AG offices trying to push it forward to Parliament. >Perharps we need an industry delegation to the AG seeking his intervention >to push it to Parliament. I too need it urgently as there are some laws >that would help move our sector forward. > > >Regards > > >Ndemo. > > > >> Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA >> INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that >> apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do >> eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) >> >> No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with >> lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) >> is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill >> (which contains eCommerce clauses)... >> >> Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour >> us with a roadmap/timeline? >> >> walu. >> >> >> --- "Edwards, Pat" >wrote: >> >>> From: "Edwards, Pat" > >>> To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" >>> Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >>> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have >>> received >>> pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these >>> arrangements please >>> let me know >>> >>> Kind regards >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com >>> [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] >>> Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 >>> To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS >>> Subject: ECM162473 - My Order >>> >>> >>> Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> >>> Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching >>> Nairobi. Do you have an >>> online tracking system similar to the one used by courier >>> services (FedEX, >>> DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book >>> has travelled so >>> far? >>> >>> Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the >>> internet >>> resources so that I can start looking at the online >>> material as I await >>> the book. >>> >>> walu. >>> >>> >>> >> **************************************************************************** >>> This email may contain confidential material. >>> If you were not an intended recipient, >>> please notify the sender and delete all copies. >>> We may monitor email to and from our network. >>> >>> >> **************************************************************************** >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/andrew.limo%40yahoo.com > > > >--------------------------------- >How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Fwd: eLA 2007
by John Walubengo 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

in case you didn't get this one... walu. --- LM <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 05:47:18 -0700 (PDT) > From: LM <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: eLA 2007 > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Walu, > Kindly circulate in KIPList. This promises to be very > big indeed. > > L > > > > eLA 2007 - The Conference > Meeting the networking needs of the Pan-African > eLearning and distance education sector, the annual > eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue > for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all > over the world. > > Main Facts: > eLA is the largest gathering of eLearning and distance > education professionals in Africa , enabling participants > to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and > partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, > expertise, and abilities. The 2006 event attracted 832 > participants from 80 countries representing all > continents, with 70% coming from Africa, making it Africa > s largest eLearning conference. Last years gathering > featured the work of more than 230 speakers from 46 > countries, addressing all forms of technology-enhanced > learning and including a rich mix of themes, topics and a > variety of session formats. Delegates are high-level > decision makers and practitioners from education, > business, and government - the three key areas driving > eLearning adoption and innovation. > The conference is held in English and French. It > includes plenary sessions with world-class experts, > smaller presentation and special focus sessions, > practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, > as well as various informal networking opportunities > where practitioners share their experiences, ideas, new > information and perspectives. An exhibition and > demonstration area accompany the programme, where leading > international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and > service providers present their latest products and > services. Participants evaluated the exhibition as a > critical meeting point for professional interaction > within the conference. A full-day program of workshops > conducted by leading eLearning practitioners precedes the > event. These small, intensive sessions offer attendees a > unique opportunity to fine-tune their skills and acquire > new ones. A number of special events take place alongside > the conference, such as product launches, special > interest group > get-togethers, sponsored workshops, best practice > showcases, and meetings. > > New features at eLA 2007: eLA 2007 will also have a > number of exciting features that extend the scope and > outreach of the conference, adding value for both > presenters and attendees: > > A high-level policy maker and industry leader summit > entitled Accelerating the Building of Infrastructures > and Capacities for African Educational Systems > The African TVET Summit Access and Inclusion for TVET > in Africa through New ICT-based Solutions > A convention of major donors and development agencies > focusing on ICT-Enhanced Education and Training in > Development Cooperation > Two break-out workshops, one in Kisumu at Lake Victoria > and one in Mombassa on the Indian Ocean > http://www.elearning-africa.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small > Business. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fw: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by alice＠apc.org 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Mucheru" <mucheru(a)wananchi.com > Do we have a copy of what was forwarded to the AG? It is important to know > what we are pushing :-) > > -- > Joseph Mucheru > Chief Executive > mucheru(a)wananchi.com > > >> From: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Organization: Association for Progressive Communications (APC) >> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:35:22 +0300 >> To: Joseph Mucheru <mucheru(a)wananchi.com>, "Brian Longwe (E-mail)" >> <brian(a)pure-id.com>, vkyalo <vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke>, >> "<mureithi@Summitstrategies. >> Co. Ke>" , John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke>, Bill Kagai >> <billkagai(a)gmail.com>, Marcel Werner <mwerner(a)archway-productions.com>, >> Kevit >> Desai <kevit(a)centurionsystemsltd.com> >> Cc: Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk>, <evelyneofwona(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: Fw: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >> >> Hi all >> >> We should act on the suggestions by the PS re: industry delegation to >> the Ag, can we organise this? >> best >> alice >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> To: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >> >> >>> >>> Dear Walubengo, >>> The Ministry finalized the ICT Bill and sent it to the AG. I have made >>> several calls to AG offices trying to push it forward to Parliament. >>> Perharps we need an industry delegation to the AG seeking his >>> intervention >>> to push it to Parliament. I too need it urgently as there are some laws >>> that would help move our sector forward. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA >>>> INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that >>>> apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do >>>> eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) >>>> >>>> No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with >>>> lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) >>>> is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill >>>> (which contains eCommerce clauses)... >>>> >>>> Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour >>>> us with a roadmap/timeline? >>>> >>>> walu. >>>> >>>> >>>> --- "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> >>>>> To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>>>> Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >>>>> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have >>>>> received >>>>> pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these >>>>> arrangements please >>>>> let me know >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com >>>>> [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] >>>>> Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 >>>>> To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS >>>>> Subject: ECM162473 - My Order >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching >>>>> Nairobi. Do you have an >>>>> online tracking system similar to the one used by courier >>>>> services (FedEX, >>>>> DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book >>>>> has travelled so >>>>> far? >>>>> >>>>> Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the >>>>> internet >>>>> resources so that I can start looking at the online >>>>> material as I await >>>>> the book. >>>>> >>>>> walu. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> **************************************************************************** >>>>> This email may contain confidential material. >>>>> If you were not an intended recipient, >>>>> please notify the sender and delete all copies. >>>>> We may monitor email to and from our network. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> **************************************************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >> >

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"Take Back The Tech!" - an online campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
by alice＠apc.org 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

TAKE BACK THE TECH! Hello everyone, We need your help! APC WNSP is initiating "Take Back The Tech!" - an online campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. We've been sounding this off for awhile, but now we are ready to make it happen. And your input is absolutely critical for this campaign to take off. The campaign is in great need of content and ideas. Whatever you have experienced, thought about or know will inject the life and matter of the campaign, so please do read on :) *What is the campaign about?* ============================= It is simply a call for every person who uses online communications (ICTs), e.g. for chatting, emailing, blogging, doing websites or developing tools, to use ICTs for activism against VAW (violence against women) for 16 days. Primarily, we are asking women and grrls to "Take Back The Tech!" But you don't have to be female to disagree with violence faced by women and be part of the campaign to transform gender relations. Unequal power relations lie at the heart of VAW, and this is apparent from the streets to online spaces. So we're now saying technology should be used for equality, not to perpetuate violence. The question is, how? This is where you come in with what you know and come up with answers. *What can you do?* ================== Right now, we are building the site for this campaign to happen. A working space has been created to list out the different things that are needed, and you will definitely be able to put stuff you know into it. Some examples are: . Writing "How To" guides, like how to clear your cache, how to make sure your email communications are secure etc. . Submit online tools and applications that you came across that might be handy on this issue . Share your story, or something you know happened. E.g. someone who had been cyber-stalked and what she did, the number of unwanted porn spam you get everyday, or a brilliant and creative initiative that works to end VAW online, etc. . Translate resources and article into your local language. . Create icons, images and graphics . Suggest ideas on what can be done for the 16 Days. e.g. change your IM status message for 16 days, or email signature, or googlebombing. . Think of people or organisations that you know who would like to take up this campaign on their website etc . Offline things that could happen (uhm. stencil revolution ;)) . Anything else you think is missing! *What Next?* ============ Just go to the working space and register as a user. Then check out the different sections and what is needed for that. Put in what you know, your ideas and your thoughts! 1. Go to: http://www.takebackthetech.net/wiki/tiki-index.php 2. Click on "register" (right hand bar, under "Login" 3. Fill in your information, then click on "register". 4. Check your email, and click on the link. 5. You are now registered and can submit content on any of the sections! 6. Tell someone you know that might be keen to take this on, and have knowledge, ideas and information that they would like to share. All the stuff here will be part of the building block for the campaign site, which together, we'll get to as many ICTs users as we know to "Take Back The Tech!" for 16 Days :) *More information*: ============== You can know more about the campaign from the site above. Or if you have more specific questions, just write an email to jac(a)apcwomen.org. Looking forward to meeting you at the working space, and having you as part of the campaign!

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Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by John Walubengo 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill (which contains eCommerce clauses)... Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour us with a roadmap/timeline? walu. --- "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> wrote: > From: "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> > To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 > > > Hello > > I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have > received > pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these > arrangements please > let me know > > Kind regards > -----Original Message----- > From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com > [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] > Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 > To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS > Subject: ECM162473 - My Order > > > Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching > Nairobi. Do you have an > online tracking system similar to the one used by courier > services (FedEX, > DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book > has travelled so > far? > > Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the > internet > resources so that I can start looking at the online > material as I await > the book. > > walu. > > > **************************************************************************** > This email may contain confidential material. > If you were not an intended recipient, > please notify the sender and delete all copies. > We may monitor email to and from our network. > > **************************************************************************** > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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JKUAT CERTIFICATE IN IT SECURITY
by Bill Kagai 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

JKUAT CERTIFICATE IN IT SECURITY ETHICAL HACKING: SECURITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, DETECTION AND PREVENTION – 20th November – 1st December 2006 VENUE - JKUAT e-GOVERNMENT ACADEMY, JUJA CAMPUS COURSE CONTENT This is a unique, authoritative, high-value, hands-on practical course which will provide participants with essential understanding of the tools, methodologies and vulnerabilities that hackers/intruders could employ to exploit the IT systems of their organisations. Most organisations now realise that in order to defend themselves against the threat of attack by hackers, crackers, and indeed any individual intent on causing disruption to their IT systems, IT staff must have an informed and current understanding of the present-day methodologies, tools, and vulnerabilities which allow these exploits to happen. This Ethical Hacking course is designed to educate IT professionals in order to allow them to defend systems against hacking attacks. During this course, participants will learn about the hacker mindset and become familiar with the tools and methodologies that are used to attack systems. Using state-of-the-art classroom setups, delegates work with LINUX/UNIX and Windows systems, and associated server software. A wide range of hacking tools and security auditing tools are used during the course. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course fulfils two vital objectives for anyone working in IT systems administration, IT security or IT support roles: 1.The course builds a strong awareness of the wide range of risks and threats now faced even by organisations which believe they have strong security solutions in place. 2.The course provides delegates with a solid understanding of the control measures that need to be put in place in order to limit an organisation's vulnerabilities and risk of attack. By the end of this course, the participant will have learnt about: -The tools, techniques and methodologies employed by hackers in a dedicated lab environment. -How hackers can collect and assimilate information about an organisation's infrastructure whilst avoiding detection. -How information may be used to assess your IT systems' weaknesses and subsequently launch an attack against target systems. -The techniques that are typically used to gain access into a system. -The types of tools that are used to elevate access on a system. -The techniques used by hackers to conceal their tracks and the methods via which access to a target system may be maintained. -The limitations of security firewall systems and the tools used to bypass them. -How hackers bypass Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). -Measures that you can employ to secure and protect information against hacker attacks. COURSE SPECIAL FEATURES -Targeted Tracks: You will benefit from the expertise of industry front-runners, learn from real-world case studies and leave with everything you need to know to safeguard your wireless networks and devices -Tangible Take-Aways will be given to you including useful documents, guidelines and checklists that you can use as a springboard to your own initiatives. -Optimum networking opportunities are available through breaks, receptions, and luncheons. You will have the opportunity to talk shop with information security professionals and you will return to the office with new ideas and fresh contacts. -Transport, Lunch and Teas -Obtain materials in 2 easy ways: -At the Training you will receive bound volumes of the conference materials -After the Training: download the materials you want from the web with a special access code and burn on your CDs WHO SHOULD ATTEND Information Security Officers, Directors and Managers; Information Technology Auditors, Managers and Staff Network Security Managers and Administrators; Local Area Network Administrators Technical Support Staff; System Administrators; Others charged with mobile and wireless security responsibilities COST – Kshs 35,000 inclusive of Transport, Lunch and Teas HOW TO REGISTER - Please register by 15th November 2006. Application forms can be obtained from the contacts provided below or from the JKUAT e-Government Website www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke Ngahu Kanyingi Technical Manager Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd P. O. Box 20311-00200, Nairobi Tel: 20-2728332 Fax: 20-2726965 Email. info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke Joel Kimilu Training Manager JKUAT e-Government Academy Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Tel: 067-52420 /0736 524200/ 0724 256 696 Email. info(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke

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Fw: [APC Forum] Call for Papers - Journal of IT in Social Change
by alice＠apc.org 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

Hallo everyone For your information. Anriette > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > Send reply to: <gilbert.mcgnon.m102541(a)gilbert.dl.soceco.org> > Date sent: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:15:46 -0700 > To: anriette(a)apc.org > From: "Michael Gilbert - Nonprofit Online News" > <gilbert.mcgnon.m102541(a)gilbert.dl.soceco.org> > Subject: Call for Papers - Journal of IT in Social Change > Keywords: > > Nonprofit Online News <http://news.gilbert.org/> > Nonprofit Online Classifieds <http://classifieds.nonprofitnews.org/> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Call for Papers Announcement > > Organizations in the nonprofit and voluntary sector have recognized > that information technologies are a vital part of their effective > mission achievement. While a large and growing body of practical > knowledge already exists, practitioners, managers, and policy makers > still lack systematic scholarly research about how information > technologies are changing the nonprofit sector and the organizations > within it. > > NTEN and Nonprofit Online News are seeking research papers for a panel > and a publication. The panel will be held at the upcoming Nonprofit > Technology Conference, in Washington DC April 4-6, 2007 and will be > entitled "The State of the Art in Nonprofit Technology." The > publication will be the first issue of The Journal of Information > Technology in Social Change. > > We are seeking rigorously designed research that explores all facets > of ICT implementation, use, and innovation in nonprofit and grassroots > organizations and sectors.... > > For the full announcement, and details on where to send submissions: > > http://news.gilbert.org/clickThru/redir/6182/171743/rms > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nonprofit Online News is a service of The Gilbert Center. The > opinions and observations are those of Michael Gilbert and the > authors. Copyright 1997 - 2006. All rights reserved. > > Please delete the following links when forwarding this to others in > order to preserve the integrity of your subscription. > > You are currently subscribed at: anriette(a)apc.org > > To Unsubscribe, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/5/7e1caae30cfc/102541 > > To Manage your Profile and Subscription Preferences, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/18/8537c9839f02/102541 > > To Send us Comments, Questions, and News Tips, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/19/51fcbc7f66f0/102541 > > > > -- > Michael C. Gilbert > The Gilbert Center > Nonprofit Online News > http://news.gilbert.org/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: > 10/13/2006 > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette(a)apc.org > http://www.apc.org > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109 > Tel. 27 11 726 1692 > Fax 27 11 726 1692 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and > communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum >

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attention Judy - confirmation of attendance
by Herbert Nyukuri 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Dear Judy Thanks for the invitation. I wish to confirm my attendance for the monthly meeting. Herbert Wamalwa Training Manager - Shalom IT Center Nairobi kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)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: Presentaion By Mr Kai Wulff - Kictanet Monthly Meeting (Harrison) 2. RE: Presentaion By Mr Kai Wulff - Kictanet Monthly Meeting (kevit_desai) 3. Re: Presentaion By Mr Kai Wulff - Kictanet Monthly Meeting (Kanja Waruru) 4. Fw: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006. (alice(a)apc.org) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:20:46 +0300 From: Harrison Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Presentaion By Mr Kai Wulff - Kictanet Monthly Meeting To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" Message-ID: <2e2e90250610090220t4920dba3o5cf08fab4988aaef(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Judy, Thank you for the good work that you are doing so far. I would like to confirm my attendance for this conference. With Regards, Harrison Muiru SMART APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD On 07/10/06, Judy kimiti wrote: > > Dear Member, > > Mr. Kai Wulff MD KDN will be giving a presentation on* Fiber: What is the > way forward for Kenya* at the Next KICTANet Monthly Meeting on Thursday > 12th at 3:30pm The Jacaranda Hotel. > > These are the topics that Mr. Kai Wulff will be addressing: > > - Kenya's current scenarios on connectivity > - Challenges of deploying the fiber optic cable in Kenya / East > Africa > - Why Kenya should go at it alone and not the EASSy way: A > Private Sector perspective > - KDN's roll-out plan > > > Thank you and hope you will be joining us on this day. Please RSVP your > attendance > undersigned for logistics purposes. > > > Yours truly, > > *Judy Kimiti* > *KICTANet* > *Tel: 4453672 / 2* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, > easy and free. Do it now... > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mugomuiru%40gmail.com > >

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Fw: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006.
by alice＠apc.org 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

Dear members FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: <events(a)c4idea.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 4:49 PM Subject: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Tuesday 31st October 2006. > Dear Alice Munyua, > > This month we are privileged to have Mr. Eddy Njoroge, Managing Director > of KENGEN, Kenya's largest power generating company, to speak about going > public and the challenges encountered in the Kenyan market. > > > Date: Tuesday 31st October 2006 > > Topic: The KenGen IPO and How It Transformed Kenya! > > Speaker: Mr. Eddy Njoroge, MD, KenGen > > Time: 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm > > Venue: Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi > > Cost: KShs. 1,000/- per person > > > c4IDEA.com is a resource network that helps individuals and organizations > exchange innovative and proactive ideas to develop world-class Kenyan > leaders in different professions and disciplines. > > Please email or call the undersigned on 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make a > reservation for this forum. Visit our website www.c4idea.com for more > information. > > Joan Wachira > Program Officer > _________________________________ > c4IDEA.com - Idea Factory Ltd, > The Office Park, Riverside Drive. > PO Box 12, Sarit Centre 00606, > Nairobi, Kenya. > Tel: 254-020-4449277. > Tel: 254-020-4447655. > Fax: 254-020-4449210. > www.c4IDEA.com > > >

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Presentaion By Mr Kai Wulff - Kictanet Monthly Meeting
by Judy kimiti 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

Dear Member, Mr. Kai Wulff MD KDN will be giving a presentation on Fiber: What is the way forward for Kenya at the Next KICTANet Monthly Meeting on Thursday 12th at 3:30pm The Jacaranda Hotel. These are the topics that Mr. Kai Wulff will be addressing: - Kenyas current scenarios on connectivity - Challenges of deploying the fiber optic cable in Kenya / East Africa - Why Kenya should go at it alone and not the EASSy way: A Private Sector perspective - KDNs roll-out plan Thank you and hope you will be joining us on this day. Please RSVP your attendance undersigned for logistics purposes. Yours truly, Judy Kimiti KICTANet Tel: 4453672 / 2 --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...

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Deploying Fibre Optic Cable in Kenya and East Africa, What are the Challenges.
by alice＠apc.org 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Apologies for cross posting ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet) invites you to a meeting on Thursday 12 Oct 2006 at 3.30 p.m 12th at the Jacaranda Hotel- Wariara Conference Centre. This meeting will focus on: 1.. Kenya's current scenario on connectivity 2.. Challenges of deploying the fibre optic cable in Kenya / East Africa 3.. Why Kenya should go at it alone and not the Eassy way: A Private Sector perspective 4.. KDN’s rollout plan 5.. Update on KICTANet activities a.. Registration b.. Public Forums “Power Up with ICTs 2006” You are all welcome Yours truly, Judy Kimiti Events and Logistics Coordinator KICTAnet Tel: 4453671 / 2

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Fwd: LUNCHEON IN HONOUR OF SAM PITRODA
by Judy kimiti 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Dear Member, Please note the attached Luncheon Invite from the Ministry Of Information, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr Bitange Ndemo. The Lunch at the Norfolk Hotel 6th October, is in honor of Dr. Sam Pitroda, a renowned Indian ICT Expert who will be visiting Kenya between 4th-9th October 2006. The PS's office has invited KICTANet Members for this luncheon at no cost to us. Kindly confirm your attendance to the undersigned before Thursday 5th as attendants names are required at the PS's office. Thank You Yours Truly Judy Kimiti KICTANet Tel: 4453671 / 2 Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE TRUST FUND COMMITTEE
by evelyne ofwona 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Good morning all, Attached, please find minutes of the above and the Trust Deed Document. Evelyne --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE TRUST FUND COMMITTEE
by VNgugi＠idrc.or.ke 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Hi, I shall be away from the office from 4th Oct to 11th Oct. I shall attend to your messages when I return. Thanks Vivianne

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KICTANet Planning Meeting
by Judy kimiti 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Dear Member, The next KICTANet Planning Meeting will be on 12th October 2006 at The Jacaranda Hotel 3:30pm, Wariara Conference Centre. Attached please find The Agenda. We would appreciate if you would RSVP your attendance on the day to the undersigned for logistics purposes. Thank you Yours truly, Judy Kimiti KICTANET Tel: 4453671 / 2 --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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ICT training resources
by alice＠apc.org 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

ITO-ANNOUNCE IS A MONTHLY DIGEST OF RESOURCES NEWLY LISTED ON ITRAINONLINE http://www.itrainonline.org/ The following resources were added to ItrainOnline during September: 1) Blogs and wikis 2) Multilingual computing 3) Telecentres 4) Web development and management 5) RSS and podcasting 6) Secure computing 7) Technology planning and management 8) Community media 9) Knowledge management 10) Resources for trainers 11) Recursos en español 12) Ressources en français 13) Suggestion a resource 1) BLOGS AND WIKIS 9 ways to make your blog more inclusive Darren Rowse offers nine tips for making your blog more inclusive and accessible to your communities. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040594 Blogs and Community – launching a new paradigm for online community? "Online community has been an important part of the Internet, mainly forming around email lists, bulletin boards and forums. In recent years, the ascendancy of blogs has introduced a new platform for communities." Nancy White looks at emerging patterns of blog based communities and questions for their strategic application. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040371 Getting Started with Blogging Software "Whether showcasing your work, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into your nonprofit, highlighting the people you serve, or advocating a particular point of view, a blog can be a powerful - and influential - communication and public-relations tool for your organization." This report looks at the key considerations in choosing blogging software and reviews some of the options available. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040107 Exploring the World of Wikis: Collaborative Web sites organize information, encourage participation "Part of the next generation of interactive Web applications, wikis are collaborative Web sites that allow authorized users — or in some cases, anyone with an Internet connection — to rapidly and easily change the content of pages, as well as view a history of changes that others have made." This article by Brian Satterfield looks at what wikis are, how you can set one up, and how it might help your organization. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040103 2) MULTILINGUAL COMPUTING Is Your Website Lost in Translation? Top Ten Mistakes that companies make when creating multilingual websites Huiping Iler looks at mistakes ranging from not translating keywords properly to not communicating effectively with translators. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040731 Unicode and Multilingual Support in HTML, Fonts, Web Browsers and Other Applications "Have you ever tried to include a passage in a different alphabet in one of your documents, for example a quotation in Russian in an English document, only to find that you have no Cyrillic characters available? Or sent a Spanish document in electronic form to someone in Greece, only to be told that the accented Latin characters have been replaced by Greek characters? Or produced a Web page that includes technical symbols and found that it works with Windows but not with Mac OS or Unix?" Alan Wood shows you how to avoid these problems. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040728 3) TELECENTRES Telecottage handbook: How to establish and run a successful telecentre A practical guide for community development practitioners on strategies for ICT-enabled community empowerment based on the Hungarian telecottage movement experience. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040652 4) WEB DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY Preparing Images for the World Wide Web This guide from the University of Durham will help you understand different types of graphics formats such as GIF, TIFF and PNG and introduce you to ways of manipulating graphics for the web. While some of the references are specific to the University of Durham, the guide will be useful to a wider audience. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5039961 Usability and User Experience Usability Toolkit "The Usability Toolkit is a collection of forms, checklists and other useful documents for conducting usability tests and user interviews." http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040414 Four Web Accessibility Myths - Busted TechSoup challenges four myths around alternate text, the title attribute, tables for layout, and javascript. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040268 5) RSS AND PODCASTING Easy Ways to Publish Your Own RSS Feeds Brian Satterfield looks at ways to set up an RSS feed to deliver new information to your communities. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040580 How to podcast with Skype Josh Owens shows you how to record quality audio using Skype on a PC and Mac. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040460 6) SECURE COMPUTING An Introduction to Information Risk Assessment Vishal Visintine takes you through the basics of identifying and assessing assets, threats, vulnerabilities and risks in your organization, and at creating an action plan to address them. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040540 The No-Excuses Guide to Automated Online Backup "Backing up critical files is like exercising: everyone knows they should do it, but most people don't do it enough. A remedy for the files is automated online backup." This TechSoup article shows you how. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040532 Information security planning Developed by APC member Ungana-Afrika, this ItrainOnline MMTK unit aims to help NGOs plan for more secure use of information and communications technologies. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040840 7) TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT e-Strategy Guide for your nonprofit organisation This web site, developed by the Australian government's Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts aims to "help your organisation create its own useful presence on the web and make the most of ICT (information and communications technology)." Sections including "Getting more from the internet", "Creative web use", and "Online security". While some of the references are Australia-specific, the web site will be of value to non-profits more widely. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040120 Smart Chart The Smart Chart is aimed at helping NGOs assess strategic decisions in starting the communications planning process, evaluating communications campaigns already in progress, and reviewing efforts already completed. Available as an interactive online tool and a PDF download. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040315 Bandwidth optimisation training resources Briefing packs, workshop materials and information resources on bandwidth optimisation. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5039997 8) COMMUNITY MEDIA Using Community Radio for Non-Formal Education Community radio can be a powerful medium for non-formal education. This short guide introduces the possibilities, looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the medium, and gives tips on getting started. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040150 9) KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 15 Ways to Use Software to Improve Your Organization’s Knowledge Management "You may have seen signs that knowledge isn't flowing easily through your nonprofit: Staff can't find documents, or research things that others already know, and decisions are made without full information. " Laura Quinn looks at some of the ways in which software can help you - even if it doesn't solve all your problems! http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040110 10) Resources for trainers Source Camps Replication Materials An online online resource wiki for anyone interested in the organisation of free/open source software training workshops aligned with the Source Camp methodology that was developed by Tactical Technology Collective. It is a website where you can find information, templates, tips and secrets about organising Source Events.In the spirit of Free and Open Source Software and the general philosophy of the Source Camps the materials show how they were organised and share Tactical Tech's experiences in such a way that anyone who would like to organise their own Source Camp or other event inspired by Source Camps could do so using a set of materials. http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040991

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NetCorps Kenya Gender Analysis Report
by alice＠apc.org 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Hi all For all those interested in gender and ICTs. See report prepared by African Centre for Women and Information and Communication Technologies and Netcorps Kenya? http://www.globalnetcorps.org/file.php/246/documents/NCK_Gender_Analysis_Re… best alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Walumbe" <jwalumbe(a)globalnetcorps.org> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: "Joseph Maruti" <jmaruti(a)globalnetcorps.org> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 6:50 PM Subject: NetCorps Kenya Gender Analysis Report Dear Ms. Alice Munyua, We hope that you are well and that the work at Kenya ICT Action Network (KICT Anet) is moving as planned. We are grateful for the continued support and input from you in the shaping of the NetCorps Kenya Program. To share afew of the milestones we have achieved since the Program Visioning Workshop: 1. Recruitment Partners have been engaged in Intern recruitment and we are now at an advanced stage of Intern recruitment. 2. Community Partners are now being enrolled to be part of the group that receives ReachUp! training during this demonstration program 3. A number of organizations have come forward to act as the Access Partners where the community members will receive this ReachUp! training. We are also pleased to announce that we now have available a detailed Gender Analysis Report http://www.globalnetcorps.org/file.php/246/documents/NCK_Gender_Analysis_Re… from work carried out by African Center for Women and Information and Communication Technologies. This will serve as the basis upon which we develop our Gender Equity Strategy. We look forward to your deeper involvement and continued involvement. Kind Regards Joan Walumbe Communications Officer Netcorps Kenya http://www.kenya.globalnetcorps.org/ http://www.dotrust.org/ Tel: +254 20 675 1385 Mobile: +254 722 768164 email: jwalumbe(a)globalnecorps.org

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KENYAN GOVERNMENT WANTS CHANGES TO EASSY PROTOCOL
by alice＠apc.org 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

(From Balancing Act) KENYAN GOVERNMENT WANTS CHANGES TO EASSY PROTOCOL The Kenyan Government has fundamental disagreements with the EASSy Government Protocol signed in Rwanda and it is hard to see how these disagreements will be bridged. Balancing Act’s Isabelle Gross spoke to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Information, Bitange Ndemo on a visit to London last week. According to Ndemo:” The Kenyan Government is not going to sign the Protocol unless some fundamental issues are solved before. Over the last years the Kenyan economy has gone through a liberalisation process and this includes the telecommunications sector whereby the role of the Government is to facilitate the expansion of the private sector and not to interfere with it.” From this perspective, it fears that NEPAD may have an overbearing influence on the project:”The NEPAD protocol implies that at some stage a type of “governmental body” supervised by the NEPAD secretariat would be created to manage the project. NEPAD will have a lot of power in this project. How will it for example communicate to the Board of the SPV? We fear that the form of communication between NEPAD and the SPV would be in the form of directives”. The Kenyan Government maintains that a regional protocol of this kind is illegal as it will override national law:” The IGA (has the power) to overrule all regulatory agreements in East and Southern Africa and therefore that would make it illegal in Kenya. We want EASSy to stay private with a shareholders agreement. NEPAD has no role in this project even when it defends the principle of open access to EASSy. At first we want the EASSy project to be out of any governmental control and later on we can discuss about the open access model. We fear that the current situation is potentially stopping foreign interests and investment”. The Kenyan Government fears the influence of South Africa in NEPAD:” NEPAD is controlled via South Africa. We are all brothers and sisters and therefore should work together! We don’t want any control. Personally I think that the e-Africa commission is overstepping and has lost directions with what NEPAD main role and tasks are. But the bottom line for Kenya is that it needs a cable as soon as possible if it is not to lose potential global opportunities, particularly in outsourcing:”For Kenya’s economy the cable is a matter of life or death and therefore all means are good to get it. Right now there are some outsourcing opportunities coming up. Some European companies have shown interest in outsourcing work in Kenya. These opportunities only happen once. If the EASSy project is further delayed we would need to continue to rely on expensive satellite backhaul for data and voice transmission. Further delays in the project would stop opportunities in the outsourced market”. Ndemo feels that the Protocol is a step backwards in terms of regulatory approach:”The protocol that has been signed by the other countries needs to be domesticated in terms of its content. The protocol reflects a different stage in the regulatory environment. As it stands now it will take us back to a regulated environment (versus a liberalised environment) and what access would it be and at what cost? NEPAD has no resources to do it and who should invest with this protocol? There is already the EASSy consortium. At this point, Ndemo’s fellow national, Telkom Kenya Managing Director Sammy Kirui (who was with the PS) chipped in:”The EASSy consortium is ready to address the issues around the SAT3 consortium. We don’t intend to go back to the monopoly of SAT3 and its blocks. The question of price can be addressed today. At that time (when the SAT3 consortium was set up) there was no regulator. Today the telecommunication sector is more open and there is a regulatory framework in place to deal with complaints/issues with regards to access. Operators are not here to keep prices high and they acknowledge that if they offered lower prices they will attract more customers.” Ndemo cited the example of Caribbean regulators addressing similar access issues with Cable and Wireless:”Access to the cable is an issue that today can be dealt with the regulator. EASSy has come a long way from a regulatory and financing point of view. The question of (the) access model and price can be addressed too”. So how will things move forward? According to Ndemo:“ The EASSy consortium has already contracted Alcatel for the construction of the cable. The financing is in place. At this stage Telkom SA can’t do anything. They can’t do what they did in the past when they pulled out of the Africa One project and started SAT3”. But what does the Kenyan Government intend to do?:”Kenya will support the EASSy consortium or build a redundant cable”. But if it has to go it alone, how will it do it?:”The money will be raised on the Kenyan Stock Exchange. Bonds will be issued but there is also the possibility of a partnership with the UAE. Bonds could be convertible (to) equity after two years. (The return on investment would be)”not much, less than the banks rates. The redundant cable project could be structured around another SPV”.

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Fw: [i-network] Call for applications for small grants / Appel de demandes des subventions
by alice＠apc.org 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Nnam" <jnnam(a)bellanet.org> To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:03 AM Subject: [i-network] Call for applications for small grants / Appel de demandes des subventions > Dear one and all, > > Please find below a call for proposals for small grants from the > Harambee Project, an initiative of the Association for Progressive > Communications, Bellanet and the United Nations Economic Commission for > Africa. Through this small grants facility, the Project will provide a > number of sectoral based networks and communities in Africa with funding > for the development of greater collaborative capacity. > > You are encouraged to apply if you meet the eligibility requirements. > Kindly, please circulate this call to your partners and networks. > > The deadline for sending Concept Notes is 13th October, 2006 > > Thanks > --- > > > HARAMBEE: REINFORCING AFRICAN VOICES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES > > [CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL GRANTS] > > > The Harambee Project, conceived by the Association for Progressive > Communications, Bellanet and the United Nations Economic Commission for > Africa, and funded by Connectivity Africa and Hivos, is designed to > support increased capacity among a range of Africa-based networks and > communities to coordinate and facilitate the interactions of their > respective constituencies. > > The Harambee project coordinators are announcing a small grants facility > (SGF) to provide a number of sectoral based networks and communities in > Africa with funding for the development of greater collaborative > capacity. The SGF will provide a one time grant of up to 5,000 USD per > network for a maximum period of six months. A network applying for the > SGF must be a recognized legal entity or hosted by one. Preference will > be given to networks with an institutional base in Africa. > > Applicants are required to submit, by email, a brief Concept Note (1-2 > pages) by 13TH OCTOBER, 2006. The concept note should include the name > of the applicant organisation and/or network, contact information, title > of the proposed activity, description of the problem/issue the proposed > activity will address, outline of the proposed activity including a > description of how a small grant of up to $5000 USD would be used, > beneficiaries and impact of the project and the expected duration of the > activity. > > Concept notes will be evaluated and selected applicants will then be > invited to submit a more detailed proposal (5-6 pages). > > Applicants who pass into this second stage will be assured that: > > 1. There will be a roughly 50% chance that their proposal will be funded > > 2. ALL APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO SUBMIT FULL PROPOSALS WILL > BE FUNDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UPCOMING HARAMBEE WORKSHOP, held to > develop capacity in network coordination, to share learning from the > implementation of pilot projects, to validate project strategies, and to > provide input into the design of activities for future phases of the > Harambee project. > > The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications: > > * Quality and suitability of the proposed activity with respect to > SGF objectives. (30%) > * Proposal clearly states objectives, includes a methodology, > identifies outputs, partners/stakeholders and includes a realistic > timeline and budget. (25%) > * Demonstrated potential for shared learning within the network > and/or among broader networks. (20%) > * Planned output(s) in the form of a 1-2 page learning document, > short video, journal article etc. highlighting results of the > activity (20%) > * Suitability of applicant organisation and/or network in relation > to the eligibility requirements. (5%) > > Concept notes and proposals may be written in English or French and sent > to harambee-sgf(a)dgroups.org<mailto:harambee-sgf@dgroups.org>. > > Announcement of grant awards will be made on DECEMBER 22nd, 2006 and > implementation of activities will commence in January 2007. > > For more information on the SGF including eligibility requirements, > please refer to: > http://wikis.bellanet.org/harambee/index.php/SGF_Call_for_Applicants > > Please direct any inquiries to harambee-sgf(a)dgroups.org > <mailto:harambee-sgf@dgroups.org>. > > ************************************************************************************* > > > > > > HARAMBEE: RENFORCEMENT DES VOIX AFRICAINES A TRAVERS DES PROCESSUS COMMUNS > > (APPEL DE DEMANDES DES SUBVENTIONS) > > > Le projet Harambee, conçu par l’Association des Communications > Progressives, Bellanet et la Commission Economiques des Nations Unies > pour l’Afrique, financée par Connectivity Africa et Hivos, a été élaboré > pour soutenir la capacité accrue de coordonner et faciliter les > intéractions sur place parmi de réseaux et communautés variées basées en > Afrique. > > Les coordinateurs du Project Harambee annoncent une facilité de > Subventions Moyennes (SGF) pour fournir des fonds destinés au > développement d’une capacité plus importante de collaboration aux > réseaux sectoriels et aux communautés en Afrique. Le SGF fournira un > financement unique jus qu’à USD 5,000 pour chaque réseau pour une > période maximum de six mois. Le réseau demandeur du SGF devrait avoir un > statut de personne morale ou affiliée. Les réseaux avec une base > institutionnelle en Afrique seront privilégies. > > Les demandeurs sont exigés de présenter un bref Note de Concept (1-2 > pages) au plus tard le 13 OCTOBRE 2006. Cette note devrait comprendre le > nom de l’organisation demandeur et/ou le réseau, les coordonnés, le > genre d’activités proposées, la description du problème auquel > s’adressera l’activité proposée, le plan de cette activité, y compris un > plan de dépenses d’un fonds de USD 5000, les bénéficiaires, les effets > attendus et la durée impliquée. Les Notes de Concepts seront évaluées et > les demandeurs retenus seront obligés de fournir un projet plus détaillé > (5-6 pages) > > On assurera aux candidats qui passeront à cette deuxième phase que: > > 1. Ils auront une garantie de 50% de financement de leur projet > > 2. TOUS LES CANDIDATS SELECTIONNES POUR FOURNIR LES PROJETS COMPLETS > SERONT FINANCES POUR PARTICIPER A L’ATELIER PROCHAIN DE HARAMBEE qui > aura pour objectifs: développer la capacité de coordination d’un réseau, > partager des connaissances issues de la mise en œuvre des projets > pilotes, évaluer les stratégies des projets et, fournir des entrées au > plan d’activités pour les phases de l’avenir du projet Harambee. > > Les demandes seront soumises à des critères suivants : > > * La qualité et validité de l’activité proposée en conformité avec > les objectifs SGF (30%) > * Le projet indique clairement les objectifs et les méthodologies, > les résultats, les partenaires, la durée le programme et le budget > (25%) > * Manifestation du potentiel du partage des connaissances dans le > réseau et/ou entre des réseaux élargis (20%) > * Les résultats projets sous forme d’un document d’enseignement (1-2 > pages), courte vidéo, articles de journal etc. mettant en relief > les résultats de l’activité (20%) > * La validité de l’organisation demandeur et/ou réseau en rapport > aux exigences (5%) > > > Les Notes de Concepts et les projets peuvent être rédigés en anglais ou > en français et envoyé à > harambee-sgf(a)dgroups.org<mailto:harambee-sgf@dgroups.org> > > La remise des subventions sera annoncée le 22 DECEMBRE 2006 et la mise > en œuvre des activités commencera en janvier 2007. > > Pour des renseignements supplémentaires sur SGF, veuillez vous référer à > http://wikis.bellanet.org/harambee/index.php/SGF_Call_for_Applicants > > Veuillez vous renseigner auprès de harambee-sgf(a)dgroups.org > <mailto:harambee-sgf@dgroups.org> > > > > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to i-network as: vincent(a)bridges.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-i-network-48673B(a)dgroups.org >

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Fw: Taking a break
by alice＠apc.org 23 Sep '06

23 Sep '06

Dear all This is to inform you that Catherine Nyaki is taking a health break from active engagement with KICTAnet activities until further notice. This is an order from her doctor in Nairobi. Nyaki, take care and all the best warm regards alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nyaki Adeya" <n_awino(a)hotmail.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:03 PM Subject: Taking a break > Alice, > > Due to health reasons I have been forced to go on a go-slow. Therefore I > will not be able to give my all to KICTANet Activities. I can still help > you on an advisory level until I am given a clean bill of health. Thank > you for all the support. > > Nyaki >

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Exhibition invitation
by Sean Moroney 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Dear Colleague, Please send the attached exhibition invitation to all your contacts. With thanks Sean Sean Moroney AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com

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VoIP Termination in Kenya
by cliff＠acwsp.com 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hi all I hope that you are all doing well. I wonder if anyone has some info about VoIP termination in kenya that you might share with me. I would like to know what is the level of VoIP industry in Kenya. I have done a little home work and wonder how comes the VoIP termination providers are able to terminate calls at far much less rates than what is being charged by the infrastructure providers like telkom, celtel and safaricom. i.e people are charging about sh 2.30 for nairobi fixed line, sh 6.00 for mombasa (ROC) fixed line, about sh. 10 for celtel and about sh 11.50 for safaricom per minute. Does it mean that there is a special rate offered to companies doing VoIP termination in kenya and what are the rates for these discount. I would appreciate if you could share any information that you may have about this issue. Thanks and kind regards, Ochieng Africa Cable and Wireless Ltd

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[Stock-Detective News] Telkom Kenya – Rough Past…Promising Future?
by Bill Kagai 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: stock-detective Date: Sep 21, 2006 6:21 PM Subject: [Stock-Detective News] Telkom Kenya – Rough Past…Promising Future? To: news(a)stock-detective.co.ke Posted by stockanalyst at 2006-09-20 11:18 Telkom Kenya – Rough Past…Promising Future? Registered as a public telecommunications operator under the Companies Act in April 1999, Telkom Kenya has aggressively engaged a spirited fight in pursuit for profitability despite being state owned. Earlier, the outfit was known as 'Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Corporation' (KP&TC) where it could regulate itself and run both the telecommunication and postal services exclusively in the country. After divorcing from Posta and forming an independent regulator (Communications Commission of Kenya - CCK) from itself, Telkom Kenya was granted a 5 year monopoly to strengthen its base before opening the market to competition. Surprisingly, during that period, the company operating slightly over 300,000 active fixed land lines saw its opportunities fade with their subscriber base dwindling rather than shooting up. CCK slapped fines to the mother for failing to reach pre-determined targets of increased lines despite inheriting most of the assets and infrastructure from the defunct KP&TC. At that time, Telkom had a bloated workforce of approximately 16,000 workers typically translating to about 20 workers per line. Hypothesizing the analogy that Telkom's lifeline has been Safaricom – a 'subsidiary' company that has managed a make-over from state-run enterprise into the emerging Kenyan blue-chip family is fairly in order. Speculation is now rife that Safaricom which is 60% owned by Telkom will be axed from the mother before the later goes public. Sounds OK generally, but the investor's concern is that there is a very thin line on which service is now 'fixed' and which is 'wireless'. New entrants such as Flashcom and Popote are now in the market with a hybrid they are calling 'fixed-wireless' service which is now competing with Telkom fixed lines. In the meantime, Safaricom can also easily roll out this service after the divorce leaving Telkom pondering for a new business strategy. Telecommunication pricing will thus become a significant factor as all these players struggle to establish their niches. We are reliably informed that Safaricom has now accumulated a substantial market-share of over 70% and counting. Pundits in the market are reading this as a sign of an aggressive price war likely to be triggered by Safaricom competitors for it defies economic logic for one company to hold such a substantial stake in a free market. TELKOM TODAY Telkom is ambitious to list in the lucrative Nairobi Stock Exchange any time early next year. Going by their slogan, 'Twasema Twatenda' [We Say It – We Do It], the company is currently laying off almost 3,000 workers and a further 12,000 toeing the line as it re-models in search for a viable suitor – The Investors! Telkom also credibly states that it is owed almost Kshs 4.5 Billion in back bills by various Government Ministries and Departments which it expects to collect to solidify its financial base as it anticipates privatization. The company has also embarked on improving its infrastructure and is currently laying terrestrial fiber-optic cable alongside a parallel cable owned by Kenya Data Network. A number of new services also seem to be attracting a new market niche for Telkom especially in data and internet service. The Investor should therefore question how lucrative will Telkom be after Safaricom exit. Will the later become a major competitor to the mother who bore and weaned him to maturity? Can Telkom Kenya survive as a 'fixed line' operator when we have 'wireless' and 'fixed-wireless' operators in town? Speculation is definitely ubiquitous since all calculations seem to indicate that Telkom is definitely heading for interesting times ahead of its planned listing in the stock market. Posted on http://www.stock-detective.co.ke/public-discussion-forum by StockAnalyst _______________________________________________ News mailing list News(a)stock-detective.co.ke http://www.stock-detective.co.ke:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news

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Final programme for BPO & Call Centre Conference
by Sean Moroney 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Dear Conference Partner, Attached is the final programme for the African BPO & Call Centre Conference next week. Please could you distribute to all your contacts that may be interested in attending. I look forward to seeing you there next week. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com

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ICANN meeting December 2 - 8 in São Paulo, Brazil
by alice＠apc.org 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

The next ICANN meeting will be held December 2 - 8 in São Paulo, Brazil. The meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development process. You can take part in these meetings by attending in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. The local host's website contains more information about the venue, transportation and hotels. a.. Travel Visa Information b.. Schedule and Agenda c.. Pre-Registration d.. Registration e.. Internet Access f.. Webcast & Remote Participation g.. Press & Media h.. Sponsorship Opportunities TRAVEL AND VISA INFORMATION Information relating to Visa's can be obtained from the local host's website . If you require a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please write to eventos(a)nic.br . SCHEDULE AND AGENDA Sunday, 3 December a.. Tutorial Programs: a.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You b.. IPV6 c.. Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism d.. IDN b.. GAC Working Groups (closed) Monday, 4 December a.. Welcome Ceremony & President's Report b.. Public Forum (am) a.. Domain Name Market Place Update c.. Workshops: a.. New gTLD Policy Development Process b.. WhoIs Policy Development Process Tuesday, 5 December a.. CCNSO Members Meeting b.. GAC Plenary c.. GNSO Constituency Meetings d.. GNSO Public Forum Wednesday, 6 December a.. CCNSO Council Meeting (am) b.. GAC Plenary (am) c.. GNSO Council Meeting (am) d.. Workshops: a.. IDN b.. President's Strategy Committee Workshop c.. ICANN Meetings - Future Structure Thursday, 7 December a.. Public Forum (am) Friday, 8 December a.. Board Meeting (am) The items with "*" are being webcast. Please see "WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION" below for links. PRE-REGISTRATION Pre-registration for this meeting is now open. Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration is not required to attend the meeting. REGISTRATION Upon arrival, participants should pick up their badges and meeting materials at the registration desk. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the local host's website . ICANN appreciates the support of the community in providing financial sponsorship for ICANN meetings. This sponsorship is a vital part of enabling ICANN to provide quality programs for meeting attendees. In particular, such generous sponsorship allows ICANN to hold its meetings in geographically diverse locations that allows broader participation across the world's Internet community. Details will be posted as they become available. ICANN reserves the right not to accept sponsorships from organizations whose missions and activities conflict with ICANN policies. WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION Webcasting at ICANN São Paulo PLEASE NOTE: Webcasts will begin approxmitely 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Please refer to the above schedule for event time. Comments submitted via email to the meeting can be viewed at the public archive. INTERNET ACCESS There will be an Internet Lounge. Wireless Internet connectivity (802.11b) will also be available in the main meeting and public areas. PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION Members of the press should contact press(a)icann.org.

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African Civil Society for Information Society - any info?
by Muriuki Mureithi 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hi Does any one know about this organisation and if so who are the members Cheers Muriuki --------------------------------------- Summit Strategies Ltd - Strategic support in infocommunication business ICT Consultancy & Research in Eastern & Central African markets Contacts : Tel +254 (20) 3875824 , Cell + 254 (722) 520090, email: <mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke

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Vacancies - September 20th, 2006
by alice＠apc.org 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

15. Rugmark Foundation USA COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST - Washington, DC, United States The incumbent will be part of a three-person team that will launch and execute a national consumer awareness campaign. The goal of the campaign is to increase the market-share of Rugmark-certified rugs to 15% in the next 10 years, thus eliminating illegal child labour in the carpet industries of India, Nepal and Pakistan. S/he must have 3 to 5 years of communications and marketing experience in a socially responsible business environment. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2829.html Contact HBrykarz(a)GlobalRecruitment.net 16. Mango Tree EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Kampala, Uganda The successful applicant will develop the direction and strategy of the company with a 3 to 4 year outlook and design a fiscal strategy to ensure the sustainability of the business. S/he must have BA or BS degree, the ability to plan strategically and globally, and a minimum of 2 years working/volunteering in a developing country, preferably within Africa. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2842.html Contact mangotreeug(a)yahoo.com 17. Human Rights Law Network PROGRAMME OFFICER- REFUGEE RIGHTS - New Delhi, India The post holder will be responsible for facilitating naturalisation applications of mandate refugees and conducting refugee certificate renewal interviews of mandate refugees. S/he must have a graduate degree in social work, an understanding and interest in Human Rights and 1-2 years experience in working in the issue of human rights, preferably refugee rights. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2843.html Contact rri.delhi(a)hrln.org and resume(a)hrln.org 18. Center for Health & Gender Equality COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE - E-CAMPAIGNS & WEBSITE MANAGER - Takoma Park, MD, United States The incumbent will broaden and strengthen the organisation's presence online, in the media and among constituencies and will manage the growing website content, on-line communications, and campaign activities. S/he must have 2-3 years of related work experience with the demonstrated ability to maintain website content/design and develop creative ideas to use web-based vehicles. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2844.html Contact careers(a)genderhealth.org 19. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development PROGRAMME COORDINATOR-PAKISTAN - Islamabad, Pakistan The successful applicant will provide technical expertise, facilitation and coordination and management support for assigned programme activities in Pakistan. S/he must have a Post Graduate academic background or equivalent experience in areas such a natural resource management or social sciences with expertise in agriculture and rural development. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2856.html Contact personnel(a)icimod.org 20. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations PROGRAMME OFFICER ROTTERDAM CONVENTION SECRETARIAT - Rome, Italy The post holder will provide technical support in the analysis, development and implementation of activities in support of the Rotterdam Convention. S/he must have 5 years of relevant experience in the development and implementation of programmes/projects relevant to chemicals management including pesticides. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2845.html Contact VA-113-06-PRJ-AGPP(a)fao.org 21. ACDI/VOCA MONITORING & EVALUATION DIRECTOR - Kirkuk & Erbil, Iraq The incumbent will play key role in the programmatic and managerial aspects of a community-based programme which fosters direct citizen participation in the rehabilitation of their communities to address local needs. S/he must have experience with communications in developing countries, particularly in the Middle East. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2840.html Contact: please see individual post page for details 22. The Pluralism Fund EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Washington, DC or New York City, NY, United States The successful applicant will play a critical role in advancing the organisation's mission and shaping a new and vital institution. S/he must have strong organisation-building and representational skills and 7 years or organisational management experience. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2848.html Contact PluralismFundED(a)aol.com 23. Peace Initiatives Institute EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Colorado, United States The post holder will be responsible for financial and administrative functions, fundraising on national and international levels and collaborative development of media-driven educational peace building programmes. S/he must have experience with collaborative leadership of teams and projects in non-profit or for-profit sectors. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2849.html Contact Mccayjd(a)aol.com PULSE Poll http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html Do you agree or disagree? The Communication and Media for Development Manifesto helps to make arguments that will strengthen my work. [For context, please see http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_363.html] VOTE & Comment - http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html *** 24. University of Southern California PROGRAM DIRECTOR: HOLLYWOOD, HEALTH & SOCIETY PROGRAM - Los Angeles, CA, United States The incumbent will assist in the development, management and coordinating activities of the Hollywood, Health & Society programme. S/he must have at least 5 years of experience in a health care, academic, media or communication organisation as well as knowledge of cancer prevention, screening, treatment and research. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2835.html Contact: please see individual post page for details 25. Kurdish Human Rights Project RESOURCES & COMMUNICATIONS CO-ORDINATOR - London, United Kingdom The successful candidate will coordinate the organisation's communications, which includes managing the output of print and e-publications and maintaining and developing a resource centre. S/he must have a minimum of 2 years experience of project coordination. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2850.html Contact khrp(a)khrp.org 26. The South African Institute for International Affairs SENIOR RESEARCHER: APRM & GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME - Johannesburg, South Africa The post holder will be expected to conduct research, facilitate workshops and training sessions, and develop networks with civil society groups and research institutions in Africa. S/he must have strong writing and networking skills. Application deadline is September 25. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2852.html Contact govenderp(a)saiia.wits.ac.za 27. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development COORDINATOR-REGIONAL RANGELANDS PROGRAMME - Kathmandu, Nepal The successful candidate will coordinate the planning, implementation and monitoring of the organisation's project that promotes an inclusive and holistic management regime of the Hindu Kush - Himalayan Region. S/he must have a PhD or Post Graduate in range management, range science, pasture management or related subject. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2857.html Contact personnel(a)icimod.org 28. African Network for Strategic Communication in Health & Development EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Kampala, Uganda The post holder will head the organisation's Secretariat, and will be answerable to a Board of Directors drawn from countries across Africa. S/he will provide leadership, advocate for strategic communication as critical to effectiveness of health and development programming and strengthen the credibility and visibility of the organisation. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2841.html Contact africomnet(a)gmail.com

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BIG DISH SELECTED AS THIRD REGIONAL CARRIER BY AfrISPA
by Eric Osiakwan 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

19th September, 2006 Press Release For Immediate Release (Contact; Eric M.K Osiakwan =96 eric(a)afrispa.org, +233.244.386792) BIG DISH SELECTED AS THIRD REGIONAL CARRIER BY AfrISPA Big Dish have also been selected by the African ISP association, AfrISPA, i= n response to its Request for Service for data transport between the different ISP members of= local Internet Exchange Points. Big Dish Ltd, a new satellite provider incorporated in Mau= ritius has joined the two earlier bidders that successfully met the Request For Service (RFS)= criteria to provide an African Regional Internet Traffic solution. The peering point design can= be extended to allow additional Internet Exchanges to join the network with ease at any ti= me in the future.? ? AfrISPA wants to establish true inter-country connectivity within the Afric= an continent, to remove the current dependence upon overseas carriers and to promote the est= ablishment and growth of African regional data carriers. The establishment of a networ= k of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) within Africa would also result in reduced costs, im= proved speeds and the improvement of the Internet backbone within Africa as a whole.? ? Big Dish has implemented a project that will revolutionise Internet access = in Africa by breaking the current paradigm of Interconnection charges. This is achieved= by buying substantial amounts of bandwidth where it is inexpensive, and delivering it= via a leased Teleport and bulk space segment. This yields the capacity to deliver bandw= idth via 5 satellites to any corner of Africa, using VSATs and proprietary modem= s. This project can help ISPs in the African market who are currently struggli= ng with high interconnection charges. Simultaneously, the Big Dish network can bec= ome a regional transit and interconnection provider. The project is being used = to easily realize the dream of establishing a Pan African Virtual Internet Exchange (PAVIX) by se= lling transit at each IXP and offering interconnection between all African IXPs. According to Matthew Rudd who is the CEO of Big Dish, =93Big Dish can lever= age its inexpensive bandwidth, burst capabilities and thousands of square feet of r= ack space into a Point to Multipoint configuration. We can connect every national IXP to ea= ch other, and thus exceed the requirements of the original RFS.=94 About AfrISPA? and Big Dish AfrISPA is a continental association of ISP associations. AfrISPA=92s objec= tives include promoting the development of key Internet infrastructure on the African con= tinent. Contact details: - Brian Longwe, General Manager, AfrISPA, Brian(a)pure-id.co= m, +254.733.518.744 - Big Dish Ltd, a new satellite provider incorporated in Mauritius, has imple= mented a project that will revolutionise Internet access in Africa by breaking the= current paradigm of Interconnection charges. Contact details: - Matthew Rudd, CEO, Big Dish Ltd, Mauritius, bigdish@bush= net.net +254.733.625.340 -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Youth & ICT
by Wainaina Mungai 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

Attached is a copy of: 1. Presentation made at the ICT Session of the YES Kenya 2006 summit last week. A full report on the campaign is available on http://projects.takingitglobal.org/wsisyouthkenya 2. The "Kenya Youth Declaration on the Implementation of the National ICT Policy" that should serve as a guide as we ensure youth issues are taken up in the work of organisations such as KICTANet, the YES Fund. Feel free to circulate to other organisations as a reference document. SUGGESTION: The above documents should be useful for PowerUp campaign; lobbying on the ICT Bill and resulting project implementation by private sector, civil society and Ministries (ICT, Youth Affaris; Education etc). Regards, --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Re: [Kictanet] Fw: Taking a break
by Wainaina Mungai 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

Get well soon, Nyaki. --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. > -------Original Message------- > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: Taking a break > Sent: 15 Sep '06 15:06 > > Dear all > > This is to inform you that Catherine Nyaki is taking a health break from > active engagement with KICTAnet activities until further notice. This is an > order from her doctor in Nairobi. > > Nyaki, take care and all the best > > warm regards > alice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nyaki Adeya" <n_awino(a)hotmail.com> > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:03 PM > Subject: Taking a break > > > > Alice, > > > > Due to health reasons I have been forced to go on a go-slow. Therefore I > > will not be able to give my all to KICTANet Activities. I can still help > > you on an advisory level until I am given a clean bill of health. Thank > > you for all the support. > > > > Nyaki > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org >

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KICTANet Planning Meeting Minutes
by Judy kimiti 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Dear All, Please find attached the minutes for the KICTANet Planning Meeting that took place on 7th September 2006. Thank you Yours Sincerly Judy Kimiti KICTANet Secretariate --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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RE: [Kictanet] African BPO & Call Centre Conference Tuesday 26th September 2006 Panari Hotel, Nairobi
by cliff＠acwsp.com 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Alice, I hope you are doing fine. I would like to ask whether there are any opportunities for some kind of sponsorship to participate in the conference. Thanks and kind regards, Wycliff > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Kictanet] African BPO & Call Centre Conference Tuesday 26th > September 2006 Panari Hotel, Nairobi > From: alice(a)apc.org > Date: Thu, September 14, 2006 9:43 am > To: Wycliff Ochieng <cliff(a)acwsp.com> > > The first African BPO & Call Centre Conference will be held in Nairobi. > Organized by AITEC Africa, it will provide a forum for international > investors and outsourcing companies to meet local operators and potential > business partners. Please visit http://www.ictpark.com/main/BPO.htm for a > program of events. > > This will be a two-day conference whose main theme is "Business Process > Outsourcing - Employment Creation for the New Millennium". Leading > international experts will be speaking at the conference, as well as > conducting workshops, a master class and an executive breakfast briefing. > The event will include a specialized exhibition on products and services > for the BPO & call centre industry. > > > Date: Start: Tuesday 26th September 2006 > Ends: Wednesday 27th September 2006 > > Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (both days) > > Venue: Panari Hotel, Nairobi > > Cost: KShs. 21,460/- per person (special rate) > > > ICTPark.com invites you to attend the conference at a special rate of > KShs. 21,460/- per person, which is a 50% discounted rate for all those > who will join through ICTPark.com. Kindly email or call the undersigned > on 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make reservations for this conference. > > With Regards, > > Louise Mungai > Program Officer > _____________________________ > > ICTPark.com - Idea Factory Limited, > The Office Park, > Riverside Drive, > PO Box 12 - 00606 Sarit Centre, > Nairobi, Kenya. > Tel: 444 9277 / 7655 > Fax: 444 9210 > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/cliff%40acwsp.com

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SFD Meeting at C&P
by Bill Kagai 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Dear all, Circuits & Packets is organising a get-together of FOSS enthusiasts in Kenya to brainstorm our future and issues that have been raised in various mailing lists. This will be held on Software Freedom Day at C&P BoardRoom - 2.00pm-4.00pm. Kindly confirm your attendance by email to me for logistical purposes. billkagai(a)gmail.com -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 724 226600 URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke

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African BPO & Call Centre Conference Tuesday 26th September 2006 Panari Hotel, Nairobi
by alice＠apc.org 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

The first African BPO & Call Centre Conference will be held in Nairobi. Organized by AITEC Africa, it will provide a forum for international investors and outsourcing companies to meet local operators and potential business partners. Please visit http://www.ictpark.com/main/BPO.htm for a program of events. This will be a two-day conference whose main theme is "Business Process Outsourcing - Employment Creation for the New Millennium". Leading international experts will be speaking at the conference, as well as conducting workshops, a master class and an executive breakfast briefing. The event will include a specialized exhibition on products and services for the BPO & call centre industry. Date: Start: Tuesday 26th September 2006 Ends: Wednesday 27th September 2006 Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (both days) Venue: Panari Hotel, Nairobi Cost: KShs. 21,460/- per person (special rate) ICTPark.com invites you to attend the conference at a special rate of KShs. 21,460/- per person, which is a 50% discounted rate for all those who will join through ICTPark.com. Kindly email or call the undersigned on 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make reservations for this conference. With Regards, Louise Mungai Program Officer _____________________________ ICTPark.com - Idea Factory Limited, The Office Park, Riverside Drive, PO Box 12 - 00606 Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 444 9277 / 7655 Fax: 444 9210

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An EASSy debt for Africa
by Eric Osiakwan 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

An EASSy debt for Africa By Eric M.K Osiakwan Visiting Fellow and Scholar, DV Program, Stanford University On the 29th of August 2006, seven (7) Southern and Eastern African countries signed the Inter-Governmental Protocol of the Inter-Government Authority (IGA) of the East and Southern African Submarine System (EASSy) which is the governmental framework through the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD) within which the cable is going to be owned, built and operated. The protocol, which is the outcome of an African led consultative process, mandates that the EASSy cable has an African majority ownership. The current proposal for the cable is a combination of debt and equity financing of 70% against 30% for the total cost of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000). The question must be asked why do we want to saddle Africa with another debt if the business proposition of the cable is viable? The NEPAD E-Africa Commission, which is facilitating this process with the governments mandate to have an African majority ownership of the cable based on an Open Access structure, must consider my proposal not to accrue debt for this project because much of the money can be raised through equity and stocks on the continent. The EASSy Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) must be owned in a public private partnership with the participation of governments, private sector, educational institutions, network operators, civil society and the consumer. The EASSy SPV should be listed on the various country stock exchanges so that it works within the stock exchange discipline, which allows it stocks to be traded without burdening the company to make huge profits to pay it shareholders. This approach meets the current regulated return on investment clause in the protocol in that the company would not be bent on paying its investors huge profits so would price capacity at cost however the investors can trade their stocks in the company on the stock exchanges to make profit based on the performance of the company. Governments and public institutions must be able to invest public funds, pension funds etc into the EASSy SPV. The stock market would serve as a platform to trade these shares later or an exist strategy to recoup the investment. For the indigenous private enterprises the proposal is to lower the financial uptake for equity from the current one ($1,000,000) to two ($2,000,000) million dollars to between hundreds of thousand of dollars and one million dollars ($1000,000). This must include not only Eastern and Southern Africa private enterprise. Educational institutions who consume a lot bandwidth must also be allowed to invest like the UbuntuNet Alliance which has about three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the purposes of participation in the EASSy SPV. Civil Society and Consumers must be allow to purchase shares or bonds of the EASSy cable on the stock market hence my proposal is for the various governments to guarantee the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the EASSy SPV in the various country stock exchanges. The trading of stocks of the EASSy SPV on the exchanges would seek to rapidly expand the participation of the African people and create the African ownership, which is the flagship of NEPAD. The process would also generate long-term activities on the exchanges and create a trading post for a critical regional infrastructure company, which would ensure effective and efficient management of the enterprise. This would also have an impact on the stock markets in that trading of an unusual entity would create innovation, ensure that our financial sector is able to re-engineer to scale with development interest and ensure that private interest is at par with development goals to create a win-win situation. The stock market serves as the platform for trading the stocks of the EASSy SPV so that should the company be doing well then the investors can make money by trading their shares; otherwise the stock market is a good exit strategy for those who want to dispose off their shares if the company does do well in their opinion. Why should we saddle Africa with an EASSy debt when the viability of the project can guarantee raising equity for it implementation ensuring that an African led process, is African financed? -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Fw: [IIEP] Software Freedom Day 2006
by Florence Etta 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

FYI sorry for cross posting! FE ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Wayne Mackintosh <wmackintosh(a)COL.ORG> To: ELEARN-OPENSOURCE(a)LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG Sent: Saturday, 9 September, 2006 4:44:36 AM Subject: [IIEP] Software Freedom Day 2006 Hi all, No doubt many folk on the list are making preparations for Software Freedom Day on 16 September 2006. I'm working on a small "celebration" of SFD 2006 in relation to FLOSS for education around the Commonwealth. Nothing major - but if anyone in the community would like to add a personal narrative on Wikieducator (http://www.wikieducator.org) - this would be appreciated. As an open community, we also welcome participation from folk outside the Commonwealth. Many projects of the Commonwealth of Learning would simply not be possible without FLOSS technologies and free content. In tribute, and celebration of SFD 2006 around the Commonwealth, I'm collecting a few personal narratives from people like you and me on what free and open source software has meant for your work in education and learning. I looking for personal reflections and anecdotes emphasising that real warm blooded folk are involved in this movement <smile>. I would really appreciate two or three personal paragraphs and possibly an informal photograph on WikiEducator - hope that you can find a gap in your schedule before before 16 September. If you can find the time please create a page linked from http://www.wikieducator.org/SFD_around_the_Commonwealth on WikiEducator - and spread the word among friends to do the same. Much appreciated & chat to you soon. Wayne ____________________________ Wayne Mackintosh Education Specialist, eLearning and ICT Policy Commonwealth of Learning 1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 1200 Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9 Canada www.col.org www.wikieducator.org Tel: +1 604 775 8261 Mobile: +1 604 715 7027 Fax: +1 604 775 8210 email: wmackintosh(a)col.org

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JKUAT e-Gov Academy 2006-7 Calender
by Bill Kagai 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

2006-2007 TRAINING CALENDER The JKUAT e-Government Academy is a joint initiative of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Enterprises Company and Circuits & Packets Communications Limited in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), with a mission to offer high quality e-Government Training, Consultancy and Software Development. Located in the Juja Campus, the Academy primary objective is first to inculcate and transfer the technology of using logic and algorithm in service delivery through capacity building and e-Learning. The second objective is to commercialise the innovations developed in the Academy for use in both the public and private sector. This is currently being done through JKUAT Enterprises Limited, a company wholly owned by the University. We are glad to inform you that the training calendar for the 2006/2007 financial year is now ready and you can register for the courses online. Go to www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke Course being offered this financial year include; Linux/Unix Fundamentals IT Security System Administration Desktop Application Programming Content Management Systems Graphics/Multimedia Technology CCNA/CCNP Hardware Maintenance Web Development Network Administration Contacts; Training Manager Joel Kimilu JKUAT e-Government Academy P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Tel: 254 67 52420 Fax. 254 67 52438 Email: info(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke Technical Manager Ngahu Kanyingi Circuits&Packets Communications Ltd P. O. Box 20311-00200, Nairobi Tel: 254 20 2728332 Fax: 254 20 2726965 Email: info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke

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Kictanet Planning Meeting 7th September
by Judy kimiti 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Dear Members, Please note that the KICTANet Planning meeting will be at the Jacaranda Hotel on 7th September at the Jacaranda Room at 3:45pm We would appreciate if you'd confirm your attendance to the undersigned for logistics purposes. Thank you and best regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Software Freedom Day Celebrations
by Dorcas Muthoni 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

RE: *** Invitation To The Career Workshop for High School Girls to encourage them to pursue careers in Computing, 16th September 2006, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Missio Hall, Karen.*** LinuxChix Africa - Kenya Chapter in collaboration with Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) welcomes you to attend a one day Computing Career Workshop to be held on the 16th September 2006 at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Missio Hall, Karen. LinuxChix Africa (www.africalinuxchix.org ) was founded in December 2004 as an online discussion group to work on increasing the expertise of the African woman with regards to FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) and ICTâs as a way of empowering women. Today, LinuxChix Africa is a Pan-African organization helping toward building a critical mass of computing skills among African women. We have 16 country chapters and over 300 members from all over Africa. We believe that computing as a whole and Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in particular, can play a significant role in empowering women. The copyleft nature of FOSS helps programmers learn from programs or modify them so that they build on the innovations of others rather than re-invent the wheel. As we learned from the famous scientist Isaac Newton: Great achievements can only be made by standing on the shoulders of a giant. The overall objective of the Computing Career Workshop is to is to provide students and teachers with information on computing and also answer their questions on Computer Science/ Information Technology as a career. IT innovations and the opportunities are ineffectual if people are un-aware of them. The lack of awareness goes a long way in explaining the notable dearth of women in the IT industry in Kenya. A situation, that exists inspite of the fact that they achieve as well as the boys in pre-university examinations. Background Every year, a non-profit Software Freedom International organizes Software Freedom Day (SFD). This is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The goal in this celebration is to raise public awareness of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! Software Freedom International provides guidance in organizing SFD, but volunteer teams around the world organize their own SFD events to impact their own communities. This year, the date set for the celebrations is 16th September 2006. The Kenya chapter of LinuxChix Africa will once again hold the annual Career Workshop for High School Girls to encourage them to go for careers in Computer Science/Information Technology to celebrate SFD. Participants We expect up to 500 students to attend. Speakers Speakers will comprise luminaries from various IT disciplines. The honorable, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr. Bitange Ndemo is expected to give the keynote address. Speakers will make motivational speeches aimed at demonstrating success in the IT industry is not impeded by one's gender. It is hoped that the speakers will inspire and serve as role models to the girls. Activities Please see the attached program. I hope that you will able to join us and look forward to welcoming you there. Thanks and regards, Dorcas Muthoni Irene Misoi Co-founder, Kenya, Country Representative LINUXCHIX AFRICA LINUXCHIX AFRICA

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"AN EAR TO THE GROUND and A CRY FROM THE HEART"
by alice＠apc.org 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Dear KICTANet members, For those significantly engaged in communication and media for development work, the communication initiative would very much welcome your feedback and suggestions related to a draft Communication and Media for Development MANIFESTO - tentatively titled "An Ear to the Ground and a Cry from the Heart" - that they issued this past weekend through The Drum Beat Magazine. This manifesto is derived from knowledge and analysis shared by the network through The CI processes. It attempts to meet a need so often expressed by people and organisations engaged in communication and media for development work - the requirement for a short, succinct paper that makes the case for why this work is crucial for the effectiveness, efficiency and core principles of overall Development action. The draft Manifesto is also included below in this note. It can also be seen, as an issue of The Drum Beat magazine, at http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_363.html There are two substantive ways in which the further development and strengthening of this Manifesto would greatly benefit from the contribution of your skills, knowledge, analysis and insights: 1. Please complete the brief survey form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=662892502330 2. Join the online discussion for the month of September during which we will try to debate and refine [or maybe substantially re-write!] this Manifesto. To join click here: http://forums.comminit.com/profile.php?mode=register&style=2 and choose the "Drumbeat Chat' check box Thank you very much - we all greatly appreciate your contribution in helping to build this case for our work - a case that people can use in a variety of ways including within their own organisations, with local communities and national and international decision makers to demonstrate the considerable added value and potential of communication for media development in addressing the very significant development challenges in all communities, countries and regions. The Draft manifesto follows. Warren Feek Executive Director The Communication Initiative *** "AN EAR TO THE GROUND and A CRY FROM THE HEART" Effective Anti-Poverty Action through Increased Communication and Media for Development Action The Communication and Media for Development Manifesto DRAFT This manifesto proposes a set of steps for local, national and international development decision makers and funders to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall work of their organisations in addressing poverty and related issues. The proposals are based on an analysis of the significant challenges facing local, national, and international development and the extensive impact opportunities provided by communication and media for development action. 1. DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES An Analysis of the Requirements for More Effective Development Action The struggle against poverty, including the race to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to implement effective poverty reduction strategy (PRS) programmes, requires mobilising and harnessing all possible global capacities and resources. In particular, there is a pressing and compelling need for capacities and strategies that can best address the vital human and social dimensions of poverty, governance, health, education, conflict, HIV/AIDS, children, and other priority development issues at the scale required. All development issues, including the central issue of poverty itself, have questions of social norms, cultural dynamics, policy considerations, individual behaviours and attitudes, historical factors, knowledge, information, and creativity as both central elements of those development problems and strategic opportunities for effective action. International development, if it is to be more effective and efficient relative to the MDGs and PRS programmes, needs to have a much closer collective "ear to the ground". It is the situations and experiences of people and communities directly experiencing poverty and related issues that will ensure relevant and effective strategies and initiatives. Local, national and international decision makers can also improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their work by increasing the extent to which they listen to the "cries from the heart" of people in their communities. Those cries will include valuable ideas and suggestions for effective programmes. This is not just a matter of improved and more effective use of limited resources. It is also a fundamental human right that people drive and decide the changes in their lives, families, and communities. It is their lives in which we have the honour of engaging. Communication and Media for Development is an extensive and dynamic community of practitioners and organisations that seek to advance this desperately needed approach to development. The context and analysis above drive the nature of our work. The qualities, scope, and demonstrated impact of communication and media for development are what keep us advocating for increased support and growth. 2. COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT Strategic and Programmatic Action for Effective International Development Action Considering the arguments and analysis above, the following local, national, and international development qualities and strategies, which are the core elements of communication and media for development, are required in greater depth and scale: VOICE: Increased space for and attention to the voice, perspective, and central contribution of those most affected by poverty and other development issues. KNOWLEDGE: Widened and expanded knowledge and information sharing including, for improved relevance and other reasons, a higher priority on knowledge and information generated within the communities and countries that are bearing the heaviest burden of poverty and related issues. CULTURE: Improved ways to engage the rich cultural diversity across the globe and the important and diverse ways in which those varied cultures understand, address, and harness the vitally important factors of leadership, community, behaviour, and inclusion in order to improve their families, communities and countries. DEBATE: Significantly expanded public and private debate and dialogue on the issues that are of priority importance in each international, national, and local context. POLICY: More open, participative, and inclusive processes of policy development that increase the substantive integration of the views and perspectives of those most affected by poverty and other development issues. LEGISLATION: More effective legislation, including on media, supporting a pluralistic communication environment with space for a full range of organisations and voices. BEHAVIOUR and ATTITUDES: Expanded focus on addressing the relevant behaviours of both people affected and decision makers in order to accelerate action on the development issues of concern. DATA: Improved collection, sharing, and utilising of data related to the human and social dimensions of development. 3. DEMONSTRATED CHANGE The Demonstrated Effectiveness of Communication and Media for Development Action 3.1 Historical Change There are compelling and credible historical processes that had effective communication and media strategies as essential parts of their overall strategy. The Civil Rights, anti-Apartheid, anti-Tobacco, Representative Democracy, Child Rights and Women's Movements, as well as other past and ongoing global, regional, national and local social movements, have all included communication strategies as a main (often the central) part of their change effort. In many cases, all that these movements used were communication and media strategies. There is no vaccine, for example, for civil rights. 3.2 Research Data There is an increasing body of research and evaluation knowledge on the direct impact of communication and media for development action on poverty and its related and contributing factors - data that includes, relative to major development priorities: Poverty: * Local Language Media - India: States with higher levels of media development are more active in protecting vulnerable citizens....A 1% increase in newspaper circulation is associated with a 2.4% increase in public food distribution and a 5.5% increase in calamity relief expenditures. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-45.html * Voices of Women - AWSO - Middle East: In a programme to support Arab women's achievement of economic security, nearly 69% of participants contrasted with only 40% of non-participants, reported that they knew where to obtain information about business or personal loans. Participants were also significantly more likely than were non-participants to find out about training that could benefit them professionally (94% versus 68%). http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/id2002/sld-2431.html Governance: * Democratising Knowledge - Uganda: Increased public access to information...reduce[s]...corruption of public funds....[Corrupt] capture of public funds was reduced from 80 percent in 1995 to less than 20 percent in 2001. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-75.html * Information Flows - Global: Empirical analysis shows that countries which have better information flows as measured by both freedom of information and transparency have better quality governance. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-137.html * New Technologies - Gyandoot - India: Citizens in the community perceive a shift in corruption levels, especially in terms of access to information and lesser harassment by the government officials. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/steval/sld-2152.html Gender: * Public Debate and Declaration - Tostan - Burkina Faso: 23 communities made a public declaration for the abandonment of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in front of 5,000 villagers, religious, traditional and political leaders, the media and programme managers from government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international organisations. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-218.html * Inter-personal Discussion - MAP - South Africa: 71% of the male participants believed that women should have the same rights as men, whereas only 25% of men in the control group felt this way. 82% of the participants thought that it was not normal for men to sometimes beat their wives, whereas only 38% of the control group felt that way. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2003/sld-2350.html Children: * Campaign - The Philippines: The proportion of fully vaccinated children of ages 12-23 months increased from 54% to 65%. The average number of vaccinations that a child under 2 years received increased from 4.32 to 5.10. Coverage increased between 1989 and 1990 by 0.77. The amount of this increase that was attributed to the media and communication was 0.54. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2278.html * Promotion - Mexico: Conclusion - mass media promotion and popular communication campaigns are an effective strategy for informing and motivating mothers to seek immunisation services for their children. Overall, 83% were aware of the campaign and 63% were impacted by its messages. The net increase in immunisation between the "aware" and "unaware" groups was 14.8%, though it must be recognised that a relatively large proportion of the "unaware" mothers also took their children for vaccinations, a feature the authors attribute to long-term momentum gained by successive vaccination campaigns. http://www.comminit.com/strategicthinking/st2004/thinking-589.html Maternal Mortality: * Participation - Suami/Suagi - Indonesia: When husbands were exposed to multi-media campaign messages about maternal mortality prevention and birth preparedness, men's knowledge increased and men's action toward becoming an alert husband increased; furthermore, the odds of knowledge acquisition and taking action were even higher for men who engaged in interpersonal communication about the campaign messages. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-288.html * Education-Entertainment - Smiling Sun - Bangladesh: Twice as many respondents (14%) who had watched the drama had received services than those who had not seen (7%) the drama. 9% of viewers had actually visited a clinic after being inspired by the drama. 70% of viewers had received antenatal care (ANC) services during their last pregnancy, as compared to 48% of non-viewers. 58% of non-viewers, versus 41% of viewers, said they had taken "no preparations" in advance of their last pregnancy. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2003/sld-2343.html Health and HIV/AIDS: * Mass Media Trends and Access - Africa: There is a persistent and frequently strong association between exposure to the mass media and reproductive behaviour in Africa in the expected direction; greater knowledge and use of contraception, intention to use contraception in the future, preferences for fewer children and intention to stop child bearing. In Zambia, 15% of married women with no education regularly exposed to radio and TV are currently using contraception compared with 9% exposed to one of those media and 7% exposed to no media. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2291.html * Integrated Multi-Communication - Soul City - South Africa: Exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series is significantly associated with reports of consistent condom use in relation to a regular sexual partner in the preceding 12 months (p=0.009). Compared to respondents with no exposure, respondents with exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series were 4 times as likely to report always using a condom with a regular sexual partner - with a consistent dose response. (See table 8: OR low exposure = 2.6; OR medium exposure = 3.8; OR high exposure = 4.) Conversely, exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series is associated with reducing the likelihood of reporting "never" using a condom with a regular sexual partner in the preceding 12 months (p=0.000). [from Sue Goldstein and Esca Scheepers. "Using Edutainment for Social Change - Evidence from Soul City Over 6 Series" - to be uplaoded shortly - contact Sue Goldstein suegold(a)soulcity.org.za Environment: * Drama - Arcandina - Ecuador: Knowledge that water consumption is dependent on population needs and that this is a key problem to maintaining a healthy environment increased from 50% to 75%; knowledge that erosion is due to uncontrolled forestry by human populations increased from 39.1% to 74.5%; and knowledge that the destruction of the environment is due to human behaviours increased from 33% to 75%. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2002/sld-2359.html * Engagement of Local Views and Contributions - Gwira Banso - Ghana: 50% of all farms planted trees supporting local reforestation. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-259.html There are many other examples and a range of additional data. 4. PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY MAKERS AND FUNDERS As a community of over 100,000 people in over 5,000 different organisations across all countries and regions of the globe seeking improved international development action, we ask local, national, and international participants and decision makers across the spectrum - from children, mayors and national government officials to global technical experts, funders, and senior United Nations, bilateral, and foundation staff - to take the following actions. These actions provide the building blocks for growing and strengthening the important strategic and programming steps highlighted above. They derive from the proof of principle - both social movements and research/evaluation data - also cited above. The key steps that we request are: 4.1 An expanded and more direct involvement within your decision making, policy making and funding processes of people and organisations whose experience is rooted, on a daily basis, in the development issues that are the priority for your organisation. 4.2 An increased emphasis, as part of your organisation's strategy in local, national, and international contexts, on promoting debate and dialogue on priority issues - thus balancing the present tendency to promote particular answers, positions or organisational brands. 4.3 A higher priority in your data collection and analysis on communication and media knowledge and impact related to local, national, and international development action. 4.4 The employment of more staff across your organisation with skills, interests, and experience in communication and media for development. 4.5 A budget line for communication and media within all of your programmes and projects with formal guidance to programme managers to expend between 5 and 10% of budgets on communication and media action directly related to the priority development issues they are addressing. 4.6 An increase in funding support by your organisation for specific communication and media development strategies, programmes and other initiatives. These proposals are justified by the history, scope, and demonstrated impact of communication and media for development. They are presented in the context of recent funding trends towards a strong emphasis on aid effectiveness, budgetary support and decentralised decision making to country office locations. Through the analysis and actions highlighted above the overall effectiveness and impact of the work of your organisations will be strengthened. Together - locally, nationally, and globally - we will all make more substantive progress to address poverty and other priority local, national, and international development issues. *** 1. Please complete the brief survey form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=662892502330 2. Join the online discussion for the month of September during which we will try to debate and refine [or maybe substantially re-write!] this Manifesto. To join click here: http://forums.comminit.com/profile.php?mode=register&style=2 and choose the "Drumbeat Chat' check box You can also complete the Pulse Poll - Do you agree or disagree? - "The Communication and Media for Development Manifesto helps to make arguments that will strengthen my work." See http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html Many thanks for engaging your thoughts and ideas as we jointly build the strongest possible case for communication and media for development work - very much appreciated. Warren Warren Feek Executive Director The Communication Initiative wfeek(a)comminit.com http://www.comminit.com 1-250-658-6372 [ph] 1-250-658-1728 [fx] 1-250-480-9770 [mobile]

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FW: September 16th-Leadership Forum
by Muriuki Mureithi 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

FYI _____ From: Leadership Forum [mailto:Leadership.Forum@britishcouncil.or.ke] Sent: 05 September 2006 18:41 Subject: September 16th-Leadership Forum Dear Sir/Madam, September is here with us and yes we are looking forward to our next LF session! Moreover, we will have the honour of listening to the first lady speaker ever in the Leadership Forum. All this will be taking place at the Stanley Hotel on Saturday the 16th September from 0930-1230. Our speaker will be Ms. Joyce Nyamweya. She is the Permanent Secretary Public Service Reform & Development; Office of the president. The topic for the day is ''Public Sector Reform & Development Programme: Socio-Economic Impact or Political Mileage?'' Members will engage the speaker in a question and answer session thereafter. Non Leadership Forum members are free to attend the session at a gate fee of Ksh. 500.Otherwise, the membership fee still stands at Ksh. 3000. Please note that the Leadership Forum membership entitles you to a 20% discount on the centre (library) membership. There is a large collection of the latest business and management books, journals, DVDs and tapes obtainable through the centre membership. Register now and find out! In order to serve you better, please confirm attendance by Thursday September 14th. Best Regards, Linet Otibine Customer Services Officer British Council Kenya Upper Hill Road P.o Box 40751-00100 <mailto:linet.otibine@britishcouncil.or.ke> linet.otibine(a)britishcouncil.or.ke Tel +254 020 2836000 Fax +254 020 2836500 This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it.The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements. The British Council is registered in England as a charity. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/426 - Release Date: 23/08/2006

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Fwd: " How to" BPO Training Workshops
by Judy kimiti 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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BPO Training
by Judy kimiti 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Dear members, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe recently, and quite appropriately, challenged the private sector for lagging behind in the implementation of ICT policy aspirations. Echoing this concern, Dr. Bitange Ndemo, his PS lamented the apparent disconnect between policy expectations for Kenyans to seize the enormous opportunity presented and the reality on the ground. Challenged like everyone one else, this is the Internet Society's response, which fits very well within this project mission. I look forward to your support by participating, sponsoring a trainee or circulating this to your networks. That way, you will give another person(s) the knowledge where to find this "hard to find" training. Sincerely, Alex Gakuru Telephone 020 -2732311 -2732312 Mobile 0722- 739100 Email: gakuru(a)gmail.com 04 September 2006 Dear Applicant/Colleague, The Internet Society through "focusing on the individual internet user" in collaboration with Cascade Global are holding Business Process Outsourcing "how-to" half-day workshops targeting individuals, and businesses interested in BPO ventures. Date: 07/09/2006 and 08/09/2006 Time: 9:00 am 1:00 pm Venue: ISOC Training Centre, 4th Ngong Avenue, Gordon Melvin House, Nairobi +254 20 2732311 / 2732312 +254 722 739100 (Booking contacts: Judy or Alex) Cost: Kshs 10,000/= (per person) Internet Society: (http://www.isoc.org/) Founded in 1992, the Internet SOCiety (ISOC) is a non-profit, non-governmental, international, professional membership organisation with more than 100 organizations and over 20,000 individual members in over 180 countries. The Internet Society believes that the Internet is for everyone. From its inception the mission of the Internet Society has been to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world. People in all parts of the world can use the Internet to improve their quality of life because the standards, technologies, business practices, and government policies connected with the Internet sustain an open universally accessible platform for innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity. Complementing its vision of the future is the Internet Society's vision of its role in creating that future: As the hub of a global network of individuals and organisations, the Internet Society is an effective advocate for the core values of an open and accessible Internet. The mission of ISOC is to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world - to ensure that "The Internet is for Everyone". Kenya project mission: "Focus on the individual-the individual internet user and the individual who has not yet been able to connect. Focus your attention on issues that will affect their lives and the way they use the Internet. And most of all, focus on giving them more choice and more control over this incredibly powerful, enabling technology." "The Internet is for Everyone" I look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Alex Gakuru Project Manager <esther.ngaine(a)citigroup.com> --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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FW: [swopnet] FW: e-Africa Commission vacancy
by Harry Harry 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Dear Colleagues, Just got this advert through another list, it does not indicate the deadline. So for those interested you might want to check whether its still valid or its expired. Apologies for cross-posting. Harry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 9/1/2006

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Planning Meeting 7th September 2006
by Judy kimiti 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

Dear Members, Please note the next KICTANet Planning Meeitng will be on 7th September 2006. Attached please find the agenda and last meetings minutes I request that members please RSVP their attandance to me prior to meeting date for logistics purpose Should you require any further info please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you Judy Kimiti KICTANet Events and Logistics Cordinator --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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New IT Manager
by Bill Kagai 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

Dear all, Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd has appointed Mr. Ngahu Kanyingi as our new Technical Manager. Mr. Ngahu Kanyingi attended Alliance High School and did his Bachelor Degree in Computer Science at University of Nairobi. He did his internship and part-time consultancy at Circuits & Packets where he assisted in training in WebDevelopment and Office Automation for Africa Democracy Forum under a project funded by USAID. He also participated in the development of e-Learning Software at the University of Nairobi. Mr. Ngahu has Certification in Java Programming from Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) and IMIS Higher Diploma from Strathmore University. At Circuits & Packets, Mr. Ngahu will be responsible in developing training content, training specialised IT classes and act as lead developer in our software development projects. -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 724 226600 URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke

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Fwd: Re: TELECENTRE MOVEMENT IN KENYA (For information/learning resource centres)
by chelimo kenneth 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

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JOB ADVERT: SOUL BEAT AFRICA DIRECTOR NEEDED
by alice＠apc.org 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

JOB ADVERT Soul Beat Africa http://www.comminit.com/africa/ Director SOUL BEAT AFRICA DIRECTOR NEEDED Soul Beat Africa is an exciting organisation using information and communication technologies to create opportunities for those involved in development communication in Africa to share what they are doing, thinking and experiencing and to discuss and review each others work to improve the impact of communication on African development. Soul Beat Africa is managed by the Communication Initiative - a Canadian based company - and Soul City; Institute for Health and Development Communication, a South African NGO. Soul Beat Africa is looking for a director to lead and manage the organisation as it becomes a self-standing South African NGO. The successful candidate will be responsible for the growth and development of Soul Beat Africa's network of users, on-line content and interactive processes as well as the strategic direction of Soul Beat in Africa. The successful applicant must have a relevant university degree with 4 - 8 years experience at a senior level in development communication. Experience in online publishing will be considered an asset. He or she must have a strong knowledge of development issues in Africa, have proven leadership skills and be very proficient in English. He / she must be a Southern African citizen. Should you be interested in the above position please send applications and CV preferably by e-mail to: to Nellie Phiri Nellie(a)soulcity.org.za or by regular mail c/o Nellie Phiri, Soul City P.O Box 1290 Houghton 2041, Fax Number 011 643 6253 Closing date 17 September. If you have not been contacted by end September, please accept that your application was not successful. No late applicants will be accepted.

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Call for Papers
by Eric Aligula 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

FYI and further action. Kind regards, Eric Aligula Magolo Senior Policy Analyst Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke URL: ww.kippra.org Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 24-25 The e-mail may contain confidential information belonging to KIPPRA and is intended solely for the addressees. The opinions therein, explicit or implied, are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of KIPPRA as an Institute. The unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying (either whole or partial) of this e-mail, or any information it contains, is prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. KIPPRA shall not be liable if the e-mail is modified or falsified. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender of the wrong delivery and the e-mail deletion". _____ From: Judy kimiti [mailto:jkimiti01@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:16 PM To: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke Subject: [Kictanet] Planning Meeting 7th September 2006 Dear Members, Please note the next KICTANet Planning Meeitng will be on 7th September 2006. Attached please find the agenda and last meetings minutes I request that members please RSVP their attandance to me prior to meeting date for logistics purpose Should you require any further info please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you Judy Kimiti KICTANet Events and Logistics Cordinator _____ All <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/pc_mag/*http:/us. rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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CSIRT Kenya
by alice＠apc.org 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Dear All, As you may be aware, each day multiple system and application security vulnerabilities are discovered. In some instances, these vulnerabilities are as a result of exploits identified by Security Response Teams and others after incidents have occurred. The most critical aspects of security is the dissemination of information relating to security threats and vulnerabilities. Efficient and effective dissemination of this information limits and controls the propagation of damages associated with the vulnerabilities. Hereto, KENIC with the support of the local Internet community has undertaken a project to establish a local Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). Its initial objective will be to relay Computer and Network related security threats and vulnerabilities to the local Internet community. A weekly compilation of recorded activities from external sources will be sent to members of the Kenyan CSIRT mailing list. To subscribe to the mailing lists please visit www.csirt.or.ke and join the security-bulletin for the weekly summary. For notifications on incidents, subscribe to the security-alerts. As CSIRT develops its technical capacity, advanced research and support will be provided in future relating to computer and network security. The community can now benefit by monitoring only one list for all security information. Further, Service providers will have a formated email that they can forward to their subscribers. This being the initial stages, we look forward to input and suggestions from the community on ways of improving the CSIRT operations. Best regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes from 28 August 2006
by alice＠apc.org 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

KICTAnet members welcome to join this discussion on examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes. best alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridget McBean" <bmb(a)ecdpm.org> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: "Nigel Scott" <nigel(a)gamos.org> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes from 28 August 2006 > Dear Ms Munyua > > You recently answered a survey for my colleague Dr Scott, for which we are > grateful. We found your answers very helpful. We are about to have a > discussion on the same subject and wondered if you would like to join in > an online discussion. The online discussions begin on Monday 28 August > 2006 and will run for three weeks. The ECDPM and GAMOS will moderate and > managed the discussion as part of a DFID funded initiative. > > Process so far > This invitation is a follow up to an email sent out at the beginning of > August to raise awareness of the international initiative. > > The organisations and individuals who submitted their interest have ready > been registered as participants to the online discussion group. Over sixty > individuals in numerous organisations have already received an email > welcoming them to the D-group website and providing them with access to > the website, the resources and, from Monday, the discussion. They can > enjoy reading some background papers and making some of their own > contributions to the online resources. > > For those interested to participate, please send a request to join the > D-group to join-communication-evidence(a)dgroups.org > > Overall objective > The policy makers invited to the forum for discussion will contribute to > greater understanding of the evidence base related to communication and > information activities that support development outcome. This will occur > by the exchange of information promoted by the initial questions and by > the report on the discussion. As this is the first discussion of this > nature, a community of interested policy makers may materialise out of the > interactions. As the discussion is part of a DFID funded project that is > developing the evidence base, the feedback report from the discussion will > contribute to clarity regarding the needs of policy makers. The > discussions are part of an iterative process designed into the 18 month > project > > Format of the discussion > From the project this far, three questions have been identified and will > be presented as the basis for first discussion. The first process will run > over three weeks. Each week, the discussion will be guided by a question. > Each session will be moderated and a summary posted at the end of the > discussion. The summarized discussion will become part of the project > documentation. > > Question one – week one > Within the range of sectoral policies (affecting developing countries), > what level of importance is generally attributed to integrating the use of > information and communications into policies in order to deliver outcomes > more effectively? > > Question two - week two > Given the results last week, what type of evidence would be most helpful > in raising the profile of Information and Communication? > > Question three – week three > Given the results last week, how can we get the right information in front > of the right people at the right time? > > Members > The members of the group are policy makers in government, non government > organisations, donors and academia. So far, the reregistered members are > from a spread of countries from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Ethiopia > Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Guyana, Peru, the UK and Belgium. Organisations > represented include Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNECA, > Development Bank of Southern Africa, Ministry of Finance, EU Delegation, > Oxfam, Regional and Local government office, Ministry of Health, local > governance reform programme, Ministry of Education and an array of > interesting NGOs. > > To build the community of interest, it is important that the members > identity themselves When you post a comment, please let everyone know who > you are by sending a short (around 30 words) introduction including your > name, position, affiliation and country with your first posting to the > discussion. > > It would be useful to categorise yourself as from one of these five > sectors (health, education, livelihood/agriculture, governance and > economy/growth and as from one of these four groupings (donor agencies, > government, civil society, ICD) > > The attachment outlines key information about the content and format of > the discussion. > > > > We look forward to a vibrant and interesting discussion. > > Yours sincerely > > Bridget McBean > Head: Communication and Information > > European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) > Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 21 > NL 6211 HE Maastricht > The Netherlands > Tel: + 31 43 350 2913 (direct) > Tel: + 31 43 350 2900 (general) > Fax: + 31 43 350 2902 > > Email: bmb(a)ecdpm.org > Website: www.ecdpm.org >

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Rights fulfillment goes beyond enterprise voluntarism
by alice＠apc.org 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Apologies for cross posting ----------------------------------------------- Rights fulfillment goes beyond enterprise voluntarism By Omusundi Maina T he continued abuse of human rights by companies and castigation of lobbies that seek redress as a bane to enterprise is an indicator that our country is at the gallows. That companies must behave in an appropriate fashion is not new and cannot be wished away. What is new is the shift from targeting governments solely, to making human rights claims in relation to the private sector. There is a growing recognition that companies, too, have human rights responsibilities within their “sphere of influence”. But who should hold companies accountable for human rights abuses? A serious discussion of corporate responsibility inevitably includes the role of government. But we all remember that human rights protection in Kenya has been a continuous victim of political posturing. Further, as the global economy becomes more integrated, the power of states is declining calling for a new watchdog or leaving the whole gamut of adhering to the Global Compact. The Global Compact is a 2000 United Nations sponsored appeal which called for companies to commit themselves to respect nine core principles in relation to human rights, labour and the environment. It is an open secret that our government, for instance, has been unable or unwilling to take steps required to ensure that companies respect human rights even after self regulation has failed. For instance, the Del Monte case where dogs were let wild to maul children after stripping them naked and burning their clothes both the state and the company have a legal responsibility though in varying degrees. But this has variance been occasioned by the shrouded continnum of legal duties that fall on states to regulate corporate conduct and duties that might fall directly on companies. Since companies operate through their human agents, the fines imposed on them are insufficient and it is time to hold the human agents more responsible. Back to the question of who will police errant companies. It is debatable whether trade unions are the key to unlock the rampant human rights abuses occassioned by companies since rights go beyond workers’ rights. Trade unions have a limited mandate. Civil society organizations, like human rights NGOs, though taken by human rights violators as busybodies, have the mandate to deal with rights issues from a broader spectrum. In case they are errant there are specific channels to deal with them too. But that notwithstanding, company responsibility for human rights abuses remain an issue where the company itself initiated the abuse, and in situations where it colludes or is implicated in abuses committed by others, for example security firms. A company might be responsible because it has directly committed the abuse, in which case it would be considered the principal actor or perpetrator. This was the case with flower firms and the Export Processing Zones as well as captured in the research Manufacturers of Poverty released early in the year. In the Del Monte case, the company has a duty not to act negligently or carelessly towards people to whom it owes a “duty of care”. The company needed to take reasonable steps to avoid harmful acts or omissions. Some duties of care particularly those relating to safety are so important that they cannot be delegated to another. For Tiomin in Kwale, the company initially colluded with government to offer negligible compensation to Kwale peasants. The government further reneged on its duty of ensuring that before mining, the environment impact assessment is duly conducted. Its silence on the distorted value of land and the impact of titanium mining were not going to be known to the world were it not for civil society activities. It is common knowledge that the value of land has shot up by a significant proportion from the initial figures offered four years ago. The Del Monte and Tiomin cases illustrate different levels of corporate complicity. While that of Del Monte can be said to be indirect or silent that of Tiomin is loud and direct. It is therefore inevitable that NGOs will see their roles in the broader human rights spectrum to the chagrin of many unscrupulous entrepreneurs. Thus, it is time businesses and those who speak on their behalf understood that time for ineffective voluntary initiatives of compliance is past. Today, companies will be guided by bigger legal provisions that they must adhere. This is the only way to beat the growing sense that voluntary codes alone are ineffective and that their proliferation is leading to contradictory efforts. Campaigns, consumer boycotts and voluntary codes of conduct all have a role to play. It is time however, to give serious attention to the role of clearly defined state law in ensuring that companies are uniformly accountable in relation to human rights. This will absolve lobbies blames that they selectively target certain groups. Companies too have a responsibility not just to its share holders for profits but also to the non-shareholders vide consumers, the workers and the wider society in which it carries its activities and thus signing our ever-disregarded memorandum of Understanding with one player is not enough indicator that they respect human rights in entirety. Mr Maina is the Deputy Director of with Legal Resources Foundation

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Power Up with ICT 2006
by alice＠apc.org 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Dear all Below, the vision, mission and objectives for this year's Power Up with ICTs activities. Once again the Kenya ICT Federation is coordinating, which has received initial support from the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA) and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. This year’s power up with ICTs will organise pilot ICT Policy and implementation related meetings at constituency levels. It is aimed at enabling communities to engage and invest in our government’s intentions stipulated in the ICT policy documents and E-government strategy as well to present opportunities for our ICT industry to serve ICT enabled development in various districts. These forums will also provide an opportunity to contribute informed input for the implementation plans for the ICT bill. A working group for this activity was formed during the last planning meeting. The group has fine-tuned the vision and mission developed by KIF, and is now working on developing this year’s programme as well as additional fundraising activities. KICTAnet Members of this group are 1. E-government directorate (Andrew Limo) 2. TESPOK: (Joseph Mucheru) 3. KIF: (Marcel Werner) 4. Summit Strategies (Muruiki Mureithi) 5. KEPSA (Kevit Desai) 6. APC/CATIA/KICTAnet Alice Munyua 7. AeRC (Andrew Karanja) 8. KICTAnet Secretariat (Evelyne Majale and Judy Kimiti) Comments/additions on the vision/mission and objectives are welcome. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER UP WITH ICT 2006 Project/team Leader: Kenya ICT Federation Vision All Kenyan regions and all sectors of the society will participate in the information society and utilise ICTs to enhance equitable national development Mission To Stimulate application of ICTs among all citizens and to catalyse the ICT industry to serve Kenyans development needs Objectives (short Term) 1.. To promote usage of ICT based solutions across key socio-economic sectors. 2.. To stimulate interest in ICT applications by decision makers in key cities and towns.

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning Meeting Minutes
by VNgugi＠idrc.or.ke 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hi, I shall be away from the office from 24th Aug to 6th Sept. I shall attend to your messages when I return. Thanks Vivianne

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KICTANet Planning Meeting Minutes
by Judy kimiti 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please find the attached the minutes of the last KICTANet PLanning Meeting Minutes Yours Truely Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Fwd: August 19th LF-The Stanley Hotel
by Judy kimiti 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

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Reminder Online Collaboration tools training for the Kenya IC bill analysis
by alice＠apc.org 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Program Title: Kenyan ICT Bill Analysis -Online Edition Outline Description The Kenyan Government has published a draft Information and Communication Bill (2006) and has invited comments on the same. Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder forum that aims to enhance collaboration between various Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and others interested in harnessing ICT for development. Diplo Foundation (Diplo) is an International organisation promoting global discussions on Internet Governance. Program Setting & Description: The draft Info and Communication Bill (the Bill) has the following major categories: i) Broadcasting & Media ii) Information Technology iii) Telecommunication & Radio iv) Postal v) Academia & Socio-Cultural (implied within text) A selected group of five participants per category are expected to analyse the Bill over a period of four weeks and submit their findings for subsequent consideration within the Bill. Program Design (Data Collection, Data Processing) Data Collection: Using various Online Tools, Information regarding the Bill will be generated by participants who will be following certain weekly tasks/activities. Typically, the following Online tools shall be used to complete these tasks: 1) eClassRoom Outline: Which is an electronic WhiteBoard, hosting the Bill categorised by the above five themes. Participants would review this online content and make online comments which in turn can be reviewed further by their peers. 2) eForum Discussions: Which shall be used for 'eBrainstorming' purposes on specific issues that may arise from the ClassRoom, Blog, or Chat environments 3) Online Chats: On a weekly basis, participants shall meet online to further brainstorm on the Bill in a real-time environment. 4) Blog: The open-space in the classroom, shall act as a general notice-board for various issues from the Moderator and Participants. 5) eMail: The most widely used tool shall be available to ensure that all participants are kept up-to-date with the all events within the portal Data Processing: Each of the various Online activities shall be guided and moderated with a view to stimulate quality collaborations and contributions from the participants. Their online contributions will automatically be stored by the Online Portal. More specifically, these contributions shall be eventually summarised into specific Action-items within the Bill in terms of Additions, Modification and/or Deletion of the various Clauses in the Bill. Aim: To use Online Collaboration tools as a means of efficiently acquiring, storing and disseminating Kenya ICT Bill knowledge. Objectives 1. To Review a selected set of ICT Bills, Acts, Conventions across the world 2. To compare and contrast the above with the Kenya ICT Bill (2006) 3. To identify and list the possible gaps, amendments and additions within the Kenya ICT Bill (2006) Main Outcomes/Deliverables 1. Participants contributions as captured and stored within the Online Environment/Tool 2. Summarised ICT Bill contributions in terms of Action-Items (add, amend, delete) 3. Presentation at the National ICT Bill Workshop Tools Diplo Online Collaboration Tools(Online Classroom, Blog, eDiscussions, Chats, etc) Resources. Participants Diplo Online Collaboration Tools Internet Kenya Info & Communication Bill (2006) Kenya ICT Policy (2005) Various global ICT Policies, Bills and Acts.

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Kictanet as a Supporting organisation for African BPO & Call Centre Conference
by alice＠apc.org 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Dear KICTAnet Members AIETC invites you all to this African BPO and Call Centre conference taking place in September. Any member interested taking the offer by KICTAnet member AITEC to showcase/promote their organisation/events, please contact Judy Kimiti, your events and logistics coordinator. thank you all and best regards alice --------------------------------------------------------- Judy Kimiti jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Moroney" <seanm(a)aitecafrica.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: Kictanet as a Supporting organisation for African BPO & Call Centre Conference > Hi Alice, > > > > We are holding the above conference in Nairobi during the week of 25 > September and would like to invite Kictanet to be a Supporting > Organisation. > > > > In exchange for Kictanet support in promoting the event to your members > and > to the ICT community in general we would provide you with branding in all > publicity material and conference documentation - as well as exhibition > space in the "ICT Community Pavilion" > > > > The draft programme for the event is attached. > > > > Please let me know if you need any more details. > > > > I look forward to having your response. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > Sean Moroney > > AITEC Africa > > seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > > Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 > > UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 > > SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 > > Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 > > Skype: seanmoroney > > <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Fw: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course:sample copy
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

> Mimimum Requirements for the course: 4th Form Certificate - with computer > literacy (i.e. knowledge of email usage)-it cannot get lower than this -;) > > Resources for course(PC+Internet): Provided for at KCCT, Telposta Towers. > > Resources for after course(Bill Discussion): Need Internet access from > wherever you are located/resident. > > walu > ~~~~~ > > > >> Hi Walu >> Could you indicate the minimum requirements for one to benefit from the >> course and secondly the resources one will need for the course and after >> the course to effectively continue with the programme >> Cheers >> MM >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Walubengo [mailto:jwalubengo@kcct.ac.ke] >> Sent: 07 August 2006 16:36 >> To: alice(a)apc.org; mwerner(a)archway-productions.com; mucheru(a)wananchi.com >> Cc: n_awino(a)hotmail.com; dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke; vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke; >> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke; evelyneofwona(a)yahoo.com >> Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools >> Course:sample copy >> >> Find below what I intend to circulate on the list tomorrow afternoon. >> >> Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course >> >> >> KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on August 25th 2006 at >> the KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta Towers 4th Floor). The course >> shall demonstrate the use the following Online tools for collaborative >> work: >> >> i) Blogging >> ii) Online Meetings/Chats >> iii) Online Messaging >> iv) eDiscussions >> v) etc. >> >> The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a 3week online >> collaboration exercise that will discuss the following components of the >> ICT Bill: Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, >> Postal, Academia and Socia-cultural Issues. >> >> Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of interest to the >> undersigned, specifying their Names, Location/Residence and Area of >> interest with regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this >> applications is Monday 14th August 2006. >> >> John Walubengo >> for KICTANet. >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: >> 02/08/2006 >> > >

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TAX
by Evelyne Majale 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Good afternoon all, A representative from our auditors Githongo and Associates has offered to come and give members a talk on TAX at our next planning meeting. Before he comes he would like to know if you are interested? If yes, please let me know which areas interest you. He would like to be informed in advance to enable him prepare. Thereafter we will have a session of question and answers. I got one interesting one from Walu, he would like to know how he can evade paying tax. Please give me yours by 15/08/06 so I can inform him in good time. Evelyne

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Fw: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course:sample copy
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Hi Walu > Could you indicate the minimum requirements for one to benefit from the > course and secondly the resources one will need for the course and after > the > course to effectively continue with the programme > Cheers > MM > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Walubengo [mailto:jwalubengo@kcct.ac.ke] > Sent: 07 August 2006 16:36 >> Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools >> Course:sample > copy > > Find below what I intend to circulate on the list tomorrow afternoon. > > Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course > > > KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on August 25th 2006 at > the > KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta Towers 4th Floor). The course shall > demonstrate the use the following Online tools for collaborative work: > > i) Blogging > ii) Online Meetings/Chats > iii) Online Messaging > iv) eDiscussions > v) etc. > > The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a 3week online > collaboration exercise that will discuss the following components of the > ICT > Bill: Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, Postal, > Academia and Socia-cultural Issues. > > Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of interest to the > undersigned, specifying their Names, Location/Residence and Area of > interest > with regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this applications is Monday > 14th August 2006. > > John Walubengo > for KICTANet. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006 >

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Fw: [afrinic-discuss] IGF registration is open
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Dear colleagues, The online registration for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Athens is now open at http://www.intgovforum.org/register/index.php. The meeting is open to any interested party and there is no special accreditation to participate to the meeting. Note that you need to register first in order to benefit from the preferential hotel rates offered to the IGF Meeting participants (you will need your registration code in order to complete your Hotel booking process). Hotel bookings must be made directly from the event local web site: https://www.igfgreece2006.gr As you can also see in the meeting Programme outline (http://www.intgovforum.org/athens_outline.htm) there will be workshops focused on specific issues relevant to the Athens meeting themes as well as other topics of relevance to Internet Governance. The form for workshop proposals is also online and the deadline for submissions is 24th August 2006. If you are interested in organizing one of these specific workshops, go to http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops/instructions.php Kind regards. Adiel A. Akplogan CEO, AfriNIC www.afrinic.net =============== See you at AfriNIC-5 in Mauritius 27 November - 01 December _______________________________________________ afrinic-discuss mailing list afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net http://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afrinic-discuss

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Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present KICTANet's comments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information and Communication
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Dear all KICTANET team has finally finished a review of the I&C Bill and have come up with proposals that are intended to concretise the government's passionate views of exploiting ICT infrastructure and investments in place to propel this country to greater heights using ICT. In doing so, the team was guided by the ICT Policy and used best practice regulatory frameworks from over 12 countries and regional authorities. At the outset, the team is very grateful to the government for making this initiative for publishing the draft bill. The KICTANet team wishes to formally present their findings at a breakfast meeting on Monday 7th at 0700-0830 at Gazebo Banda, Jacaranda hotel in Westlands. You are all invited. Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi Team Leader KICTANet IC bill analysis team

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FW: Invitation to Online Discussion: Internet inAfrican Higher Education, Research + Technology Development
by alice＠apc.org 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Apologies for cross posting -------------------------- Dear colleagues and partners of CATIA, we would like to invite you to our Online Discussion Forum on "The Role of the Internet in Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology Development in Subsaharan Africa". Please disseminate this invitation to your colleagues and partners who you think may be interested to participate in the discussion forum. Higher education, research and technology development are increasingly recognized as pre-conditions and/or drivers of African knowledge-based development. How can information and communication technologies (ICT), especially the Internet, contribute to strengthen the academic and scientific sector? Can e-Learning bring about better access to higher education? Are "open" approaches to publishing and content production a solution to the scarce visibility and availability of African knowledge resources? Will the Internet help Africa to become active producer of knowledge-intensive products? Questions like these are at the heart of our study, commissioned by the German Federal Parliament and conducted by newthinking communications GmbH and the German Development Institute. We invite you to contribute your valuable knowledge, insights and opinions to this research, benefiting at the same time of the mutual knowledge-sharing with experts in Africa and other parts of the world. As we expect the research topic to be booming in international development debate in the years to come, the network that may arise from this process might be of high value in the future. SCHEDULE: Mo. August 21, 2006 - Fr. September 8, 2006 > Week 1: Internet in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning > Week 2: Internet in Research and Science > Week 3: Internet in Technology Development We will provide a summary of the discussion and share our analysis for further comments during the month of September. With our introductory message, we will share further details about the discussion. REGISTRATION: The discussion forum is organized on DGroups. You can register by email or online. BY EMAIL: Send an email to <mailto:join-InternetAfrica@dgroups.org> join-InternetAfrica(a)dgroups.org ONLINE: Go to <http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/InternetAfrica/index.cfm?op=dsp_join> http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/InternetAfrica/index.cfm?op=dsp_join It would be helpful if you briefly outlined your relationship to the topic in the email or the registration form. Upon approval of your registration you will receive an automated email including your password. If you know of other experts that might be interested in participating in our forum, feel free to let them know and forward this message. Please direct your questions regarding the study and online discussion to <mailto:andrea.goetzke@newthinking.de> andrea.goetzke(a)newthinking.de. Best wishes, and looking forward to exciting exchanges, Andrea Goetzke, Andreas Stamm, Markus Beckedahl --- Andrea Goetzke newthinking communications GmbH |köln Aachener Str. 57 I 50674 Köln Germany + 49 - 221 - 35 689 198 andrea.goetzke [at] newthinking.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Catia_team mailing list > Catia_team(a)catia.ws > http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team >

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Fw: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Access to Learning Award (ATLA) 2007
by alice＠apc.org 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Dear all: > > Please find below a message from Edith Adera. > > Kind regards. > > > >>>>Dear Sir or Madam, >>>> >>>>Firstly, let me introduce myself. I work for INASP (the International >>>>Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) and one of my >>>>responsibilities is to assist in the coordination of the 2007 Access to >>>>Learning Award, an award given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. >>>>It >>>>recognises excellence in providing access to information through >>>>computers, >>>>at no cost to the user. The recipient will receive an award of up to US >>>>$1 >>>>million. It must be stressed that this is an award for work already >>>>completed or in progress, it is not a grant. >>>> >>>>We are currently contacting our large international network with >>>>information to encourage applications. I am sure many of your contacts >>>>may >>>>be eligible. We should be grateful if you could use means at your >>>>disposal, >>>>e.g. news item in your bulletin or journal, or links from your website >>>>to >>>>inform your community and contacts. >>>> >>>>Please find attached a copy of the ATLA brochure in English and the >>>>application form. Full information (including brochures in relevant >>>>languages, and application form) is also available on our website at >>>> http://www.inasp.info/ldp/awards >>>> >>>>If you think I can help in any other way, please do get in touch with >>>>me. >>>> >>>>Best wishes, >>>> >>>>Rebecca >>>> >>>> >>>>----------- >>>>Rebecca Priestley >>>>Programme & Events Officer >>>>International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications >>>>(INASP) >>>>58 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1ST, UK >>>>Tel: +44(0)1865 249909 >>>>Fax: +44(0)1865 251060 >>>>Email: rpriestley(a)inasp.info >>>>Skype: rebeccapriestley >>>>Web: http://www.inasp.info >>>> >>>>INASP is a registered UK charity: number 1106349 >

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Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course-Reminder
by John Walubengo 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

--- John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> wrote: > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:19:58 +0300 > From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration > Tools > Course-Reminder > > This is to remind you that the deadline for the above was > tomorrow Tue 15th Aug 2006. We have extended the > deadline to this Friday 18th August and attached a > program specification to let you know a bit more about > the program. > > We are particularly missing applicants for Academia and > Socio-cultural issues, Postal and Media. Go through the > attached document to get a better understanding of the > program and remember that succesful participants shall be > > sponsored to present their findings at the planned > National ICT Bill Workshop. > > walu. > nb: plse 'sambaza'(c) the message to other list servers > that maybe interested. > > ~~~~000~~~~~ > KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on > August 25th 2006 at the KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta > Towers 4th Floor - NAIROBI). The course shall > demonstrate the use the following Online tools for > collaborative work: > > i) Blogging > ii) Online Meetings/Chats > iii) Online Messaging > iv) eDiscussions > v) etc. > > The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a > 3week Online Collaboration exercise that will continue > discussions on the following components of the ICT Bill: > Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, > Postal, Academia and Socio-cultural Issues. > > Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of > interest to the jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke, specifying their > Names, Location/Residence and Area of interest with > regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this > applications is Tue 15th August 2006. Applicants should > be computer literate and have access to the Internet in > order to carry out the second component of the program. > > > John Walubengo > for KICTANet. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 12 Aug '06

12 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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e-Government TV Dco tonight
by Andrew Limo 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Dear All, The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going modernization of government services using ICTs. The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, especially at rural districts have never used email or even the computer. But there were a few surprises though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of the technology. From the day he got the request from e-Government to hold a days workshop at Mumias County Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some commitments that fell on the day and was among the first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC spoke at length on the opportunities that come with the use of ICT in Government. The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his office and so you wouldnt talk to him about connectivity. The programme was carried out in conjunction with Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf outlets as training facilities in North Rift and Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of Information and Communications Technologies to about 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live demo on how to activate official email addresses which had been set up for them by the Directorate of e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards each for a hands-on session. The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now frequently make enquires with e-government on varied issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans are now underway to roll out the programme in other Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can accomplish even with little resources once they are convinced that the technology can work for them. In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on web development, most government websites now boast some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. They are now more under construction tractors welcoming you to our home pages. The road to realizing e-Government will need more resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the journey has begun. Kindly watch e-Government documentary starting today on: KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm Kind regrads, Andrew Limo --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: Kenya e-Governmnet documentary
by Joseph Mucheru 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Limo, I watched the TV documentary. Many many congratulations, It was great to see the government efforts. This will go along way in developing the ICT sector and Kenya as a whole. I would however request recognition of other private sector participants. It is made to seem only Telkom and Posta are providing ICT services Congratulations again to you and Juma for an effort well done! -- Joseph Mucheru Chairman Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) 14th Floor, Bruce House - Standard Street P O Box 27589 -00506 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254-20-245036 Cell: +254-722522135 http://www.tespok.co.ke DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php On Aug 9, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Andrew Limo wrote: > Dear Kiplist, > The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a > countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which > aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going > modernization of government services using ICTs. > The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, > especially at rural districts have never used email or > even the computer. But there were a few surprises > though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of > the technology. From the day he got the request from > e-Government to hold a day’s workshop at Mumias County > Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a > success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some > commitments that fell on the day and was among the > first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC > spoke at length on the opportunities that come with > the use of ICT in Government. > The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems > administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was > a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his > office and so you wouldn’t talk to him about > connectivity. > The programme was carried out in conjunction with > Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf > outlets as training facilities in North Rift and > Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations > aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of > Information and Communications Technologies to about > 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live > demo on how to activate official email addresses which > had been set up for them by the Directorate of > e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. > They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes > where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards > each for a hands-on session. > The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who > had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to > friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now > frequently make enquires with e-government on varied > issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans > are now underway to roll out the programme in other > Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. > To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of > mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can > accomplish even with little resources once they are > convinced that the technology can work for them. > In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on > web development, most government websites now boast > some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. > They are now more “under construction” tractors > welcoming you to our home pages. > The road to realizing e-Government will need more > resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the > journey has begun. > > For those of you in Kenya, you could watch > e-Government documentary starting today on: > > > KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm > Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm > KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm > > > --- paul gichuki <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> Hi Kiplist >> >> What about This, >> >> Mission: Facilitation and Provision of competent >> and powerful insights for consensus >> building in the ICT industry. >> >> Vision: Communication is everything >> >> >> Macharia Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is >> radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal >> >> --- >> Submitted by: Paul G. Macharia >> <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> 2006-08-09 08:31:18 EDT4 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private >> communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: >> [mostoyal(a)yahoo.com] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to >> %%email.unsub%% >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > --- > Submitted by: Andrew Limo - Snr. Media & Publicity Officer - Dir. > of E-Govt. <mostoyal(a)yahoo.com> 2006-08-09 11:16:43 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [mucheru(a)wananchi.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > cl-99183W(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by eadera＠idrc.or.ke 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

I'm on official travel from 9-18th August 2006. Thereafter will be on leave and will return to the office on 4th September 2006. I will respond to your e-mails upon my return. For urgent matters, please contact Gladys Githaiga (ggithaiga(a)idrc.or.ke) or Joanne Mwenda

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by Eric Osiakwan 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

John, this is terrific. Thanks for your leadership. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:38:05 -0700 (PDT) >thanx Brian, Bill, Harry and Eric for your contributions so >far. Indeed the points so far have been biased towards the >mission (what KICTANet does/will do) and less on the vision >(what KICTANet hopes to become). > >Nevertheless, I have worked backwards from these >'mission-like' points and carved out the following three >suggested vision for KICTANet. > >Please feel free to edit, delete, add or mix as we try to >fix a Vision statement that should be brief, precise and >easy to remember. > >1. To become the focal point for sharing ICT Knowledge > >2. To provide a forum for promoting multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives > >3. To harness and promote multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives. > >walu. >nb: Tomorrow we embark on the mission issues which should >be fairly easy given the last points have given indication >on what the mission statemennt would likely entail. > >~~~~ > >--- Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> wrote: > >> Brian , i like your addition which is essentially the "TO >> DO" element >> - sounds like a text from the Holy Writ...:-) >> >> >> On 6 Aug 2006, at 17:50, Brian Longwe wrote: >> >> > >> > On Aug 5, 2006, at 11:15 AM, John Walubengo wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> KICTANet is a multi stakeholder network of members >> from >> >> civil society >> >> groups, private sector, development partners and >> media. >> >> >> > >> > CHANGE TO: >> > >> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) is a >> broad-based >> > multistakeholder network of members from civil society, >> private >> > sector, academia, media and various others who are >> interested in >> > the development of ICTs in Kenya >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Mission: The network aims to act as a catalyst for >> reform >> >> in the ICT sector >> >> in support of the government mission to enable Kenyans >> to >> >> gain maximum >> >> benefit from the opportunity offered by ICTs. >> KICTANet, >> >> provides a platform >> >> to enhance collaboration among organisations and >> networks >> >> interested in >> >> working together to achieve the national aim of ICT >> enabled >> >> growth and >> >> development. >> >> >> >> The goal of the network is to: Maintain a structure >> for >> >> networks and >> >> organisations that share or support common goals on >> ICTs in >> >> Kenya and work >> >> together to achieve those goals in support of >> time-limited >> >> campaigns and >> >> ongoing ICT policy work at the national level. >> >> >> >> Objectives of the Kenya ICT Action Network are: >> >> >> >> a.. To improve the effectiveness of ICT policy >> processes >> >> by expanding base >> >> for support of ICT initiatives, providing support for >> >> members actions and >> >> audience for members ideas. Pooling limited resources >> for >> >> the common goal >> >> b.. Encourage engagement in mutually supportive >> >> activities >> >> c.. Facilitate effective dissemination channels >> regarding >> >> the ICT policy >> >> process to keep everyone updated on what is going on >> in the >> >> sector >> >> d.. Provide access to varied and multiple >> >> resources/skills >> >> e.. Form a nucleus for action and attract other >> networks >> >> f.. Link organisations and networks working at the >> >> community level to >> >> those specialised and working in the broader political >> >> space >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> >> Do You Yahoo!? >> >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> protection around >> >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/ >> >> mailman/options/kictanet/brian%40pure-id.com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > kictanet mailing list >> > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> > >> > Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/ >> > mailman/options/kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org >> > >> >> Eric M.K Osiakwan >> Executive Secretary >> AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) >> Tel: + 233.21.258800 >> Fax: + 233.21.258811 >> Cell: + 233.244.386792 >> Handle: eosiakwan >> Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North >> Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North >> Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html >> Slang: "Tomorrow Now" >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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FW: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk - Gaining & Sustaining market leadership: the safaricom story
by Muriuki Mureithi 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

This is of interest to the ICT community please create time to attend Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: Leadership Forum [mailto:Leadership.Forum@britishcouncil.or.ke] Sent: 07 August 2006 19:28 Subject: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you all for your continued participation in the Leadership Forum events. The August LF session will be on Saturday the 19th at The Stanley hotel from 0930. The speaker will be Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom and he will speak on "Gaining & Sustaining market leadership: the safaricom story". Let us all try and find time to come and discover what makes other companies continually perform well while others go bust within a short span of existence. Don't miss out on this opportunity of discovering how to convert your companies and organisations into market leaders! The Leadership Forum membership fee is Ksh 3000 per year while the gate fee to attend any given session is Ksh 500 only. You are encouraged to pay for your membership as this entitles you to a 20% discount on your library membership. The British Council library membership fee is Ksh 5000 only p.a. Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday the 17th for planning purposes. We look forward to having you in attendance on August 19th! With best Regards, Linet Otibine Customer Service Officer British Council Nairobi T 2836000/217 F 2836500/1 <mailto:Linet.otibine@britishcouncil.or.ke> Linet.otibine(a)britishcouncil.or.ke This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it.The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements. The British Council is registered in England as a charity. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006

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Fwd: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk
by Judy kimiti 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

Dear All. For all who are interested. Regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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RE: [Kictanet] Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present KICTANet'scomments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information andCommunication
by waudo＠signet.co.ke 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Indeed congratulations for the great effort Mureithi and team. Kind Regards Waudo Siganga On Mon, August 7, 2006 4:29 am, Muriuki Mureithi wrote: > Many thanks for the many of you who created time and come to this > momentous > event. The event was picked up by the media and was main business news in > Capital Radio at 1215. The same may be repeated at 1315 hrs today > > Very best regards > > Muriuki Mureithi > Team Leader > KICTANet IC bill analysis team > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of alice(a)apc.org > Sent: 03 August 2006 23:07 > To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke > Cc: KIPlist > Subject: [Kictanet] Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present > KICTANet'scomments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information > andCommunication > > Dear all > > > KICTANET team has finally finished a review of the I&C Bill and have come > up > > with proposals that are intended to concretise the government's passionate > views of exploiting ICT infrastructure and investments in place to propel > this country to greater heights using ICT. In doing so, the team was > guided > > by the ICT Policy and used best practice regulatory frameworks from over > 12 > countries and regional authorities. At the outset, the team is very > grateful > > to the government for making this initiative for publishing the draft > bill. > > > The KICTANet team wishes to formally present their findings at a > breakfast > meeting on Monday 7th at 0700-0830 at Gazebo Banda, Jacaranda hotel in > Westlands. > > You are all invited. > > > Very best regards > > > > Muriuki Mureithi > Team Leader > KICTANet IC bill analysis team > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mureithi%40summitstrategies.c > o.ke > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/waudo%40signet.co.ke >

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KICTANet Planning Meeting 3rd August
by Judy kimiti 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please note the KICTANet Planning Meeting will be at the Jacaranda Hotel from 3:45pm at the Palm Room. Yours Faithfully Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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GENERAL INFORMATION - KISWAHILI OFFICE
by Alfelt Abio 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

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Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training
by Catherine Adeya 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Thanks Charles. The animation issue is being dealt with by someone else at this point. However, the Secretariat endeavours to discuss everything that you read online. Am sure there will be updates in next planning meeting. Thanks. Nyaki charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Judy, I suppose since kictanet deals primarily with policy advocacy, the first priority should be policy analysis and strategy development. All the same, this is a great initiative. well done and tell nyaki she has been too quiet on the side of debate animation. Cheers Charles Nduati --- Joseph Mucheru wrote: > Hi Judy, > > Do you mean the british council or high commission? > or are they the same > > -- > Joseph Mucheru > Chief Executive > mucheru(a)wananchi.com > > > > On Jul 27, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Judy kimiti wrote: > > > Dear Member, > > > > KICTANet is planning to offer the following > training courses > > starting from Mid August. > > > > Structure > > Organization > > Strategic Planning > > Conflict resolution > > Report Writing > > Public Speaking > > Analysis of Policy > > Repertoire > > Survey > > How to do questionnaires and interviews > > Leadership & Team building > > Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques > > Public Speaking > > Presentation and Communication Skill > > Conflict Management > > > > KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following > three as a priority > > to start: > > - Proposal Writing > > - Report Writing > > - Public Speaking > > > > From the list above which other courses you think > we should include > > and are willing to participate? > > Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd > august with your > > suggestions > > > > > > Judy Mumbi Kimiti > > KICTANET > > Tel:(020)6751323 > > Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 > > > > > > Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is > radically easier > > to use" The Wall Street Journal > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/ > > mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40wananchi.com > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati2002%40yahoo.co… CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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FW: [iConnect Highlights] eBulletin July2006 - news on ICT4D
by Harry Hare 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

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KICTANet Secretariat Contact Details
by Judy kimiti 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please find KICTANet Secretariat contacts: KICTANet Secretariat Nelleon Place, First Block, 3rd Flr Rhapta Road, Westlands P.O.Box 825 Sarit Tel: 4453671/2 --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...

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RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by evelyne ofwona 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi, Yes, I agree this is very important. vkyalo <vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Hi all, I would add report writing from the same group as a good one since most of what we do will need good/readable reports. Just a suggestion --- Regards Victor Kyalo KENET --------------------------------- From: kictanet-bounces+vkyalo=kenet.or.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+vkyalo=kenet.or.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:27 PM To: vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke Subject: FW: [Kictanet] British Council Training Did this come thro? Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------- From: Muriuki Mureithi [mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke] Sent: 30 July 2006 16:46 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training Hi Alice and all I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep in sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this is realised . To realise kictanets mission we need to care for the productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three headings and my immediate proposals are Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find personal mission in kictanet o time management Collaborative leadership share vision and resolve conflicts in a synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet o Leadership and team building o Conflict resolution in teams o negotiation Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet projects and programmes o selling benefits not features very useful for lobbying our ideas not just products o Online Collaboration Tools o Strategic planning for CSOs This will give kictanet members a total package and value Cheers Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------- From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of chelimo kenneth Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating in any listed course. Ken Chelimo, SIDAREC Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. Structure Organization Strategic Planning Conflict resolution Report Writing Public Speaking Analysis of Policy Repertoire Survey How to do questionnaires and interviews Leadership & Team building Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques Public Speaking Presentation and Communication Skill Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/404 - Release Date: 7/31/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/404 - Release Date: 7/31/2006 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/evelyneofwona%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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Jambo Mozilla Firefox is ready for download
by Harry Harry 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

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FW: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by Muriuki Mureithi 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Did this come thro? Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: Muriuki Mureithi [mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke] Sent: 30 July 2006 16:46 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training Hi Alice and all I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep in sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this is realised . To realise kictanet's mission we need to care for the productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three headings and my immediate proposals are 1. Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find personal mission in kictanet o time management 2. Collaborative leadership - share vision and resolve conflicts in a synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet o Leadership and team building o Conflict resolution in teams o negotiation 3. Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet projects and programmes o selling benefits not features - very useful for lobbying our ideas not just products o Online Collaboration Tools o Strategic planning for CSOs This will give kictanet members a total package and value Cheers Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of chelimo kenneth Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating in any listed course. Ken Chelimo, SIDAREC Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. * Structure * Organization * Strategic Planning * Conflict resolution * Report Writing * Public Speaking * Analysis of Policy * Repertoire * Survey * How to do questionnaires and interviews * Leadership & Team building * Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques * Public Speaking * Presentation and Communication Skill * Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking >From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 _____ Try the all-new <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/wall_st_2/*http:/ us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" - The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com _____ How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> call rates. -- <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006

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Fw: KENYA IS A GREAT LAND, IS MY HOME NA NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA.
by Wainaina Mungai 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

FYI > -------Original Message------- > From: Office of Public Communications <nkakwe(a)comms.go.ke> > Subject: KENYA IS A GREAT LAND, IS MY HOME NA NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA. > Sent: 01 Aug '06 10:19 > > Dear Sir / Madam, > > The office of the Government Spokesperson wishes to deliver to you the > information of thousands of jobs recently Advertised by the Government of > Kenya through the Public Service Commission. > > Please find more details on these jobs in the attached file. > > [LINK: > http://www.communication.go.ke/send_mail.asp?MailID=wainaina@madeinkenya.org] > Please feel free to forward this information to all your friends by > clicking here. > > To visit the website of Government Spokesperson and learn more about what > the Government has done for you click on the banner below or [LINK: > http://www.communication.go.ke] click here. > > [LINK: http://www.communication.go.ke] > > Thank you. > > Website Team. > > Office of Public Communications / > Government Spokesperson - Kenya.

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Fw: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by alice＠apc.org 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

> Hi Alice and all > > I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on > the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep > in > sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this > is realised . To realise kictanet's mission we need to care for the > productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally > the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we > achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three > headings and my immediate proposals are > > > > 1. Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately > allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find > personal mission in kictanet > > o time management > > > > 2. Collaborative leadership - share vision and resolve conflicts in a > synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet > > > > o Leadership and team building > > o Conflict resolution in teams > > o negotiation > > > > 3. Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet > projects and programmes > > o selling benefits not features - very useful for lobbying our > ideas > not just products > > o Online Collaboration Tools > > o Strategic planning for CSOs > > > > This will give kictanet members a total package and value > > Cheers > > Muriuki Mureithi > > _____ > > From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of chelimo kenneth > Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 > To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training > > > > All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating > in > any listed course. > > Ken Chelimo, > > SIDAREC > > Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Dear Member, > > > > KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from > Mid August. > > > > * Structure > * Organization > * Strategic Planning > * Conflict resolution > * Report Writing > * Public Speaking > * Analysis of Policy > * Repertoire > * Survey > * How to do questionnaires and interviews > * Leadership & Team building > * Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques > * Public Speaking > * Presentation and Communication Skill > * Conflict Management > > > > KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to > start: > > - Proposal Writing > > - Report Writing > > - Public Speaking > > > >>From the list above which other courses you think we should include and >>are > willing to participate? > > Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions > > > > > > Judy Mumbi Kimiti > KICTANET > Tel:(020)6751323 > Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 > > > _____ > > > Try the all-new > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/wall_st_2/*http:/ > us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> Yahoo! > Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" - The Wall Street > Journal_______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com > > > > > > _____ > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt > =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> call rates. > > > > -- > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt > =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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FW: [swopnet] Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition
by Harry Harry 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

FYI _____ Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition Submissions are welcome for the Global Development Network s annual competition for the Most Innovative Development Project, which carries prizes in cash and travel of over US $70,000! The finalists will present their proposals at GDN s Annual Global Development Conference in Beijing, China in January 2007. Submissions are being accepted for an ongoing development project implemented in a developing or transition country. Criteria include the degree of innovation and the potential for broad application of the project in other countries. Deadline for submission: August 21, 2006 Please disseminate this information amongst your colleagues. For more information on the competition visit our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.gdnet.org"www.gdnet.org. Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank --- You are currently subscribed to swopnet as: harry(a)aitecafrica.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-swopnet-151193O(a)dgroups.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by HYPERLINK "http://www.mailscanner.info/"MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006

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Fwd: Planning Meeting 3rd Thursday
by Judy kimiti 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Membrs, Please RSVP your attendance to the undersigned for The KICTANet Planning meeting on Thursday 3rd August for Logistics Purposes. Thank You Regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training
by Andrew Limo 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

The list is relevant. Maybe something on Change management. Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. Structure Organization Strategic Planning Conflict resolution Report Writing Public Speaking Analysis of Policy Repertoire Survey How to do questionnaires and interviews Leadership & Team building Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques Public Speaking Presentation and Communication Skill Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrew.limo%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Fw: ICT bill proposals
by alice＠apc.org 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

Dear KICTANet members Find attached a report of the IC bill analysis process. For those who would like a copy of the bill containing KICTANet proposals, please send an offline request to Judy Kimiti: jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk best regards alice

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Fw: Issue 315: EASSy members agree to hybrid SPV and KDN still going ahead
by alice＠apc.org 23 Jul '06

23 Jul '06

> Top Story from Balancing Act > > TOP STORY: EASSY MEMBERS AGREE TO HYBRID SPV AND KDN STILL GOING AHEAD > _____________________________________________________________________ > > The trio of parties involved in getting the EASSy project of the ground – > African Governments, external funders (DFIs in the jargon) and last but > not least the EASSy consortium members have agreed that the project will > go forward using a Hybrid Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). An exhausting > 3-day all-stakeholder meeting in Nairobi produced the breakthrough but > many of the difficult details have yet to be sorted out. But KDN’s Kai > Wulff is going ahead with a rival project and looks like a man with more > than one option should he choose to change his mind. Russell Southwood > tries to make sense of the latest twists and turns in this East African > fibre saga. > > The Nairobi meeting was the first time that all of the parties had sat > down together to discuss substantive issues and although the going proved > to be hard, when the Chair asked if anyone was against the hybrid SPV, > answer came there none. > > The hybrid SPV model is being backed by the DFIs that include: the World > Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Development Bank of South Africa, > the African Development Bank, the Agence Française de Développement (and > its private sector finance arm PROPARCO) and KfW Entwicklungsbank (German > Development Bank). > > So what is the hybrid SPV? If you go to our web site you will be able to > see an organisational chart showing how it will be organised. In essence > there will be two sets of companies: > > 1. the EASSy SPV that will receive support from the World Bank that will > in turn support what we might call the Higher SPV (H-SPV) > 2. The Higher SPV that will receive investment from all those > organisations investing directly and that will not be subject to the Open > Access requirements placed upon the EASSy SPV. > > Since part of the EASSy SPV’s purpose is to offer the lowest possible > prices, its decision on pricing will set the benchmark against which those > not in the EASSy SPV will have to set their prices as setting a higher > price will not be an option. > > The EASSy SPV will be open to all of the existing EASSy consortium > signatories plus all of those parties that got left out in the formation > of the original project. It should therefore include entities like > UbuntuNet, the university bandwidth consortium. Everyone is still > insisting that international licences will be required to participate and > this may yet create a hurdle for some parties. > > The consensus on the hybrid SPV structure seems to have made everyone’s > position much more fluid and according to Laurent Besancon, Senior > Regulatory Specialist, Global ICT Department, World Bank who has been > closely involved with the negotiations from the DFI side:”Quite a large > number of companies will join the EASSy SPV and the more that join, the > lower the financing costs will be and therefore the lower the final price > of the bandwidth.” > > It has to be said that it is currently quite hard to see the incentive to > remain outside of the EASSy SPV unless you are an organisation > “forward-buying” extremely large amounts of bandwidth or that you imagine > your presence on the Board of the H-SPV will grant you some form of > control not otherwise available through the EASSy SPV. > > Because it has taken a long time to reach agreement on the hybrid SPV, > none of the tricky details about corporate governance and pricing have yet > been resolved. Obviously the EASSy SPV and the direct investors into the > H-SPV will nominate representatives to the Board of the H-SPV but how this > will be achieved and what level of representation is assured for each > group has not yet been settled. > > The discussion to settle this issue will be tricky as the EASSy SPV needs > to ensure that Open Access principles and low pricing are achieved and the > private sector members will want to ensure that the entity is run > commercially. And it would not be beyond the bounds of imagination that > one or two of the direct investors outside of the EASSy SPV will try and > undermine in subtle ways the consensus achieved on a “low price, high > volume” approach. For example, will those with landing stations get a > special position at the table as in the current EASSy structure? At > present there are apparently 4-5 landing station parties in the EASSy SPV > so the issue may not be clear cut. > > The EASSy SPV’s Open Access position is underwritten by the DFIs but what > if one or more of them was to decide that their work was done after five > years and to sell out to another external investor? None of the details of > the financing package are clear and yet it will be the balance between > grants, soft loan funding and commercial funding that will ultimately > settle the outcome of the final price of the bandwidth. The DFI package is > worth US$170 million. The last budget announced by NEPAD was US$280 > million and this included $10 million working capital and $30-40 million > to build or upgrade existing landing stations. > > The DFIs say they are working hard to clarify the funding package issues > and to produce the funding to pay for the expertise to get the “i”s dotted > and the “t”s crossed. > > There is still no clarity on pricing. The principle is that the bandwidth > will be as cheap as possible and that there will be a “step-down” after > the initial five-year period. It appears from what is known that the > bandwidth will be in the range that has already been quoted by various > people associated with the EASSy consortium (see previous News Updates). > > A Task Force has been set up representing the three main parties involved > and it will be this group that will have to try and overcome “the devil in > the details”. > > A certain frisson was caused last week by the news that several countries > (including Burundi) had signed the CNMA but we are assured that this was > simply to allow the release of monies to get the equipment acquisition > moving for the capital project ahead. According to the World Bank’s > Besancon:”We’ve had reassurances that the CNMA will be amended to reflect > the Task Force and EASSy SPV input. The signing of the CNMA helps keep the > momentum moving forward from Nairobi.” > > Meanwhile KDN’s CEO Kai Wulff is still sounding bullish about its project > to sign with Flag to connect Mombasa to a Yemen branch of the Falcon > cable:”We are definitely going ahead. There are enough people willing to > listen to a better and cheaper proposal. But whatever happens I will > simply go with whatever is the cheapest option and I’m not going to be > delayed by anything.” The company is believed to have a “let-out” clause > on the Flag deal and could make the move back to EASSy if the price is > right. > > Wulff stressed that whilst he would compete in all other arenas in the > field of international bandwidth he was simply trying to make the cheapest > bandwidth available to everybody:”KDN’s motivation is that we’re looking > for the best and cheapest option that will help the development of the ICT > sector in the region and through that the development of the whole > region.” > > Regional press reports say that the company is in negotiations with > Safaricom, Telkom and Celtel Kenya and ISPs. > ____________________________________________________________________

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Partnership to Bridge Digital Divide for Urban Youth
by Wainaina Mungai 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Partnership to Bridge Digital Divide for Urban Youth UN-HABITAT and Computer Aid International have signed a landmark agreement to help avail ICT to the inhabitants of Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the world's poorest informal settlements. The document was signed in June 2006 by UN-HABITAT Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka and Tony Roberts Computer Aid International Chief Executive during the Third Session of the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada. The Agreement of Cooperation spelt out how the two organisations will work together to apply ICTs to urban development projects beginning with a pilot in Kibera, Nairobi called the 'Computers for Communities' project. Kibera is Africa's largest urban slum and is home to about one million people. The Computers for Communities project is part of the UN-Habitat 'ICT for Development' programme. Computer Aid International is the world's largest not-for-profit provider of computers to developing countries. Computer Aid has provided 70,000 PCs to educational institutions and not-for-profit organisations in 104 different countries. More than 6,000 of that total have been sent to Kenyan schools, universities and non-governmental organisations. The first computer laboratory created under the scheme will be at the 'One Stop Youth Shop' community resource centre in Kibera, Nairobi. This innovative and ground-breaking centre provides a rare meeting place for young people to come together to access information SOURCE: http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=3300&catid=41&typeid=6&subMenuId=0 --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Fwd: [Stock-Detective News] Alert - UCHUMI – Their Half-Way Proposition
by Bill Kagai 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: info <info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke> Date: Jul 18, 2006 8:38 PM Subject: [Stock-Detective News] Alert - UCHUMI – Their Half-Way Proposition To: news(a)stock-detective.co.ke 'Don't worry, I will make them an offer they cannot refuse' - Don Corleone in the God-Father. That seems to be, what the dons in Uchumi are thinking at the moment. The Stock-Detective has established that the Shareholders meeting for Uchumi is as predicted on our website, scheduled for Friday, 21st July 2006 at KICC. We will not bother with the details on the time for it will be in the press in the next few days. Let's dig into their more interesting strategy. Apparently, the 'big' shareholders of Uchumi have been talking to the 'management' since they do not want to see their cash go down the drain. Their offer - They pump in more money into Uchumi to be converted into equity...[but], they get to earn 6% interest in the new capital injection. Apparently, 'the powers that be', did not like the 'big shots' making this decision on their own and thus the need to call the Friday meeting for all the shareholders. The argument at the moment seems to be that since they stand to lose all…they had better pump in a bit more, ensure Uchumi is profitable and then reap in the future...albeit pegged on interest in regard to the new capital injection. Of course, sideshows still ran paramount with antics like Farmers Choice could not believe that their products were not in the shelves and the MD (holed somewhere in London) summoned the marketing guys to ensure all Uchumis stock our favourite sausages. Don't we learn from past mistakes?? As we ponder whether CMA and NSE will accept this half-way proposition by Uchumi big wits, why not focus on the sound business/investment to be made here by the 'normal' shareholder? Of course, it sounds lucrative to add more cash into Uchumi instead of losing all. But that does not mean that you stand to lose if the supermarket soars without your new investment. The issue really is - Is it financially logical to pump in more money just because Government bailed out an in-efficiently run supermarket?? Pundits argue that Uchumi has what it takes, ample parking, 'soon to be' fully-stocked shelves and friendly customer service. But it's your money that counts here. Is this an offer you cannot refuse?? Stock-Detective is only two weeks old and therefore feels too naive to offer advice here. IT'S YOUR CALL!! Reported by the 'Stock-Detective' somewhere around in Nairobi City! Keep it here for more breaking news. _______________________________________________ News mailing list News(a)stock-detective.co.ke http://www.stock-detective.co.ke:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 722 379409 URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke

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FW: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa
by Harry Harry 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Apologies for cross-posting. Harry _____ From: David Sawe [mailto:david.sawe@eThinkTankTz.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:45 AM To: Sharing With Other People Network Subject: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa Greetings colleagues, Please receive a copy of the keynote statement that our President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete read yesterday morning at the Microsoft Government Leaders' Forum for Africa, in Cape Town. Below the statement, I have pasted a photo of him with retired President Bill Clinton, Chairman Bill Gates, at the Gala Dinner for Forum participants yesterday evening. I apologise for the poor quality of the photo, but it was taken while security guards were threatening me... With regards from Cape Town, David. _____ STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT LEADERS’ FORUM – AFRICA, CAPE TOWN, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 10TH JULY, 2006 Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government; His Excellency Bill Clinton, Mr. Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation; Distinguished Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by saying what a privilege it is to join you here this morning. It is a great honour for me to have the opportunity to address this important Forum. I thank Microsoft for organizing the event for the second time in Africa, and I am also thankful to Chairman, Bill Gates for inviting me to participate here. I also wish to thank our hosts, the Government of the Republic of South Africa, for the warmth of their hospitality and the excellent arrangements they have made for this meeting. This meeting is about Africa’s competitiveness in the global market. In a globalised world of today, survival is predicated upon ability to compete in the global marketplace. It is a function of being able to produce goods and services which can compete in terms of quality, affordability and availability. It is in essence a matter of production capacity and efficiency. These in turn are very much influenced and enhanced by technology particularly information and communications technology (ICT). Development and use of ICT is very central to modern day production and development processes. ICT therefore is central not only to the production process but also to other aspects of human life and activity such as governance, tourism, education etc. where when used it engenders greater efficiency and better services. In this context, it is indisputable that the pace of Africa’s development will necessarily rely upon the extent and depth of the ICT Revolution. ICT offers a cross-cutting and multisectoral resource that can be beneficial in many different ways. In particular, ICT increases productivity and efficiency in all sectors and facilitates the creation of new industries and services, thereby augmenting growth and job opportunities. When the development of Europe and other countries was being supported by the Industrial Revolution, Africa was left out. Even now in the era of ICT revolution, Africa seems to be lagging far behind others. Africa is the world’s last frontier in human and ICT development. Africa needs, and deserves the assistance of the developed world. It is heartwarming indeed, to note that there is this kind of initiative by Chairman Bill Gates which will enable us to better identify priorities to bring Africa rapidly onto the Global Information Highway. We thank you Chairman Bill Gates for your foresight and for timely action. Given the historical handicaps and the current infancy of Africa’s ICT sector, African Governments and leaders realize that we must be pro-active and adapt international best practices for the continent to be able to raise its ICT standing. We need to fast-track ICT development in the continent. All of us in Africa recognize the importance of ICT for accelerated socio-economic growth, as policies are being formulated for creating conducive environments for ICT development. There are a number of things that need to be done to bring Africa into the ICT fold. One, we need to look at the infrastructure facilities which will make ICT available in Africa. They present a serious constraint to ICT development in the Continent. Most countries in Africa and many areas within nations are not properly connected and are currently dependent on expensive satellite technologies that are not affordable to governments, businesses and the majority of our people. We have to reduce dependence on the satellite if we have to make fast progress. It is in this regard for example, that our nations in Eastern Africa, are ready to invest in the submarine cable (The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - EASSy) to link our countries. In my country, Tanzania, we are making huge investment in a nationwide terrestrial optical fibre cable network to connect the whole country up to the districts. Later, of course, we intend to take it to the villages. Such heavy investments will necessarily involve creating innovative partnerships among our public and private sectors, and between us and our international development partners and friends. It is a matter of great comfort and inspiration to observe that Microsoft has chosen to take a lead in lending valuable support to Africa through cross-sectoral networking. The other thing that needs to be addressed is the question of human resources development. Africa’s competitiveness is essentially dependent on the skills of its people. Our Continent’s future therefore, is dependent upon our ability to develop our people’s skills to cope with the rapidly evolving needs of the ever changing global and national environment. In that changing environment, ICT is a major factor. This means therefore that ICT development must be an integral part of the education systems of our nations. It should be anchored properly in the curricula of our schools from the level of pre-school, through primary, secondary, to tertiary education and vocational training. This is a big challenge indeed to our Governments, especially in the least developed ones, like mine, Tanzania. But, because of its immeasurable contribution towards promoting fast growth it is a cost we must bear. On the same vein, this is enough reason for the developed world, governments institutions and for friends, to look seriously into supporting the LDCs in ICT development. Our nations and governments in Africa should also appreciate the role the private sector in our respective nations can play in ICT development. We need to promote and develop this partnership. I believe, in partnership with the private sector, our countries can make faster progress in ICT as has been the case with other important areas. In the African continent where teachers are very scarce compared to our needs, ICT could be used, and has been used in some cases to extend the capability of teachers. ICT can also be used to empower students to access higher quality learning experience via educational software. In many instances, this effectively makes for the inadequacy and absence of libraries, laboratories and other learning materials. It is a pleasure to note that Microsoft has made substantial investments in this particular field within Africa, as well as elsewhere in the world. While applauding Chairman Bill Gates for this, may I make a humble request to you, that you continue to extend this useful service a little more and a little longer, to cover more countries and people. It is now time for all of us to move beyond experimental pilot projects in e-Education and to implement broadbased integrated strategies such as those envisaged by NEPAD, among others. Unless we do so, the Digital Divide among the peoples of this continent will be aggravated as ICT skills, access and benefits will remain the preserve of small minorities. It is therefore imperative for us to use ICT to enhance the quality of our educational pipelines, as well as to expand its accessibility to our people. This will assist them to adopt and adapt these tools in the context of their work places. Let me raise another important fact. This relates to availability of PCs to the people so that they can make use of the ICT. They are not readily available and too expensive to many to buy when available. African countries are unlikely to be able – on their own – to reduce the cost of PCs and other ICT equipment so that they become as affordable as cell-phones have now become. They have no leverage but the industry can do something. There are examples of what the industry can do. Merely eight years ago, a cell-phone in my country would cost close to US$2,000 and the equipment was nearly the size and weight of a bricket. The technology was new then, and the subscriber base was barely measureable. Now that handsets are easily available for less than US$100, the user base has increased tremendously to close to 4,000,000 subscribers. Over 10% of Tanzanian population are subscribers. I am sure that similar measures towards the affordability of access to ICT equipment would yield comparable results in terms of the user base. However, because computers are able to offer substantially more uses and productivity enhancements than cellular phones, I firmly believe that our economic statistics will reflect an even more pronounced and favourable impact. With the view to improve on affordability in Tanzania, my predecessor His Excellency Benjamin W. Mkapa lifted duties and taxes on computer equipment and other ICT equipment. Still, in an economy where a sizeable population lives on less than one dollar-a-day, it is quite unrealistic to expect many people to invest on equipment worth two years of their income – and yet spend more money on maintenance. We need to do something on this important matter. I am aware that Microsoft and partners are working on improving the affordability of ICT for the end-user. I applaud the work done thus far; it is my hope and that of many of us in Africa that we will soon enjoy its fruit. The other challenge for us in Africa is the use of ICT in government, businesses, in tourism, in medicine, and in everyday life. Where ICT has been used in government, delivery is fast and efficiency is increased. There is more transparency and corruption is curbed. In tourism, marketing is easy and realization of financial proceeds is instant. We need to get there. Africa needs to be assisted to develop e-Government and e-tourism as much as we need to be assisted to develop e-commerce. Development of a critical mass of African entrepreneurs, who are actively involved in the process of Africa’s integration into the global ICT highway, is essential for anchoring ICT in our economies and societies. Further, ICT helps businesses to grow, small businesses to become medium, local become global and able to compete effectively in delivering affordable and quality goods and services on a timely basis. E-commerce is the way to do businesses in the globalised world. It handles billions of dollars of business per annum, yet only a mere small fraction of this revenue comes from Africa. Africa is left on the periphery of this important vehicle of trade. The development of innovation hubs and incubators for ICT entrepreneurs, if accelerated could speed up the process of enabling African entrepreneurs to become active participants in this. Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs need to be empowered and enabled, both technically and financially, to play a meaningful role in ICT development in the continent. The growth of entrepreneurs is currently slow, hampered by prohibitive costs of establishing businesses, low accessibility to medium and long term loans, and high costs of production. Some of these obstacles can be addressed internally, by the entrepreneurs themselves and many by governments. Governments have a crucial role to play in creating and supporting a conducive environment in which these entrepreneurs can grow and thrive. They are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that political, fiscal and monetary policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks, are receptive and responsive to ICT development. Many governments in Africa have already created incentives and deliberate interventions to promote ICT entrepreneurs in their respective countries. Given that the ICT development process contains both public and private dimensions, it is noteworthy that Africa has woken up to the fact that Private-Public Partnerships are essential. Where Private-Public Partnerships are actively utilized, the rate of digitization is certainly accelerated. Excellencies and Distinguished Participants, Before I conclude, allow me at this point to reiterate and underscore the centrality of ICT development in Africa. It’s the way for us to take. I also reiterate the need for support to ICT development in Africa. Africa needs to be assisted to be part of the global system by overcoming the constraints relating to infrastructure, skills, PCs availability and development of local entrepreneurship. While these areas are important, African Governments also need to ensure that they develop conducive environments for ICT investments to grow harmoniously. In this context, partnerships between private sectors and Governments will ultimately determine the success of our endeavours in this age of Globalisation. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen; I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Microsoft for demonstrating how the peering between ICT entrepreneurs of developed and developing countries can be fostered in order to bridge the digital divide. And finally, may I take this opportunity to once again thank Chairman Bill Gates for bringing together in this venue a valuable network of African Government Leaders and other important players and great personalities of world reknown like His Excellency Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, to share ideas with one another on this dynamic field. We look forward to useful exchanges. Thank you for your attention. _____ _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006

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FW: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa
by Harry Harry 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Apologies for cross-posting. Harry _____ From: David Sawe [mailto:david.sawe@eThinkTankTz.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:45 AM To: Sharing With Other People Network Subject: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa Greetings colleagues, Please receive a copy of the keynote statement that our President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete read yesterday morning at the Microsoft Government Leaders' Forum for Africa, in Cape Town. Below the statement, I have pasted a photo of him with retired President Bill Clinton, Chairman Bill Gates, at the Gala Dinner for Forum participants yesterday evening. I apologise for the poor quality of the photo, but it was taken while security guards were threatening me... With regards from Cape Town, David. _____ STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT LEADERS’ FORUM – AFRICA, CAPE TOWN, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 10TH JULY, 2006 Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government; His Excellency Bill Clinton, Mr. Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation; Distinguished Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by saying what a privilege it is to join you here this morning. It is a great honour for me to have the opportunity to address this important Forum. I thank Microsoft for organizing the event for the second time in Africa, and I am also thankful to Chairman, Bill Gates for inviting me to participate here. I also wish to thank our hosts, the Government of the Republic of South Africa, for the warmth of their hospitality and the excellent arrangements they have made for this meeting. This meeting is about Africa’s competitiveness in the global market. In a globalised world of today, survival is predicated upon ability to compete in the global marketplace. It is a function of being able to produce goods and services which can compete in terms of quality, affordability and availability. It is in essence a matter of production capacity and efficiency. These in turn are very much influenced and enhanced by technology particularly information and communications technology (ICT). Development and use of ICT is very central to modern day production and development processes. ICT therefore is central not only to the production process but also to other aspects of human life and activity such as governance, tourism, education etc. where when used it engenders greater efficiency and better services. In this context, it is indisputable that the pace of Africa’s development will necessarily rely upon the extent and depth of the ICT Revolution. ICT offers a cross-cutting and multisectoral resource that can be beneficial in many different ways. In particular, ICT increases productivity and efficiency in all sectors and facilitates the creation of new industries and services, thereby augmenting growth and job opportunities. When the development of Europe and other countries was being supported by the Industrial Revolution, Africa was left out. Even now in the era of ICT revolution, Africa seems to be lagging far behind others. Africa is the world’s last frontier in human and ICT development. Africa needs, and deserves the assistance of the developed world. It is heartwarming indeed, to note that there is this kind of initiative by Chairman Bill Gates which will enable us to better identify priorities to bring Africa rapidly onto the Global Information Highway. We thank you Chairman Bill Gates for your foresight and for timely action. Given the historical handicaps and the current infancy of Africa’s ICT sector, African Governments and leaders realize that we must be pro-active and adapt international best practices for the continent to be able to raise its ICT standing. We need to fast-track ICT development in the continent. All of us in Africa recognize the importance of ICT for accelerated socio-economic growth, as policies are being formulated for creating conducive environments for ICT development. There are a number of things that need to be done to bring Africa into the ICT fold. One, we need to look at the infrastructure facilities which will make ICT available in Africa. They present a serious constraint to ICT development in the Continent. Most countries in Africa and many areas within nations are not properly connected and are currently dependent on expensive satellite technologies that are not affordable to governments, businesses and the majority of our people. We have to reduce dependence on the satellite if we have to make fast progress. It is in this regard for example, that our nations in Eastern Africa, are ready to invest in the submarine cable (The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - EASSy) to link our countries. In my country, Tanzania, we are making huge investment in a nationwide terrestrial optical fibre cable network to connect the whole country up to the districts. Later, of course, we intend to take it to the villages. Such heavy investments will necessarily involve creating innovative partnerships among our public and private sectors, and between us and our international development partners and friends. It is a matter of great comfort and inspiration to observe that Microsoft has chosen to take a lead in lending valuable support to Africa through cross-sectoral networking. The other thing that needs to be addressed is the question of human resources development. Africa’s competitiveness is essentially dependent on the skills of its people. Our Continent’s future therefore, is dependent upon our ability to develop our people’s skills to cope with the rapidly evolving needs of the ever changing global and national environment. In that changing environment, ICT is a major factor. This means therefore that ICT development must be an integral part of the education systems of our nations. It should be anchored properly in the curricula of our schools from the level of pre-school, through primary, secondary, to tertiary education and vocational training. This is a big challenge indeed to our Governments, especially in the least developed ones, like mine, Tanzania. But, because of its immeasurable contribution towards promoting fast growth it is a cost we must bear. On the same vein, this is enough reason for the developed world, governments institutions and for friends, to look seriously into supporting the LDCs in ICT development. Our nations and governments in Africa should also appreciate the role the private sector in our respective nations can play in ICT development. We need to promote and develop this partnership. I believe, in partnership with the private sector, our countries can make faster progress in ICT as has been the case with other important areas. In the African continent where teachers are very scarce compared to our needs, ICT could be used, and has been used in some cases to extend the capability of teachers. ICT can also be used to empower students to access higher quality learning experience via educational software. In many instances, this effectively makes for the inadequacy and absence of libraries, laboratories and other learning materials. It is a pleasure to note that Microsoft has made substantial investments in this particular field within Africa, as well as elsewhere in the world. While applauding Chairman Bill Gates for this, may I make a humble request to you, that you continue to extend this useful service a little more and a little longer, to cover more countries and people. It is now time for all of us to move beyond experimental pilot projects in e-Education and to implement broadbased integrated strategies such as those envisaged by NEPAD, among others. Unless we do so, the Digital Divide among the peoples of this continent will be aggravated as ICT skills, access and benefits will remain the preserve of small minorities. It is therefore imperative for us to use ICT to enhance the quality of our educational pipelines, as well as to expand its accessibility to our people. This will assist them to adopt and adapt these tools in the context of their work places. Let me raise another important fact. This relates to availability of PCs to the people so that they can make use of the ICT. They are not readily available and too expensive to many to buy when available. African countries are unlikely to be able – on their own – to reduce the cost of PCs and other ICT equipment so that they become as affordable as cell-phones have now become. They have no leverage but the industry can do something. There are examples of what the industry can do. Merely eight years ago, a cell-phone in my country would cost close to US$2,000 and the equipment was nearly the size and weight of a bricket. The technology was new then, and the subscriber base was barely measureable. Now that handsets are easily available for less than US$100, the user base has increased tremendously to close to 4,000,000 subscribers. Over 10% of Tanzanian population are subscribers. I am sure that similar measures towards the affordability of access to ICT equipment would yield comparable results in terms of the user base. However, because computers are able to offer substantially more uses and productivity enhancements than cellular phones, I firmly believe that our economic statistics will reflect an even more pronounced and favourable impact. With the view to improve on affordability in Tanzania, my predecessor His Excellency Benjamin W. Mkapa lifted duties and taxes on computer equipment and other ICT equipment. Still, in an economy where a sizeable population lives on less than one dollar-a-day, it is quite unrealistic to expect many people to invest on equipment worth two years of their income – and yet spend more money on maintenance. We need to do something on this important matter. I am aware that Microsoft and partners are working on improving the affordability of ICT for the end-user. I applaud the work done thus far; it is my hope and that of many of us in Africa that we will soon enjoy its fruit. The other challenge for us in Africa is the use of ICT in government, businesses, in tourism, in medicine, and in everyday life. Where ICT has been used in government, delivery is fast and efficiency is increased. There is more transparency and corruption is curbed. In tourism, marketing is easy and realization of financial proceeds is instant. We need to get there. Africa needs to be assisted to develop e-Government and e-tourism as much as we need to be assisted to develop e-commerce. Development of a critical mass of African entrepreneurs, who are actively involved in the process of Africa’s integration into the global ICT highway, is essential for anchoring ICT in our economies and societies. Further, ICT helps businesses to grow, small businesses to become medium, local become global and able to compete effectively in delivering affordable and quality goods and services on a timely basis. E-commerce is the way to do businesses in the globalised world. It handles billions of dollars of business per annum, yet only a mere small fraction of this revenue comes from Africa. Africa is left on the periphery of this important vehicle of trade. The development of innovation hubs and incubators for ICT entrepreneurs, if accelerated could speed up the process of enabling African entrepreneurs to become active participants in this. Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs need to be empowered and enabled, both technically and financially, to play a meaningful role in ICT development in the continent. The growth of entrepreneurs is currently slow, hampered by prohibitive costs of establishing businesses, low accessibility to medium and long term loans, and high costs of production. Some of these obstacles can be addressed internally, by the entrepreneurs themselves and many by governments. Governments have a crucial role to play in creating and supporting a conducive environment in which these entrepreneurs can grow and thrive. They are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that political, fiscal and monetary policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks, are receptive and responsive to ICT development. Many governments in Africa have already created incentives and deliberate interventions to promote ICT entrepreneurs in their respective countries. Given that the ICT development process contains both public and private dimensions, it is noteworthy that Africa has woken up to the fact that Private-Public Partnerships are essential. Where Private-Public Partnerships are actively utilized, the rate of digitization is certainly accelerated. Excellencies and Distinguished Participants, Before I conclude, allow me at this point to reiterate and underscore the centrality of ICT development in Africa. It’s the way for us to take. I also reiterate the need for support to ICT development in Africa. Africa needs to be assisted to be part of the global system by overcoming the constraints relating to infrastructure, skills, PCs availability and development of local entrepreneurship. While these areas are important, African Governments also need to ensure that they develop conducive environments for ICT investments to grow harmoniously. In this context, partnerships between private sectors and Governments will ultimately determine the success of our endeavours in this age of Globalisation. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen; I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Microsoft for demonstrating how the peering between ICT entrepreneurs of developed and developing countries can be fostered in order to bridge the digital divide. And finally, may I take this opportunity to once again thank Chairman Bill Gates for bringing together in this venue a valuable network of African Government Leaders and other important players and great personalities of world reknown like His Excellency Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, to share ideas with one another on this dynamic field. We look forward to useful exchanges. Thank you for your attention. _____ _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006

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Fw: [civilsociety] Meeting with Minister to Review Industry Performance- Tuesday 25 July 2006.
by alice＠apc.org 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

We invite all ICT executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and > stakeholders to a Symposium for the ICT Industry in Kenya. The Chief Guest > will be Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, MP., and Minister for Information & > Communications. > > Participants will review the progress and achievements made since the 2006 > Kenya ICT Strategy Conference held in Feb 2006 and explore the > opportunities presented to the ICT industry by recent developments in > strategy implementation. > > Date: Tuesday 25 July 2006. > > Time: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. > > Venue: Safari Park Hotel. > > Cost: KShs. 9,600/- per person. > > Do not miss out on this great opportunity to learn how your business or > organization can benefit from various ICT-related Public Private > Partnership initiatives being spearheaded by the Government. > > ICTvillage.com is an industry-driven online portal and business lobby. Our > objective is to bring the entire ICT industry in Kenya together (from > small enterprises to large multinationals) to make Kenya the ICT hub of > Africa. > > Please email or call 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make a reservation for this > important symposium. Visit our website, www.ictvillage.com, for more > information and to register your organization in our online directory. > > Kate Aloo, > Event Co-ordinator. > > -------------------------------------------- > ICTvillage.com, > c/o Idea Factory Limited, > The Office Park, > Riverside Drive. > Tel: 254-020-444-9277 > 254-020-444-7655 > Fax: 254-020-444-9210 > P.O. Box 12 - 00606, > Sarit Centre, > Nairobi, Kenya. > > > _______________________________________________ > civilsociety mailing list > civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/civilsociety/alice%40apc.org

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Fwd: ScanAd Group Set to Go Public
by Bill Kagai 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: info <info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke> Date: Jul 7, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: ScanAd Group Set to Go Public To: Bill Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> ScanAd Set To Go Public History is being made in Kenya as Barat Thakkar and Andrew White list the very first marketing services company at the Nairobi Stock Exchange....a very first in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first private sector company to be listed in nine years. To be truthful, they are not looking for your ordinary retail investor. To quote Thakkar..(sic) 'I dont want to hire a football field for my Annual General Meeting'. He is actually looking for 'institutional' and high networth individuals to be his fellow stock-holders in the company. Read more at; www.stock-detective.co.ke

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MINUTES OF KICTANET PLANNING HELD ON 22/06/06
by Evelyne Majale 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Good afternoon all, Please find attached minutes of the last planning meeting. Please disregard the earlier copy sent to you. Apologies for any inconveniences caused. Evelyne

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