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AfriNIC board
by Alice Wanjira 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

Dear Colleagues, This year, two seats will be vacant on the AfriNIC board. They are: a) Seat 3: for the Southern African sub-region (Primary and alternate) Mandate: 2006 to 2009 b) Seat 4: The Eastern Africa sub-region (Primary and Alternate) Mandate: 2006 to 2009 Who can seat on the Board? ========================= Anybody resident in one of the above sub-regions. Nominees should have good experience/background in the Internet environment, be able to participate actively in all activities conferred to the BoT by the AfriNIC bylaws (Section 16) and, as the working language is English, candidates should have a minimum comprehension of the English language. How to nominate: ================ Nominations should be sent to board-nomination(a)afrinic.net using the template below. Self-nomination is allowed but it must be supported by at least two different people either from or outside the nominee's sub-region. ----------------------------- AfriNIC Board Nomination form ----------------------------- Nominated by (full Name): Nominee (Full Name): Organization (or affiliation): Physical address: e-mail address: Phone number: Fax number: Country and sub-region: Brief statement explaining the candidate's background and motivation (Not more than 500 words): ** You may want to add a picture (it will appear with your details online) ----------- The deadline for Candidacy/Nominations is Tuesday April 4th 2006 at 08:00 GMT Election process policies: http://www.afrinic.net/bot/afbot-elp200502.htm Kind regards. -

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Fwd: Internet Governance Forum "theme" proposal: global free expression
by Florence Etta 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

FYI FE -------------------------------------------------------- The new multistakeholder Internet Governance Forum will meet October 30-Nov. 2 in Athens Greece. Currently we are debating what "themes" or topics will be on the agenda. A group of NGOs, including Internet Governance Project, Article 19, and Reporters Sans Frontiers are trying to get the following theme on the agenda: THEME PROPOSAL: Internet content filtering and free expression a. The proposed theme Are the Internet filtering and censorship practices of states compatible with Article XIX of the UN Declaration on Human Rights? Is it possible to develop a protocol to guide private Internet service providers and hosting companies toward ethical interactions with the governments of countries that heavily regulate and censor content? How can countries with different notions of legal and illegal content reconcile these differences in a way that maximizes the freedom and value of the Internet and makes it possible for Internet service providers to operate in a more secure and stable legal environment? b. Why it is important Access to information and free communication is at the heart of the Internet's value. Conflicts over content controls have created a number of tensions, e.g., between multinational Internet service companies such as Google, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and various national governments. Content regulation, filtering and censorship are issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing international body, but cut across many of them; e.g., UNESCO, ICANN, ITU and WIPO. c. How it is in conformity with the Tunis Agenda Paragraph 42 of the Tunis Agenda reaffirms the UN's "commitment to the freedom to seek, receive, impart and use information, in particular, for the creation, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge." Paragraph 46 encourages "governments to reaffirm the right of individuals to access information according to the Geneva Declaration of Principles and other mutually agreed relevant international instruments, and to coordinate internationally as appropriate." Paragraph 60 expresses the recognition that "there are many cross-cutting international public policy issues that require attention and are not adequately addressed by the current mechanisms." d. How it fits within the mandate of the IGF as detailed in para 72; Paragraph 72(a) empowers the Forum to "discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet." 72(b) mandates it to "facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body." e. Who the main actors in the field are, who could be encouraged to participate in the thematic session There are no "main actors" in this area but a wide variety of actors, e.g., individual dissidents, national and multinational internet service providers, national governments, civil society advocacy groups, professional associations in the news media, content rating standards proponents, and international organizations. f. Why this issue should be addressed in the first annual meeting of the Forum rather than in subsequent ones Freedom of expression is fundamental to the Internet. To discuss the issue of Internet governance without raising this vital question would deprive the IGF of all credibility as well as a successful outcome to its work. Such a decision would moreover raise an outcry among freedom of expression organisations and would tarnish this forum's image from its very first meeting. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos

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RE: [Africasource2-l] AfrISPA launches a paradigm shift to stimulateInternet growth through CONTENT
by Settimi, Stephen(GH/PRH/PEC) 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Eric -Thank you for sharing this piece from the Digital Africa Summit. The position paper somewhat echoes the slogan of the past that "content is King". I believe it remains King, but regrettable the court has been filled with tommyrot and jesters. The need for more African content is especially important for African and non-Northern domains. Content relevancy is the key. An interesting counter-point to the value of content is a compelling paper by Andrew Odlyzko who argues that the real value in the Internet is found not in content -although ipso facto that is all the Internet can carry, but in peer-to-peer communications and knowledge sharing evidenced by the explosive use of file sharing, blogs, SMS, etc. An interesting read: http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_2/odlyzko/ Stephen Settimi Sr. Fellow, Knowledge Management USAID -----Original Message----- From: africasource2-l-bounces(a)lists.tacticaltech.org [mailto:africasource2-l-bounces@lists.tacticaltech.org] On Behalf Of Eric Osiakwan Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:21 AM To: discuss(a)afrispa.org; AfriNIC Discuss; afnog(a)afnog.org Cc: africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org; kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke; En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org; tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu; committee(a)afrispa.org; fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org; afix(a)afrispa.org; idlelo2(a)fossfa.net Subject: [Africasource2-l] AfrISPA launches a paradigm shift to stimulateInternet growth through CONTENT On Thursday 23rd of March 2006 at the keynote session of the Digital Africa Summit in Arebella Sheraton Grand Hotel, Cape Town, the African Internet Service Providers Association (AfrISPA @ www.afrispa.org) launched their first position paper in a series which is focused on strategies for increased Internet growth. "A call for a paradigm shift to stimulate Internet growth through content" is the first position paper which argues that based on research finding, most African are interested in the value they get out of connecting to the Internet and not just for the sake of having access. Primarily their interest is driven by the value of content that they locate which is relevant to their lives and business. According to Mr. Muriuki Mureithi of Summit Strategies who authored the report on behalf of AfrISPA, it was intriguing to realize that even in the semi-rural areas the interest of most small medium enterprises who could afford the Internet was content; they asked the question "would I find relevant material on the Internet which would aid the growth of my business?". For them it was not just enough to use the Internet to communicate but they also wanted to see how it fits into their business processes for growth. Further the position of the lack of African content on the Internet was expressed by some of the constituents interviewed in the study. Launching the report, Mr. William Stucke, Chairman of AfrISPA expressed AfrISPA's interest in identifying other mechanism for stimulating Internet growth on the continent hence the series of position papers being undertaken with support from the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa Programme (CATIA @ www.catia.ws) He outlined the ten point recommendations of the study and emphasised the one that asks AfrISPA members and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Africa to give a free webpage or weblog (blog) to all their clients as well as develop simple web publishing tools to help them publish their content. The main objective of this position paper it to make the case for Africans to move from being consumers to producers of content that is relevant to their livelihoods and business. The culture of generating, process and publishing content in Africa is so lacking that if we don't take a strategic step to deal with it, all the Internet pipes that are being built would lack the relevant content for our socio-economic development. Earlier, Mr. Eric M.K Osiakwan secretary of AfrISPA announced in his presentation that Africa now has fifteen Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and twelve ISP Associations (ISPAs) however current efforts with other regional institutions would result in the establishment of ten more ISPAs and IXPs in 2006 with a projection of that to double in 2007. He emphasised that the growth of these exchanges is based on content and vice versa so the establishment of IXPs and the culture of developing and publishing content must go hand in hand. A copy of the study can be downloaded @ http://www.afrispa.org/PositionPapers/content.pdf NB: Apologise for crossposting. -- 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" -- _______________________________________________ Africasource2-l mailing list Africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org http://lists.tacticaltech.org/mailman/listinfo/africasource2-l

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Fwd: Fw: vacancy-Consultancy
by Florence Etta 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

FYI and sorry for cross posting! Cheers, FE --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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Fwd: Your message to kictanet awaits moderator approval
by Florence Etta 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

FYI Gatekeeping = Feedom of expression? FE kictanet-bounces(a)kictanet.or.ke wrote: Subject: Your message to kictanet awaits moderator approval From: kictanet-bounces(a)kictanet.or.ke Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:24:59 +0300 To: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk Your mail to 'kictanet' with the subject Fwd: Internet Governance Forum "theme" proposal: global free expression Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval. The reason it is being held: Too many recipients to the message Either the message will get posted to the list, or you will receive notification of the moderator's decision. If you would like to cancel this posting, please visit the following URL: http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/confirm/kictanet/8c305314158b4244807efc80ba1b… --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail

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AfrISPA launches a paradigm shift to stimulate Internet growth through CONTENT
by Eric Osiakwan 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

On Thursday 23rd of March 2006 at the keynote session of the Digital Africa Summit in Arebella Sheraton Grand Hotel, Cape Town, the African Internet Service Providers Association (AfrISPA @ www.afrispa.org) launched their first position paper in a series which is focused on strategies for increased Internet growth. A call for a paradigm shift to stimulate Internet growth through content is the first position paper which argues that based on research finding, most African are interested in the value they get out of connecting to the Internet and not just for the sake of having access. Primarily their interest is driven by the value of content that they locate which is relevant to their lives and business. According to Mr. Muriuki Mureithi of Summit Strategies who authored the report on behalf of AfrISPA, it was intriguing to realize that even in the semi-rural areas the interest of most small medium enterprises who could afford the Internet was content; they asked the question would I find relevant material on the Internet which would aid the growth of my business?. For them it was not just enough to use the Internet to communicate but they also wanted to see how it fits into their business processes for growth. Further the position of the lack of African content on the Internet was expressed by some of the constituents interviewed in the study. Launching the report, Mr. William Stucke, Chairman of AfrISPA expressed AfrISPAs interest in identifying other mechanism for stimulating Internet growth on the continent hence the series of position papers being undertaken with support from the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa Programme (CATIA @ www.catia.ws) He outlined the ten point recommendations of the study and emphasised the one that asks AfrISPA members and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Africa to give a free webpage or weblog (blog) to all their clients as well as develop simple web publishing tools to help them publish their content. The main objective of this position paper it to make the case for Africans to move from being consumers to producers of content that is relevant to their livelihoods and business. The culture of generating, process and publishing content in Africa is so lacking that if we dont take a strategic step to deal with it, all the Internet pipes that are being built would lack the relevant content for our socio-economic development. Earlier, Mr. Eric M.K Osiakwan secretary of AfrISPA announced in his presentation that Africa now has fifteen Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and twelve ISP Associations (ISPAs) however current efforts with other regional institutions would result in the establishment of ten more ISPAs and IXPs in 2006 with a projection of that to double in 2007. He emphasised that the growth of these exchanges is based on content and vice versa so the establishment of IXPs and the culture of developing and publishing content must go hand in hand. A copy of the study can be downloaded @ http://www.afrispa.org/PositionPapers/content.pdf NB: Apologise for crossposting. -- 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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ICT Sessional paper
by Muriuki Mureithi 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Hi colleagues ICT is still high in the political agenda .Today at the official opening of parliament, the President mentioned telecommunications as one of the sectors that grew fast and contributed to high overall national growth. He restated the government commitment to the ICT sector and cited the government's approval of the National ICT Policy earlier in the year In the legislative agenda for this session of parliament, he said that the government will present - a Sessional paper on ICT - a ICT bill to repeal Kenya Communications Act of 1998 I did talk a number of MPs and senior officials in the ICT sector who were present and got away with following - there is concern that the well meaning initiative of the government may not be realised simply because of the speed of the parliament to enact laws. In the last year, only 7 bills were enacted against 25 presented for discussions. With this speed of delivery, it is worrying if Parliament can deliver the Sessional paper and the ICT bill before the elections. One thing that comes out in my discussions with some MPs is the need to fast track the Bill - National ICT policy was published by the Ministry of I &C and approved by the Cabinet. Parliament had no role. Sessional paper will be a more forceful national commitment because parliament will discuss it and approve it. Often Sessional papers are more long term and cross cutting. It is significant for the government to develop the Sessional paper to consolidate the gains of the national ICT policy - understandably the bill is in the AG 's office being drafted and barring heavy schedules in AG's office who have to republish the many bills that lapsed, the ICT bill will be out soon. Keep watch. Meanwhile use the draft bill published by the Ministry. Cheers Muriuki --------------------------------------- Summit Strategies Ltd - Strategic information for decision 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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Fwd: East Africa Technology Information Project Receives Association f or Computing Machinery Humanitarian Award
by Florence Etta 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

FYI Sorry for cross posting. FE --- Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int wrote: > From: Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Subject: East Africa Technology Information Project > Receives Association f > or Computing Machinery Humanitarian Award > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:26:08 +0100 > > BM_253778East Africa Technology Information Project > Receives Association for > Computing Machinery Humanitarian Award > AScribe Newswire (03/16/06) > > ACM has named the project leaders of the Nakuru > Local Urban Observatory > (LUO) in Kenya as the winners of the 2005 Lawler > Award for Humanitarian > Contributions. Albrecht Ehrensperger of the Center > for Development and > Environment of the University of Berne, Switzerland, > and Solomon Mbuguah and > Ernest Siva of the Municipal Council of Nakuru will > receive the Eugene L. > Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions Within > Computer Science and > Informatics during the annual ACM Awards Banquet, > May 20, 2006, in San > Francisco. Through user-friendly software, the > Nakuru LUO project has > provided its Kenyan community with a spatial > information tool that is able > to store, retrieve, map, and analyze geographic > data. The community, which > has never had data on sanitation, water supply, and > other public facilities > before, is now able to use a global information > system (GIS) for town > planning initiatives. The geographical information > database, which can be > assessed at libraries, schools, and non-governmental > agencies, also serves > as a tool for obtaining local news and other > services. ACM introduced the > award, which includes a $5,000 prize, in 2000, and > it is given every two > years. For more information on the ACM Lawler Award > and this year's > recipients, visit > http://campus.acm.org/public/pressroom/press_releases/3_2006/lawler.cfm > <http://campus.acm.org/public/pressroom/press_releases/3_2006/lawler.cfm> > < > br> Click Here to View Full Article > <http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060316.141511&tim > e=16%2010%20PST&year=2006&public=0> > to the top > > > > > > Anthony Musunji > European Commission - Delegation Kenya > * +254-2-2713020 (pilot line) > * +254-2-2802013 (direct line) > * +254-2-2711954 (fax) > *anthony.musunji(a)cec.eu.int > * website: <http://www.delken.cec.eu.int/> > http://www.delken.cec.eu.int > P.O. Box 45119, 00100 - Nairobi, Kenya > Union Insurance House, Ragati Road > Upper Hill > > This email, and any files transmitted with it, is > confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom it is addressed. The > views expressed are purely those of the sender and > may not in any > circumstances be regarded as stating an official > position of the European > Commission. If you have received this email in error > please notify the > sender and delete the message. > > > > > > > > --- > Submitted by: Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int 2006-03-21 > 00:35:06 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private > communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: > [feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-98821H(a)lyris.idrc.ca > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Re: Fiber - Why not Over the land?
by Bill Woodcock 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

> I was chatting with a colleague of mine about the EASSy cable. And > he was asking, if our intention is to connect with the SAT3 cable at > S.Africa why cant we do it over the terrestial landscape. I am told > fiber laid side-by-side with Electricity cables can be installed in > record time with minimal costs... > Must we bury the fiber in the Ocean for it to work (;-). There are three ways, practically speaking, of doing it over land: you can bury it in conduit, you can wrap it around power lines, or you can put it through existing pipelines. Burying it in its own conduit achieves no great cost synergy, and provides no great protection. Wrapping it around existing high-voltage power lines is very fast, very cheap, gets the fiber up where people don't want to touch it, and is only medium-difficult to repair. But you typically don't have high-voltage power lines everywhere you want to run fiber. Pushing it through existing gas or oil or water pipelines provides good protection, is medium fast and cheap, but the pipelines are even rarer than power lines, and it's very difficult to add taps after the fact, and so on. In all cases, over-land is cheaper and less equipment-intensive than a real deep-water submarine fiber lay. Disadvantages to running over-land relative to submarine are that the fiber is much more likely to be damaged accidentally or through vandalism, and that it's much more difficult to achieve consensus among all of the (many many) parties across whose land it needs to run (particularly since the vast majority of them will receive no direct benefit from it, since it won't be exposed everywhere). -Bill

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Re: Fiber - Why not Over the land?
by John Walubengo 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

I was chatting with a colleague of mine about the EASSy cable. And he was asking, if our intention is to connect with the SAT3 cable at S.Africa why cant we do it over the terrestial landscape. I am told fiber laid side-by-side with Electricity cables can be installed in record time with minimal costs... Must we bury the fiber in the Ocean for it to work (;-). walu. >>> "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 02/23/06 09:16AM >>> My hunch is that this cables face problems from (particularly) shipping traffic and the river depths would be inadequate toprotect them. My memory of the geograpgy of the Nile is that it is not even navigable over long distances due to waterfalls, rapids, places where it "disappears' in marshes (Bar El Ghazal), etc) and so it would not even offer a consistent medium. The other thing is that international fibre optic cables have to follow a route where they maximize the tap off points. In the Case of Egypt to E.A. there would be less countries served along the way than going round the coastline... (not expert views but my hunch) Kind Regards Waudo On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:08:22 +0300, "Michuki Mwangi" <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> said: > Excuse my ignorance on the logistics related to submarine fiber cable > installations;. However, am interested to know if considerations were > given to having a cable run on the River Nile all the way from Egypt/Red > Sea to Lake Victoria. If so what were the challenges encountered. > > In my opinion that would have served E.A pretty well if possible > > Regards, > > -- > Michuki Mwangi > KENIC > > --- > Submitted by: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> 2006-02-22 12:17:06 > EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [emailsignet(a)mailcan.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > %%email.unsub%% -- waudo siganga emailsignet(a)mailcan.com -- http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely different* --- Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 2006-02-23 01:24:25 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Agenda Ugent KICTAnet planning meeting 20 March 2006 from 9.00 am
by alice＠apc.org 19 Mar '06

19 Mar '06

Dear all Below tentative agenda for the urgent KICTANet planning meeting to be held on Monday 20, March 2006. The meeting is taking place at the jacaranda hotel room 201. I have attached the agenda for the meeting as well as the last meeting minutes thank you ----------------------------------------------------- Agenda 1.. Review of last meeting minutes 2.. Matters arising 3.. Presentation of proposal to the embassy of Finland 4.. Plan of action/activities and budget 5.. Approval of Plan of action 6.. Presentation of secretariat staff plan 7.. Approval of Secretariat plan 8.. AOB

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ICANN Outlines Plan for Testing Non-English Domain Names
by alice＠apc.org 18 Mar '06

18 Mar '06

ICANN Outlines Plan for Testing Non-English Domain Names > The Internet's key oversight agency has outlined a plan for testing > domain names entirely in non-English characters, bringing closer to > reality a change highly sought by Asian and Arabic Internet users. The > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced a tentative > timetable that calls for tests to begin in the second half of the year. > The tests would help ensure that introducing non-English suffixes wouldn't > wreck a global addressing system that millions of Internet users rely upon > every day. > Read more: > http://www.gigalaw.com/newsarchives/2006_03_16_index2.html#1142543893876088…

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Fw: [Kictanet] Fundraising Meeting moved to Monday morning, 9am at Jacaranda
by alice＠apc.org 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

Dear Edith I would like to invite you to the KICTANet planning meeting to be held on Monday 20th March 2006 We will distribute the draft work plan and budget tomorrow the list. thank you and kind regards alice For network members please, could you kindly confirm attendance by tomorrow Friday 17th March 2006. See message below from Wainaina Mumgai thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: [Kictanet] Fundraising Meeting moved to Monday morning,9am at Jacaranda > Dear all, > > Given that the short notice may have denied most an opportunity to > participate, Alice will be asking the funders for an extension of the > deadline to next Wednesday. This means KICTAnet members will need to work > on a detailed workplan that they will approve on Monday. > > A special planning meeting is therefore scheduled for Monday morning, 9am > at Jacaranda. Please confirm your attendance as you send your input. The > activities in the proposal will mainly be the activities KICTANet has > discussed in previous meetings. > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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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15 Mar '06

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Fwd: UNESCO opens online platform for planning multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of Action
by Florence Etta 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

fyi --- Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:11:37 -0800 > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > From: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > Subject: Fwd: UNESCO opens online platform for > planning > multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of > Action > --------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, For your information, and in case you would like to participate: X-From_: ci(a)unesco.org Tue Mar 1419:14:01 2006 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-IronPort-AV: i="4.02,191,1139180400"; d="scan'208,217";a="7139732:sNHT24908332" Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:51:08 +0100 To: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com From: CI News <ci(a)unesco.org> Subject: UNESCO opens online platform for planning multi-stakeholderimplementation of WSIS Plan of Action X-mid: Y3NrQG5iaS5pc3BrZW55YS5jb20gLCA0MTE= UNESCO opens online platform for planning multi-stakeholderimplementation of WSIS Plan of Action UNESCO has now opened anonlineplatform to facilitate initial contacts among stakeholdersand to launch activities under the Action Lines of the Geneva Plan ofAction that are in the area of competence of the Organization. This includes the following action lines: C3: Access to information and knowledge C7: E-learning and E-science C8:Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local contentC9: Media C10: Ethical dimensions of the Information Society Link toonlineplatform --------------------------------- This is a one-off mail that is being sent toyou as you have earlier expressed interest in matters related to theWorld Summit on the Information Society. Should you like to be regularly be informed on UNESCOs activities in thearea of communication and information, please register athttp://www.unesco.org/webworld/newsletter Plate-forme en ligne de lUNESCO pour préparer la mise en uvremulti-parties prenantes du Plan daction du SMSI LUNESCOvient douvrir uneplate-formeen ligne pour faciliter les premiers contacts entre lesdifférentes parties prenantes et entreprendre des activités concernantles grandes orientations du Plan daction de Genève qui relèvent de lacompétence de lOrganisation. Il sagit des grandes orientations suivantes : C3: Laccès à linformation et au savoir C7: Télé-enseignement etCyberscience C8: Diversité et identité culturelles, diversitélinguistique et contenus locaux C9: Médias C10: Dimensions éthiques de lasociété de linformation lien vers laplate-formeen ligne --------------------------------- Ce message est le dernier qui vous sera envoyéfaisant suite à lintérêt que vous avez exprimé pour le Sommet mondialsur la société de linformation. Si vous souhaitez être régulièrement informé(e) des activités de lUNESCOdans le domaine de la communication et de linformation, veuillez vousenregistrer en utilisant lURL suivante :http://www.unesco.org/webworld/newsletter > --- > Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-15 > 03:22:32 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private > communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: > [feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-98821H(a)lyris.idrc.ca > Florence Etta Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 Fax: + 254-20-7121506 Emailto:feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Fundraising Meeting moved to Monday morning, 9am at Jacaranda
by Wainaina Mungai 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Dear all, Given that the short notice may have denied most an opportunity to participate, Alice will be asking the funders for an extension of the deadline to next Wednesday. This means KICTAnet members will need to work on a detailed workplan that they will approve on Monday. A special planning meeting is therefore scheduled for Monday morning, 9am at Jacaranda. Please confirm your attendance as you send your input. The activities in the proposal will mainly be the activities KICTANet has discussed in previous meetings. 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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Fund raising proposal development for the network Wedneasday 15 2006
by alice＠apc.org 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Dear all The Embassy of Finland in Kenya is interested in funding our networks activities. They have requested for a full proposal, including work plan and budget to be submitted to them by tomorrow (Wednesday 15th 2006)noon. This message is to invite network members who have the space and time to attend an urgent breakfast meeting tomorrow at 8.30 a.m. to develop the proposal, work plan etc. Please let me know how many of you will be able to attend. Apologies for the late announcement I received another phone call from the embassy today enquiring after the proposal. kind regards alice

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Re: [Kictanet] Fund raising proposal development for the network Wedneasday 15 2006
by Wainaina Mungai 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Confirmed.... I presume the meeting will be at "the office" @ Jacaranda ;-) --- 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: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fund raising proposal development for the network Wedneasday 15 2006 > Sent: 14 Mar '06 17:07 > > My apologies, i > > This is a good development. > > Muthoni > > alice(a)apc.org wrote: > > > Dear all > > > > The Embassy of Finland in Kenya is interested in funding our networks > > activities. They have requested for a full proposal, including work > > plan and budget to be submitted to them by tomorrow (Wednesday 15th > > 2006)noon. > > > > This message is to invite network members who have the space and time > > to attend an urgent breakfast meeting tomorrow at 8.30 a.m. to develop > > the proposal, work plan etc. > > > > Please let me know how many of you will be able to attend. > > > > Apologies for the late announcement I received another phone call from > > the embassy today enquiring after the proposal. > > > > kind regards > > > > alice > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dmuthoni%40kenet.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/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org

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How to write a project proposal
by alice＠apc.org 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Dear network members Thought to share this tool kit developed by the APC on "how to write a project proposal" with you all. For those who can make it for the breakfast meeting tomorrow hope you will have had a chance to look at the tool kit. thank you and kind regards alice

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Press Release: Easing Access to EASSY
by Brian Longwe 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

FYI

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RE: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May
by Barry Greene (bgreene) 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Good catch on NEPAD! Any more people know about? So it looks like a busy week. Nairobi is the place to be in May. Lots of overlap. Seems like three meetings on the 18th - 20th all doing the same thing going after the same audience. Q. Is there a URL for the ISOC meeting? Q. Is AfTLD meeting? 7-12 May 2006 (Sunday - Friday) AfNOG Workshop 13 May (Saturday) [Blank] 14 May (Sunday) AfNOG Tutorials 15 May (Monday) AfNOG Meeting 16 May (Tuesday) AfriNIC Meeting 17 May (Wednesday) AfriNIC Meeting 18 May (Thursday) ISOC INET Africa Day African Internet Forum NEPAD Council ICTe Africa 2006 Tutorials 19 May (Friday) African Internet Forum AfrISPA AGM NEPAD Council ICTe Africa 2006 Conference (Vendor Workshop?) 20 May (Saturday) NEPAD Council ICTe Africa 2006 Conference 21 May (Sunday) NEPAD Council ICTe Africa 2006 Conference URLs ---- AFNOG http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/> AFRINIC http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/ AFRISPA http://www.afrispa.org/ NEPAD Council ICTe Africa 2006 Conference & Tutorials http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ICTeAfrica2006/index.html

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IPDET 2006 is open for registrations!
by alice＠apc.org 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear colleagues, I attended the 2005 International Programme for Development Evaluation sponsored by IDRC and wish to share with you all this announcement for 2006 programme. This is a World Bank, Carleton University and IDRC supported annual programme that focuses on building skills to evaluate development interventions. It is a fantastic opportunity not only for those engaged in development but also in policy. for more information please visit www.ipdet.org regards alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Morra" <lmorra(a)ifc.org> To: "IPDET Distribution List" <ipdet(a)lists.worldbank.org> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 9:07 PM Subject: [ipdet] IPDET 2006 is open for registrations! > Dear all, > > We are most pleased to announce that the IPDET website is updated and open > for summer 2006 registrations! We especially encourage you to look at the > workshops. We have 28 this year and have some exciting new additions. We > also ask you to share this information with your colleagues and tell them > about your experience with IPDET. The updated website also contains a > link to the evaluation report on IPDET 2005. > > www.ipdet.org > > Linda and Ray > > --- > You are currently subscribed to ipdet as: alice(a)apc.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > leave-ipdet-5022085V(a)lists.worldbank.org >

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CSK Quarterly Luncheon
by Waudo Siganga 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear Colleagues, The CSK Quarterly luncheon will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 8th March, 2006 in the Walnut Room at the Panari Hotel (Mombasa Road) from 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. The chief guest will be Mr. Allen Z. Miller, the Executive Director of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (www.witsa.org) Entry is gratis and complimentary courtesy of full sponsorship by IWay Africa (Afsat Communications). I would like to request the pleasure of the company of Kiplist and Kictanet colleagues; if you would like to come please revert so that I can send you an e-card invitation. Please ignore this if you have already received your e-card. Also, I will be away from office the whole day with most of my staff attending the AFICTA meetings meaning I can only send the e-cards this evening. Kind Regards Waudo Siganga Chairman, The Computer Society of Kenya

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Fwd: [AfrISPA.Discuss] [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gatherin Nairobi in May
by Brian Longwe 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

This is how to solve problems African style! ;-) Brian Begin forwarded message: > From: Sunday A Folayan <sfolayan(a)skannet.com.ng> > Date: 7 March 2006 08:38:05 GMT+03:00 > To: AfriNIC Discuss <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > Cc: "Nii Quaynor" <quaynor(a)ghana.com>, <eric(a)afrispa.org>, "AfriNIC > Discuss" <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, <discuss(a)afrispa.org>, > <committee(a)afrispa.org>, <afnog-admin(a)psg.com>, africasource2- > l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org, Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet > <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, afix(a)afrispa.org, En- > ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org, IDLELO <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net>, > tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet > Community to gatherin Nairobi in May > Reply-To: Discuss(a)afrispa.org > > At 01:45 AM 3/7/2006, Adiel A. Akplogan wrote: > >>> The announcement had listed AfNOG and AfriNIC meetings as part of >>> the AIF. >>> This is the first time AfNOG organizers have heard of the AIF and >>> wish all >>> to know that AfNOG is not part of the AIF activities. >> >> Neither is AfriNIC. This is the first time we are also hearing >> about this >> AIF meeting and it is unfortunate that no consultation nor >> coordination >> has took place before such planing and public announcement. Both >> AfriNIC >> and AfNOG have meeting committee working on the Nairobi event and >> we do >> not received any request from the 'AIF' organizers nor AfriSPA in >> that >> regard either. Taking that step would have save us this kind of >> confusion >> and all comments which have followed! >> >> I think its time for us to start working effectively together to make >> a better use of our poor resources and stop wasting time, energy and >> resource doing same things and in an uncoordinated way. >> >> I hope all this will be solved behind the scene in a peaceful way for >> the best interest of our community. >> >> Cheers. >> >> - a. > > Nii and Eric, > > I'll pay for the beer (OK .... Red Label) in Nairobi, so that we > can discuss how this type of misunderstanding will not happen > again, for the sake of the Networking community in Africa. > > Peace. > > Sunday.

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RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Wainaina Mungai 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

1. Is the media in Kenya without blame? I have the likes of Standard/KTN/Kass FM/Inooro & Weekly Citizen et. al. in mind? 2. If not, then why do we find it hard to demand better services to the Kenyan consumer? Why do we find it so hard to say "and we demand that the media report accurately and without bias in their service to Kenyans". Just that, and we would have moved a step forward in objectivity. 3. The Nation did not publish the Kalonzo/StateHouse story because "it could not be verified" even after they objectively checked with their own sources - http://allafrica.com/stories/200603030414.html . The Nation did not find the story plausible and all parties (Kalonzo, Raila and State House) claimed it was a fabrication. Who is telling untruths here and why should KICTANet so readily believe The Standard story. Since when did it become ok to fabricate strories? If the story was true, did State House LIE to Kenyans? We cannot escape from putting the media to task here because a fabricated story would be a dangerous precedent that KICTANet and Kenyans in general must protest. The same applies if State-House told Kenyans a lie. We should not allow this story to go away because it imply that the highest office in the land has resorted to outright fabrication of which we must protest. 4. Do we all remember that one of the senior editors at the The Standard was fired from Nation for taking a bribes so as to publish falsehoods? Why are we so convinced that the same would not recur in any media house? Don't we leavbe with the reality of Inooro and Citizen's biased coverage everyday? Is this the media Walu is asking us to defend? 5. KTN or Citizen are not the "Kenyan consumer" of media products. Kenyans are helpless receipient of fabrticated stories while the media is teh offending party here. These media houses are not devoid of political bias and in some extreme cases, tribal bias. The days of people hiding behind an attack on "our people" when they are caught misconduct went in December 2002. No-one in government or outside it should use Kenyans as his defence when he has offended the ethical dmands of his/her vocation or even the laws of the land. Walu, the days of irresponsible media must come to an end as much as the days of draconian action. Neither the state nor the media has a right to abuse what freedoms and powers Kenyan (citizens and consumers) accord them. The Kenyan consumer comes first. Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 06 Mar '06 11:16 > > Anthony, > > This is the fundamental issue. That this raid (whatever the justified reasons) was totally out of order. It does set a very dangerous precedence. If something like this is not condemned with the contempt it deserves, these 'Kanga' squads would soon get orders to move from the Media, and graduate into the other aspects of our lives...including your homes. > > I shudder when I imagine that a time shall come when fathers and mothers shall get ripped from their childrens arms, and then disappear into the night never to be seen, courtesy of the Kanga Squad - all in the name of 'national security'. Seems far fetched, but possible. All it needs is for one, two or more raids to happen without Kenyans complaining and suddenly it will become an acceptable way of resolving issues. > > It is a proven physcological concept. That if you want to boil a frog in hot water, dont drop it directly into hot water, because it will jump out and escape. What u do instead is to put it in cold water and then slowly and steadily increase the heat. Within 15min the frog never gets to know how it died. Kenyans must never for a moment agree to these types of assualt. They must not get accustomed to this kind of treatment. > > To me this raid goes beyond an attack on the media. It is an attack that goes directly into our collective ability as a nation to tolerate abuse from the high and mighty. We must chose to jump out of the hot water NOW...or slowly boil to our death. > > my fifty cents. > > walu. > > > >>> <Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int> 03/06/06 11:58AM >>> > In a civilised society of which I believed we lived in until last Thursday > there are clear mechanisms to mitigate such issues .The attack on KTN > /Standard sets a dangerous precedence and I cannot believe anyone can > support such actions > > > > Anthony Musunji > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-kiplist-cl-102759(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:benmakai@yahoo.com] > Sent: 06 March 2006 11:25 > To: KIPlist > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on > STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > Charles has raised very important points and i beleive list members should > ask themselves why the raid other than condeming...why was nation not raided > > > Charles Hunja <chunja(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > ...and I am fully in agreement with Wainaina. Before any joint (or > "members'") statement is issued, we should first understand why, and if > there a need for such to be issued. Secondly, we should understand the > statement itself, its weight, cones, and relevance. I again disagree with > the statement, "Some events do not provide us with adequate opportunity to > consult each other". The only events which may not provide enough time for > consultation may only be those to do with organisation/office running, which > need quick decision of which the return/results are expected. > > Though we should be free to discuss any issue, we should re! alise that ours > is not a political tool but rather, a business tool. It is interesting to > see how some people and/or organisations are quick to accuse, by following > others before understanding everything. On the issue of the KTN/Standard, no > one has ever bothered to ask why the two house were attacked. Some say it > is because of the Kalonzo story. If I may ask, between "Kalonzo/Kibaki" and > the "Anglo Leasing" stories, which one of the two was more likely to hurt > the government? Which one was more damning. If it is the Anglo Leasing story > which was released by the nation Media Group, then why is it that nation did > not come under attack. The minister for internal security said he was > responsible and that the attack was necessitated by a threat in national > security. Full stop! > > What I hear everybody say is that Press Freedom is very important, and I > fully agree with them. Very very important. But why on earth should a > newspaper write on its front (or back) page that Mr. X! XX is a bank robber > and a rapist, and when followed, start crying out about press freedom and > freedom of expression? This freedom does not mean telling lies e.g. working > for particular politicians to insult others and so on. We know, (and I have > a case in point where) journalists are paid to accompany politicians. that > way, wherever they are and whatever they say is always covered by the media. > Anyway, what I am saying is don't pass judgement because others are doing > so. We shouldn't follow blindly. Before doing so, we should always strive to > understand the case first, by gathering all the evidence and listening to > all parties. That way, we may be armed to give a "fair judgement" > > Anyway, these are my thought and not those of the KICTNet. I guess the > network is a discussion forum. > > Hunja > > > > At 02:25 PM 04/03/2006 +0300, Wainaina Mungai wrote: > > > > Hi Malaba, > > I was under the impression that a "KICTANET s! tatement" is a joint > statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words > below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have > been wrong. > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a > multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil > society, private > > > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > > Wainaina > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is > > free including our organizations to take a particular > > stand on any issue or issues at any time as they > > arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future > > we make joint press statements, then that is something > > else, that may perhaps require consultation from > > members. Some events do not provide us with adequate > > opportunity to consult each other. > > > > Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on > > any issue without fear of contradiction or even being > > labeled or victimised by members. > > > > Kind regards > > David Malaba > > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > > > > --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the > > > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am > > > totally in the dark on this one! . AS much as I > > > support the condemnation of the police action, I > > > must distance myself from this one-sided and > > > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems > > > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media > > > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a > > > right to access accurate and unbiased information > > > from the media and other sources. > > > > > > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct > > > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a > > > trade association where irresponsible media finds > > > solace. I hope that will not be the message > > > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned > > > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in > > > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freed! om of the > > > press must be exercised with restraint. Media > > > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has > > > corrupted a significant section of our media. > > > > > > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a > > > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests > > > from some members (no matter how few) should not be > > > presented in a manner to imply that it is the > > > collective view of the network. > > > > > > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better > > > job by demanding that its membership exercise > > > responsible journalism. For that, I must > > > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and > > > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such > > > objectivity in future. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Wainaina Mungai > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: alice(a)apc.org > > > > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network > > > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > > > > > > > Press Release > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > > > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are shocked and outraged > > > > by the recent actions meted by the government on > > > the standard group. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of > > > Kenya launched an > > > > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD > > > GROUP premises, harassed > > > > the journalists, confiscated equipment, > > > interrupted TV transmission and > > > > burned copies of the day's newspaper edition. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold > > > in detention three > > > > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting > > > that a leading opposition > > > > politician had secretly met the President at > > > State House. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister > > > Hon. Muchuki did not deny > > > > the government's involvement in this horrifying > > > event of March 1st stating > > > > state security as the reason behind the > > > government's actions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and > > > our constitution. > > > > > > > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the > > > safari park hotel his > > > > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled > > > Kenya's ICT strategy, whose main > > &g! t; > objective is " transforming Kenya's economy > > > through promoting and > > > > facilitating the private sector to serve as the > > > driver for economic > > > > development". This crude action contradicts the > > > government's recent > > > > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for > > > investment and creation of > > > > jobs for Kenyan's. No investor would place their > > > money in an environment > > > > where the rule of law and order is disregarded > > > with utmost impunity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days > > > in Kenya when the media was > >! > > constantly harassed in order to suppress the > > > freedom of expression, thought > > > > and association. The action demonstrates that > > > the Government, which is the > > > > custodian of law and order is not committed to > > > the rule of law as the basic > > > > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, > > > there are established and > > > > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking > > > redress through the courts > > > > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 > > > revised 2001) clearly spells > > > > out the procedures that should be followed! in the > > > event that a Media House > > > > needs to be shutdown. > > > > > > > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to > > > frighten the independent > > > > media, limit Kenyan's political space and erode > > > our human rights. It is also > > > > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the > > > government's actions and stands in > > > > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly > > > our colleagues at the > > > > standard media group. We take this opportunity > > > to remind the government of > > > > Kenya that the foundation of a sound dem! ocracy is > > > the right to information > > > > and freedom of press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government > > > quickly moves to restore not > > > > just investor confidence but also citizens' > > > confidence in protection of our > > > > fundamental human rights and democratic space > > > that has been gained largely > > > > due to a free press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the > > > Minister(s) and the > > > > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and > > > expeditiously restore the > > > > services! of the Media House as well as paying for > > > all the losses that the > > > > standard group have incurred. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact Details for the network > > > > > > > > Judy Kimiti > > > > > > > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > kictanet mailing list > > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > > > > > > Please unsubscribe o! r change your options at > > > > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com > <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba@yahoo.com> > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: RE: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May
by Bill Kagai 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: dandjinou.pierre(a)undp.org <dandjinou.pierre(a)undp.org> Date: Mar 7, 2006 1:09 AM Subject: [Idlelo2] Re: RE: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May To: AfriNIC Discuss <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Cc: africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org, Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, discuss(a)afrispa.org, En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org, tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu, afnog-admin(a)psg.com, committee(a)afrispa.org, afix(a)afrispa.org, IDLELO <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net> Barry, I think the confusion is certainly due to the wording in Eric's posting. Afrinic, Afnog and Afrispa have actually discussed and worked towards the Nairobi events.And also, we have been in touch with ISOC and agreed on the Isoc Inet Africa day so that we really firm up the networking/collaboration between the different AF*. What is creating the confusion is the association with AIF which, to my understanding has never formed part of our original AF*. Thus, it should be noted that in case there is an association betwen Afrispa and AIF, this can only be seen as a separate event and certainly NOT an Umbrella organization. Regards Pierre Chair, AfriNIC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Greene (bgreene)" <bgreene(a)cisco.com> Date: Monday, March 6, 2006 7:52 pm Subject: RE: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May > > So, we have overlap and competition: > > 7-12 May 2006 (Sunday - Friday) AfNOG Workshop > 13 May (Saturday) [Blank] > 14 May (Sunday) AfNOG Tutorials > 15 May (Monday) AfNOG Meeting > 16 May (Tuesday) AfriNIC Meeting > 17 May (Wednesday) AfriNIC Meeting > 18 May (Thursday) ISOC INET Africa Day > African Internet Forum > 19 May (Friday) African Internet Forum > AfrISPA AGM > (Vendor Workshop?) > > > Sound like it is time for you to get a 'Arf-*' forum just like > there is > an AP* forum. Otherwise the in-fighting is going to do a diservice to > all the consituents who come for that week. > > _______________________________________________ > afrinic-discuss mailing list > afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net > http://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afrinic-discuss > _______________________

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Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May
by Bill Kagai 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> Date: Mar 7, 2006 3:45 AM Subject: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May To: Nii Quaynor <quaynor(a)ghana.com>, eric(a)afrispa.org, AfriNIC Discuss <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, discuss(a)afrispa.org, committee(a)afrispa.org, afnog-admin(a)psg.com Cc: africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org, Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org, tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu, afix(a)afrispa.org, IDLELO <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net> >The announcement had listed AfNOG and AfriNIC meetings as part of the AIF. >This is the first time AfNOG organizers have heard of the AIF and wish all >to know that AfNOG is not part of the AIF activities. Neither is AfriNIC. This is the first time we are also hearing about this AIF meeting and it is unfortunate that no consultation nor coordination has took place before such planing and public announcement. Both AfriNIC and AfNOG have meeting committee working on the Nairobi event and we do not received any request from the 'AIF' organizers nor AfriSPA in that regard either. Taking that step would have save us this kind of confusion and all comments which have followed! I think its time for us to start working effectively together to make a better use of our poor resources and stop wasting time, energy and resource doing same things and in an uncoordinated way. I hope all this will be solved behind the scene in a peaceful way for the best interest of our community. Cheers. - a. >The announced activity >also conflicts with scheduled coordinated programs including ISOC INET >Africa day on the 18th of May in Nairobi. We consider this announcement as >an unfortunate attempt to hijack an event without playing a part nor >coordinating with event organizers. And to mention AfNOG as part of AIF is >outright dishonest even under the auspices of AfrISPA. > >Sincerely, >Nii. > >

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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Wainaina Mungai 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Thanks Dorcas but the issue no3. here is that "media has become irresponsible and in the absence of action from the Media Council, KICTANet and similar networks should be strong in their condemnation of the abuse of press freedom; in the same breath with the condemnation of extremes from the government." I rest my long-winded case ;-) Peace WM > -------Original Message------- > From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 06 Mar '06 17:27 > > Dear Members, > > Please lets not loose focus here. Lets go purely to the issues. I > believe it will be more objective if we focus on the issues at hand. > > My observation is: > 1. Self-regulation within the media is WEAK. The media council has to > wake up and be seen to be effective. > 2. The press freedom MUST be entrenched into the highest law of this > land and observed. > > Muthoni > > > Wainaina Mungai wrote: > > >1. Is the media in Kenya without blame? I have the likes of Standard/KTN/Kass FM/Inooro & Weekly Citizen et. al. in mind? > > > >2. If not, then why do we find it hard to demand better services to the Kenyan consumer? Why do we find it so hard to say "and we demand that the media report accurately and without bias in their service to Kenyans". Just that, and we would have moved a step forward in objectivity. > > > >3. The Nation did not publish the Kalonzo/StateHouse story because "it could not be verified" even after they objectively checked with their own sources - http://allafrica.com/stories/200603030414.html . The Nation did not find the story plausible and all parties (Kalonzo, Raila and State House) claimed it was a fabrication. Who is telling untruths here and why should KICTANet so readily believe The Standard story. Since when did it become ok to fabricate strories? If the story was true, did State House LIE to Kenyans? We cannot escape from putting the media to task here because a fabricated story would be a dangerous precedent that KICTANet and Kenyans in general must protest. The same applies if State-House told Kenyans a lie. We should not allow this story to go away because it imply that the highest office in the land has resorted to outright fabrication of which we must protest. > > > >4. Do we all remember that one of the senior editors at the The Standard was fired from Nation for taking a bribes so as to publish falsehoods? Why are we so convinced that the same would not recur in any media house? Don't we leavbe with the reality of Inooro and Citizen's biased coverage everyday? Is this the media Walu is asking us to defend? > > > >5. KTN or Citizen are not the "Kenyan consumer" of media products. Kenyans are helpless receipient of fabrticated stories while the media is teh offending party here. These media houses are not devoid of political bias and in some extreme cases, tribal bias. The days of people hiding behind an attack on "our people" when they are caught misconduct went in December 2002. No-one in government or outside it should use Kenyans as his defence when he has offended the ethical dmands of his/her vocation or even the laws of the land. > > > >Walu, the days of irresponsible media must come to an end as much as the days of draconian action. Neither the state nor the media has a right to abuse what freedoms and powers Kenyan (citizens and consumers) accord them. > > > >The Kenyan consumer comes first. > > > >Wainaina > > > > > > > > > >> -------Original Message------- > >> From: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > >> Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > >> Sent: 06 Mar '06 11:16 > >> > >> Anthony, > >> > >> This is the fundamental issue. That this raid (whatever the justified reasons) was totally out of order. It does set a very dangerous precedence. If something like this is not condemned with the contempt it deserves, these 'Kanga' squads would soon get orders to move from the Media, and graduate into the other aspects of our lives...including your homes. > >> > >> I shudder when I imagine that a time shall come when fathers and mothers shall get ripped from their childrens arms, and then disappear into the night never to be seen, courtesy of the Kanga Squad - all in the name of 'national security'. Seems far fetched, but possible. All it needs is for one, two or more raids to happen without Kenyans complaining and suddenly it will become an acceptable way of resolving issues. > >> > >> It is a proven physcological concept. That if you want to boil a frog in hot water, dont drop it directly into hot water, because it will jump out and escape. What u do instead is to put it in cold water and then slowly and steadily increase the heat. Within 15min the frog never gets to know how it died. Kenyans must never for a moment agree to these types of assualt. They must not get accustomed to this kind of treatment. > >> > >> To me this raid goes beyond an attack on the media. It is an attack that goes directly into our collective ability as a nation to tolerate abuse from the high and mighty. We must chose to jump out of the hot water NOW...or slowly boil to our death. > >> > >> my fifty cents. > >> > >> walu. > >> > >> > >> >>> <Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int> 03/06/06 11:58AM >>> > >> In a civilised society of which I believed we lived in until last Thursday > >> there are clear mechanisms to mitigate such issues .The attack on KTN > >> /Standard sets a dangerous precedence and I cannot believe anyone can > >> support such actions > >> > >> > >> > >> Anthony Musunji > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: bounce-kiplist-cl-102759(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:benmakai@yahoo.com] > >> Sent: 06 March 2006 11:25 > >> To: KIPlist > >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on > >> STANDARD AND KTN Offices > >> > >> > >> > >> Charles has raised very important points and i beleive list members should > >> ask themselves why the raid other than condeming...why was nation not raided > >> > >> > >> Charles Hunja <chunja(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> ...and I am fully in agreement with Wainaina. Before any joint (or > >> "members'") statement is issued, we should first understand why, and if > >> there a need for such to be issued. Secondly, we should understand the > >> statement itself, its weight, cones, and relevance. I again disagree with > >> the statement, "Some events do not provide us with adequate opportunity to > >> consult each other". The only events which may not provide enough time for > >> consultation may only be those to do with organisation/office running, which > >> need quick decision of which the return/results are expected. > >> > >> Though we should be free to discuss any issue, we should re! alise that ours > >> is not a political tool but rather, a business tool. It is interesting to > >> see how some people and/or organisations are quick to accuse, by following > >> others before understanding everything. On the issue of the KTN/Standard, no > >> one has ever bothered to ask why the two house were attacked. Some say it > >> is because of the Kalonzo story. If I may ask, between "Kalonzo/Kibaki" and > >> the "Anglo Leasing" stories, which one of the two was more likely to hurt > >> the government? Which one was more damning. If it is the Anglo Leasing story > >> which was released by the nation Media Group, then why is it that nation did > >> not come under attack. The minister for internal security said he was > >> responsible and that the attack was necessitated by a threat in national > >> security. Full stop! > >> > >> What I hear everybody say is that Press Freedom is very important, and I > >> fully agree with them. Very very important. But why on earth should a > >> newspaper write on its front (or back) page that Mr. X! XX is a bank robber > >> and a rapist, and when followed, start crying out about press freedom and > >> freedom of expression? This freedom does not mean telling lies e.g. working > >> for particular politicians to insult others and so on. We know, (and I have > >> a case in point where) journalists are paid to accompany politicians. that > >> way, wherever they are and whatever they say is always covered by the media. > >> Anyway, what I am saying is don't pass judgement because others are doing > >> so. We shouldn't follow blindly. Before doing so, we should always strive to > >> understand the case first, by gathering all the evidence and listening to > >> all parties. That way, we may be armed to give a "fair judgement" > >> > >> Anyway, these are my thought and not those of the KICTNet. I guess the > >> network is a discussion forum. > >> > >> Hunja > >> > >> > >> > >> At 02:25 PM 04/03/2006 +0300, Wainaina Mungai wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi Malaba, > >> > >> I was under the impression that a "KICTANET s! tatement" is a joint > >> statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words > >> below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have > >> been wrong. > >> > >> > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a > >> multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil > >> society, private > >> > > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > >> > >> Wainaina > >> > >> > >> > -------Original Message------- > >> > From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> > >> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > >> on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > >> > Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 > >> > > >> > Dear Colleagues, > >> > I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is > >> > free including our organizations to take a particular > >> > stand on any issue or issues at any time as they > >> > arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future > >> > we make joint press statements, then that is something > >> > else, that may perhaps require consultation from > >> > members. Some events do not provide us with adequate > >> > opportunity to consult each other. > >> > > >> > Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on > >> > any issue without fear of contradiction or even being > >> > labeled or victimised by members. > >> > > >> > Kind regards > >> > David Malaba > >> > The Computer Society of Kenya > >> > > >> > > >> > --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Dear all, > >> > > > >> > > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the > >> > > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am > >> > > totally in the dark on this one! . AS much as I > >> > > support the condemnation of the police action, I > >> > > must distance myself from this one-sided and > >> > > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems > >> > > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media > >> > > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a > >> > > right to access accurate and unbiased information > >> > > from the media and other sources. > >> > > > >> > > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct > >> > > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a > >> > > trade association where irresponsible media finds > >> > > solace. I hope that will not be the message > >> > > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned > >> > > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in > >> > > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freed! om of the > >> > > press must be exercised with restraint. Media > >> > > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has > >> > > corrupted a significant section of our media. > >> > > > >> > > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a > >> > > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests > >> > > from some members (no matter how few) should not be > >> > > presented in a manner to imply that it is the > >> > > collective view of the network. > >> > > > >> > > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better > >> > > job by demanding that its membership exercise > >> > > responsible journalism. For that, I must > >> > > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and > >> > > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such > >> > > objectivity in future. > >> > > > >> > > Sincerely, > >> > > > >> > > Wainaina Mungai > >> > > > >> > > > -------Original Message------- > >> > > > From: alice(a)apc.org > >> > > > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network > >> > > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > >> > > > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > >> > > > > >> > > > Press Release > >> > > > > >> > > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > >> > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > >> > > > > >> > > > 3 March 2006 > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > are shocked and outraged > >> > > > by the recent actions meted by the government on > >> > > the standard group. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of > >> > > Kenya launched an > >> > > > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD > >> > > GROUP premises, harassed > >> > > > the journalists, confiscated equipment, > >> > > interrupted TV transmission and > >> > > > burned copies of the day's newspaper edition. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold > >> > > in detention three > >> > > > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting > >> > > that a leading opposition > >> > > > politician had secretly met the President at > >> > > State House. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister > >> > > Hon. Muchuki did not deny > >> > > > the government's involvement in this horrifying > >> > > event of March 1st stating > >> > > > state security as the reason behind the > >> > > government's actions. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and > >> > > our constitution. > >> > > > > >> > > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the > >> > > safari park hotel his > >> > > > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled > >> > > Kenya's ICT strategy, whose main > >> > &g! t; > objective is " transforming Kenya's economy > >> > > through promoting and > >> > > > facilitating the private sector to serve as the > >> > > driver for economic > >> > > > development". This crude action contradicts the > >> > > government's recent > >> > > > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for > >> > > investment and creation of > >> > > > jobs for Kenyan's. No investor would place their > >> > > money in an environment > >> > > > where the rule of law and order is disregarded > >> > > with utmost impunity. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days > >> > > in Kenya when the media was > >> >! > > constantly harassed in order to suppress the > >> > > freedom of expression, thought > >> > > > and association. The action demonstrates that > >> > > the Government, which is the > >> > > > custodian of law and order is not committed to > >> > > the rule of law as the basic > >> > > > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, > >> > > there are established and > >> > > > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking > >> > > redress through the courts > >> > > > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 > >> > > revised 2001) clearly spells > >> > > > out the procedures that should be followed! in the > >> > > event that a Media House > >> > > > needs to be shutdown. > >> > > > > >> > > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to > >> > > frighten the independent > >> > > > media, limit Kenyan's political space and erode > >> > > our human rights. It is also > >> > > > a gross violation of our constitution. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the > >> > > government's actions and stands in > >> > > > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly > >> > > our colleagues at the > >> > > > standard media group. We take this opportunity > >> > > to remind the government of > >> > > > Kenya that the foundation of a sound dem! ocracy is > >> > > the right to information > >> > > > and freedom of press. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government > >> > > quickly moves to restore not > >> > > > just investor confidence but also citizens' > >> > > confidence in protection of our > >> > > > fundamental human rights and democratic space > >> > > that has been gained largely > >> > > > due to a free press. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the > >> > > Minister(s) and the > >> > > > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and > >> > > expeditiously restore the > >> > > > services! of the Media House as well as paying for > >> > > all the losses that the > >> > > > standard group have incurred. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Contact Details for the network > >> > > > > >> > > > Judy Kimiti > >> > > > > >> > > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > kictanet mailing list > >> > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > >> > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > >> > > > >> > > Please unsubscribe o! r change your options at > >> > > > >> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com > >> <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba@yahoo.com> > >> > > > >> > === message truncated === > >> > > >> > > >> > __________________________________________________ > >> > Do You Yahoo!? > >> > Tired of spam? 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Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May
by Bill Kagai 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Still on media and distorted information...read on.. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nii Quaynor <quaynor(a)ghana.com> Date: Mar 6, 2006 2:27 PM Subject: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May To: eric(a)afrispa.org, AfriNIC Discuss <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, discuss(a)afrispa.org, committee(a)afrispa.org, afnog-admin(a)psg.com Cc: africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org, Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org, tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu, afix(a)afrispa.org, IDLELO <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net> Hi All, The announcement had listed AfNOG and AfriNIC meetings as part of the AIF. This is the first time AfNOG organizers have heard of the AIF and wish all to know that AfNOG is not part of the AIF activities. The announced activity also conflicts with scheduled coordinated programs including ISOC INET Africa day on the 18th of May in Nairobi. We consider this announcement as an unfortunate attempt to hijack an event without playing a part nor coordinating with event organizers. And to mention AfNOG as part of AIF is outright dishonest even under the auspices of AfrISPA. Sincerely, Nii. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> To: <discuss(a)afrispa.org>; <committee(a)afrispa.org>; <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Cc: <africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org>; "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <afix(a)afrispa.org>; <En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org>; "IDLELO" <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net>; <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 4:51 PM Subject: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May Press Release For Immediate Release (Contact; Eric M.K Osiakwan - eric(a)afrispa.org, +233.244.386792) Africa's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May 4th March 2006 - the annual African Internet Forum will this year be held in Nairobi over 18-19 May and is expected to be the largest gathering of Africa's expanding Internet community. The African Internet Forum provides an annual platform for ISPs, telecom operators, Internet users, developers, regulators, policy-makers and development agencies to share knowledge on the strategic and business issues related to the Internet's development in Africa. The Forum is held under the auspices of the African ISP Association (AfrISPA) and is organized by AITEC in association with Balancing Act. The theme of this year's Forum will be "Survival of the fittest: How to thrive in the African Internet jungle" Announcing the Forum, Russell Southwood CEO of Balancing Act and the forum programme co-ordinator, said: "Africa's Internet sector is simultaneously facing challenges that could make many of its players more marginal, whilst at the same time seeing enormous potential opportunities opening up for it. This Internet Forum seeks to let participants know what might be about to happen and to offer a briefing on how to avoid being crushed by the larger players." Brian Longwe, GM of AfrISPA, said "Time has come for Africa's Internet community to take their futures - and livelihoods - into their own hands. For too long Africa has been dependent on overseas infrastructure and facilities to provide inter-country (and sometimes intra-country) connectivity. A key item on this year Internet Forum agenda will be the issue of Africa's ISPs finding ways of making the African backbone network a reality" The Forum will follow the Internet training workshops, tutorials and related events being held by AfriNIC and AfNOG in Nairobi in May. AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several half-day Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC meeting. Further information about the event may be found at <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/> and <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. AfNOG Workshop: 7-12 May 2006 (Sunday - Friday) AfNOG Tutorials: 14 May (Sunday) AfNOG Meeting: 15 May (Monday) AfriNIC Meeting: 16-17 May (Tuesday - Wednesday) African Internet Forum: 18-19 May (Thursday - Friday) AfrISPA AGM: 19 May (Friday) -- 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" -- _______________________________________________ afrinic-discuss mailing list afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net http://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afrinic-discuss _______________________________________________ Idlelo2 mailing list Idlelo2(a)fossfa.net http://www.fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/idlelo2

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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raidon STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by John Walubengo 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

I for one was consulted and fully support the general spirit of the Press Release -which is basically: 1) Irrespective of who is guilty and who is not, both parties should agree to resolve grievances in a civilised manner (not by use of force) 2) This Forceful action can only paint the Government in bad light (which unfortunately doesnt seem to be something to worry about...) 3) The crime alluded to have been committed does not seem to match the method and the 'punishment' dispensed. I will also try to react using the '< >' signs to some of your comments below. >>> "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> 03/03/06 02:38PM >>> Dear all, Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the drafting of this statement? As a member, I am totally in the dark on this one. AS much as I support the condemnation of the police action, I must distance myself from this one-sided and apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a right to access accurate and unbiased information from the media and other sources. <Absolutely true. That is why u must support the press release...the risks of getting 'wrong' information are far better than getting 'NO' information --which would be the state of play if this becomes the standard reaction for dealing with misreporting from journalists...> The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct by the local media. <not necessary. I dont think the statement passes the 'NOT-Guilty' verdict. It simply says the Government action was uncalled for. Guilt and not guilty is for the courts to judge (and not even the Governmet should simoultaneously accuse, prosecute and punish)> KICTANet should not be seen as a trade association where irresponsible media finds solace. I hope that will not be the message KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in Mombasa. < the program for next week focuses on what and how the Media can enhance ICT coverage> All freedoms, especially the freedom of the press must be exercised with restraint. Media freedom carries with it alot of power and power has corrupted a significant section of our media. <This could be highly true. But again, the question is. Was this the most appropriate reaction to dealing with this? I am sure there are more 'sophisticated' (and still illegal ;-)) methods of dealing with this-Surely!> The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests from some members (no matter how few) should not be presented in a manner to imply that it is the collective view of the network. Even the Media Owners Association did a much better job by demanding that its membership exercise responsible journalism. For that, I must congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such objectivity in future. <Good point, I am sure a paragraph to remind the media on this would have been appropriate> Sincerely, Wainaina Mungai <--walu.> > -------Original Message------- > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > Press Release > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multi > stakeholder group of organisations and networks from civil society, private > sector, media, academia, and development partners are shocked and outraged > by the recent actions meted by the government on the standard group. > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of Kenya launched an > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD GROUP premises, harassed > the journalists, confiscated equipment, interrupted TV transmission and > burned copies of the day*s newspaper edition. > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold in detention three > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting that a leading opposition > politician had secretly met the President at State House. > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister Hon. Muchuki did not deny > the government*s involvement in this horrifying event of March 1st stating > state security as the reason behind the government*s actions. > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and our constitution. > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the safari park hotel his > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled Kenya*s ICT strategy, whose main > objective is * transforming Kenya*s economy through promoting and > facilitating the private sector to serve as the driver for economic > development*. This crude action contradicts the government*s recent > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for investment and creation of > jobs for Kenyan*s. No investor would place their money in an environment > where the rule of law and order is disregarded with utmost impunity. > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days in Kenya when the media was > constantly harassed in order to suppress the freedom of expression, thought > and association. The action demonstrates that the Government, which is the > custodian of law and order is not committed to the rule of law as the basic > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, there are established and > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking redress through the courts > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 revised 2001) clearly spells > out the procedures that should be followed in the event that a Media House > needs to be shutdown. > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to frighten the independent > media, limit Kenyan*s political space and erode our human rights. It is also > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the government*s actions and stands in > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly our colleagues at the > standard media group. We take this opportunity to remind the government of > Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is the right to information > and freedom of press. > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government quickly moves to restore not > just investor confidence but also citizens* confidence in protection of our > fundamental human rights and democratic space that has been gained largely > due to a free press. > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the Minister(s) and the > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and expeditiously restore the > services of the Media House as well as paying for all the losses that the > standard group have incurred. > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > Contact Details for the network > > Judy Kimiti > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/jwalubengo%40kcct.ac.ke

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Re: kictanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11
by mutua 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

It took a passive and conformist clergy and a VERY FREED but biased media to ignite the chaos that resulted in the genocide that was witnessed not soo long ago in Rwanda.Now if only they had some "kanga squad" somewhere to preempt hate and devisive plots designed by people who are still enjoying their own liberties up to now as well as a free media here with us.Going by the reputation of some of these media houses i would only comment that at times the end does justify the means when a lot it at stake. ----- Original Message ----- From: <kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke> To: "mutua" <emutua(a)ngocouncil.org> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:38 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11 > 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: Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on > STANDARD AND KTN Offices ( Wainaina Mungai ) > 2. Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet > Community to gather in Nairobi in May (Bill Kagai) > 3. Re: Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet > Community to gather in Nairobi in May (Brian Longwe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:44:11 +0300 > From: " Wainaina Mungai " <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight > Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca>, "KIPlist" > <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Cc: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > Message-ID: <20060306114411.4526.qmail(a)domain50.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > 1. Is the media in Kenya without blame? I have the likes of Standard/KTN/Kass FM/Inooro & Weekly Citizen et. al. in mind? > > 2. If not, then why do we find it hard to demand better services to the Kenyan consumer? Why do we find it so hard to say "and we demand that the media report accurately and without bias in their service to Kenyans". Just that, and we would have moved a step forward in objectivity. > > 3. The Nation did not publish the Kalonzo/StateHouse story because "it could not be verified" even after they objectively checked with their own sources - http://allafrica.com/stories/200603030414.html . The Nation did not find the story plausible and all parties (Kalonzo, Raila and State House) claimed it was a fabrication. Who is telling untruths here and why should KICTANet so readily believe The Standard story. Since when did it become ok to fabricate strories? If the story was true, did State House LIE to Kenyans? We cannot escape from putting the media to task here because a fabricated story would be a dangerous precedent that KICTANet and Kenyans in general must protest. The same applies if State-House told Kenyans a lie. We should not allow this story to go away because it imply that the highest office in the land has resorted to outright fabrication of which we must protest. > > 4. Do we all remember that one of the senior editors at the The Standard was fired from Nation for taking a bribes so as to publish falsehoods? Why are we so convinced that the same would not recur in any media house? Don't we leavbe with the reality of Inooro and Citizen's biased coverage everyday? Is this the media Walu is asking us to defend? > > 5. KTN or Citizen are not the "Kenyan consumer" of media products. Kenyans are helpless receipient of fabrticated stories while the media is teh offending party here. These media houses are not devoid of political bias and in some extreme cases, tribal bias. The days of people hiding behind an attack on "our people" when they are caught misconduct went in December 2002. No-one in government or outside it should use Kenyans as his defence when he has offended the ethical dmands of his/her vocation or even the laws of the land. > > Walu, the days of irresponsible media must come to an end as much as the days of draconian action. Neither the state nor the media has a right to abuse what freedoms and powers Kenyan (citizens and consumers) accord them. > > The Kenyan consumer comes first. > > Wainaina > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > Sent: 06 Mar '06 11:16 > > > > Anthony, > > > > This is the fundamental issue. That this raid (whatever the justified reasons) was totally out of order. It does set a very dangerous precedence. If something like this is not condemned with the contempt it deserves, these 'Kanga' squads would soon get orders to move from the Media, and graduate into the other aspects of our lives...including your homes. > > > > I shudder when I imagine that a time shall come when fathers and mothers shall get ripped from their childrens arms, and then disappear into the night never to be seen, courtesy of the Kanga Squad - all in the name of 'national security'. Seems far fetched, but possible. All it needs is for one, two or more raids to happen without Kenyans complaining and suddenly it will become an acceptable way of resolving issues. > > > > It is a proven physcological concept. That if you want to boil a frog in hot water, dont drop it directly into hot water, because it will jump out and escape. What u do instead is to put it in cold water and then slowly and steadily increase the heat. Within 15min the frog never gets to know how it died. Kenyans must never for a moment agree to these types of assualt. They must not get accustomed to this kind of treatment. > > > > To me this raid goes beyond an attack on the media. It is an attack that goes directly into our collective ability as a nation to tolerate abuse from the high and mighty. We must chose to jump out of the hot water NOW...or slowly boil to our death. > > > > my fifty cents. > > > > walu. > > > > > > >>> <Anthony.MUSUNJI(a)cec.eu.int> 03/06/06 11:58AM >>> > > In a civilised society of which I believed we lived in until last Thursday > > there are clear mechanisms to mitigate such issues .The attack on KTN > > /Standard sets a dangerous precedence and I cannot believe anyone can > > support such actions > > > > > > > > Anthony Musunji > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bounce-kiplist-cl-102759(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:benmakai@yahoo.com] > > Sent: 06 March 2006 11:25 > > To: KIPlist > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on > > STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > > > > Charles has raised very important points and i beleive list members should > > ask themselves why the raid other than condeming...why was nation not raided > > > > > > Charles Hunja <chunja(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > ...and I am fully in agreement with Wainaina. Before any joint (or > > "members'") statement is issued, we should first understand why, and if > > there a need for such to be issued. Secondly, we should understand the > > statement itself, its weight, cones, and relevance. I again disagree with > > the statement, "Some events do not provide us with adequate opportunity to > > consult each other". The only events which may not provide enough time for > > consultation may only be those to do with organisation/office running, which > > need quick decision of which the return/results are expected. > > > > Though we should be free to discuss any issue, we should re! alise that ours > > is not a political tool but rather, a business tool. It is interesting to > > see how some people and/or organisations are quick to accuse, by following > > others before understanding everything. On the issue of the KTN/Standard, no > > one has ever bothered to ask why the two house were attacked. Some say it > > is because of the Kalonzo story. If I may ask, between "Kalonzo/Kibaki" and > > the "Anglo Leasing" stories, which one of the two was more likely to hurt > > the government? Which one was more damning. If it is the Anglo Leasing story > > which was released by the nation Media Group, then why is it that nation did > > not come under attack. The minister for internal security said he was > > responsible and that the attack was necessitated by a threat in national > > security. Full stop! > > > > What I hear everybody say is that Press Freedom is very important, and I > > fully agree with them. Very very important. But why on earth should a > > newspaper write on its front (or back) page that Mr. X! XX is a bank robber > > and a rapist, and when followed, start crying out about press freedom and > > freedom of expression? This freedom does not mean telling lies e.g. working > > for particular politicians to insult others and so on. We know, (and I have > > a case in point where) journalists are paid to accompany politicians. that > > way, wherever they are and whatever they say is always covered by the media. > > Anyway, what I am saying is don't pass judgement because others are doing > > so. We shouldn't follow blindly. Before doing so, we should always strive to > > understand the case first, by gathering all the evidence and listening to > > all parties. That way, we may be armed to give a "fair judgement" > > > > Anyway, these are my thought and not those of the KICTNet. I guess the > > network is a discussion forum. > > > > Hunja > > > > > > > > At 02:25 PM 04/03/2006 +0300, Wainaina Mungai wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Malaba, > > > > I was under the impression that a "KICTANET s! tatement" is a joint > > statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words > > below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have > > been wrong. > > > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a > > multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil > > society, private > > > > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > > > > Wainaina > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is > > > free including our organizations to take a particular > > > stand on any issue or issues at any time as they > > > arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future > > > we make joint press statements, then that is something > > > else, that may perhaps require consultation from > > > members. Some events do not provide us with adequate > > > opportunity to consult each other. > > > > > > Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on > > > any issue without fear of contradiction or even being > > > labeled or victimised by members. > > > > > > Kind regards > > > David Malaba > > > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > > > > > > > --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the > > > > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am > > > > totally in the dark on this one! . AS much as I > > > > support the condemnation of the police action, I > > > > must distance myself from this one-sided and > > > > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems > > > > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media > > > > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a > > > > right to access accurate and unbiased information > > > > from the media and other sources. > > > > > > > > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct > > > > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a > > > > trade association where irresponsible media finds > > > > solace. I hope that will not be the message > > > > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned > > > > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in > > > > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freed! om of the > > > > press must be exercised with restraint. Media > > > > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has > > > > corrupted a significant section of our media. > > > > > > > > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a > > > > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests > > > > from some members (no matter how few) should not be > > > > presented in a manner to imply that it is the > > > > collective view of the network. > > > > > > > > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better > > > > job by demanding that its membership exercise > > > > responsible journalism. For that, I must > > > > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and > > > > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such > > > > objectivity in future. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Wainaina Mungai > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > From: alice(a)apc.org > > > > > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network > > > > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > > > > > > > > > Press Release > > > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > > > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > > > > > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are shocked and outraged > > > > > by the recent actions meted by the government on > > > > the standard group. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of > > > > Kenya launched an > > > > > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD > > > > GROUP premises, harassed > > > > > the journalists, confiscated equipment, > > > > interrupted TV transmission and > > > > > burned copies of the day's newspaper edition. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold > > > > in detention three > > > > > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting > > > > that a leading opposition > > > > > politician had secretly met the President at > > > > State House. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister > > > > Hon. Muchuki did not deny > > > > > the government's involvement in this horrifying > > > > event of March 1st stating > > > > > state security as the reason behind the > > > > government's actions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and > > > > our constitution. > > > > > > > > > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the > > > > safari park hotel his > > > > > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled > > > > Kenya's ICT strategy, whose main > > > &g! t; > objective is " transforming Kenya's economy > > > > through promoting and > > > > > facilitating the private sector to serve as the > > > > driver for economic > > > > > development". This crude action contradicts the > > > > government's recent > > > > > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for > > > > investment and creation of > > > > > jobs for Kenyan's. No investor would place their > > > > money in an environment > > > > > where the rule of law and order is disregarded > > > > with utmost impunity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days > > > > in Kenya when the media was > > >! > > constantly harassed in order to suppress the > > > > freedom of expression, thought > > > > > and association. The action demonstrates that > > > > the Government, which is the > > > > > custodian of law and order is not committed to > > > > the rule of law as the basic > > > > > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, > > > > there are established and > > > > > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking > > > > redress through the courts > > > > > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 > > > > revised 2001) clearly spells > > > > > out the procedures that should be followed! in the > > > > event that a Media House > > > > > needs to be shutdown. > > > > > > > > > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to > > > > frighten the independent > > > > > media, limit Kenyan's political space and erode > > > > our human rights. It is also > > > > > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the > > > > government's actions and stands in > > > > > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly > > > > our colleagues at the > > > > > standard media group. We take this opportunity > > > > to remind the government of > > > > > Kenya that the foundation of a sound dem! ocracy is > > > > the right to information > > > > > and freedom of press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government > > > > quickly moves to restore not > > > > > just investor confidence but also citizens' > > > > confidence in protection of our > > > > > fundamental human rights and democratic space > > > > that has been gained largely > > > > > due to a free press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the > > > > Minister(s) and the > > > > > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and > > > > expeditiously restore the > > > > > services! of the Media House as well as paying for > > > > all the losses that the > > > > > standard group have incurred. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact Details for the network > > > > > > > > > > Judy Kimiti > > > > > > > > > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > kictanet mailing list > > > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > > > > > > > > Please unsubscribe o! r change your options at > > > > > > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com > > <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sdmalaba@yahoo.com> > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? 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The announced activity > also conflicts with scheduled coordinated programs including ISOC INET > Africa day on the 18th of May in Nairobi. We consider this announcement as > an unfortunate attempt to hijack an event without playing a part nor > coordinating with event organizers. And to mention AfNOG as part of AIF is > outright dishonest even under the auspices of AfrISPA. > > Sincerely, > Nii. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> > To: <discuss(a)afrispa.org>; <committee(a)afrispa.org>; > <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > Cc: <africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org>; "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" > <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <afix(a)afrispa.org>; <En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org>; > "IDLELO" <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net>; <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 4:51 PM > Subject: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi > in May > > > > Press Release > For Immediate Release > (Contact; Eric M.K Osiakwan - eric(a)afrispa.org, +233.244.386792) > > Africa's Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May > > 4th March 2006 - the annual African Internet Forum will this year be held in > Nairobi over 18-19 May and is expected to be the largest gathering of > Africa's expanding Internet community. > > The African Internet Forum provides an annual platform for ISPs, telecom > operators, Internet users, developers, regulators, policy-makers and > development agencies to share knowledge on the strategic and business issues > related to the Internet's development in Africa. > > The Forum is held under the auspices of the African ISP Association > (AfrISPA) and is organized by AITEC in association with Balancing Act. The > theme of this year's Forum will be "Survival of the fittest: How to thrive > in the African Internet jungle" > > Announcing the Forum, Russell Southwood CEO of Balancing Act and the forum > programme co-ordinator, said: "Africa's Internet sector is simultaneously > facing challenges that could make many of its players more marginal, whilst > at the same time seeing enormous potential opportunities opening up for it. > This Internet Forum seeks to let participants know what might be about to > happen and to offer a briefing on how to avoid being crushed by the larger > players." > > Brian Longwe, GM of AfrISPA, said "Time has come for Africa's Internet > community to take their futures - and livelihoods - into their own hands. > For too long Africa has been dependent on overseas infrastructure and > facilities to provide inter-country (and sometimes intra-country) > connectivity. A key item on this year Internet Forum agenda will be the > issue of Africa's ISPs finding ways of making the African backbone network a > reality" > > The Forum will follow the Internet training workshops, tutorials and related > events being held by AfriNIC and AfNOG in Nairobi in May. AfNOG and AfriNIC > are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on > Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on > workshop), several half-day Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG meeting, and a > two-day AfriNIC meeting. Further information about the event may be found at > <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/> and <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. > > AfNOG Workshop: 7-12 May 2006 (Sunday - Friday) > AfNOG Tutorials: 14 May (Sunday) > AfNOG Meeting: 15 May (Monday) > AfriNIC Meeting: 16-17 May (Tuesday - Wednesday) > African Internet Forum: 18-19 May (Thursday - Friday) > AfrISPA AGM: 19 May (Friday) > > > > -- > 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" > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > afrinic-discuss mailing list > afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net > http://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afrinic-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Idlelo2 mailing list > Idlelo2(a)fossfa.net > http://www.fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/idlelo2 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:40:54 +0300 > From: Brian Longwe <brian(a)pure-id.com> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fwd: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's > Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May > To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, > discuss(a)afrispa.org > Message-ID: <FA03BE79-7465-44F5-AE6E-8B0E8E3FB07E(a)pure-id.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Wow Bill, you're really one to sniff out controversy.... :-) > > IMHO It is unfortunate to see such a harsh response sent to the whole > world - I wonder ...... why overlook the very clear statement that > the Forum WILL FOLLOW the other events. There was no attempt to claim > that the Forum was the convenor of these events - in fact it was > clearly pointed out that "AFNOG and AfriNIC are jointly > organizing...." But having said that maybe it would have been better > to seek consent from any named organisations before mentioning them > in the announcement - a lesson for the future. > > On the ISOC thing I don't see it as a conflict but as an opportunity > for synergistic scheduling. We are already in discussions with the > NEPAD Council who are having an event over the same period after they > saw that our dates COINCIDE (not conflict) with theirs.... it's all a > matter of point of view - > > .... is the cup half empty, or half full? > > Anyway from past experience I know that this is probably a precursor > to a power-play and possibly village politics that I think we need to > steer clear of.... so let's get practical and make proactive > proposals rather than start ripping each other's guts out. > > Brian > > On 6 Mar 2006, at 15:02, Bill Kagai wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nii Quaynor <quaynor(a)ghana.com> > Date: Mar 6, 2006 2:27 PM > Subject: [Idlelo2] Re: [afrinic-discuss] Africa 's Internet Community > to gather in Nairobi in May > To: eric(a)afrispa.org, AfriNIC Discuss <afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, > discuss(a)afrispa.org, committee(a)afrispa.org, afnog-admin(a)psg.com > Cc: africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org, Kenya ICT Policy - > kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, En-ISPA_Team(a)afrispa.org, > tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu, afix(a)afrispa.org, IDLELO > <idlelo2(a)fossfa.net> > > > The Forum will follow the Internet training workshops, tutorials > > and related > > events being held by AfriNIC and AfNOG in Nairobi in May. AfNOG and > > AfriNIC > > are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG > > Workshop on > > Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on > > workshop), several half-day Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG meeting, and a > > two-day AfriNIC meeting. Further information about the event may be > > found at > > <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/> and <http://www.afrinic.net/ > > meeting/>. > >

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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Charles Hunja 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Hi all, ...and I am fully in agreement with Wainaina. Before any joint (or "members'") statement is issued, we should first understand why, and if there a need for such to be issued. Secondly, we should understand the statement itself, its weight, cones, and relevance. I again disagree with the statement, "Some events do not provide us with adequate opportunity to consult each other". The only events which may not provide enough time for consultation may only be those to do with organisation/office running, which need quick decision of which the return/results are expected. Though we should be free to discuss any issue, we should realise that ours is not a political tool but rather, a business tool. It is interesting to see how some people and/or organisations are quick to accuse, by following others before understanding everything. On the issue of the KTN/Standard, no one has ever bothered to ask why the two house were attacked. Some say it is because of the Kalonzo story. If I may ask, between "Kalonzo/Kibaki" and the "Anglo Leasing" stories, which one of the two was more likely to hurt the government? Which one was more damning. If it is the Anglo Leasing story which was released by the nation Media Group, then why is it that nation did not come under attack. The minister for internal security said he was responsible and that the attack was necessitated by a threat in national security. Full stop! What I hear everybody say is that Press Freedom is very important, and I fully agree with them. Very very important. But why on earth should a newspaper write on its front (or back) page that Mr. XXX is a bank robber and a rapist, and when followed, start crying out about press freedom and freedom of expression? This freedom does not mean telling lies e.g. working for particular politicians to insult others and so on. We know, (and I have a case in point where) journalists are paid to accompany politicians. that way, wherever they are and whatever they say is always covered by the media. Anyway, what I am saying is don't pass judgement because others are doing so. We shouldn't follow blindly. Before doing so, we should always strive to understand the case first, by gathering all the evidence and listening to all parties. That way, we may be armed to give a "fair judgement" Anyway, these are my thought and not those of the KICTNet. I guess the network is a discussion forum. Hunja At 02:25 PM 04/03/2006 +0300, Wainaina Mungai wrote: >Hi Malaba, > >I was under the impression that a "KICTANET statement" is a joint >statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words >below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may >have been wrong. > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a > multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil > society, private > > > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > >Wainaina > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight > Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is > > free including our organizations to take a particular > > stand on any issue or issues at any time as they > > arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future > > we make joint press statements, then that is something > > else, that may perhaps require consultation from > > members. Some events do not provide us with adequate > > opportunity to consult each other. > > > > Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on > > any issue without fear of contradiction or even being > > labeled or victimised by members. > > > > Kind regards > > David Malaba > > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > > > > --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the > > > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am > > > totally in the dark on this one. AS much as I > > > support the condemnation of the police action, I > > > must distance myself from this one-sided and > > > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems > > > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media > > > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a > > > right to access accurate and unbiased information > > > from the media and other sources. > > > > > > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct > > > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a > > > trade association where irresponsible media finds > > > solace. I hope that will not be the message > > > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned > > > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in > > > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the > > > press must be exercised with restraint. Media > > > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has > > > corrupted a significant section of our media. > > > > > > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a > > > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests > > > from some members (no matter how few) should not be > > > presented in a manner to imply that it is the > > > collective view of the network. > > > > > > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better > > > job by demanding that its membership exercise > > > responsible journalism. For that, I must > > > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and > > > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such > > > objectivity in future. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Wainaina Mungai > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: alice(a)apc.org > > > > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network > > > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > > > > > > > Press Release > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > > > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are shocked and outraged > > > > by the recent actions meted by the government on > > > the standard group. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of > > > Kenya launched an > > > > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD > > > GROUP premises, harassed > > > > the journalists, confiscated equipment, > > > interrupted TV transmission and > > > > burned copies of the day's newspaper edition. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold > > > in detention three > > > > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting > > > that a leading opposition > > > > politician had secretly met the President at > > > State House. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister > > > Hon. Muchuki did not deny > > > > the government's involvement in this horrifying > > > event of March 1st stating > > > > state security as the reason behind the > > > government's actions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and > > > our constitution. > > > > > > > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the > > > safari park hotel his > > > > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled > > > Kenya's ICT strategy, whose main > > > > objective is " transforming Kenya's economy > > > through promoting and > > > > facilitating the private sector to serve as the > > > driver for economic > > > > development". This crude action contradicts the > > > government's recent > > > > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for > > > investment and creation of > > > > jobs for Kenyan's. No investor would place their > > > money in an environment > > > > where the rule of law and order is disregarded > > > with utmost impunity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days > > > in Kenya when the media was > > > > constantly harassed in order to suppress the > > > freedom of expression, thought > > > > and association. The action demonstrates that > > > the Government, which is the > > > > custodian of law and order is not committed to > > > the rule of law as the basic > > > > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, > > > there are established and > > > > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking > > > redress through the courts > > > > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 > > > revised 2001) clearly spells > > > > out the procedures that should be followed in the > > > event that a Media House > > > > needs to be shutdown. > > > > > > > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to > > > frighten the independent > > > > media, limit Kenyan's political space and erode > > > our human rights. It is also > > > > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the > > > government's actions and stands in > > > > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly > > > our colleagues at the > > > > standard media group. We take this opportunity > > > to remind the government of > > > > Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is > > > the right to information > > > > and freedom of press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government > > > quickly moves to restore not > > > > just investor confidence but also citizens' > > > confidence in protection of our > > > > fundamental human rights and democratic space > > > that has been gained largely > > > > due to a free press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the > > > Minister(s) and the > > > > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and > > > expeditiously restore the > > > > services of the Media House as well as paying for > > > all the losses that the > > > > standard group have incurred. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact Details for the network > > > > > > > > Judy Kimiti > > > > > > > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Waudo Siganga 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

At 03:25 AM 3/4/2006, Wainaina Mungai wrote: >I was under the impression that a "KICTANET statement" is a joint >statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words >below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may >have been wrong. Dear All, My sense here is that Colleague Wainaina is questioning the PROCESS (earlier he also questioned the outcome). Firstly, I respect his views even though I may disagree. My experience is that almost all organizations do not exist in a policy vacuum. Every organization and institution represents certain principles, positions, norms and expectations that could be either formally documented or even just tacit. If we talk of the boy scouts or the Red Cross for example everyone has some idea what those institutions stand for, even if they have never read the relevant mandate. This situation has two implications: firstly, that those who join these institutions are SUBSCRIBING to the general positions of those institutions; secondly, it means that a spokesperson for the institution can actually make a pronouncement on an issue reflecting the position of the institution as long as that position is based on existing general positions, expectations or principles of that organization. This further means that in many cases individual members do not necessarily have to be consulted. Sometimes contacting every member would indeed prove impractical, difficult and time consuming (imagine if a Catholic priest had to check with every Catholic before issuing a statement against an abortion incident). I am therefore disagreeing with colleague Wainaina that unless HE (or every KICTANET member) is consulted, a resulted position is not a valid KICTANET position. In this particular instance he has to prove to me that the statement is against what KICTNET generally believes in or stands for, not that he was not consulted. Kind Regards, Waudo Siganga

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Africa s Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May
by Eric Osiakwan 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

Press Release For Immediate Release (Contact; Eric M.K Osiakwan eric(a)afrispa.org, +233.244.386792) Africas Internet Community to gather in Nairobi in May 4th March 2006 - the annual African Internet Forum will this year be held in Nairobi over 18-19 May and is expected to be the largest gathering of Africas expanding Internet community. The African Internet Forum provides an annual platform for ISPs, telecom operators, Internet users, developers, regulators, policy-makers and development agencies to share knowledge on the strategic and business issues related to the Internets development in Africa. The Forum is held under the auspices of the African ISP Association (AfrISPA) and is organized by AITEC in association with Balancing Act. The theme of this years Forum will be Survival of the fittest: How to thrive in the African Internet jungle Announcing the Forum, Russell Southwood CEO of Balancing Act and the forum programme co-ordinator, said: Africas Internet sector is simultaneously facing challenges that could make many of its players more marginal, whilst at the same time seeing enormous potential opportunities opening up for it. This Internet Forum seeks to let participants know what might be about to happen and to offer a briefing on how to avoid being crushed by the larger players. Brian Longwe, GM of AfrISPA, said Time has come for Africas Internet community to take their futures and livelihoods into their own hands. For too long Africa has been dependent on overseas infrastructure and facilities to provide inter-country (and sometimes intra-country) connectivity. A key item on this year Internet Forum agenda will be the issue of Africas ISPs finding ways of making the African backbone network a reality The Forum will follow the Internet training workshops, tutorials and related events being held by AfriNIC and AfNOG in Nairobi in May. AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several half-day Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC meeting. Further information about the event may be found at <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/> and <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. AfNOG Workshop: 7-12 May 2006 (Sunday - Friday) AfNOG Tutorials: 14 May (Sunday) AfNOG Meeting: 15 May (Monday) AfriNIC Meeting: 16-17 May (Tuesday - Wednesday) African Internet Forum: 18-19 May (Thursday Friday) AfrISPA AGM: 19 May (Friday) -- 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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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Eric Osiakwan 04 Mar '06

04 Mar '06

Comrades, In a multistakeholder coalition like KICTANET, the principle is that any public engagement on behalf of the network must at least have majority buyin from the caucus. The lack of time to consult is not enough excuse to issue statements that does not even have the sight of members. The above provision does not also stop members of the coalition who have alternate positions to air them in view or otherwise of their minority vote. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:25:19 +0300 >Hi Malaba, > >I was under the impression that a "KICTANET statement" is a joint statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have been wrong. > >> > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil society, private >> > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > >Wainaina > > >> -------Original Message------- >> From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is >> free including our organizations to take a particular >> stand on any issue or issues at any time as they >> arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future >> we make joint press statements, then that is something >> else, that may perhaps require consultation from >> members. Some events do not provide us with adequate >> opportunity to consult each other. >> >> Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on >> any issue without fear of contradiction or even being >> labeled orvictimised by members. >> >> Kind regards >> David Malaba >> The Computer Society of Kenya >> >> >> --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: >> >> > Dear all, >> > >> > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the >> > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am >> > totally in the dark on this one.AS much as I >> > support the condemnation of the police action, I >> > must distance myself from this one-sided and >> > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems >> > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media >> > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a >> > right to access accurate and unbiased information >> > from the media and other sources. >> > >> > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct >> > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a >> > trade association where irresponsible media finds >> > solace.I hope that will not be the message >> > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned >> > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in >> > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the >> > press must be exercised with restraint. Media >> > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has >> > corrupted a significant section of our media. >> > >> > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a >> > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests >> > from some members(no matter how few) should not be >> > presented in a manner to imply that it is the >> > collective view of the network. >> > >> > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better >> > job by demanding that its membership exercise >> > responsible journalism. For that, I must >> > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and >> > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such >> > objectivity in future. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Wainaina Mungai >> > >> > >-------Original Message------- >> > >From: alice(a)apc.org >> > >Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network >> > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> > >Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 >> > > >> > >Press Release >> > > >> > >Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid >> > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> > > >> > >3 March 2006 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > are shocked and outraged >> > >by the recent actions meted by the government on >> > the standard group. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of >> > Kenya launched an >> > >unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD >> > GROUP premises, harassed >> > >the journalists, confiscated equipment, >> > interrupted TV transmission and >> > >burned copies of the days newspaper edition. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >The Government has detained and continues to hold >> > in detention three >> > >Standard journalists apparently for misreporting >> > that a leading opposition >> > >politician had secretly met the President at >> > State House. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister >> > Hon. Muchuki did not deny >> > >the governments involvement in this horrifying >> > event of March 1st stating >> > >state security as the reason behind the >> > governments actions. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and >> > our constitution. >> > > >> > >At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the >> > safari park hotel his >> > >Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled >> > Kenyas ICT strategy, whose main >> > >objective is transforming Kenyas economy >> > through promoting and >> > >facilitating the private sector to serve as the >> > driver for economic >> > >development. This crude action contradicts the >> > governments recent >> > >objectives to maintain a favourable climate for >> > investment and creation of >> > >jobs for Kenyans.No investor would place their >> > money in an environment >> > >where the rule of law and order is disregarded >> > with utmost impunity. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >This action is also reminiscent of the dark days >> > in Kenya when the media was >> > >constantly harassed in order to suppress the >> > freedom of expression, thought >> > >and association.The action demonstrates that >> > the Government, which is the >> > >custodian of law and order is not committed to >> > the rule of law as the basic >> > >foundation for a modern and civilised society. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, >> > there are established and >> > >internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking >> > redress through the courts >> > >of law.The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 >> > revised 2001) clearly spells >> > >out the procedures that should be followed in the >> > event that a Media House >> > >needs to be shutdown. >> > > >> > >KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to >> > frighten the independent >> > >media, limit Kenyans political space and erode >> > our human rights. It is also >> > >a gross violation of our constitution. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the >> > governments actions and stands in >> > >solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly >> > our colleagues at the >> > >standard media group.We take this opportunity >> > to remind the government of >> > >Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is >> > the right to information >> > >and freedom of press. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >It is therefore imperative that the Government >> > quickly moves to restore not >> > >just investor confidence but also citizens >> > confidence in protection of our >> > >fundamental human rights and democratic space >> > that has been gained largely >> > >due to a free press. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the >> > Minister(s) and the >> > >Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and >> > expeditiously restore the >> > >services of the Media House as well as paying for >> > all the losses that the >> > >standard group have incurred. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) >> > > >> > > >> > >Contact Details for the network >> > > >> > >Judy Kimiti >> > > >> > >jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com >> > >> === message truncated === >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam?Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> --- >> Submitted by: Sparrow David Malaba - KITC <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> 2006-03-04 03:40:01 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on
by Eric Osiakwan 04 Mar '06

04 Mar '06

Comrades, In a multistakeholder coalition like KICTANET, the principle is that any public engagement on behalf of the network must at least have majority buyin from the caucus. The lack of time to consult is not enough excuse to issue statements that does not even have the sight of members. The above provision does not also stop members of the coalition who have alternate positions to air them in view or otherwise of their minority vote. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:25:19 +0300 >Hi Malaba, > >I was under the impression that a "KICTANET statement" is a joint statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have been wrong. > >> > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil society, private >> > > sector, media, academia, and development partners > >Wainaina > > >> -------Original Message------- >> From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is >> free including our organizations to take a particular >> stand on any issue or issues at any time as they >> arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future >> we make joint press statements, then that is something >> else, that may perhaps require consultation from >> members. Some events do not provide us with adequate >> opportunity to consult each other. >> >> Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on >> any issue without fear of contradiction or even being >> labeled orvictimised by members. >> >> Kind regards >> David Malaba >> The Computer Society of Kenya >> >> >> --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: >> >> > Dear all, >> > >> > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the >> > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am >> > totally in the dark on this one.AS much as I >> > support the condemnation of the police action, I >> > must distance myself from this one-sided and >> > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems >> > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media >> > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a >> > right to access accurate and unbiased information >> > from the media and other sources. >> > >> > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct >> > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a >> > trade association where irresponsible media finds >> > solace.I hope that will not be the message >> > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned >> > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in >> > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the >> > press must be exercised with restraint. Media >> > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has >> > corrupted a significant section of our media. >> > >> > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a >> > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests >> > from some members(no matter how few) should not be >> > presented in a manner to imply that it is the >> > collective view of the network. >> > >> > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better >> > job by demanding that its membership exercise >> > responsible journalism. For that, I must >> > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and >> > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such >> > objectivity in future. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Wainaina Mungai >> > >> > >-------Original Message------- >> > >From: alice(a)apc.org >> > >Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network >> > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> > >Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 >> > > >> > >Press Release >> > > >> > >Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid >> > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices >> > > >> > >3 March 2006 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > are shocked and outraged >> > >by the recent actions meted by the government on >> > the standard group. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of >> > Kenya launched an >> > >unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD >> > GROUP premises, harassed >> > >the journalists, confiscated equipment, >> > interrupted TV transmission and >> > >burned copies of the days newspaper edition. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >The Government has detained and continues to hold >> > in detention three >> > >Standard journalists apparently for misreporting >> > that a leading opposition >> > >politician had secretly met the President at >> > State House. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister >> > Hon. Muchuki did not deny >> > >the governments involvement in this horrifying >> > event of March 1st stating >> > >state security as the reason behind the >> > governments actions. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and >> > our constitution. >> > > >> > >At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the >> > safari park hotel his >> > >Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled >> > Kenyas ICT strategy, whose main >> > >objective is transforming Kenyas economy >> > through promoting and >> > >facilitating the private sector to serve as the >> > driver for economic >> > >development. This crude action contradicts the >> > governments recent >> > >objectives to maintain a favourable climate for >> > investment and creation of >> > >jobs for Kenyans.No investor would place their >> > money in an environment >> > >where the rule of law and order is disregarded >> > with utmost impunity. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >This action is also reminiscent of the dark days >> > in Kenya when the media was >> > >constantly harassed in order to suppress the >> > freedom of expression, thought >> > >and association.The action demonstrates that >> > the Government, which is the >> > >custodian of law and order is not committed to >> > the rule of law as the basic >> > >foundation for a modern and civilised society. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, >> > there are established and >> > >internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking >> > redress through the courts >> > >of law.The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 >> > revised 2001) clearly spells >> > >out the procedures that should be followed in the >> > event that a Media House >> > >needs to be shutdown. >> > > >> > >KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to >> > frighten the independent >> > >media, limit Kenyans political space and erode >> > our human rights. It is also >> > >a gross violation of our constitution. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the >> > governments actions and stands in >> > >solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly >> > our colleagues at the >> > >standard media group.We take this opportunity >> > to remind the government of >> > >Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is >> > the right to information >> > >and freedom of press. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >It is therefore imperative that the Government >> > quickly moves to restore not >> > >just investor confidence but also citizens >> > confidence in protection of our >> > >fundamental human rights and democratic space >> > that has been gained largely >> > >due to a free press. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the >> > Minister(s) and the >> > >Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and >> > expeditiously restore the >> > >services of the Media House as well as paying for >> > all the losses that the >> > >standard group have incurred. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) >> > > >> > > >> > >Contact Details for the network >> > > >> > >Judy Kimiti >> > > >> > >jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com >> > >> === message truncated === >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam?Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> --- >> Submitted by: Sparrow David Malaba - KITC <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> 2006-03-04 03:40:01 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Wainaina Mungai 04 Mar '06

04 Mar '06

Hi Malaba, I was under the impression that a "KICTANET statement" is a joint statement that needs wider consultation so as to legitimise the words below....because KICTANet does not exist without its membership. I may have been wrong. > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multistakeholder group of organisations > > > and networks from civil society, private > > > sector, media, academia, and development partners Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 04 Mar '06 11:31 > > Dear Colleagues, > I feel that as members of KICTANET, each one of us is > free including our organizations to take a particular > stand on any issue or issues at any time as they > arise. But if Mr. Mungai is suggesting that in future > we make joint press statements, then that is something > else, that may perhaps require consultation from > members. Some events do not provide us with adequate > opportunity to consult each other. > > Let us play our roles even if it means commenting on > any issue without fear of contradiction or even being > labeled or victimised by members. > > Kind regards > David Malaba > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > --- "Made in Kenya.org" <info(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the > > drafting of this statement? As a member, I am > > totally in the dark on this one. AS much as I > > support the condemnation of the police action, I > > must distance myself from this one-sided and > > apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems > > to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media > > freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a > > right to access accurate and unbiased information > > from the media and other sources. > > > > The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct > > by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a > > trade association where irresponsible media finds > > solace. I hope that will not be the message > > KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned > > "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in > > Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the > > press must be exercised with restraint. Media > > freedom carries with it alot of power and power has > > corrupted a significant section of our media. > > > > The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a > > statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests > > from some members (no matter how few) should not be > > presented in a manner to imply that it is the > > collective view of the network. > > > > Even the Media Owners Association did a much better > > job by demanding that its membership exercise > > responsible journalism. For that, I must > > congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and > > advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such > > objectivity in future. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Wainaina Mungai > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > From: alice(a)apc.org > > > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network > > Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > > > > > Press Release > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid > > on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > > > > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are shocked and outraged > > > by the recent actions meted by the government on > > the standard group. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of > > Kenya launched an > > > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD > > GROUP premises, harassed > > > the journalists, confiscated equipment, > > interrupted TV transmission and > > > burned copies of the days newspaper edition. > > > > > > > > > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold > > in detention three > > > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting > > that a leading opposition > > > politician had secretly met the President at > > State House. > > > > > > > > > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister > > Hon. Muchuki did not deny > > > the governments involvement in this horrifying > > event of March 1st stating > > > state security as the reason behind the > > governments actions. > > > > > > > > > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and > > our constitution. > > > > > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the > > safari park hotel his > > > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled > > Kenyas ICT strategy, whose main > > > objective is transforming Kenyas economy > > through promoting and > > > facilitating the private sector to serve as the > > driver for economic > > > development. This crude action contradicts the > > governments recent > > > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for > > investment and creation of > > > jobs for Kenyans. No investor would place their > > money in an environment > > > where the rule of law and order is disregarded > > with utmost impunity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days > > in Kenya when the media was > > > constantly harassed in order to suppress the > > freedom of expression, thought > > > and association. The action demonstrates that > > the Government, which is the > > > custodian of law and order is not committed to > > the rule of law as the basic > > > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > > > > > > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, > > there are established and > > > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking > > redress through the courts > > > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 > > revised 2001) clearly spells > > > out the procedures that should be followed in the > > event that a Media House > > > needs to be shutdown. > > > > > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to > > frighten the independent > > > media, limit Kenyans political space and erode > > our human rights. It is also > > > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the > > governments actions and stands in > > > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly > > our colleagues at the > > > standard media group. We take this opportunity > > to remind the government of > > > Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is > > the right to information > > > and freedom of press. > > > > > > > > > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government > > quickly moves to restore not > > > just investor confidence but also citizens > > confidence in protection of our > > > fundamental human rights and democratic space > > that has been gained largely > > > due to a free press. > > > > > > > > > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the > > Minister(s) and the > > > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and > > expeditiously restore the > > > services of the Media House as well as paying for > > all the losses that the > > > standard group have incurred. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > > > > > > > Contact Details for the network > > > > > > Judy Kimiti > > > > > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/sdmalaba%40yahoo.com > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? 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Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by Made in Kenya.org 04 Mar '06

04 Mar '06

Dear all, Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the drafting of this statement? As a member, I am totally in the dark on this one. AS much as I support the condemnation of the police action, I must distance myself from this one-sided and apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a right to access accurate and unbiased information from the media and other sources. The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a trade association where irresponsible media finds solace. I hope that will not be the message KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the press must be exercised with restraint. Media freedom carries with it alot of power and power has corrupted a significant section of our media. The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests from some members (no matter how few) should not be presented in a manner to imply that it is the collective view of the network. Even the Media Owners Association did a much better job by demanding that its membership exercise responsible journalism. For that, I must congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such objectivity in future. Sincerely, Wainaina Mungai > -------Original Message------- > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > Press Release > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multi > stakeholder group of organisations and networks from civil society, private > sector, media, academia, and development partners are shocked and outraged > by the recent actions meted by the government on the standard group. > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of Kenya launched an > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD GROUP premises, harassed > the journalists, confiscated equipment, interrupted TV transmission and > burned copies of the days newspaper edition. > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold in detention three > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting that a leading opposition > politician had secretly met the President at State House. > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister Hon. Muchuki did not deny > the governments involvement in this horrifying event of March 1st stating > state security as the reason behind the governments actions. > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and our constitution. > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the safari park hotel his > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled Kenyas ICT strategy, whose main > objective is transforming Kenyas economy through promoting and > facilitating the private sector to serve as the driver for economic > development. This crude action contradicts the governments recent > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for investment and creation of > jobs for Kenyans. No investor would place their money in an environment > where the rule of law and order is disregarded with utmost impunity. > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days in Kenya when the media was > constantly harassed in order to suppress the freedom of expression, thought > and association. The action demonstrates that the Government, which is the > custodian of law and order is not committed to the rule of law as the basic > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, there are established and > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking redress through the courts > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 revised 2001) clearly spells > out the procedures that should be followed in the event that a Media House > needs to be shutdown. > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to frighten the independent > media, limit Kenyans political space and erode our human rights. It is also > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the governments actions and stands in > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly our colleagues at the > standard media group. We take this opportunity to remind the government of > Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is the right to information > and freedom of press. > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government quickly moves to restore not > just investor confidence but also citizens confidence in protection of our > fundamental human rights and democratic space that has been gained largely > due to a free press. > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the Minister(s) and the > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and expeditiously restore the > services of the Media House as well as paying for all the losses that the > standard group have incurred. > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > Contact Details for the network > > Judy Kimiti > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke >

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WIPO treaty may remove South's ability to decide on patents
by Dorcas Muthoni 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

<http://www.wipo.int/meetings/2006/scp_of_ge_06/en/scp_of_ge_06_inf1.html> SUNS #5977 Thursday 2 March 2006 New WIPO treaty may remove South's ability to decide on patents Geneva, 28 Feb (Martin Khor) -- Developing countries risk losing their present flexibility to decide on the standards for granting patents if developed countries' proposals for a new WIPO treaty on patents are adopted. This warning was given by an expert on intellectual property law in a paper distributed at the WIPO Open Forum on the draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) which started in Geneva on Wednesday. Professor Carlos Correa of the University of Buenos Aires, who is a renowned authority on intellectual property and development issues, said the developed countries had proposed a uniform definition to key aspects determining the scope of patentability for the SPLT, which is being negotiated in WIPO. Under the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO, Members are allowed to adopt their own definitions on all the concepts proposed for harmonization in the SPLT (i. e. definition of prior art, grace period, novelty and inventive step). Thus, TRIPS provides the WTO Members with flexibility to design their patent regimes. However, if the developed countries' proposals in the SPLT are adopted, the harmonization of patent standards would eliminate the room that countries have retained to decide what an 'invention' is and how the patentability standards are determined. Correa is a speaker on the opening day of the three-day WIPO open forum. His paper, "An Agenda For Patent Reform And Harmonization For Developing Countries" is available on the WIPO website, together with papers of other speakers. The forum was mandated by the WIPO General Assembly as part of an attempt to break the impasse in the negotiations on the SPLT. The developed countries are pushing for a new patent treaty that harmonises national patent laws in order to have common treatment of aspects including prior art, grace period, novelty, and inventive step. Many developing countries are opposed to this narrow agenda and want the treaty to address public interest flexibilities, anti-competitive practices and disclosure in patent applications of the source of origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. An informal meeting of the WIPO's Standing Committee on Patents will be held on 10-12 April to discuss how the work on the SPLT is to proceed, taking into account the results of the forum. Correa's paper gives an account of the patent harmonization process in WIPO (of which the SPLT negotiations are a major part) and analyses its implications for developing countries. According to the paper, the patent system contains serious distortions and there is need for a "deep re-examination" of how it operates in different countries. Correa warned that the patent harmonization process under WIPO overlooks the problems of the system, nor is it intended to adapt the system to the needs of the developing countries. "The harmonization process poses a significant challenge and creates a number of risks for developing countries," said Correa, adding that there are no convincing reasons for the developing countries to support the process, if it proceeds further on the basis of the proposals of the major developed countries. Correa also warned that it would be a great disservice to developing countries if they were induced through WIPO processes to import features of a patent regime that is growingly seen as malfunctioning in developed countries, and often stifling rather than promoting innovation. The paper recalled that in 2001, WIPO's Director-General Dr Kamil Idris launched a 'Patent Agenda' whose main emphasis has been to facilitate the acquisition of patent protection in foreign countries by making the system more user-friendly, cost effective and secure. The main purpose of the Patent Agenda, as set out by the WIPO Director-General is, therefore, to create mechanisms whereby inventors and industry have access to national, regional and international patent protection systems that enable them to obtain, maintain and enforce their patents globally. "Development objectives are completely absent from the initiative," said Correa. "No assessment was provided about the benefits and costs of the proposed harmonization, particularly as it would eliminate the room that countries have retained to decide what an 'invention' is and how the patentability standards are determined. "The proposed Agenda failed to acknowledge the major problems that the patent system currently face, as a result of the application of lax patentability criteria, the asymmetries in the ability to use it due to high enforcement costs, and the disadvantages of patent policy harmonization for different levels of economic and technological development." One component of the Patent Agenda is the development of an SPLT. As originally conceived in 2000, the SPLT was to have a wide agenda of issues. But due to resistance from developing countries and disagreement among developed countries on some provisions, the developed countries opted for a more gradual approach. The US, Japan and the EU suggested (in what is known as the trilateral approach) to limit immediate discussions to a narrow but important set of four issues: definition of prior art; grace period; novelty; and non-obviousness/Inventive Step. "The issues suggested for this initial phase of harmonization are crucial. If agreed upon, they would provide a uniform definition to key aspects determining the scope of patentability," said Correa. In order to push forward this proposal, WIPO's Director-General convened 'informal consultations' concerning future sessions of the Standing Committee on Patents in Casablanca, in February 2005. Widely criticized for lack of transparency and the attempt to give undue weight to the outcome of the meeting, this process was unable to move the negotiations further. At the WIPO Assemblies held in September 2005, a compromise was reached to continue work at the SCP. Correa said that the 'Trilateral proposal' aims at addressing key issues concerning the patentability standards. These concepts determine the extent of knowledge that may be detracted from the public domain and subject to exclusive rights for a minimum twenty years' period. The TRIPS Agreement does allow Members to adopt their own definitions on all these concepts, thereby providing Members flexibility to design their patent regimes. The paper examines the proposals on the four issues. On the first issue of prior art, the eventual harmonization of this concept would require agreement on a number of issues on which national laws differ, notably: Non-written disclosures; Secret prior commercial use or the offer for sale without disclosure; Disclosures in prior patent applications; Determination of the date of availability to the public; Availability to the public; and Indigenous/traditional knowledge. On the issue of grace period, the application of a grace period (admitted in the US and in many other countries) has raised a significant controversy between the US and European countries, where such period is not provided for. "It expands the scope for patenting, as inventions disclosed during that period would be eligible for protection, notwithstanding that they would have been deemed in the prior art in accordance with the general rule on novelty." On the third issue of novelty, Correa said that the definition of 'novelty' is crucial. Since the TRIPS Agreement allows Members to adopt their own concept, the US, for instance, has been able to maintain its relative novelty standard with regard to the place where disclosures have taken place. Novelty results from the comparison between the existing prior art at the date of filing (or the date of priority) and the claimed invention. In practice, the concept of novelty is narrowly construed by patent offices, requiring in some cases an almost 'photographic' disclosure of the invention in a single prior document in order to consider that novelty does not exist. On the fourth issue of non-obviousness/inventive step, Correa said defining this is one of the most critical aspects of a patent regime, as it determines the level of technical contribution required to obtain protection. As the TRIPS Agreement does not define this concept, Member countries are free to determine whether they want a system under which a myriad of minor, incremental, developments are patentable, or one aimed at rewarding substantive departures from the prior art. The draft SPLT Regulations proposed a low standard for determining inventive step. The claimed invention would be assessed against the general knowledge of an ordinary skilled person, and not against specialized knowledge in a particular field of technology. "Developing countries will be made a great disservice if they were induced, through the WIPO patent harmonization process, technical assistance or other means, to import features of a patent regime that is growingly seen as malfunctioning in developed countries, and often stifling rather than promoting innovation," said Correa. The decline in the patentability standards is one of the factors behind what has been described as the 'intense pathology of the current [patent] system' in the US. "The best policy for developing countries would rather be to establish high standards of inventive step, in order to avoid 'ever-greening' and other patenting strategies aimed at blocking genuine competition and follow-on innovation," said Correa. ['Ever-greening' consists of the patenting of minor changes to or versions of existing products (e. g. formulations, dosage forms, polymorphs, salts, etc.) in order to extend the life of the original patent over an active ingredient.] For instance, the recent reform (2005) of the Indian Patent Law has incorporated an anti-ever-greening provision, which tightens the inventive step requirement as applied to new forms or modifications of existing pharmaceutical products. Correa said that developed countries are likely to pursue negotiations on a 'light' SPLT on the basis of the trilateral proposal. "Quite clearly, it is not in the interest of developing countries to seek either a 'light' SPLT or a more comprehensive SPLT, since they have little to gain from a broader harmonization of substantive patent law," he said. "Developing countries should resist any attempt to limit their capacity to prevent the patenting of developments that do not constitute a real technical contribution to the state of the art." If such countries wished to promote 'minor' innovations, the appropriate policy would not be to lower the patentability requirements, as it is often argued, but to establish utility models (or 'petty patents') that confer less extensive rights than patents or to explore other options, such as the recognition of a remuneration right rather than exclusionary rights. In brief, developing countries should endeavour to keep the existing policy space to determine the level of the 'inventive step'. If negotiations on the prior art and novelty concepts were pursued, developing countries should aim at the recognition of a universal novelty standard that does not discriminate on the basis of the place where non-written disclosures took place. Such a standard could prevent a significant part of the misappropriation of genetic resources and indigenous/traditional knowledge that currently occurs. However, the change of the novelty standard may not be sufficient to prevent bio-piracy if the evidentiary requirements for non-written disclosures made abroad are too complex or stringent, thus making the proof of the existence of prior art too difficult or impossible . If this were the case, there would be little gain for developing countries. In addition, the circumstances under which traditional knowledge may be deemed or not part of the prior art should be explored systematically and incorporated into the discussion. Developing countries should also incorporate into any possible negotiating text an obligation to disclose the origin of genetic materials and associated indigenous/traditional knowledge claimed in patent applications, as demanded by such countries within both WTO and WIPO. In addition to the disclosure of origin obligation, developing countries may seek to incorporate safeguards and other provisions that ensure sufficient flexibilities and a pro-development approach. In fact, those countries had already suggested in the SPLT process some of such provisions, such as exception, public interest exceptions, and compliance with applicable law on other matters. Correa suggested that other provisions may be worked on, including (i) requirement of industrial applicability (as opposed to utility) based on a distinct technical effect of the invention; (ii) best mode as a uniform requirement; (iii) principles and objectives; (iv) transfer of technology; and (v) measures against anti-competitive practices. The paper concludes that "a deep re-examination of the patent system and how it operates in different contexts is called for. The system presents a number of serious distortions that affect its potential role in promoting innovation, particularly in developing countries. "The harmonization process conducted for almost two decades under WIPO's auspices overlooks the problems and asymmetries of the system, and essentially aims at reducing the operational costs for users at a global scale. That process is certainly not intended to address the system's current shortcomings, nor adapting it to the needs of developing countries." Correa added that the harmonization process poses a significant challenge and creates a number of risks for developing countries. While there are no convincing reasons for such countries to support the process, if it proceeds further on the basis of the trilateral or other proposals, three main issues should be considered. Firstly, what objectives developing countries should pursue in responding to the harmonization demands of developed countries? Developing countries should aim at the recognition of a universal novelty requirement and of a disclosure of origin obligation. They should also seek, inter alia, to clarify the treatment of indigenous/traditional knowledge as part of prior art. The ability to determine the required level of inventive step should not be negotiable; in particular, no proposals should be admitted that allow for a low inventive step standard for the granting of patents. Developing countries should consider means alternative to patents to promote minor innovations, if suitable to their developments needs. Secondly, how feasible and practical do these proposals have to be in order to gain support from other stakeholders and to be successfully carried forward in international fora? Although developing countries should seek the elaboration of a scientifically-based development assessment on the general implications of the proposed harmonization process, they should also elaborate concrete proposals on the issues put on the table by developed countries, as well as those that are of interest to developing countries, such as those mentioned above. Thirdly, which could be the areas of the respective reform processes where coalitions could be built between developing and developed partners? There are specific areas in which agreements with some developed countries may be reached. Thus, European countries are likely to support demands for a truly universal novelty requirement, while the US may support the consideration of prior patent applications as part of the prior art for both novelty and inventive step. Developing countries negotiating strategies should try to ably capitalize on the divergences that exist between developed countries in order to advance their own agenda in the process. + _______________________________________________ incom-l mailing list incom-l(a)incommunicado.info http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/incom-l

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RE: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid o n STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by James Nguo 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Dear ALL, I take Wainaina's sentiments that KICTANet should issue a statement but we need to consult and agree on some facts in the statements. James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: Made in Kenya.org [mailto:info@madeinkenya.org] Sent: 03 March 2006 14:38 To: james(a)alin.or.ke Cc: KIPlist Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices Dear all, Just out of curiousity, who was consulted in the drafting of this statement? As a member, I am totally in the dark on this one. AS much as I support the condemnation of the police action, I must distance myself from this one-sided and apparently unilaterally drafted statement that seems to be in denial of the reality in Kenya today. Media freedom is not absolute and Kenyan consumers have a right to access accurate and unbiased information from the media and other sources. The statement will only serve to sanitise misconduct by the local media. KICTANet should not be seen as a trade association where irresponsible media finds solace. I hope that will not be the message KICTANet will pass on to participants at the planned "Media and ICTs workshop next week (March 10-13) in Mombasa. All freedoms, especially the freedom of the press must be exercised with restraint. Media freedom carries with it alot of power and power has corrupted a significant section of our media. The unilateral decision to draft and circulate a statement on behalf of KICTANet despite protests from some members (no matter how few) should not be presented in a manner to imply that it is the collective view of the network. Even the Media Owners Association did a much better job by demanding that its membership exercise responsible journalism. For that, I must congratulate the MoA for exercising objectivity and advice KICTANet to make an honest attempt at such objectivity in future. Sincerely, Wainaina Mungai > -------Original Message------- > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: [Kictanet] Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > Sent: 03 Mar '06 10:27 > > Press Release > > Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices > > 3 March 2006 > > > > > > We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multi > stakeholder group of organisations and networks from civil society, private > sector, media, academia, and development partners are shocked and outraged > by the recent actions meted by the government on the standard group. > > > > On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of Kenya launched an > unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD GROUP premises, harassed > the journalists, confiscated equipment, interrupted TV transmission and > burned copies of the day's newspaper edition. > > > > The Government has detained and continues to hold in detention three > Standard journalists apparently for misreporting that a leading opposition > politician had secretly met the President at State House. > > > > When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister Hon. Muchuki did not deny > the government's involvement in this horrifying event of March 1st stating > state security as the reason behind the government's actions. > > > > We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and our constitution. > > At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the safari park hotel his > Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled Kenya's ICT strategy, whose main > objective is " transforming Kenya's economy through promoting and > facilitating the private sector to serve as the driver for economic > development". This crude action contradicts the government's recent > objectives to maintain a favourable climate for investment and creation of > jobs for Kenyan's. No investor would place their money in an environment > where the rule of law and order is disregarded with utmost impunity. > > > > > > This action is also reminiscent of the dark days in Kenya when the media was > constantly harassed in order to suppress the freedom of expression, thought > and association. The action demonstrates that the Government, which is the > custodian of law and order is not committed to the rule of law as the basic > foundation for a modern and civilised society. > > > > Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, there are established and > internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking redress through the courts > of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 revised 2001) clearly spells > out the procedures that should be followed in the event that a Media House > needs to be shutdown. > > KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to frighten the independent > media, limit Kenyan's political space and erode our human rights. It is also > a gross violation of our constitution. > > > > KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the government's actions and stands in > solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly our colleagues at the > standard media group. We take this opportunity to remind the government of > Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is the right to information > and freedom of press. > > > > It is therefore imperative that the Government quickly moves to restore not > just investor confidence but also citizens' confidence in protection of our > fundamental human rights and democratic space that has been gained largely > due to a free press. > > > > KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the Minister(s) and the > Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and expeditiously restore the > services of the Media House as well as paying for all the losses that the > standard group have incurred. > > > > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > > > Contact Details for the network > > Judy Kimiti > > jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.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/james%40alin.or.ke

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Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices
by alice＠apc.org 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Press Release Kenya ICT Action Network Condemns Overnight Raid on STANDARD AND KTN Offices 3 March 2006 We the members of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multi stakeholder group of organisations and networks from civil society, private sector, media, academia, and development partners are shocked and outraged by the recent actions meted by the government on the standard group. On Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the Government of Kenya launched an unprecedented and vicious attack on the STANDARD GROUP premises, harassed the journalists, confiscated equipment, interrupted TV transmission and burned copies of the day’s newspaper edition. The Government has detained and continues to hold in detention three Standard journalists apparently for misreporting that a leading opposition politician had secretly met the President at State House. When interviewed, the Internal Security Minister Hon. Muchuki did not deny the government’s involvement in this horrifying event of March 1st stating state security as the reason behind the government’s actions. We see this as crude and gross abuse of power and our constitution. At a recent ICT strategy conference held at the safari park hotel his Excellency the president of Kenya unveiled Kenya’s ICT strategy, whose main objective is “ transforming Kenya’s economy through promoting and facilitating the private sector to serve as the driver for economic development”. This crude action contradicts the government’s recent objectives to maintain a favourable climate for investment and creation of jobs for Kenyan’s. No investor would place their money in an environment where the rule of law and order is disregarded with utmost impunity. This action is also reminiscent of the dark days in Kenya when the media was constantly harassed in order to suppress the freedom of expression, thought and association. The action demonstrates that the Government, which is the custodian of law and order is not committed to the rule of law as the basic foundation for a modern and civilised society. Whereas the Government may be validly aggrieved, there are established and internationally acceptable mechanisms for seeking redress through the courts of law. The Kenya Telecommunication Act (1998 revised 2001) clearly spells out the procedures that should be followed in the event that a Media House needs to be shutdown. KICATNet translates this action as an attempt to frighten the independent media, limit Kenyan’s political space and erode our human rights. It is also a gross violation of our constitution. KICTANet therefore strongly condemns the government’s actions and stands in solidarity with the Kenyan media and particularly our colleagues at the standard media group. We take this opportunity to remind the government of Kenya that the foundation of a sound democracy is the right to information and freedom of press. It is therefore imperative that the Government quickly moves to restore not just investor confidence but also citizens’ confidence in protection of our fundamental human rights and democratic space that has been gained largely due to a free press. KICTANet is appalled by the actions and urges the Minister(s) and the Agency/ies involved to publicly apologise and expeditiously restore the services of the Media House as well as paying for all the losses that the standard group have incurred. Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Contact Details for the network Judy Kimiti jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke

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March 2006 - IMARK launches new e-learning for managers in international development a
by alice＠apc.org 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

March 2006 - IMARK launches new March 2006 - IMARK launches new e-learning module to help managers in international development address the challenges of the new information environment. 1 March 2006 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the English version of the latest IMARK e-learning module "Investing in Information for Development". The module addresses the needs of managers and decision-makers for new awareness and skills related to development and implementation of strategies, policies, structures, and procedures for effective management of information. "Information management has evolved rapidly in recent years, in relation to the powerful but complex digital technologies that are now available. This latest module considers the impact of technology on the information environment, and on the decisions that managers in development organizations have to take", explains Anton Mangstl, Director of FAO's Library and Documentation Systems Division. The module was developed by FAO, with support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). A series of lessons and resources is provided to assist managers in developing an information strategy, and in implementing new structures and procedures for effective information management and exchange. The module includes a series of lesson plans, learner notes and presentations which can be adapted by trainers developing their own curricula for face-to-face seminars and courses. This, and all IMARK modules, are available at no-cost either through the IMARK website www.imarkgroup.org or on CD-ROM upon request. Learners are encouraged to register and select a course. IMARK now has over 30 partners and collaborating institutions since its inception in 2001, and its activities are coordinated through a Steering Group whose members are: the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), FAO, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 1 March 2006 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the English version of the latest IMARK e-learning module "Investing in Information for Development". The module addresses the needs of managers and decision-makers for new awareness and skills related to development and implementation of strategies, policies, structures, and procedures for effective management of information. "Information management has evolved rapidly in recent years, in relation to the powerful but complex digital technologies that are now available. This latest module considers the impact of technology on the information environment, and on the decisions that managers in development organizations have to take", explains Anton Mangstl, Director of FAO's Library and Documentation Systems Division. The module was developed by FAO, with support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). A series of lessons and resources is provided to assist managers in developing an information strategy, and in implementing new structures and procedures for effective information management and exchange. The module includes a series of lesson plans, learner notes and presentations which can be adapted by trainers developing their own curricula for face-to-face seminars and courses. This, and all IMARK modules, are available at no-cost either through the IMARK website www.imarkgroup.org or on CD-ROM upon request. Learners are encouraged to register and select a course. IMARK now has over 30 partners and collaborating institutions since its inception in 2001, and its activities are coordinated through a Steering Group whose members are: the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), FAO, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Alice Wanjira 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] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Eric Osiakwan 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Wainaina, Please permit me to differ with you. The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. Two wrongs dont make a right. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 >Dear all, > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > >--- >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on >> the same later in the day. >> >> Kind Regards >> Waudo Siganga >> Chairman >> The Computer Society of Kenya >> >> >> --- >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear George, How did you come up with the issue of tribe? No-one of the the respondents mentioned tribes here so kindly le't not trivialise this global debate. Afterall, when we fought Moi, it was not because of his tribe - it was the actions of his government. > What is happening to me today, it does not matter what > tribe it is happening to, every kenyans should stand up to be counted. Today > it is me tommorrow it is YOU. Two wrongs have been committed and one is being hidden under the guise of "press freedom". The media will also hope that Kenyans only notice the wrong committed by government (which I condemn). It happened to Hon. Biwott but we now know our euphoria under Moi made us permit media to misbehave only because they supported our views. Niether the government nor the media should be left off the hook for "Abuse of Power". We are dealing with competition between "The Four Estates" here and they are abusing their power and freedom. When the Standard Group is caught in misconduct, they should not hide behind "Kenyans". They are a company that does what they do for profit. They must not be allowed to abuse freedom and undermine the democratic rights of other Kenyans. Let's not be politically correct at the expense of the truth. --- 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: Sidarec <sidarec(a)kenyaweb.com> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > Sent: 02 Mar '06 15:15 > > Wainana talks as if it was only barbaric to do such things as is happening > now under Moi. Now that it is Kibaki, Media has become irresponsible, and > should be burnished. We kenyans tend to forget yesteryears when the country > was under siege. What is happening to me today, it does not matter what > tribe it is happening to, every kenyans should stand up to be counted. Today > it is me tommorrow it is YOU. If I don't raise my voice because it is not > touching me, tommorrow it will be you, and God knows how it will end. We > must stand up and be counted at this hour of need. This is an affront to our > way of life; We fought for this freedom, and it was not gioven to us free, > many people died for this course,and this government was elected on that > premise; to uphold the rule of law; it is not about Standard Newspaper of > the KNT, it is about Kenyans on asault. > > George > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by mutua 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

It is common knowledge that media houses lack objectivity in their reporting, that is usually tailor made to suit their prefered subjects ends and their own (obvious financial)gains i.e. the client media phenomenon,that cuts across the entire media fraternaty sparing only but a few media houses.Lets face it, while the media council may arbirtrate fairly complains amongst it's membership it may not do so fairly for two parties where one is a member and the other agrieved not being it's member.Considering the swift and devastating consequences media headlines may have on an agrieved party which may not be corrected by some nondescript apologetic note on some hideous page or at the end of the sports segment of the news bulletin ,such practices must be discouraged with the harshest and the strongest deterents possible.It takes a lifeworth effort to build a reputation which may cramble one second due to some incorrect headline.It's worth remebering a recent incident in the past where a young man's mother had a heart attack which may have been attributed to media reports that he was marrying an elderly woman, before even she could get the news from her son himself, sadly she passed away.Now not even an apologetic note could bring her come back to life not even a Media council ruling can or more so a libel award by a court ruling could.This shows that such issues should not be taken lightly and someone hides under the guise of freedom of press.In the past we had riots outside one media house offices in town by a university following a press report that the students felt was erronous and untrue,another life was also sadly lost in the process.Let the perpetrators of these barbaric acts be punished and we must remember not everyone is patient and civil enough to follow "due process".Certainly this recent incident may not be the last. ---- Original Message ----- From: <kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke> To: "mutua" <emutua(a)ngocouncil.org> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:34 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3 > 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: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > ( Wainaina Mungai ) > 2. (no subject) > 3. Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group (Sammy Buruchara) > 4. Re: Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > (Eric Osiakwan) > 5. Re: Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > ( Wainaina Mungai ) > 6. Re: Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > ( Wainaina Mungai ) > 7. Re: Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > ( Wainaina Mungai ) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > From: " Wainaina Mungai " <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Cc: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > Message-ID: <20060302090121.31391.qmail(a)domain50.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear all, > > As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > --- > 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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > > Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > > the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > > the same later in the day. > > > > Kind Regards > > Waudo Siganga > > Chairman > > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > > > > --- > > Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Subject: [Kictanet] (no subject) > Message-ID: <mailman.55.1141295618.353.kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:12:28 +0300 > From: Sammy Buruchara <Sammy(a)nbnet.co.ke> > Subject: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Cc: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > Message-ID: <58F93AA7-DE1D-400D-A70C-16CD67CBCAE0(a)nbnet.co.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Two wrongs do not make a right. > > Sammy Buruchara > On Mar 2, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Wainaina Mungai wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of > > property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct > > within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media > > has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is > > governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful > > tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in > > many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > > However, there are currently several cases in court and other > > incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. > > The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the > > years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in > > Kenya. > > > > As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them > > to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and > > endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an > > attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now > > as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or > > right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid > > apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the > > original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so > > on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws > > of conduct. > > > > Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is > > an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media > > conduct. > > > > --- > > 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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > >> > >> Dear Colleagues, > >> > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and > >> closure of > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a > >> statement on > >> the same later in the day. > >> > >> Kind Regards > >> Waudo Siganga > >> Chairman > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: > >> [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > >> > >> > > > > --- > > Submitted by: Wainaina Mungai (One World) > > <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 2006-03-02 04:09:31 EST5 > > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [sammy(a)nbnet.co.ke] > > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > > cl-88773I(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:59:36 +0200 > From: "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media > Group > To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: <200603021159.AA347340840(a)afrispa.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Wainaina, > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. > > Two wrongs dont make a right. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > > >Dear all, > > > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > > >--- > >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > >> > >> Dear Colleagues, > >> > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > >> the same later in the day. > >> > >> Kind Regards > >> Waudo Siganga > >> Chairman > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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" > -- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:29:21 +0300 > From: " Wainaina Mungai " <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media > Group > To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: <20060302102922.29476.qmail(a)domain50.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. That was actually the point I was making. > > I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. > > ;-) > > Wainaina > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > > > Wainaina, > > > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. > > > > Two wrongs dont make a right. > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > > > > >Dear all, > > > > > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > > > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > > > > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > > > > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > > > > >--- > > >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > > >> > > >> Dear Colleagues, > > >> > > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > > >> the same later in the day. > > >> > > >> Kind Regards > > >> Waudo Siganga > > >> Chairman > > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > > >> > > >> > > >> --- > > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > >> --- > > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > >> > > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >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/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:30:35 +0300 > From: " Wainaina Mungai " <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media > Group > To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: <20060302103035.25424.qmail(a)domain50.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. The point am making is that official statements released in condemning the "second wrong" should not be made in a way that sanitises the "first wrong". > > I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. > > ;-) > > Wainaina > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > > > Wainaina, > > > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subj > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:31:52 +0300 > From: " Wainaina Mungai " <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media > Group > To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KIPlist <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Message-ID: <20060302103152.9240.qmail(a)domain50.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. The point am making is that official statements released in condemning the "second wrong" should not be made in a way that sanitises the "first wrong". > > I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. > > ;-) > > Wainaina > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > > > Wainaina, > > > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. > > > > Two wrongs dont make a right. > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > > > > >Dear all, > > > > > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > > > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > > > > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > > > > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > > > > >--- > > >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > > >> > > >> Dear Colleagues, > > >> > > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > > >> the same later in the day. > > >> > > >> Kind Regards > > >> Waudo Siganga > > >> Chairman > > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > > >> > > >> > > >> --- > > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > >> --- > > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > >> > > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >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/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > End of kictanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3 > *************************************** > >

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. The point am making is that official statements released in condemning the "second wrong" should not be made in a way that sanitises the "first wrong". I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. ;-) Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > Wainaina, > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. > > Two wrongs dont make a right. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > > >Dear all, > > > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > > >--- > >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > >> > >> Dear Colleagues, > >> > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > >> the same later in the day. > >> > >> Kind Regards > >> Waudo Siganga > >> Chairman > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org >

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. The point am making is that official statements released in condemning the "second wrong" should not be made in a way that sanitises the "first wrong". I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. ;-) Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > Wainaina, > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subj

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Agreed, we acknowledge "two wrongs" however, in our quick condemnation, we risk losing sight of the first wrong. That was actually the point I was making. I have personal experiences of how media runs to "press freedom" to get the "first wrong" to disappear. The perpetrators of the "second wrong" must be punished as prescribed by the law so that we do not have a repeat of either wrongs. ;-) Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > Sent: 02 Mar '06 12:59 > > Wainaina, > > Please permit me to differ with you. > > The civilised world has resolved to ensure that there are due processes subject to the rule of law by which we deal with such reculcitrant elements of our deomocratic experiment so to ignore such consitutional and instituional mechanisms is worse a precident as the acts of the reculcitrant element being subjected. > > Two wrongs dont make a right. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:01:21 +0300 > > >Dear all, > > > >As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > > >However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. > > > >As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. > > > >Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. > > > >--- > >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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > >> > >> Dear Colleagues, > >> > >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > >> the same later in the day. > >> > >> Kind Regards > >> Waudo Siganga > >> Chairman > >> The Computer Society of Kenya > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org >

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Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Sammy Buruchara 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Two wrongs do not make a right. Sammy Buruchara On Mar 2, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Wainaina Mungai wrote: > Dear all, > > As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of > property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct > within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media > has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is > governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful > tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in > many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. > > However, there are currently several cases in court and other > incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. > The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the > years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in > Kenya. > > As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them > to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and > endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an > attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now > as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or > right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid > apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the > original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so > on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws > of conduct. > > Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is > an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media > conduct. > > --- > 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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> >> Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group >> Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and >> closure of >> the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a >> statement on >> the same later in the day. >> >> Kind Regards >> Waudo Siganga >> Chairman >> The Computer Society of Kenya >> >> >> --- >> Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: >> [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% >> >> > > --- > Submitted by: Wainaina Mungai (One World) > <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 2006-03-02 04:09:31 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [sammy(a)nbnet.co.ke] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > cl-88773I(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear all, As we all so readily rotest against the unwarranted destruction of property etc, let us not be sucked into supporting misconduct within the media. We must not lose sight of the fact that the media has become is a law unto itself; while the rest of society is governed by rules of civilised conduct. The media is a powerful tool that has even been abused to the extent of fueling conflict in many countries. As we all know, it has also been used positively. However, there are currently several cases in court and other incidents that indicate the media has failed to regulate itself. The Media Council of Kenya may just have proved to Kenyans over the years that the concept of self-regulation may be the way to go in Kenya. As much as I empathise with the Standard Group, I would urge them to give Kenyans (wether in government or not) a fair hearing and endevour to report ONLY the truth. Sensational reporting in an attempt to gain market share will lead to situations as we have now as the parties seek resolution (whether the methods are wrong or right). In cases where mistakes a made, they should not hid apologies in a small corner of page 92 but put into where the original story (Page 1, if the story was a headline story) and so on. Anything short of that should be handled by very stringent laws of conduct. Politically incorrect but I hope it will keep us focused. There is an urgent need to get a working system for regulation of the media conduct. --- 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: Waudo Siganga <csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com> > Subject: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group > Sent: 02 Mar '06 19:29 > > Dear Colleagues, > > The reports received this morning regarding the crackdown and closure of > the Standard Media Group are shocking and the CSK will issue a statement on > the same later in the day. > > Kind Regards > Waudo Siganga > Chairman > The Computer Society of Kenya > > > --- > Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2006-03-02 00:40:37 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >

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Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Notes from Kenyan ICT Conference
by Eric Osiakwan 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear Brian and all, The link to downloading Eme Essien's presentation is http://www.ictpark.com= /Presentations/_Eme%20Essien%20-%20EASSy.pps Am concerned that Eme's EA fiber backhaul picture on slide 9 in the ppt is = different from the NEPAD rationalised network which is "africa_eassy.png" a= ttached. The engineering argument is that "africa_eassy.png" is a better bu= ild, on the original "eassy_basic_route_config.jpg" attached due to the int= ervention of the E-Africa Commission of NEPAD at a meeting in June 2004. Question: why are we now seeing a different backhaul from IFC/WBG and if so= how are they going to finance EASSy seperately from the EA backhaul on sli= de 9? Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Jim Forster <forster(a)cisco.com> Reply-To: Discuss(a)afrispa.org Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:36:40 -0800 >Brian, > >Great info, thanks for sending... > >I will forward to some others... > > -- Jim > From: "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> Cc: Subject: [Kictanet] Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Notes from Kenyan ICT Conference Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> To: Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Brian, The EASSy consortium as a matter of necessity must adhere to the principles= of Open Access as enshrined below so that KENET and the UbuntuNet alliance= who have money to invest in the project should NOT be asked to present an = international gateway license in order to be allowed. It is like i have mon= ey to invest in a good business and you say i need a license to invest; i d= ont know if this is a new rule in the VC world? Primarily, the rules for owership and investment in the cable should be as = open to all as the rules of access to the use of the cable for provision of= service by all the players along the value chain. If the argument is to do country specific arrangements then the investors f= rom those countries must have an equal say in how the landing station is st= ructured and managed without any favours towards incumbency. In which case = it is the interest of public policy that they give equal time and opportuni= ty to the non-incumbent operators and services projects to get on baord. Eric here NB: Send the ppt but more so i would like to know what the EASSy guys say t= o this? There is an urgent need for new approaches to financing and building out in= formation and communication infrastructure to address this large unmet dema= nd for information and communication services. Technological innovation hel= ps make these new approaches possible and more flexible approaches to finan= cing, service delivery and regulation will make them effective and sustaina= ble. One approach (or set of approaches) gaining increased visibility and c= redibility is increasingly referred to as the =93Open Access Model=94. The urgency, and the viability, of these new models are driven in part by t= he growing (and inevitable) move toward Internet Protocol (IP)-based commun= ication networks. This in turn implies the move toward a =93layered=94 mod= el of these networks, where there is a logical distinction between: =95 The physical layer (the actual physical infrastructure); =95 The logical layer (managing the connection between the physical infrast= ructure and higher layers); =95 The applications layer (which includes things such as the Web browser),= and =95 The content layer (voice, data or images conveyed by the network.) Each layer has a set of functional rules that allow it to interface with th= e other layer and for information to flow over the network. Any player, in= cluding new players, can use different elements of the network, or the enti= re network, to provide services. The IP-based architecture of the network = makes it possible for services to be provided, and innovation to occur, at = any point on the network, including, notably, the edges, where the network = can be further =93grown=94 as well. Different segments of the market =96 and different layers of the network --= will naturally have different structures, and will attract players with di= fferent business models. For example, in most countries and regions, it wi= ll not be feasible or logical to have more than one or two providers of bac= kbone infrastructure. The key issue in an Open Access model is to assure t= hat no player in one of the layers can block access to another layer or to = the rest of the network through having dominant market power in one or anot= her layer. Key Principles This suggests a number of key principles of Open Access networks. 1. Anyone can play Particularly because of the potential for locally-provided services and net= work growth =93at the edges=94 made possible by flexible technology and ope= n network models, Open Access models should assure that any provider willin= g to play by the rules can =93plug and play=94 in the network. 2. Technological neutrality Regulation should be technology-neutral, taking into account the cost and p= hysical properties of the technologies themselves. No one should be stopped= from using a particular technology and indeed a progressive regulator woul= d encourage cost reduction through technology innovation. One needs to recognize that in future a wide range of applications will req= uire higher bandwidth. But there may be no significant (order of magnitude)= improvements in the performance of fibre, particularly its installation. H= owever with wireless there will be significant improvements in performance = and cost/capacity ratio and therefore wireless solutions will become more a= ttractive in local distribution applications. 3. Fair and non-discriminatory competition at all layers Competition should be fair and non-discriminatory. There should be no preda= tory pricing, cross-subsidisation or aggressive cross-ownership. Regulators= will need to be capable of dealing with a range of competition issues to e= nsure a genuine level playing field, and to prevent market strength in one = layer from creating unfair competitive advantage at another layer. For all = services at a given layer, there ought to be at least two providers and whe= never there are not 4-5 providers of a particular service, issues of compet= itive position would need to be examined. What is true for countries at a national level holds true at a regional and= international level. Ideally any country should have a choice of at least = two providers to connect to neighbours and the rest of the world. The EU co= mpetition policy formulation of =93significant market power=94 provides a u= seful benchmark against which competitive position might be examined. 4. Transparency to ensure fair trading within and between layers Competitive markets thrive on transparent information about market prices a= nd service. Internal accounting processes in companies need to be sufficien= tly transparent to enforce fair trading. If there is tradable bandwidth = =96 particularly at an international level =96 it will allow clear comparis= ons to be made between different providers. There needs to be greater level= s of consumer information to allow comparisons between =93offers=94, includ= ing offers at the interface between layers. The different roles of players need to be transparent. In order to create t= rust in the market, infrastructure providers need to be clear that they wil= l not enter service markets to compete with their customers. The regulator = exists to encourage competition rather than restrict it but to do so in a w= ay that genuinely encourages increased investment and lower access costs to= communications technology. Where appropriate, regulation becomes =93light-= touch=94 rather than prohibitive or restrictive. Government exists to creat= e the legal framework through which competition issues can be mediated. 5. Everyone can connect to everyone else at the layer interface. In order for a competitive market to function, everyone must be able to con= nect to everyone else. Service providers would be able to get access to inf= rastructure from the local to the international level, whether they were sm= all or large entities. There will be inevitable interconnection rate issues where the interests of= the infrastructure provider in keeping re-investing in the network need to= be weighed against the opportunities that can be created for greater level= s of new business. 6. Devolved rather than centralised solutions It is important to ensure that the =93intelligence=94 in the network is to = be found at the edges of the infrastructure rather than at its centre. In o= ther words, the infrastructure provider should not be allowed to reserve fo= r itself all of the functions that create value in the market. In practical terms, it should be possible to create a local entity that can= operate on the small or medium-scale and can =93plug into=94 the network w= ithout needing to cede control over its activities to the infrastructure pr= ovider. Local operators need to be able to own and control a significant le= vel of =93intelligence=94 in the system (eg billing, features, etc) to enco= urage open access. NB: This note draws from a study prepared for the WorldBank through InfoDev= on =93Leveraging New Technologies and Open Access Models: Options for Impr= oving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a focus on sub-Saharan = Africa=94, by a team consisting of Anders Comstedt, Russell Southwood and E= ric Osiakwan, under the auspices of the consulting firm Spintrack > >On Feb 28, 2006, at 5:01 AM, Brian Longwe wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Here are my notes from a presentation that has just been given by >> Eme Essien of the World Bank/IFC >> >> i will forward the powerpoint presentation as soon as I can get >> hold of it... >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> >> EASSY Presentation from World Bank >> >> Eme Essien, Senior Investment Officer, IFC/World Bank >> >> Shared Objectives: >> - provide more affordaclbe ICT access >> - meet demand for high speed boradbankd connectivity in the region >> - spur followon ICT investment in region >> - provide cheaper alternative to satellite >> - encourage greater connectivity and integration within region >> - ALL CAPITALS AND MAJOR CITIES IN E & SA SHOULD BE LINKED TO >> GLOBAL NETWORK >> >> 10 Landing points >> - Sudan >> - Djibouti >> - Somalia >> - Kenya >> - Tanzania >> - Mdagascar >> - Mozambique >> - South Africa >> >> Eastern Loop >> Northern Loop >> Southern Loop >> >> World Bank Group Role >> - assist parties deliver on shared objectives >> - facilitate reduction of risks (policy/regulatory) to increase >> private sector participation >> - Conditionalities >> - liberalisation of international segment - Open Access >> - non-discriminatory access to regional infrastructure to all >> operators >> - identify funding gaps >> - build capacity in relevant regional organisation >> >> Conditions for Success >> OPEN ACCES >> - maximises project's development impact >> - clised club deal SAT3 structures have had limited impact on >> traffic, pricing, development >> - capacity should be accessible to all parties, fixed line >> operators etc.... >> >> Challenges >> - 30-ish members >> - Telcos, parastatals, regulators, private operators, incumbents >> - countries with differing progress on reform agenda >> - differing levels of economic development, infrastructure, ICT >> needs etc >> - no single champion to establish common interests >> >> -- 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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Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Notes from Kenyan ICT Conference
by John Walubengo 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Nice overview on the Open-Access Phylosophy. What i need now is someone to explain to me whether or not this EASSy Project as currently constituted is happening along this spirit... walu. >>> "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> 02/28/06 06:16PM >>> Brian, The EASSy consortium as a matter of necessity must adhere to the principles of Open Access as enshrined below so that KENET and the UbuntuNet alliance who have money to invest in the project should NOT be asked to present an international gateway license in order to be allowed. It is like i have money to invest in a good business and you say i need a license to invest; i dont know if this is a new rule in the VC world? Primarily, the rules for owership and investment in the cable should be as open to all as the rules of access to the use of the cable for provision of service by all the players along the value chain. If the argument is to do country specific arrangements then the investors from those countries must have an equal say in how the landing station is structured and managed without any favours towards incumbency. In which case it is the interest of public policy that they give equal time and opportunity to the non-incumbent operators and services projects to get on baord. Eric here NB: Send the ppt but more so i would like to know what the EASSy guys say to this? There is an urgent need for new approaches to financing and building out information and communication infrastructure to address this large unmet demand for information and communication services. Technological innovation helps make these new approaches possible and more flexible approaches to financing, service delivery and regulation will make them effective and sustainable. One approach (or set of approaches) gaining increased visibility and credibility is increasingly referred to as the *Open Access Model*. The urgency, and the viability, of these new models are driven in part by the growing (and inevitable) move toward Internet Protocol (IP)-based communication networks. This in turn implies the move toward a *layered* model of these networks, where there is a logical distinction between: * The physical layer (the actual physical infrastructure); * The logical layer (managing the connection between the physical infrastructure and higher layers); * The applications layer (which includes things such as the Web browser), and * The content layer (voice, data or images conveyed by the network.) Each layer has a set of functional rules that allow it to interface with the other layer and for information to flow over the network. Any player, including new players, can use different elements of the network, or the entire network, to provide services. The IP-based architecture of the network makes it possible for services to be provided, and innovation to occur, at any point on the network, including, notably, the edges, where the network can be further *grown* as well. Different segments of the market * and different layers of the network -- will naturally have different structures, and will attract players with different business models. For example, in most countries and regions, it will not be feasible or logical to have more than one or two providers of backbone infrastructure. The key issue in an Open Access model is to assure that no player in one of the layers can block access to another layer or to the rest of the network through having dominant market power in one or another layer. Key Principles This suggests a number of key principles of Open Access networks. 1. Anyone can play Particularly because of the potential for locally-provided services and network growth *at the edges* made possible by flexible technology and open network models, Open Access models should assure that any provider willing to play by the rules can *plug and play* in the network. 2. Technological neutrality Regulation should be technology-neutral, taking into account the cost and physical properties of the technologies themselves. No one should be stopped from using a particular technology and indeed a progressive regulator would encourage cost reduction through technology innovation. One needs to recognize that in future a wide range of applications will require higher bandwidth. But there may be no significant (order of magnitude) improvements in the performance of fibre, particularly its installation. However with wireless there will be significant improvements in performance and cost/capacity ratio and therefore wireless solutions will become more attractive in local distribution applications. 3. Fair and non-discriminatory competition at all layers Competition should be fair and non-discriminatory. There should be no predatory pricing, cross-subsidisation or aggressive cross-ownership. Regulators will need to be capable of dealing with a range of competition issues to ensure a genuine level playing field, and to prevent market strength in one layer from creating unfair competitive advantage at another layer. For all services at a given layer, there ought to be at least two providers and whenever there are not 4-5 providers of a particular service, issues of competitive position would need to be examined. What is true for countries at a national level holds true at a regional and international level. Ideally any country should have a choice of at least two providers to connect to neighbours and the rest of the world. The EU competition policy formulation of *significant market power* provides a useful benchmark against which competitive position might be examined. 4. Transparency to ensure fair trading within and between layers Competitive markets thrive on transparent information about market prices and service. Internal accounting processes in companies need to be sufficiently transparent to enforce fair trading. If there is tradable bandwidth * particularly at an international level * it will allow clear comparisons to be made between different providers. There needs to be greater levels of consumer information to allow comparisons between *offers*, including offers at the interface between layers. The different roles of players need to be transparent. In order to create trust in the market, infrastructure providers need to be clear that they will not enter service markets to compete with their customers. The regulator exists to encourage competition rather than restrict it but to do so in a way that genuinely encourages increased investment and lower access costs to communications technology. Where appropriate, regulation becomes *light-touch* rather than prohibitive or restrictive. Government exists to create the legal framework through which competition issues can be mediated. 5. Everyone can connect to everyone else at the layer interface. In order for a competitive market to function, everyone must be able to connect to everyone else. Service providers would be able to get access to infrastructure from the local to the international level, whether they were small or large entities. There will be inevitable interconnection rate issues where the interests of the infrastructure provider in keeping re-investing in the network need to be weighed against the opportunities that can be created for greater levels of new business. 6. Devolved rather than centralised solutions It is important to ensure that the *intelligence* in the network is to be found at the edges of the infrastructure rather than at its centre. In other words, the infrastructure provider should not be allowed to reserve for itself all of the functions that create value in the market. In practical terms, it should be possible to create a local entity that can operate on the small or medium-scale and can *plug into* the network without needing to cede control over its activities to the infrastructure provider. Local operators need to be able to own and control a significant level of *intelligence* in the system (eg billing, features, etc) to encourage open access. NB: This note draws from a study prepared for the WorldBank through InfoDev on *Leveraging New Technologies and Open Access Models: Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa*, by a team consisting of Anders Comstedt, Russell Southwood and Eric Osiakwan, under the auspices of the consulting firm Spintrack ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Brian Longwe <brian(a)pure-id.com> Reply-To: Discuss(a)afrispa.org Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:01:42 +0300 >Hi all, > >Here are my notes from a presentation that has just been given by Eme >Essien of the World Bank/IFC > >i will forward the powerpoint presentation as soon as I can get hold >of it... > >----------------------------------------- > >EASSY Presentation from World Bank > >Eme Essien, Senior Investment Officer, IFC/World Bank > >Shared Objectives: >- provide more affordaclbe ICT access >- meet demand for high speed boradbankd connectivity in the region >- spur followon ICT investment in region >- provide cheaper alternative to satellite >- encourage greater connectivity and integration within region >- ALL CAPITALS AND MAJOR CITIES IN E & SA SHOULD BE LINKED TO GLOBAL >NETWORK > >10 Landing points >- Sudan >- Djibouti >- Somalia >- Kenya >- Tanzania >- Mdagascar >- Mozambique >- South Africa > >Eastern Loop >Northern Loop >Southern Loop > >World Bank Group Role >- assist parties deliver on shared objectives >- facilitate reduction of risks (policy/regulatory) to increase >private sector participation >- Conditionalities >- liberalisation of international segment - Open Access >- non-discriminatory access to regional infrastructure to all operators >- identify funding gaps >- build capacity in relevant regional organisation > >Conditions for Success >OPEN ACCES >- maximises project's development impact >- clised club deal SAT3 structures have had limited impact on >traffic, pricing, development >- capacity should be accessible to all parties, fixed line operators >etc.... > >Challenges >- 30-ish members >- Telcos, parastatals, regulators, private operators, incumbents >- countries with differing progress on reform agenda >- differing levels of economic development, infrastructure, ICT needs >etc >- no single champion to establish common interests > > >East Africa Backhaul System >- overland backhauls to EASSY project >- majority of traffic will be routed overland >- various stages of deployment >- MSA-KLA > > >IFC Advisory services role > >WB workign closely with members of East Loop > >Jan 2006 Mandate has been signed with EASSY >- produce transaction structuring report >- conduct technical feasibility study >- among others.... > >Foreseen East African Backhaul Route > >My Question: Is the World Bank applying an Open Access approach on >other telecoms infrastructure projects in Africa or only on EASSY > >Anwer: James Morley<sic>, IFC >- YES >- Open Access approach is being applied across the board - over all >projects >- initially the EABS - WB is pushing for Open Access; pushing for >smaller parties to take part >- Open Access is a principle underlying WB engagements > >Kirui<sic> >- Open Access has (finally) been embraced by EASSY >- last hardliner has last week finally given in and agreed to accept >Open Access based on a Special Purpose Vehicle approach > > > > > >To unsubscribe send a mail to: imailsrv(a)afrispa.org. Type the following in >the body of your mail (not header): "Unsubscribe discuss" (without quotes). >This List is operated by ZAnet Internet Services: www.zanet.co.za on behalf >of www.afrispa.org. For any List Admin queries send mail to William(a)zanet.co.za > -- 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/jwalubengo%40kcct.ac.ke

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Re: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Notes from Kenyan ICT Conference
by Eric Osiakwan 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Brian, The EASSy consortium as a matter of necessity must adhere to the principles of Open Access as enshrined below so that KENET and the UbuntuNet alliance who have money to invest in the project should NOT be asked to present an international gateway license in order to be allowed. It is like i have money to invest in a good business and you say i need a license to invest; i dont know if this is a new rule in the VC world? Primarily, the rules for owership and investment in the cable should be as open to all as the rules of access to the use of the cable for provision of service by all the players along the value chain. If the argument is to do country specific arrangements then the investors from those countries must have an equal say in how the landing station is structured and managed without any favours towards incumbency. In which case it is the interest of public policy that they give equal time and opportunity to the non-incumbent operators and services projects to get on baord. Eric here NB: Send the ppt but more so i would like to know what the EASSy guys say to this? There is an urgent need for new approaches to financing and building out information and communication infrastructure to address this large unmet demand for information and communication services. Technological innovation helps make these new approaches possible and more flexible approaches to financing, service delivery and regulation will make them effective and sustainable. One approach (or set of approaches) gaining increased visibility and credibility is increasingly referred to as the Open Access Model. The urgency, and the viability, of these new models are driven in part by the growing (and inevitable) move toward Internet Protocol (IP)-based communication networks. This in turn implies the move toward a layered model of these networks, where there is a logical distinction between: The physical layer (the actual physical infrastructure); The logical layer (managing the connection between the physical infrastructure and higher layers); The applications layer (which includes things such as the Web browser), and The content layer (voice, data or images conveyed by the network.) Each layer has a set of functional rules that allow it to interface with the other layer and for information to flow over the network. Any player, including new players, can use different elements of the network, or the entire network, to provide services. The IP-based architecture of the network makes it possible for services to be provided, and innovation to occur, at any point on the network, including, notably, the edges, where the network can be further grown as well. Different segments of the market and different layers of the network -- will naturally have different structures, and will attract players with different business models. For example, in most countries and regions, it will not be feasible or logical to have more than one or two providers of backbone infrastructure. The key issue in an Open Access model is to assure that no player in one of the layers can block access to another layer or to the rest of the network through having dominant market power in one or another layer. Key Principles This suggests a number of key principles of Open Access networks. 1. Anyone can play Particularly because of the potential for locally-provided services and network growth at the edges made possible by flexible technology and open network models, Open Access models should assure that any provider willing to play by the rules can plug and play in the network. 2. Technological neutrality Regulation should be technology-neutral, taking into account the cost and physical properties of the technologies themselves. No one should be stopped from using a particular technology and indeed a progressive regulator would encourage cost reduction through technology innovation. One needs to recognize that in future a wide range of applications will require higher bandwidth. But there may be no significant (order of magnitude) improvements in the performance of fibre, particularly its installation. However with wireless there will be significant improvements in performance and cost/capacity ratio and therefore wireless solutions will become more attractive in local distribution applications. 3. Fair and non-discriminatory competition at all layers Competition should be fair and non-discriminatory. There should be no predatory pricing, cross-subsidisation or aggressive cross-ownership. Regulators will need to be capable of dealing with a range of competition issues to ensure a genuine level playing field, and to prevent market strength in one layer from creating unfair competitive advantage at another layer. For all services at a given layer, there ought to be at least two providers and whenever there are not 4-5 providers of a particular service, issues of competitive position would need to be examined. What is true for countries at a national level holds true at a regional and international level. Ideally any country should have a choice of at least two providers to connect to neighbours and the rest of the world. The EU competition policy formulation of significant market power provides a useful benchmark against which competitive position might be examined. 4. Transparency to ensure fair trading within and between layers Competitive markets thrive on transparent information about market prices and service. Internal accounting processes in companies need to be sufficiently transparent to enforce fair trading. If there is tradable bandwidth particularly at an international level it will allow clear comparisons to be made between different providers. There needs to be greater levels of consumer information to allow comparisons between offers, including offers at the interface between layers. The different roles of players need to be transparent. In order to create trust in the market, infrastructure providers need to be clear that they will not enter service markets to compete with their customers. The regulator exists to encourage competition rather than restrict it but to do so in a way that genuinely encourages increased investment and lower access costs to communications technology. Where appropriate, regulation becomes light-touch rather than prohibitive or restrictive. Government exists to create the legal framework through which competition issues can be mediated. 5. Everyone can connect to everyone else at the layer interface. In order for a competitive market to function, everyone must be able to connect to everyone else. Service providers would be able to get access to infrastructure from the local to the international level, whether they were small or large entities. There will be inevitable interconnection rate issues where the interests of the infrastructure provider in keeping re-investing in the network need to be weighed against the opportunities that can be created for greater levels of new business. 6. Devolved rather than centralised solutions It is important to ensure that the intelligence in the network is to be found at the edges of the infrastructure rather than at its centre. In other words, the infrastructure provider should not be allowed to reserve for itself all of the functions that create value in the market. In practical terms, it should be possible to create a local entity that can operate on the small or medium-scale and can plug into the network without needing to cede control over its activities to the infrastructure provider. Local operators need to be able to own and control a significant level of intelligence in the system (eg billing, features, etc) to encourage open access. NB: This note draws from a study prepared for the WorldBank through InfoDev on Leveraging New Technologies and Open Access Models: Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, by a team consisting of Anders Comstedt, Russell Southwood and Eric Osiakwan, under the auspices of the consulting firm Spintrack ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Brian Longwe <brian(a)pure-id.com> Reply-To: Discuss(a)afrispa.org Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:01:42 +0300 >Hi all, > >Here are my notes from a presentation that has just been given by Eme >Essien of the World Bank/IFC > >i will forward the powerpoint presentation as soon as I can get hold >of it... > >----------------------------------------- > >EASSY Presentation from World Bank > >Eme Essien, Senior Investment Officer, IFC/World Bank > >Shared Objectives: >- provide more affordaclbe ICT access >- meet demand for high speed boradbankd connectivity in the region >- spur followon ICT investment in region >- provide cheaper alternative to satellite >- encourage greater connectivity and integration within region >- ALL CAPITALS AND MAJOR CITIES IN E & SA SHOULD BE LINKED TO GLOBAL >NETWORK > >10 Landing points >- Sudan >- Djibouti >- Somalia >- Kenya >- Tanzania >- Mdagascar >- Mozambique >- South Africa > >Eastern Loop >Northern Loop >Southern Loop > >World Bank Group Role >- assist parties deliver on shared objectives >- facilitate reduction of risks (policy/regulatory) to increase >private sector participation >- Conditionalities >- liberalisation of international segment - Open Access >- non-discriminatory access to regional infrastructure to all operators >- identify funding gaps >- build capacity in relevant regional organisation > >Conditions for Success >OPEN ACCES >- maximises project's development impact >- clised club deal SAT3 structures have had limited impact on >traffic, pricing, development >- capacity should be accessible to all parties, fixed line operators >etc.... > >Challenges >- 30-ish members >- Telcos, parastatals, regulators, private operators, incumbents >- countries with differing progress on reform agenda >- differing levels of economic development, infrastructure, ICT needs >etc >- no single champion to establish common interests > > >East Africa Backhaul System >- overland backhauls to EASSY project >- majority of traffic will be routed overland >- various stages of deployment >- MSA-KLA > > >IFC Advisory services role > >WB workign closely with members of East Loop > >Jan 2006 Mandate has been signed with EASSY >- produce transaction structuring report >- conduct technical feasibility study >- among others.... > >Foreseen East African Backhaul Route > >My Question: Is the World Bank applying an Open Access approach on >other telecoms infrastructure projects in Africa or only on EASSY > >Anwer: James Morley<sic>, IFC >- YES >- Open Access approach is being applied across the board - over all >projects >- initially the EABS - WB is pushing for Open Access; pushing for >smaller parties to take part >- Open Access is a principle underlying WB engagements > >Kirui<sic> >- Open Access has (finally) been embraced by EASSY >- last hardliner has last week finally given in and agreed to accept >Open Access based on a Special Purpose Vehicle approach > > > > > >To unsubscribe send a mail to: imailsrv(a)afrispa.org. Type the following in >the body of your mail (not header): "Unsubscribe discuss" (without quotes). >This List is operated by ZAnet Internet Services: www.zanet.co.za on behalf >of www.afrispa.org. For any List Admin queries send mail to William(a)zanet.co.za > -- 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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Notes from Kenyan ICT Conference
by Brian Longwe 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Hi all, Here are my notes from a presentation that has just been given by Eme Essien of the World Bank/IFC i will forward the powerpoint presentation as soon as I can get hold of it... ----------------------------------------- EASSY Presentation from World Bank Eme Essien, Senior Investment Officer, IFC/World Bank Shared Objectives: - provide more affordaclbe ICT access - meet demand for high speed boradbankd connectivity in the region - spur followon ICT investment in region - provide cheaper alternative to satellite - encourage greater connectivity and integration within region - ALL CAPITALS AND MAJOR CITIES IN E & SA SHOULD BE LINKED TO GLOBAL NETWORK 10 Landing points - Sudan - Djibouti - Somalia - Kenya - Tanzania - Mdagascar - Mozambique - South Africa Eastern Loop Northern Loop Southern Loop World Bank Group Role - assist parties deliver on shared objectives - facilitate reduction of risks (policy/regulatory) to increase private sector participation - Conditionalities - liberalisation of international segment - Open Access - non-discriminatory access to regional infrastructure to all operators - identify funding gaps - build capacity in relevant regional organisation Conditions for Success OPEN ACCES - maximises project's development impact - clised club deal SAT3 structures have had limited impact on traffic, pricing, development - capacity should be accessible to all parties, fixed line operators etc.... Challenges - 30-ish members - Telcos, parastatals, regulators, private operators, incumbents - countries with differing progress on reform agenda - differing levels of economic development, infrastructure, ICT needs etc - no single champion to establish common interests East Africa Backhaul System - overland backhauls to EASSY project - majority of traffic will be routed overland - various stages of deployment - MSA-KLA IFC Advisory services role WB workign closely with members of East Loop Jan 2006 Mandate has been signed with EASSY - produce transaction structuring report - conduct technical feasibility study - among others.... Foreseen East African Backhaul Route My Question: Is the World Bank applying an Open Access approach on other telecoms infrastructure projects in Africa or only on EASSY Anwer: James Morley<sic>, IFC - YES - Open Access approach is being applied across the board - over all projects - initially the EABS - WB is pushing for Open Access; pushing for smaller parties to take part - Open Access is a principle underlying WB engagements Kirui<sic> - Open Access has (finally) been embraced by EASSY - last hardliner has last week finally given in and agreed to accept Open Access based on a Special Purpose Vehicle approach

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DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING, KENYA
by Muriuki Mureithi 27 Feb '06

27 Feb '06

The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) is a leading regional network of African scholars and policymakers engaged in research, capacity building and policy advocacy on issues of science and technology for Africa's sustainable development. ATPS is seeking to recruit a dynamic individual to fill the international position of director of research and training to be based at its secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya. The vacancy is expected to be filled by June 2006. A competitive international salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful applicant. The initial contract period will be for three years. Qualified candidates should send a detailed letter of interest and curriculum vitae to hr(a)atpsnet.org, no later than 31 March 2006. Source: Balancing Act's News Update 294 (26th February 2006) Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------------- Summit Strategies Ltd - Strategic information for decision 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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Shuttleworth urges telecoms reform
by Bill Kagai 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

By Alastair Otter | 24 February, 2006 http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=888 Ubuntu Linux founder and entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth yesterday hit out at the African telecommunications sector saying the current "cartels" as they existed are not able to deliver effective and affordable bandwidth to the continent. Shuttleworth, who was speaking during the opening of the Idlelo2 conference in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday, listed bandwidth as the number one item on his list for an effective ICT strategy for the continent. Shuttleworth said he had recently spent five weeks travelling through Asia studying how the different countries used technology to boost their economies and was amazed to see how South Korea had grown their economy through "ruthlessly" driving down the cost of bandwidth. "South Korea now has the cheapest broadband in the world and the result has been an explosion in innovation. I urge all [telecommunications] regulators here to go there and learn." The anchor point of any effective ICT strategy on the continent had to be bandwidth, he said. "Bandwidth is the lifeblood of the digital economy." Competition, he said, is a key component of making bandwidth more affordable but simply licensing second and third operators in a country was not sufficient. Rather, he said, countries in Africa need to make better use of their existing wired infrastructure which is a national asset." He urged national telecoms regulator on the continent to unbundle their national infrastructure and develop specialised strategies to deal with the international, regional, metropolitan, last mile and rural legs of the communications network. "We have more than 15 year's global experience in bandwidth and it is now time to move quickly on these issues," he said. Shuttleworth said that one of the fundamental challenges still facing Africa was the continental access through the SAT-3 -- and soon the EASy -- undersea cables. "SAT-3 is an inefficient cartel ... and unfortunately it appears that EASSy (East African Submarine System) is going down the same road and it will not be able to deliver efficient bandwidth." "I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent," said Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth said the other two legs of an effective ICT strategy would be free and open source software(FOSS) and skills development. He said that while there would always be a place for proprietary it was important for people to be aware of the alternatives. Rather than seeing the promotion of free software as a battle against proprietary software -- in particular Microsoft -- it was important to understand that free software just represents a new way of operating. A model in which it is not so much about the "product" as it is about the "service".

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Job Announcement -- Executive Director, ActionAid International USA]
by alice＠apc.org 25 Feb '06

25 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Job Announcement -- Executive Director, ActionAid > International USA > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:34:58 -0500 > From: Rick Rowden <Rick.Rowden(a)actionaid.org> > > (apologies for cross postings) > > Job Announcement > > Executive Director > ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL USA > > AAI USA is seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial Executive Director to > lead the organization at an exciting and challenging time in its > history. AAI USA is poised to begin an effort to become a significant > bridge between social change organizations and coalitions in the US and > constituency-based groups and social movements in developing countries > where AAI has affiliates. AAI USA’s new Executive Director will lead > the organization as it strives to fulfill its potential for linking > social justice work in the US and in developing countries at a time when > such practical solidarity is more important than ever before. The > Executive Director will direct and manage AAI USA, its staff and > programs, creatively develop bridging partnerships, raise funds and > strategically guide its advocacy agenda. > > Candidates should have the following essential qualifications: > > • a proven record of leadership with social change > organizations at either ED or senior level; > • a well-developed sense of vision and strategy in positioning > an organization and guiding its advocacy efforts; > • creativity in devising practical ways of developing real > collaboration on policy issues of common concern between US social > change organizations and/or movements and their peers in developing > countries; > • proven ability to work effectively in coalitions and > partnerships with other organizations; > • imagination, enthusiasm and energy for advocacy work in > support of social and economic justice; > • effective management skills and a minimum of 10 years’ > experience; > • a record of successful fundraising from foundations and > individual donors; > • effective public speaking skills and powers of persuasion; > excellent writing skills; > • willingness to travel at least 30 percent time. > > In addition to the qualifications noted above, the following skills and > experiences are desirable: > > • substantial experience in international or domestic advocacy > work; > • sound knowledge of the US Government and the advocacy > process in Washington, DC; > • sound knowledge of, and demonstrated experience in, > international development and rights-based approaches to development > including work experience in one or more developing countries; > • a Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a field > related to social and economic justice (sociology, public policy, etc.) > > Application Process > > Interested candidates should send a Curriculum Vita by email to: > EDSearch(a)actionaid.org > > The application deadline is February 28, 2006. Final candidates will be > interviewed on April 2nd or 3rd, 2006 at ActionAid International USA’s > office in Washington, DC. > > Background and Context > > ActionAid International USA is the US affiliate of ActionAid > International (AAI). ActionAid International’s mission is to work in > partnership with poor and excluded people who are fighting for a world > without poverty, a world in which their voices are heard and have an > impact on the policies of government and major private institutions. > After having functioned for over thirty years as a British NGO with > field offices in forty countries, ActionAid transformed itself into an > international organization in December, 2003. It changed its name to > ActionAid International, moved its headquarters from London to > Johannesburg, South Africa, and turned its field offices into partners > with an equal say in how the over-all organization operates. These > partner Country Programs are affiliates of AAI and are now in the > process of becoming independent registered NGOs in the countries in > which they operate. In their development work, they stress partnerships > with groups that are raising issues of rights and justice. AAI also has > several affiliates in industrialized countries, most with the primary > purpose of raising funds for AAI’s development programs. > > ActionAid International USA was created in 2000. Its first 5 years have > been spent advocating reforms that speak directly to decision makers on > key policies such as poverty reduction, trade, education, agriculture, > and the expenditure of federal, IMF and World Bank funds. AAI USA is > now committed to becoming a “bridge” organization which links social > change organizations and coalitions in the US with constituency-based > groups and social movements in developing countries where AAI has > affiliates. The purpose of these linkages is to collaborate in > advocating on such common concerns as food rights, trade, violence > against women and HIV/AIDS. For example, AAI USA has recently entered > into partnerships with the Friends of the Earth, the Rural Coalition, > and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives in order to conduct joint > advocacy efforts. AAI USA is located in Washington, DC, currently has a > staff of 7 and an annual operating budget of approximately $1 > million. Its website is www.actionaidusa.org. > > Equal Opportunity Employer

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driving internet growth in Africa - the fundamental role of content
by Muriuki Mureithi 23 Feb '06

23 Feb '06

Dear colleagues AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org <http://www.afrispa.org/> ) has published a concise paper that lays a firm foundation to address the next frontier to stimulate internet growth in the continent and help Africa transition to the information society. The paper produced by Summit Strategies ltd for Afrispa with inspiration of the General Manager Mr Brian Longwe makes concrete recommendations to increase content and specifically as an indicator for content to increase the number of domains hundredfold from the current 1 domain per 100,000 to 1 domain per 100 by 2010. Members of Kictanet have a concrete role to play. Download the paper at http://www.catia.ws/Documents/database/1b/AfrISPA%20Content%20Position%20Pap er.zip and find out your role help Africa transition to the information society. Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------------- Summit Strategies Ltd - Strategic information for decision 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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John Eger's essay "Forging a Creative Community for the New Creative Economy"
by Florence Etta 21 Feb '06

21 Feb '06

Hi all, I thought some of youmight like this. Sorry for cross posting. Cheers, FE > > > From: john eger <jeger(a)mail.sdsu.edu> > > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:39:38 -0800 > > > > Forging a Creative Community for the New Creative > Economy > > > > Feb 17, 2006 By John Eger > > > > Creating a twenty-first-century city is not so > much a question of technology > > as it is of jobs, dollars and quality of life. A > community's plan to reinvent > > itself for the new, knowledge-based economy and > society therefore requires > > educating all its citizens about this new global > revolution in the nature of > > work. To succeed, cities must prepare their > citizens to take ownership of > > their communities and educate the next generation > of leaders and workers to > > meet the new global challenges of what is now > being termed the "Creative > > Economy." > > > > Having the most wired and wireless infrastructures > are undoubtedly important. > > San Diego even commissioned a City of the Future > Committee in 1993 to make > > plans to build the first fiber-optic-wired city in > the United States in the > > belief that just as cities of the past were built > along waterways, railroads, > > and interstate highways, the cities of the future > will be built along > > "information highways" -- wired and wireless > information pathways connecting > > every home, office, school, and hospital and, > through the World Wide Web, > > millions of other individuals and institutions > around the world. > > > > But at the heart of such efforts must be a > recognition of the vital roles that > > art and technology play in enhancing economic > development and, ultimately, > > defining a "creative community" -- a community > that exploits the vital > > linkages among art, technology and commerce. A > community with a sense of > > place. A community that nurtures, attracts and > holds the most creative and > > innovation workers. > > > > In recent years, people habitually have referred > to the domain in which > > Internet-based communications occur as > "cyberspace," an abstract > > communications space that exists both everywhere > and nowhere. But until > > flesh-and-blood humans can be digitized into > electronic pulses in the same way > > that computer scientists transform images and > data, the denizens of cyberspace > > will have to continue living in some sort of real > physical space -- a home, a > > neighborhood and a community. > > > > The state of California in 1996 launched its > statewide Smart Communities > > program, recognizing that electronic networks like > these will play an > > increasingly important role in the economic > competitiveness of its > > municipalities. The underlying premise of the > California initiative is that > > smart communities are not, at their core, > exercises in the deployment and use > > of technology, but rather active tools in the > promotion of economic > > development, job growth, and higher living > standards overall. In other words, > > technological propagation in smart communities is > not an end in itself, but > > rather a means to a larger end with clear and > compelling benefits for > > communities. > > > > We have learned a great deal about the challenges > that cities face in a new > > global "information economy," an economy based on > something other than the > > production of goods and services or agriculture. > Although these basic > > industries continue, the new economy relies on the > production, use, and > > transfer of information and knowledge. > > > > In fact, one distinct possibility is that cities > of the future will not be > > cities in the usual sense, but rather powerful > regional economies. Kenichi > > Ohmae, author of The Borderless World (1999,) > suggests we are witnessing the > > resurgence of the age-old concept of the > city-state or, as he prefers, the > > "region-state." The new region-state has the power > and authority to take > > ownership of its own future and establish a > governing process reflecting a new > > model of government for the digital age. > > > > Civic engagement and new civic "collaboratories" > (collaborative projects and > > endeavors) will also be needed to help reinvent > our great cities to reclaim > > the sense of place and civic pride this once > possessed, as well as to ensure > > that no one is left behind. In The Magic of > Dialogue: Transforming Conflict > > into Cooperation (1999), Daniel Yankelovich argues > that there is a "struggle > > between two one-sided visions of our future: the > vision of the free market and > > the vision of the civil society." Citizens need to > create the "social > > capital," that distinguishes their communities, > and in the process close the > > gap between the electorate and those they elect, > as Robert D. Putnam put it in > > his seminal work Bowling Alone (2000). > > > > Cities of the future no doubt will be "creative > communities" in the sense that > > they recognize art and technology as vital, not > only to a region's livability, > > but also to the preparedness of its workforce. > Future cities will understand > > that a basic understanding of the role of > technology as a tool of > > transformation, and that art-infused education is > critical to producing the > > next generation of leaders and workers for the > knowledge economy. Today, the > > demand for creativity has outpaced the ability of > most nations to produce > > enough workers simply to meet their needs. > > > > Worrying about the lack of qualified workers in > this day and age may sound > > odd. With the globalization of media and markets > in full bloom, America, for > > example, is beginning to see the outlines of yet > another out-migration of > > jobs, unleashing new concerns about rising > unemployment. Many economists are > > alarmed that the latest round of losses -- unlike > the earlier shift of > > manufacturing jobs to Taiwan and less-developed > East Asian countries -- will > > have a dramatic impact on America's wealth and > well-being. > > > > Twenty years ago, it was fashionable to blame > foreign competition and cheap > > labor markets abroad for the loss of U.S. > manufacturing jobs, but the pain of > > the loss was softened by the emergence of a new > services industry. Now that > > the service sector has also widely automated > itself, banking, insurance, and > > telecommunications firms are eliminating layers of > management and > > infrastructure. > > > > The traditional corporate pyramid is disappearing > replaced by highly skilled > > professional work teams. State-of-the art software > and telecommunications > > technologies now enable any kind of enterprise to > maximize efficiency and > > productivity by employing foreign workers wherever > they are located, making > > the service-sector jobs even more precious. > Forrester Research Inc., a > > market-research firm, estimates some 3.3 million > service jobs will move out of > > the United States over the next 10-15 years. > Others put that number at 15 > > million, and say the results will be devastating > for the U.S. economy. > > > > While CEOs, economists and politicians are telling > us that these are > > short-term adjustments, it is clear that the > pervasive spread of the Internet, > > digitization, and the availability of white-collar > skills abroad mean > > potentially huge cost savings for global > corporations. Consequently, this > > shift of high-tech service jobs will be a > permanent feature of economic life > > in the 21st century -- but this does not > necessarily mean the news is all bad > > for workers in the United States and other > developed countries. > > > > Some economists believe that globalization and > digitization will improve the > > profits and efficiency of American corporations > and set the stage for the next > > big growth-generating breakthrough. But what will > that be? > > > > A number of think tanks, including Japan's Nomura > Research Institute, argue > > that the elements are in place for the advance of > the Creative Age, a period > > in which free, democratic nations thrive and > prosper because of their > > tolerance for dissent, respect for individual > enterprise, freedom of > > expression, and recognition that innovation, not > mass production of low-value > > goods and services, is the driving force for the > new economy. > > > > The new economy's demand for creativity has > manifested itself in the emergence > > and growth of what author Richard Florida has > termed the Creative Class. > > Although Florida defines this demographic group > very broadly, he does a > > convincing job of underscoring the facts of life > and work in the new knowledge > > economy. As he points out, "every aspect and every > manifestation of creativity > > -- cultural, technological and economic -- is > inextricably linked." > > > > By tracking certain migration patterns and trends, > Richard Florida did a huge > > service for those struggling to redefine their > communities for the new > > knowledge economy. However, many questions remain. > Can the community, through > > public art or cultural offerings, enhance the > creativity of its citizens? And > > if the new economy so desperately demands the > creative worker and leader, what > > should schools and universities do to prepare the > next generation of creative > > people? > > > > I first realized that we were doing something > fundamentally wrong in K-12 > > education when I was asked in 1996 to chair > California's then-governor Pete > > Wilson's Commission on Information Technology. > About the same time, the > > governor had a subcommittee on education > technology, which I also chaired. > > Participating in that effort were such luminaries > as one of the founders of > > the personal computer industry, Alan Kay; Larry > Ellison, founder and chairman > > of Oracle Corporation; Joanne Kosburg, former > president of Californians for > > the Arts and a secretary of state and consumer > affairs under Wilson; and Jeff > > Berg, Chairman and CEO of International Creative > Management Inc. > > > > Early on in our deliberations Larry Ellison > suggested our goal should be "to > > put a personal computer in the backpack of every > K-12 student by the year > > 2001." It was a big, startling idea and captured > everyone's attention > > regarding the enormity of our task. California in > 1996 was about fiftieth > > among the 50 states in computers per pupil. > > > > But Alan Kay shouted across the room, "Would you > give five pencils to a > > school, Larry?" The computer, Alan argued, was > nothing more than a pencil. > > What about the paper? he asked, and more > importantly, what about the ideas > > that must come when we ask the student to put > pencil to paper? Our challenge, > > he said, was to better understand how students > learn, what they needed to > > learn to survive and succeed in today's knowledge > economy, and what our > > teachers in private and public learning > institutions were doing about it. > > > > Later that year I was asked to meet with a senior > vice president of the Los > > Angeles-based Alliance of Motion Picture and > Television Producers, who were > > asking Governor Wilson to "declare a state of > emergency" to help Hollywood > > find digital artists. Silicon Valley, we learned, > also wanted the governor to > > lobby Washington for more foreign visas for the > same reason. There were people > > aplenty who were computer literate, they claimed, > but could not draw. In the > > new economy, they argued, artistic talents are > vital to all industries > > dependent upon the marriage of computers and > telecommunications. > > > > Sadly, we discovered that art and music had been > cut out of most California > > schools over 20 years ago in our zeal to be number > one in the world in math > > and science. At the time this decision was made > the United States was about > > eleventh in the world according to the > Organization for Economic Cooperation > > and Development. Now, the United States ranks > about 24th in the world while > > Singapore, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are in the > top 10 in part because they > > have found a way to underscore the linkages > between music and math, art and > > science. > > > > Until recently, there has been only limited > evidence of the connection between > > education and in appreciation of the arts and > success in the postindustrial > > age of information. But now it is becoming > increasingly apparent that arts > > initiatives will be the hallmarks of the > most-successful schools and > > universities and, in turn, the most-successful and > vibrant > > twenty-first-century cities and regions. One key > to this vision is that we > > must acknowledge the current out-migration of > high-tech jobs as a challenge to > > the status quo. As former Hewlett-Packard CEO > Carly Fiorina told a panel of > > governors a short time ago, "Keep your tax > incentives and highway > > interchanges; we will go where the highly skilled > people are." > > > > Those communities placing a premium on cultural, > ethnic, and artistic > > diversity, reinventing their knowledge factories > for the creative age, and > > building the new information infrastructures for > our age, will likely burst > > with creativity and entrepreneurial fervor. These > are the ingredients so > > essential to developing and attracting the bright > and creative people to > > generate new patents and inventions, innovative > world-class products and > > services, and the finance and marketing plans to > support them. Nothing less > > will ensure a city's economic, social, and > political viability in the > > twenty-first century. > > > > > > John M. Eger, Van Deerlin Professor of > Communications at San Diego State > > University, was chair of Governor Wilson's first > Commission on Information > > Technology. He is editor of The Smart Communities > Guidebook, released by The > > State of California (1997), and the recent author > of The Creative Community > > published by SDSU. This article was excerpted and > adapted from the March / > > April issue of The Futurist, published by The > World Futurist Society. > > > > Copyright® 2005 e.Republic, Inc. 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Fw: [APC Forum] FYI: US Gov. Establishes New Global Internet Freedom Task Force
by alice＠apc.org 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

2/14/06 > > Secretary of State Establishes New Global Internet Freedom Task Force > > The Internet is a potent force for freedom around the world, but > challenges to its independence by repressive regimes threaten its > transformational power. In order to ensure a robust U.S. foreign policy > response to these challenges, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice > established the Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) on February 14, > 2006. In addressing challenges to Internet freedom, this internal task > force will draw on the Department of State's multidisciplinary expertise > in international communications policy, human rights, democratization, > business advocacy, corporate social responsibility, and relevant countries > and regions. The task force will report to the Secretary through Under > Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner > and Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky. > > President Bush has stated: "Historians ... will point to the role of > technology in frustrating censorship and central control-and marvel at the > power of instant communications to spread the truth, the news, and courage > across borders." Nearly six decades ago, the Universal Declaration of > Human Rights recognized, "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and > expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without > interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through > any media and regardless of frontiers." Governments reaffirmed these > rights in 2003 and 2005 at the UN's World Summit on the Information > Society. > > The task force will consider foreign policy aspects of Internet freedom, > including: > > * The use of technology to restrict access to political content and the > impact > of such censorship efforts on U.S. companies; > > * The use of technology to track and repress dissidents; and > > * Efforts to modify Internet governance structures in order to restrict > the free > flow of information. > > Consistent with existing interagency and advisory institutions and > processes, the task force will focus the State Department's coordination > with other agencies, U.S. Internet companies, non-governmental > organizations, academic researchers, and other stakeholders. The work of > the task force will support State's participation in existing interagency > processes run by the National Security Council and National Economic > Council. State Department offices participating in the task force include > the Bureaus of Economic and Business Affairs; Democracy, Human Rights and > Labor; International Organizations; International Information Programs; > relevant regional Bureaus; and the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff. > > http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rm/2006/61182.htm > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1927085,00.asp > > http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/61156.htm > -- > ================================================================ > > Mark Graham > > Senior Vice President of Technology, iVillage > General Manager, Astrology.com > > http://www.ivillage.com > > Office: (415) 447-6193 Ext. 830 * Cell: (917) 697-0110 > ================================================================ > > ======================================= > 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/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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Fw: Issue 293: EASSY Consortium reaches crunch point - Interview with Project Co-ordinator John Sihra
by alice＠apc.org 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

Balancing Act's News Update 293 (19th February 2006) ____________________________________________________________________________ Coming soon: Sudan special and T-CDMA implementation in Cameroon ____________________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE: Top Story - EASSY CONSORTIUM REACHES CRUNCH POINT FOR CHOICES ABOUT PRICING, ACCESS AND GOVERNANCE – INTERVIEW WITH PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, JOHN SIHRA Telecoms News - SA COMMS MINISTER IN SEARCH OF “SECRET” SAT3 AGREEMENT - MALAWI CONCLUDES SALE OF INCUMBENT TELECO, MALAWI TELECOMS - RUSSIAN AFK SISTEMA PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN GSM TENDER IN EGYPT - LIBERIA: FORMER TELECOMS MINISTER ACCUSES EXECUTIVE MANSION OVER COMIUM, CELLCOM LICENCES - ETHIOPIA’S ETC EXTENDS OPTICAL FIBER TELEPHONE LINE TO SUDAN - AREEBA SETS UP IN GUINEA WITH 18 YEAR LICENCE BUT ROW OVER TENDER RUMBLES ON - VODACOM TO LAUNCH 3G HSDPA NETWORK IN DAR ES SALAAM Internet News - ETHIOPIA’S ETC LAUNCHES VISP SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE ISP GROWTH - ABUJA'S TRAIL-BLAZING WIRELESS INTERNET NETWORK BEING BUILT BY PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP - SOUTH AFRICAN SNO SPEAKS OUT ON ADSL REGULATION - BACKLASH AGAINST INTELSAT PRIVATISATION ON “LIFELINE” OBLIGATIONS BY ITSO AFRICAN MEMBERS - ZIMBABWE TO RESUSCITATE INFORMATION HUTS TO “CURB MISINFORMATION” - UGANDA’S RULING PARTY ASKS US GOVERNMENT TO BLOCK ACCESS TO WEBSITE BECAUSE OF UNFAVOURABLE ELECTION COVERAGE Computer News - CISCO TO BEEF UP SOUTH AFRICAN PRESENCE - EDUCATION GETS IT BOOST IN NAMIBIA - IFC SUPPORTS SOCKETWORKS TO EXPAND ICT IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES - ASTERISK VOIP GETS SOUTH AFRICAN ACCENT On the Money - BUSINESS CONNEXION HITS OUT AT INCORRECT PRESS ALLEGATIONS FOLLOWING HALF YEAR RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT - SOUTH AFRICAN WIRELESS BROADBAND OPERATOR WBS SHARES SOLD TO LOCAL INVESTOR Web and Mobile Data News - WSIS SECRETARIAT FREEZES WEB-PAGES FOR GENEVA, TUNIS PHASES - WEBSITE TO MARKET TEXTILES LAUNCHED IN UGANDA ADVERTISEMENT: Q-KON - Your wireless & satellite IP connectivity provider for Africa Q-KON is a 1st tier provider of IP access solutions and services for the African market. 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However, EASSy appears to have chosen to reject this financing but has accepted the need to respond to the Open Access arguments in some form. So what is open access? It is not some fixed dogma but starts from the basis of asking the question: how can we get sufficient competition at all levels so that we can ensure low prices whilst at the same time making sure that there are sufficient investors willing to take the risk? International fibre bandwidth is expensive to build and its life is time-limited, usually to 25 years. Therefore it makes practical commercial sense to organise it in such a way that the maximum use is made of whatever capacity can be provided over as longer period as possible. In order to achieve this, those building the fibre need to adopt two approaches simultaneously: 1. Taking into account the need to operate and maintain the cable, the pricing of the international fibre capacity must be as low as possible in the initial period, with the pay-back being spread over the full 25 year life of the cable. 2. The investors in the cable need to take the view that the existence of the lowest possible commercial international fibre prices will allow them to make their money from their core businesses – fixed or mobile telephony and national infrastructure – or from other businesses building services and applications that make use of their networks. In other words, the cable exists to help everyone make profits at a country level, not to be highly profitable in itself. Having adopted this approach, those involved need to ensure the following occurs: Users (like private companies, Governments, or CSOs) can get more or less equal access to the international fibre capacity in their respective countries. Unlike with SAT3, the investors should not be in a position where they are effectively holding a monopoly, or hoarding capacity, or assigning themselves an exceptional price advantage. Because the underlying assumption is that everyone is using the international fibre to make money through their other activities, it is essential that the basis of the pricing of the capacity is completely transparent. Since no-one is in the business of gaining a commercial advantage in selling the international bandwidth, there is no reason why the financial basis for the capacity offered cannot be open to transparent scrutiny: both investors and users should expect nothing less. There should be no artificial barriers to investing in the international fibre project and it should be possible for an investor to sell on its share to another investor subject only to an agreed procedure. At present, EASSy is demanding that potential investors have an international gateway licence. As it must know, access to these have been severely limited in many countries to protect the incumbent telco. In two years time, there will be considerably more international licence holders but they will have missed the opportunity to invest in the EASSy project because of this artificial barrier. In South Africa, the Government is talking of issuing international licences to ensure MTN and Vodacom can invest. Will other countries make the same commitment to other potential investors? EASSy is saying that there has to be a limit to the number of investors. This is not something that would be understood by any sector seeking investment in a company. But this attitude has left a number of potential investors on the sidelines. Although it would probably deny it, EASSy appears to have prioritised getting traditional telco investors, precisely the kind of companies that are unwilling to cede their protected privileges to newcomers. Only 5 of the 27 Consortium members announced at the end of January 2006 were private companies. A number of organisations interested in investing have failed to receive even the good grace of a reply. However recently, it has become a little more responsive to requests, conscious perhaps of the public spotlight on the issue. In order for landlocked countries or countries without landing stations to get access to the EASSy fibre, there has to be clear agreements in place that allow companies in these countries to connect to the fibre on the same basis as those with coastal landing stations. There cannot be “gatekeepers” in the system who keep prices artificially high as there currently is with SAT3. Furthermore, each country needs at least two competitive providers of both inter-regional and international capacity or the alternative is the rather unpalatable prospect of price control. There are siren voices that are saying that the EASSy project needs to be built as quickly as possible and that tackling these issues is too time-consuming and complicated. Unfortunately Africa has only once chance to get it right and if it gets it wrong it will live with the consequences for the next 25 years. Below we talk to John Sihra, Project Co-ordinator, EASSy about how it is seeking to respond to these Open Access issues. Has it done so adequately? You must be the judge….. Q: How did the Consortium come into being? The role came into being when the project was first mooted. The original group involved were saying ‘Let’s see if the project is going to be a viable.’ They carried out a preliminary study with a small team and the outcome of the study was positive. At that point an MOU was signed by the small number of existing interested parties and some more who wanted to join. Q: How is the Consortium currently organised? There is a Project Management Committee on which sit all of the CEOs of the members of the project. There are three working sub groups: Technical and Commercial: It looks at all the technical aspects of the project including things like landing stations, the optimum route and the best technologies to use. Finance and Commercial: Its role is to look at how to fund the project and its governance. Backhaul: It looks at the terrestrial connectivity and the planning of inland routes. Construction and maintenance: Once tenders have been agreed, we go into the construction phase. Therefore this working group identifies suppliers and evaluates tenders. Q: Has the final routing been fixed? The basic configuration is fixed. We would have liked to have had Eritrea on board but they could not get ready within the timetable. We’re putting a branching unit on the route so that it can join in the future. We’ve also recently been joined by Mayotte and Comoros. It was their last opportunity to get connected to the rest of the world in this way. Also Mauritius Telecom has joined the project as a member for increased capacity and diversity of supply. We were hoping that the Seychelles would come on board. The work would have cost US$40-50 million but it’s not looking likely that it’ll do so. Q: What’s happening with the tendering for the construction contract? We have invited four companies and had responses from all of them. Q: Are they within your US$200 million project budget expectation? They are slightly more but we will go into negotiations with one or two of them. Q: How is the financing looking? It’s looking good. We had a data-gathering meeting in Cape Town late last year and the commitments exceeded our expectations. We believe that we will be able to raise the necessary funding by ourselves. Q: Are their members of the Consortium who will require World Bank funding in order to come up with their financial contribution? Some have been approached by the World Bank, including Zambia, Malawi and Burundi as a result of lobbying by NEPAD. Most of the members are funding the equity themselves. Q: How does somebody get selected to become a member of the Consortium? It’s open to any service provider with an international gateway licence. For example Satcom in Tanzania and KDN in Kenya. Q: But isn’t the requirement for an international gateway licence a barrier. The Kenyan regulator may announce a series of international gateway licences after the financing round closes in April. In two years time, there will be a considerably larger number of international gateway licences. Aren’t these companies going to be excluded? It doesn’t exclude anybody. The MOU stage is open. Up until the time it closes, anyone is free to join the project. Anybody who has a need to join is welcome. But we cannot keep extending the MOU parties as it would be extremely difficult to manage. We already have a total of 33 companies. We only need one person to disagree and there’s nothing we can do about it. Q: So how is the decision-making structured? The Construction and Maintenance agreement allows for some decisions to be taken by a smaller group. There are several levels of voting, including majority decisions. Q: So there are several different tiers of voting? I wouldn’t say tiers of voting. Larger investors have more say in the running of the company. If you put in more, you get more say. Some decisions can be made with 40% of the members and some with 60%. It would need 60% to approve an upgrade. Q: So going back to access to capacity, what happens to the potential investor who is unfortunate enough not to have acquired an international gateway licence? It will be able to acquire capacity at cost plus 25% for the next 5-6 years. That’s currently part of the Construction and Maintenance agreement that is at the drafting stage. Huge capacity has been set aside for this purpose and therefore we can accommodate anybody. Q: So what will for example one mbps per month cost? I’d like to hold off on that. Q: I’ve been told just over US$1000 per mbps per month? I don’t know where you got that from. Q: A member of the Consortium. The price set will be for the life of the cable. The cost plus premium is marginal. 25% on US$1000 (for whatever capacity) is not much. On average, everyone will come out OK. You will be able to buy from the initial investors at cost plus a margin. We want (our members) to make money out of the services provided. It will kickstart a lot of economies. At present there are projections for 30-40 mb going by satellite. (Paying for that) is a terrific cost to the continent (in foreign exchange). We want to double that capacity and keep the foreign exchange in the continent. We will set a time, probably 5-6 years, where anyone can buy capacity at cost plus. But we need US$200 million (to finance the project) and we have to get the initial parties to invest. They have to protect their risk. IRUs will be available after 5-6 years. Will it be market-driven? We will have to decide then but the first priority now is to get the project off the ground. Q: So what governance structure will the Consortium have? At the moment we are talking about a co-ownership structure. Consortium or SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) are both nasty words. It doesn’t matter what you call it as long as it is commercially oriented. We’re still financing the Commercial and Maintenance agreement…But you’ll have a Board of Directors and a management team. Q: Who appoints the management team? The co-owners. I understand that there will be a Ministers meeting in March to sign off on the governance principles and an underlying structure that will reflect those principles. We’ve recently had a meeting with NEPAD. It has developed five Open Access principles. Q: Can you take me through those and how you’re responding to them? - It should be a Special Purpose Vehicle. Nobody should push anything down anyone’s throat. It will be a commercially oriented structure based on co-ownership. - Open Access. Anyone who has a licence can join until the offer closes and then they are entitled to buy capacity at a reasonable cost. - Backhaul capacity and landlocked countries: Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania have signed a separate MOU to implement a ring. Each will put in two pairs on existing cable at cost as their equity contribution to the ring. Therefore the cost for using the ring is minimal. The Burundi section is missing but there is backing for an SPV to fill the gap. - Regulators need to create conducive environments to create cross-haul links between countries. For example, UTL will be able to route traffic direct to the international cable in and out but it will need a separate licence for cross-border traffic. Q: I make that four principles. Well there’s five principles in there. We’re trying to do the right thing here. NEPAD has always been our friend. It’s always had observer status. We need to take cognisance of the views of African governments. We’re listening but we want to make sure the project’s commercial. The World Bank has said we will fund it. If we can get the project fully subscribed by its members, why should we use that money? Why are we being pushed to take a loan? Q: What about the backhaul routes? As part of the Backhaul working group, there are three sub-groups: Northern, Eastern and Central and Southern. It’s a novel idea. Each of these sub-groups do not impinge on people’s resources. If you contribute 2 pairs, that will be your equity in the project. Q: Will you be able to buy capacity from an international member like BT if you’re based in say Kenya? No, you can’t do that for a period of time. We need to protect local industry. What BT can do is provide the international leg, London – Mombasa before handing over to a local entity. BT has no licence to operate in local jurisdictions. After 5-6 years, it will open up, something like that. Q: So in some countries you’ll only have the choice of one carrier? If you acquire an international licence, there is nothing to stop you acquiring capacity. You buy capacity from the central pool at a fixed price. The pool is kept aside for occasional use (like broadcasting) or can be sold. Q: Who decides who the capacity is sold to? The management. Q: Will members of the Consortium have a veto on who the capacity is sold to? There will be no veto by a single carrier. 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Web Site: www.gatewaycomms.com; E-Mail: info(a)gatewaycomms.com Contact: Carrier Relations +44 20 7173 1700 ____________________________________________________________________________ TELECOM NEWS ____________________________________________________________________________ * SA COMMS MINISTER IN SEARCH OF “SECRET” SAT3 AGREEMENT Government is growing increasingly frustrated with Telkom for not providing it with a copy of an agreement that governs the international fibre system links SA with the rest of the world. "No-one has seen this secret document," says deputy communications minister Roy Padayachie. "We [government] can't see the shareholder agreement, yet we are a 38% shareholder in Telkom. It's crazy." Government wants to regulate access to the cable system in an effort to reduce telecom prices. Internet service providers say Telkom, which is the only SA investor in the system, with a 13% share, is charging excessive rates to lease capacity on it. They say this is keeping the cost of bandwidth in SA artificially high and discouraging investment in business process outsourcing ventures, such as outsourced call centres. Padayachie says he is keen to empower the sector regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA, to take the steps necessary to regulate the cable. "Telkom is part of an international group [of investors in the system] and it appears that it's very complicated to try to unravel this thing," Padayachie says. "But I cannot for the life of me see why it's so complicated. All we want to do is regulate access by SA companies to the cable. There is nothing complicated about that. We need to find out what is going on and take the necessary steps." The 27,450 km cable system, known as Sat-3/Wasc/Safe, runs along Africa's west coast, from Cape Town to Sesimbra, Portugal, and from Mtunzini in KwaZulu Natal to Penang, Malaysia. It carries most of SA's international Internet and telephone traffic. Telkom, which invested US$85m in Sat-3/Wasc/Safe, has previously cautioned against regulating access to the cable. It has warned that regulation could deter investment in new cable systems around the continent. A company spokesman said this week that it is not aware of any request by government for access to the consortium agreement. "The document is not secret but as with any commercially sensitive contract or agreement, it contains confidentiality clauses." Efforts by government to regulate the cable system might prove unnecessary. A rival system, the East Africa Submarine System (Eassy), is scheduled to come online in the fourth quarter of 2007. Eassy will connect to Sat-3/Wasc/Safe at Mtunzini and run along Africa's east coast to the Red Sea, where it will connect to a range of other international cables. Unlike Sat-3, Eassy will be an "open access" cable. This means any company with a licence to provide international telecom traffic will be able to get access to it. Telkom, Sentech and the second network operator, SNO Telecommunications, all have international gateway licences. MTN and Vodacom do not have the requisite licences but Padayachie says he won't discount the possibility of government granting them licences. "I think we should be guided by the maxim that the more competition we have the more opportunity there is to reduce telecom costs," he says. (SOURCE: Financial Mail) ADVERTISEMENT: Want a Leading Provider of Solutions and Services, Visit www.sky2net.net * MALAWI CONCLUDES SALE OF INCUMBENT TELECO, MALAWI TELECOMS The Malawi government last Thursday announced that it had finally passed ownership of the country`s sole fixed telephone operator to an investment consortium, Telecom Holdings Limited (THL), after a protracted delay of the sale. The Privatisation Commission (PC) disclosed in a statement that the controversial sale of state-owned Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) had now been finalised following a recent court ruling allowing government to proceed with the sale. Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal on 13 February annulled an injunction on the sale a lower court imposed a week earlier based on an application by MTL`s former board chair Ken Msonda, who acting as a concerned citizen, asked the court to stop government from proceeding with the sale of the telephone company. Msonda, among other concerns, claimed that MTL`s sale lacked transparency and that the price at which government was selling the company was far below the firm`s actual value. Malawi government has sold MTL for about 27.4 million US dollars to THL, which comprises Malawi`s conglomerate, Press Corporation as a major shareholder and Germany`s Detecon International as a technical partner and minority shareholder. "THL have now effectively become the new majority shareholder in MTL, owning 80 percent of the total shares. The remaining 20 percent will still remain with the government of Malawi and will be disposed of at a later date in a manner that will enhance Malawian participation in the company," stated the Privatisation Commission. The commission said the phone company was sold at an appropriate price that was within MTL`s valuation range in accordance with an independent valuation opinion conducted by Robert Fleming (Pty) Limited that valued MTL to be between 31 million US dollars to 49 million US dollars. MTL`s privatisation process, which began 1998, has been a controversial issue especially in the past year when there was increasing public outcry that the company was being sold at a very low price considering claims that about 200 million US dollars had been pumped into the company between 1999 and 2005. Following mounting public protests against the sale, President Bingu wa Mutharika suspended the sale of the fixed telephone operator in August last year but lifted the suspension in December, 2005. Government decision to sell MTL has been heavily criticised by Malawi`s rights groups who have accused President Mutharika on assenting to a privatisation drive that was only benefiting foreigners and not poor Malawians. A total of 65 state-owned entities in Malawi have been privatised since 1996 when the country embarked on the World Bank championed privatisation programme. (SOURCE: Angola Press Agency) Advertisement: New free reports to download on Open Access, VoIP and digital archiving. Go to: http://www.afridigital.net * RUSSIAN AFK SISTEMA PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN GSM TENDER IN EGYPT Major Russian holding AFK Sistema plans to participate in a tender for a GSM license in Egypt, Sistema's President Vladimir Yevtushenkov said, Kommersant business daily reported Thursday. Yevtushenkov said that operations in the country have a good outlook as Egyptians’ prosperity is expected to grow and the average age in the country is 27 years. "Any serious player on the international telecommunication market has to consider operating in Egypt," Yevtushenkov said. Currently, there are two GSM mobile operators in Egypt - Vodafone Egypt and MobiNil. The tender is expected to take place this month, the daily said, adding that it is not clear yet how Sistema will participate in it, whether it be through its telecommunication assets managing company Sistema Telecom, or through its subsidiary Mobile TeleSystems (MTS). Kuwait's MTC, UAE's Etisalat, Telecom Egypt and an alliance between Egypt's Raya Holding and the Republic of South Africa’s MTN Group are also expected to participate in the tender, the daily said. Mobile penetration in Egypt, which has a population of about 80 million people, stands at 15%. Last year, Sistema wanted to buy 49% of Indian telecommunication company Aircel Telecom Ventures and MTS participated in a tender for Turkey's mobile operator Telsim, but neither of the Russian companies managed to expand abroad. The subscriber base of Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) stood at 61.687 million people as of January 31, Advanced Communications & Media (AC&M) said Thursday. MTS operates in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. (SOURCE: Prime-Tass) * LIBERIA: FORMER TELECOMS MINISTER ACCUSES EXECUTIVE MANSION OVER COMIUM, CELLCOM LICENCES Former Deputy Post & Telecommunication Minister for Administration, Towah A. Towah has pointed accusing fingers to former Transitional Chairman Gyude Bryant for the registration of COMIUM and CELLCOM, two GSM phone companies operating in the country. Speaking during the turning over program at the Ministry over the weekend, the former deputy minister said that the entire registration process for Cellcom and Comium was done on the instructions of former NTGL Chairman Bryant through a special Presidential Committee at the Executive Mansion. Towah told employees of the ministry in the presence of Minister Jackson E. Doe, his successor, that Chairman Bryant and his Executive Mansion based committee that was charged with the mandate to register the two GSM companies excluded authorities of the Postal Ministry for reasons best known to them. According to him, what the past administration of Post and Telecommunication headed by former Minister Eugene Nagbe did was to only bill the two companies financially for onward payment at the Ministry of Finance. He disclosed that financial arrangements for the registration of the two companies were not known by the former administration of the ministry. The clarification by the former deputy Post and Telecommunication Minister came at the time the past administration had collected huge sums of money from the GSM companies before the tenure of the NTGL ended. (SOURCE: The Analyst) * ETHIOPIA’S ETC EXTENDS OPTICAL FIBER TELEPHONE LINE TO SUDAN The extension of optical fiber telephone line, connecting Ethiopia and Sudan via the northern border town of Metema, has been launched, said the state-owned Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) on Tuesday. Kassahun Ayalew, ETC senior manager, said that the extension of the optical fiber telephone started on Tuesday following the completion of the 200 km tunneling work. He said some 120 km of the 220 km Gonder-Metema-Gelabat optical fiber telephone line has been finalized so far. The construction of 7 building blocks for power houses and control stations through the telephone line has also been completed, he said, adding that installation of the necessary equipment would be carried out within a week. The government of Sudan would cover the cost of the extension of the 80 km optical fiber telephone line via the Metema-Gelabat route, the senior manager said. The extension of the optical fiber line would enable Ethiopia access up-to-date telephone, data, and audio-video communications and curb congestions in web sites and internet lines, according to Kassahun. The corporation has allotted over 6 million birr (693,642 U.S. dollars) for the extension of the optical fiber line, he said. (Xinhua) * AREEBA SETS UP IN GUINEA WITH 18 YEAR LICENCE BUT ROW OVER TENDER RUMBLES ON Areeba-Guinea, a subsidiary of Investcom is setting up following a long political imbroglio that has seen the Minister of Post and Telecommunications in open conflict with the Prime Minister over the tendering for the fourth mobile licence in Guinea. Senegalese incumbent, Sonatel, was at one point thought to be the winning bidder. The Sonatel’s 21 millions Euros offer was however declined in favour of Investcom’s one. The company has offered 30 millions euros for the licence, of which 15 millions will be paid up front to the State of Guinea. The licence has been granted for 18 years along with a package of generous tax exemptions. (SOURCE: Sidwaya) * VODACOM TO LAUNCH 3G HSDPA NETWORK IN DAR ES SALAAM Africa's second-biggest cell phone operator Vodacom will launch a 3G network in Tanzania this year, making it the second country on mainland Africa with the wireless technology. South African-based Vodacom said it would spend an extra U$1.3-million this year to extend its network in Tanzania and to start building a 3G mobile phone network in the capital Dar es Salaam, which will allow users to surf the Web on their phones. Vodacom and rival MTN launched 3G networks in South Africa last year but Tanzania will get a 3G HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network, which is faster than the first generation of 3G technology. Vodacom will also build an earth station to cut the cost of international calls, it said in the statement. IN BRIEF: - Officials in Cairo said that firms wanting to apply for Egypt's third mobile licence will be able to submit offers from April 17, which must be accompanied by a guarantee of US$4.4m, reported Reuters. MTC from Kuwait has said it will bid and Telecom Egypt may bid while Saudi Telecom has declared interest. - Rural Telephone Project of the MTN Nigeria Foundation, has won the 2006 GSM Association award in the category of Best Mobile Community Service. The MTN Rural telephone project is a micro finance scheme whereby rural women in Nigeria, referred to as "Phone Ladies" are loaned money through microfinance institutions to operate call centres in their communities. 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The mobile operator, which is 40% owned by Vodafone, had initially targeted three million subscribers by 2020, a figure it has already surpassed. It said the bulk of subscribers will come from expansion into rural areas of the country. It also plans to roll out a 3G network by 2008, although it says it will enter the advanced services arena with caution as the cost of services will be too high for most Kenyans. - Sierra Leone’s third mobile operator Lintel, which operates under the banner Africell SL, has revealed plans to extend its coverage to the whole of the country by the end of this year. The operator launched services over its GSM-900 network in February 2005, and by September claimed 35,000 subscribers. At the end of 2005 its network had coverage of Moyamba, Bo, Kenema and Shegbwema in the western part of the country. Kono, Magbuaraka and Makeni are set to be added within the next two weeks. - Kuwait-based Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), which acquired a 61% stake in Sudanese cellco Mobitel last week, has revealed plans to invest USD500 million into expanding its network capacity over the next twelve months. MTC said it wants to leverage Mobitel’s cross border opportunities with neighbouring countries such as Uganda. It plans to add a million subscribers to Mobitel’s current 1.5 million customer base by the end of this year. - Mobile operator MTN Uganda has reached 1 million customers. This means one in every 27 Ugandans now has an MTN line, Eric van Veen, the chief commercial officer, said. 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Fax +44 20 8387 4004 ____________________________________________________________________________ INTERNET NEWS ____________________________________________________________________________ * ETHIOPIA’S ETC LAUNCHES VISP SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE ISP GROWTH The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) has announced that it has completed all the necessary preparations to provide a virtual Internet service provider (VISP) in order to satisfy the growing demand of its customers. According to the corporate communications manager, Ato Abduahim Ahmed, the high capacity achieved through the broad band internet network and the increasing number of users is what led to the commencement of the service after the signing of agreement between the corporation and the regulator, the Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency. Anyone interested in becoming a VISP does not have to make any investment to make direct contact with the ETC. All they have to do is use ETC’s telecom infrastructure and provide the internet service to large number of end-users with speed and efficiency. The income split is that the VISP will get 14-22% of the income (depending on the level of customers) from subscription sales and a commission for acquiring new customers. (SOURCE: The Reporter) * ABUJA'S TRAIL-BLAZING WIRELESS INTERNET NETWORK BEING BUILT BY PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP Late last year, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai launched the first city-wide Wireless Internet Network in Nigeria. The private-public sector joint project is estimated to cost about N837.5 million, 80 per cent (670 million) to be contributed by the private partner, Suburban Broadband Limited and the remaining 20 per cent (167.5 million) to be provided by FCT's Abuja Investment and Property Development Corporation (AIPDC). The Abuja initiative to establish the first seamless Wireless Internet Network in the country is a giant stride in the right direction. It would provide an effective communication infrastructure for the federal capital territory. (SOURCE: Daily Champion) * SOUTH AFRICAN SNO SPEAKS OUT ON ADSL REGULATION The Second National Operator (SNO) has voiced its views on the ADSL Draft Regulations in a seven page submission to ICASA. While the SNO supports ICASA’s regulations for the provisioning of ADSL, it asks for caution when it comes to controlling the structure of a specific retail product, in this case ADSL. “The SNO strongly supports ICASA’s intention to apply targeted regulations to the provision of broadband services such as ADSL, for the benefit of the consumer and in the interests of fair competition.” “However, applying controls to the structure of a specific retail product is not the most effective way of achieving this in the long-term,” the SNO stated in their submission. The SNO asked the Regulator to focus its attention on the ADSL wholesale segment, where Telkom currently has a monopoly, to ensure fair competition. It argued that the real costs involved in ADSL provisioning are not clear since fair competition is not present in this sector. “In the absence of true wholesale broadband in South Africa, we have yet to see the real underlying costs directly influencing pricing in the retail market,” they said. The SNO pointed out that there are various wholesale broadband models apart from full Local Loop Unbundling to achieve a more competitive ADSL environment. These include Bitstream Access to the ADSL circuit via a Virtual Circuit, Access to the DSLAM, where a portion of the DSLAM may be leased, Shared Access to the local loop and Facilities Leasing. The SNO further supports the disclosure of contention ratios and static IP addresses (no periodic resets of the ADSL service) ‘in the interests of good practice in the market’. The SNO has requested an opportunity to make an oral submission at the ADSL hearings, which will most likely take place in the first half of 2006. (SOURCE: MyADSL) * BACKLASH AGAINST INTELSAT PRIVATISATION ON “LIFELINE” OBLIGATIONS BY ITSO AFRICAN MEMBERS The restructuring and privatisation of Intelsat has raised concerns among International Telecommunication Satellite Organisation member States (Itso). ITSO African members have accused it of abdicating its responsibilities to its lifeline customers at a recent meeting of ITSO in Washington DC. Participants were told that the company had failed to honour its public service obligation, which included maintaining global connectivity, serving lifeline connectivity customers and providing non-discriminatory access to the company system among other duties. Itso director-general Ahmed Toumi told the meeting that the organisation, which supervises Intelsat had lost its legal power to oversee the running of Intelsat after it was privatised. Information and Communications permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo said increased competition had made it necessary for Itso to transfer its space system to Intelsat for it to operate in a commercially viable manner. Ndemo who headed the Kenyan delegation to the US meeting said the company needed to honour the agreements, especially those affecting the lifeline members among which Kenya is categorised. This is because most States in that category were depending on Kenya for their respective telecommunication services, Ndemo said. "I feel aggrieved when I see Kenya and other lifeline members paying 40 per cent more for usage. This percentage should be reviewed in line with the initial agreement for provision of international telecommunication services," the PS said. During the meeting, Kenya was chosen to sit in the Itso advisory committee. The team was mandated to seek solutions to the problems affecting the organisation. Ndemo was accompanied to the meeting by Telkom Kenya Managing Director Sammy Kirui. A Lifeline Connectivity Obligation was provided to countries dependant on the system when Intelsat was privatised. However the complaint smacks of political grandstanding as Telkom Kenya actually has several suppliers of satellite connectivity. Also by 2008, it should be able to buy relatively cheap international fibre from EASSy (see Top Story above). (SOURCE: The Nation) * ZIMBABWE TO RESUSCITATE INFORMATION HUTS TO “CURB MISINFORMATION” Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information and Publicity plans to resuscitate “information huts” to enhance information dissemination in the country's remote areas. Speaking at a Public Service Commission (PSC) and Media Relations workshop on Tuesday, Presidential Press Secretary Regis Chikoore said the ministry planned to establish communication hubs consisting of newspapers and Internet facilities for villagers in remote areas to improve the country's communication networks "Information huts will be set up away from growth points which are already covered by the mainstream media," Chikoore said. To curb the problem of misinformation by the media, he urged organizations to formulate public relations outfits that serve as entry points for the public. On the same occasion, Public Service Commission acting secretary Keith Nlakayana called on the media to report factually and objectively. He said the media had lately been concentrating on negative social ills, giving them undue priority at the expense of developmental issues."Information is power, without information there is no power and there is nothing as dangerous as reporting from half-truths," he said. (SOURCE: Xinhua) * UGANDA’S RULING PARTY ASKS US GOVERNMENT TO BLOCK ACCESS TO WEBSITE BECAUSE OF UNFAVOURABLE ELECTION COVERAGE The NRM has written to a US-based Internet firm to block access to the www.radiokatwe.com website. NRM spokesperson Ofwono Opondo last week said the website was publishing malicious and false information against the party and its presidential candidate. It has also asked local ISPs to block the site. “Such a practice is against our electoral laws and we complained to Brinkster communications Corporation that is involved,” Ofwono said. Speaking on phone, he accused US-based FDC official Anne Mugisha of masterminding the smear campaign on the site. The New Vision received complaints that the site was inaccessible within Uganda. When opening the site, a message pops up saying, “The page cannot be displayed.” The site hosted in the US features information on presidential candidates, security agencies, operatives and their lifestyles. A liner on the site reads, “Radio Katwe: outrageous, amusing, conspiracy theories, not to be taken seriously.” Ofwono said they had also complained to local regulator, the Uganda communications commission (UCC) and local Internet service providers. However, UCC corporate affairs manager Fred Otunnu said he was not aware of the development. Asked about access to the site abroad, Ofwono said, “if you are dealing with multiple wounds and you are sure you can heal the ones on your legs and walk, you can leave the ones on your buttocks for the meantime.” The site lately reported that the Government had asked MTN and other Internet service providers to block it. “If what we publish are fabrications, why doesn’t someone want you to hear them? All lies eventually collapse under their own weight, right?” the website administrator asked recently. (source: New Vision) IN BRIEF: - Dr Benjamin Aggrey-Ntim, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Communications, says the Ministry is planning to develop the country’s national broadband infrastructure to make ICT available to citizens in all parts of Ghana. The Ministry aims to build a Technology Park that would open further avenues for more outsourced businesses in Ghana. Dr Aggrey-Ntim’s announcement was timed to coincide with the launch of ExZeed Company Limited, a subsidiary of Ghana Telecom (GT), which has been set up to provide call centre services. The minister urged GT and other ICT service providers to take advantage of government moves to establish a broadband infrastructure and invest in its development so as to expand their present capacities. - All health units will be interconnected via computer by the end of this month, giving the Department of Health the largest network in Seychelles. ADVERTISEMENT: AFRICA ONLINE – MUCH MORE THAN JUST INTERNET CONNECTIVITY Africa Online the Premium Internet Service provider also has a range of value added services that put us in a class above all the rest in Africa. 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He replaces Mokati Ramphele, who resigned in May last year. “SA is the most interesting, complex market we have,” says Mark de Simone, Cisco VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “And it is also one of our key markets. If our CEO talks about SA, it's important. The country has huge implications for the whole continent.” He says this is why it took so long to appoint a successor to Ramphele. “We had to be careful to get a leader to take us along several axes. Our ambitions are to grow into several markets, so we wanted a leader who could take us there.” As Cisco works with companies with transformational needs, the group needed someone to be able to translate technology and architectures into business processes. “Part of our focus is on how to use processes and technologies to bring changes to businesses, including our business partners,” says Fynn, who has served in managerial capacities at companies such as IBM Global Services, Siemens Business Services and Waymark Infotech. “We will also look at partnering with some of the new guys coming into the market – the SNO [second national operator], Virgin, and others like that.” De Simone says Cisco is also moving into smaller enterprises in addition to the larger entities it serves. Research by the International Data Corporation globally, and by BMI-TechKnowledge locally, shows the small to medium enterprise market is growing strongly. Other growth prospects for the group lie in telecoms, and also the consumer space. De Simone says Cisco will be seen to be more active in home entertainment using IP, particularly as broadband grows. It will also be seen in the IP television space. Fynn says Cisco is committed to the process of transformation, as illustrated by the appointment of two consecutive black general managers, its procurement policy, and training and development. “Today there are plans in place and we are moving in the right direction. Come a few months from now and see what it will look like.” De Simone says Cisco also wants to take existing training initiatives to a new level. “We believe the industry in SA needs a new generation not just trained in technology, but also in business processes and how to apply that technology in business.” The group is also adding to its staff numbers, says De Simone. “By the end of the fiscal year (August), 45% of our staff will be new, and that investment is likely to continue at the same pace. We are committed to winning larger percentages of ICT sales.” (SOURCE: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2006/0602131036.asp?A=MOV&S=Career…) * EDUCATION GETS IT BOOST IN NAMIBIA "Computer skills have now invariably joined reading, writing and arithmetic as one of the basic learning processes because having access to a computer puts the world literally at one's fingertips," yesterday said Nangolo Mbumba, the Minister of Education. He was speaking at a handing-over ceremony of 700 computers from First National Bank (FNB) via School Net Namibia in Katutura to his ministry. The second-hand computers were collected from FNB offices throughout the country. "Prosperity and knowledge go hand in hand. As a society, we are not educated because we are prosperous. We are prosperous because we have extended the frontiers of education. Today, more than ever, getting a good job and achieving a higher standard of living, requires even greater skills and broader knowledge," Mbumba said. According to Mbumba, the creation of jobs is anchored in the infrastructure of innovation, skills and knowledge acquirement. "To get a job, to keep a job and to move on to a better job, there is only one resource that will equip Namibians to succeed, that is to develop the very best skills they can. In a very real way, the opportunity to learn must be the central part of any national job strategy. The demand for knowledge and skills spans all occupations from factory to farm, from software to sales, from medicine to mechanics. It is about the need to upgrade skills and develop new ones consistently," the minister moralized. He argued that skills underpin a strong economy and a secure society and that unemployment among the youth remains a serious problem. "The backbone of a country is the strength of its middle class. There is no better way to reduce the gap between the rich and poor than to facilitate the path to greater education. Therefore, every Namibian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so. An important part of unemployment among the youth lies in higher education. However, too many of our young people still confront the dilemma - no experience, no job, no experience," said Mbumba, who alluded to the fact that Government has introduced many projects to alleviate the plight of the country's youth. "Clearly, the private sector is the engine of job creation. Many employers are rising to the challenge of helping to hire and train more youth. Much more remains to be done and many more employers must rise to that challenge if it is to be overcome. School Net is bringing the Internet into the classroom making it a vital learning tool in every Namibian school," the minister said. School Net's Computers for Schools Initiative annually donates thousands of computers to schools across the country, helping children develop computer literacy at an early age. "The goal of this programme is to make sure no matter where Namibians live, no matter how small a town, how small a school, every student has access to the same storehouse of knowledge," the minister said proudly. The CEO of FNB Namibia Holdings, Vekuii Rukoro, told the audience that the FNB Foundation aggressively keeps his company's corporate responsibility alive and kicking. "The use of information technology in and for education is rapidly expanding around the world and is now internationally regarded as a necessity and opportunity. With reference to the importance of mathematics and science in technological development, the FNB Foundation deems it appropriate in donating these 700 PC's valued at N$256 300 to the Ministry of Education," Rukoro said. He urged Namibians to stay focused on the national development agenda and make good use of global opportunities. According to the executive director of School Net Namibia, Joris Komen, some 100 students yearly pass through the technical course in computer technology. (SOURCE: New Era) * IFC SUPPORTS SOCKETWORKS TO EXPAND ICT IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES Pursuant to its drive to link universities across the country to the information and communication technology (ICT) world, SocketWorks Limited has signed a $2.5 million (about NGN350 million) agreement with International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. The first such initiative in Nigeria's higher education sector, the facility is to support SocketWorks' rollout of CollegePortal into select Nigerian universities. CollegePortal is a package of information and communication technologies that will provide students with the tools to become fully computer literate. IFC's loan will also enable SocketWorks to develop software and purchase computers and other hardware for Nigeria's universities. University students, faculty, and administrators will have access to a full suite of online management systems and study tools, including offshore libraries and other information sources. The agreement was signed in Lagos by Mr. Lars Thunell, IFC's executive vice president, during his first official visit to Nigeria, and by Dr. Aloy Chife, president and CEO of SocketWorks. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chife announced his company's dream of taking Nigeria to the level India has attained in IT and outsourcing. He put the rapidly expanding global technology market for IT services at about US$800 billion (up from US$349bn in 1999), and the market for business process outsourcing (BPO) done offshore at $11.3 billion in 2003. He said the figures which have been rising steadily, are global economic facts that are creating opportunities for the strategically savvy, well prepared and aggressive entrepreneurs and firms such as Indian IT and outsourcing companies like Tata, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technology Group. These enterprises are forecast to capture 7 percent of global IT services market share by 2006, he noted. "At SocketWorks, we believe that taking advantage of these opportunities requires the systematic creation of a globally competitive solution offering," Chife said. "The Indian achievements captured above represent feats that Nigerian companies are yet to emulate; yet we are capable of replicating the success if the right strategy is put in place and executed. We are therefore systematically positioning ourselves as a global player by pursuing a strategy based on learning the lessons of the best players and subsequently innovating beyond such lessons." Another reason for being optimistic, he said, is "We also believe the future of Nigeria will be driven by technology and we envision our planned Lekki Phase 1 campus employing over 1,000 young Nigerians engaged in software development and back-office and transactions-processing activities in the medium term." He said the education project which the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is supporting will help to lay a strong educational foundation and arrest the declining standards of Nigerian educational system since Information and Communications Technology (ICT) clearly represents the best opportunity to help these institutions to pull together their current assets, to minimize internal handicaps, to layer on new sources of intelligence, optimize their resources, maximize their potential and increase the value of education they provide. Chife disclosed that by October, working with the Minister of Education in an initiative called, "Digital Bridge for Nigerian Schools" SocketWorks intends to introduce all Federal Government-owned schools to a thriving digital culture by deploying a bundled ICT solution that includes software, access devices, power systems, connectivity, multimedia resources and digital content. He thanked the IFC for believing in SocketWorks right from the start, even when most Nigerians would not. He urged the IFC to do more as it is only through supporting enterprises like this that the World Bank's goal of promoting prosperity in Africa could be achieved. On his part an obviously delighted Thunell noted, "I am very pleased that the first investment agreement I am signing after joining IFC last month is to support a project in Africa's education sector. It will help implement a plan begun in 2003 when IFC began working with SocketWorks to identify Nigeria's information and communication technology needs in higher education and develop a sustainable plan to service those needs. This is an excellent example of how hard working and determined entrepreneurs-in partnership with IFC-can expand opportunities for Africans." The implementation of CollegePortal has been shown to reduce the administrative burden faced by staff and students significantly. As part of its investment, IFC has an option to take an equity stake in SocketWorks. IFC has been providing technical assistance to SocketWorks since 2003. (SOURCE: This Day) * ASTERISK VOIP GETS SOUTH AFRICAN ACCENT True Voice Communications and Connection Telecom have jointly released a South African package of over 340 free prompts for the open source Asterisk platform. The free prompts, recorded in a neutral South African English female voice, can be used to replace the usual Canadian accented prompts. "Customers can now replace the standard North American-English pack with one more suited to their customers," says Connection Telecom CEO Rob Lith. "Research and our own experience have taught us that consumers want to deal with the familiar. This is also is a step toward legitimising South Africa as a business destination that should be taken seriously," says Lith. "Although the previous voice of Asterisk, Allison Smith, will continue to have very dear place in all Asterisk techie hearts, we believe its time to adopt a more local flavour," says Lith. The package also offers pre-recorded IVR prompts, which can be customised using the same voice talent as in the packages. "The decision to offer these local accented prompts is in response to the growing user base of Asterisk PBXs. Companies are increasingly turning to open source solutions and the fact that South Africa now has the both the skills and the resources to support these installations is encouraging for further growth," says Lith. To supplement these free prompts, True Voice Communications also provides customised voice packs for Asterisk and VoIP/PABX voice prompt systems. The voice prompt package will be available from True Voice Communications website. (SOURCE: Tectonic) IN BRIEF - OKN, a African-based Open Knowledge Network catalysing the creation and exchange of local content is now active in six African countries: Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Uganda and Zimbabwe. In Kenya, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Mali the project is expanding beyond the initial organisations to form national networks working with many other partners. The new software, Open Enrich, has been released and it will also be used by UNESCO’s Community Multimedia Centre network, increasing the pool of shared content. A study tour to India focusing on content creation and revenue generation will happen in late February. ADVERTISEMENT: EMPERION is seeking technical and commercial partners EMPERION is seeking technical and commercial partners all over Africa and The Middle East, with immediate interest in the following countries: Mozambique, Burundi, Mauritius, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Uganda, Comoros, Madagascar, Djibouti. Partners with experience in VSAT or general IT are of special interest. Contact: Emperion A/S Middelfartgade 7-15 2000 Copenhagen OE Denmark E-mail: info(a)emperion.net Tel.: +45 39 29 35 30 www.emperion.net ________________________________________________________________________ ON THE MONEY ___________________________________________________________________________ * BUSINESS CONNEXION HITS OUT AT INCORRECT PRESS ALLEGATIONS FOLLOWING HALF YEAR RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT Following half year results announcement at the beginning of this week Business Connexion has released an additional note to correct some press reports that inaccurately portray their intentions regarding their involvement in business in the “rest of Africa”: “Business Connexion has restated its intentions as follows: - Our Africa Regional Office in South Africa produced disappointing results for the six months under review, and we announced our intention of reduce costs in our Midrand Africa operations. - We do not intend to downsize, sell or otherwise dispose of our operations in our subsidiaries in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique or Namibia. - We intend to increase the focus on our subsidiaries, and increase the level of support in these countries to ensure their success and continued growth. - We will also focus on a few countries in Africa where we have a record of success and good business prospects. - We will reduce our efforts in other African countries where we have not had much success or where our multinational clients are not involved”. “In the long term, Business Connexion remains committed to increase our business involvement in Africa as a central strategic direction and the current rightsizing of your Midrand Africa operations should be seen as good business practice to ensure our continued ability to engage in Africa”. This new statement came after Business Connexion announced an increased revenue of 25% to R1,7bn for the first half to November from R1,3bn in the previous first half. Cash generated during the period amounted to R56m. As a result, the group's balance sheet retained cash reserves of R657m. Operating profit grew 12% to R72,6m and earnings a share for the period fell 60%, to 21,5c from 54c. This was due to the inclusion in the November 2004 results of the R73,8m gain realised from the sale of Mosaic Software Holdings, which represented 30,2c a share. Headline earnings a share fell to 21,6c a share from 23,8c a share, due to the payment of R10,2m in secondary tax on dividends following the declaration of a maiden dividend during the period. On a comparable basis, headline earnings a share growth was 14%. * SOUTH AFRICAN WIRELESS BROADBAND OPERATOR WBS SHARES SOLD TO LOCAL INVESTOR Forty percent of the shares in iBurst's parent company, Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), have changed hands, to a local company headed by Alan Knott-Craig Jr. The 40% shares, belonging to US-based gaming company, Gtech, are being sold to private investment holding company Blue Label Investment, for an unspecified amount. As a result of the transaction, Alan Knott-Craig Jr, son of Vodacom CEO Alan Knott-Craig Sr and executive director of Richmark, has been appointed as WBS managing director. The Richmark Group has several ICT-related subsidiaries and Blue Label holds shares in the group. Thami Mtshali will retain his position as CEO. Jacki Mpondo-Hendriks, media spokesperson for WBS, has confirmed the company has undergone the shareholder change. WBS, a black empowered company, is best known for its iBurst offering. Among other contracts, iBurst provides SA's national lottery system with a mobile data communication network, a focus similar to that of outgoing shareholder GTech. However, the incoming shareholder has varied interests in the cellular and telecoms industry, which could signify an increasing focus for WBS on the provision of broadband to the wider market. Despite the opportunities that are likely to be presented as a result of the WBS/Blue Label partnership, initial market interest is likely to focus on collaboration that could result from the familial ties between Knott-Craig Jr and his father. Nevertheless, Blue Label Investment COO Gary Kaplan says the father-son combination does not share business interests – a statement reiterated by Mpondo-Hendriks, as well as the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), which has approved the deal in principle. Mpondo-Hendriks has said that a full statement will be made to the market and media only once the ICASA approval has been formalised. This is expected to take place late next week. In this briefing the company will share its new structure, direction and initiatives. (SOURCE: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2006/0602161620.asp?S=All%20Africa…) IN BRIEF - Telecom Egypt has mandated Baker & McKenzie Egypt to conduct the due diligence of Nile Online. Telecom Egypt plans to acquire an additional stake in Nile Online estimated at 38.5% to bring its total stake in the company to 65.8%. Nile Online is indebted to Telecom Egypt with an amount of EGP100 million that would be accounted for as part of the deal, if it closes. In a related news item, Telecom Egypt announced that TE Data (93.3% owned subsidiary) signed an interconnection agreement with PCCW Global for sharing of technical and commercial infrastructure to enhance its presence in Asia, Middle Eastern, European and North American telecommunications markets. - Zimbabwe ECONET Wireless Holdings board chairman Tawanda Nyambirai and company chief executive officer Douglas Mboweni have been acquitted of contravening the Exchange Control Act. Charges against Econet and its directors arose between May 2002 and December 11 2003 when the company bought US$1 386 793, euro 75 337 and 74 472 British pounds and R243 388 from unauthorised dealers. The State alleges that Econet directors later met in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they resolved to evade scrutiny from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. - Britain's BT is reportedly interested in a possible stake acquisition of the Algerian state-owned phone company Algerie Telecom. According to business sources in Algiers, a mission will take four senior executives of BT to Algiers in February, including the company's chief executive officer. The mission will be led by Lady Olga Maitland, a former member of the British parliament for Sutton and Cheam (1992-1997) and who currently chairs the Algerian-British Business Council. - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the country’s second national operator (SNO) Globacom could be disqualified from bidding for a 51% stake in incumbent telco Nitel as it is already a national operator in the country. Globacom expressed an interest in acquiring the stake earlier this week but the regulator said that awarding it a stake in Nitel would hinder competition. It wants instead to award the interest to a newcomer. Telkom South Africa and 19 other investors have expressed an interest in the 51% stake, which also includes 100% of Nitel’s mobile subsidiary, Mtel. - The process of privatisation of the National office of telecommunications (ONATEL) has resumed in Burkina-Faso. Benoit Ouattara, the Minister in charge Trade and Industry has explained that 51% of the capital of the company will be sold directly to a strategic telecommunication operator or to a consortium of financial investors. The State will keep 23% of the shares and 6% of the capital will be allocated to ONATEL’s employees. The remaining 20% shares will be sold to the public under the supervision of the regional stock exchange (BRVM). By adopting this new step, the government intends to put an end to the monopoly in the sector and open it to the competition in order to ease the financial constraints. ADVERTISEMENT: VOXBONE -- PHONE NUMBERS FROM +35 COUNTRIES ! Looking for local phone numbers from around the globe ? Stop looking, you just found them ! Voxbone is the world's leading provider of local phone numbers around the world. For a fixed monthly fee all incoming traffic is forwarded to your SIP compliant equipment. Order online and receive the numbers within a few minutes. Please visit http://www.voxbone.com or send us an email at: sales(a)voxbone.com Letter from Ghana: Buying satellite connectivity – You get what you pay for I am back from my little trip to Ghana and once again had interesting experiences while looking for satellite connectivity for my organisation. One vendor we were looking at was a local reseller for a well-known satellite company. It was all looking fine until I actually did some speed tests on one of their customers connections and then met with the representative of the local reseller. The client who allowed me to check their connection told me that they had a 512k Downlink and 256k Uplink. I ran a simple web based speed test that was normally designed for DSL connections but can give you some rough numbers for a VSAT link as it was just uploading and downloading files of a set size to a known server. It was not very impressive. Over an hour period of time with several tests the connection averaged 125k downlink and 20k uplink. The tests were only a few minutes so QOS speed reductions should not have kicked in to that extent. Then a few days later I had a meeting with the representative of the local reseller. He claims that he is a supplier to a local embassy in Accra and has over 70 clients and expects to see another 40 in 2006. All very impressive until we talked details. I told him about my test and he said that it was due to congestion on a shared connection. So I asked him what the contention ratio was and he said 10 :1, that all his offerings were 10:1. So then I asked him how we could protect ourselves from losing all of our bandwidth to congestion if we became a client - he told me of his QOS software that prevented congestion . So I came back to the upload speed of 20 k on what was supposed to be a 256k upload connection on a 10:1 ratio. I asked how it could get that bad for over an hour, considering his QOS and speed of connection and contention ratio of 10:1. This got a response of a blank stare. He never said anything in response - but rather changed the topic. Then I asked about the US$4000 dollar a year VSAT permit fee. He responded that his clients did not have to pay that, nor did they have to pay import fees on the equipment, as his license with Ghana covered all of that. He then quoted me a price higher than the one that was in the original project description. I asked him about this and the core of his answer was that new clients would be charged more than old clients - which struck me as an interesting thing to say to a potential new client - who by the way was now shopping for about 4 parties. This was because , once it was known that I was consulting for our office other parities asked for help finding a solution for them as well. In my follow up correspondence with another company, it has said that there are a number of operators who are paying bribes and not paying the required fees and customs charges - but that they had to collect the US$4000 a year and had to file for the permit before they could import the equipment into Ghana. But at least a client with this company does not have to pay the US$16,000 start up and one time fees. So I am still talking to this company about pricing and have consigned other reseller to the scrap heap of shady vendors that we can't work with. On the quality of DSL in Accra , I stayed at a guest house in Accra and it had a great DSL connection - 256k down 64k up . It has had it for a year and it is down about one day a month. The key though seems to be the neighborhood. It is located near a number of embassies and apparently GT keeps the lines maintained in that area. I was contacted by someone in another organization who lived 5 kilometers away and had a terrible DSL connection. Same old sad tale - it was great to start with, then started to get a bit worse. Now it is often off line and the field service has declined on the same schedule. The organisation is now looking for another solution. If you go though Ghana anytime soon make sure to have some flex in your schedule - there were aviation fuel shortages while I was there and some flights were either delayed or cancelled because of it. ____________________________________________________________________________ WEB AND MOBILE DATA NEWS ____________________________________________________________________________ * WSIS SECRETARIAT FREEZES WEB-PAGES FOR GENEVA, TUNIS PHASES The Executive Secretariat of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) has announced the freezing of the web-pages of both the Geneva and Tunis phases of the summit. This is coming as it has taken a firm step in updating media professionals on the post-WSIS related information by maintaining its 'WSIS E-Flash' medium. Champion Infotel, recalls that WSIS was held in two phases; in December 2003 in Geneva and Tunis in November 2005 spearheaded b y the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General, Mr. Yoshio Utsumi. WSIS E-flash is a regular online 'information dish' for interested professionals in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), especially the media who seek update from the secretariat Information from the editorial team of WSIS e-Flash said that the decision was to continue the tradition of E-Flash to keep interested subscribers updated on events in the post-WSIS process. This development came as the web-pages on Geneva and Tunis summit phases would soon be frozen. "We will also continue to update the official WSIS website. While the content of the web-pages regarding the Geneva and Tunis Summit will be 'frozen'" the team stated. The secretariat also said that other parts including basic information, stocktaking and the new chapter on "WSIS Implementation and follow-up" would be open and regularly updated. As part of the activities in the post-summit period, the ITU Secretary-General has decided to maintain the WSIS Executive Secretariat, although on a smaller scale, to carry out the implementation tasks stipulated in the Geneva Action Plan and Tunis Agenda of WSIS. These activities include the coordination cum facilitation of multi-stakeholder implementation and stocktaking, as well as other essential tasks. Some of the post-WSIS meets include Internet Governance Forum (IGF) consultations on 16 - 17 and WSIS Action Lines Moderators cum Facilitators gathering on 24 this month of February respectively. Pointing out the Tunis Agenda in paragraph 108-109, which stated that multi-stakeholder implementation at the international level should be organized taking into account the themes and action lines in the Geneva Plan of Action, and be moderated or facilitated by UN agencies when appropriate. The experience of, and the activities undertaken by, UN agencies in the WSIS process notably via the ITU, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); should continue to be used to their fullest extent. These three agencies are expected to play leading facilitating roles in the implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and organize a meeting of Moderators/Facilitators of Action Lines as well as the IGF. (SOURCE: Daily Champion) * WEBSITE TO MARKET TEXTILES LAUNCHED IN UGANDA In a bid to enhance Uganda's performance in the African Growth Opportunity Act, a website has been launched to provide information about the country's textile potential. http://www.uga.edu/internationalpso/ugandatextiles/ has been launched by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and contains details of the textile industry. The website is intended to provide information of industry players, cotton production, jobs and other related information. She was seeing off six companies on February 13 that are to represent Uganda at a textiles exhibition in the US. Southern Range Nyanza, Apparel Tristar, Phenix Logistics, Sigma Knitting Industries, Kwera Limited and Samaki are the companies that will represent Uganda. (SOURCE: The Monitor) ADVERTISEMENT: Sky 2 Net LTD providing A-Z solution for Internet & VOIP via satellite (C-Band) that covers all Africa and Asia. The solutions including end-to-end Equipment of V-sat, wireless, VOIP, Bandwidth Management and Anti-Spam (outgoing). Sky 2 Net provide Internet and International call termination and generation for prepaid cards and regular operators. - Web Site: www.sky2net.net - E-Mail: wilan(a)sky2net.net - Tel: +972-54-233261 ___________________________________________________________________________ CONVERGENCE NEWS ___________________________________________________________________________ * TELKOM, MULTICHOICE TEST VIDEO-ON-DEMAND A partnership between Telkom and MultiChoice to stream selected TV content over the Web has been established, says Alphonzo Samuels, Telkom's broadband executive officer. "We are investigating different compression techniques," he says, adding that a closed-group video-on-demand (VOD) trial is being conducted. Samuels declines, at this stage, to reveal details on programming, the duration of the trial, or any dates on when the service may be rolled out. Telkom said recently it may consider buying a broadcast licence, in view of plans to bring Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) to SA. But since MultiChoice is a licensed content-providing partner for the VOD project, Telkom would not require the broadcast licence. Samuels says the VOD trials are distinct from Telkom's IPTV plans, and believes the service would be "complementary" to IPTV in the future. MultiChoice would not comment on the partnership, citing contractual obligations. Alphonzo Samuels, Telkom's broadband executive officer, declines to reveal dates on when the service may be rolled out. VOD systems are either 'streaming', in which viewing can start as the video streams over the Internet, or 'download', in which the programme is brought in its entirety to a set-top box before viewing starts. Users are able to pause, fast forward, rewind and jump between frames with all ?download' VOD systems and some ?streaming' VOD systems. "Video-on-demand in SA is just around the corner; it is evolving extremely rapidly in the developed economies," says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, adding: "If we don't move in this direction we'll fall behind." (SOURCE: ITWeb) __________________________________________________________________________ PEOPLE __________________________________________________________________________ * Fujitsu has extended its investment in South Africa by appointing a new head of Core Services. Stephen Floyd joins the South African operation to lead the roll-out of the Fujitsu Core Services Model throughout the region. * Kelvin Reynolds, former MD of Oracle SA and VP of Oracle Corporation, has joined AltX-listed Simeka BSG as executive director of enterprise software systems. He resigned as MD of Oracle SA late last year, and was replaced by Oracle Ireland MD Nicky Sheridan. __________________________________________________________________________ EVENTS __________________________________________________________________________ - Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, VoIP, Security: Developing Strategies in Network Management and the Business Imperatives 23-24 February 2006, Nairobi, Kenya For further information contact, Vincent Wambua, AITEC Kenya Website: www.aitecafrica.com - Conference on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) 23rd to 25th February 2006, Nairobi Safari Park Hote, Kenya For further information call Tel/Fax + 254 20 374 9771. - Second Annual SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition 7-9, March 2006, Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa For more information, visit www. sangonet.org.za/conference2006 - Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2006 organised by the CTO 3rd- 5th April To register and other general enquires contact Bhavna Kerai on b.kerai(a)cto.int or call +44 (0) 207 024 7616 - ICT AFRICA INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2006 - Strategies for sustainable development of ICT infrastructure in Africa 4 – 6 May 200, Intercontinental Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda For further information contact titi(a)cyberschuul.com - AfNOG workshop on Network Technology 7 - 12 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya. Further information and application forms are available at <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/workshop/>. - VoIP World Africa 2006 8 – 11 May 2006, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa For more information, contact Christinah Mazibuko on +27 11 516 4940 Or by email at christinah.mazibuko(a)terrapinn.co.za - eLA eLearning Africa 2006 - 1st International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training May 24 - 26, UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia For further information please visit www.elearning-africa.com - Telecoms and Investments 2006 4-6 July , 2006 at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja - Nigeria. For further information please telephone:+234 9 671 8799, Fax:+234 9 413 9293, Cell:+234 803 563 9927 Website:http//www.telecomsandinvestments.com Email:info@telecomsandinvestments.com - Storage Continuity InfoSecurity Africa 2006 10 - 14 July 2006 Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton, Johannesburg For futher information please see http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/sciza/ __________________________________________________________________________ JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES __________________________________________________________________________ * HOSTING JINX 2006/20009 The call for proposals for the hosting of JINX for the2006-2009 has been launched by ISPA. Proposals have to be submitted by 17:00 on Tuesday, 28 February 2006. For further information on the specifications contact proposals(a)ispa.org.za * REUTERS DIGITAL VISION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME The Digital Vision Program supports social entrepreneurs who seek to leverage technology-based solutions in the interest of humanitarian, educational, and sustainable development goals. The programme fosters interdisciplinary projects and prototyping efforts that aim to address real needs in underserved communities. Deadline for application is April 3 2006 For information about applying, and to apply online http://rdvp.org/become * NSS PRIME CONSULTANTS GSM/GPRS - ALGERIA ALCATEL experience Network Design, Performances and Processes & Procedures More than 10y experience ; Audit or Due diligence experience Contract Length 3 months . For further information please contact advertising(a)balancingact-africa.com * BSS/GPRS EXPERT – SENEGAL For a leading provider in West Africa, we are urgently looking for a BSS/GPRS Expert Needs experience in GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology - at least 5 years with cellular operators and/or BSS/UTRAN vendors ; -3G, GSM, GPRS, EDGE network optimization Excellent project management, Good presentation, Communication Contract Length 6 Months . For further information please contact advertising(a)balancingact-africa.com _______________________________________________________________________ CONTRACTS: WHO'S SELLING WHAT TO WHO? __________________________________________________________________________ - NAMIBIAN MTC - MOTOROLA Namibia’s Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) has signed a five-year exclusive deal with Motorola for the supply of GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Canopy access network equipment. Under the contract, Namibia's sole cellco plans to expand its network to reach 95% of the country’s population, up from its current coverage of 88%. In 2006, MTC aims to focus on road coverage and ensuring that all main routes are covered, as well as improving service quality and reducing congestion on the existing network, spanning 250 base stations. In operation since 1995, MTC had around 430,000 active subscribers at the end of 2005 and offers GSM/GPRS services including MMS, e-mail and internet access. The new deal with Motorola builds on an existing long-term relationship between the two companies. - MAURITANIAN GOVERNMENT - SOTETEL The Tunisian company SOTETEL has won a contract in Mauritania, for a value of 420,000 euros, The company has already carried the installation of telecoms equipment for the private mobile operator MATTEL. This new contract the wiring and the interconnection of public buildings such as ministries and other public buildings. It should be noted that several Tunisian companies and other software firms carried out several projects in the field of new communication and information technologies in Mauritania. ____________________________________________________________________________ BACK NUMBERS - FINDING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ____________________________________________________________________________ If you need to find information in our back numbers, you can do this in one of two ways. Either go to our full archive clicking on the link below: http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/backindex.html or use google just to search our site clicking on the link below: http://www.balancingact-africa.com/search.html ___________________________________________________________________________ NEW 2006 RATE CARD AVAILABLE ___________________________________________________________________________ To see a copy of our new rate card for 2006, e-mail a request to: (info(a)balancingact-africa.com) Don't get left behind. Be seen and known through advertising in our e-letter and on our web-site. ____________________________________________________________________________ All material printed in Balancing Act's News Update is subject to copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the expresspermission of the publisher. ____________________________________________________________________________

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THE BILLIONAIRE WHO WANTS TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY
by Bill Kagai 18 Feb '06

18 Feb '06

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Saturday, 18 February 2006 THE BILLIONAIRE WHO WANTS TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY "So you have made half a billion dollars and you have paid a trip to space. What on earth do you do next? Some might consider politics; others would sit back and enjoy a life of leisure. But for technology entrepreneur and cosmonaut, Mark Shuttleworth, the next battle was to take on the might of Microsoft on its core territory- the Desktop. Mark Shuttleworth has an impressive record, and you certainly cannot question his dedication. He is currently on a gruelling 3 week world tour in his private jet, promoting Ubuntu and making contacts in Croatia, Pakistan, India, China, Indonesia and Kenya " – London Financial Times, January 20,2006 Mr. Shuttleworth's private jet lands at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2006 at 15:15 hrs. He has been invited into the country by Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd, who are hosting the Second IDLELO (IDLELO2) Conference on Digital Commons in collaboration with the eGovernment Directorate in the Office of the President and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). IDLELO2 has attracted over 250 international delegates from 39 countries, 38 universities, 40 Government IT Agencies and various private sector, international organisations and civil society entities. The objectives of this conference are to stimulate a local software industry in Africa and bring together Practioners and Decision makers responsible for entrenching the software industry in Africa. For more information, contact: Nicholas Kimolo The IDLELO2 Project Manager Email: fossfa(a)fossfa.net Website: www.fossfa.net/idlelo2 Mobile: +254 720 349420 Enclosed: 1. Financial Times of London "The Entrepreneur who wants to give it all away" Article, 2006/01/20, Pg 9 2. IDLELO2 Press Release

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Re: [GYCA] Become a GYCA National Coordinator!
by constance georgina 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

--------------------------------------------- Hello GYCA folks, As you know, we have now selected our new Regional Focal Points (RFP) for 2006! All 12 of them are wonderful and dedicated, and are going to effectively build to the amazing work that GYCA is doing. We are now in the process of choosing national coordinators (not including the country the RFP belongs to). Please go to http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/about.html and see who your RFP is for your region. For those of you who applied to be RFPs but were not selected, your applications have been forwarded to the respective RFP. Those who didn't but are now interested in being national coordinators, please send your CV to your RFP for your region latest by Monday, Feb 20th. They will decide by the end of the month and let you know and will follow-up with a phone interview. The structure is one RFP per region and one national coordinator per country. The national coordinator will be responsible to communicate with their RFP. The main criteria is: * Candidate is a youth aged 18-28; * Has daily internet access; * Is proficient in Microsoft Word and Internet research. Excel and PowerPoint is a plus; * A genuine will to participate/volunteer for GYCA; * Is willing to work on a voluntary basis for 10-15 hours per week; * Commitment for at least one year (Jan 2006 - Dec 2006); * Can understand and communicate effectively in English; * Works with an organization (or has significant experience) working on youth and HIV/AIDS; * Has official recognition by host organization to work with GYCA; * Works with youth in resource-constrained areas and with vulnerable populations; * Attention to detail, strong writing skills, patience, responsible attitude, working well with others; * Is willing to take a GYCA e-course by March Thanks! Kiran - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -www.youthaidscoalition.org- Connie Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro Citron Wood President Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) East Africa Region Focal Point XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee: Track A 'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP. --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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Ensuring affordable and open access to the East African Submarine Cable
by alice＠apc.org 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

Dear KIP and KICTANet list members You are invited to attend a one day event convened by the Association for Progressive Communications, Balancing Act, Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa and Kenya ICT Action Network. Venue and date: Indian Ocean Beach Hotel, Mombasa, 10 March 2006. Members who are able to fund their attendance are encouraged to participate. Africa currently has to pay for some of the most expensive bandwidth in the world and the money it pays in hard currency leaves the continent. Because East Africa does not have international fibre connections, it is paying more than countries connected to the SAT3 fibre on the other side of the continent. The price of international bandwidth is a significant barrier to the region’s development. It makes it more expensive to do business here: for example, it is harder for new call centres to compete with their global competitors. And in terms of its social development, there are many areas where cheap international access would give East African citizens, professionals, students and decision-makers access to knowledge, expertise and involvement in regional and global discussions. The cost of international bandwidth almost certainly directly affects your work; whether through the high cost of international calls (particularly to other African countries) or through the cost and speed of your internet connection. In response to these issues, the EASSy consortium has been set up to build a fibre route that will connect countries on the east coast of Africa. However its governance and the terms under which access to the new capacity will be available have not yet been set. The project is at a crossroads: it can either follow the monopoly practices of its predecessor SAT3 or offer an Open Access regime that will increase competition and lower prices, and give consideration to development needs. Therefore KICTANET, CIPESA, Balancing Act and APC want to invite you to a briefing on the subject followed by a debate of the key issues with the questions that still need answers. We enclose a programme for this day-long event and look forward to seeing you there. Funds for supporting travel and accommodation are limited. Therefore please try and arrange for your own participation. Please respond to this invitation by Monday 20 February 2006 to Vanessa Purper, APC’s Events and Logistics Coordinator – vanessa(a)apc.org Yours sincerely, on behalf of APC, Balancing Act, CIPESA and Kictanet Anriette Esterhuysen APC Executive Director

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Fwd: ATTITUDE, THE REASON TO OUR SITUATION - FOOD FOR THOUGHT
by Lizette Kraft 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sammy Buruchara <Sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke> Date: Feb 15, 2006 2:06 AM Subject: Re: ATTITUDE, THE REASON TO OUR SITUATION - FOOD FOR THOUGHT To: KIPlist <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Great Document Shem. Regards Sammy Buruchara On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Shem Ochuodho wrote: Food for thought! --- the forwarded message follows --- ** *From: *<chali.tumelo(a)itu.int> *Date: *February 14, 2006 7:54:26 PM GMT+03:00 *To: *<john.kimbe(a)sata-sec.int>, <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw>, < mupangam(a)yahoo.co.uk>, <ochiengjerry(a)yahoo.com>, <jpittchar(a)yahoo.com>, < jpittchar(a)yahoo.co.uk>, <Kemilinks(a)aol.com>, <harriets(a)zamnet.zm>, < kbsmicrocon(a)yahoo.com>, <rmwanza(a)caz.gov.zm>, <paulzam2002(a)yahoo.com>, < Cuthbert.Chidoori(a)potraz.gov.zw> *Cc: *<chali.tumelo(a)itu.int> *Subject: **ATTITUDE, THE REASON TO OUR SITUATION - FOOD FOR THOUGHT* Dear brothers, friends and colleagues, Would appreciate very much if you took time and read the attachment. Best regards, Ms. Chali Tumelo ------------------------------ *From:* Mpatwa, Asenath [mailto:asenath.mpatwa@itu.int<asenath.mpatwa(a)itu.int> ] *Sent:* Tue 1/17/2006 3:20 PM *To:* ITU Professionals Africa (Distribution list) *Cc:* Toure, Pape Gorgui; 'Ntoko, Alexander'; Zavazava, Cosmas; Karyabwite, Desire *Subject:* Food for thought! ________________ Asenath MPATWA Coordinator, Africa Unit ITU/BDT/AFR Tel. +41 22 730 5430 Fax: +41 22 730 5484 E-Mail: asenath.mpatwa(a)itu.int http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/afr/ <FirstWorld.pps> --- Submitted by: Dr. Shem Ochuodho - CEO - RITA -RWANDA <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw> 2006-02-15 01:16:40 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-90969A(a)lyris.idrc.ca <%25%25email.unsub%25%25> --- Submitted by: Sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke 2006-02-15 05:15:18 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [lfkraft(a)gmail.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-123115L(a)lyris.idrc.ca -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06
by Lizette Kraft 14 Feb '06

14 Feb '06

Herewith the Draft Minutes for your perusal. Kindly give your comments. Sincere apologies for sending this after a while since the meeting. Am busy organising and coordinating the ICT Strategy Conference on behalf of Deloitte and ICT Park Ltd. Again my apologies to all. cheers Lizette -- Lizette Kraft Kictanet Network Administrator P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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RE: [Kictanet] DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06
by Eric Osiakwan 13 Feb '06

13 Feb '06

David Sparrow Malaba <sdmalaba(a)yahoo.com> said >Mr. Muriuki Mureithi, I have the Kenya ICT Policy bill >on a diskette for you. Kindly collect it from the >COmputer Society of Kenya as soon as you can.Thanks DISKETTE....:-) >--- Muriuki Mureithi <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> >wrote: > >> Thanks Lizette for the excellent work you have done >> to capture what we said >> - it takes patience for the intentions to come out >> so well laid out >> >> >> >> >> >> Colleagues - I was to prepare an implementation >> matrix of the new policy >> for discussion at the getaway next week . To date I >> have not been able to >> get hold of the new policy and I am increasingly >> getting concerned that we >> can not do a good job if we do not have enough time. >> >> Can we remove the item on the agenda? >> >> Regards >> >> 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 Lizette Kraft >> Sent: 08 February 2006 18:39 >> To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke >> Subject: [Kictanet] DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET >> MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06 >> >> >> >> Herewith the Draft Minutes for your perusal. Kindly >> give your comments. >> >> >> >> Sincere apologies for sending this after a while >> since the meeting. Am busy >> organising and coordinating the ICT Strategy >> Conference on behalf of >> Deloitte and ICT Park Ltd. >> >> >> >> Again my apologies to all. >> >> >> >> cheers >> >> Lizette >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lizette Kraft >> >> Kictanet Network Administrator >> P.O. Box 18488, 00500 >> Nairobi, Kenya >> Cell: 0722-800362 >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> 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/sdmalaba%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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Re: [Kictanet] DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06
by Eric Osiakwan 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

How about doing it after idlelo so u can attract some of the forigners to contribute. Eric here ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <alice(a)apc.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:37:11 +0300 >Hi All > >Given that Lizette has been busy with the Minister InfoCom organising the >national workshop for 28th, as well as the policy document, which was made >public last week, I do not see the likelihood of the KICTANet retreat taking >place as scheduled on 17th of Feb. > > > >Can we postpone this activity to a later date? > >thanks >alice > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Muriuki Mureithi" <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> >To: <alice(a)apc.org> >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:52 PM >Subject: RE: [Kictanet] DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06 > > >> Thanks Lizette for the excellent work you have done to capture what we >> said >> - it takes patience for the intentions to come out so well laid out >> >> >> >> >> >> Colleagues - I was to prepare an implementation matrix of the new policy >> for discussion at the getaway next week . To date I have not been able to >> get hold of the new policy and I am increasingly getting concerned that >> we >> can not do a good job if we do not have enough time. >> >> Can we remove the item on the agenda? >> >> Regards >> >> 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 Lizette Kraft >> Sent: 08 February 2006 18:39 >> To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke >> Subject: [Kictanet] DRAFT MINUTES OF KICTANET MEETING HELD ON 26/1/06 >> >> >> >> Herewith the Draft Minutes for your perusal. Kindly give your comments. >> >> >> >> Sincere apologies for sending this after a while since the meeting. Am >> busy >> organising and coordinating the ICT Strategy Conference on behalf of >> Deloitte and ICT Park Ltd. >> >> >> >> Again my apologies to all. >> >> >> >> cheers >> >> Lizette >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lizette Kraft >> >> Kictanet Network Administrator >> P.O. Box 18488, 00500 >> Nairobi, Kenya >> Cell: 0722-800362 >> >> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 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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Media Relations
by alari＠swiftkenya.com 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

Hi All, Now that I am no longer at the Standard newspaper, I can assist the ICT fratenity with media relations in the mean time given my neutrality, no favouring any media house. Regards Alari Alare Kenneth -------------------------------------------------

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VACANCY: Editor, 'Gender and Development' Journal, OXFAM Great Britain, Closing Date: 16 February 2006
by alice＠apc.org 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

Crossposted from genie-experts(a)lyris.ids.ac.uk > > Dear colleagues: > > Hello from BRIDGE. Oxfam Great Britain is seeking an Editor to take > overall responsibility for the leadership and development of the > journal 'Gender and Development' and associated information products > and learning activities. The position is a one-year fixed term > contract, based in Oxford, UK. > > Closing date: 16 February 2006. > > Please see the Siyanda website Announcements section for more > information on this vacancy: > http://www.siyanda.org/forum/xviewthread.cfm?Thread=120040105020249 > (Kindly indicate that you read about the above position through the > Siyanda website or mailing list) > > **Have you networked with, or hired someone featured in the Siyanda > Experts and Consultants database? Or have you been hired through the > Siyanda Experts and Consultants database? If so, then let us know > since it would really help us in continuing to provide you with this > service. Please e-mail us at: siyanda(a)ids.ac.uk** > > > All the best, > Ra'ida Al-Zu'bi > Information Officer/Consultant > BRIDGE, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) > at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE > > Please see the latest Siyanda update on Trade: > http://www.siyanda.org/archive/december05.htm > and subscribe to the RSS Feed to receive new resources straight to > your desktop: > http://www.siyanda.org/rsshelp.htm > > You can also visit the Siyanda website for a wealth of gender and > development materials: http://www.siyanda.org/ > and the BRIDGE website to download all the BRIDGE reports: http:// > www.bridge.ids.ac.uk > > IDS is a registered charity - No. 877338 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wigsat-l mailing list > Wigsat-l(a)list.wigsat.org > http://list.matrixlinks.ca/mailman/listinfo/wigsat-l > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to > wigsat-l-request(a)list.wigsat.org with the message “subscribe” > or > “unsubscribe” in the subject or body.

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Press Release
by Bill Kagai 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

Attached -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai CEO - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Coordinator - Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) 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 E. fossfa(a)gmail.com URL. www.fossfa.net

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Fwd: ENQUIRY ON INTERNET BANKING CONSULTANT
by charles nduati 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

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UNEP job opening
by alice＠apc.org 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

>Subject: Position available within UNEP > >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:54:00 -0500 > > > >I am writing to you with a request for assistance in identifying > >potential candidates for a short term (1 year contract, renewal not > >assured) employment opportunity at the P3 level. > > > >The position is located within a UNEP office in Europe. Candidates must > >come from a developing country. Start date is ASAP. > > > >The assignment focuses on the writing of reports, drafting and editing > >of publications and some media work. Candidates should have a proven > >track record in these areas and be able to take up the position on > >short notice. > > > >I would greatly appreciate if you could share this information with > >UNCG colleagues, who can send suggestions to julia.hagl(a)unep.org > <mailto:julia.hagl@unep.org> > > > > (NB: Please note that our office > > telephone numbers have changed from 6 > > to 7 digits. The number 7 has been > > added in front of the local number, > > from 62XXXX to 762XXXX --as shown > > below). > > > Eric FALT (Embedded image > moved to > > - Director , Division of file: > pic35341.gif) > > Communications and Public Information > > United Nations Environment Programme > > (UNEP) > > - Director, United Nations Information > > Centre (UNIC) > > PO Box 30552 - Nairobi, Kenya > > Phone: +254 (0)20-762.3292 Direct line > > or 762.3293 / Secretariat > > Mobile: +254 (0)733-682.656 > > Fax: +254 (0)20-762.3927 > > Web: http://www.unep.org (and) > > http://www.unicnairobi.org

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Fw: ICT Policy, Information and Communications Bill and Guide
by alice＠apc.org 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: <ncs(a)nbnet.co.ke> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:14 PM Subject: ICT Policy, Information and Communications Bill and Guide > > > The ICT policy, draft bill and guide to the bill is available at the web- > address http://www.information.go.ke. Comments are required only on the > draft > bill. > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > --- > Submitted by: ncs(a)nbnet.co.ke 2006-02-06 09:28:04 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Fwd: FW: PICTA Bulletin Number 48, January 2006
by Florence Etta 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

FYI sorry for cross posting. Cheers, FE PICTA Bulletin, January 2006 Number 48 PICTA Bulletin is a monthly publication that provides information on activities of members in the partnership, as well as offers news on ICT-related activities in Africa. This bulletin is also available at: http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/PICTAbulletin NEWS: PICTA Members NEWS: PICTA Members =========================================== Scan-ICT launched in The Gambia, Cameroon and Mauritius The Scan-ICT project was launched in The Gambia, Cameroon and Mauritius during national consultative workshops held from 29 to 30 November 2005 (The Gambia), from 5 6 January 2006 (Cameroon) and 23 January 2006 (Mauritius). These events identified core ICT indicators, reviewed ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#1 Achieving affordable bandwidth in West and Central Africa The workshop was organized by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), held from 30 November to 2 December 2005 ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#2 IICD receives renewed support from the Dutch government The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) successfully gained support for its work from The Netherlands' Minister of Development Cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne.. ... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#3 Swaziland validates its ICT Policy About 50 participants drawn from government, private sector, civil society, international and regional organizations (SADC) attended the NICI Policy validation workshop organized by the ECA on the 26th of January 2006 in Mbabane, Swaziland. ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#4 ECA and IDEP go virtual to address African training needs The UN Institute for Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) and ECAs Development Information Services Division have joined forces to ..... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#5 CODESRIA to become an AVLIN node With possibly the largest collections of African social science research findings on the continent, CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa has.......... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#6 OTHER NEWS ........OTHER NEWS ........ ================================== Ethiopia: National consultation on ICT education The workshop was organized by the College of Telecommunication and Information Technology (CTIT) took place from 26 to 27 January 2006 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia........ http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#7 Uganda: Government to set up full ICT ministry The Government will create a separate ministry to manage and coordinate the ICT sector. This follows a recommendation by the ICT working group ofhttp://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#8 Ghana: Telecommunications bill meets stiff opposition from stakeholders Stakeholders in the ICT industry in Ghana have requested that the proposed Telecommunications Bill 2006 and the National Communications Authority ACT 2005 be redrafted ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#9 Tanzania: Regulator now allow multiple services over single network The new licensing regime, introduced by the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority, now permits multiple services over a single network. ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#10 Meeting on India/AU Pan-African Network Project (PANP) The PANP Steering Committee meeting took place from 30 31 January 2006 at the Africa Union HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting reviewed technical modalities and operational arrangements made for launching the network .... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#11 FORTHCOMING EVENTS ........FORTHCOMING EVENTS ........ ================================================= 10 12 February 2006, Internet Governance - The Way Forward: From Tunis via Malta to Athens, Radisson SAS Bay Point Resort, Malta. ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#12 14 17 February 2006, Applying Geographic Information Systems to SADC Development, Cape Town, South Africa...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#13 23 25 February 2006, IDLELO2: Achieving millennium development goals through community software?, Nairobi, Kenya. ..... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#14 01 03 March 2006, IFISI World Forum, Marrakech, Morocco...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#15 7 15 March 2006, World Telecommunications Development Conference, Doha, Qatar http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#16 7 9 March 2006, ICTs for Civil Society, Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#17 8 11 March 2006, 5th FIG Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#18 14 16 March 2006, e-Trade in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#19 ANNOUNCEMENTS / RESOURCES ...... ================================== AFRICA: NEW PUBLICATION ON ICTS. http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#20 SOUTHERN AFRICA: NEW TRENDS LED BY SOUTHERN AFRICA http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#21 ====================================== PICTA Bulletin is a monthly information sharing service designed to keep members informed of each others activities in the area of ICTs in Africa. Please send relevant information, stories or exchanges you may want to share with other members to atemtime(a)uneca.org for inclusion in subsequent issues of the PICTA Bulletin. If you have any comments and/or suggestions, please contact: Aida Opoku-Mensah Officer-in-Charge Development Information Services Division Economic Commission for Africa P. O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: 251-11-54433562 Fax: 251-11-5510512 E-mail: aopoku-mensah(a)uneca.org Florence Etta Programme Co-ordinator Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Nairo, Kenya Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) Fax: + 254-20-7121506 Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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KICTANet Logo competition
by Florence Etta 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

Announcement of Competition KICTANet is in search of a LOGO. The Kenya ICT Action Network is looking for an appropriate logo which captures the essence of this multi-stakeholder network committed to the development ICTs in Kenya. This competition is open to all subscribers to the both KIP and KICTNet discussion lists. Rules of Participation This competition will last until Monday 13th February. Send as many logo designs by email as you wish to reach us; Alice, alice(a)apc.org or Florence.etta(a)gmail.com no later then 13th February. A jury composed of IT, communication and other experts will evaluate the submissions and three winners will be selected. Logo designs will be handed over to the jury without the designers' personal details so as to guarantee impartiality. Prizes will be; first- 10,000.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa, second-7,000.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa and third- 3,500.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa for the best three winning Logos. Participation Form Name Surname Postal Address Telephone E-mail Address Nationality Logo running Title Declarations: I confirm that this is my true work. Florence Etta Programme Co-ordinator Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Nairo, Kenya Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) Fax: + 254-20-7121506 Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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1st African Internet Exchange Research Workshop
by Brian Longwe 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Dear all, Please review the attached invitation. We welcome you to the opening ceremony at 8:30am at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. Regards, Brian -- Brian Longwe Tel: +254203747142 Chief Executive Officer Cell: +254 722/733 518744 InHand Limited Fax: +254 20 350157 Sharp Centre, Wambui Rd PO Box 30054-00100 Muthaiga, Nairobi http://www.inhand.co.ke KENYA Putting the world in your hand

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Fw: [Aaw-network] World YWCA job vacancy
by alice＠apc.org 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

> Hi All, > > Perhaps you know of a young woman with the required skills? > Please circulate via your networks. > > Jenny > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > From: "Anne S. Walker" <annewalker(a)iwtc.org> > > Does anyone have any suggestions of young women (under 30 > years of age...) from the Global South "with excellent writing and > web skills" who would like to work for the World YWCA in Geneva? > > See below for more details. > > Anne > > > From: michelle beg <Michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org> > Organization: World YWCA > Reply-To: michelle beg <Michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org> > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:12:31 +0100 > To: <annewalker(a)iwtc.org> > Subject: Vacancy Notice > > > Dear Anne > > I am wondering if through your extensive networks you happen to > know of any young women from the South with excellent writing and > web skills. We are currently recruiting a communications co- > ordinator to the World YWCA and have earmarked the post for a > young woman 30 or under from the South. It would be great if you > could share this with anyone you know who might fit the bill or have > them contact me directly at michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org > > Best wishes > Michelle > > > > VACANCY NOTICE > > POSITION: Communications Coordinator > ORGANISATION: World YWCA > LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland > CLOSING DATE: February 10th 2006 > > DESCRIPTION: > > The World YWCA is looking for a suitably qualified person to > coordinate print and electronic communications for its global > headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The ideal candidate should > be a strong writer and editor in english, with education, training > and/or experience in communications. Experience in developing > and maintaining websites is highly desirable, and all applicants > should have a commitment to gender equality and the ability to work > with an international staff and volunteer team. Applications are > particularly encouraged from young women 30 years or under from > the Global South. > > POSITION OBJECTIVES: > > 1. To deliver high quality print and electronic communications for the > World YWCA of relevance to target audiences, including member > associations, donors and partner organisations > 2. To ensure a timely, informative and interactive website presence > for the World YWCA > 3. To build a web-based Women's News Network which shares > news and perspectives on issues affecting women around the world > 4. To develop the content and methodology for effectively using > electronic communications and collaboration tools to further the > implementation of the World YWCA strategic plan > > The full job description is available at > http://worldywca1.org/vacancy/index.html > > APPLICATION PROCESS: > > Please forward your curriculum vitae no later than February 10 2006 > by email or fax marked to the attention of the personnel department: > E: hresources(a)worldywca.org > <mailto:antoinette.santschi@worldywca.org> F: +41-22 929 6044 > > > _______________________________________________ > AAW-Network mailing list > AAW-Network(a)apcafricawomen.org > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/aaw-network

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] 1st African Internet Exchange Research Workshop
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

The Mailbox has been disabled. Apologies for the inconviniences

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Fw: Graduate study opportunity for women
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

The Mailbox has been disabled. Apologies for the inconviniences

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Fw: Graduate study opportunity for women
by alice＠apc.org 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

----- Original Message ----- From: <alice(a)apc.org> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:12 PM Subject: Graduate study opportunity for women > > Graduate study opportunity for women > > *in Human Rights for Women* > > > The Native Leadership Scholarship (NLS) program creates >> educational opportunities for women around the world who are grassroots >> leaders, organizers and activists demonstrating financial need. NLS >> invests in women's leadership and leadership development by supporting >> non- doctoral graduate education in human rights, sustainable >> development, and public health. GOALS: NLS supports study, research, and >> leadership training, to assist women in their pursuit of solutions to the >> critical social, environmental, health and economic problems facing their >> countries and communities. By granting scholarships to remarkable women >> who demonstrate effective leadership, innovative solutions, and >> commitment to their communities, NLS helps develop and advance local >> expertise and community-based, culturally appropriate solutions. NLS >> endorses non-traditional leaders who are modeling change and using >> imaginative methodologies. Academic study, research and leadership >> training should be based on the scholarship recipient's present or prior >> experience working with her community. COURSE OF STUDY: Scholarship >> recipients enroll in programs of study that cover a range of human rights >> and development issues at the non- doctoral graduate level including >> gender, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, child exploitation, human and drug >> trafficking, infant and maternal mortality, microbial diseases, conflict >> resolution, environmental justice, global fair trade, agroecology, and >> sustainable development. NLS is a secular program and does not support >> programs of study that promote specific religious beliefs. SCHOLARSHIPS: >> The NLS awards four to six scholarships per year, up to US$25,000 per >> academic year for a maximum of two years. The awards help the recipients >> meet the costs of tuition, fees, books, educational supplies, housing, >> maintenance, and travel to and from the home country and the educational >> institution. NLS awards are paid directly to the institution in a >> student's account. For women intending to study at U.S. universities, NLS >> funding for expenses other than tuition and books is subject to a 14% >> U.S. tax. LOCATION OF STUDY: Candidates may use NLS funding for non- >> doctoral graduate study at accredited institutions worldwide. The NLS is >> committed to promoting the strengthening of research and of institutions >> of higher learning in the Global South. The NLS encourages students to >> study in their home country or region provided that the educational >> institution is accredited for higher education. ELIGIBILITY >> REQUIREMENTS: An eligible candidate is a woman leader who: >> >> * is committed to grassroots organizing and the needs of her >> community or indigenous group; >> * has proof of a bachelor's or a higher degree; >> * has at least three years of work experience dealing with >> critical >> human rights concerns, and other social, educational, >> environmental, health or economic conditions that threaten life >> or social stability, that discriminate, or that destroy or >> deplete her country's or community's resources; >> * is accepted into a non-doctoral graduate program at an >> accredited >> university for full-time study/research related to her work >> experience; >> * can show evidence of financial need for educational support; * >> intends to return to her home country to work, utilizing training >> and research acquired in the study program. >> >> PRE-APPLICATIONS: All applicants are invited to fill out pre- >> applications (which will be available January 1 through March 25, 2006) >> on our website or by request from: info(a)nativeleaders.org >> <mailto:info@nativeleaders.org> >> >> DEADLINES: NLS pre-applications for the 2006-2007 academic year will be >> available January 1 through *March 25, 2006* on the website or by >> request. After the pre-application period ends, all candidates will be >> notified about their application status. Incomplete pre-applications will >> not be considered for review. Unsolicited additional documents provided >> by the pre-applicant will not be reviewed. Only a small group of >> candidates will be invited to complete a full application. For more >> information please visit: www.nativeleaders.org >> <http://www.nativeleaders.org/> >> >> >> >> CONTACT: >> >> Aline Carton, Program Manager >> >> Native Leadership Scholarship >> >> Channel Foundation >> >> 603 Stewart St., Suite 415 >> >> Seattle, WA 98101, USA >> >> Tel: (00)1-206-621-5447 >> >> Fax: (00)1-206-621-2664 >> >> Email: info(a)nativeleaders.org <mailto:info@nativeleaders.org> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Grace mailing list >> Grace(a)apcafricawomen.org >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/grace > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2006-01-31 10:20:26 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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RE: [Kictanet] Edits to gov. strategy paper.
by warigia bowman 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Dear all, here is my proposed insert to the gov. strategy paper. It fits in on page 10 Warigia

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Fw: [Idlelo2] Extension of IDLELO2 Registration
by Wainaina Mungai 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

FYI > -------Original Message------- > From: Nicholas Kimolo <nicholaskimolo(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Idlelo2] Extension of IDLELO2 Registration > Sent: 30 Jan '06 12:43 > > Dear all, > > > The FOSSFA Secretariat is extending the registraton and the submission of > IDLELO2 abstracts to the 31st of Jan 2006. > > For those who have not managed to submit their abstracts, kindly do so > ASAP (before the deadline) on [LINK: http://www.fossfa.net/idlelo2] > www.fossfa.net/idlelo2 . > > > Also keep in mind that the IDLELO2 website requires you to enable your > browser cookies inorder to register successfully. > > For those who have been having problems with registration, ensure that you > have your cookies enabled. If the problem persist, do not hesitate to get > intouch. > > > -- > With Kind Regards, > Nicholas Kimolo > Technical Director - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd > Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue > P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 > Nairobi, Kenya > Tel. 254 20 2728332 > Fax. 254 20 2726965 > Cell. 254 720 349420 > E. [LINK: mailto:nicholaskimolo@fossfa.net] nicholaskimolo(a)fossfa.net > URL. [LINK: http://www.fossfa.net] www.fossfa.net > -------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Idlelo2 mailing list > [LINK: compose.php?to=Idlelo2(a)fossfa.net] Idlelo2(a)fossfa.net > [LINK: http://www.fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/idlelo2] > http://www.fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/idlelo2

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIFTH ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM (IFP)
by alice＠apc.org 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIFTH ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM (IFP) The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) is pleased to announce the Fifth round of fellowships in Kenya for the Academic Year 2007/2008. During this round, the program will offer forty-seven (47) fellowships in East Africa tenable in any part of the world, including Africa. Sixteen Fellowships will be offered to applicants in Kenya. Each fellowship covers tuition fees, health insurance, subsistence allowance, travel and other related expenses. IFP will provide full support of up to three (3) years of formal post- graduate study. The program provides opportunities to individuals from diverse backgrounds, social groups and communities that have traditionally lacked systematic access to higher education. Fellows are selected on the strength of their academic achievement, leadership skills and social commitment. Fellows are expected to use their education to enhance their leadership skills in fields that further the Ford Foundation’s goals of strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and injustice, promoting international cooperation and advancing human achievement. Eligibility Criteria a.. Be resident citizen or official resident of Kenya. b.. Hold an Honors Bachelor’s degree to apply for a Master’s fellowship and a Master’s degree for a Ph.D. c.. Have demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to community service and/or national development. d.. Have significant relevant professional or other work experience related to proposed field of study, of not less than three (3) years. e.. Intend to pursue a post-graduate degree that will directly enhance his/ her leadership and professional knowledge in a practical, policy, academic or artistic discipline. f.. Present a plan specifying how he/ she will apply studies to social problems in his/ her own country. g.. Demonstrate commitment to return home to work on these issues in the post-fellowship period. Doctoral candidates MUST provide a concept paper of up to three pages (3) on their intended research (details are provided on the application form). Note: Priority will be given to People living & working outside the major cities. Women and persons with disabilities are also encouraged to apply. Applicants do not need to have university admission to be eligible for this fellowship competition. FIELDS OF STUDY The following are the eligible fields of sponsorship: Asset Building & Community Development a.. Workforce Development b.. Development Finance & Economic Security c.. Environment & Development d.. Community Development Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom a.. Education & Scholarships b.. Sexuality & Reproductive Health c.. Religion, Society & Culture d.. Media e.. Arts & Culture Peace & Social Justice a.. Human Rights b.. Governance c.. Civil Society Application forms may be downloaded from www.ifpeastafrica.org or collected from the respective country offices. Completed forms (in hard copy) and all the supporting documentation should be received at the IFP Kenya office not later than 4:00pm on Wednesday 1st March, 2006. Applications received through fax and email will not be accepted. Incomplete and late applications will NOT be considered. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) FAWE House Chania Avenue, off Wood Avenue (Kilimani) P. O. Box 76284-00508 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-20-3875943/3873131 Fax: +254-20-3874150 Email: ifp(a)fawe.org Website: www.ifpeastafrica.org For citizens of Tanzania and Uganda, please contact the offices below for details on the scholarship. UGANDA Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) AHEAD UWEAL Building Plot 38 Lumumba Avenue P. O. Box 90 Ntinda Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256-41-236056/ 231559 Fax: +256-41- 231559 Email: ahead(a)infocom.co.ug Website: www.ifpeastafrica.org TANZANIA Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) ESRF P.O. Box 31226 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255-22-2762473/ 2760260 Fax: +255-22-2762472/ 2760062 Email: ifp(a)esrf.or.tz Website: www.esrftz.org/ifp Website: www.ifpeastafrica.org

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AGENDA FOR KICTANET Planning Meeting - 27/1/06
by Lizette Kraft 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Attached please find the Draft Agenda for the KICTANET Planning Meeting scheduled for tomorrow 27th January, 2006 at the Jacaranda Conference Centre (same place as usual) at 2:00pm. Kindly acknowledge your attendance and confirm or add to the Agenda where necessary. I trust we will see you all tomorrow. cheers Lizette For KICTANet -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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KICTANET Meeting Venue!!!
by Lizette Kraft 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Hi All, Just a note to inform you that the Kictanet meeting being held today, will be held at the Main Jacaranda Hotel in the SAFARI LOUNGE (next to the pool area). Appreciate your full support and look forward to seeing you there at 2:00pm. cheers Lizette for KICTANET -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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Fwd: [civilsociety] Fw: ICTeAfrica 2006 Conference
by Bill Kagai 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Hi Henry, Is this conference recognised by Nepad?? Is the Nepad Council <www.nepadcouncil.org> recognised by Nepad?? Pls advise before we commit ourselves. Bill ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > -------Original Message------- > From: Alida Phielix <aphielix(a)nepadcouncil.org> > Subject: ICTeAfrica 2006 Conference > Sent: 25 Jan '06 17:28 > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > Kindly see the attached Call for Participation and Final Call for Papers > for the ICTe Africa 2006 Conference. > > > FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS > > MAY 17-21, 2006 > > > KENYATTA, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE (KICC) > > [LINK: http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/vancouver/default.htm] NAIROBI, > KENYA > > > The conference organizing committee for ICTe Africa 2006 is pleased to > invite the submission of biographies of potential speakers and abstracts > for presentations or publication on or before January 30 2006. > > > This conference and tutorial program will bring together engineers, > scientists, developers, government leaders, corporate managers, educators, > financiers and project representatives from all over Africa and abroad. The > conference will be organized into one common plenary session and three > tracks. > > > IMPORTANT DATES: > > Abstract submission: January 30, > 2006 > > Full Paper and Tutorial submission: February 6, 2006 > > Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2006 > > Camera-ready paper: April 15, 2006 > > > CONTACT US: > > > For all general questions about the conference and tutorials, please > contact: > > > Miss Alida Phielix > > Conference Coordinator > > NEPAD Council > > Port Elizabeth, South Africa > > [LINK: > http://b2.mail.yahoo.com/ym/nepadcouncil.org/Compose?To=aphielix@nepadcounc…] > aphielix(a)nepadcouncil.org > > [LINK: http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ICTeAfrica2006] > http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ICTeAfrica2006 > > > To take advantage of our online early registration and save up to $100, > please visit the registration site: [LINK: > https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=g1j] > https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=g1j > > > Kind regards, > > > Miss Alida Phielix > > NEPAD Council > > Conference Secretary 2006 > > Port Elizabeth, South Africa > > e-mail: [LINK: mailto:aphielix@nepadcouncil.org] aphielix(a)nepadcouncil.org _______________________________________________ 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/billkagai%40gmail.com

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RE: [Kictanet] Reminder Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper an d Monthly Planning meeting
by James Nguo 25 Jan '06

25 Jan '06

Dear Alice Will attend the first two hours due to some committment James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:alice@apc.org] Sent: 23 January 2006 20:31 To: james(a)alin.or.ke Cc: Sean O Siochru Subject: [Kictanet] Reminder Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper and Monthly Planning meeting Dear all A reminder On Thursday 26 the ministry InfoCom workshop to discuss the ICT strategy paper taking place from 2.00-5.00, Jacaranda hotel. On Friday 27th Workshop on Open Access/Pro Poor ICTs followed by KICTANet's planning meeting. Jacaranda hotel Tentative agenda below Meeting of Dec 5th 2005 members proposed the Kenya ICT Federation as chair of the January 2006 meeting. Marcel or any other KIF member could you kindly confirm attendance and willingness to chair. Thank you regards and see you all soon alice ---------------------------------------------- Agenda for KICTANET Meeting on 27th January 2006 Jacaranda Hotel Chair: KIF a.. Introduction to Open Access What is Open Access Sean and mureithi b.. UNDP Open Access project and KICTANET Mureithi c.. Review of last meeting minutes d.. Matters arising e.. ICT policy process and role of KICTANet Brian Longwe f.. KICTANet vision, direction, one day retreat? g.. AOB --------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper >I will be there. > > Thanks > > --- > 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: Eric Aligula <Jairah(a)kippra.or.ke> >> Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper >> Sent: 23 Jan '06 17:13 >> >> Brian, >> I shall attend. >> Kind regards, >> >> Eric M. Aligula, PhD. >> Senior Policy Analyst >> Infrastructure and Economic Services Division >> Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) >> P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya >> Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4; Fax: +254-20-2719951 >> E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke; URL: http://www.kippra.org/ >> >> Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that >> readeth it. >> Habakkuk 2:2 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Brian Longwe [mailto:brian@pure-id.com] >> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:54 PM >> To: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke >> Subject: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper >> Importance: High >> >> Hi all, >> >> As part of the ongoing process, spearheaded by the Ministry of >> Information & Communication to define an ICT strategy to create >> 10,000 jobs in the next 6 months there is going to be a workshop to >> discuss and refine the attached ICT Strategy document. >> >> The workshop will take place at the Jacaranda Hotel, on Thursday 26th >> January from 2pm. >> >> Please Confirm attendance. >> >> Regards, >> >> Brian >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/james%40alin.or.ke

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Re: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper
by Wainaina Mungai 25 Jan '06

25 Jan '06

Hi Brian, My input would be on the role of civil society organisations under "Roles and Accountability". The main roles may be listed as; -> Accountability & Transparency: Keep political and market forces accountable to the needs of society and encourage social responsibility & good governance. -> Awareness raising & capacity building (especially to the unreached) -> Ensure a social justice & human/consumer centred approach -> Universal access/last mile solutions such as community-based and community-run initiatives. -> Implement and encourage non-market-led interventions (poor, disability, gender etc) Put another way, CSOs must be the "conscience" that keeps both market and political forces on the path of social justice and intervenes where the two cannot adequately meet the needs of the people. 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. > -------Original Message------- > From: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper > Sent: 24 Jan '06 07:37 > > Hi Brian, > > I just thought I would share my reactions in advanced given that I may arrive later (or not) due some other meeting on the same day. > > The paper seems to be hurriedly cobbled together, ideas are > good and factual BUT they have NOT been contextualised > within the Kenyan environment. > > For example, the paper semms to emphasise a lot on outsourcing > projects (call centers, BPOs, etc) and the proposal to market > Kenya as the hot destination for the same (BPOs, Call Center,etc) by March 2006. > > My worry is that if we market Kenya from this dimension, > when our domestic infrastructure if far being ready to > handle the resulting/impact of such a would be succesfull marketing > campaign, then we create a disaster. The first 3 or 5 > investors would get in, get burned and get out. And then > the rest would learn - from the bad experiences of the > first few - and then probably never step in Kenya again. {might be good to hear the challenges of the 2 or 3 BPOs who've been in Kenya for the last 2years, and why the number has not grown} > > In other words this ICT strategy looks at what Kenya should be > in 5-10years time but tries to set milestones for the same within a 1year bracket. So, to me theres is need to be honest with what can be achieved in the next 1year as we look towards the next 5, 10 years. > > The priorities for the next 1year are unfortunately the > 'boring' and difficult things that nobody seems to want to do. > This includes, but is not limited to: > > i) Regulatory issues: - there's need to ensure that the > Regulator is effectively independent to monitor and regulate the > industry. Quality standards, Affordability, effective Competition, Consumer Protection, remain but some of the challenges CCK seems to avoid. > > ii) Government Issues: - there's need to ensure that the > Government plays its role as far as enacting the > appropriate legislations and regulation is concerned. Government should also ensure that the secondary but supporting infrastructure such > as Electricity, Road networks exist to make it easier for Telecom Operators to expand their reach. Govt must concretely enhance or institutionalise Public Private Partnerships (PPP), etc. > > iii) Private Sector:- With a strong PPP, there will > definately be opportunities for private sector to pump in > sufficient funds to build and expand the Telecom Infrastructure > (particularly the Fixed Line Network). > > iv) Content Development:-We really do not have significant presence on the internet -as a country. Most of the Internet Users in Kenya log in to access international content. Even percieved local content like www.nationaudio.com seat on foreign sites. eGovernment initiates must lead the way to provide locally relevant content along the lines K.R.A is doing. Strategies to encourage Universities and Colleges to do the same must be sought. > > To me these are some of the immediate things to put in place and > they are the ones to be milestoned within a year. The rest would then automatically fall in place. > > walu. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper
by Brian Longwe 24 Jan '06

24 Jan '06

Hi all, As part of the ongoing process, spearheaded by the Ministry of Information & Communication to define an ICT strategy to create 10,000 jobs in the next 6 months there is going to be a workshop to discuss and refine the attached ICT Strategy document. The workshop will take place at the Jacaranda Hotel, on Thursday 26th January from 2pm. Please Confirm attendance. Regards, Brian

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Re: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper
by John Walubengo 24 Jan '06

24 Jan '06

Hi Brian, I just thought I would share my reactions in advanced given that I may arrive later (or not) due some other meeting on the same day. The paper seems to be hurriedly cobbled together, ideas are good and factual BUT they have NOT been contextualised within the Kenyan environment. For example, the paper semms to emphasise a lot on outsourcing projects (call centers, BPOs, etc) and the proposal to market Kenya as the hot destination for the same (BPOs, Call Center,etc) by March 2006. My worry is that if we market Kenya from this dimension, when our domestic infrastructure if far being ready to handle the resulting/impact of such a would be succesfull marketing campaign, then we create a disaster. The first 3 or 5 investors would get in, get burned and get out. And then the rest would learn - from the bad experiences of the first few - and then probably never step in Kenya again. {might be good to hear the challenges of the 2 or 3 BPOs who've been in Kenya for the last 2years, and why the number has not grown} In other words this ICT strategy looks at what Kenya should be in 5-10years time but tries to set milestones for the same within a 1year bracket. So, to me theres is need to be honest with what can be achieved in the next 1year as we look towards the next 5, 10 years. The priorities for the next 1year are unfortunately the 'boring' and difficult things that nobody seems to want to do. This includes, but is not limited to: i) Regulatory issues: - there's need to ensure that the Regulator is effectively independent to monitor and regulate the industry. Quality standards, Affordability, effective Competition, Consumer Protection, remain but some of the challenges CCK seems to avoid. ii) Government Issues: - there's need to ensure that the Government plays its role as far as enacting the appropriate legislations and regulation is concerned. Government should also ensure that the secondary but supporting infrastructure such as Electricity, Road networks exist to make it easier for Telecom Operators to expand their reach. Govt must concretely enhance or institutionalise Public Private Partnerships (PPP), etc. iii) Private Sector:- With a strong PPP, there will definately be opportunities for private sector to pump in sufficient funds to build and expand the Telecom Infrastructure (particularly the Fixed Line Network). iv) Content Development:-We really do not have significant presence on the internet -as a country. Most of the Internet Users in Kenya log in to access international content. Even percieved local content like www.nationaudio.com seat on foreign sites. eGovernment initiates must lead the way to provide locally relevant content along the lines K.R.A is doing. Strategies to encourage Universities and Colleges to do the same must be sought. To me these are some of the immediate things to put in place and they are the ones to be milestoned within a year. The rest would then automatically fall in place. walu.

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Fw: JOB OPENING - APC-Africa-Women
by alice＠apc.org 23 Jan '06

23 Jan '06

**Please respond to jobs(a)apc.org** > > READVERTISEMENT - Applicants who had previously applied need > NOT re-apply as we have kept their applications on file for > consideration. > > JOB OPENING: Co-Cordinator APC-Africa-Women > > The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has an > opening for a co-coordinator of our APC Women's Networking > Support Programme (APC WNSP) in Africa. As our project > commitments have expanded over the past few years, we are > looking to employ a co-coordinator to work with the current > coordinator with a view to taking responsibility for certain work > areas. The position would require consolidating the network by > ensuring that the membership is actively involved in projects and > that linguistic diversity is catered for. The co-coordinator will > participate in building on the capacity and interest of our members > and the women who participate in our work. > > At present we have a specific focus on Free and Open Source > Software (FOSS), gender and ICT policy, research capacity > development and Gender Evaluation Methodology. Other areas > include outreach and networking, information gathering and > dissemination, membership consolidation and engagement, and > training and capacity development via our bi-annual Women's > Electronic Network Training (WENT Africa) workshops. > > Nature of employment: Part-time (.5 FTE) one-year contract > following a three-month probationary period. There is a possibility > that this may be extended to a full-time contract. > > Application deadline: Monday 6 February 2006 24h00 GMT > > Details on how to apply are found below. > > ABOUT APC-AFRICA-WOMEN > > APC-Africa-Women is an active network of over seventy > organisations and individuals that work to empower African > women's organisations to access and use Information and > Communication Technologies (ICTs) for equality and development. > APC-Africa-Women is the Africa regional programme of APC's > Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP). > > Since its first official activity in 1996, APC-Africa-Women has made > impressive progress in raising African women's awareness of ICTs, > and in broadening the strategic use of ICTs by women in important > social justice and development processes. > > Working with women in Africa and all over the world, APC-Africa- > Women focuses on African women's empowerment through > information facilitation, regional support, lobbying and advocating > around gender and ICTs, delivering ICT training, conducting > research into gender and ICTs and participating in regional and > global events. > > > TASKS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE: > > Network Building > § Engaging APC-Africa-Women members and building on the > capacity and interest of our members and the women who > participate in our work > § Facilitating the online workspaces and information sharing > platforms of the network > § Updating online information sharing platforms such as > website, wiki and intranet > > Project Management > § Managing and implementing identified AAW project > activities > § Liaising with APC WNSP and other APC programme areas > to ensure synergy between programmes > > Policy Advocacy > § Engaging with current policy issues, networks and > structures on issues relating to gender and ICT in Africa > § Keeping up-to-date on current activities and processes such > as CEDAW, MDGs, PRSPs that relate to gender and ICTs > > Networking > § Liaising with AAW partners as well as related initiatives, > organisations and networks > § Promoting and representing APC-Africa-Women at > workshops and events > > THIS POSITION REQUIRES: > > § Understanding and experience of gender and ICT issues in > Africa from a feminist perspective > § Knowledge and understanding of women's movement and > issues affecting women in Africa > § Basic technical skills such as HTML and familiarity with > email mailing lists > § Willingness and capacity to immerse herself in ICT and > gender issues > § Willingness to travel in Africa and globally > § Experience in writing and research > § Sound administrative and organizational skills > § Ability to work in an online environment > § Ability to coordinate women from diverse cultural and > geographic contexts > § Able to work as part of a team > § Creative, energetic and flexible > § A willingness to accept a one-year contract > > The ability to speak French would be an advantage. > This position is only open to women based in Africa. > > ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: > > The co-cordinator will report to the APC WNSP's Programme > Manager and work on a day-to-day basis with the current APC- > Africa-Women coordinator as well as APC WNSP global staff team. > Most of the work will take place in online discussion spaces, email > and via Yahoo Messenger. > > REMUNERATION/WORKING CONDITIONS > > As the project has a virtual project management team with > members based in different cities in Africa and globally, the > successful applicant can be based anywhere in Africa but must be > able to work in a virtual environment. The successful applicant must > have her own computer with access to the Internet. > > The remuneration package depends on experience. > > For more information on APC go to www.apc.org > For more information on APC WNSP go to www.apcwomen.org and > www.genderit.org > For more information on APC-Africa-Women go to > www.apcafricawomen.org > > HOW TO APPLY Your statement of interest is of utmost > importance. Your CV must be included as an attachment. Your > statement of interest must include the following information: > > * A description of your interest in working with APC in this position > * Your experience related to the job requirements listed above > * Where you live > * A rating of the languages you speak and write > * A description of your computer skills > * Other information you think might be of importance to our > assessment of your application > * Two references: names, relationship, contact details; at least one > of these should be related to an online information and > communication initiative you have coordinated. > > Please send this information via email to jobs(a)apc.org with the > subject line APC-Africa-Women Co-cordinator position. > > Application deadline is Monday 6 February 2006 24h00 GMT. > Commencement of position as soon as possible. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-aisi-l-84914M(a)lyris.bellanet.org > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2006-01-23 11:44:59 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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RE: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper
by Wainaina Mungai 23 Jan '06

23 Jan '06

I will be there. Thanks --- 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: Eric Aligula <Jairah(a)kippra.or.ke> > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper > Sent: 23 Jan '06 17:13 > > Brian, > I shall attend. > Kind regards, > > Eric M. Aligula, PhD. > Senior Policy Analyst > Infrastructure and Economic Services Division > Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) > P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya > Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4; Fax: +254-20-2719951 > E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke; URL: http://www.kippra.org/ > > Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that > readeth it. > Habakkuk 2:2 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Longwe [mailto:brian@pure-id.com] > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:54 PM > To: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke > Subject: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper > Importance: High > > Hi all, > > As part of the ongoing process, spearheaded by the Ministry of > Information & Communication to define an ICT strategy to create > 10,000 jobs in the next 6 months there is going to be a workshop to > discuss and refine the attached ICT Strategy document. > > The workshop will take place at the Jacaranda Hotel, on Thursday 26th > January from 2pm. > > Please Confirm attendance. > > Regards, > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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RE: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper
by Eric Aligula 23 Jan '06

23 Jan '06

Brian, I shall attend. Kind regards, Eric M. Aligula, PhD. Senior Policy Analyst Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4; Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke; URL: http://www.kippra.org/ Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Longwe [mailto:brian@pure-id.com] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:54 PM To: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke Subject: [Kictanet] Workshop to discuss ICT Strategy Paper Importance: High Hi all, As part of the ongoing process, spearheaded by the Ministry of Information & Communication to define an ICT strategy to create 10,000 jobs in the next 6 months there is going to be a workshop to discuss and refine the attached ICT Strategy document. The workshop will take place at the Jacaranda Hotel, on Thursday 26th January from 2pm. Please Confirm attendance. Regards, Brian

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Fw: UNDP/ICT/KICTANet Pro Poor ICT Scoping mission 23 to 28 January 2005
by alice＠apc.org 23 Jan '06

23 Jan '06

Dear All You are all invited to KICTANET's planning meeting. Please let me know how many of you will be in a position to attend the meeting of Friday 27 January 2006 at 13.00 hrs at the jacaranda hotel JCC room at the Pizza garden. We have a UNDP/CATIA delegation joining us to discuss Open Access/pro poor ICTs kind regards alice

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IDLELO2 CONFERENCE ON THE DIGITAL COMMONS
by Bill Kagai 23 Jan '06

23 Jan '06

THE SECOND IDLELO CONFERENCE ON THE DIGITAL COMMONS www.fossfa.net/idlelo2 [ENTRENCHING THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY IN AFRICA] 23RD-25TH FEBRUARY, 2005 SAFARI PARK HOTEL The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) in collaboration with The Kenya e-Government Directorate in the Office of the President together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) are pleased to announce the Second IDLELO Conference on the Digital Commons to be held at the Safari Park Hotel from 23rd to 25th February 2006. IDLELO is derived from a Zulu word for a common grazing ground. Software has become an integral part of modern life. Today, basic items such as Mobile Phones, Computers and TVs to complex equipment such as Motor Vehicles, Industrial Plants and Telecommunication infrastructure all rely on software to run their core functions. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) E-Commerce 2004 Report estimates the software industry generates yearly revenues in excess of US$300 billion. Developing Countries now have a real chance in participating in the industry using community shared software commonly referred to as Free & Open Source Software (FOSS). FOSS is software that has made its source code free and public and allows - perhaps even motivates - users to change the source code and redistribute the derivative software. While liberating the source code is a goal in itself, FOSS encourages, or even obliges, programmers to give other programmers and users those same freedoms and opportunities. The increased use of FOSS is sustainable development, because FOSS is a technology that the local people (in Africa or anywhere) can understand, maintain, and adapt to their needs. It also creates new opportunities for employment and wealth creation. To demonstrate how FOSS can generate revenues especially for the youth, the IDLELO Key Note Speaker will be Mr. Mark Shuttleworth from Ubuntu/Canonical, UK, a renowned youthful entrepreneur who made his fortune through FOSS based business. He will also present a motivational speech on how he achieved his childhood dreams of going to the outer space by paying US$20 Million to become the First Space Tourist to the NASA Space Station. Other Confirmed High Level Speakers will include inter alia; • Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under Secretary General, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, Ethiopia • Dr. Juma Oketch, ICT Secretary, Directorate of e-Government, Office of the President, Kenya • Sir John Daniel, the Director General of Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada • Ms. Zaheda Bhorat, Open Source Unit, Google, USA • Ms. Danese Cooper, Open Source Innovation Unit, Intel, USA • Professor Henry Moses Thairu, MD, Jomo Kenyatta University Enterprises, Kenya • Bildad Kagai, CEO, Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd, Kenya The objectives of this conference are to stimulate a local Software Industry in Africa and bring together Practioners, Decision Makers, FOSS Software Developers and the General Public to learn how FOSS can be of relevance to their sectors. This conference targets Key Decision/Policy Makers in African Governments with emphasis on The Central Government/E-Government Teams, Education and Health, FOSS/Linux User Groups National Leaders and Leading FOSS Industry Players from the Private Sector. This conference has been made possible through support from: 1. Directorate of e-Government, Office of the President, Kenya 2. United Nations Economic Commission of Africa, Ethiopia 3. InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany 4. Hivos, Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, Netherlands 5. Ubuntu Linux, UK 6. Google Inc. USA 7. Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd, Kenya -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai CEO - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Coordinator - Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) 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 E. fossfa(a)gmail.com URL. www.fossfa.net

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ICTs and Civil Society Conference 2006
by Made in Kenya.org 20 Jan '06

20 Jan '06

This is to bring to your attention the "ICTs and Civil Society Conference 2006" - http://www.sangonet.org.za/conference2006/ and to propose that KICTANet CS members support the efforts to increase CS participation at the conference. Rgds Wainaina

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Fw: Leadership Forum attendance
by alice＠apc.org 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

This might be of interest! Dear all, As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be provided. It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or Internal PR?" Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning purposes. Thanks in advance, Linet

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FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] TzParliament website updated
by Harry Hare 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

FYI _____ From: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Sawe Sent: 18 January 2006 14:16 To: ethinktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com; swopnet(a)dgroups.org Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] TzParliament website updated Greetings colleagues, Kindly be aware that details about Tanzania's new MPs for 2005-2010 have now been published at: HYPERLINK "http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Ls3.asp"http://www.parliament.go.tz/bu nge/Mp_Ls3.asp Let us not take this service for granted -- please see the article hereunder and join me in congratulating our colleagues at the Speaker's Office for continuing to provide us this valuable service. Regards, David. _____ HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/" \nallAfrica.com Parliament Website Remains Closed January 18, 2006 Posted to the web January 17, 2006 Francis Openda Nairobi Kenya is the only East African country without a website for its Parliament. The National Assembly's official website was shut down last September after The Standard published education backgrounds, hobbies, ages and other details of MPs from the site. The site was shut down after complaints that the information was "too sensitive" and that MPs had been embarrassed. Posted on the website, http://www.parliament.go.ke , are the words: "Thank you for visiting the Parliament website. We are currently updating this site. Please bookmark this site and visit us shortly." The site, which was on a test run, was shut before the launch, set for last September. Kenya's Parliament now lags behind its Ugandan and Tanzanian counterparts, which have websites that have detailed information on MPs. They detail MPs' employment history, political experience and special skills. The sites also tabulate MPs' performance in Parliament in terms of questions raised and their contributions. Also included are parliamentary documents such as Bills, Acts, Order Papers and transcripts of proceedings. The sites also contain a summary of development funds and ministry activities. Also posted on the sites are proceedings of committee meetings, which are still a closed-door affair in Kenya. The public is also given an opportunity to post comments on the websites. HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/copyright.html"Copyright © 2006 The East African Standard. All rights reserved. _____ HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/stories/200601171142.html"http://allafrica.com/stories /200601171142.html Anyone who would like to join eThinkTankTz is welcome to do so by sending a blank email to: eThinkTankTz-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eThinkTankTz"eThinkTankTz" on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HYPERLINK "mailto:eThinkTankTz-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe"eThinkT ankTz-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the HYPERLINK "http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/"Yahoo! Terms of Service. _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 14/01/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 14/01/2006

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Application announcement: 2006-2007 Reuters Digital Vision Program Fellowship at Stanford University
by alice＠apc.org 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

Announcement > > The Reuters Digital Vision Program (RDVP) at Stanford University is > accepting applications for the 2006-07 academic year (September 2006 > - June 2007). The deadline is April 3, 2006. Fellowships will be > awarded at the end of May, 2006. > > The Program > > The Digital Vision Program supports social entrepreneurs who seek to > leverage technology-based solutions in the interest of humanitarian, > educational, and sustainable development goals. The Program fosters > interdisciplinary projects and prototyping efforts that address real > needs in underserved communities. For the 2006-07 academic year, the > program will focus on the following broad categories: > > - Advancing Financial Services (Microfinance, > microinsurance, remittances, market information, e-commerce) > - Knowledge and Empowerment (Literacy and numeracy, > e-learning and training, e-government, social networks, and community > building) > - Networked Health and Welfare (Health administration, > health research and sciences, public health and safety, telemedicine, > relief services, advocacy) > > The core of the Program is a nine-month fellowship that brings > individuals from around the globe to the Stanford University Campus. > Digital Vision Fellows collaborate with faculty, students, private > sector firms, non-government organizations, and most importantly, > each other. Digital Vision Fellows have Visiting Scholar privileges > at Stanford University, including the ability to audit courses. > Fellows also participate in a structured Sanford Digital Vision > Program with weekly meetings, workshops, and seminars. > > Fees and Scholarships > > The Reuters Foundation and other DV Program partners will award > approximately a dozen full-time fellowships, covering all Stanford > University fees and expenses. Living stipends may be available for > fellows accepted from developing world countries. The Digital Vision > Program also offers "Corporate Fellowships" to individuals from > organizations who continue to perform their full-time professional > duties in their organizations, while participating in the seminars, > workshops, and other organized activities of the DVP. For additional > information on the fellowships please click on the "Become a Fellow" > link on our website at <http://rdvp.org >. > > Stuart Gannes, Director > Reuters Digital Vision Program > Stanford University > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > RDVP-UPDATES mailing list > RDVP-UPDATES(a)lists.rdvp.org > http://lists.rdvp.org/mailman/listinfo/rdvp-updates >

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Leadership Forum attendance - Confirmation
by Tony Nyaga 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

Thanks Linet I've Confirmed Best wishes and regards Tony Nyaga Head, ICT & New Markets Smart Applications International Ltd. Victoria Towers, Ground Floor, Kilimanjaro Avenue, Upper Hill. P.O. Box 57776 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 20 2731419/20/21 Fax: 254 20 2731422 -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+tony=smart.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tony=smart.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:00 PM To: Tony Nyaga Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17 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. Fw: Leadership Forum attendance (alice(a)apc.org) 2. Re: Fw: Leadership Forum attendance (Measure Africa) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:08:22 +0300 From: <alice(a)apc.org> Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca>, "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <06a501c61b91$01458920$0b01a8c0@AliceViaio> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original This might be of interest! Dear all, As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be provided. It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or Internal PR?" Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning purposes. Thanks in advance, Linet ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:22:12 +0300 From: "Measure Africa" <mwangati(a)measureafrica.org> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <001101c61be6$e9145650$0be85640@eveslh7yoi0nqi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Alice, I'd like to attend this may be a good chance to learn and share. How do we get in touch with Linet? Best, Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: <alice(a)apc.org> To: <mwangati(a)measureafrica.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:08 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance > This might be of interest! > > > Dear all, > > As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's > leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be > provided. > > It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The > speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will > speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or > Internal PR?" > > Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning > purposes. > > Thanks in advance, > > Linet > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/mwangati%40measureafrica.org > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet End of kictanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17 ****************************************

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Fw: [aisi-l] And I sincerely share...
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maison des Médias" <maisondesmedias1(a)yahoo.fr> To: "African Information Society Initiative - Discussion Forum" <aisi-l(a)lyris.bellanet.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:59 PM Subject: [aisi-l] And I sincerely share... > > > Hello Alice, > > And I sincerely share your joy to see to lead to one so important project. > Our wish is that every country of afrique becomes as you wish it for the > Kénya, the Silicone Valley. > Sorry, I am not able to being to this rendez vous of January 27. But I > follow heart with you. > Of courage and see you later on canvas. > > Jos-Perzo ANAGO > > > Bravo, Alice > > Et je partage sincèrement votre joie de voir aboutir un si important > projet. > Notre souhait est que chaque pays d'afrique devienne comme vous le > souhaitez pour le Kénya, la Silicone Valley. > Je ne peux malheuresement être à cette retrouvaille du 27 janvier. Mais je > suis de coeur avec vous. > Du courage et à bientôt sur la toile. > > Jos-Perzo ANAGO > > alice(a)apc.org a écrit : > Hi all, >> I am sure you may have heard the good news already but for those who have >> not here it is. The Kenay ICT Policy has been approved by the Cabinet! >> >> For those who were at the KICTANet 2006 cocktail party last week, the PS >> Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr B Ndemo, had promised that >> the ICT Policy would be tabled in Cabinet the following week and so it >> was, and on Thursday and it was approved. >> >> Let me take this opportunity to CONGRATULATE all those who worked in >> great and small ways to ensure that this happened. At last a national ICT >> Policy has made it all the way! I personally believe that the persistence >> and determination of most of the individuals on these lists helped to >> make >> this a reality and we have much to celebrate. Allow me to remind us all >> that this impressive journey still has some ways to go. We must therefore >> not rest on our oars but pursue the next stages with as much vigour. One >> immediate task is the implematation plan for the policy document as this >> is what will make it operational and the longer this takes the longer it >> will take for the friuts of the current fervour to be felt by wananchi. >> >> Lets all join hands and work to make Kenya the Kerifkon (ala Silikon) >> Valley of Africa. Yeah lets dream on..............why not? >> >> Cheers, >> FE >> >> >> >> >> alice(a)apc.org wrote: >> Dear All >> >> You are all invited to KICTANET's planning meeting. Please let me know >> how >> many of you will be in a position to attend the meeting of Friday 27 >> January >> 2006 at 13.00 hrs at the jacaranda hotel JCC room at the Pizza garden. >> >> We have a UNDP/CATIA delegation joining us to discuss Open Access/pro >> poor >> ICTs >> >> kind regards >> >> alice >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/feanywhere%40yahoo.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> Florence Etta >> Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) >> Nairo, Kenya >> Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) >> Fax: + 254-20-7121506 >> Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! Photos - NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a >> photo. >> >> --- >> Submitted by: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-17 09:21:51 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to >> leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >> > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [maisondesmedias1(a)yahoo.fr] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > --------------------------------- > Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec Yahoo! Messenger ! Découvez les > tarifs exceptionnels pour appeler la France et l'international.Téléchargez > la version beta. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-aisi-l-84914M(a)lyris.bellanet.org >

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2006 Dates/events to watch
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Dear all FYI and some of you might want to take up the sponsorship opportunity provided for this event. See below > Hi Alice, > Would appreciate if you could include the International Conference on > e-learning, known as e-Learn Africa (eLA) to be held in Addis Abeba May > 24 - 26, 2006. > this will be a major event. I did circulate the other important links > such as the bursary link to KICTANET members. I hope you saw this. > All the best for this year. > Leonard > > > > Dear All, > > I am contacting you with regard to eLearning Africa, the 1st > international conference on ICT for development, education and training to > be held in the UNCC in Addis Ababa from May 24 - 26, 2006. > > eLearning Africa has been conceived as an annual Pan-African event that > will take the same approach as the very successful conference series > Online Educa Berlin and Online Educa Madrid (www.online-educa.com and > www.online-educa-madrid.com) These events involve experts and > practitioners in e-learning from all over the world; Berlin's last > conference - now in its 11th year - attracted over 1890 delegates from 73 > countries and included 103 sessions and workshops with 473 speakers from > 53 countries, and involved all the major organisations and associations in > the field of distance learning and e-learning. > > eLearning Africa intends to become the African eLearning capacity > building event and - at the same time - a forum for all stakeholders > engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported > learning and training on the African continent. Intended as a uniquely > African event reflecting the issues faced by those interested in > harnessing technology to support education and training throughout the > continent to meet the challenges faced by African people, eLearning Africa > will bring together those active in the eLearning sector throughout the > continent as well as people interested in collaborating with Africans to > exploit the opportunities afforded by ICT in the education and training > field. > > Under the patronage of the H.E. Tefera Waluwa, Minister of Capacity > Building Ethiopia, supported by the United Nations Economic Commission for > Africa and the European Commission, eLearning Africa is certain to become > the target destination of Africa's educational decision makers and > practitioners in governments, public and private education and corporate > HRD. The event will offer a unique opportunity to gain invaluable insights > into the latest activities and achievements from the ever-evolving > eLearning world. It is planned as an annual event which will take place in > a different African country each year. > > Most development and donor organisations have already recognised the > value that ICT can bring to the education and training process, whether > this is with regard to upskilling central services and government > provision, providing access to desperately needed expertise and advice or > to specifically meet a need like supporting basic in-service teacher > training through ICT supported distance learning. There can be little > argument that Africa cannot afford to miss out on the information > revolution. eLearning Africa plans to play its part by providing a real > face-to-face opportunity for African eLearning experts and enthusiasts to > meet and exchange experiences and discuss issues, to bring the best > expertise available in the international eLearning community to Africa and > ! to provide an exciting and sustainable event that can grow in tandem > with the African eLearning community in the years to come. > > We would like to involve international development and donor > organisations who are already supporting or planning to support > educational and training projects in Africa, since we believe that you > represent a key stakeholder in the drive towards a better future for the > African continent. > > We are therefore looking for you to support African participation in the > form of bursaries. Bursaries would cover the participation fees, > accommodation and perhaps in some cases travel costs of those African > delegates who cannot afford to attend, but - due to their involvement in > the education process - should be there, as this will help them in their > work on the ground to achieve the Education for All goal. > > The costs per person for participating and accommodation will be approx. > 450 Euros. At present we are collecting questionnaires from potential > participants who need funding, these will be evaluated and awarded by the > conference Advisory Committee > (www.elearning-africa.com/partner_advisory.php) > Furthermore different organisations and associations involved in ICT > supported education in Africa will be identifying potential participants > who they will put forward for funding. We are hoping to be able to fund > between 300 - 400 participants and are looking at different sources for > funding. > > Of course! we also welcome your input in terms of direct registration of > people with whom you are already working in Africa who you think should > attend this event and are very happy to work with you in this regard. > > In return for your support, we will mention your organisation on our web > site, in press releases and in all our outgoing material. Furthermore > should you be directly involved in ICT supported education in Africa, we > also welcome your input to the conference programme, as we will be > including sessions devoted to development organisations and eLearning.. > > Any ideas that you may have for benefits that you would find useful are > most welcome. Attached you will find a form that you can use to enquire > about further information with regard to the bursaries and additional > information. > > > More information on eLearning Africa can be found at > www.eLearning-Africa.com. > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Rebecca Stromeyer > Conference Organizing Committtee > > ************************************ > Rebecca Stromeyer > ICWE GmbH > Leibnizstrasse 32 > 10625 Berlin > Germany > Tel.: +49-30-327 6140 > Fax: +49-30-324 9833 > E-mail: rebecca.stromeyer(a)icwe.net > Online VoIP - Sk! ype: rebeccastromeyer > www.icwe.net > > > Tell a colleague: ************************************* > Do you know friends or colleagues who might be interested in information > about ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN? Feel free to forward our newsletter or direct > them to the subscription information. > http://www.online-educa.com/en/newsletter.htm > > > alice(a)apc.org wrote: > Dear all > > See below and attached 2006 dates/events to watch. If any member has an > event please send us the details so that we could include it on the > KICTANET > calanedr. > > Thank you and have a great 2006 > > alice > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 10 January 2006 > > KICTANET Cocktail Party > > Appreciating old friends welcoming new ones > > Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi > > > > 19 January > > LINUX Chicks Strategic Planning meeting. Jacaranda Hotel > > > > 20 January KICTANET > > Strategic planning one day meeting. Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi > > > > 27 January 2006 > > KICTANET Meeting with CATIA/UNDP Open Access Project > > Jacaranda Hotel > > KICATNET Planning meeting > > > > 7-8 February, Lagos > > Customer Service & Call Center Training Course > > > > 16-17 February, Nairobi > > Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, VoIP, > and > Security > > > > 23-25 February, Nairobi > > Idlelo2: Achieving Millennium Development Goals through Community Software > (in association with FOSSFA) > > > > 2-3 March, Kigali > > The second Rwanda National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the > Rwanda > IT Authority) > > > > 10-13 March (TBC) > > KICTANET Media and ICTs workshop > > Indian Ocean Beach Club Mombasa, Kenya > > > > 16-17 March, Nairobi > > East African Banking & Financial Services & Markets > > > > 21-22 March, Lagos > > Finance-IT Africa > > > > > 23-24 March, Dar es Salaam > > Tanzania GSM Forum > > > > 27-31 March 2006 > > ICANN, Wellington, New Zealand > > > > 5-7 April, Nairobi > > VSAT Installation Course (in association with Global VSAT Forum) > > > > 10-12 April, Johannesburg > > The African WiMAX & CDMA Forum > > > > 26-27 April, Nairobi > > Competitive Intelligence Africa > > > > 4-5 May, Maputo > > The Mozambique National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Ministry > of Science & Technology) > > > > May 7-15 2006 > > Africa Network Operators Group (AFNOG). Nairobi. Kenya > > > > 16-17 May 2006 > > Africa Internet Numbers Registry (AFRINIC ) > > Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya > > > > > > 17 May, Nairobi > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: East Africa > > > > 18-20 May, Nairobi > > The African Open Access Forum > > > > 24-26 May, Ottawa > > The Canada-Africa Trade & Investment Exhibition & Conference > > > > 1-2 June, Nairobi > > East African BPO & Call Center Conference > > > > 14-16 June, Lusaka > > AITEC Zambia > > > > 15-17 June, Nairobi > > Telecom East Africa (in association with ECO Kenya) > > > > 20 June, Johannesburg > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Southern Africa > > 26-30 June > > ICANN Meeting > > Marrakech, Morocco > > > > 29-30 June, London (Holiday Inn Regent's Park) > > AITEC Europe 2: The African ICT Investment & Partnership Forum > > > > 5-6 July, Lagos > > The African VoIP Forum 3 > > > > 6 July, Lagos > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: West Africa > > > > 20-21 July, Dar es Salaam > > Tanzania Banking Technology Expo & Conference > > > > 3-5 August, Mauritius > > AITEC Indian Ocean > > > > 4-7 September, South Africa > > ACT 8: The African Computing & Telecommunications Summit > > > > 30 August, Durban > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Pan-Africa > > > > 16-18 November, Nairobi > > Made in India Exhibition > > > > 23-24 November, Dar es Salaam > > East African Government Technology Conference > > > > 30 November-3rd December 2006 > > ICANN Meeting, Latin America > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2006-01-13 10:49:25 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [mleonardo(a)yahoo.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-102278G(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! 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Fw: ICT Polcy Approved by Cabinet
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Hi all, > I am sure you may have heard the good news already but for those who have > not here it is. The Kenay ICT Policy has been approved by the Cabinet! > > For those who were at the KICTANet 2006 cocktail party last week, the PS > Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr B Ndemo, had promised that > the ICT Policy would be tabled in Cabinet the following week and so it > was, and on Thursday and it was approved. > > Let me take this opportunity to CONGRATULATE all those who worked in > great and small ways to ensure that this happened. At last a national ICT > Policy has made it all the way! I personally believe that the persistence > and determination of most of the individuals on these lists helped to make > this a reality and we have much to celebrate. Allow me to remind us all > that this impressive journey still has some ways to go. We must therefore > not rest on our oars but pursue the next stages with as much vigour. One > immediate task is the implematation plan for the policy document as this > is what will make it operational and the longer this takes the longer it > will take for the friuts of the current fervour to be felt by wananchi. > > Lets all join hands and work to make Kenya the Kerifkon (ala Silikon) > Valley of Africa. Yeah lets dream on..............why not? > > Cheers, > FE > > > > > alice(a)apc.org wrote: > Dear All > > You are all invited to KICTANET's planning meeting. Please let me know how > many of you will be in a position to attend the meeting of Friday 27 > January > 2006 at 13.00 hrs at the jacaranda hotel JCC room at the Pizza garden. > > We have a UNDP/CATIA delegation joining us to discuss Open Access/pro poor > ICTs > > kind regards > > alice > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/feanywhere%40yahoo.co.uk > > > > > Florence Etta > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > Nairo, Kenya > Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) > Fax: + 254-20-7121506 > Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos - NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a > photo. > > --- > Submitted by: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-17 09:21:51 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >

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Fw: [Catia_team] Workshop on the Regulation of Convergence - 02 - 04February Benin
by alice＠apc.org 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear colleagues, for your information. The Panos Institute West Africa, in partnership with some regulator organizations, is planning a workshop on the regulation of the convergence of telecoms and broadcasting in Cotonou (Benin) from 2nd to 4th February 2006. The workshop title is "Dialogue between Telecoms and Media Regulation Stakeholders in times of Convergence: Challenges and Prospects for Africa". As you know, Convergence brings about new challenges to telecommunications and media regulators and stakeholders. Therefore, Cooperation between regulators especially becomes compulsory. The event is organized within the framework of different programmes including CATIA projects implemented by PIWA. It is a follow up to the two studies we have produced on regulation and convergence in West and Central Africa, from the point of view of media and telecommunications (for the second document, see http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=3&lang=en) The HAAC (Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication) in Benin, the ACRAN (African Communication Regulatory Authorities Network) will collaborate for event and we are also in contact with WATRA (West African Telecommunications Regulators Association). This workshop aims to promote cooperation between the African media and telecommunications regulators and stakeholders, in order to achieve a concerted and effective regulation of convergence. Its specific objectives are the following: - to identify issues brought about by Convergence in Africa, and particularly, in West and Central Africa, - to exchange on cross-cutting issues in terms of the two sectors regulation, - to examine some African and international experiences on the regulation of convergence, - to draw up recommendations for a harmonized collaboration between regulators and other stakeholders, and concerning the pertinence of setting a single regulatory body that could be in charge of both media and telecommunications, - to continue advocacy, on the one hand, for the strengthening and establishement of efficient and independent regulatory bodies in Africa, and on the other hand, for the adoption of appropriate legislative frameworks in information society which is emerging in Africa. The workshop should gather about thirty regulation, media and ICT professionals coming from public institutions (regulators), but also the private sector, civil society and international and regional institutions (ESMT, ICASA, ARCAN, UNDP, ARTAC, etc.). KL _______________________________________________ Catia_team mailing list Catia_team(a)catia.ws http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team

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2006 Dates/events to watch
by alice＠apc.org 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

Dear all See below and attached 2006 dates/events to watch. If any member has an event please send us the details so that we could include it on the KICTANET calanedr. Thank you and have a great 2006 alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 January 2006 KICTANET Cocktail Party Appreciating old friends welcoming new ones Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi 19 January LINUX Chicks Strategic Planning meeting. Jacaranda Hotel 20 January KICTANET Strategic planning one day meeting. Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi 27 January 2006 KICTANET Meeting with CATIA/UNDP Open Access Project Jacaranda Hotel KICATNET Planning meeting 7-8 February, Lagos Customer Service & Call Center Training Course 16-17 February, Nairobi Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, VoIP, and Security 23-25 February, Nairobi Idlelo2: Achieving Millennium Development Goals through Community Software (in association with FOSSFA) 2-3 March, Kigali The second Rwanda National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Rwanda IT Authority) 10-13 March (TBC) KICTANET Media and ICTs workshop Indian Ocean Beach Club Mombasa, Kenya 16-17 March, Nairobi East African Banking & Financial Services & Markets 21-22 March, Lagos Finance-IT Africa 23-24 March, Dar es Salaam Tanzania GSM Forum 27-31 March 2006 ICANN, Wellington, New Zealand 5-7 April, Nairobi VSAT Installation Course (in association with Global VSAT Forum) 10-12 April, Johannesburg The African WiMAX & CDMA Forum 26-27 April, Nairobi Competitive Intelligence Africa 4-5 May, Maputo The Mozambique National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Ministry of Science & Technology) May 7-15 2006 Africa Network Operators Group (AFNOG). Nairobi. Kenya 16-17 May 2006 Africa Internet Numbers Registry (AFRINIC ) Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya 17 May, Nairobi The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: East Africa 18-20 May, Nairobi The African Open Access Forum 24-26 May, Ottawa The Canada-Africa Trade & Investment Exhibition & Conference 1-2 June, Nairobi East African BPO & Call Center Conference 14-16 June, Lusaka AITEC Zambia 15-17 June, Nairobi Telecom East Africa (in association with ECO Kenya) 20 June, Johannesburg The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Southern Africa 26-30 June ICANN Meeting Marrakech, Morocco 29-30 June, London (Holiday Inn Regent’s Park) AITEC Europe 2: The African ICT Investment & Partnership Forum 5-6 July, Lagos The African VoIP Forum 3 6 July, Lagos The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: West Africa 20-21 July, Dar es Salaam Tanzania Banking Technology Expo & Conference 3-5 August, Mauritius AITEC Indian Ocean 4-7 September, South Africa ACT 8: The African Computing & Telecommunications Summit 30 August, Durban The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Pan-Africa 16-18 November, Nairobi Made in India Exhibition 23-24 November, Dar es Salaam East African Government Technology Conference 30 November-3rd December 2006 ICANN Meeting, Latin America

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RE: KICTANET 2006 COCKTAIL PARTY!!
by Florence Etta 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

Dear List menbers, Allow us to take this opportunity to say a great big thank you firstly to all of you who attended the Cocktail party and secondly, to all those who supported and continue to support KICTANet. This is a short update on the KICTANET 2006 COCKTAIL PARTY with the theme "appreciating old friends welcoming new ones" which toopk place on Tuesday 10th. The main thrust of this cocktail party as you may all know already was to welcome the PS Ministry of Infocom Dr B. Ntume (an industrial economist formerly of the University of Nairobi) while thanking the former PS, Engineer J.Rege. The event was well attended and interesting bits of information were shared and much fun was had. Engineer Rege was toasted as among the most multi-stakeholder responsive public servants in Kenya to date much to his delight. The PS, who described himself as a jua-kali economist, invited all stakeholders to join him in his bid to create jobs and pledged to pursue the ICT policy which he said is to be tabled in Cabinet within one week and ready for the next steps within the next couple of weeks. We were all expectedly very happy about this pronoucement and hope to keep a close watch on this so as to give it the maximum support required. He also said he has an open door and a listening ear. He chalenged KICTAnet to support the President's call for support to the famine relief and to this end we are coordinating a KICTANet fund which will be handed over to the PS for onward delivery. We already have 2 very impressive donations of 50,000 from TESPOK and 10,000 from FOSSFA. Florence of KICTAnet and Damaris of TESPOK have been asked to help co-ordinate, and collect donations. Cheers, FE --------------------------------- Does your mail provider give you access to messages sent to other POP email accounts, like your work account? Get Yahoo! Mail

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Watch out - Pirated Software gets Riskier in the US
by jwalubengo＠kcct.ac.ke 11 Jan '06

11 Jan '06

BSA, the Business Software Alliance - a watchdog group against software piracy- has opened a hotline where informers call in and advice on which companies are running pirated software. A succesfull pointer leads to an immediate 50,000USD for the informer and ofcourse a fine for the company. Very interesting. Former (and disgruntled?) employees are apparently taking advantage of the offer and calling in quite frequently. Maybe a good reason to payup for Software or consider migrating to Open Source Solutions... walu. check the rest of the story out on: http://www.bsa.org/usa/press/newsreleases/San-Fran-settlement-Jan-2006.cfm

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Fw: REMINDER - KICTANET COCKTAIL PARTY!!
by alice＠apc.org 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Just to fill in the details and underline the facts in Lizette's message: > > What? KICTANet 2006 Cocktail: > Celebrating the Network: Appreciating our members > and partners > When? Date: Jan 10th > Time: 7.00 p.m. > Where? Venue: Jacaranda Hotel, Poolside Gazebo > > See you there! > > Cheers, > FE > > > Lizette Kraft <lfkraft(a)gmail.com> wrote: > HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. > > JUST A GENTLE REMINDER RE: THE KICTANET COCKTAIL PARTY AT 7:00 AT THE > JACARANDA HOTEL, POOLSIDE GAZEBO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE TO > GIVE YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THE NETWORK, ENG. JAMES REGE AND > OTHERS. > > KIND REGARDS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2006. > LIZETTE > > -- > Lizette Kraft > P.O. Box 18488, 00500 > Nairobi, Kenya > Cell: 0722-800362 > --- Submitted by: Lizette Kraft 2006-01-10 04:25:30 EST5 (Please reply to > original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently > subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk] To unsubscribe, > forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > > --------------------------------- > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new > Yahoo! Security Centre. > > --- > Submitted by: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-10 04:33:56 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >

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REMINDER - KICTANET COCKTAIL PARTY!!
by Lizette Kraft 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. JUST A GENTLE REMINDER RE: THE KICTANET COCKTAIL PARTY AT 7:00 AT THE JACARANDA HOTEL, POOLSIDE GAZEBO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE TO GIVE YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THE NETWORK, ENG. JAMES REGE AND OTHERS. KIND REGARDS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2006. LIZETTE -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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Vacancy: Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa
by alice＠apc.org 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear all Greetings and happy 2006. If you know if any Kenyans qualified for this position please encourage them to apply. Please circulate this vacancy announcement widely. Thank you Note deadline for applications is Wednesday 11th January 2006. Applications to be submitted to: search(a)ipm-connections.org kind regards alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Partners in Mission International Headquarters: 3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 320, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 USA www.ipm-connections.org Position Description Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa Reports to: The Director of Programs & Partnerships Supervises: n/a Major Function: As a full time member of the IPM staff, the Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa supports the Director of Programs and Partnerships in all aspects of IPM’s relationship with potential, existing and past Project Partners, and like-minded organizations throughout the region. Qualifications: Fluency in English, Swahili; preferably also French or Portuguese. Extensive travel a required. Duties of the Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa include, but are not limited to: 1. Project Administration, Evaluation & Replication 1.. Receives and responds to phone, mail, and e-mail inquiries from local Project Partners b. Identifies potential Project Partners who fit the guidelines and goals set forth by IPM c. Works with successful Project Partners to serve as models for future Project Partners d. Evaluate projects bi-annually and develop strategies and timelines for increasing Project success e. Develops replication models and strategies with existing and potential Project Partners 2. Technical Assistance & Training a. Provides regular training to local Project Partners in community mobilization, program planning, and organizational development b. Creates and delivers technical assistance & training workshops seminars addressing the expressed assets and needs of IPM’s local partners, including the production of related manuals c. Supports technical assistance & training opportunities for other like-minded, regional partners as able and always consistent with IPM’s mission d. Works alongside Project Partners to develop earned income strategies 3. Community Outreach a. Cultivates community-based, governmental and non-governmental organizations for partnership b. Engages the local philanthropic community in the mission of IPM c. Represents IPM regional meetings of like-minded organizations and networks as appropriate d. Identifies “high profile” opportunities for IPM to engage the local community e. Secures external funding for IPM’s Regional Office in conjunction with the Headquarters staff 4. International Partnership Facilitation a. Staffs IPM’s local Advisory Council b. Prepares meeting itineraries for IPM’s headquarters staff during their regional visits c. Coordinates and host delegations from throughout the IPM Family d. Welcomes IPM partners to the Region and facilitates their visits as appropriate e. Participates in international CBO & NGO gatherings as requested 5.. Other Duties as Assigned by the Executive Director & the Director of Programs & Partnerships Job Requirements: This position is open to Kenyan citizens who are able to travel internationally and independently as well as in a group setting. Education: Bachelor’s degree a requirement. Master’s an added advantage in a social science or closely related field, or significant experience. Experience: One-year experience as a Program Coordinator, preferably in the region. Knowledge and experience with NGO development programs, a broad understanding of overall conditions in Kenya at the national and global levels, especially as they relate to women and children and specific understanding of, and experience in HIV/AIDS. Languages: A good knowledge of spoken and written English and Kiswahili together with good computer skills is mandatory. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Communication: He /she should be a team player with excellent relational and communicational skills (oral and written). Ability to facilitate groups in an educational and interfaith atmosphere. Management: Proven capabilities of personnel management and financial resources management in multicultural and complex environments. Contract: Three (3) year contract renewable on an annual basis. Remuneration: Approximately 10,000USD P.A. Expenses: Office expenses related to rent, cell phone, internet, telephone, electricity, work related transportation and technology assistance/repair to IPM equipment will be covered by IPM Equipment: Computer & printer, fax, telephone and answering machine will be covered by IPM Exclusions: IPM does not provide health insurance to contractual employees but highly recommends that they carry such coverage. Applicants are advised to read the qualifications for this position carefully. Please DO NOT APPLY if you are not qualified. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Deadline for applications 16.00 Hrs on 11 January, 2006. Please submit your application to search(a)ipm-connections.org

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Vacancy: Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa
by alice＠apc.org 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear all Greetings and happy 2006. If you know if any Kenyans qualified for this position please encourage them to apply. Please note the deadline is Wednesday 11th January 2006. Applications to be submitted to: search(a)ipm-connections.org kind regards alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Partners in Mission International Headquarters: 3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 320, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 USA www.ipm-connections.org Position Description Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa Reports to: The Director of Programs & Partnerships Supervises: n/a Major Function: As a full time member of the IPM staff, the Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa supports the Director of Programs and Partnerships in all aspects of IPM’s relationship with potential, existing and past Project Partners, and like-minded organizations throughout the region. Qualifications: Fluency in English, Swahili; preferably also French or Portuguese. Extensive travel a required. Duties of the Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa include, but are not limited to: 1. Project Administration, Evaluation & Replication 1.. Receives and responds to phone, mail, and e-mail inquiries from local Project Partners b. Identifies potential Project Partners who fit the guidelines and goals set forth by IPM c. Works with successful Project Partners to serve as models for future Project Partners d. Evaluate projects bi-annually and develop strategies and timelines for increasing Project success e. Develops replication models and strategies with existing and potential Project Partners 2. Technical Assistance & Training a. Provides regular training to local Project Partners in community mobilization, program planning, and organizational development b. Creates and delivers technical assistance & training workshops seminars addressing the expressed assets and needs of IPM’s local partners, including the production of related manuals c. Supports technical assistance & training opportunities for other like-minded, regional partners as able and always consistent with IPM’s mission d. Works alongside Project Partners to develop earned income strategies 3. Community Outreach a. Cultivates community-based, governmental and non-governmental organizations for partnership b. Engages the local philanthropic community in the mission of IPM c. Represents IPM regional meetings of like-minded organizations and networks as appropriate d. Identifies “high profile” opportunities for IPM to engage the local community e. Secures external funding for IPM’s Regional Office in conjunction with the Headquarters staff 4. International Partnership Facilitation a. Staffs IPM’s local Advisory Council b. Prepares meeting itineraries for IPM’s headquarters staff during their regional visits c. Coordinates and host delegations from throughout the IPM Family d. Welcomes IPM partners to the Region and facilitates their visits as appropriate e. Participates in international CBO & NGO gatherings as requested 5.. Other Duties as Assigned by the Executive Director & the Director of Programs & Partnerships Job Requirements: This position is open to Kenyan citizens who are able to travel internationally and independently as well as in a group setting. Education: Bachelor’s degree a requirement. Master’s an added advantage in a social science or closely related field, or significant experience. Experience: One-year experience as a Program Coordinator, preferably in the region. Knowledge and experience with NGO development programs, a broad understanding of overall conditions in Kenya at the national and global levels, especially as they relate to women and children and specific understanding of, and experience in HIV/AIDS. Languages: A good knowledge of spoken and written English and Kiswahili together with good computer skills is mandatory. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Communication: He /she should be a team player with excellent relational and communicational skills (oral and written). Ability to facilitate groups in an educational and interfaith atmosphere. Management: Proven capabilities of personnel management and financial resources management in multicultural and complex environments. Contract: Three (3) year contract renewable on an annual basis. Remuneration: Approximately 10,000USD P.A. Expenses: Office expenses related to rent, cell phone, internet, telephone, electricity, work related transportation and technology assistance/repair to IPM equipment will be covered by IPM Equipment: Computer & printer, fax, telephone and answering machine will be covered by IPM Exclusions: IPM does not provide health insurance to contractual employees but highly recommends that they carry such coverage. Applicants are advised to read the qualifications for this position carefully. Please DO NOT APPLY if you are not qualified. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Deadline for applications 16.00 Hrs on 11 January, 2006. Please submit your application to search(a)ipm-connections.org

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INVITATION TO KICTANET COCKTAIL PARTY
by Lizette Kraft 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear Members, The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) invites all KIP list and KICTANET list members to a KICTANET Cocktail Party to appreciate what the network has achieved since it's inception, together with the former PS of Information & Communications, Eng. James Rege among others! KICTANET, a multi stakeholder network of groups, organisations and networks from the private sector, civil society ,media academia and development partners would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation of the former PS's support of the ICT sector and especially his dedication to a multi stakeholder engagement in the ICT policy process in Kenya. Date 10th January 2006 Time 7.00 p.m. Venue: Jacaranda Hotel For Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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RE: Study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2
by alice＠apc.org 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear all To avoid confusion. On 10th January there are two events are taking place from 4.00-7.00 we have a meeting to discuss the study on participation pf developing countries on WSIS 2. This takes place at the JCC room Pizza Garden. This is with Dr's Souter and Adams. >From 7.00 there is a KICTANet cocktail party alice

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Fibre Optic Coverage in Kenya
by Bill Kagai 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Can someone point me to latest reports on how far Telkom and KDN has reached with the fibre-optic cable. Are there any other entitities laying fibre in Kenya?? A map showing coverage will also be very useful. -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai CEO - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Coordinator - Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) 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 E. fossfa(a)gmail.com URL. www.fossfa.net

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10,000 ICT Jobs for Kenyans in 6 months: MIC's vision
by Brian Longwe 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear all, a day or two before the Christmas holidays began I received a call from the new PS in the Ministry of Information & Communication inviting me to an ICT stakeholder brainstorming meeting. The meeting opened with an introduction by the PS of the new Assistant Minister, Hon. Koigi Wamwere and an apology that the other Assistant Minister Hon. Were was unable to make it. During the introduction the PS said that he wanted to give Kenyans 10,000 jobs using ICTs in 6 months and had called the stakeholders so that the strategy on how to do this could be mapped out. In the ensuing discussions (brainstorming) it became 100% clear that the government is totally serious about this - and wanted to exploit the outsourcing/call centre opportunities in order to achieve the target. As a result a number of working committees were defined and the initial drafting of a concept paper began. I am attaching herewith a copy for your further input. Please send me your comments by Monday. I will also inform KICTANET of the next meeting so that there can be a broader participation. I will also circulate the meeting minutes as soon as they are available. On another note, in the same meeting both the PS and the Assistant Minister confirmed to us that the new Minister is totally determined to get the ICT Policy that is with cabinet high on the agenda and passed asap. Regards, Brian

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RE: [Kictanet] A Tribute to Eng. Rege
by James Nguo 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

I agree, engineer Rege was an accomplished colleague in the ICT sector. Lets honour him James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: Florence Etta [mailto:feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 08 December 2005 17:27 To: james(a)alin.or.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] A Tribute to Eng. Rege I agree with both Walu and Lizette. How about KICTANet organising a more befiting Tribute for the affable engineer? Perhaps the exact nature of what could de done can be discussed at the next and final meeting of the year already proposed by Andrew? Cheers, FE Lizette Kraft <lfkraft(a)gmail.com> wrote: It is sad to hear that Eng. Rege has left the ministry and I second you on his achievements and his hard work and support he gave everyone of us. He will be sorely missed and hope that we may work with him again in the future. Lizette On 12/8/05, John Walubengo < jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke <mailto:jwalubengo@kcct.ac.ke> > wrote: Even as yesterday's cabinet list continuous to remain fluid, I wish to take this early opportunity to register my appreciation to one Eng. Rege who was until yesterday evening the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communication, Gov. of Kenya. Tremendous progress was made during his tenure - particularly of cultural nature where he cultivated an unprecedented Public-Private Sector relationship in within the ministry and the industry in general. Beyond just preaching transparency and accountability, he actually managed to practice it within an environment that has long been accustomed to hiding behind beauracratic protocols. Long live this spirit that he leaves behind at the Ministry of Info & Comm. walu. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lfkraft%40gmail.com <http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lfkraft%40gmail.com> -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362 _______________________________________________ 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/feanywhere%40yahoo.co.uk _____ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk. security.yahoo.com/> Yahoo! Security Centre.

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Fw: Study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2
by alice＠apc.org 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

----- Original Message ----- From: <alice(a)apc.org> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Cc: "'Njoki'" <njokikiagiri(a)jacarandahotels.com>; "Liz Tapawa" <ltapawa(a)jacarandahotels.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 12:13 PM Subject: Re: Study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2 > Dear All > > Please note this meeting taking place on 10th January at the jacaranda > hotel. We have reserved the JCC room at the pizza Garden. > > thank you and kind regards > > > Alice Wanjira > 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 > > > > > > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2006-01-06 04:20:28 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Re: Study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2
by alice＠apc.org 06 Jan '06

06 Jan '06

Dear All Please note this meeting taking place on 10th January at the jacaranda hotel. We have reserved the JCC room at the pizza Garden. thank you and kind regards Alice Wanjira 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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CCK rejects mobile phone model
by Wainaina Mungai 05 Jan '06

05 Jan '06

Dear all, One of the functions of CCK is to ensure thet the standards of equipment used is acceptable in Kenya. So far, one mobile phone model has been REJECTED. It is the PHILIPS FISIO 120 GSM TELEPHONE. Details on the phone model can be found on http://www.gsmarena.com/philips_fisio_120-303.php Wishing you all high ICT standards. See http://www.cck.go.ke/rejected_equipment_list_in_kenya/ for details --- 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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Study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2
by alice＠apc.org 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

Dear all The Association for Progressive Communication (APC) through Prof. David Souter and Dr. Lishan Adam is conducting a study on the participation of developing countries in the WSIS 2 process and the implication for domestic ICT policy. A case of Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Brazil and Nigeria will be an integral part of the study. The aim is to assess the quality of developing country engagement in the WSIS process and the influence, which the stakeholders (government, private sector and civil society) have had in WSIS 2 negotiation outcomes and domestic ICT policy. Dr. Adam will be visiting Kenya 9-14 January to talk to local stakeholders on this. Since Kenya and KICTANET represent a truly multi-stakeholder partnership in influencing the ICT policy process and Kenya's WSIS participation, he would very much like to meet with the members of KICTANET for a focus group discussion on 10th of January at 4:00 PM to brainstorm on the WSIS process, progress and what is next? We believe, beyond the discussion of the progress so far, the meeting will provide KICTANet members with the opportunity to reflect on the way forward on ICT policy process in Kenya. The venue will be at the Jacaranda Hotel. We would be grateful if you kindly indicate your availability to meet with Dr. Adam by sending mail to Alice Munyua alice(a)apc.org copy to Lishan(a)citad.org Many thanks and happy new year. David Souter, Professor Managing Director, ict Development Associates ltd Professor, Business School, University of Strathclyde Lishan Adam, ICT researcher and Associate Professor University of Stellenbosch Alice Wanjira 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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Events 2006
by alice＠apc.org 31 Dec '05

31 Dec '05

Dear All We had agreed that we shall develop a calendar with dates/events to watch, keep in mind. could we begin to develop this. I am requesting AITEC to begin by sending me their events/schedule for 2006 and I will put together a calendar. Thank you all and best wishes for the season. alice

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24 Dec '05

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ICANN At-Large Newsletter
by alice＠apc.org 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

ICANN AT-LARGE NEWSLETTER November/December 2005 In this issue: • Action: Dot What? How should more top level domain names be introduced? • Action: What’s next for the ICANN vs. VeriSign lawsuits? And what will it mean for your .COM name? • Action: Do you have a vision for ICANN’s future? Now is the time to share it. • Meeting: Hold the date! Join ICANN At-Large in New Zealand, March 27-31. • Information: Asia/Pacific user groups are forming a Regional At-Large Organization. • Dates to Watch: - January 2006 – Public comments due on new domain names (gTLDs) - January 2006 – Public comment period to start on the purpose of WHOIS - January 31, 2006 – Public comments due on ICANN draft Strategic Plan - March 2006 – Final draft of ICANN Strategic Plan due - March 27-31, 2006 – ICANN & At-Large meetings in Wellington, New Zealand - ?? – ICANN action on .XXX sponsored top level domain - ?? – ICANN action on the proposed .COM settlement _________________________________________________________ > > • Dot What? How should more top level domain names be introduced? > > ICANN is creating a process for introducing new generic top level domain > names (gTLDs) and the ALAC needs your input to help ensure this process > meets individual Internet users’ needs. Post comments on a “Wiki” page at > <http://www.icannwiki.org/index.php/ALAC_on_New_TLDs> and email them to > <forum(a)alac.icann.org>. Here are the issues that need to be addressed: > > 1. Should new generic top level domain names be introduced? > 2. Selection Criteria for New Top Level Domains > 3. Allocation Methods for New Top Level Domains > 4. Policy to Guide Contractual Conditions for New Top Level Domains > > The GNSO Council, a primary policy-making body within ICANN, launched a > new policy development process to guide ICANN on the introduction of new > gTLDs. ICANN wants to take the lessons learned from past TLD > introductions, along with community input, and develop a new process for > introducing TLDs. The ALAC is needs input from the At-Large community to > develop detailed guidance for ICANN. > > A "Wiki page" has been created to enable At-Large community members to > share their views and help shape the ALAC's recommendations on-line. Go > to <http://www.icannwiki.org/index.php/ALAC_on_New_TLDs>, click "edit" in > the section you want to discuss, and add your comments. Please let the > ALAC know if you find this method of sharing views useful. (See > <http://www.icannwiki.org/Help:Contents> for information on adding > comments to “Wiki” and starting your own "Wiki" page.) > > In the past, the ALAC has pushed ICANN to regularize the process of > examining and approving new TLD proposals, and has urged ICANN to move > beyond testbeds and evaluations and permit those proposing new TLDs to put > their plans into effect. Last year ICANN launched a limited process for > selecting new sponsored TLDs (sTLDs) from a pool of ten applications. The > ALAC recommended that, rather than restrict the applicant pool to a few > sTLDs, ICANN create a quick, effective and uncontroversial process for the > creation of any kind and number of new TLDs. > > More information is available at > <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06dec05.htm> and > <http://www.alac.icann.org/gtld/>. > > • Action: What’s next for the ICANN vs. VeriSign lawsuits? And what > will it mean for your .COM name? > > It is unclear how VeriSign will respond to the concerns expressed by the > ICANN community about several elements of the proposed settlement. ICANN's > Board directed staff to approach VeriSign, and we await the results. The > ALAC met with ICANN’s Board at the ICANN Vancouver meeting and advised > them to reject the proposed settlement, seek qualified advice on the > economic and legal aspects of any proposed settlement, and seek a > settlement that addresses key concerns raised by the ALAC. These concerns > are detailed in the statement the ALAC submitted to the Board and posted > at <http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02dec05.htm>, and > include the use and misuse of personal data, the proposed price increases > for the .COM registry, and the lack of economic and legal analysis of the > effects of the proposed settlement (among other things). > > The Board took no action on the proposed settlement at the Vancouver > meeting, but was in “listening mode.” A summary and analysis of the > comments the Board received was posted > <http://www.icann.org/topics/verisign-settlement.htm> along with > additional presentations and information. The ALAC and other ICANN > stakeholders sponsored a forum at the Vancouver meeting to discuss the > proposed settlement. A recording and summary of this event is available > on-line at > <http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/29/1427723.html>. > > The ALAC is continuing to discuss this agreement and urges all Internet > users, especially .COM registrants, to share their views on how this > agreement might affect them. Send your emails for public posting to > <forum(a)alac.icann.org> *and* <settlement-comments(a)icann.org>. > > • Action: Do you have a vision for ICANN’s future? Now is the time to > share it. Comments are needed on ICANN’s draft Strategic Plan. > > ICANN continues to seek community input on a proposed three-year Strategic > Plan, which will guide ICANN’s operations and budgets for the July 2006 – > June 2009 period. It is posted at > <http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-LUX/>. Comments > are requested on the proposed “strategic objectives” > <http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-LUX/icann-key-prio…>, > and on the proposed actions (or “measurements”) for those objectives > <http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-LUX/measures-worki…>. > > Send your views for public posting to <forum(a)alac.icann.org> *and* > <strategic-plan-comments(a)icann.org> by 31 January 2006. A final draft is > expected to be published based on this feedback for consideration by the > community prior to ICANN’s Wellington, New Zealand meeting in late March > 2006. > > • Meeting: Hold the date! Join ICANN At-Large in New Zealand, March > 27-31. > > You are invited to join the ICANN community in Wellington, New Zealand > 27-31 March 2006 and participate in several meetings and fora on issues > that affect the Internet's end-users. If you are interested in seeing > more new top level domain names, using domain names in your own > (non-English) language, protecting your personal information listed in > WHOIS databases, and advancing individual users’ Internet interests in > other areas, you won’t want to miss this meeting. You can attend in > person or follow some proceedings via the Internet. Participation is free > and Internet users are encouraged to come!! Check < > http://www.icann.org.nz/> for general information. > > • Information: Asia/Pacific user groups are forming a Regional At-Large > Organization > > All individuals involved in Internet user issues in the > Asia/Australia/Pacific (AP) region, are invited to participate in efforts > to launch an Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO). > Representatives of user groups involved in ICANN At-Large in the > Asia-Pacific region met in December at the ICANN Vancouver meeting to > discuss a charter, bylaws, and outreach plans aimed at enabling user > groups in this region to work together to advance Internet users’ needs. > Follow-up meetings/conference calls are being planned. More information > is posted at <http://www.apralo.org/>. Send questions to > <info(a)apralo.org>. > > • Dates to Watch: > > - January 2006 – Public comments due on new domain names (gTLDs) > <http://www.icannwiki.org/index.php/ALAC_on_New_TLDs> > - January 2006 – Public comment period to start on the purpose of WHOIS > > <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/gnso-whois-tf-rpt-02dec05.pdf> > - January 31, 2006 – Public comments due on ICANN draft Strategic Plan > <http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-LUX/> > - March 2006 – Final draft of ICANN Strategic Plan due > <http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-LUX/> > - March 27-31, 2006 – ICANN & At-Large meetings in Wellington, New Zealand > < http://www.icann.org.nz/> > - ?? – ICANN action on .XXX sponsored top level domain > <http://www.icann.org/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/> > - ?? – ICANN action on the proposed .COM settlement > <http://www.icann.org/topics/verisign-settlement.htm> > > > The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee > alac(a)icann.org > www.alac.icann.org > > If a group you are involved with wants to influence decisions that shape > the Internet, register as an "At-Large Structure" and participate in ICANN > decisions critical to the Internet's end users. “At-Large Structure” > registration is free, easy, and done via email. Groups interested > participating in ICANN At-Large are encouraged to send an email to > <als(a)alac.icann.org> or get more information and an application online > <http://www.alac.icann.org/applications/>. >

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KICTANet - Minutes on 16th Dec 05
by Andrew Karanja 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

Dear Members Please find attached the minutes of the last meeting held on the 16th of December 2005 Best regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya

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Fwd: [Fwd: NEW HIJACKING SCHEME IN NAIROBI]
by Lizette Kraft 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

NEW CARJACKING SCHEME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ AND BEWARE ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jason M. Githeko <githeko(a)egerton.ac.ke> Date: Dec 18, 2005 11:28 AM Subject: [Fwd: NEW HIJACKING SCHEME IN NAIROBI] To: KIPlist <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> This is not ICT stuff but may save someone on this list from grief....... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HIJACKING SCHEME IN NAIROBI > PLEASE PASS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS WHO DRIVE > > Be aware of this new hi-jacking scheme. Here's how it works: > > You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. > Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift into > REVERSE and you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your > parking space when you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of > the rear window. > > So, you switch off the car or shift the gears into PARK, unlock > your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or > whatever itis) that is obstructing your view... > > When you reach the back of the car that is when the hi-jackers > appear out of no where, jump into your car and take off! > > The door was unlocked, your keys were in the ignition, maybe the > engine was running, (ladies would have probably left their handbag, > with their purse, cellphone etc; in the car) and they practically mow > you down as they speed off in your car. > > BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED!!! > > Should this happen to you, just drive away and remove the piece of > paper that is stuck to your window later....and be thankful that you > read this email. > > I hope you forward this to all your friends and family...especially > women! A purse contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT > want anyone getting your home address. They already have your keys! CELL: 0722879629 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --- Submitted by: githeko(a)egerton.ac.ke 2005-12-18 03:39:03 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [lfkraft(a)gmail.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-123115L(a)lyris.idrc.ca -- Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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Fw: [DigAfrica] Kenya Praised for Internet Growth
by alice＠apc.org 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

There is certainly a lot of movement in the right direction in Kenya, but a whole lot is yet to be done especially around policy. I had a discussion recently with a leading private network operator who believes that there is a lot hidden demand for broadband in the East African market and are prepared to invest a lot of money in a combination fiber optic access networks and Wi-Max to bring broadband to cities of the region. The operator is also making advance plans to tap into the planned East African Submarine System (EASSy) and connect some cities of the region to the world via cost effective and high bandwidth fiber. Their main frustration is that they are being denied the right to provide broadband access to certain public institutions and certaing metropolitan areas where the government favours the incumbent operator (who probably does not have the money). > > A similar scenario prevails in most parts of Africa, including South > Africa where the right to develop and own broadband networks is > concentrated in Telkom (not withstanding the licensing of the SNO). > > I believe that the best way to deal with some of these issues is to force > a dialogue between the frustrated private operators and those who make the > decisions. I am hoping that we may be able to achieve this at next year's > ICTe Africa event in Nairobi: > http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ICTeAfrica2006/ > > Jabulani Dhliwayo > > > Chifu <chifu2222(a)msn.com> wrote: > Kenya Praised for Internet Growth > The Nation (Nairobi) > > December 14, 2005 > Posted to the web December 14, 2005 > > Nation Reporter > Nairobi > > Kenya is among African countries where the broadband Internet is > fast taking root, according to a new report. > > The new system has grown rapidly in Africa over the past four years. > Before then, only the slower bandwidth was available for Internet > connections. > > In a survey of 100 selected operators in Africa, the report, by the > London-based Balancing Act, an Internet content advisory firm, says > access to higher-speed downloads of, for instance, music and voice > over Internet (VoIP) phone calling has intensified. > > Between 2001, when the first broadband access was rolled out, and > now, a wide range of both wireline and wireless broadband > technologies have been deployed across Africa. > > The pace started picking up in 2003. The technology has changed over > time. The most recent trend has been implementation of networks > which can deliver broadband over a 75-kilometre range. > > According to Mr Paul Hamilton, one of the report's > authors: "Broadband uptake is accelerating in the most developed > Internet markets ... The survey indicates that there are four tiers." > > The markets of Egypt, Madagascar, Re-union, and South Africa have > tens or hundreds of thousands of broadband subscribers. There is a > middle tier, such as Senegal, with between 1,000 and 10,000 > subscribers. > > In the third tier, the majority of other countries have deployed > broadband in which operators report several hundred subscribers. > > Behind this lies a fourth tier, where operators in about a half of > African countries either have tens of broadband users or have not > yet invested in the rollout of broadband networks. > > The report says that if operators and Internet service providers > (ISPs) do not achieve a critical mass of users and revenues > sufficient to invest in new infrastructure, they will not do so. > > But, as Mr Russell Southwood, the report's other author, > observes: "If broadband access can't be supplied at lower prices > than at present, it will remain a niche market for corporates and > wealthy individuals. > > "More competition is needed to lower prices for every element in > delivering the service." > > Monopolies in Internet provision keep international prices high for > West Africa and there is not yet enough competition in the national > backbone and local loop levels. > > However, things are beginning to change quite quickly in countries > like Kenya and South Africa and others are sure to follow, says the > report. > > One of the biggest drivers of broadband demand could prove to be > customers wanting access to VoIP calling, which will allow them > cheap international calling, enabling them to talk to friends and > relatives abroad. > > Although PC-to-PC calling requires users to have a computer, it is > likely that a number of operators will offer VoIP-enabled handsets > for use with a broadband connection, making it easier for consumers > who want a simple option, either at home or in a cyber-cafe. > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200512140395.html > > > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group > click > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group > click > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Africa Communication technology International > telecommunication > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >

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Consumer Information Network contact
by James Nguo 17 Dec '05

17 Dec '05

Does anyone have the e-mail address, telephone number for Consumer Information Network, Mr. Ochieng?? James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:alice@apc.org] Sent: 24 November 2005 10:21 To: KIPlist; Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: [governance] Assessment of WSIS Outcomes for Internet Governance This analysis is currently available at www.IP3.gatech.edu . It should soon be available at www.InternetGovernance.org November 23, 2005 An Assessment of the WSIS-2/Tunis '05 Outcomes The outcomes of the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) are significant -- and rather surprising. ICANN emerges from the summit both unchanged and significantly different. After WSIS it has a stronger claim to legitimacy. ICANN emerged unchanged, in that its institutional structures - most notably its mechanisms for political oversight - were not amended. ICANN continues to operate under the formal authority of a single government, the US. Such a unilateral globalization model is a novel arrangement, quite unlike what is used in other global sectors (e.g. telephony or communication satellites.) The US continues to exercise a kind of unipolar authority it does not have in physical space. But ICANN also emerges from WSIS radically different: it is now endowed with a greater degree of legitimacy. Over a period of four years the UN family of nations intensely scrutinized ICANN, Internet governance, and unilateral US oversight, and they came to a decision: they declined to change ICANN's structures. Whereas US control was previously the product of a unilateral assertion, it is now the outcome of a lengthy process of scrutiny by all nations. Thus ICANN's greatest weakeness - its lack of legitimacy and its related lack of support from governments around the world - is less after WSIS. From now on, governments that criticize ICANN are criticizing an arrangement that they themselves reviewed and left unchanged. The WSIS decision cannot really be called an endorsement of ICANN. The text nowhere mentions ICANN by name, and there is no real declaration of support. Still, the UN has decided not to act against the organization, and this collective inaction is the final word after years of debate. The Internet Governance Forum Another important WSIS outcome is the launch of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Two features characterize the IGF. First, it is a multi-stakeholder forum. Although a creation of the UN, the forum membership will include more than just UN member states; participating equally will be entities from the private sector and from civil society. Second, the forum has no concrete power. It is an advisory body. Its member will discuss and formulate collective recommendations, but those recommendations will not carry the weight of policy. Still, the forum could become powerful. A forum is a prerequisite for collective action at the global level, making possible communication, interest aggregation, bargaining, and decision. WSIS was itself a forum, and it made possible certain collective decisions of great political import. (For more on the functionality of forums see the article "Understanding WSIS" in the journal Information Technology and International Development.) If the new forum makes continued collective decision-making possible, it could be a powerful entity. Its recommendations could be formalized by national governments. Still one might ask, what is new about this forum? ICANN already has advisory committees for governments and for civil society members, and the private sector controls its board outright. Why create another mechanism for formulating advice? The answer is that this new forum will primarily have a policy focus. Whereas ICANN's bodies ostensibly focus on technical coordination, the IGF will focus on all issues of Internet governance. This dual arrangement formalizes the questionable division of Internet governance into two domains: ICANN's domain of technical coordination and the IGF's domain of public policy. It risks validating the inaccurate claim that ICANN is a purely technical body without policy-making content. Implications: ICANN and IGF In an earlier analysis entitled "ICANN Reform: Establishing the Rule of Law" I argued that ICANN needed a legislative mandate. It now has some of that. The Tunis documents are a major step in that direction. The locus of policy making will now shift. Fundamental disputes about ICANN's structures of policy-making have been settled (at least for now.) The next step is to work within those structures. WSIS defined two forums for policy making: ICANN, for matters of technical coordination, and the IGF, for everything else. In the short term, most Internet governance activity will switch to ICANN, where debates will occur within the ICANN structures. They will focus more on substantive issues relating to technical coordination. Of particular note is ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The GAC is the forum where governments have the opportunity to look in on ICANN decision-making and offer their advice. It will likely become a much more important body - perhaps the most important body - in ICANN. At WSIS governments made it clear that they want a greater voice in ICANN decisions, and the GAC will be the vehicle for that. Thanks to WSIS governments now know a lot more about ICANN issues, so their participation should be more informed and effective. Civil society does not have a strong base within ICANN. The Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) operates at a disadvantage vis-à-vis the multiple commercial constituencies. Even weaker is ICANN's At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), which is a pale shadow of the earlier user representation on the board. Ever since business and technical interests eliminated elections, civil society participation has been constrained. Outside of ICANN, the Internet Society (ISOC) is not a reliable home for civil society. Since 2002 business interests control ISOC by virtue of having rewritten its bylaws in a manner similar to ICANN. ISOC, however, still claims to be a civil society organization. What user organizations are in ALAC are mostly sub-units of ISOC. In summary, the situation for civil society in the post-WSIS ICANN is a major source of concern. A top priority for civil society should be reforming ALAC. With ICANN confirmed as the one operational institution for global Internet governance, civil society should develop a more effective voice there. Investing in ALAC and NCUC is one way to achieve that. The second forum emerging from WSIS is the Internet Governance Forum. The IGF can be thought of as a continuation of the WSIS, since it provides a place for multistakeholder discussion of a very large number of issues. The key question here is whether governments embrace it. With GAC already established and offering a rich agenda, some governments may question the utility of a second advisory forum. Industry interests are likely to be cool to the IGF, since they have so much more influence in ICANN. Civil society, with its weak base in ICANN, may have the most at stake in the IGF, but they may not be able to make it succeed without the commitment of those other stakeholders. Conclusion Before WSIS ICANN was a sort of Frankenstein organization created in the basement of the US Department of Commerce. No formal delegation of authority from the US Congress authorized its exercise of public powers. Nor did its global elections give it legitimacy, since they were canceled before full implementation. Now ICANN can claim some degree of public authority. Many people may regret the UN's implicit endorsement of ICANN, but no one can easily dismiss the validity of the process. ICANN is the same but different. The next step in the policy process will be to work within its structures. There is one additional possibility, not mentioned above, that looms over Internet governance: technology re-design. With WSIS leaving ICANN in place, those dissatisfied with ICANN are likely to move away from a political strategy. Instead, they may see more promise in trying to eliminate the single root. One example in this trend is the Open Root Server Network (orsn.org) which is creating a parallel network of servers that are autonomous of ICANN. With such innovations in place, the power in controlling the authoritative root server is reduced. In the near future, it will be interesting to see how many groups propose technical innovations that effectively decentralize the root. References WSIS Decision: "Tunis Agenda for the Information Society," 15 November 2005, WSIS-05/TUNIS/DOC/6(Rev.1)-E "Understanding WSIS: An Institutional Analysis of the World Summit on the Information Society," Information Technology and International Development, published by MIT Press, 2005. "ICANN Reform: Establishing the Rule of Law," web published analysis. Articles can be found at www.InternetGovernance.org and www.IP3.gatech.edu. Author is Hans Klein, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Partner in the Internet Governance Project. The paper benefited from comments by Milton Mueller. ### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org > https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Fwd: New funding for African graduate students at UC Davis
by Harry Hare 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

-----Original Message----- From: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Caroline Chumo Sent: 14 December 2005 13:04 Apologies for cross-posting. Harry Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Fwd: New funding for African graduate students at UC Davis Hello Afri-philes, There's a new funding program at the University of California at Davis for students from Africa who want to study Africa issues at the graduate level. There is more information below. Please forward this to anyone you know what is looking for graduate schools in the US. Thank you, Caroline Chumo --- Lori Fuller <ljfuller(a)ucdavis.edu> wrote: > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:42:58 -0800 > To: aau(a)ucdavis.edu > From: Lori Fuller <ljfuller(a)ucdavis.edu> > Subject: Fwd: Announcement: New funding for African > graduate students > at UCD > > > >FYI > >=========================================================== > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2005 > > > > It is with great excitment that the African > Studies Committee announces > > that Dean Gibling and the Office of Graduate > Studies have decided to > > support African Studies at the graduate level by > creating a competitive > > grant program for African students who wish to do > a PhD at Davis. The > > African Studies Committee has been lobbying > strongly for expanding > > multi-disciplinary African studies research at UCD > and this is a bold new > > initiative. > > > > The funds will enable four students to study at > Davis for two years > > each, after which they would revert to the lower > post-candidacy rate, and > > the program will be stretched over three years. > This program is designed > > to initiate a competitive graduate student NRTF > waiver program for > > students from Africa working in any graduate > program on campus, > > and collaborating with the Africanists > initiative. When the Designated > > Emphasis in African American and African Studies > (AAAS) begins, the > > students will be affiliated with it. The money > will be housed in Graduate > > Studies but the competition ill be open to ANY > graduate student from > > Africa, and the primary advisor may be ANYONE > working in ANY college, > > department or program at UCD. > > > > Over the next weeks departments and programs will > begin reviewing > > graduate applications. In order to participate in > this competition, the > > African Studies Committee requires by January 20: > > > > 1. Copy of complete application of African > graduate student > > > >2. Letter of support from Dept. graduate studies > admissions committee or > >similar committee stating that the individual is of > the highest level and > >were it not for financial reasons, the individual > would be admitted. > > > > Please send three copies of all materials to > Benjamin Lawrance in the > > History Dept. > > > > The African Studies Committee will meet to > consider the files. It will > > consider admitting one or two students for > September 2006 with full > > support for two years using the NTRF waiver. It is > also exploring > > possible ways to enhance the collaborative > capacity of UCD with African > > institutions and offer a form of academic > exchange. This will be > > negotiated on a case by case basis once > preliminary decisions have been > > announced. > > > > If you have any questions, please email > > <mailto:bnl@ucdavis.edu>bnl(a)ucdavis.edu. > > > > Please circulate this email widely and discuss it > with your colleages. > > > > Benjamin N. Lawrance > > African Studies Committee Co-Chair > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > The African Studies Committee, housed in the > African-American and > > African > > Studies Program, is led by Moradewun Adejunmobi > (AAAS), Tim Caro > > (WFCB), > > Benjamin Lawrance (History), and Rosie Woodroffe > (WFCB). The ASC > > represents > > forty faculty and fifty-five graduate students > working in or on > > Africa-related research in all of UC Davis' > colleges. It is supported > > by > > generous grants from Dean Steve Sheffrin, the > Davis Humanities and the > > Office of Graduate Studies. > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Lori Fuller > Undergraduate Advisor > Department of Human and Community Development > 1303 Hart Hall > Davis CA 95616 > (530) 752-2244 > (530) 752-5660- FAX > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. 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RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year
by Andrew Karanja 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Dear All, I think it is agreeable that we settle for Friday 16th 2:00 pm at the Jacaranda Hotel. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+andrew=aitec.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew=aitec.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Measure Africa Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:10 PM To: andrew(a)aitec.co.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year Hi Andrew, I would prefer to attend on Friday at 2:00pm, Thanks Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Karanja <mailto:andrew@aitec.co.ke> To: mwangati(a)measureafrica.org Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: [Kictanet] RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year Dear All, The agenda as it stands is as follows: * Review Kictanet activities this year * Planning for next years activities including the Advocacy campaigns * An update on strategising on how to engage with the new minister/PS and follow up with the ICT policy * Kictanet's registration and the way forward Due to the low feedback on the suggested time of 2:00 Pm Wednesday 14th December, I have received a suggestion that we could move the meeting towards the end of the week to 2:00 Pm Friday or Thursday this may be more convenient for most. I look forward to your feedback on this proposed times. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya _____ _______________________________________________ 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/mwangati%40measureafrica. org

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RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year
by Andrew Karanja 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Dear All, The agenda as it stands is as follows: * Review Kictanet activities this year * Planning for next years activities including the Advocacy campaigns * An update on strategising on how to engage with the new minister/PS and follow up with the ICT policy * Kictanet's registration and the way forward Due to the low feedback on the suggested time of 2:00 Pm Wednesday 14th December, I have received a suggestion that we could move the meeting towards the end of the week to 2:00 Pm Friday or Thursday this may be more convenient for most. I look forward to your feedback on this proposed times. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya

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May 17 to Become World Information Society Day
by Wainaina Mungai 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

May 17 to Become World Information Society Day SOURCE: http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ne_1&x=2467777 11/16/2005 (HANA) -- Sub-Committee B of PrepCom-3 of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded it deliberations yesterday with government officials agreeing to set May 17 as World Information Society Day. The initiative is derived from the need to build awareness about the internet and make it a global resource available to the public. The committee reaffirmed the commitment of governments to empower young people as key participants in building an inclusive information society. It also resolved to actively engage youths in innovative information and communication technology (ICT) development programmes. Delegates agreed to strengthen the protection of children from abuse on the internet and defend their rights in the context of ICTs. The Sub-Committees final document, the Tunis Commitment drafted as part of its deliberations, included a section emphasizing that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration. Officials also reaffirmed their commitment to build a people-centred inclusive and development-oriented information society. Discussing mechanisms to finance the development of ICTs, the Sub-Committee highlighted the need for adequate and sustainable investments in ICTs to bridge the digital divide. Delegates urged the international community to promote assistance to poor countries, by meeting the funding needs of the developing world, especially those facing stiff challenges in the development of ICT. The committee agreed that the transfer of technology and capacity building would work effectively over many years. They unanimously agreed on the efficacy of the Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF), established in Geneva, Switzerland, two years ago, as a voluntary mechanism for transforming the digital divide into a digital opportunity for the poor nations. Government ministers and senior officials have for the past three days been attending sessions at the Palexpo Kram in Tunis where the three-day World Summit on the Information Society begins today. Date: 11/16/2005 Location: Tunisia Theme: WSIS Source: HANA

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WTO MC6: Whose Trade Organization?
by constance georgina 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

WTO MC6: Whose Trade Organization? When WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy addressed us yesterday at the Inaugural Session of the WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference, he said he was impressed with the outstanding work Hong Kong had done to prepare for the conference. "The facilities, the logistics and most importantly, the hospitality have been quite extraordinary," he said. He noted reaching agreement in the WTO is difficult because it is a bottom-up process. "It takes more time, it is more burdensome and cumbersome, but I am convinced it remains the best way to take decisions that impact directly the lives of billions of people." Difficult as this process may be, he said, "even immensely difficult decisions can be taken in the WTO. What is needed are negotiators that are bold, open-minded and prepared to take some risks." Hong Kong offered to host this conference because the Government recognized that it would become a key staging post to the successful conclusion of the multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda - and it wanted to play its part in the collective effort to realize the round's ambitions. This week we are at a historic juncture, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to alleviate the suffering and pain of poverty and HIV/AIDS for millions of people across the globe. Our actions here; our responses to the challenges confronting our societies will have strong bearing on the very survival and sustainability of mankind. Make Trade Fair! See the Video www.maketradefair.com http://www.wto.org/ Live webcasting: View live and archived webcasting (Internet broadcasting) of the public sessions of the WTO Ministerial Conference from 13 to 18 December 2005. This includes statements from Ministers in the plenary sessions, as well as selected press briefings. In solidarity Connie Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro Citron Wood President Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner UNOY Peacebuilders Affiliate Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS East Africa Focal Point XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A National WSIS Subcommittee Youth Representative WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICs (Kenya) National Campaign Coordinator 'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP. --------------------------------- Yahoo! CarsNEW - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online search now ---------------------------------

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Re: [Kictanet] RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year
by John Walubengo 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Friday looks better. I can make it friday 2.00p.m. walu. >>> "Marcel Werner" <mwerner(a)archway-productions.com> 12/14/05 10:39am >>> Hi thanks, on Thursday I'll be out of town. Marcel Werner ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Karanja To: mwerner(a)archway-productions.com Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: [Kictanet] RE: Proposed Last KICTANET Meeting of the year Dear All, The agenda as it stands is as follows: a.. Review Kictanet activities this year b.. Planning for next years activities including the Advocacy campaigns c.. An update on strategising on how to engage with the new minister/PS and follow up with the ICT policy a.. Kictanet's registration and the way forward Due to the low feedback on the suggested time of 2:00 Pm Wednesday 14th December, I have received a suggestion that we could move the meeting towards the end of the week to 2:00 Pm Friday or Thursday this may be more convenient for most. I look forward to your feedback on this proposed times. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya __________ NOD32 1.1315 (20051207) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.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/mwerner%40archway-production… __________ NOD32 1.1315 (20051207) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

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Verisign-settlement
by alice＠apc.org 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

Dear All For those interested in internet governance Re: ICANN issues, please see a Summary and Analysis of Community Feedback to the verisign-settlement. Check:http://www.icann.org/topics/verisign-settlement.htm This repport appears to be saying that a majority of registrants believe that the price increase proposed is negligible. "Regarding registrants, there was some expression that there might be some negative effects due to the potential price increases, but the majority across constituencies expressed that the increase in cost was negligible when compared to the value of a domain name registration." I would like to get comments from you all. thanks and regards alice

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Kenya special: The opening of the market kickstarts a stagnant internet sector
by alice＠apc.org 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Balancing Act's News Update 285 (11th December 2005) > ________________________________________________________________________ > Coming soon: Apple in Africa and Nigeria's Omatek on computer assembly > ________________________________________________________________________ > IN THIS ISSUE: > > Top Story: Kenya special > > - THE OPENING OF THE MARKET KICKSTARTS A STAGNANT INTERNET SECTOR > > - TELKOM KENYA CLOSE TO THE FINANCIAL BRINK IF REDUNDANCY PACKAGE NOT > SORTED > > - KENYA�S SKYWEB TECHNOLOGIES STARTS UP CALL CENTRE USING VOIP > > Telecom News > > - SOUTH AFRICA - SNO GETS ITS LICENCE AT LAST > > - NIGERIA:NITEL EMPLOYEES GO TO COURT TO TRY AND STOP SAT3 SPIN-OFF > > - VIRGIN MOBILE INKS LONG-AWAITED DEAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA�S CELL-C > > - GHANA: GHANA TELECOM AND AREEBA SETTLE INTERCONNECT DISPUTE > > - ZIMBABWE: GOVT MAY CANCEL TELECEL'S LICENCE, OUST ITS CHAIRMAN > > - CABO VERDE TELECOM'S MONOPOLY ENDS JANUARY 2006 AS CAPE VERDE > UNILATERALLY LIBERALIZES > > Internet News > > - SOUTH AFRICA: ADSL GAME UP FOR TELKOM > > - TANZANIA: FBME BANK TRAINS 69 ON INTERNET BANKING > > - AFRICAN BUSINESSES SHOULD BUY LOCAL DOMAINS, SAYS MUTI > > > - MTN RWANDA TO PROVIDE INTERNET AND VOIP > > Computer News > > - ORACLE GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER IN EGYPT NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS > > - GHANAIAN COMPANY RELEASES FIRST LOCALLY PRODUCED CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL > SOFTWARE > > - CISCO SYSTEMS SEES MASSIVE POTENTIAL IN AFRICA > > - SOUTH AFRICA: CUTTING PIRACY WOULD BOOST ECONOMY > > On the Money > > - EGYPT TELECOM IPO LOOKS LIKE BEING HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRIBED > > - KENYA�S CELTEL RAISES KS4.5 BILLION FROM BOND MARKET > > - KENYA�S WANANCHI TO GO FOR IPO IN MID 2006 > > - SA�S CYBERHOST BUYS COMPANIES TO ACQUIRE WEB-BASED SOFTWARE > > - BPO INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA HITS RECORD HIGH > > Web and Mobile Data News > > - DIRECTOR OF EGYPTIAN OPPOSITION SITE DETAINED BY STATE SECURITY > > ADVERTISEMENT: > > Q-KON - Your wireless & satellite IP connectivity provider for Africa > > Q-KON is a 1st tier provider of IP access solutions and services for the > African market. We provide "best-of-breed" solutions and services for > Cyber > Cafe's, ISP's, Regional Telco's, Private Industries and Government. Our > solutions and services includes: > > 1) Infrastructure Networks: > - Microwave & digital wireless networks > - Fixed wireless access networks > - Regional VSAT networks > > 2) IP Satellite Access Services: > - Shared, CIR, Dedicated and Bulk access circuits > - Ku & C-band services throughout Africa > - Full managed services > > Contact us @ www.qkon.com <http://www.qkon.com> / enquiries(a)qkon.com > Tel: +27 12 6650052 > ______________________________________________________________ > TO SUBSCRIBE: > > If you want to subscribe to News Update, either in english or french go > to: > http://www.balancingact-africa.com/mailing_list/subscribe.php > > If you want to unsubscribe to the english edition, send a blank e-mail to: > englishlist-unsubscribe(a)balancingact-africa.com > ______________________________________________________________ > TO CONTACT US: > > Russell Southwood, Balancing Act, 71 Crescent Lane, London SW4 9PT > Tel/fax: + 44 20 7720 5993 Cell: + 44 7973 561987 E-mail: > editorial(a)balancingact-africa.com > > To ring or IM using Skype at no cost: news_balancingact > Pour nous contacter gratuitement via Skype: news_balangincact > > - > WEEKLY PUBLICATION DEADLINE: 12 pm GMT Sunday > > - > PAID FOR ADS? MAIL US FOR A RATE CARD: > advertising(a)balancingact-africa.com > > ADVERTISEMENT: > > GILAT SATCOM - Your Partner of Choice for Communications > > Gilat Satcom offers a wide range of connectivity services, through direct > US and European connections to multiple POPs. Bandwidth from 32Kbps shared > to 60Mbps dedicated or burstable service is provided through multiple > satellite transponders. Gilat Satcom provides backbone services to ISPs, > PTTs, corporate customers and Cyber-Cafes connected to local ISPs. > > Our products are: > > � Dedicated or Burstable satellite backbone connectivity. > > � Managed VSAT/Hub, C Band 1.8m antenna, remote terminals connected to > hubs in the USA and in Europe for direct small links connection to the > backbone. > > � Mobile Satellite Services � Voice and Data applications anywhere in the > world. > > � Voice over IP origination and termination on satellite and fiber links. > > � Global Satellite VPN links. > > � SAT3 fiber connectivity services. > > � Data Storage solutions to Banking, Oil & Gas, Telecom, Government and > Corporate customers. > > When you are in need for professional and cost-effective connectivity > services anywhere in the world , give us a call at: > > - Web Site: www.gilat.net > > - Email: info(a)gilat.net > > - Tel: +972 3 9255050 > __________________________________________________________________________ > TOP STORY: THE OPENING OF THE MARKET KICKSTARTS A STAGNANT INTERNET SECTOR > __________________________________________________________________________ > > The opening up of competition in Kenya has re-ignited interest in what > might otherwise have been a slowing market and it offers clues to what > might happen when wider competition is introduced in other markets in > Africa. Just back from a recent trip there, Russell Southwood seeks to > highlight significant emerging trends. > > Three things seem to be having a strong impact on the Kenyan Internet > market: the vigorous promotion of the local call internet number 9444 by > Telkom Kenya�s new subsidiary Jambo Telecom; the opening shots in the new > broadband service war; and the inclusion of VoIP services in the revised > ISP licences. > > These three things seem to be causing the market to separate out more > clearly into corporate and residential players and to be bringing about > the much anticipated consolidation. Wananchi�s merger with ISPKenya may be > just the start of the process. One sign of the mood of the market is that > the merged company has been approached by several other players wishing to > join the nuptials. > > If Wananchi can hold on to the subscribers of ISPKenya, it will have a 38% > share of the market, making it along with Africa Online the largest > residential player in the market. Both NairobiNet and SkyWeb Technologies > (see story below) have been looking at the call centre market and the > latter has started work in that area. The reason? The stagnation of the > dial-up market and the coming impact of broadband and VoIP on the shape of > the market. > > The corporate market is somewhere between 1500 and 2000 leased line > customers. About 30% of these customers are large national companies or > multinationals with the balance being small and medium-sized enterprises > (SMEs). There are three main private players in this space: AccessKenya, > Swift Kenya (owned by the Murali Group which also owns KDN) and UUNet > Kenya. For example, at last count UUNet Kenya had around 700 leased line > customers, while a smaller player like Interconnect has 250 customers. All > the residential players have some element of corporate business but the > numbers are in the tens: for example, SkyWeb Technologies has 40 leased > line customers. > > The move to include VoIP in the revised ISP licences give some idea of the > consolidation taking place. Last week we reported that eight licences had > been issued and the regulator expects to see that total go up to around > 20. Previously, there were 79 licence-holders for the old-style licence. > The new licence gives the regulator the right to inspect the equipment > being used by the ISP for VoIP and the industry harbours suspicions that > this may be used to block some players. The legalisation of VoIP has left > a number of ISPs floundering in strategic terms. Many simply do not have > the skills to get into the IP voice business and as a result will either > need to find a clear niche for themselves or get left behind. > > The impact of VoIP has begun to transform international call rates and > will continue to do so. As one industry player told us:�It will > revolutionise how people do business in Kenya. Why should a customer spend > 90 cents a minute to call Europe or the USA when Telkom Kenya is making > 75-80 cents from that call? If you�re a bigger corporate spending US$5,000 > a month on telecoms, this will come down to US$7-800 a month. It will be a > big shot in the arm for our struggling export industries in terms of > competitiveness.� ISPs calculate that they will come into the market with > both corporate and individual user voice products that will offer > international calls to major destinations at between KS7-10 a minute. > > Seeking to fight fire with fire, Telkom Kenya is using its Huawei VoIP > gateway to offer a pre-paid, calling card service at US0.15 cents a minute > to most major international destinations. This service is aimed at the > individual customer who has largely deserted the incumbent for grey market > cyber-cafes. However, the grey market has responded by offering prices as > low as KS5 (US0.03.75 cents) a minute so the price pressure on the > incumbent is unlikely to relent. Also the mobile companies are themselves > likely to offer a similar VoIP service for international calls but > interconnect rates are making such a prospect rather slow-moving. As ever > in these discussions, Telkom Kenya holds most of the strategic > �high-ground�. > > Safaricom has been placing large ads pointing out to people that if they > receive international calls from local numbers or with no identifier that > these are �illegal� grey market calls and they should report them to the > company. Apparently there has been an increased volume of very low quality > calls going through the grey market to mobile users. > > But as one industry insider told us:�Everybody knows the large grey market > VoIP operations are being run by �influential� people and (the regulator) > CCK is not stopping them.� So who are these �influential� people? �People > who have connections to the politicians.� The regulator�s response is that > Telkom Kenya has an Anti-Fraud Department and this deals with �illegal� > operations of this kind. > > The 9444 service which offers internet access for the cost of a local call > is now being promoted heavily by Jambo Telecom, a newly created Telkom > Kenya subsidiary, which it is claimed will have a separate board and be an > unsubsidised, separate profit centre. It will combine the 9444 dial-up, > the broadband offering and the VoIP service described above. It is clearly > a strategy to retrieve something workable from the somewhat �competition > shell-shocked� JamboNet. > > In a market as price conscious as Kenya, a more widely promoted 9444 > service is bound to hit the dial-up market. Customers may not be aware > that they will get little service support but may trade lack of support > for the cost of a local call. Sadly the negotiations to make this service > available to all ISPs equally broke down. So Jambo Telecom is almost > certainly offering predatory pricing and this and the recent broadband > pricing have both been challenged by the industry association, TESPOK. > > Luckily for Kenyan ISPs, the current broadband pricing � predatory or > not � is so high that it is currently a corporate niche product for SOHO > users. The US$170 entry level product would only really be of interest to > a very affluent individual customer but it will eat into the SME end of > the corporate market once download capacities are increased, as they > surely will be. > > Current broadband speeds � although an improvement on dial-up � would not > be recognised as broadband elsewhere. However capacity increases may not > also be accompanied by significant price falls until the EASSy fibre cable > is in place in 2007/8. Numbers of DSL subscriptions sold are in the > hundreds: for example, Interconnect has 150 subscribers. As elsewhere in > the world, the service has been plagued by installation problems as there > have not been enough trained installers. > > Furthermore the company has not been publishing its contention ratios: it > is probably in the region of 10/15:1 although it can go considerably above > that during busy parts of the day. Also it was providing less bandwidth > when it launched than it currently is. Although when challenged on the > lack of published contention ratios during a meeting on research on > consumers in the Internet and telecoms sectors held by IDRC last week, > Jambo Telecom�s newly appointed Head of Marketing Ahmed Musa assured us > that it would do so before too long. An industry player told us:�We have a > 32k downlink customer who tested the service and found it slower than his > existing service.� > > Those ISPs not able to resell the Telkom Kenya broadband service are > suspicious that the company is pursuing a �divide-and-rule� approach to > the ISP sector. Those who have been appointed � Interconnect and > Wananchi � feel that the company was simply trying to limit the fall-out > from its initial lack of installer skills and say that all will get a > chance to resell once these issues are resolved. > > For the newly legalised VoIP market to work effectively, there will need > to be equitable, cost-based interconnection agreements and easy access to > numbers. One player told us that it had applied to the Telkom Kenya 90 > days ago for interconnection but had received no reply. It had also had a > similar discussion with mobile operators but had been told that > discussions could not begin until its licence had received final approval. > The regulator is receiving applications for numbers but the issuing of > them depends on judgements made about network size after the mandatory > inspection. So there will be plenty of grounds for time-consuming > arguments that allow Telkom Kenya to continue to exercise dominant market > power in key markets. > > Furthermore the whole interconnect issue may get caught up in �study > stasis�.One has recently received CCK board approval to look at mobile and > fixed prices. Whilst this is being dressed up by CCK as a look at whether > consumers are getting good value, it is actually simply an interconnect > study. Some operators claim that they are being �punished� by the current > interconnect regime. > > The most notable of these victims is Telkom Kenya which has large, > outstanding interconnect debts but it is not the only unhappy party. CCK > CEO John Waweru says:�We want to run the current interconnection regime > against international benchmarks and see whether we are out of line�. > > An equitable interconnection agreement will begin to put price pressure on > the national backhaul and local loop segments of the traffic in much the > same way that competition at the international level has done so. > > But CCK CEO Waweru noted:�Since the mobile companies came into being, > there have been no price reductions and there are high charges for calling > outside the user�s chosen network. It forces people to keep two cell > phones.� > > There has been talk of licensing a fourth mobile operator as the third, > Econet is still in the courts a year after its licence was awarded. But > Waweru maintains:�There is nothing I can do until the case is resolved. I > have no power to cancel the licence. It was a board decision. But there > are conditions and if you find the licence holder does not meet those > conditions, it can be cancelled.� > > The regulator has seen that many companies have sought to operate a series > of different licences concurrently through separate but linked companies > and has announced its intention to consolidate these different licences > into a single licence. These include: the Public Data Network Operator > licence, the local loop licence, the Internet backbone gateway operator > and the commercial VSAT licence. Broadly speaking, the industry is happy > with these changes and as the 60 day notice period expired a week ago, the > regulator will make the change once it has completed the terms and > conditions of the new licence. > > * TELKOM KENYA CLOSE TO THE FINANCIAL BRINK IF REDUNDANCY PACKAGE NOT > SORTED > > The redundancy package at Telkom Kenya continues to be one bullet the > politicians do not seem willing to bite. One source told us:�People are > sensitive to employment issues. The Government doesn�t want to be seen as > insensitive.� The difficulty is that as Telkom Kenya continues to pay > salaries as they fall due, the employees cannot see why they should be > sacked. > > One well-informed source said that the Government might adopt the approach > taken with Kenya Airways employees where it stopped paying the salaries of > those to be made redundant. After a few months of non-payment, the > employees, realising the vulnerability of their position, settled for less > than the full redundancy entitlement. But such a strategy requires strong > political nerves and the Government does not have much of a track record > on that score. Indeed the President and his new cabinet face choppy rather > than calmer waters ahead, a strong incentive to avoid difficult issues. > > So what options are there for paying for the redundancy package? > Apparently the company approached the World Bank who (not surprisingly) > told them to sell some of their assets. Vodafone has made an offer to the > Government for the company�s shares in Safaricom which it considers too > low: for which in part read that it�s too low to cover the redundancy > package. Although it has not yet responded, the Government is expecting a > higher offer or it will authorise sale of part of the shareholding on the > Nairobi Stock Exchange. Things will only really get sorted out once a new > Cabinet sits down to business and will be one of the first major decisions > for the new Minister, Mutahi Kagwe (see People below). > > But everyone is treading on very thin ice. Telkom Kenya has borrowed up to > the hilt and we understand the Treasury has forbidden further borrowing. > Although Huawei injected some working capital with its equipment package, > the company has stopped investing in capital re-equipment which can only > have disastrous consequences if things go on too long. There is date by > which the company will be heading for insolvency but for understandable > reasons those in the know are reluctant to name it. However, those close > to the issue maintain that the company has stabilised at KS16 billion > turnover and once the redundancy issue is sorted out is fundamentally > sound. > > However, although there is then talk of a strategic partner and the sale > of up to 20% of its shares, full sale of the company is only talked about > over a ten year timescale. But until the politicians and the company part, > it will not be able to operate efficiently and make a real, positive > contribution. Because �influential people� will always remain interested > in drawing upon its resources informally. > > For in reality, even with some growth in the market, the company could > probably comfortably operate with less than 2000 employees and its core > infrastructure business can probably function with as few as 500 > employees. So even if the politicians steel themselves for the big > �difficult� decision, there is still an unfinished agenda. No-one has yet > elaborated a business strategy for Telkom Kenya that positions it in the > new competitive environment. It appears too often to continue to rely on > its friends to continue to protect those aspects of its operations where > it continues to exercise �dominant market power�. CCK CEO John Waweru > would not be human if he did not stoutly defend those parts of his legacy > that he so recently put in place. > > Nevertheless Telkom Kenya stands to lose business on all sides. There are > a number of licensed international data gateway providers and the > regulator is talking of having another international gateway for > �switched� traffic. The mobile operators are understandably frustrated by > the slow speed with which the international gateway issue is being dealt > with and blame Telkom Kenya for the international congestion problems that > exists. International VoIP traffic will erode its international business > and once an agreed interconnect settlement is in place, there will be > further pressure on both its local loop and backbone costs. That said, if > it can reduce its staffing costs, it has a considerable asset in its > infrastructure business. And perhaps the combination of this and the > selling of broadband and associated service will be its saving in the > long-term. Meanwhile it accumulates debt and it waits on the politicians > for resolution of the redundancy issue. > > * KENYA�S SKYWEB TECHNOLOGIES STARTS UP CALL CENTRE USING VOIP > > Although Kenyan ISP SkyWeb Technologies has 2200 dial-up customers, its > CEO Gilda Odera told us last week that:�The market is getting tougher and > this has forced us to look for other �value-adds� so that we can use the > ISP as a platform to do other things.� So its first new business has been > the introduction of a call-centre business:�We want to focus on this area > and grow it locally.� > > It has 20 seats and has won a contract to carry out market research for a > company based in Canada. It is also hoping to sign a telemarketing > contract with a publisher to carry out subscription renewals. > > The biggest nightmare has been finding, training and retaining good > people. When it advertised, it got an enormous number of responses but > found that in person, many applicants did not have �the voice� needed for > phone work. To overcome this problem, it now asks applicants to leave a > voice message which enables them to carry out a preliminary sort of > applicants. The best kind of applicants are those that have had some level > of international exposure (often through education abroad) that allows > them to understand particular words and contexts. > > It pays between KS15-20,000 a month, with really skilled operators able to > earn KS25,000. It groups employees into three categories: Entry level, > intermediate and advanced. It takes 3-4 months to go from entry level to > advanced. > > Its calling is done using VoIP and it uses the services of a call centre > it works with in Canada. Calls cost US0.22 cents a minute. The call centre > bills them for these costs and the client has an Asterisk box that handles > the calls. However Odera believes that once SkyWeb gets other clients it > will look for its own provider. > > ADVERTISEMENT: > > GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS: Increasing Profitability for African PTT's, GSM > Service Providers and Competitive Carriers through Improved International > Services > > Gateway Communication's portfolio of international services can provide > your > operation with the following: > - Increased revenue and profitability on international voice services > - Lower bad debt and improved cash flow > - Enhanced international service quality > - New data and electronic commerce services > - Advanced infrastructure, expertise and training > - Minimal capital investment and risk-free implementation > > Web Site: www.gatewaycomms.com; E-Mail: info(a)gatewaycomms.com > Contact: Carrier Relations +44 20 7493 0099. > __________________________________________________________________________ > TELECOM NEWS > __________________________________________________________________________ > > * SOUTH AFRICA - SNO GETS ITS LICENCE AT LAST > > The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) says it > has high expectations of the second national operator (SNO). ICASA > councillors officially handed over the Public Switched Telecommunications > Service (PSTS) licence to the SNO. > > ICASA's SNO committee chairperson Lumko Mtimde said he trusts and hopes > the SNO will deliver the quality services that it promised at the > beginning of the licensing process despite �doomsday prophecies�. > > Programme Director Councillor Zolisa Masiza likened the SNO to the > fairytale fox that woke up one morning, looked at its shadow and said �I > am going to eat a zebra today�. However, as the day progressed and there > was no zebra on the horizon, the fox looked at its shadow and said �I > think a mouse will do'. > > Mtimde said that he was aware of the Optis lawsuit, but ICASA had not been > presented with anything that would stop it from issuing the licence last > week. Mtimde said the case was between the Minister of Communications and > Optis. He added that ICASA had received a letter from the Optis legal > representative last week, but the letter did not suggest that they stop > the process. > > Optis, a failed bidder for the SNO licence, is demanding a 4.5% stake in > SepCo. Optis' case against the Minister of Communications states that if > it had known that the 51% controlling stake in the SNO was to be split up, > it would bid for the second round. Judgement on the case has been deferred > for January 2006 by the Pretoria High Court. > (SOURCE:http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2005/0512091038.asp?S=IT%20in%20Government&A=ITG&O=FPLEAD) > > ADVERTISEMENT: Want a Leading Provider of Solutions and Services, Visit > www.sky2net.net > > * NIGERIA:NITEL EMPLOYEES GO TO COURT TO TRY AND STOP SAT3 SPIN-OFF > > A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja last week gave an interim order > stopping the Federal Government from going ahead with the privatisation of > the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL). Bidding exercise for the > national carrier by prospective buyers was expected to commence last week > but for the order of the high court. > > Employees of NITEL had approached the court asking it to halt the move by > the Federal Government to remove SAT-3 fibre assets from NITEL before > privatizing it. > > The NITEL staff who approached the court through their associations are > contending that the removal of SAT-3 will deprive NITEL of its carrier > status and will pose negative implication in the telecommunications > industry. They also contended that the privatisation of the national > carrier would hit a brick- wall if SAT-3 was detached from the asset of > NITEL, pointing out that "SAT-3 is a major feature that makes NITEL the > first National carrier. The case has yet to be heard on its merits. A > hearing will commence on 15 December. > > The unions used by NITEL staff as platform to invoke the jurisdiction of > the court are the National Union of Postal and Telecommunication Employees > (NUPTE) and Senior Staff Association of Utilities, Statutory Corporations > and Government Companies (SSAUCGOC). Enterprise (BPE), Nigeria Cabling and > Telecoms Networks Ltd (NCNL) and the Federation Attorney General were > named as respondents. The Chief Executive of NITEL, Mr A. J. Mashi has > described SAT3 as the company�s �cash cow�. > (SOURCE: The Vanguard) > > * VIRGIN MOBILE INKS LONG-AWAITED DEAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA�S CELL-C > > The Virgin Group and South Africa�s Cell C network announced the > long-awaited formation of a joint venture last week. The company is > expected to be launched during the first half of 2006. �Our partnership > with Cell C will bring a new approach to the mobile market and will be a > refreshing alternative from the bland offerings of other players,� said > Virgin founder Richard Branson. > > Branson said that the joint venture with Saudi-backed Cell-C would cost > about US$79 million to set up and that Virgin would probably price its > services aggressively to undercut the big players, MTN and Vodacom. Both > parties were keen to say that the new joint venture is unaffected by > British cable firm NTL�s bid to buy Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) which is > 72% owned by Branson�s Virgin Group. > (source: Daily Nation) > > > * GHANA: GHANA TELECOM AND AREEBA SETTLE INTERCONNECT DISPUTE > > The Acting Director of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Major > John Ray Tandoh (Rtd.), has disclosed that the interconnectivity problem > between Ghana Telecom (GT) and Areeba has been resolved. > > It would be recalled that last year, GT complained of Areeba > interconnection rates, saying it has incurred big losses because of the > former. > > He said a new interconnectivity rate of G�600 per minute to take effect > from January 1, 2006 has been agreed upon. "I assure all operators in the > telecommunications sector that the NCA would continue to exercise its > jurisdiction to resolve disputes among competing operators in a > transparent and non-discriminatory manner," he said. > > According to him, the telecommunication sector is further liberalized as > the NCA prepares itself to roll out fix line network and backbone > infrastructure regulations to license the provision of their services. > > As part of government's aim to provide telecommunication facilities to > rural and underserved areas, the NCA has proposed that the country focuses > on service providers for fix wireless network. > > At a consultative forum with stakeholders last week, under the theme, > "National telecommunication policy towards further liberalization of the > telecom sector", Tandoh told participants: "From next year, the NCA will > license more fixed line operators in the telecommunication sector. We have > more potential operators who want to come on our market," he said. > (SOURCE: Ghanaian Chronicle) > > * ZIMBABWE: GOVT MAY CANCEL TELECEL'S LICENCE, OUST ITS CHAIRMAN > > After withdrawing a licence for the country�s second fixed telephone > network, TeleAccess, the Zimbabwean government has turned the spotlight on > third cellular operator Telecel Zimbabwe. > > The state is mulling a plan that involves either cancelling the operator�s > licence or changing the ownership structure of the company, and possibly > ousting its non-executive chairman, James Makamba. The move to withdraw > Telecel�s licence could further disrupt Zimbabwe�s struggling > telecommunications sector. > > Zimbabwe�s state-run fixed line company, TelOne, has been cut off by SA�s > Telkom over an unpaid debt. Zimbabweans are now forced to call SA via > Canada on an internet-based system. TelOne is said to be technically > insolvent because of huge debts to foreign creditors. > > Sources said last week that the authorities were determined to oust > prominent businessman Makamba from Telecel. Makamba is facing allegations > of breaching the Foreign Exchange Control Act by allegedly trading on the > black market. Government is currently taking steps against Telecel over > the Makamba issue. A letter to Telecel has been drafted and warns the > company�s licence will be withdrawn unless it changes its shareholding > structure and removes Makamba, an official source said. > > Action against Telecel could be taken anytime now. The Telecel issue had > been the subject of cabinet debates since August. Makamba is a major > shareholder in Telecel, which is 60% held by Telecel International and 40% > held by the Empowerment Corporation of Zimbabwe, a local business > consortium dominated by Makamba. > > Telecel International is in turn fully owned by Orascom Telecom, an > Egyptian conglomerate listed on the Cairo and London stock exchanges. > > Makamba, who has already lost his farms and other properties due to > seizures by state agents, failed to appear before the court on August 31 > after fleeing the country in July. He has been to SA several times. > Efforts to contact him before close of business on Friday failed. > > It will come as no surprise that President Robert Mugabe�s nephew, Leo > Mugabe, a shareholder in Telecel, is said to be seeking more equity in the > company. > > Transport Minister Chris Mushowe and the Post and Telecommunications > Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe officials have been to Egypt in a bid to > persuade Orascom to kick out Makamba. > (SOURCE: Business Day) > > Cape Verde sets on a fast-track process to telecommunications market > liberalisation > > * CABO VERDE TELECOM'S MONOPOLY ENDS JANUARY 2006 AS CAPE VERDE > UNILATERALLY LIBERALIZES > > Cape Verde telecommunications market is about to witness a revolution. The > monopoly of incumbent Cabo Verde Telecom on international communications > will end on 1st January 2006. Following four months of unsuccessful > negotiations between the government and CV Telecom, Cape Verde has decided > to unilaterally implement the liberalisation of its telecommunication > market. A legislative decree which reflects this new position has been > published this week in the Official Bulletin of the country. This document > also sets 1st January 2007 as the date when CV Telecom will lose its > monopoly on fixed lines services. > > These steps towards opening the fixed line telecommunication market are > likely to lead to a fierce legal battle between the Cape Verde Government > and CV Telecom. When privatised in 1996, CV Telecom was granted an > exclusive concession contract until 2021. CV Telecom which is in majority > owned by Portugal Telecom, the national fixed line incumbent in Portugal > is decided to fight the Government�s decision on the basis of the rights > that came from its exclusive concession agreement. Talks are also going on > about CV Telecom seeking heavy financial compensations for the loss of > potential revenue. > > At the same time a North-American Consortium ASG Telecommunications has > been selected as the second mobile operator. The licence should be issued > very shortly. Meanwhile the company will invest US$6 millions to set up > its operations in the country. The Minister Manuel Inocencio explained > that a second mobile operator will not only introduce competition in the > mobile market but will also help to improve the quality of the service and > will reduce the cost of making calls from mobile phones in the country. > This announcement is a second blow for CV Telecom who runs also the only > mobile network covering the 10 islands. > > How quickly these decisions will reshape the telecommunication market is > difficult to predict. However it is sure that CV Telecom will do all that > is possible to retain its monopoly on telecommunications in Cape Verde. > > IN BRIEF > > - In Cameroon work is being carried out by the Committee on Production and > Trade will be to amend and supplement some provisions of Law N� 98/14 of > 14 July 1998 governing telecommunications in Cameroon. The proposed > amendment to this law seeks to stamp out quarrels and restore consistency > to ensure the smooth set up of the special telecommunications fund and > also the conduct of activities to revive telecommunications development in > the country. The Law of 14 July 1998 is said to have set up the Special > Telecommunications Fund under the Telecommunications Regulatory Board > (TRB) intended to finance the telecommunications universal service and > promote its development. Consequently, the TRB was to manage the fund, > while its work was to be financed by the fund were left under the > jurisdiction of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. > > - Libya�s General Company for Post and Telecommunications has contracted > Swedish equipment supplier Ericsson to build a 3G network in the country. > Under the EUR58 million deal, Ericsson will roll out a 3G network with > capacity for 2.5 million subscribers, as well as offering support and > training services. 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Fax +1 240 209 0423 > ___________________________________________________________________________ > TELECOMS RATES, OFFERS AND COVERAGE > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > - Uganda telecom has completed a technical project under Northern Uganda > Reconstruction Programme (NURP II). The about $7.1m (sh13b) project was > funded by Nordic Development Fund. > > - Both Cell C and MTN have beefed up their cellular networks to offer > faster data downloads. Cell C has opted for Edge (enhanced data rates for > global evolution), which carries data three times faster than its existing > network. Cell C will cover 90% of the metropolitan areas with Edge for > internet access, multimedia messaging, video and audio downloads at speeds > of up to 240kB a second. The fees range from R2 for 1MB of data with no > monthly fee, or R1,55 for 1MB of data with a monthly fee of R60. > > Meanwhile, its rival, MTN, has begun testing a different technology, > high-speed downlink packet access, also known as 3G Evolved. Trials are > being conducted with some corporate customers to see if it lives up to > expectations of better speed and bandwidth. The technology is designed for > mobile and interactive television, enhanced video telephony, multiplayer > gaming and the sharing of information. A 3MB file should take 12 seconds > to download, compared with 68 seconds using a normal 3G (third generation) > network. However data still accounts for less than 6% of the cellular > networks' revenue. > > - Telecommunication companies Econet Wireless and Zimpost this week > entered into a strategic partnership that will see the postal company > becoming a trade channel of the mobile phone operator. The > multi-million-dollar deal was signed in Harare in which Zimpost will > purchase Econet recharge cards and lines and distribute them across the > country, taking advantage of their widespread branch network. The > agreement will also see the introduction of electronic airtime > distribution in all Zimpost branches. > > - Telkom Kenya has applied to regulator CCK for approval to change its > billing method for local voice services from per three minute billing to > per minute billing from 1 July 2006. The CCK notice points out:�The > migration to the per minute billing method is also in preparation to move > into per second billing in the near future as is currently the practice in > the mobile telecommunications industry.� > > - MTN Rwanda has introduced a product called Tel'mbere aimed at rural > areas without direct connections to the MTN network. Grameen International > has been contracted to supply the kit and promote the product. It costs > Frw150, 000 for a full kit of handset, battery, Antenna and charger. > Calling on MTN network using the product will cost Frw20/unit, Frw25 to > Rwandatel fixed lines, Frw50 to Great lakes and Frw76 for international > calls, Frw55 for short message services and Frw65 for MTN information > request. 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Fax +44 20 8387 4004 > _________________________________________________________________________ > INTERNET NEWS > _________________________________________________________________________ > > * SOUTH AFRICA: ADSL GAME UP FOR TELKOM > > Internet users have welcomed new draft regulations that aim to > dramatically increase the speed and lower the cost of Telkom's broadband > ADSL services. > > Draft rules published by the Independent Communications Authority of SA > (Icasa) propose to scrap the controversial monthly fees of between R270 > and R680 Telkom charges for using ADSL. The monthly fee is levied in > addition to an installation fee and the normal line rental, even though > the cost of converting a regular copper line to ADSL technology is a > one-off event. > > Users also pay an additional fee for the volume of bandwidth they consume. > Since Telkom serves almost 100000 ADSL customers, the monthly rental is > earning it an absolute minimum of R27m a month. > > Icasa says Telkom should charge a one-off connection fee, the normal line > rental and a fee for the volume of bandwidth that is used, with no monthly > ADSL rental fee. However, the regulations are bound to be challenged by > Telkom, which has already threatened legal action if Icasa attempts to > prevent it charging a monthly fee for high-speed lines. > > During public hearings to investigate the ADSL services recently, Telkom > argued that the monthly fee was crucial. Telkom product development > executive Steven White criticised the proposal to scrap the monthly fee as > "a decision by people who don't understand how these things work". > > The equipment and maintenance needed to supply ADSL was so costly and > complex that Telkom could not cover its costs with the installation fee or > by the R89 a month charged for renting a normal line, he said. > > Other elements of Icasa's draft regulations may also invoke Telkom's ire. > One is a proposal that a cap to prevent users from downloading more than > 3GB of data a month be increased to 10GB. The cap will only apply to the > use of international bandwidth, and not to local sites. > > Icasa also calls for internet service providers (ISPs) to guarantee > minimum speeds in line with International Telecommunications Union > guidelines, which define broadband as having a minimum download speed of > 256kB a second. At the moment, Telkom's services begin with as little as > 192kB a second. > > Icasa also wants the right to intervene in any disputes over the wholesale > fees that Telkom charges other ISPs for its bandwidth. If that clause goes > through, Icasa will be kept busy, as many ISPs object to Telkom's recently > altered wholesale fees. > > One company, Dotco, is challenging the new fee structure in court, > claiming that it makes the service far too expensive to offer consumers > data downloads. > > Cara Christian of MyADSL, a website for the broadband community, said the > draft regulations looked good. That local bandwidth would not be capped is > very positive and should stimulate companies into providing more local > content, she said. > > "The draft regulations lead the way to ensure more affordable and > internationally comparable ADSL services." If these regulations take > effect in their current form without litigation, "we should see mass > uptake of broadband and the increased penetration needed to stimulate the > local information technology industry and the economy in general", > Christian said. > > Other contributors to the MyADSL website describe the raising of the > monthly cap to 10GB as a step in the right direction, and praise a clause > calling for service providers to install an ADSL service within 14 days of > a customer request. Icasa has asked for comments on the draft regulations > and has given a January 3 deadline for people to do so. > > Last week, research by MyADSL and the University of Johannesburg found > that Telkom's services were the best high-speed internet access > Its services scored 76% when criteria including speed, cost and quality > were assessed. Sentech's MyWireless scored 64% and MTN's 3G wireless > service scored 30%. > (SOURCE: Business Day) > > ADVERTISEMENT: See Our Vision at www.sky2net.net - for services using > state of the art technology. > > > * TANZANIA: FBME BANK TRAINS 69 ON INTERNET BANKING > > Sixty-nine staff members of FBME Bank Ltd have been trained on FBME direct > Internet banking in order to train customers on how to use FBME direct > services. The Project Manager of the FBME Bank Ltd, Devota Mkwawa, has > told The Guardian that the training was carried out it in Mwanza, Zanzibar > and Dar es Salaam. > > �We have decided to train them because this is a new product and is a real > time online banking services available any time, anywhere in the world. It > is a term used for performing transactions, payments over the internet > through a bank�s secure website, and at the same time it allows customers > to be in control of their bank accounts,� she said. > > FBME is providing the ability to view account balances in whatever > currency, to view and download all account statements, view loan schedules > and loan repayments, view and download VISA and Master Card statements. > (SOURCE: Guardian) > > * AFRICAN BUSINESSES SHOULD BUY LOCAL DOMAINS, SAYS MUTI > > African businesses and agencies operating on the internet should > promote their country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD) instead of paying > foreign companies for .com, .net or .org addresses, said registry > managers attending the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Vancouver. > > "The money is needed in Africa and we may have no business buying the > .com or .net when our .co.tz domain is undersubscribed," said Jacob > Mtui, of the University of Dar es Salaam. .com, .org and .net are > known as Top Level Domains (TLDs). Their registries are maintained by > US based organisations. > > Mtui argued that though the .co.tz, .go.tz and .ac.tz subscriptions > are free, they have only registered 1,200 addresses in a country with > a population of 34 million. He could not access the figures for the > international addresses, but Mtui said the ccTLD has not been > adequately promoted. > > Sample this: the central bank of Tanzania's address is > http://www.bot-tz.org and according to Mtui, it would have been a > perfect promotion exercise if the central bank used its .go.tz domain > name. > > But according to Njeri Rionge, ICANN board member, the use of a Top > Level Domain Name is a question of personal choice and preference. In > her opinion, the choice of .com, .net or .org gives an organisation > the global appeal. > > Whereas the use of a ccTLD denotes the location of specific companies, > Rionge said that some companies use TLDs and still maintain a ccTLD > address for brand protection. > > For example a well-known retail shop like www.uchumi.com can still > maintain www.uchumi.co.ke to protect its brand from other people who > may want to use the brand for other reasons. > > Calvin Browne, director of UNIFORUM, the not-for-profit company that > manages the .co.za domain agrees that a decision to use ccTLD or TLD > will be based on marketing criteria because technically there is no > difference between accessing a ccTLD or TLD website. > > In the same breath, Browne said that companies or organisations can > choose to either develop their own countries by providing income or > take the income to other countries. > > "Using .co.za will definitely increase local resources and increase > employment. There is need to develop a sense of national pride. The > more money stays home, the wider the opportunities for re-investment," > added Browne. > > Browne singled out giant corporations such as Liberty Life and Old > Mutual in South Africa that have maintained co.za addresses yet their > businesses are international. > > However, Ann-Rachel Inne, Policy Analyst at ICANN argued that African > registries have to ensure they have the technical ability to sustain > businesses and that connection is not erratic. > > "The infrastructure has to be favorable to business growth in case of > business entities. For instance electricity has to be available and in > case of power cuts, the registries have to have some back-up to > guarantee continued internet operations," added Inne. > (SOURCE: Highway Africa News Agency) > > * MTN RWANDA TO PROVIDE INTERNET AND VOIP > > MTN Rwanda has announced last week that the company will become an > internet service provider (ISP) by February next year. It will offer VoIP, > domain registration, Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), Corporate Wireless > Access Networks, web hosting and Wi-Fi. Subscribers will be able to access > internet services on their mobile phones and also use mobiles with `blue > tooth' to access wireless internet connectivity on laptops provided they > had a WAP or GPRS phone. > (SOURCE: > http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2500&It…) > > IN BRIEF > > - After an extensive free trial offer, Kenya�s Safaricom now has 15,000 > regular users of its data service, 6000 of which have bought a card for > their laptops. However the service will be relaunched as the company > believes that it can achieve a higher user base than it currently has. > > - The Postal Corporation of Kenya now has VSAT terminals in 33 offices, > enabling it to offer internet services. > > ADVERTISEMENT: > > AFRICA ONLINE � CONNECTING AFRICA > > Africa Online is the largest Pan-African Internet Service Provider in > Africa. We have offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, > Namibia, Ghana and Cote d�Ivoire. We are also able to provide you with > services through our partners and affiliates in Egypt, Nigeria, South > Africa and Zambia. > > As a premium Internet Service Provider, we specialize in Internet and > Internet related services, electronic transaction switching services and > corporate IT solutions and services. > > To learn more about how we can connect you to the rest of Africa, please > visit us at HYPERLINK "http://www.africaonline.com/"www.africaonline.com > ________________________________________________________________________ > COMPUTER NEWS > ________________________________________________________________________ > > * ORACLE GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER IN EGYPT NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS > > Oracle has officially opened its Global Product Support center based > within Egypt�s Xceed contact center, the largest of its kind in the > southern Mediterranean region. OracleThe facility, one of only eight > Global Product Support centers across the world, will provide support > services to Oracle customers around the globe as a key unit within Oracle�s > international support network. > > The new Oracle center, located within Egypt�s burgeoning Smart Village > business park, is staffed by multilingual software experts with core > competencies in the areas of enterprise resource planning (ERP) > applications and Oracle�s technology platform, including middleware and > database software. > (SOURCE: Al Bawaba) > > > * GHANAIAN COMPANY RELEASES FIRST LOCALLY PRODUCED CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL > SOFTWARE > > ChildNet Electronic Publishing, Ghana's first local educational software > developer and producer will be launching its first product, Squirrel's > Compututor. ChildNet Electronic Publishing was formed in 2003 by four > University and Polytechnic graduates to develop their own range of > software for children. > > Squirrel's Compututor was entirely developed in Ghana to help children > learn about computers. It uses animated tutorials, games, puzzles and > quizzes to engage and help with knowledge reinforcement. The program works > on any computer. > (SOURCE: Accra Mail) > > * CISCO SYSTEMS SEES MASSIVE POTENTIAL IN AFRICA > > Networking company Cisco Systems expects to sustain annual growth of > 10%-15% for the next few years as the volume of traffic carried on global > networks surges as much as 500% a year. Much of Cisco's growth is expected > to come from emerging markets, including Africa, where its business is > growing 30% a year. "That's where we are making our investments for > growth," CEO John Chambers told analysts in Santa Clara on Tuesday. > > Twelve percent of all new employees are being hired in emerging markets, > and its investment focus on the region will continue for the next several > quarters. > > So far the 129 countries classed as emerging markets account for just 10% > of the Nasdaq-listed company's revenue, which hit $24,8bn in financial > 2005. Chambers believes emerging markets could generate up to 40% of > Cisco's potential growth in the coming years. > > Cisco's vice-president for emerging markets, Paul Mountford, thinks > Chambers is under-estimating the potential, and predicts growth of up to > 47% a year in his territories. "There is an absolutely huge opportunity," > he said. > > The 129 countries cover 37% of the world's population, yet only 1% of the > people have broadband internet access. "It's all about land-grab. That's > why these countries are so important to us. First-mover advantage is > critical in these markets, and there's not really a comprehensive first > mover in any of the top 20 countries which generate 80% of the business > volumes today," he said. > > SA is among the top 20 performers of his 129 countries. Many African > governments were beginning to spend heavily on telecommunications > networks, seeing them as a platform through which to connect communities > and start to challenge poverty, he said. > (SOURCE: Business Day) > > > * SOUTH AFRICA - CUTTING PIRACY WOULD BOOST ECONOMY > > A 10 % points drop in South Africa's piracy rate could create jobs, > increase tax revenues and provide major benefits to the local economy, > according to a study by Business Software Alliance (BSA). > > The study found that cutting the software piracy rate of 37% in SA by 10% > over a four-year period could generate 2 400 new jobs, $1.7 billion (about > R10.8 billion) in economic growth and $1.31 million (about R8.3 million) > in tax revenues. > > The independent global research, conducted by International Data > Corporation (IDC), also found that reductions in the domestic software > piracy rate could jumpstart growth in the IT sector. > > IDC finds that the local IT sector currently includes 12 082 IT > businesses, employs 68 250 people. > > DC currently projects the $6.6 billion (about R42 billion) local domestic > IT sector will grow 42% by 2009. A 10-point reduction in software piracy > could increase that growth to 49% by 2009 to create a $10billion (about > R63.5 billion) industry. > > BSA chairman Stephan le Roux says although the software industry is a > great driver of economic benefits, the current impact represents a > fraction of the potential economic gains. > > "More needs to be done to protect the value of intellectual property in > terms of education, legislation and enforcement, if South Africa is to > realise the potential benefits the IT industry can bring," says le Roux. > > He says at this stage we have a 37% software piracy rate, which is an > increase from last year's 36%. The one percent increase is due to > ‘certain' additional calculations, added by the IDC during their > research. > > �Compared to other countries like China and Thailand who are standing at > about 80% piracy rate, we are average. That means we are not doing badly, > nonetheless we can always focus better and achieve the 10% reduction rate > so as to improve the economy.� > > The Government also needs to look at the current copyright law and make > amendments to it, so as to ensure the ongoing fight against software > piracy, says le Roux. > > He says already as part of the ongoing fight against software piracy, > prosecutors are educated on how to pick up small things that show when > software has been pirated. > > �Through education, private public partnerships, using corporate software > and asset management as a guide to reducing software piracy, even with a > person sitting at home, we can achieve that 10% decrease.� > > The BSA study provides a five-step formula for the government to protect > intellectual property: > - Update national copyright laws to implement World Intellectual Property > Organisation (WIPO) obligations; > - Create strong enforcement mechanisms, as required by the World Trade > Organisation, including tough anti-piracy laws; > - Dedicate government resources to the problem, including national IP > enforcement units, cross-border cooperation, and more training for law > enforcement; > - Improve public education and awareness; and > - Lead by example by requiring public sector to use only legitimate > software. > > The study that assesses the IT sector's economic impact in 70 countries > worldwide is available online at www.bsa.org/idcstudy > (SOURCE: > http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2005/0512091036.asp?A=COM&S=Compu…) > > IN BRIEF > > - Apparently Blackberry will not enter the Kenyan market because its > minimum licence agreement is 50,000 users and therefore the market is too > small. However those who have investigated selling them believe that the > margins offered by RIM are too small to be worth the candle. > > - The Postal Corporation of Kenya plans to launch an electronic money > order service early next year. A pilot project is already under way in a > number of centres. The service will enable customers to send money orders > electronically to all post offices countrywide. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > ON THE MONEY > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > * EGYPT TELECOM IPO LOOKS LIKE BEING HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRIBED > > Retail investors bidding for shares in the Telecom Egypt (TE) IPO received > 10.6 percent of the number of shares they asked for, Egypt's stock > exchange said in a statement on Thursday, a day after bidding closed. > > Retail bidders could buy a maximum of 10,000 of the 154 million shares > available to the public. Demand hit 1.45 billion shares, a source close to > the IPO said. > > About 340 million shares in total were on offer in the IPO. Half were > reserved for investment institutions, and after the deduction of shares > sold to retail investors, the remainder was set aside for TE employees. > > Shares were priced at 15.56 Egyptian pounds ($2.71) for investment > institutions and 14.80 pounds for retail investors. > > The partial privatisation of TE, which has a landline monopoly in the Arab > world's most populous nation, was one of the largest since a cabinet of > economic liberals took office in July 2004. The offering was worth about > 5.2 billion pounds. > (SOURCE: Reuters) > > * KENYA�S CELTEL RAISES KS4.5 BILLION FROM BOND MARKET > > Celtel Kenya has raised KS4.5 billion from the Kenyan bond market. This > comes on top of the KS6 billion that it raised from a group of banks and > institutional lenders last year. The funds raised are to allow the company > to continue its expansion programme. The bond issue was 75% gauranteed by > FMO, the Dutch Government�s development finance arm but in the event the > issue was oversubscribed. The issue was the largest ever bond issue on the > Nairobi Stock Exchange and 30% of the issue was taken up by overseas > investors. > > Fifteen Kenyan investors took up the issue, including banks, investment > managers and insurance companies. Celtel Kenya was advised by Standard > Bank PLC, the London-based sister bank of Stanbic Bank Kenya and the > capital was raised by Barclays Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank and Stanbic > Bank Kenya as co-lead arrangers. > (source: Daily Nation) > > * KENYA�S WANANCHI TO GO FOR IPO IN MID 2006 > > Wananchi�s recent merger with ISPKenya has led it to seek a private > placement to help it expand further. The merged company has a 38% market > share and the deal has to be cleared with the Monopolies Commission > (CHECK). Once the merger has been completed, the company will be seeking > an IPO in the middle of next year. Subject to a successful completion of > the merger, the company will be looking for further acquisitions. In what > areas? That would be telling. > > * SA�S CYBERHOST BUYS COMPANIES TO ACQUIRE WEB-BASED SOFTWARE > > Software and information technology group Cyberhost is to acquire 100% > effective shareholding in hospitality group Top Restaurants and Intranet > from Queensgate Leisure Holdings. > > Cyberhost said last week the purchase would provide it with access to > web-based software specific to the restaurant industry through Intranet's > management information system, which allows management to access > restaurant information through the internet. > > The simultaneous purchase of Top Restaurants, a holding company for 21 > restaurants and four franchised operations, will provide an initial client > base. > > Management information and control over the operations are exercised > through the Intranet information technology platform. > > Brands owned by Top Restaurants include the Famous Butchers Grill, > Upstairs Asian Fusion, Amici's, The Cape Fish Company and RJ's. > > The purchase consideration for Top Restaurants is R60,3m and Intranet is > R950000. > > Cyberhost said the rationale for the purchase was to create a captive > client base for the group's internet and web-hosting products and to > diversify its operations into the leisure industry. > > The company announced the acquisition along with its financial results for > the year to June. > > Cyberhost has regained its solvent position after completing a formal > settlement with its creditors. > > It reported revenue of R70m, from R2m for the 18 months ended June 2004. > Headline earnings a share were 0,10c a share, up from last year's headline > loss of 0.26c a share. No dividend was declared. > (SOURCE: Business Day) > > * BPO INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA HITS RECORD HIGH > > The contact centre and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in > South Africa has enjoyed unprecedented growth during 2005. > > According to new research conducted by Deloitte, there are now 167 contact > centre and BPO operations in just one Province, the Western Cape, > employing a total of 14,345 people. This represents growth in 2005 of 39% > in the number of agent positions and 43% in the number of staff. > > Calling the Cape, the Western Cape�s inward investment agency, has also > attracted new investment in 2005 worth GBP45m, up 19% from the GBP38m > secured in 2004. 76% of this investment originated from the UK. New BPO > investors in 2005 in Cape Town include Asda, Amazon.com, and STA Travel. > > Other provinces are also reporting strong levels of inward investment and > growth. Recent investors into Gauteng, South Africa�s commercial > heartland, reported by local agency ContactinGauteng include IBM, > FujitsuSiemens, and Sykes. A recent deal between involving ABN Amro to > outsource a significant percentage of its global call centre business to > IBM worldwide, including IBM South Africa�s Integrated Delivery Centre > based in Johannesburg, is testimony to the growth in complex services > being offshored to South Africa. > > Mfanu Mfayela, CEO of SACCCOM, the national industry body which includes > CallingtheCape, ContactinGauteng, KZNonSOURCE, says South Africa�s > attrition rate of 14% remains well below international norms, and is > particularly impressive in an industry that has grown in some areas by as > much as 70% in two years. > > Mfayela is confident that the industry will continue to grow through 2006. > �South Africa is fast developing an international reputation for high > quality of service and is attracting high calibre international investors, > while offering increasingly complex and sophisticated BPO services. The > labour market continues to be extremely accommodating of rapid growth and > the industry has extraordinary potential to develop the South African > economy. � > > * In Brief > > - The buzz rumour swirling round the GSM Conference in Cape Town last > week? MTN is to be bought by Orange. Neither party would confirm when > asked. The rumour has probably got going because MTN is the only > large-scale African mobile operator that is currently �unattached�. > Vodafone has announced its desire to purchase Vodacom and Celtel has only > recently changed hands. And with the exception of MTN�s lucky break in > Iran, it has had some difficulty breaking out of the continent. Is the > sale rumour true? Maybe it will be a case of if not now, when? And who? > > - Portugal Telecom and South Africa-based operator MTN have entered a > joint bid for a 34% stake in state-owned Namibian cellco Mobile > Telecommunications (MTC), the country�s sole mobile operator. According to > local press reports there are five parties bidding for the stake, and the > sale is expected to be completed in the first half of 2006. The government > also plans to sell a further 15% of the company to domestic investors. MTC > claimed 410,000 subscribers at the end of September. > > - Kuwait�s Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) says it is in talks > tobuy an unspecified Madagascan mobile operator. Kuwaiti newspaper > Al-Qabas claims that the target cellco has around 250,000 subscribers, > which would make market leader Madacom the most likely subject, but > nodetails concerning the bid or the size of the stake were available. > Madacom is 66%-owned by Hong Kong-based Distacom. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > WEB AND MOBILE DATA NEWS > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > * DIRECTOR OF EGYPTIAN OPPOSITION SITE DETAINED BY STATE SECURITY > > Ahmed Mahmoud Abdallah, Editor-in-Chief of Egyptian web site Al-Shaab > which was suspended last week has been arrested in Cairo on the night of 5 > December by state security agents from Amn-El-Dawla. > > Reporters with Frontiers has asked for the journalist to be freed:"We are > calling for online editors and bloggers to benefit from the same legal > protection and respect as journalists from more traditional media. The > arrest of a journalist or blogger is serious decision which must take > place within the context of a framework of transparent judicial procedure. > This has not been the case with the two arrests made in the last month." > (Reports without Frontiers) > > ADVERTISEMENT: > > Sky 2 Net LTD providing A-Z solution for Internet & VOIP via satellite > (C-Band) that covers all Africa and Asia. The solutions including > end-to-end Equipment of V-sat, wireless, VOIP, Bandwidth Management and > Anti-Spam (outgoing). Sky 2 Net provide Internet and International call > termination and generation for prepaid cards and regular operators. > - Web Site: www.sky2net.net > - E-Mail: wilan(a)sky2net.net > - Tel: +972-54-233261 > ___________________________________________________________________________ > PEOPLE > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > * While interviewing Skyweb Technologies� Gilda Odera for the Kenya > special above, her 16th floor office began to sway alarmingly. Both > interviewer and interviewee assumed that it must be some personal sickness > rather than last Monday�s earthquake. This is the first time we have had > to flee from an interview and do so by running down 16 flights of stars. > > * Former Kenyan MP Shem Ochuodho has been convicted and given a jail > sentence by the Kenyan courts for a fraud committed during his time at the > Kenya Pipeline Company. Ochuodho failed to appear for his court hearing > and is currently working as the head of the Rwandan Information Technology > Agency, a situation that has all the makings of diplomatic contretemps > between Kenya and Rwanda if it continues. And we last spotted Ochuodho at > the WSIS meeting in Tunis where his smiling demeanour betrayed none of the > anxieties you might expect of a man with a jail sentence hanging over his > head. > > * Meanwhile currently in the Kenyan courts are Jan Mutai and Samuel > Chepkonga, both formerly top managers with Telkom Kenya�s predecessor, > Kenya Posts and Telecoms. Both have been indicted on alleged fraud > charges. Jan Mutai is better known to readers with shorter memories as the > Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union. > > * Last week�s Kenyan cabinet reshuffle sees former Information and > Communications Minister Raphael Tuju promoted to Foreign Affairs and > replaced by PR man Mutahi Kagwe. Will Econet continue its court action > against him now he�s no longer in post? Interestingly Kagwe has a link > with a senior politician who previously was responsible for > communications. He is married to the daughter of influential Internal > Security Minister John Michuki who has the ear of the President. The > Assistant Minister was David Were but he has already resigned on the issue > if lack of consultation on the new cabinet. Widely respected Info and > Communications Permanent Secretary John Rege has been replaced by Dr > Bitange Ndemo. So Kenya�s ICT sector will have to start from scratch in > educating the newcomers about the importance of ICT to Kenya�s future > growth. > ______________________________________________________________ > EVENTS > > -Telecoms conference 2006: Has Telecoms deregulation delivered on its > promise? > Tuesday January 31st 2006, Cape Town International Convention Centre > For further information contact Nicky Floris, nicky(a)callingthecape.org.za > or (021) 487 8655 > > - National ICT Workforce Conference, Nairobi, Tuesday January 31st, 2006. > The conference will bring together stakeholders (industry, academia, > government, users, etc) in the ICT Workforce sector for discussion and > study/adoption of the Report of the National ICT Workforce Survey > conducted by the Society. > For further information contact csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com > > - Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, > VoIP, Security: “Developing Strategies in Network Management and the > Business Imperatives” > 23-24 February 2006, Nairobi, Kenya > For further information contact, Vincent Wambua, AITEC Kenya > Website: www.aitecafrica.com > > - Conference on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) > 23rd to 25th February 2006, Nairobi Safari Park Hote, Kenya > For further information call Tel/Fax + 254 20 374 9771. > > - Second Annual SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and > Exhibition > 1– 2, March 2006, Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa > For more information, visit www. sangonet.org.za/conference2006 > > - AfNOG workshop on Network Technology > 7 - 12 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya. > Further information and application forms are > available at <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2006/workshop/>. > > - Telecoms and Investments 2006' > 4-6 July , 2006 at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja - Nigeria. > For further information please telephone:+234 9 671 8799, Fax:+234 9 413 > 9293, Cell:+234 803 563 9927 > Website:http//www.telecomsandinvestments.com > Email:info@telecomsandinvestments.com > __________________________________________________________________________ > JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES > __________________________________________________________________________ > > * Botswana looks for telecom consultant > > The Botswana Telecommunications Authority is advertising for a > consultant who will develop a universal access and service policy for > the country. This will span the telecommunications, broadcasting, media, > post and ICT sectors. Bids are due by January 11 to pifelo(a)bta.org.bw. > > > * Regional Correspondent: West Africa, reporting to the Editor, Pambazuka > News, part-time. > Pambazuka News is the authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and > platform for social justice in Africa providing cutting edge commentary > and in-depth analysis on politics and current affairs, development, human > rights, refugees, gender issues and culture in Africa. > Pambazuka News offers a comprehensive weekly round-up of news on human > rights, conflict, health, environment, social welfare, development, the > internet, literature and arts in Africa. 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Fw: Re: Fate of ICT Policy
by Wainaina Mungai 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

> Hi, > > As we pay tribute to Eng. Rege, we may want to get a feel of what the new PS would be bringing to the table. I played with Google and found that his focus is on SME's ane Entrepreneurship issues. Such experience might come in handy in the implementation stage of the ICT policy. > > The new PS, Dr. Elijah Bitange Ndemo is a former lecturer at the University of Nairobi's Department of Business and Economics. Dr. Ndemo is a graduate of Management from the University of Minnesota's Calson School of Management. He received his Masters in Business Administration from University of St. Thomas, USA, and his doctorate degree at University of Sheffield. He has taught management science courses at the University of Nairobi since 1993. He is a member of the Kenya Institute of Management. His post doctoral paper completed in 2001 was on "Obstacles to growth of Kenyan microenterprises in manufacturing". > > HERE'S WHAT HE HAS WRITTEN: > 1. Assessing Social Enterprise: Evidence from Kenya (Ndemo, Elijah Bitange) > www.isba2004.org/Papers&Authors.html > > 2. Linkage Dynamics between Small and Large firms in Kenya (Dr. Elijah Bitange Ndemo, Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi) > http://www.isbe2005.org/AbstractsI/I4%20Ndemo%20(007).doc > > 3. Can Faith Based Enterprises Be Sustained in Kenya? (Bitange Ndemo) > http://www.babson.edu/entrep/fer/FER_2004/web-content/Section%20XI/S7/XI-S7… > > 4. Maasai Entrepreneurship and Change (Bitange Ndemo, University of Nairobi) > http://www.ccsbe.org/jsbe/current.htm#7 > > 5. He led the development of the "Jua Kali Weekly" - a weekly newspaper launched to cover issues on Micro and Small Enterprises in the East African Region. According to "Through our Website we will offer free marketing space that will promote their merchandise for sale all over the World." > > EXTRA QUOTES: http://www.mndaily.com/daily/gopher-archives/1989/05/19/Fundamentalists_spr… > > 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. > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Florence Etta <feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk> > > Subject: Re: Fate of ICT Policy > > Sent: 09 Dec '05 15:58 > > > > Hi all, > > > > Both Waudo and Jason are right with respect to their expressed fears in > > respect of the fate of the ICT policy. However there is a significant > > element in contemporary Kenya which suggests that the same fate will not > > befall the current ICT policy (which is awaiting Cabinet approval) as did > > the 1993 draft informatics policy. This element is that we have a network > > - KICTAnet devoted to ensuring precisely that the policy is concluded, the > > implemenatation plan commenced and relevant regulation is in place to > > ensure an enabling environment for ICT engineered growth in the country. > > That was the reason for bringing all the actors onto one platform and this > > aim is still to be pursued through this forum. > > > > As for Engineer Rege, he acted as a very good bridge between the > > governemnt, private sector, civil society and donors in the short time > > that he was there as PS (June - Dec 2005) and history will vindicate him. > > KICTAnet is planning to give him a befitting tribute and details of what > > will be decided will be posted on this list so that the wider community > > can be part of this effort if necessary. > > > > Cheers, > > > > FE > > > > _"JASON M. GITHEKO" <GITHEKO(a)EGERTON.AC.KE>_ wrote: I > > wouldn't hold my breath with regard to anything pending before cabinet. > > Under the current circumstances it seems doubtful that there will be a > > government at all in the short term... > > > > > > -- > > J M Githeko > > Director Self Sponsored Programmes > > Ag. Director ICT Centre > > Egerton University, Nakuru Town Campus > > P O Box 13357-20100, Nakuru, Kenya > > Phone: 254 51 2215648 > > Fax: 254 51 2214788 > > Mobile: 254 722 740237 > > > > On Thu, December 8, 2005 18:04, Waudo Siganga said: > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > While! wishing well to those entrusted with various responsibilities > > in the > > > new Government line up, one can only hope that issues such as the > > > incomplete National ICT Policy process will eventually see the light of > > > day. The last word was that the document was with cabinet and now, > > > following the cabinet changes we have a déjà vu situation reminiscent of > > > what happened in 1993. In that year the Government requested for donor > > > assistance to formulate a national ICT (then referred to as > > Informatics) > > > Policy. UNESCO stepped in and after six months or so a multi-stakeholder > > > committee under then PS for Science and Technology Karega Mutahi > > finalized > > > the document which was subsequently handed over to the Minister, the > > late > > > Zachary Onyonka. After the handover a major cabinet reshuffle saw the PS > > > and Minister moved. In the process the documents got lost and > > forgotten. > > > Perhaps only a couple of copies rem! ain today, one of which I hold as > > a > > > collectors item. > > > > > > That said, outgoing PS James Rege deserves commendation from the > > industry > > > for job very well done during his tenure. I was personally very > > surprised > > > that he was not retained. > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > Waudo Siganga > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2005-12-08 19:49:03 EST5 > > > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > > --- > > > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [githeko(a)egerton.ac.ke] > > > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > > > %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > > > > --- > > Submitted by: githeko(a)egerton.ac.ke 2005-12-09 00:23:06 EST5 > > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk] > > To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > -------------------- > > [LINK: > > http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… > > ] Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC [LINK: > > http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… > > ] calling worldwide with voicemail --- Submitted by: > > feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2005-12-09 08:04:25 EST5 (Please reply to original > > submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to > > kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] To unsubscribe, forward this > > message to %%email.unsub%% > > --- > Submitted by: Wainaina Mungai (One World) <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 2005-12-10 02:33:13 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >

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Fw: [DigAfrica] Promoting ccTLDs in Africa
by alice＠apc.org 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ngunjiri" <ngunjiri(a)mailbox.co.za> To: <DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [DigAfrica] Promoting ccTLDs in Africa > Chifu, > > maybe a good Samaritan could sponsor Ms. Inne (from ICANN) to Africa > and witness for herself first-hand, the high level of technical > competency and sophistication we command. Secondly, she also needs to > understand that managing a ccTLD server is actually a no-brainer, very > repetitive and sometimes mundane relative to other sophisticated > Internet-driven roles and responsibilities. Thirdly, she honestly does > not think that respective Africans stakeholders will be establishing the > ccTLD nodes in the middle of an underserviced rural mud and brick > polytechnic. This is a veiled insult however, such expressions ignorance > from people like her is not uncommon. Nevertheless, her comments should > not stop the tide to have our own ccTLDs and should be treated with the > contempt it deserves. IMHO, this lady is completely and thoroughly > misinformed. > > Chifu wrote: > >> Promoting ccTLDs in Africa >> Highway Africa News Agency (Grahamstown) >> >> December 5, 2005 >> Posted to the web December 5, 2005 >> >> Rebecca Wanjiku >> Vancouver, Canada >> >> African businesses and agencies operating on the internet should >> promote their country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD) instead of paying >> foreign companies for .com, .net or .org addresses, said registry >> managers attending the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and >> Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Vancouver. >> >> "The money is needed in Africa and we may have no business buying the >> ..com or .net when our .co.tz domain is undersubscribed," said Jacob >> Mtui, of the University of Dar es Salaam. .com, .org and .net are >> known as Top Level Domains (TLDs). Their registries are maintained by >> US based organisations. >> >> Mtui argued that though the .co.tz, .go.tz and .ac.tz subscriptions >> are free, they have only registered 1,200 addresses in a country with >> a population of 34 million. He could not access the figures for the >> international addresses, but Mtui said the ccTLD has not been >> adequately promoted. >> >> Sample this: the central bank of Tanzania's address is >> http://www.bot-tz.org and according to Mtui, it would have been a >> perfect promotion exercise if the central bank used its .go.tz domain >> name. >> >> But according to Njeri Rionge, ICANN board member, the use of a Top >> Level Domain Name is a question of personal choice and preference. In >> her opinion, the choice of .com, .net or .org gives an organisation >> the global appeal. >> >> Whereas the use of a ccTLD denotes the location of specific companies, >> Rionge said that some companies use TLDs and still maintain a ccTLD >> address for brand protection. >> >> For example a well-known retail shop like www.uchumi.com can still >> maintain www.uchumi.co.ke to protect its brand from other people who >> may want to use the brand for other reasons. >> >> Calvin Browne, director of UNIFORUM, the not-for-profit company that >> manages the .co.za domain agrees that a decision to use ccTLD or TLD >> will be based on marketing criteria because technically there is no >> difference between accessing a ccTLD or TLD website. >> >> In the same breath, Browne said that companies or organisations can >> choose to either develop their own countries by providing income or >> take the income to other countries. >> >> "Using .co.za will definitely increase local resources and increase >> employment. There is need to develop a sense of national pride. The >> more money stays home, the wider the opportunities for re-investment," >> added Browne. >> >> Browne singled out giant corporations such as Liberty Life and Old >> Mutual in South Africa that have maintained co.za addresses yet their >> businesses are international. >> >> However, Ann-Rachel Inne, Policy Analyst at ICANN argued that African >> registries have to ensure they have the technical ability to sustain >> businesses and that connection is not erratic. >> >> "The infrastructure has to be favorable to business growth in case of >> business entities. For instance electricity has to be available and in >> case of power cuts, the registries have to have some back-up to >> guarantee continued internet operations," added Inne. >> >> http://allafrica.com/stories/200512050815.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at >> http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica >> >> Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group >> click >> http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili >> >> >> >> >> >> SPONSORED LINKS >> Africa >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Africa&w1=Africa&w2=Communication+techn…> >> Communication technology >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Communication+technology&w1=Africa&w2=C…> >> International telecommunication >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=International+telecommunication&w1=Afri…> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> YAHOO! 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A Tribute to Eng. Rege
by John Walubengo 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Even as yesterday's cabinet list continuous to remain fluid, I wish to take this early opportunity to register my appreciation to one Eng. Rege who was until yesterday evening the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communication, Gov. of Kenya. Tremendous progress was made during his tenure - particularly of cultural nature where he cultivated an unprecedented Public-Private Sector relationship in within the ministry and the industry in general. Beyond just preaching transparency and accountability, he actually managed to practice it within an environment that has long been accustomed to hiding behind beauracratic protocols. Long live this spirit that he leaves behind at the Ministry of Info & Comm. walu.

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Fw: FEMNET looking for a New Executive Director! Please apply/circulate...
by alice＠apc.org 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

> Dear colleagues and friends. > > Greetings from FEMNET in Nairobi, Kenya. > > Please help us find a new Executive Director by applying for/circulating > the notice below to those you think might be interested. > > Thank you and warm regards. > > Muthoni. > ----- > The African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) is a > pan-African network working towards African women's development, > equality and other human rights. Set up in 1988 and based in Nairobi, > Kenya, FEMNET works on advocacy at the regional and international > levels, training on gender analysis and mainstreaming and communications. > > FEMNET is seeking a new Executive Director. Ethical, strong and > visionary African women, who are committed to African women's autonomy > and choice in all areas and who would like to contribute to the African > women's movement are hereby invited to apply for the position. Kindly > review the attached job description for further information and > apply/circulate to those you think might be interested. > > To apply, please submit, by January 15, 2006, a letter of application, > together with a CV, copies of relevant supporting documents and at least > three references to: > > The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) > P O Box 54562 > Nairobi 00200 > Kenya > Fax: (254) 20.3742927 > Email: admin(a)femnet.or.ke > -- > L. Muthoni Wanyeki > Executive Director > African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) > P O Box 54562 > Nairobi > Kenya > Tel: (254) 20-3741301/20 > Fax: (254) 20-3742927 > Email: admin(a)femnet.or.ke > URL: www.femnet.or.ke > >

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Fwd: IDLELO2 UPDATE - POST WSIS
by Bill Kagai 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bill Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:45:23 +0300 Subject: IDLELO2 UPDATE - POST WSIS To: fossfa(a)gmail.com Dear all, Two weeks after the WSIS Conference, FOSSFA is glad to announce the following positive developments. 1. InWEnt joins IDLELO2 Collaborating Sponsors. 2. Sir John Daniel & Mr. Mark Shuttleworth accept to be IDLELO2 Key Note Speakers. 3. UNECA to support African Delegates to IDLELO2. 4. FOSSFA Mailing List Active - Please Subscribe. 1. InWEnt joins IDLELO2 Collaborating Sponsors. InWEnt will support 30 delegates to the Idlelo2 Conference comprised of IT@B members and ICT Government Representatives from the SADC Region. InWEnt now joins UNECA, Hivos and OSIWA as our main partners for the Idlelo2 Conference. Intel has also shown interest in IDLELO2 and discussions are going on between them and our conference organiser, AITEC Africa, on the prospects of Intel becoming part of the sponsoring family. The full statement from InWEnt will be available on the FOSSFA website www.fossfa.net by close of business today. Part of their statement supporting IDLELO2 states as follows... "InWEnt is very pleased to collaborate with FOSSFA on this most timely initiative. The World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis has shown again that innovative approaches to technologies can have an impact on poverty reduction and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this context, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) plays an important role. InWEnt therefore supports a number of initiatives in this field in Asia (it@foss) and in Africa, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Notably, since 2001we have trained IT specialists of seven SADC countries, inter alia on the use of FOSS. They are part of the Southern African Knowledge Network on "Information Technology in African Business" (it@ab) supported by InWEnt. Now, we have committed ourselves to bring the expertise of this network it@ab to Idlelo 2 and to support the conference, because we believe that only by connecting the African private sector and policy makers we will be able to make progress in stimulating a local FOSS software industry in Africa. InWEnt is also looking forward to exploring further synergies and cooperation with the other key players of Idlelo 2. Mr Derek Lakudzala, vice chairman of the it@ab network explains: "it@ab would like to associate itself with Idlelo2 partly to expose the expertise already available in the region and to the regions' user community through the it@ab network and partly to exchange knowledge and information on possible collaboration to use innovations such as FOSS as a tool to fight poverty in Africa. The time to move from mere talk to concrete results, products and services using FOSS is now. Idleleo2 affords stakeholders that rare opportunity to meet some of the regions own experts on the one hand and key decision and policy makers on the other hand. The it@ab network expects that the conference will also offer opportunities for business contacts. With the investment already put into development of Africa's own human resource expertise in the area of FOSS, we expect to establish new synergies and win-win relationships with other key players in the it-field." 2. Sir John Daniel & Mr. Mark Shuttleworth accept to be Key Note Speakers Sir John Daniel the Head of Commonwealth of Learning and Mr. Mark Shuttleworth, the entrepreneur behind Ubuntu Linux have agreed to deliver the key note speeches during IDLELO2 Conference. We have also invited the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki to grace and officially open the Conference. The president will have the opportunity to hear from the Key Note Speakers before delivering his speech. 3. UNECA to support African Delegates to IDLELO2 Mr. Makane Faye from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and also the FOSSFA focal point to the UN confirmed in Tunis during the WSIS Conference that UNECA will support FOSS Delegates from Africa to IDLELO2. We are working out on the modalities but priority will be to ensure gender balance and ensure that women are involved in software development in Africa. We will post the modalities for qualification for this scholarship by January 2006. 4. FOSSFA Mailing List Active - Please Subscribe. FOSSFA Mailing Lists have been rectified following the bruteforce attack on our portal. If you wish to be member of the FOSSFA Mailing List, please send a message to 'council-subscribe(a)fossfa.net' with subject 'subscribe'. Further updates regarding FOSSFA and IDLELO2 Conference will be posted to the mailing list. - With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai CEO - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Coordinator - Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) 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 E. fossfa(a)gmail.com URL. www.fossfa.net IDLELO2 URL. www.fossfa.net/idlelo2

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Telecom consumer survey meeting-
by James Nguo 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Dear ALL, PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON TELCOMS AND INTERNET ACTIVITY IN KENYA.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> In the last few months, Russell Southwood with support from IDRC has been undertaking a research on telecom consumer activity in Kenya, Senegal and South Africa with a view to identifying different types of consumer interest activity found in Kenya, the effectiveness of consumer interventions and attitudes by different stakeholders. I have been supporting Russell in this research and have conducted research among media houses, Internet service providers, Consumer organisations, regulator-Communications Commission of Kenya and the GSM providers. As a stakeholder in the ICT sector, we hereby invite you to a forum where we will present these findings at the following venue; Date: 7th December 2005 Venue: IDRC boardroom at Liaison House, State House Avenue Time: 9:00 am-11.30am We look forward to seeing you. James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: Alex Gakuru [mailto:gakuru@mail.co.ke] Sent: 24 October 2005 15:32 To: Kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca; KICTANet Subject: [Kictanet] GSM Public Forum: Event Updates... You too, you're most welcome. Regards, Alex

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Re: [Kictanet] Telecom consumer survey meeting-
by John Walubengo 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

wednesday...I should make it. Maybe just a bit more specific on the location of this Liason House on State house road. Driving from town( Valley Rd), how do we get to Liason house? What are the obvious signposts towards this venue? walu. >>> James Nguo <james(a)alin.or.ke> 12/05/05 02:32pm >>> Dear ALL, PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON TELCOMS AND INTERNET ACTIVITY IN KENYA.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> In the last few months, Russell Southwood with support from IDRC has been undertaking a research on telecom consumer activity in Kenya, Senegal and South Africa with a view to identifying different types of consumer interest activity found in Kenya, the effectiveness of consumer interventions and attitudes by different stakeholders. I have been supporting Russell in this research and have conducted research among media houses, Internet service providers, Consumer organisations, regulator-Communications Commission of Kenya and the GSM providers. As a stakeholder in the ICT sector, we hereby invite you to a forum where we will present these findings at the following venue; Date: 7th December 2005 Venue: IDRC boardroom at Liaison House, State House Avenue Time: 9:00 am-11.30am We look forward to seeing you. James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: Alex Gakuru [mailto:gakuru@mail.co.ke] Sent: 24 October 2005 15:32 To: Kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca; KICTANet Subject: [Kictanet] GSM Public Forum: Event Updates... You too, you're most welcome. Regards, Alex

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Re: [Kictanet] Telecom consumer survey meeting-
by John Walubengo 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

sawa. Wednesday, 8.30a.m I'll check u out @ Tetu, then c this Nguo guy thereafter. walu. >>> Bill Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> 12/05/05 03:33pm >>> >From Town take the first right right turn to State House Avenue (not road) immediately after Serena, drive past Ethiopian Embassy, Serbia & Montenegro Embassy and then ten meters ahead you will see a big blue sign...Liaison House. If you are early, just pop to Tetu Apartments, Gate B, Suite 2 for coffee in my office. Need to chat you. Im exactly opposite Liaison House On 12/5/05, John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> wrote: > wednesday...I should make it. > > Maybe just a bit more specific on the location of this Liason House on State house road. Driving from town( Valley Rd), how do we get to Liason house? What are the obvious signposts towards this venue? > > walu. > > >>> James Nguo <james(a)alin.or.ke> 12/05/05 02:32pm >>> > Dear ALL, > > > > PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON TELCOMS AND INTERNET ACTIVITY IN > KENYA.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = > "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > > In the last few months, Russell Southwood with support from IDRC has been > undertaking a research on telecom consumer activity in Kenya, Senegal and > South Africa with a view to identifying different types of consumer interest > activity found in Kenya, the effectiveness of consumer interventions and _______________________________________________ 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/jwalubengo%40kcct.ac.ke

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Re: .XXX Sidelined
by John Walubengo 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Now that the pornographic .xxx domain seems to have been 'veto-ed' due to US-Bush influence I find myself wondering if this was good or bad. Don't get me wrong, I do not recommend porn, however, this veto-power that the US seems to hold over ICANN is what I believe got the rest of the world worried. Today you may have an 'Evangelist' President sitting at Whitehouse and hence 'positively?' influencing ICANN, but what about tomorrow, when you may have an 'Atheist' or a 'Whatever' US President sitting at the Whitehouse, what then for ICANN and the rest of the Internet community? walu. nb: and coming to think of it from a technical perspective... if all porn sites were restricted and bundled onto the .xxx top level domain, it maybe easier to block them, than it is now when they are scattered all over different domains. >>> "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 12/04/05 06:24pm >>> Dear Colleagues, Although news from Vancouver appears to be in short supply, one piece of information is that ICANN removed the central porn domain .xxx from the agenda where it was scheduled for approval. Developing countries have consistently been against the registration of this top-level domain. Kind Regards Waudo Siganga -- waudo siganga emailsignet(a)mailcan.com -- http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely different* --- Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 2005-12-04 10:31:12 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Fw: [aisi-l] Follow up to the WSIS in Africa - Preparing project proposals for the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE)
by alice＠apc.org 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Makane Faye" <mfaye(a)uneca.org> To: "African Information Society Initiative - Discussion Forum" <aisi-l(a)lyris.bellanet.org> Cc: "Betty Teshager" <BTeshager(a)uneca.org>; "Thierry Amoussougbo" <tamoussougbo(a)uneca.org> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:34 PM Subject: [aisi-l] Follow up to the WSIS in Africa - Preparing project proposals for the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) Dear Colleagues, Stakeholders and Friends, Following the adoption under the aegis of the African Union Commission of the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) by the African ministers on 21 September 2005, and the two meetings organized by the African Union and ECA in Tunis on 16 November 2005 during the WSIS, I am pleased to inform you that the 16 November meetings recommended submission of more project proposals representing all sub-regions in the framework of ARAPKE. Accordingly, institutions from governments, civil society, private sector, sub-regional, regional and international organizations are requested to forward their project proposals to: bteshager(a)uneca.org with a copy to: mfaye(a)uneca.org and tamoussougbo(a)uneca.org before 24 December 2005, using the attached template. So far over 30 project descriptions have been received from various stakeholders. The ARAPKE documents in English and French are available at: www.uneca.org/aisi/wsis2005. Best regards. Makane Faye ECA Addis Ababa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-aisi-l-84914M(a)lyris.bellanet.org >

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WSIS is over, but the debate has just began
by Wainaina Mungai 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Source: http://www.panos.org.uk/iwitness/summit/shanmugavelan.asp WSIS is over, but the debate has just begun Murali Shanmugavelan The big relief is that the debate around the information society no longer needs to be tied to the WSIS process, said communications expert David Souter at Panos Londons final briefing in Tunis. Very true. The information society is broader than the agenda of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) could ever have hoped to cover. And the resulting non-binding Tunis Declaration has produced little in concrete terms for developing countries. Everyone knew this before the Tunis phase of WSIS even started. So why did some 20,000 delegates bother to turn up? At the end of the day, was it worth it? Was it worth it? There is no doubt that WSIS has provided a valuable backdrop for civil society organisations (CSOs) that have been working on information and communications issues for the last 25 years. Seán Ó Siochrú, spokesman for Communication Rights in the Information Society, pointed out that the Summit process has helped us to refine our communication rights arguments by learning from different CSOs around the world. The context offered by WSIS together with the very information and communication technologies (ICTs) that dominated the Summit have helped CSOs to share their experiences more than ever before. WSIS provided a unique platform for governments, donors, activists and practitioners to come together and understand each others points of view. The participation of various heads of state and high-level diplomats signified the political importance of WSIS. But the commitments adopted at the Summit are largely meaningless unless national governments take initiatives to implement them. Challenges such as promoting good governance and transparency through the use of ICTs, or increasing access to information for the poor and the marginalised, require clear policies and actions. An international meeting such as WSIS can provide ideas and encouragement. But it cannot force governments to fulfil their promises (the host countrys poor record on media freedom being a case in point). Changes at a national level require political will, and civil society has a crucial role in influencing governments and holding them accountable. Beyond technology This brings us to the next issue: the de-politicisation of information society issues. Most ICT projects from telecentres to community media centres are isolated from other social and political processes. But information and communication flows are all about democracy and participation, and not just about making technologies available and affordable. It is widely acknowledged that good governance is key to the success of Poverty Reduction Strategies and other development approaches. And ICTs can be instrumental in helping to eliminate intermediaries, increase transparency and hold local governments accountable. At the same time, the credibility and usefulness of ICT-enabled development projects can only be fully realised when the poor and marginalised are able to use these tools to voice their needs and access their entitlements. For example in some Indian states computerisation has greatly simplified the issuing of birth and death certificates, which would otherwise cost individuals two days (without pay) plus bribes for local civil servants. We need more examples of ICTs applied at the grassroots level to demonstrate the real power of the information society. Unfortunately the Tunis ICT 4 All exhibition failed to deliver on this front. Instead there was a fascination among both participants and exhibitors with cutting-edge technologies and gadgets one of highlights being a project that aims to provide every poor child with a laptop. The Economists annual foresight report is optimistic about this $100 laptop, saying that cheaper technology will bring hope to the worlds poorer countries in 2006. It is certainly a great idea, but we will have to wait and see if it works in practice. This is not a criticism of technologies per se. But there is, perhaps, a greater need to invest in infrastructure (including electricity and roads) and internet backbones to make the information society work. What lies ahead The so-called Summit of Solutions has failed to produce anything concrete, and in truth no one expected it to. In the end only one issue commanded substantive debate at WSIS: internet governance. It was agreed that the question of political legitimacy whether or not the US should control (or oversee) the internet be handed over to a new Internet Governance Forum, a partnership between governments, CSOs, business and inter-governmental organisations whose role remains vague. Meanwhile, on financing and infrastructure, WSIS was essentially used as a platform for donors and international agencies to launch new activities in rolling out investments in infrastructure. The real work lies ahead on two levels. Internationally, some of the debates emerging from WSIS, such as proprietary software and intellectual property rights, will be discussed in other intergovernmental forums such as the World Trade Organisation. Nationally, CSOs and others will have to take note of the fact that efforts to build an inclusive information society are influenced by many non-ICT policy instruments. For example, the right to equality has a direct bearing on womens participation in the information society. Similarly the right to assembly and free speech cannot be overcome by merely bridging the digital divide (as demonstrated by China, which has the largest number of mobile subscribers in the world), As with the first phase of WSIS, only lip-service was paid to the role of the media in the making of the information society. Indeed, Panos was one of the few organisations highlighting the importance of including the media in the debate. CSOs and others would do well to reflect on how they engaged with the media at WSIS. After all, freedom of expression and information and the fight against corruption have historically been core issues for the traditional media. Ultimately, for any of these issues to be moved forward, the media must be regarded as a key partner in the information society. Murali ShanmugavelanMurali Shanmugavelan heads Panos London's information society project. His expertise - grounded in academic training and fieldwork in telecentres in South India - lies in how ICTs can be used for development and how international policies on internet governance, telecoms and ICTs affect flows of communication.

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Fw: [alac] President's IDN Committee
by alice＠apc.org 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

FYI on ICANN's website: > > ICANN President's Advisory Committee for IDNs > > 23 November 2005 > > ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the President’s Advisory > Committee for IDNs. The committee is formed pursuant to ICANN Board > Resolution 04.71 in order to “provide the Board and ICANN community with > advice on issues that relate to IDN policies, in particular issues that > impact the implementation of IDN especially at the top level.” > > Committee Members > > It should be noted that some of the member seats are intended for specific > constituencies and as such the individual on the seat may be changing over > time. Further, other individuals than the listed below have been invited > and as ICANN is receiving acknowledgements the list below will be updated. > > Chairs > (In alphabetical order) > > Mouhamet Diop > CEO, Next SA > > Prof Hualin Qian > Professor, Computer Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences > > Paul Twomey > President and CEO > ICANN > > Members > (In alphabetical order) > > Pankaj Agrawala > Joint Secretary, Communication and Information Technology Ministry, India > > Mohammed El Bashir > Chairman , Sudan Internet Society > > Erin Chen > Internet Engineer, TWNIC > > Alex Corenthin > Departement Genie Informatique, Ecole Superieure Polytechnique > > Mark Davis > President, Unicode Consortium and Chief SW Globalization Architect, IBM > > Michael Everson > CEO, Evertype > > Patrik Fältström > Member, Internet Architecture Board and Corporate Consulting Engineer, > Cisco Systems > > Mansour Farah > Senior Information Technology Officer, United Nations Economic and Social > Commission for Western Asia > > Khaled Fattal > Chairman and CEO, Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (MINC) > > Hirofumi Hotta > Director, Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd. (JPRS) > > Pat Kane > Senior Product Manager, Verisign > > Cary Karp > President and CEO, MuseDoma > > Cedarampattu (Ram) Mohan > Vice President, Business Operations, Afilias > > Kraisom Pronsuthe > Former permanent secretary, Information and Communication Technology > Ministry, Thailand > > Imad Sabouni > General Manager, Syrian Telecom > > Michel Suignard > Microsoft > > James Woods > Product Manager – Domains, Tucows > > Hong Xue > Asia/Australia/Pacific Region, ALAC > > Objectives of the Committee > > 1. Ensure that the discussions on IDN within the ICANN community > contribute to the continued development of the name space. > 2. Ensure that such discussions promote the use of languages on the > Internet in a manner that guarantees the Internet’s continued stability > and interoperability. > 3. Strengthen inclusion, coordination, and collaboration of all > organizations involved in IDN discussions and the developing > implementation of multilingual domain name solutions. > 4. Ensure that frequent and timely discussions occur between different > organizations and stakeholders (technical, political, government, private > sector) on challenges in the successful implementation of IDNs in the DNS. > 5. Ensure appropriate evolution of the IDN guidelines, their > development into a Best Current Practices (BCP) document, and follow up > for its implementation into the DNS hierarchy and within TLDs. > > Committee Tasks > > Committee tasks are anticipated to change as IDN implementation matures. > The Committee’s broad representation will promote coordination of IDN > related work that takes place within and outside ICANN’s supporting > organizations, committees, and stakeholders. > > The diversity of member expertise will ensure that the Committee plays a > key role in the successful internationalization of the Internet and thus > ensures Internet access for all languages. > > Initially the Committee is tasked with identifying and proposing solutions > to the following main areas: > > 1. IDN TLD Challenges: The committee is tasked with analyzing the > challenges relating to the implementation of internationalized top level > domains and suggestions towards their resolution. > 2. IDN Technical Development Challenges: The committee is tasked with > providing the ICANN President (and staff) with a list of technical > barriers and opportunities to the continued development of IDNs and which > the community is expecting ICANN to handle or take part in handling. > 3. IDN Policy Challenges: The Committee is tasked with developing and > providing the ICANN President (and staff) with recommendations on how IDN > policy issues should be handled, the use of existing policy development > processes, and the definition of specific IDN policy processes. >

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Fw: [DigAfrica] What lies ahead of WSIS - Panos wrap up piece.
by alice＠apc.org 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

From: "Murali Shanmugavelan" <Murali.Shanmugavelan(a)panos.org.uk> To: <DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:31 PM Subject: [DigAfrica] What lies ahead of WSIS - Panos wrap up piece. > WSIS is over, but the debate has just begun > > This WSIS wrap up piece looks at what lies ahead of WSIS. The author > argues that building an inclusive information society will need civil > society to hold governments to account - and that the media has a > crucial role to play in ensuring this happens. > > > www.panos.org.uk/iwitness/summit/shanmugavelan.asp > > Thanks. > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group > click > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >

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PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON TELCOMS AND INTERNET ACTI VITY IN KENYA
by James Nguo 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Dear KICTANet members, As mentioned during the Consumer Protection Consultative Meeting on 24th Oct 2005 at Jacaranda Hotel, I will be presenting the results of telcoms and internet activity here in Kenya. I take the pleasure to invite you all to this meeting. Please confirm your participation through <james(a)alin.or.ke> I have attached an invitation for your review Best wishes James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange

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meetings and ISP forum
by alice＠apc.org 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Dear all I shall be away from Nairobi from Monday 28th November to December 10, 2005. I will be attending the ICANN meeting. kind regards Alice Wanjira 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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WSIS Youth Caucus in Tunis
by constance georgina 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

Dear Friends, I hope you are well and in the best of spirits, for more information on the WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICS campaigns and presentations, and substantial positive contribution that we as young leaders made at WSIS Tunis last week, visit: www.wsisyouth.org, www.wsistunis2005.tn, (kenya) www.madeinkenya.org, http://projects.takingitglobal.org/wsisyouthkenya For youth caucus blogs (except those syndicated!) you can check out the events page too: http://events.takingitglobal.org/wsistunis/blog, Photos will also be uploaded soon here:http://events.takingitglobal.org/wsistunis/photos/ Get Informed! Get Involved! Bridge the Digital Divide! Kindest Regards Connie Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro Citron Wood President Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner UNOY Peacebuilders Affiliate Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS East Africa Focal Point XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A National WSIS Subcommittee Youth Representative WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICs (Kenya) National Campaign Coordinator 'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP. --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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WSIS Youth Caucus in Tunis
by constance georgina 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

Dear Friends, I hope you are well and in the best of spirits, for more information on the WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICS campaigns and presentations, and substantial positive contribution that we as young leaders made at WSIS Tunis last week, visit: www.wsisyouth.org, www.wsistunis2005.tn, (kenya) www.madeinkenya.org, http://projects.takingitglobal.org/wsisyouthkenya For youth caucus blogs (except those syndicated!) you can check out the events page too: http://events.takingitglobal.org/wsistunis/blog, Photos will also be uploaded soon here:http://events.takingitglobal.org/wsistunis/photos/ Get Informed! Get Involved! Bridge the Digital Divide! Kindest Regards Connie Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro Citron Wood President Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner UNOY Peacebuilders Affiliate Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS East Africa Focal Point XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A National WSIS Subcommittee Youth Representative WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICs (Kenya) National Campaign Coordinator 'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos

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Fwd: [Kictanet] Internet (ISPs) Consumer Forum....
by John Walubengo 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

We have in the recent two weeks, witnessed this 'roller-coaster' phenomena that continues to unfold within our political and social circles... Can we however say that like the Italians, politics never affected us and we stayed focused and are therefore ready to host the above forum next week Thrs 1st Dec 2005 as planned? AITEC (Andrew), I wonder what is the state of the logistics (Invites, Adverts, Venue, etc) on this one? walu.

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Fw: [governance] Assessment of WSIS Outcomes for Internet Governance
by alice＠apc.org 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

This analysis is currently available at www.IP3.gatech.edu . It should soon be available at www.InternetGovernance.org November 23, 2005 An Assessment of the WSIS-2/Tunis '05 Outcomes The outcomes of the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) are significant -- and rather surprising. ICANN emerges from the summit both unchanged and significantly different. After WSIS it has a stronger claim to legitimacy. ICANN emerged unchanged, in that its institutional structures - most notably its mechanisms for political oversight - were not amended. ICANN continues to operate under the formal authority of a single government, the US. Such a unilateral globalization model is a novel arrangement, quite unlike what is used in other global sectors (e.g. telephony or communication satellites.) The US continues to exercise a kind of unipolar authority it does not have in physical space. But ICANN also emerges from WSIS radically different: it is now endowed with a greater degree of legitimacy. Over a period of four years the UN family of nations intensely scrutinized ICANN, Internet governance, and unilateral US oversight, and they came to a decision: they declined to change ICANN's structures. Whereas US control was previously the product of a unilateral assertion, it is now the outcome of a lengthy process of scrutiny by all nations. Thus ICANN's greatest weakeness - its lack of legitimacy and its related lack of support from governments around the world - is less after WSIS. From now on, governments that criticize ICANN are criticizing an arrangement that they themselves reviewed and left unchanged. The WSIS decision cannot really be called an endorsement of ICANN. The text nowhere mentions ICANN by name, and there is no real declaration of support. Still, the UN has decided not to act against the organization, and this collective inaction is the final word after years of debate. The Internet Governance Forum Another important WSIS outcome is the launch of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Two features characterize the IGF. First, it is a multi-stakeholder forum. Although a creation of the UN, the forum membership will include more than just UN member states; participating equally will be entities from the private sector and from civil society. Second, the forum has no concrete power. It is an advisory body. Its member will discuss and formulate collective recommendations, but those recommendations will not carry the weight of policy. Still, the forum could become powerful. A forum is a prerequisite for collective action at the global level, making possible communication, interest aggregation, bargaining, and decision. WSIS was itself a forum, and it made possible certain collective decisions of great political import. (For more on the functionality of forums see the article "Understanding WSIS" in the journal Information Technology and International Development.) If the new forum makes continued collective decision-making possible, it could be a powerful entity. Its recommendations could be formalized by national governments. Still one might ask, what is new about this forum? ICANN already has advisory committees for governments and for civil society members, and the private sector controls its board outright. Why create another mechanism for formulating advice? The answer is that this new forum will primarily have a policy focus. Whereas ICANN's bodies ostensibly focus on technical coordination, the IGF will focus on all issues of Internet governance. This dual arrangement formalizes the questionable division of Internet governance into two domains: ICANN's domain of technical coordination and the IGF's domain of public policy. It risks validating the inaccurate claim that ICANN is a purely technical body without policy-making content. Implications: ICANN and IGF In an earlier analysis entitled "ICANN Reform: Establishing the Rule of Law" I argued that ICANN needed a legislative mandate. It now has some of that. The Tunis documents are a major step in that direction. The locus of policy making will now shift. Fundamental disputes about ICANN's structures of policy-making have been settled (at least for now.) The next step is to work within those structures. WSIS defined two forums for policy making: ICANN, for matters of technical coordination, and the IGF, for everything else. In the short term, most Internet governance activity will switch to ICANN, where debates will occur within the ICANN structures. They will focus more on substantive issues relating to technical coordination. Of particular note is ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The GAC is the forum where governments have the opportunity to look in on ICANN decision-making and offer their advice. It will likely become a much more important body - perhaps the most important body - in ICANN. At WSIS governments made it clear that they want a greater voice in ICANN decisions, and the GAC will be the vehicle for that. Thanks to WSIS governments now know a lot more about ICANN issues, so their participation should be more informed and effective. Civil society does not have a strong base within ICANN. The Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) operates at a disadvantage vis-à-vis the multiple commercial constituencies. Even weaker is ICANN's At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), which is a pale shadow of the earlier user representation on the board. Ever since business and technical interests eliminated elections, civil society participation has been constrained. Outside of ICANN, the Internet Society (ISOC) is not a reliable home for civil society. Since 2002 business interests control ISOC by virtue of having rewritten its bylaws in a manner similar to ICANN. ISOC, however, still claims to be a civil society organization. What user organizations are in ALAC are mostly sub-units of ISOC. In summary, the situation for civil society in the post-WSIS ICANN is a major source of concern. A top priority for civil society should be reforming ALAC. With ICANN confirmed as the one operational institution for global Internet governance, civil society should develop a more effective voice there. Investing in ALAC and NCUC is one way to achieve that. The second forum emerging from WSIS is the Internet Governance Forum. The IGF can be thought of as a continuation of the WSIS, since it provides a place for multistakeholder discussion of a very large number of issues. The key question here is whether governments embrace it. With GAC already established and offering a rich agenda, some governments may question the utility of a second advisory forum. Industry interests are likely to be cool to the IGF, since they have so much more influence in ICANN. Civil society, with its weak base in ICANN, may have the most at stake in the IGF, but they may not be able to make it succeed without the commitment of those other stakeholders. Conclusion Before WSIS ICANN was a sort of Frankenstein organization created in the basement of the US Department of Commerce. No formal delegation of authority from the US Congress authorized its exercise of public powers. Nor did its global elections give it legitimacy, since they were canceled before full implementation. Now ICANN can claim some degree of public authority. Many people may regret the UN's implicit endorsement of ICANN, but no one can easily dismiss the validity of the process. ICANN is the same but different. The next step in the policy process will be to work within its structures. There is one additional possibility, not mentioned above, that looms over Internet governance: technology re-design. With WSIS leaving ICANN in place, those dissatisfied with ICANN are likely to move away from a political strategy. Instead, they may see more promise in trying to eliminate the single root. One example in this trend is the Open Root Server Network (orsn.org) which is creating a parallel network of servers that are autonomous of ICANN. With such innovations in place, the power in controlling the authoritative root server is reduced. In the near future, it will be interesting to see how many groups propose technical innovations that effectively decentralize the root. References WSIS Decision: "Tunis Agenda for the Information Society," 15 November 2005, WSIS-05/TUNIS/DOC/6(Rev.1)-E "Understanding WSIS: An Institutional Analysis of the World Summit on the Information Society," Information Technology and International Development, published by MIT Press, 2005. "ICANN Reform: Establishing the Rule of Law," web published analysis. Articles can be found at www.InternetGovernance.org and www.IP3.gatech.edu. Author is Hans Klein, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Partner in the Internet Governance Project. The paper benefited from comments by Milton Mueller. ### -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org > https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance >

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Habitat Jam Event at the Pavement all KICTANet members invited
by alice＠apc.org 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Hi all You are all invited to the UN-Habitat JAM event taking place tomorrow Thursday 24th at the Pavement (is it a bar or restaurant?) from 4.00 to 7.00 alice

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Fw: Habitat JAM Info
by alice＠apc.org 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

KICTANet members more information on the UN-HABITAT Jam. Brian will be posting more information on tomorrow's event thanks alice --------------------------------------------------------- As a preparation for WUFIII in Vancouver, the UN-HABITAT are collaborating >> with the Government of Canada to create a large internet discussion on >> sustainable cities. This discussion, the Habitat JAM, will be held across >> the world on December 1-3. >> >> A large effort is to be made to include participants from organisations > and >> individuals who will not be able to come to Vancouver. To ensure these >> participants the use of phones, SMS services and internet through mobile >> network GPRS is going to be provided. The World Bank Institute is opening >> about 50 of their GDLN sites for persons who do not have access to > internet >> elsewhere. Local translators will be recruited to make it possible for >> non-English speaking persons to be able to participate. >> >> The Habitat JAM is divided into 6 fora, covering the following subjects: >> >> · Improving the Lives of People Living in Slums (English and French >> fora) >> · Sustainable Access to Water in Our Cities >> · Environmental Sustainability in Our Cities >> · Finance and Governance in Our Cities >> · Safety and Security in Our Cities >> · Humanity: The Future of Our Cities >> >> The JAM participants is divided into four groups: Moderators are high >> profile persons with an interest for urban sustainability; Subject Matter >> Experts are the world's experts in each of the forum topics; Facilitators >> keep the JAM going by providing services as translation, phone and > internet >> support, and reviewing the posts into the JAM; The Participant is > everybody >> else. >> >> More information and brochures can be found at: http://www.habitatjam.com >> >> >> Best Regards, >> Daniel >> >> (See attached file: Overview.pdf) >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Daniel Vilnersson >> Habitat JAM / WUF Consultant >> Global Division, UN-HABITAT >> P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi 00100, Kenya >> e-mail: daniel.vilnersson(a)unhabitat.org >> tel: +254 20 62 3188 >> cell: +254 725 892 243 >> www.unhabitat.com >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Register NOW for the Habitat JAM at www.habitatjam.com! > > -- > 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: I am told the Radio Station is now back on air...
by John Walubengo 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

In an even more suprising move, the .KE Govt seems to have put back on air the recently disabled vernacular station... Incidentally, I do not support abuse of the press freedom by the media. However, Government has an obligation to follow laid down regulatory procedures with regard to implementating some of its penalty clauses. The Radio Station's lawyers would (may have) argue(d) that CCK may not have followed the procedurs when it came to shutting down the stations operations. Such regulations apparently provide for written notices of intention to shutdown - complete with reasons as to why the action is to be taken. This would give the offending station an opportunity to mend its way, or face the penalty it may deserve in 'due' course. walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/17/05 10:00AM >>> Dear Walu, In the interest of public good and a responsible media, I believe it is unfair for us to condone a media house that encourages violence no matter what side of the political divide it may support. We need a more responsible media and should not allow a bad press to hide behind "press freedom" whenever they are caught breaking the law. Even the KANU government had a good basis for shutting down a certain media house in the past. There was clear evidence of slunder and some of you may have listened to some broadcasts. That aside, the media house had installed masts in locations where it had no clearance for the same and used signal strengths higher than required resulting in interference witrh other communication equipment. Residents (consumers) especially in Karen complained to CCK and action was taken. Not everything done by CCK (govt for that matter) is politically motivated. --- 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: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt Cracks down on Broadcasting Station > Sent: 17 Nov '05 09:10 > > Meanwhile, back home, the .KE govt shut down a local broadcasting station in a move reminiscent to the old days of a former Kenyan regime. The station is assured that they will be back on air AFTER the crucial referendum vote on a proposed National constitution scheduled for early next week... > > mhhhh...very interesting and contentious development on the local ICT scene. > > walu. > > > > > >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 11/17/05 07:06am >>> > US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL > 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 > > Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will > remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations > technology summit in Tunisia. > > Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to > the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of > the internet. > > The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further > internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced > intergovernmental cooperation to this end". > > But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States > to share oversight of the domain name system. > > US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at > the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. > > "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there > before," Ambassador Gross said. > > Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international > body under UN auspices to oversee the net. > > Widening the web > > The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to > find ways to use information communication technologies to help > improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. > > Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world > to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. > > But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% > in the US. > > In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many > people, the gains remain out of reach". > > "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for > what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take > action. > > "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. > "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and > mobile phones." > > But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund > intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries > has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. > > "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have > the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to > attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at > the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. > > Wind-up Computer > > At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of > Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought > for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the > benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. > > The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed > with the reliable and free Linux operating system. > > Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 > Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. > > The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of > the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding > - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. > > The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not > be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly > through large government initiatives. > > A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been > created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. > > The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first > models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa > and Thailand. > > > > SOURCE: World News > > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > --- > Submitted by: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> 2005-11-17 01:39:23 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: I am told the Radio Station is now back on air...
by Alex Gakuru 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

But then, the government also has a sworn duty to protect every Kenyan (even from harming themselves, that's why even those that succeed in committing suicide are charged and found guilty post hummusly). Rules should be followed by everyone including govt (and especially CCK). CCK is in double tragedy because the disenfranchised ICT consumers may sue them soon for failing to protect them when the law commands CCK (inter alia). Sections 23 and 47 of the Kenya Communications Act,1998 "the Commission is required to ensure that communications services are provided throughout Kenya and that the interests of all users of these services are protected with respect to prices charged for and the quality and variety of those services among other responsibilities" Walu, would you know of the contentious content? Our lawyers are reading yours' arguments and acting real soon. AG ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:22 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Re: I am told the Radio Station is now back on air... > In an even more suprising move, the .KE Govt seems to have put back on air the recently disabled vernacular station... > > Incidentally, I do not support abuse of the press freedom by the media. However, Government has an obligation to follow laid down regulatory procedures with regard to implementating some of its penalty clauses. > > The Radio Station's lawyers would (may have) argue(d) that CCK may not have followed the procedurs when it came to shutting down the stations operations. Such regulations apparently provide for written notices of intention to shutdown - complete with reasons as to why the action is to be taken. This would give the offending station an opportunity to mend its way, or face the penalty it may deserve in 'due' course. > > walu. > > >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/17/05 10:00AM >>> > Dear Walu, > > In the interest of public good and a responsible media, I believe it is unfair for us to condone a media house that encourages violence no matter what side of the political divide it may support. We need a more responsible media and should not allow a bad press to hide behind "press freedom" whenever they are caught breaking the law. > > Even the KANU government had a good basis for shutting down a certain media house in the past. There was clear evidence of slunder and some of you may have listened to some broadcasts. That aside, the media house had installed masts in locations where it had no clearance for the same and used signal strengths higher than required resulting in interference witrh other communication equipment. Residents (consumers) especially in Karen complained to CCK and action was taken. > > Not everything done by CCK (govt for that matter) is politically motivated. > > --- > 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: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt Cracks down on Broadcasting Station > > Sent: 17 Nov '05 09:10 > > > > Meanwhile, back home, the .KE govt shut down a local broadcasting station in a move reminiscent to the old days of a former Kenyan regime. The station is assured that they will be back on air AFTER the crucial referendum vote on a proposed National constitution scheduled for early next week... > > > > mhhhh...very interesting and contentious development on the local ICT scene. > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > > > >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 11/17/05 07:06am >>> > > US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL > > 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 > > > > Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will > > remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations > > technology summit in Tunisia. > > > > Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet > > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to > > the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of > > the internet. > > > > The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further > > internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced > > intergovernmental cooperation to this end". > > > > But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States > > to share oversight of the domain name system. > > > > US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at > > the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. > > > > "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there > > before," Ambassador Gross said. > > > > Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international > > body under UN auspices to oversee the net. > > > > Widening the web > > > > The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to > > find ways to use information communication technologies to help > > improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. > > > > Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world > > to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. > > > > But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% > > in the US. > > > > In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many > > people, the gains remain out of reach". > > > > "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for > > what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take > > action. > > > > "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. > > "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and > > mobile phones." > > > > But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund > > intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries > > has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. > > > > "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have > > the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to > > attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at > > the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. > > > > Wind-up Computer > > > > At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of > > Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought > > for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the > > benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. > > > > The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed > > with the reliable and free Linux operating system. > > > > Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 > > Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. > > > > The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of > > the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding > > - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. > > > > The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not > > be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly > > through large government initiatives. > > > > A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been > > created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. > > > > The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first > > models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa > > and Thailand. > > > > > > > > SOURCE: World News > > > > > > > > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > YAHOO! 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Fw: Hmmm, how relevant is this?!
by Alex Gakuru 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

:-) For fear of becoming one of the 33 "concatenatenators" adding a "Me 1332nd", I declare I am not in the light bulb business. Have a bright, "consensus-ed" 4-day break. Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:56 AM Subject: Hmmm, how relevant is this?! > Light Bulb > Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light > bulb? > > A: 1,331: > > * 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light > bulb has been changed > > * 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light > bulb could have been changed differently. > > * 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. > > * 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light > bulbs. > > * 53 to flame the spell checkers > > * 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb > discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list. > > * 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames. > > * 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take > this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb > > * 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and > alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped. > > * 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we are all use light > bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this mail list. > > * 306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to > buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this > technique, and what brands are faulty. > > * 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs > > * 14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected > URLs. > > * 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this > list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list. > > * 33 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers > and footers, and then add "Me Too." > > * 12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot > handle the light bulb controversey. > > * 19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three." > > * 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ. > > * 1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup. > > * 47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave it > here. > > * 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb > > Beth > this eMail has been scanned for viruses > > _______________________________________________ __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Habitat JAM
by Brian Longwe 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

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Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt cracks downon Broadcasting Station
by Alex Gakuru 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dorcas (and Walu ), A Media Watch Institute is different in that it "watches the media" itself from the infocom consumer perspective. The link you sent is a professional, looks to me for and made up journalists and supporting orgs champions journalists' causes. Watch Examples:- 1. http://www.mirovni-institut.si/eng_html/pub_media_watch.htm 2. http://abc.net.au/mediawatch/stories/default.htm 3. http://italic.org/newsday.htm Certainly discussions could be started to see if they could start a consumer-centric "programme"? I am not opposed to anything but I hope our original intent clarification is in order? Remember, that also that the media (and journalists) commit terrible things and run hide to behind "mama press freedom" We need to ask them to publish their "editorial policies" to enable us evaluate their coverage against their openly declared policies. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt cracks downon Broadcasting Station > Dear Walu, > > In the interest of public good and a responsible media, I believe it is unfair for us to condone a media house that encourages violence no matter what side of the political divide it may support. We need a more responsible media and should not allow a bad press to hide behind "press freedom" whenever they are caught breaking the law. > > Even the KANU government had a good basis for shutting down a certain media house in the past. There was clear evidence of slunder and some of you may have listened to some broadcasts. That aside, the media house had installed masts in locations where it had no clearance for the same and used signal strengths higher than required resulting in interference witrh other communication equipment. Residents (consumers) especially in Karen complained to CCK and action was taken. > > Not everything done by CCK (govt for that matter) is politically motivated. > > --- > 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: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt Cracks down on Broadcasting Station > > Sent: 17 Nov '05 09:10 > > > > Meanwhile, back home, the .KE govt shut down a local broadcasting station in a move reminiscent to the old days of a former Kenyan regime. The station is assured that they will be back on air AFTER the crucial referendum vote on a proposed National constitution scheduled for early next week... > > > > mhhhh...very interesting and contentious development on the local ICT scene. > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > > > >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 11/17/05 07:06am >>> > > US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL > > 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 > > > > Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will > > remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations > > technology summit in Tunisia. > > > > Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet > > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to > > the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of > > the internet. > > > > The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further > > internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced > > intergovernmental cooperation to this end". > > > > But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States > > to share oversight of the domain name system. > > > > US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at > > the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. > > > > "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there > > before," Ambassador Gross said. > > > > Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international > > body under UN auspices to oversee the net. > > > > Widening the web > > > > The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to > > find ways to use information communication technologies to help > > improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. > > > > Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world > > to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. > > > > But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% > > in the US. > > > > In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many > > people, the gains remain out of reach". > > > > "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for > > what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take > > action. > > > > "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. > > "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and > > mobile phones." > > > > But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund > > intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries > > has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. > > > > "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have > > the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to > > attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at > > the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. > > > > Wind-up Computer > > > > At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of > > Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought > > for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the > > benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. > > > > The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed > > with the reliable and free Linux operating system. > > > > Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 > > Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. > > > > The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of > > the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding > > - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. > > > > The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not > > be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly > > through large government initiatives. > > > > A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been > > created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. > > > > The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first > > models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa > > and Thailand. > > > > > > > > SOURCE: World News > > > > > > > > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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CCK's Public consultation on intention to merge licence
by Wainaina Mungai 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Public consultation on intention to merge licence (Published on 21st September 2005) http://www.cck.go.ke/merger_of_licences/ DEADLINE: Sunday, 20th November 2005

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Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt cracks down on Broadcasting Station
by Wainaina Mungai 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dear Walu, In the interest of public good and a responsible media, I believe it is unfair for us to condone a media house that encourages violence no matter what side of the political divide it may support. We need a more responsible media and should not allow a bad press to hide behind "press freedom" whenever they are caught breaking the law. Even the KANU government had a good basis for shutting down a certain media house in the past. There was clear evidence of slunder and some of you may have listened to some broadcasts. That aside, the media house had installed masts in locations where it had no clearance for the same and used signal strengths higher than required resulting in interference witrh other communication equipment. Residents (consumers) especially in Karen complained to CCK and action was taken. Not everything done by CCK (govt for that matter) is politically motivated. --- 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: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt Cracks down on Broadcasting Station > Sent: 17 Nov '05 09:10 > > Meanwhile, back home, the .KE govt shut down a local broadcasting station in a move reminiscent to the old days of a former Kenyan regime. The station is assured that they will be back on air AFTER the crucial referendum vote on a proposed National constitution scheduled for early next week... > > mhhhh...very interesting and contentious development on the local ICT scene. > > walu. > > > > > >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 11/17/05 07:06am >>> > US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL > 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 > > Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will > remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations > technology summit in Tunisia. > > Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to > the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of > the internet. > > The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further > internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced > intergovernmental cooperation to this end". > > But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States > to share oversight of the domain name system. > > US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at > the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. > > "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there > before," Ambassador Gross said. > > Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international > body under UN auspices to oversee the net. > > Widening the web > > The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to > find ways to use information communication technologies to help > improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. > > Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world > to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. > > But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% > in the US. > > In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many > people, the gains remain out of reach". > > "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for > what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take > action. > > "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. > "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and > mobile phones." > > But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund > intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries > has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. > > "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have > the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to > attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at > the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. > > Wind-up Computer > > At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of > Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought > for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the > benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. > > The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed > with the reliable and free Linux operating system. > > Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 > Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. > > The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of > the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding > - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. > > The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not > be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly > through large government initiatives. > > A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been > created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. > > The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first > models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa > and Thailand. > > > > SOURCE: World News > > > > > > Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica > > Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > --- > Submitted by: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> 2005-11-17 01:39:23 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca > >

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Re: [Kictanet] US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL-as Kenyan Govt Cracks down on Broadcasting Station
by John Walubengo 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Meanwhile, back home, the .KE govt shut down a local broadcasting station in a move reminiscent to the old days of a former Kenyan regime. The station is assured that they will be back on air AFTER the crucial referendum vote on a proposed National constitution scheduled for early next week... mhhhh...very interesting and contentious development on the local ICT scene. walu. >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 11/17/05 07:06am >>> US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations technology summit in Tunisia. Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of the internet. The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced intergovernmental cooperation to this end". But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States to share oversight of the domain name system. US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there before," Ambassador Gross said. Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international body under UN auspices to oversee the net. Widening the web The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to find ways to use information communication technologies to help improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% in the US. In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many people, the gains remain out of reach". "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take action. "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and mobile phones." But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. Wind-up Computer At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed with the reliable and free Linux operating system. Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly through large government initiatives. A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa and Thailand. SOURCE: World News Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Fw: [MemberPubPol] the future of the net
by Alex Gakuru 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Try locating the consumer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Baker" <fred(a)cisco.com> To: <memberpubpol(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:12 AM Subject: Re: [MemberPubPol] the future of the net > Points to ponder > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8673 > > _______________________________________________ > Memberpubpol mailing list > Memberpubpol(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/memberpubpol > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL
by alice＠apc.org 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

US RETAINS INTERNET CONTROL 17.11.2005. 10:36:34 Control of the domain name system that governs internet traffic will remain in US hands under an agreement adopted at a United Nations technology summit in Tunisia. Under the eleventh- hour deal the California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to the US government, will remain in control of the daily management of the internet. The European Union says the agreement will lead to "further internationalisation of Internet governance, and enhanced intergovernmental cooperation to this end". But despite EU pressure, there is no mechanism forcing United States to share oversight of the domain name system. US Ambassador David Mr Gross, who is the head of the US delegation at the meeting, says the deal essentially endorsed the status quo. "There's nothing new in this document that wasn't already out there before," Ambassador Gross said. Nations such as China and Iran had been pushing for an international body under UN auspices to oversee the net. Widening the web The three-day meeting, convened by more than 170 countries, aims to find ways to use information communication technologies to help improve living standards in some of the world's poorest nations. Opening the event, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the world to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor. But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared with 62% in the US. In his address to the meeting, Mr Annan said that "for far too many people, the gains remain out of reach". "There is a tremendous yearning, not for technology per se, but for what technology can make possible," he said, urging delegates to take action. "The hurdles are more of a political than financial nature," he added. "It is possible to lower the costs of connectivity, computers and mobile phones." But money remains a key issue. A voluntary Digital Solidarity Fund intended to help finance technology projects in developing countries has so far only raised $9 million in cash and pledges. "The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at the summit," said US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Michael Gallagher. Wind-up Computer At the conference, team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) unveiled a wind-up laptop computer that can be bought for as little as $130- a price tag low enough to offer bring the benefits of the Internet to many people living in developing countries. The relatively basic machine uses a 500 MHz processor and is installed with the reliable and free Linux operating system. Other features include wireless Internet connectivity and a small, 1 Gigabyte memory space, still enough to allow users to access the Internet. The most outstanding feature is a crank-handle fitted on one side of the machine that allows its battery to be recharged by manual winding - a precious asset where access to electrical power is scarce. The model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006, will not be available for sale but will be distributed to schools directly through large government initiatives. A new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been created to co-ordinate the computer's distribution. The aim is to produce some five million units a year, with the first models destined for distribution in Brazil, China, Egypt, South Africa and Thailand. SOURCE: World News Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica Also if you are interested to join a Swahili/English discussion group click http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kiswahili -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DigAfrica" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DigAfrica-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Media Institute
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

FYI, There exists a Media Institute in Kenya (http://www.kenyanews.com/index.html) Regards, Muthoni

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Fw: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS - Monday 14 November
by Alex Gakuru 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

FYI, ----- Original Message ----- From: <shears(a)isoc.org> To: <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:05 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS - Monday 14 November > Dear all, > > Please find below a report on the highlights from yesterday's Internet > Governance sessions in Tunis. > > Best, > > Matthew > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Sub-committee A on Internet Governance > > The discussion opened with Canada giving a read-out on the points of > consensus that had been agreed the night before. As was expected the > discussion quickly turned to oversight and new models after a number of > statements related to ccTLDs and the role of government. The discussion > turned to ICANN and the role of the GAC in particular, with a number of > delegations suggesting that change was not moving fast or far enough. > Other countries also suggested that new rules were needed for gTLDs, > mentioning the XXX domain name issue. The Chair called the meeting to a > close and suggested that he distribute a new Chair's paper for the section > related to follow-up mechanisms. The paper was introduced in the > afternoon after two presentations by ICANN, one from the President and one > from the Chair of the GAC addressing the proposed evolution of the GAC and > its role in ICANN. > > The Chair's paper (see link below) built on the Canadian group areas of > consensus and also elaborated considerably on the Forum function, moving > directly to a proposal for an Internet Governance Forum. There were a > range of comments from delegations from outright support to immediate > bracketing (not agreed) of significant portions of text. It was at this > juncture that Australia, Canada and the United States indicated their > concern with the role of the UN Secretary General in establishing the > Forum and proposed that ISOC be considered in that capacity. Shortly > thereafter the meeting was adjourned and split into three working groups > to address different parts of the Chair's text. Upon read-out of the > working groups, and specifically the working group reviewing the Forum > text, there appeared to be no consensus for ISOC's role, but this issue is > not yet closed. We understand that comments supportive of ISOC's role in > the Forum (rather than convener) were made by a number of delegations. > Discussions continued but were characterized by significant bracketing of > text. The meeting was adjourned and a new text was to be prepared for the > following morning. It is not yet clear what the outcome of these > discussions will be as much is still in play. > > Additional information: there is a continuous effort to downplay the role > of the existing players with the intent of marginalizing their role going > forward. This position is usually accompanied by the call for some need > for additional (government) oversight. > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2125|2247|2246|2… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chapter-delegates mailing list > Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Re: Fw: BSA in Kenya?
by Wainaina Mungai 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Waudo, I believe one way of limiting software piracy is my making licenced software affordable. Enforcement of expensive software licences has already proved ineffective. --- 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: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > Subject: Re: Fw: BSA in Kenya? > Sent: 15 Nov '05 12:17 > > Microsoft has been active in BSA activity in Kenya. It is very > importatnt that we discourage piracy of software which is very high > particularly in Africa. > > Kind Regards, > Waudo > > > On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:21:28 +0300, alice(a)apc.org said: > > Hi All > > > > Anyone with information/knowledge about the Business Software Alliance > > mentioned below. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tina James" <tina(a)trigrammic.com> > > To: "Alice Wanjira" <alice(a)apc.org> > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:42 AM > > Subject: BSA in Kenya? > > > > > > > Hi Alice > > > > > > Do you have any idea of how active the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is > > > in Kenya and East Africa? They are made up of large multinational > > > companies > > > that are starting to prosecute people and particularly governments and > > > large > > > institutions who are using pirated software? I just thought you may have > > > come across them through KICTANET and KEPSA / KIF. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Tina > > > _________________ > > > Tina James > > > > > > > > > Trigrammic > > > P O Box 72267 > > > Lynnwood Ridge > > > 0040 South Africa > > > > > > Tel/Fax: +27 12 346-8264 > > > Mobile: +27 82 460-7915 > > > e-mail: tina(a)trigrammic.com > > > URL: www.trigrammic.com > > > > > > > -- > waudo siganga > emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > > --- > Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 2005-11-15 04:23:16 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-123256Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca >

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Selling Software?
by John Walubengo 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Wainaina, I wouldn't even try to make licensed software (any) cheaper. The idea of 'selling' software is in itself questionable. I would prefer to imagine that software (programs or instructions given to computers) is like a (food) recipe. One does NOT sell recipees, infact recipees are shared by neighbours freely around the world. What one should instead sell is the skill and time used to convert the recipe into an end product (food). User's and professionals should therefore have full access to instructions (software, recipe), and using their talent and skills, they can cost and sell their time spend in customising software solutions that suits the local environment. Such 'customised' solutions should still be open and available to the next user/professional who may wish to further customise a subsequent solution from the preceding solution (while charging for the time spend in doing so). But hey, it is a big debate and would (should) feature in the deliberations at Tunis. walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/15/05 12:26pm >>> Waudo, I believe one way of limiting software piracy is my making licenced software affordable. Enforcement of expensive software licences has already proved ineffective. --- 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: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > Subject: Re: Fw: BSA in Kenya? > Sent: 15 Nov '05 12:17 > > Microsoft has been active in BSA activity in Kenya. It is very > importatnt that we discourage piracy of software which is very high > particularly in Africa. > > Kind Regards, > Waudo > > > On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:21:28 +0300, alice(a)apc.org said: > > Hi All > > > > Anyone with information/knowledge about the Business Software Alliance > > mentioned below. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tina James" <tina(a)trigrammic.com> > > To: "Alice Wanjira" <alice(a)apc.org> > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:42 AM > > Subject: BSA in Kenya? > > > > > > > Hi Alice > > > > > > Do you have any idea of how active the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is > > > in Kenya and East Africa? They are made up of large multinational > > > companies > > > that are starting to prosecute people and particularly governments and > > > large > > > institutions who are using pirated software? I just thought you may have > > > come across them through KICTANET and KEPSA / KIF. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Tina > > > _________________ > > > Tina James > > > > > > > > > Trigrammic > > > P O Box 72267 > > > Lynnwood Ridge > > > 0040 South Africa > > > > > > Tel/Fax: +27 12 346-8264 > > > Mobile: +27 82 460-7915 > > > e-mail: tina(a)trigrammic.com > > > URL: www.trigrammic.com > > > > > > > -- > waudo siganga > emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > > --- > Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 2005-11-15 04:23:16 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-123256Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Fw: Urgent - BRIDGE needs 3 Research and Communications Assistants
by alice＠apc.org 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Research and Communications Assistant (Ref: 100 and 101) Two posts, Three month fixed term contracts, Full Time (35 hours per week) BRIDGE seeks two skilled researchers and abstracters to join the BRIDGE team for three months. S/he will need a broad knowledge of gender and development theory, policy and practice and have excellent writing skills in order to produce summaries of information sources in a high quality, concise and readable style. One of the positions will be working primarily on the BRIDGE-hosted Siyanda (www.siyanda.org) gender resource (Ref: 100) and the other position will be working on a collaborative project between BRIDGE/Siyanda and the ELDIS (www.eldis.org) Gender Resource Guide (Ref: 101). Please note that the above posts do not meet the UK Home Office requirement for work permit criteria, therefore, we will be unable to recruit applicants who do not have the right to live and work in the UK. Closing date: Wednesday 16 November 2005 (11:00). Interview date: w/c 28 November. Start date: As soon as possible. Salary: £20,044 per annum, notional. Research and Communications Assistant (Ref: 102) One year fixed term contract, Full Time (35 hours per week) BRIDGE (www.bridge.ids.ac.uk) the gender and development research and information team at IDS is seeking a skilled gender and development researcher, trained to postgraduate level, to join the team. The candidate will need a broad knowledge of gender and development theory, policy and practice. The role primarily involves: research and writing support to team members; writing of accessible summaries that draw out key lessons for policy-makers and practitioners; supporting the implementation of the BRIDGE monitoring and evaluation strategy; and networking, information dissemination and publicity-related tasks. The candidate will need to be a team player and have strong analytical and versatile writing skills. As an experienced and creative researcher, they should be familiar with gender information sources. Language (French, Spanish, Arabic or Chinese), monitoring and evaluation and web-authoring skills would be an advantage. Closing date: Wednesday 16 November (11:00). Interview date: w/c 28 November. Start date: As soon as possible. Salary: £20,044-£22,289 per annum, notional, dependent on experience. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORMS ONLY For further information and to download an application form please log on to www.ids.ac.uk/ids/news/recruit/index.html Alternatively, to receive a hard copy, please either: Call into the HR department, Room 104, Institute of Development Studies; Email Human Resources, hr(a)ids.ac.uk; or call our confidential answerphone 01273 678682 [Int +44 1273] Please ensure that you quote the appropriate reference number. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of race, sex, disability, HIV/AIDS, sexuality and age. Paola Brambilla Communications Assistant/Consultant BRIDGE Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton, BN1 9RE email: P.Brambilla(a)ids.ac.uk <mailto:P.Brambilla@ids.ac.uk> Visit our websites! http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/ <http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/> to download our Bridge reports http://www.siyanda.org/ <http://www.siyanda.org/> for a great range of gender focused development material --- You are currently subscribed to inbrief as: alice(a)apc.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-inbrief-217378D(a)lyris.ids.ac.uk

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Fw: BSA in Kenya?
by alice＠apc.org 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Hi All Anyone with information/knowledge about the Business Software Alliance mentioned below. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina James" <tina(a)trigrammic.com> To: "Alice Wanjira" <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:42 AM Subject: BSA in Kenya? > Hi Alice > > Do you have any idea of how active the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is > in Kenya and East Africa? They are made up of large multinational > companies > that are starting to prosecute people and particularly governments and > large > institutions who are using pirated software? I just thought you may have > come across them through KICTANET and KEPSA / KIF. > > Cheers > Tina > _________________ > Tina James > > > Trigrammic > P O Box 72267 > Lynnwood Ridge > 0040 South Africa > > Tel/Fax: +27 12 346-8264 > Mobile: +27 82 460-7915 > e-mail: tina(a)trigrammic.com > URL: www.trigrammic.com > >

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Fw: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS PrepCom in Tunis
by Alex Gakuru 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

----- Original Message ----- From: <shears(a)isoc.org> To: <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS PrepCom in Tunis > > Dear all, > > Please find below a report on the highlights from yesterday's sessions in > Tunis. > > Should you have questions, comments, don't hesitate. Also please share > any insights, intelligence. > > And if you are at WSIS, don't forget to come by the Internet Pavilion. > > Best, > > Matthew > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > PrepCom 3 Resumed in Tunis, 13 November 2005. > > Sub-Committee A on Internet Governance > > After brief opening comments, the session moved straight into > Sub-Committee A, picking up where the discussion had left off in Geneva. > Opening statements from the CCBI and the Chinese delegation left no doubt > in the minds of others present that the diversity of views had not > lessened since Geneva. As was to be expected, a number of countries > talked about, inter alia, a role for the UN, either with regarding the > Forum or oversight mechanisms, the need for recognition of the legitimate > concerns of governments regarding ccTLDs, while others called for > safeguarding the security and stability of the Internet. > > After an hour of general statements the Chair took the temperature of the > room by summarizing the debate at that point. He noted that the group > worked on a basis of consensus and that they only had some 13 hours of > negotiating time left. He noted the polarized range of views and used > this to focus on the common ground, seeking to move forward in that area. > A number of delegations agreed with this approach going forward and the > Chair asked Canada and a smaller group of countries to work up a list of > consensus areas. During the Canadian-led discussion there was general > agreement on the need for some sort of a Forum function, among others, BUT > this was qualified by recognition that the agreement was subject to > further discussion and reaching agreement on its mandate. > > Sub-Committee B on the Political Chapeau, Financial Mechanisms and > Implementation and Follow-up (thanks to Sebastian Ricciardi from the ISOC > Argentinean chapter for his report). > > While not as contentious perhaps as the discussion on Internet governance, > and with text closer to finalization, discussion in Subcommittee B > revolved around a cluster of sensitive issues: human rights, freedom of > expression and sovereignty. Recognizing the diversity of views on these > issues, Iran and Norway were asked to enter into informal consultations > and come up with a language for read-out the following day. > > Discussion of other complicated and wide-ranging issues such as the gender > divide, corporate responsibility of transnational corporations and > assistance to children followed, although in the latter case it was not > possible to address them in any specificity. Another area of controversy > related to technology transfer with suggestions that "preferential terms" > should be used in international documents - the United States, among > others, said that most technology transfer is done by the private sector > and that they should determine the terms under which such transfers should > be undertaken. > > As to implementation of WSIS follow-up, two schools of thought became > apparent regarding detailing the stakeholders who would undertake such > follow-up. The group that proposes a full listing of involved parties and > their respective roles - largely UN/ITU and other intergovernmental > organizations - one the one hand, and the group that wishes to be less > prescriptive and more flexible as to how does what on the other. Concerns > related to multi-stakeholder participation were also raised in this > context, with a focus on not prejudging who might implement that > follow-up. > > Finally, there was agreement for the need for a World Information Society > Day, date to be decided. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chapter-delegates mailing list > Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL'
by Alex Gakuru 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Thanks but this has given me another idea.We still have the problem of comparing service providers tariffs across Africa, would it OK to benchmark it against US$ airfares, fares being "commercially" sensitive to respective markets consumers ability to afford travel? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorcas Muthoni" <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> To: "Alex Gakuru" <way_forward_tech(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <jkrukaria(a)telkom.co.ke>; <Hkinoti(a)telkom.co.ke>; <Tasenaji(a)telkom.co.ke> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' > Hi All, > > The article was refering to how expensive Internet access is from Telkom > SA. As had been indicated, follow this link for > more:http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn20051114 062722287C918494&set_id=1 > > By visiting that link, you will actually have a feel of their speeds, > > Muthoni > > > > Alex Gakuru wrote: > > >My understanding from James Njuguna's posting was the > >reference was Telkom > >SA? > >Dorcas elaborate your thread! > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > >To: <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke>; <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > >Cc: <jkrukaria(a)telkom.co.ke>; <Hkinoti(a)telkom.co.ke>; > ><Tasenaji(a)telkom.co.ke> > >Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:09 AM > >Subject: Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' > > > > > > > > > >>Aiih! > >> > >>Is this true or money has been poured to tarnish an > >> > >> > >otherwise good name of > >TKL? > > > > > >>any comment from Rukaria? Eng. Kinoti? Eng. Senaji? > >> > >>walu. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>>Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> 11/14/05 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >10:52am >>> > > > > > >>'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' > >> > >>If you don't eat or stay over, you could fly to Hong > >> > >> > >Kong and download > > > > > >>100 gigabytes of data from the Internet, fly back to > >> > >> > >South Africa and > > > > > >>pay less than if you were to download that amount of > >> > >> > >information using > > > > > >>Telkom's ADSL service. > >> > >>Even taking into account the duration of the return > >> > >> > >flight, you could be > > > > > >>back in South Africa days before you could complete > >> > >> > >the download here. > > > > > >>This is according to Durban software developer > >> > >> > >Stuart Gunter, who has > > > > > >>posted on an Internet forum the findings of an > >> > >> > >investigation that show > > > > > >>just how internationally uncompetitive Telkom's ADSL > >> > >> > >service is compared > > > > > >>to the rest of the world. > >> > >>For the rest of the story visit: > >> > >> > >> > >http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn200511140627 22287C918494&set_id=1 > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>kictanet mailing list > >>kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > >>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL'
by Alex Gakuru 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

My understanding from James Njuguna's posting was the reference was Telkom SA? Dorcas elaborate your thread! ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> To: <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke>; <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Cc: <jkrukaria(a)telkom.co.ke>; <Hkinoti(a)telkom.co.ke>; <Tasenaji(a)telkom.co.ke> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:09 AM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' > Aiih! > > Is this true or money has been poured to tarnish an otherwise good name of TKL? > > any comment from Rukaria? Eng. Kinoti? Eng. Senaji? > > walu. > > > >>> Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> 11/14/05 10:52am >>> > 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' > > If you don't eat or stay over, you could fly to Hong Kong and download > 100 gigabytes of data from the Internet, fly back to South Africa and > pay less than if you were to download that amount of information using > Telkom's ADSL service. > > Even taking into account the duration of the return flight, you could be > back in South Africa days before you could complete the download here. > > This is according to Durban software developer Stuart Gunter, who has > posted on an Internet forum the findings of an investigation that show > just how internationally uncompetitive Telkom's ADSL service is compared > to the rest of the world. > > For the rest of the story visit: > http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn200511140627… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Kictanet] A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap betweenthe Information Society and Sustainable Development.
by Alex Gakuru 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Wainaina, Care to call me on 2732311-2. Thanks Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:18 PM Subject: [Kictanet] A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap betweenthe Information Society and Sustainable Development. > A new book of interest to Kenyans. > > ========================== > TITLE: A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development. > > AUTHORS: Terri Willard, Maja Andjelkovic, Steve Vosloo, Wainaina Mungai, Margarita Salas, Anusha Lall, Atanu Garai, Diogo André de Assumpção, Amira Sobeih, > > Source: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=740 > > In "A Developing Connection," seven young researchers from six countries look at the emerging relationship between sustainable development and the information society. The potential of information and communications technology to contribute to a more sustainable world is limitless. The challenge is to bring the policy communities together and help them understand the links. In this volume, some important challenges are outlined-and some important examples of success are highlighted. > > > Download for free * English (3,279 kb) - http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection.pdf > > Description: Book, 220 pages > > Copyright: IISD 2005 > > > > --- > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL'
by Dorcas Muthoni 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' If you don't eat or stay over, you could fly to Hong Kong and download 100 gigabytes of data from the Internet, fly back to South Africa and pay less than if you were to download that amount of information using Telkom's ADSL service. Even taking into account the duration of the return flight, you could be back in South Africa days before you could complete the download here. This is according to Durban software developer Stuart Gunter, who has posted on an Internet forum the findings of an investigation that show just how internationally uncompetitive Telkom's ADSL service is compared to the rest of the world. For the rest of the story visit: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn200511140627…

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Fwd: Re: [Kictanet] Desired Structure Summary
by alice＠apc.org 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Hi All Just a reminder that Ben Sihanya had begun some preliminary work on KICTANet registration/structure. Something to help continue our discussions regarding registration of the network thanks alice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <innovativelawyer(a)wananchi.com> > To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Kictanet] Desired Structure Summary > > >> Replying on the difference between a trust and a foundation and without >> prejudice. >> >> Please find attached. >> >> Regards. >> >> Ben Sihanya >> >> Grace M. >> ICT Programme- IL >> >> Angela W >> ICT Programme- IL >> >> Hi All, >>> >>> Here are my views and some of KIF's views. >>> >>> 1. I think membership should be restricted to legal >>> organisations(entities)and not individuals. >>> >>> 2. There should be some norminal registration fee, but >>> more importantly, we should come up with a membership >>> charter that spells out values and privileges etc.. >>> >>> 3. I suggest that we should expand the mission to >>> include WORKING TOGEHTER TO ACHIEVE THE VSIION IN THE >>> ICT POLICY >>> >>> 4. Can Ben siyahanya or any other lawyer explain to us >>> what the difference between a trust and a foundation >>> is. >>> >>> Speaking for KIF, we are all for KICTANET and as you >>> all know, we will continue leading the ICT convention. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Charles Nduati >>> --- Florence Etta <Fetta(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >Not sure if the first email I sent out as Alias got >>>> sent out but here it >>>> >is again. >>>> >In this email I will try to summarize the picture >>>> that emerged by the end >>>> >of last week's discussion on the desired structure >>>> for KICTANet. >>>> > >>>> >We seem to have suggestions as follows: >>>> > >>>> >1Mission: " Working together" (Waudo) >>>> > >>>> >2 Objectives: As suggested (Florence,Alice and >>>> Nkuuhe) >>>> > >>>> >3 Organisational type: Foundation/Trust (Brian) >>>> > >>>> >4 Name of Trust/Foundation: Trust (for) >>>> KICTANet/KICTANet >>>> >Foundation/KICTANet Trust >>>> > >>>> >5 Trustess?? 5-7 Organisations with clout and >>>> respect in Kenya >>>> > >>>> >6 Organisational Plan: Lean (Rigia, Harry, Mucheru) >>>> small secretariat say >>>> >3-person at any one time? Volunteers? Interns? >>>> > >>>> >7 Activities/Workplan As agreed at July 29th >>>> meeting? Others? >>>> > >>>> >We need to agree about the membership as well as >>>> membership >>>> >managemnet/plan. So for the rest of this week it >>>> would be good to respond >>>> >to these two issues. >>>> > >>>> >Specifically >>>> >1) who would you say qualifies for membership in >>>> this network? and >>>> > >>>> >2) how can membership be qualified or when does a >>>> member fail to be a member? >>>> > >>>> >This discussion will last only to the end of this >>>> week. >>>> > >>>> >Thanks and cheers, >>>> > >>>> >FE >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >To help you stay safe and secure online, we've >>>> developed the all new >>>> >>>><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk.…>Yahoo! >>>> >>>> >Security Centre. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>> >>> >>> CHARLES N. NDUATI >>> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR >>> KENYA ICT FEDERATION (ICT BOARD OF KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR ALLIANCE) >>> 11th FLOOR, BRUCE HOUSE, KAUNDA STREET >>> P. O. BOX 79324-00200 >>> NAIROBI KENYA >>> TEL: 254020-317996/251438/253847 >>> FAX: 254020-221091 >>> MOBILE:254-722728815 >>> EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk >>> OFFICE EMAIL:info@kif.or.ke >>> www.kif.or.ke >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________ >>> Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with >>> voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >

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Re: [Kictanet] 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL'
by John Walubengo 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Aiih! Is this true or money has been poured to tarnish an otherwise good name of TKL? any comment from Rukaria? Eng. Kinoti? Eng. Senaji? walu. >>> Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> 11/14/05 10:52am >>> 'Cheaper to fly than use ADSL' If you don't eat or stay over, you could fly to Hong Kong and download 100 gigabytes of data from the Internet, fly back to South Africa and pay less than if you were to download that amount of information using Telkom's ADSL service. Even taking into account the duration of the return flight, you could be back in South Africa days before you could complete the download here. This is according to Durban software developer Stuart Gunter, who has posted on an Internet forum the findings of an investigation that show just how internationally uncompetitive Telkom's ADSL service is compared to the rest of the world. For the rest of the story visit: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn200511140627…

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Re: [Kictanet] A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap betweenthe Information Society and Susta
by John Walubengo 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Wainaina, might u have the .pdf? My internet download speeds are hopelessly frustrating my download. walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/12/05 06:18pm >>> A new book of interest to Kenyans. ========================== TITLE: A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development. AUTHORS: Terri Willard, Maja Andjelkovic, Steve Vosloo, Wainaina Mungai, Margarita Salas, Anusha Lall, Atanu Garai, Diogo André de Assumpção, Amira Sobeih, Source: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=740 In "A Developing Connection," seven young researchers from six countries look at the emerging relationship between sustainable development and the information society. The potential of information and communications technology to contribute to a more sustainable world is limitless. The challenge is to bring the policy communities together and help them understand the links. In this volume, some important challenges are outlined*and some important examples of success are highlighted. Download for free * English (3,279 kb) - http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection.pdf Description: Book, 220 pages Copyright: IISD 2005 --- 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Re: Nominating Committee Announces Final Selections for Key LeadershipPositions within ICANN
by John Walubengo 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Congrats {yet again ;-)} to both Alice and Njeri, Looks like the sky is truly not a limit.... walu. >>> "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 11/13/05 01:14pm >>> Congratulations Njeri, Wanjira. This is a big honor but also much hard work ahead. I was with George Sadowsky, Chair NOMMCOM, and Marylyn Cade on the same flight yesterday and they did not break the good news until I saw your mail this morning. Best wishes. Waudo Siganga At WSIS Tunis On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:17:01 +0300, alice(a)apc.org said: > FYI. > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Nominating Committee Announces Final Selections for Key Leadership > >> Positions within ICANN > >> > >> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-04nov05.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> 4 November 2005 > >> > >> After a thorough period of outreach, consultation, recruitment, and > >> evaluation, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) of the Internet Corporation > >> for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today its final > >> selection of four 'slates' of Nominees for four of ICANN's leadership > >> bodies: the Board of Directors, the Council of the Country Code Names > >> Supporting Organization (ccNSO), the Council of the Generic Names > >> Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Interim At Large Advisory > >> Committee (ALAC). The Nominees will join the already seated members of > >> these bodies on 4 December 2005 at the conclusion of the Annual General > >> Meeting of the ICANN in Vancouver, Canada. > >> > >> ICANN is a not-for--profit organization responsible for coordinating the > >> global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the systems of > >> domain names and numeric addresses that are used to reach all computers > >> on the Internet. ICANN's mission is to ensure the stable and secure > >> operation of these unique identifier systems, which are vital to the > >> Internet's operation. In addition, ICANN coordinates policy development > >> related to these technical functions. > >> > >> "We are pleased that excellent candidates from all five geographic > >> regions participated in this third NomCom process," said Nominating > >> Committee Chair and spokesperson George Sadowsky. "Such participation > >> reflects the Internet community's considerable reserve of talent, > >> experience, and willingness to undertake these volunteer leadership roles > >> essential to ICANN's evolution and continued technical coordination on > >> behalf of the entire global Internet user community." > >> In response to its Formal Call of 22 April 2005, the NomCom received 72 > >> Statements of Interest and selected 8 outstanding individuals for > >> staggered terms in these leadership roles in ICANN. The terms range from > >> twenty-four to thirty-six months in length. Two individuals were selected > >> to serve on the Board of Directors; three individuals were selected to > >> fill seats designated for individuals from the Latin America, Asia > >> Pacific and African regions on the Interim At-Large Advisory Committee > >> (which coordinates participation by individual Internet users in ICANN's > >> activities); one individual was selected for the Council of the Country > >> Code Names Supporting Organization (which administers and coordinates the > >> affairs of the ccNSO and manages the policy development process of the > >> ccNSO); and two individuals were selected for the Council of the Generic > >> Names Supporting Organization (which develops policy concerning domain > >> names in generic top-level domains such as .com, .net, .org, .info, and > >> .biz). > >> > >> The NomCom was asked to find high-caliber, experienced, open-minded men > >> and women with integrity, sound judgment, and objectivity. "The committee > >> focused on the careful selection of slates of candidates whose skills and > >> perspectives complemented each other and who fulfilled the ICANN criteria > >> and eligibility requirements for each of the four roles to be filled, > >> keeping all the candidates under consideration until the final slates > >> were chosen," Sadowsky explained. > >> > >> Through these strategies the NomCom pursued its dual charge: to balance > >> the ICANN leadership selection processes which are based on Supporting > >> Organizations and Constituencies and to help ensure that ICANN can > >> benefit from the leadership of the men and women of the highest integrity > >> and capability who place the interest of the global Internet community > >> ahead of any particular interests. These carefully selected slates will > >> help ICANN ensure functional, cultural, and geographic diversity in its > >> policy development and decision-making as the Internet itself evolves. > >> > >> The Nominating Committee: > >> > >> An independent Nominating Committee is a key element of the ICANN > >> structure. It is composed of a diverse set of individuals chosen by the > >> groups and entities that make up ICANN. The NomCom is charged to act in > >> the interests of the global Internet community rather than in accord with > >> specific interests. On a long term basis, the committee is presently > >> responsible for selecting 8 of 15 Board Directors, 5 of 15 Interim ALAC > >> Members, 3 of 18 ccNSO Council Members and 3 of 15 GNSO Council Members. > >> In the current process, 8 of these positions needed to be filled. > >> > >> For more information about the Nominating Committee, its members, the > >> formal call for statements of interest and its procedures, please visit > >> its web page at http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/. Further > >> questions or requests for information can be sent via e-mail to > >> nomcom-coordinator(a)icann.org. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2005-11-12 11:22:28 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [emailsignet(a)mailcan.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > %%email.unsub%% -- waudo siganga emailsignet(a)mailcan.com -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html --- Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> 2005-11-13 05:20:08 EST5 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development.
by Wainaina Mungai 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

A new book of interest to Kenyans. ========================== TITLE: A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development. AUTHORS: Terri Willard, Maja Andjelkovic, Steve Vosloo, Wainaina Mungai, Margarita Salas, Anusha Lall, Atanu Garai, Diogo André de Assumpção, Amira Sobeih, Source: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=740 In "A Developing Connection," seven young researchers from six countries look at the emerging relationship between sustainable development and the information society. The potential of information and communications technology to contribute to a more sustainable world is limitless. The challenge is to bring the policy communities together and help them understand the links. In this volume, some important challenges are outlinedand some important examples of success are highlighted. Download for free * English (3,279 kb) - http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection.pdf Description: Book, 220 pages Copyright: IISD 2005 --- 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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Technologies MUST be made safe for Children - No excuses
by Alex Gakuru 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

FYI, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nava Gilad (by way of Terry Weigler<tweigler(a)isoc.org>)" <gilad_n(a)netvision.net.il> To: <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:30 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] The Internet Pavilion at WSIS in Tunis > Dear David McAuley and Terry Weigler, > Thank you for the invitation to visit the Internet Pavilion at WSIS-Tunis > which I gladly accept. > ISOC-IL President, Dr. Amir Etziony and myself are members of the Israeli > delegation to WSIS-Tunis and will be leading the panel discussion on > "Safer Internet for Children" on Nov. 16th 12:00-13:30 at ICT4All > Exhibition, Conference room Expo6 , the second event which I chair is on > "e-Inclusion and bridging the digital divide in Israel" , where Dr. Etziony > will present ISOC-IL Task Groups established for that purpose , on Nov. > 15th 12:00-13:30 at ICT4All Exhibition, Conference room Expo4 > For Further details please visit: > www.isoc.org.il/wsis > > It would be greatly appreciated if you could send again our invitation to > all Chapter delegates so those who come to WSIS-Tunis can attend our side > events and the ISRAEL Pavilion which exhibits various aspects of the > information society: eCulture, eLearning, eGovernment, eInclusion and more . > > Looking forwards to meet many Chapter members in Tunis, > > > Nava > > > Nava Gilad > e-Inclusion Consultant, > Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) > www.isoc.org.il > nava(a)isoc.org.il > 972-505-875404 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chapter-delegates mailing list > Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Correction
by Wainaina Mungai 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Correction on the minutes sent today. 1. KPO Executive Director's name to "Tim Wetangula" not Tim Walubengo 2. Bill Kagai does not represnt Hivos. He represents FOSSFA and Circuits&Packets Kindly note the corewections in your copies of the minutes. 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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ISPs: A Call for Expression of Interest
by Alex Gakuru 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

To ALL ISPs, Owing to the diversity of consumer issues around ISPs, and the need to build solid .ke confidence, a series of half-day workshops may be held soon whose objective is to develop acceptable service standards (both to the consumers and the providers). I am very interested in working with ALL of you in developing these standards along internationally acceptable professional standards and consumer quality assurance levels. You may consider this is as an extension of the "FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL" project and a response to the disconnect between providers and consumers. Therefore, this message is a call to individual ISPs interested in participating to email me directly through way_forward_tech(a)yahoo.com I have attached two documents to give you an indication of the expected outcomes should you be interested. Regards, Alex Gakuru - Way Forward Technologies - Center For Law in ICT Administration --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Minutes of KICTANet Planning Meeting - 8th November 2005
by Wainaina Mungai 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Attached are the minutes of the Monthly Planning Meeting held at Jacaranda Hotel (Acacia Room) on 8th November 2005. 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: Interesting and provocative essay on EASSy
by Alex Gakuru 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

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) } Provoking Indeed! Aldens two articles are peculiar, provoking, and perhaps shallow to an otherwise sure prosperity EASSy big step, as clearly summarised in the articles first paragraph. While NEPAD[1] and EU are negotiating[2] financing of the project, the author claims, African governments and World Bank that are being asked to help finance another this one is called etc In real terms (and for conceptualisation purpose), the cited US$ 200 million is far short of the estimated US$ 213 million Kenya alone spends annually educating her children abroad, mainly in the UK, and yet this US$ 200m is the cost for the entire EASSy cable from South Africa upwards to southern Sudan. The author even gets emotive in trying too hard to discredit the project. Please give Africa credit sometimes! The parastatial telecommunication bureaucracies is distasteful since parastatals such as Safaricom Limited in Kenya are extremely profitable and other investors should explore similar partnerships with the various EASSy governments? --------------------------------- [1] NEPAD is the Political and Economic arm of the African Union, politics and economics being inseparable. [2] URL http://www.connectivityafrica.ca/HTML/PAREN_investment_report_final.pdf pp. 67 . PS: I have attached my short reaction Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: vkyalo To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:05 AM Subject: [Kictanet] FW: Interesting and provocative essay on EASSy Good read regarding EASSy, --------------------------------- From: Jim Forster [mailto:forster@cisco.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:07 PM To: vkyalo Cc: David Ochanda Subject: Re: Interesting and provocative essay on EASSy Hello Victor, Nice to meet you. I've been following and starting to participate in some issues and activities in networking in Africa. I heard of this essay by Roland Alden and forwarded it to people that I know that I thought might be interested. I don't have any particular discussion group for it; I'm sure you're involved in discussion groups that might be interested in this, so go ahead and forward it and discuss it as you see fit. I did see a reference to Richard Bell's article on a Kictanet archive. I hadn't known about Kictanet; those people might be interested in the essay. In September Richard Bell, the founder of Kenya Data Network, wrote a brief about EASSy, the proposed East African undersea fiber optic cable, which was critical of the planned financial structure. Now Roland Alden, a telecommunications consultant, has written a very interesting and provocative essay on EASSy as well. Here's the opening paragraph: Just say No to EASSy by Roland H. Alden African governments and global institutions like the World Bank are being asked to help finance another telecommunications project. This one is called EASSy (East African Submarine Cable System). While more and cheaper telecommunications is surely needed all across Africa , East African citizens would do well to ask their governments to take a step back from EASSy and find better ways to sponsor telecommunications projects that will result in real progress. As it stands today, EASSy could become a giant step backwards for Africa; and, with a US$200 million price tag, it has the potential of being an economic disaster Africa can ill-afford. I encourage you to read the rest of the essay at http://www.ralden.com/C1/EASSy and would welcome your thoughts on this very important issue. Thanks, -- Jim Forster Distinguished Engineer Cisco Systems San Jose, CA. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005 --------------------------------- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Fwd: FW: MCSE Engineer needed urgently.
by John Walubengo 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

FYI. walu

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[Apc-wsis] APC - Recommendations to the WSIS on Internet Governance
by Alice Wanjira-Munyua 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear all Here are APC's recommendations to the WSIS regarding internet governance. Thank you very much to members of the wsis civil society internet governance caucus for all their input. We would value more feedback on this. Those of you who cannot read PDF file format please let us know and I will send it to you in a different format. Regards Anriette ------------------------------------------------------ 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 <HR>The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: APC_IGv6-final.pdf Date: 10 Nov 2005, 18:02 Size: 134106 bytes. Dear all Internet Governance (IG) Issues are quite broad and diverse (ref Diplo Foundation, http://www.diplomacy.edu/) However here is some that I picked up and thought would be relevant to Kenyans. 1. Infrastructure: a) Is the fact the US continues to reserve the sole right over the DNS, Root Server system (un)favourable to Kenya? b) Is the fact that key (Internet eXchange Points, IXPs) are geographically located in the US (un)favourable to Kenya? c) What is our take on IP Number distribution- particularly with regard to IP ver 6, the next generation platform? 2. Legal: a) What are the current cyber laws accross the globe and how would they affect Kenya if adopted as the standard? b) What constitutes cyber-crime and who has the jurisdiction over the offendor, who and how does the victim get compensated? c) To what extend are governments allowed to access citizen's data (email, financial,medical, and other records?) 3) Economic: a) With regard to ecommerce, how will governements collect tax, should they? b) Should eTax be payable at source (producer) or destination (consumer) leve c) What about Patents (particularly on Software); Is the IP (Intellectual Property) Right skewed to favour developed nations? d) What is the Kenyan position on Open Source Software? 4) Social-Cultural a) Is eLearning as provided by developed countries and consumed by students in the developing nations robbing us of our Identity? b) Is the internet too 'English'? Are indigenious languages endangered as more people move online and find no footprint of e.g 'Kiswahili'? c) Should the Internet be considered a Public good - on the same level as International Waterways, Air, etc. What is the KICTAnet view on these (and other) issues? walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/08/05 08:29pm >>> *** This is a draft version. Kindly provide feedback where appropriate. *** ============ KICTANet @ WSIS ============ OBJECTIVES 1. Identify and circulate position of KICTANet on issues before WSIS in Tunis. 2. Identify KICTANet participants and work as a team to enhance their participation at WSIS in Tunis. 1. KICTANet position in Tunis. [ ISSUES] a) Internet governance b) Post Tunis Follow, implementation & Financing mechanisms 2. KICTANet TEAM @ Tunis (so far) a) Bill Kagai - FOSSFA b) Waudo Siganga - WGIG/CSK c) James Nguo - ALIN-EA d) Lizette Kraft - IDRC? e) Florence Etta - WSIS Gender Caucus f) Alari Alare - The Standard g) Constance Khaendi - WSIS Youth Kenya h) ????? please provide more names. 3. ACTIVITIES FOR KENYAN TEAM IN TUNIS a) Kenya Pavilion where many government-related entities will be exhibiting b) Engagement with government delegation (see list below) and strengthen "Kenya@WSIS" through a meeting of all Kenyan participants. c) Possible meeting of KICTANet team in Tunis (need to facilitate) d) Launch of the book "Developing Connections: " by IISD. e) Distribution of materials (see: Guidelines for the distribution of publications, documents, and any other printed materials on the premises of the Summit - on http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/adm/4.html ) 4. REFERENCE MATERIAL - OVERVIEW OF ISSUES FOR PHASE TWO OF THE WSIS: Tunis phase of WSIS Source: CCK website - http://www.cck.go.ke/html/child.asp?childcontid=135&childtitle=wsis_process… EVENTS - 13-15 November 2005, Tunis: The Resumed PrepCom-3 : To discuss pending issues including - 16 to 18 November 2005, Tunis: The Summit - PARALLEL Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/index.html ) - SIDE Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/side.html for details) 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet -- alice

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Re: [Kictanet] KICTANet @ WSIS (feedback needed)
by John Walubengo 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Internet Governance (IG) Issues are quite broad and diverse (ref Diplo Foundation, http://www.diplomacy.edu/) However here is some that I picked up and thought would be relevant to Kenyans. 1. Infrastructure: a) Is the fact the US continues to reserve the sole right over the DNS, Root Server system (un)favourable to Kenya? b) Is the fact that key (Internet eXchange Points, IXPs) are geographically located in the US (un)favourable to Kenya? c) What is our take on IP Number distribution- particularly with regard to IP ver 6, the next generation platform? 2. Legal: a) What are the current cyber laws accross the globe and how would they affect Kenya if adopted as the standard? b) What constitutes cyber-crime and who has the jurisdiction over the offendor, who and how does the victim get compensated? c) To what extend are governments allowed to access citizen's data (email, financial,medical, and other records?) 3) Economic: a) With regard to ecommerce, how will governements collect tax, should they? b) Should eTax be payable at source (producer) or destination (consumer) leve c) What about Patents (particularly on Software); Is the IP (Intellectual Property) Right skewed to favour developed nations? d) What is the Kenyan position on Open Source Software? 4) Social-Cultural a) Is eLearning as provided by developed countries and consumed by students in the developing nations robbing us of our Identity? b) Is the internet too 'English'? Are indigenious languages endangered as more people move online and find no footprint of e.g 'Kiswahili'? c) Should the Internet be considered a Public good - on the same level as International Waterways, Air, etc. What is the KICTAnet view on these (and other) issues? walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> 11/08/05 08:29pm >>> *** This is a draft version. Kindly provide feedback where appropriate. *** ============ KICTANet @ WSIS ============ OBJECTIVES 1. Identify and circulate position of KICTANet on issues before WSIS in Tunis. 2. Identify KICTANet participants and work as a team to enhance their participation at WSIS in Tunis. 1. KICTANet position in Tunis. [ ISSUES] a) Internet governance b) Post Tunis Follow, implementation & Financing mechanisms 2. KICTANet TEAM @ Tunis (so far) a) Bill Kagai - FOSSFA b) Waudo Siganga - WGIG/CSK c) James Nguo - ALIN-EA d) Lizette Kraft - IDRC? e) Florence Etta - WSIS Gender Caucus f) Alari Alare - The Standard g) Constance Khaendi - WSIS Youth Kenya h) ????? please provide more names. 3. ACTIVITIES FOR KENYAN TEAM IN TUNIS a) Kenya Pavilion where many government-related entities will be exhibiting b) Engagement with government delegation (see list below) and strengthen "Kenya@WSIS" through a meeting of all Kenyan participants. c) Possible meeting of KICTANet team in Tunis (need to facilitate) d) Launch of the book "Developing Connections: " by IISD. e) Distribution of materials (see: Guidelines for the distribution of publications, documents, and any other printed materials on the premises of the Summit - on http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/adm/4.html ) 4. REFERENCE MATERIAL - OVERVIEW OF ISSUES FOR PHASE TWO OF THE WSIS: Tunis phase of WSIS Source: CCK website - http://www.cck.go.ke/html/child.asp?childcontid=135&childtitle=wsis_process… EVENTS - 13-15 November 2005, Tunis: The Resumed PrepCom-3 : To discuss pending issues including - 16 to 18 November 2005, Tunis: The Summit - PARALLEL Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/index.html ) - SIDE Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/side.html for details) 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Re: [Kictanet] KICTANet @ WSIS (feedback needed)
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Two more members going to Tunis - making that a total of 9 non-government particpants... (i.e. Lucy Mathai (SIDAREC) and Wainaina Mungai) Any more? Rgds, Wainaina > -------Original Message------- > From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: [Kictanet] KICTANet @ WSIS (feedback needed) > Sent: 08 Nov '05 20:29 > > *** This is a draft version. Kindly provide feedback where appropriate. *** > > ============ > KICTANet @ WSIS > ============ > > OBJECTIVES > 1. Identify and circulate position of KICTANet on issues before WSIS in Tunis. > 2. Identify KICTANet participants and work as a team to enhance their participation at WSIS in Tunis. > > 1. KICTANet position in Tunis. > [ ISSUES] > a) Internet governance > b) Post Tunis Follow, implementation & Financing mechanisms > > > 2. KICTANet TEAM @ Tunis (so far) > a) Bill Kagai - FOSSFA > b) Waudo Siganga - WGIG/CSK > c) James Nguo - ALIN-EA > d) Lizette Kraft - IDRC? > e) Florence Etta - WSIS Gender Caucus > f) Alari Alare - The Standard > g) Constance Khaendi - WSIS Youth Kenya > h) ????? please provide more names. > > 3. ACTIVITIES FOR KENYAN TEAM IN TUNIS > a) Kenya Pavilion where many government-related entities will be exhibiting > b) Engagement with government delegation (see list below) and strengthen "Kenya@WSIS" through a meeting of all Kenyan participants. > c) Possible meeting of KICTANet team in Tunis (need to facilitate) > d) Launch of the book "Developing Connections: " by IISD. > e) Distribution of materials (see: Guidelines for the distribution of publications, documents, and any other printed materials on the premises of the Summit - on http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/adm/4.html ) > > > 4. REFERENCE MATERIAL > - OVERVIEW OF ISSUES FOR PHASE TWO OF THE WSIS: Tunis phase of WSIS > Source: CCK website - http://www.cck.go.ke/html/child.asp?childcontid=135&childtitle=wsis_process… > > EVENTS > - 13-15 November 2005, Tunis: The Resumed PrepCom-3 : To discuss pending issues including > > - 16 to 18 November 2005, Tunis: The Summit > > - PARALLEL Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/index.html ) > > - SIDE Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/side.html for details) > > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >

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Minutes of today's meeting (Quick Read version)
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Dear all, Here's a quick read version of the minutes of today's meeting held in the Acacia room at Jacaranda hotel. Detailed version coming soon. KICTANet Meeting called to order at 2:30pm. Chaired by John Walubengo. PROCEEDINGS 1. Presentation by Global Netcorps. > Jane and Janet explained the planned ICT Traning of Trainers (TOT) project targeting young Kenyans and the need to work with all stakeholders to localise the curriculum. The project, by Digital Opportunity Trust of Canada is mainly funded by CIDA and CISCO. > Members will provide them with contact details of stakeholders they may want to meet. 2. Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting > Dorcas and Walubengo confirmed the minutes. 3. Activity Reports & matters arising a) KICTANET@WSIS > Wainaina to develop a list of KICTANet members attending WSIS in Tunis > Members to develop position on WSIS issues. > Memebers to prepare material to be distributed at the Kenya Pavilion. b) GSM consumer forum > Lessons learnt include the need for logistics team such as AITEC. AITEC mandated to help logistics for next consumer event. > There's need for thorough preparation (Rapid Research) on statistical facts etc for future forums. > The report needs to be revised and summarised to bring out action items and identify who is required to implement follow-up. c) Editor's Mailinglist & Media Watch Institute > Liaise with Media Council (Esther Kamweru) and Media Owners Association. > Walubengo, Dorcas, Alex and Tony Wafula to follow-up with media. > Media Watch Institute is a long-term activity. d) Meeting with Kenya Paraplegic Organisation > Alex met the officials and they have proposals for support from KICTANet. They sent apologies for not being at today's meeting. e) Move of names from KIPList to KICTANet > Alice to liaise with IDRC on the migration of KIPList subscribers to KICTANet list. 4. Registering KICTANet as a legal entity. > Need for a one-day event at which lawyers will advice members on best approach for registration. 5. Planning for ISP Consumer forum. > Date changed to 1st December because 24th nov. was too close to constitional referundum date. > Duties allocated to various members. > Objective of event is consumer education to give them a voice rather than a panel presentation by service providers. 6.NEXT MEETING: > Thursday, 8th December 2005. 6. AOB > Need to add Software as well as Hardware as consumer protection issues similar to GSM and other issues already identified. Meeting adjourned at 5:29pm 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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FW: Interesting and provocative essay on EASSy
by vkyalo 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Good read regarding EASSy, _____ From: Jim Forster [mailto:forster@cisco.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:07 PM To: vkyalo Cc: David Ochanda Subject: Re: Interesting and provocative essay on EASSy Hello Victor, Nice to meet you. I've been following and starting to participate in some issues and activities in networking in Africa. I heard of this essay by Roland Alden and forwarded it to people that I know that I thought might be interested. I don't have any particular discussion group for it; I'm sure you're involved in discussion groups that might be interested in this, so go ahead and forward it and discuss it as you see fit. I did see a reference to Richard Bell's article on a Kictanet archive. I hadn't known about Kictanet; those people might be interested in the essay. In September Richard Bell, the founder of Kenya Data Network, wrote a brief about EASSy, the proposed East African undersea fiber optic cable, which was critical of the planned financial structure. Now Roland Alden, a telecommunications consultant, has written a very interesting and provocative essay on EASSy as well. Here's the opening paragraph: Just say No to EASSy by Roland H. Alden African governments and global institutions like the World Bank are being asked to help finance another telecommunications project. This one is called HYPERLINK "http://eassy.org/"EASSy (East African Submarine Cable System). While more and cheaper telecommunications is surely needed all across Africa , East African citizens would do well to ask their governments to take a step back from EASSy and find better ways to sponsor telecommunications projects that will result in real progress. As it stands today, EASSy could become a giant step backwards for Africa; and, with a US$200 million price tag, it has the potential of being an economic disaster Africa can ill-afford. I encourage you to read the rest of the essay at HYPERLINK "http://www.ralden.com/C1/EASSy"http://www.ralden.com/C1/EASSy and would welcome your thoughts on this very important issue. Thanks, -- Jim Forster Distinguished Engineer Cisco Systems San Jose, CA. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005

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KICTANet @ WSIS (feedback needed)
by Wainaina Mungai 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

*** This is a draft version. Kindly provide feedback where appropriate. *** ============ KICTANet @ WSIS ============ OBJECTIVES 1. Identify and circulate position of KICTANet on issues before WSIS in Tunis. 2. Identify KICTANet participants and work as a team to enhance their participation at WSIS in Tunis. 1. KICTANet position in Tunis. [ ISSUES] a) Internet governance b) Post Tunis Follow, implementation & Financing mechanisms 2. KICTANet TEAM @ Tunis (so far) a) Bill Kagai - FOSSFA b) Waudo Siganga - WGIG/CSK c) James Nguo - ALIN-EA d) Lizette Kraft - IDRC? e) Florence Etta - WSIS Gender Caucus f) Alari Alare - The Standard g) Constance Khaendi - WSIS Youth Kenya h) ????? please provide more names. 3. ACTIVITIES FOR KENYAN TEAM IN TUNIS a) Kenya Pavilion where many government-related entities will be exhibiting b) Engagement with government delegation (see list below) and strengthen "Kenya@WSIS" through a meeting of all Kenyan participants. c) Possible meeting of KICTANet team in Tunis (need to facilitate) d) Launch of the book "Developing Connections: " by IISD. e) Distribution of materials (see: Guidelines for the distribution of publications, documents, and any other printed materials on the premises of the Summit - on http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/adm/4.html ) 4. REFERENCE MATERIAL - OVERVIEW OF ISSUES FOR PHASE TWO OF THE WSIS: Tunis phase of WSIS Source: CCK website - http://www.cck.go.ke/html/child.asp?childcontid=135&childtitle=wsis_process… EVENTS - 13-15 November 2005, Tunis: The Resumed PrepCom-3 : To discuss pending issues including - 16 to 18 November 2005, Tunis: The Summit - PARALLEL Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/index.html ) - SIDE Events (Visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/events/side.html for details) 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] KICTANet Planning meeting
by James Nguo 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Dear ALL, I have a booking for Tunis leaving on Friday morning. Is there anyone who wishes to leave on Friday in exchange for a ticket to travel early next week. Please contact me ASAP for an exchange Best regards James Nguo Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA), P.O. Box 10098, 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya, AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue. Tel +254 20 2731557 Telefax +254 20 2737813 Cell Phone +254 -722-561006 Email: james(a)alin.or.ke Website: www.alin.or.ke ------------------------------------------------------------- Enriched livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted information support and facilitation of information exchange -----Original Message----- From: Lizette Kraft [mailto:lkraft@idrc.or.ke] Sent: 08 November 2005 13:02 To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Cc: ggithaiga(a)idrc.or.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning meeting Dear All, I am sorry to say that I will not be able to attend today's meeting pls bear with me I am travelling today p.m. I wish you all great meeting. A small request for list members: Is there anyone going to Tunis on Thursday, Friday or Saturday? Can this person please contact Gladys Githaiga cc'd in this email for a message? Thanks and cheers, FE At / À 07:57 PM 11/7/2005, Wanjira Alice wrote / a écrit: >Hi All > >Please could you add on the agenda the issue of registering KICTANet as a >legal entity. We need to get everyone's contribution to this issue. > >thanks Walu and have a great meeting. > >Liz Tapawa please note KICTANet meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th 2005 >2.30-5.00. >Mr. John Walubengo is chair and responsible. > >Thanks > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> >To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> >Cc: <civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:11 PM >Subject: [civilsociety] RE: KICTANet Planning Meeting - Confirmed Tue,8th >Nov 2:30p.m-5:00p.m > > >With the additional agenda. > >Minutes of the GSM Consumer Forum shall be broadcasted on Mon 7th by midday. > >walu. > > > >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> 11/01/05 12:12pm >>> >Dear All, > >I second the change of date and suggest that we add one more item to the >agenda. > >We have a request by Global NetCorps (GNC) - an initiative of Digital >Opportunity Trust - to meet with especially members of the KICTANet >civil society caucus on the same day. They are planning the launch of >NetCorps in Kenya. > >We could have them present to us between 2:30pm and 3:30pm. If members >could read through the GSM Consumer forum Report ciculated earlier, and >come in by 2pm, we could comfortably include this extra item. > >Regards, >Wainaina > >-----Original Message----- >From: bounce-kiplist-cl-117112(a)lyris.idrc.ca >[mailto:bounce-kiplist-cl-117112@lyris.idrc.ca] On Behalf Of John >Walubengo >Sent: 31 October 2005 08:47 >To: KIPlist >Subject: [Fwd: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning Meeting - Notice to Postpone > >I am reliably informed by one of my 'holiday-sniffing' colleague that >this Friday 4th Nov 2005 is likely to be a (Muslim) holiday in Kenya. >As such I am proposing we shift the Monthly KICTAnet meeting to the >following week, Tue 8th Nov 2005, Jacaranda Hotel, 2:00-5:00p.m. > >Proposed Agenda > >1. Confirmation and adoption of previous minutes >2. Matters Arising >3. KICTANet Activities & Receiving of Reports (Review of 1st ICT >Consumer Protection Forum) >4. Planning for 2nd Consumer Protection Forum (ISP focus) >5. Date and Time for the next meeting >6. AOB > >walu. > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > >_______________________________________________ >civilsociety mailing list >civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety > > >-- >Wanjira Alice >Director >Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) >wanjira(a)cck.go.ke >http://www.cck.go.ke >Tel: + 254 020 4242000 >Fax: +254 020 4451866 >Cell: +254 (0) 733 731074 > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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KICTANet Planning meeting
by Wanjira Alice 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Hi All Please could you add on the agenda the issue of registering KICTANet as a legal entity. We need to get everyone's contribution to this issue. thanks Walu and have a great meeting. Liz Tapawa please note KICTANet meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th 2005 2.30-5.00. Mr. John Walubengo is chair and responsible. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>; <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> Cc: <civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: [civilsociety] RE: KICTANet Planning Meeting - Confirmed Tue,8th Nov 2:30p.m-5:00p.m With the additional agenda. Minutes of the GSM Consumer Forum shall be broadcasted on Mon 7th by midday. walu. >>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> 11/01/05 12:12pm >>> Dear All, I second the change of date and suggest that we add one more item to the agenda. We have a request by Global NetCorps (GNC) - an initiative of Digital Opportunity Trust - to meet with especially members of the KICTANet civil society caucus on the same day. They are planning the launch of NetCorps in Kenya. We could have them present to us between 2:30pm and 3:30pm. If members could read through the GSM Consumer forum Report ciculated earlier, and come in by 2pm, we could comfortably include this extra item. Regards, Wainaina -----Original Message----- From: bounce-kiplist-cl-117112(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:bounce-kiplist-cl-117112@lyris.idrc.ca] On Behalf Of John Walubengo Sent: 31 October 2005 08:47 To: KIPlist Subject: [Fwd: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning Meeting - Notice to Postpone I am reliably informed by one of my 'holiday-sniffing' colleague that this Friday 4th Nov 2005 is likely to be a (Muslim) holiday in Kenya. As such I am proposing we shift the Monthly KICTAnet meeting to the following week, Tue 8th Nov 2005, Jacaranda Hotel, 2:00-5:00p.m. Proposed Agenda 1. Confirmation and adoption of previous minutes 2. Matters Arising 3. KICTANet Activities & Receiving of Reports (Review of 1st ICT Consumer Protection Forum) 4. Planning for 2nd Consumer Protection Forum (ISP focus) 5. Date and Time for the next meeting 6. AOB walu. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet _______________________________________________ civilsociety mailing list civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety -- Wanjira Alice Director Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) wanjira(a)cck.go.ke http://www.cck.go.ke Tel: + 254 020 4242000 Fax: +254 020 4451866 Cell: +254 (0) 733 731074

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Contact Address Correction
by Lizette Kraft 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Kindly note correction on my new alternative email address: lfkraft(a)gmail.com Kindly use this address as the first alternative to the yahoo address: kind regards Lizette

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Fw: NYTimes: Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's
by alice＠apc.org 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Mware" <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:44 PM Subject: NYTimes: Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's > Thought this could provoke some debate on used computers. > > apologies if you have already seen it. > leonard > > Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's, Report Says By LAURIE J. FLYNN > October 24, 2005 > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/technology/24junk.html?th&emc=th > > Much of the used computer equipment sent from the United States to > developing countries for use in homes, schools and businesses is often > neither usable nor repairable, creating enormous environmental problems > in some of the world's poorest places, according to a report to be > issued today by an environmental organization. > > The report, titled "The Digital Dump: Exporting Reuse and Abuse to > Africa," says that the unusable equipment is being donated or sold to > developing nations by recycling businesses in the United States as a > way > to dodge the expense of having to recycle it properly. While the > report, > written by the Basel Action Network, based in Seattle, focuses on > Nigeria, in western Africa, it says the situation is similar throughout > much of the developing world. > > "Too often, justifications of 'building bridges over the digital > divide' > > are used as excuses to obscure and ignore the fact that these bridges > double as toxic waste pipelines," says the report. As a result, Nigeria > and other developing nations are carrying a disproportionate burden of > the world's toxic waste from technology products, according to Jim > Puckett, coordinator of the group. > > According to the National Safety Council, more than 63 million > computers > in the United States will become obsolete in 2005. An average computer > monitor can contain as much as eight pounds of lead, along with > plastics > laden with flame retardants and cadmium, all of which can be harmful to > the environment and to humans. > > In 2002, the Basel Action Network was co-author of a report that said > 50 > percent to 80 percent of electronics waste collected for recycling in > the United States was being disassembled and recycled under largely > unregulated, unhealthy conditions in China, India, Pakistan and other > developing countries. The new report contends that Americans may be > lulled into thinking their old computers are being put to good use. > > At the Nigerian port of Lagos, the new report says, an estimated 500 > containers of used electronic equipment enter the country each month, > each one carrying about 800 computers, for a total of about 400,000 > used > computers a month. The majority of the equipment arriving in Lagos, the > report says, is unusable and neither economically repairable or > resalable. "Nigerians are telling us they are getting as much as 75 > percent junk that is not repairable," Mr. Puckett said. He said that > Nigeria, like most developing countries, could only accommodate > functioning used equipment. > > The environmental group visited Lagos, where it found that despite > growing technology industries, the country lacked an infrastructure for > electronics recycling. This means that the imported equipment often > ends > up in landfills, where toxins in the equipment can pollute the > groundwater and create unhealthy conditions. > > Mr. Puckett said the group had identified 30 recyclers in the United > States who had agreed not to export electronic waste to developing > countries. "We are trying to get it to be common practice that you have > to test what you send and label it," he said. > > Mr. Puckett also said his group was trying to enforce the Basel > Convention, a United Nations treaty intended to limit the trade of > hazardous waste. The United States is the only developed country that > has not ratified the treaty. > > Much of the equipment being shipped to Africa and other developing > areas > is from recyclers in the United States, who typically get the used > equipment free from businesses, government agencies and communities and > ship it abroad for repair, sale or to be dismantled using low-cost > labor. > > Scrap Computers, a recycler in Phoenix, has eight warehouses across the > United States to store collected electronics before they are shipped to > foreign destinations, and Graham Wollaston, the company's president, > says he is opening new warehouses at the rate of one a month. Mr. > Wollaston, who describes his company as a "giant sorting operation," > said there was a reuse for virtually every component of old electronic > devices: old televisions are turned into fish tanks for Malaysia, and a > silicon glass shortage has created huge demand for old monitors, which > are turned into new ones. "There's no such thing as a third-world > landfill," Mr. Wollaston said. "If you were to put an old computer on > the street, it would be taken apart for the parts." > > Mr. Wollaston said the system was largely working, though he conceded > that some recyclers dump useless equipment in various developing > nations, most notably China. "One of the problems the industry faces is > a lack of certification as to where it's all going," he said. He says > his company tests all equipment destined for developing nations. > > The Environmental Protection Agency concedes that "inappropriate > practices" have occurred in the industry, but said it did not think the > problem should be addressed by stopping all exports. > > "E.P.A. has been working with the Organization for Economic Cooperation > and Development countries for the last several years on development of > a > program that would provide much greater assurance that exports of > recyclable materials will be environmentally sound," Tom Dunne, of the > agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, wrote in an > e-mail message. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > --- > Submitted by: Leonard M Oloo <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> 2005-11-02 05:50:19 > EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >

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