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Fw: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Thursday 22 June 2006.
by alice＠apc.org 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kimacia" <peter(a)c4IDEA.com> To: "Alice Munyua" <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: <events(a)c4IDEA.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: Invitation to BusinessXchange Forum - Thursday 22 June 2006. Dear Alice, This month, KPMG East Africa will make a presentation titled 'Regional Budget Analysis and its impact on the ICT industry in Kenya'. This will be followed by a plenary session to discuss the way forward for the ICT industry in Kenya. Our special guest for this forum will be Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications. Date: Thursday 22nd June 2006. Topic: Regional Budget Analysis - Impact on the ICT Industry. Presenter: Mr. Richard Ndungu, CEO, KPMG East Africa. Time: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Venue: Grand Regency Hotel. Cost: KShs. 1,000/- per person. c4IDEA.com is a resource network that helps individuals and organizations exchange innovative and proactive ideas to develop world-class Kenyan leaders in different professions and disciplines. Please email or contact us to make a reservation for this special businessXchange forum. Call Joan at the contacts listed below. Thanks, Peter. -------------------------------------------- The Office Park, Riverside Drive. Tel: 254-020-444-9277 254-020-444-7655 Fax: 254-020-444-9210 PO Box 12 - 00606, Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Take a Stand on Internet Governance! - http://internetgovernance.org/comment.asp
by Wainaina Mungai 16 Jun '06

16 Jun '06

> Hello > I am forwarding the message below, about ICANN and its evaluation. You can > make comments individually or collectively as you wish. > Best > divina > > Take a Stand on Internet Governance! > ==================================== > > In advance of renewing the current agreement between the U.S. > Department of Commerce and ICANN, the U.S. government's National > Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has asked for > public comments about its supervision of the Internet Corporation for > Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). > > This is an important opportunity for public participation in the reform > of ICANN and Internet governance. We urge everyone to let your opinion > of how ICANN is working and how it can be improved be known. Comments > are due by July 7. > > The Internet Governance Project is focusing public attention on the > Bush administration's controversial and divisive assertion of unilateral > control over the DNS root. IGP is urging Internet users everywhere to > respond to the NTIA request for comments with the following statement: > > > <statement> > > The Internet's value is created by the participation and cooperation of > people all over the world. The Internet is global, not national. > Therefore no single Government should have a pre-eminent role in > Internet governance. > > As the US reviews its contract with ICANN, it should work cooperatively > with all stakeholders to complete the transition to a Domain Name System > independent of US governmental control. > > </statement> > > You can transmit this statement directly to the NTIA and key > Congressional committee chairs. Just visit > http://internetgovernance.org/comment.asp > > Join this global campaign today! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Edu mailing list > Edu(a)wsis-cs.org > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/edu > >

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Fw: Removal of VAT on ICT
by alice＠apc.org 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: Removal of VAT on ICT > Dear Colleagues, > > The Minister Kimunya has announced the removal of VAT on ICT products. > This will herald cheaper ICT but then, the ICT vendors also have to > undergo difficult times - how to recover the VAT they pay on the non-ICT > inputs necessary to run their businesses. > > > Kind Regards > Waudo Siganga > Computer Society of kenya > -- > waudo siganga > emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > unladen european swallow > > > --- > Submitted by: Waudo Siganga - (Int. address) <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > 2006-06-15 09:35:34 EDT4 > (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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WIRE THE SLUMS!
by sidarec 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

Dear all, Welcome to the CONNECTED world of SIDAREC. Now Youth from Majengo slums can access wireless internet connectivity! You can also see visit our freeflux Library site.... SIDAREC is pioneering in the use of KOHA a free library cataloguing software. Kindly see our library website as designed by the youth http://sidarecyouth.freeflux.net and also get in touch with us for more about our program ...."the poor can eat computers!" warmest! Lucy Mathai Executive Director Slums Information Dev. & Resource Centres (SIDAREC) P.O.BOX 9687 00300 Ronald Ngala Post Office, Tel.254-20-246961/247356/6767649 Email: sidarec(a)kenyaweb.com Web site: www.sidarec.or.ke Nairobi-Kenya.

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IC bill analysis workshop programme
by alice＠apc.org 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Dear All attached and below, the IC bill analysis workshop programme Day | Friday 16 June 2006, Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi Objectives of the Workshop: The objective is for the stakeholders who will include telecom, ISPs, IT, CSO, academic, and social etc to understand the context of the bill and make informed determinations sessions 08:00-09:00 Registration 09:00-10:30 Opening Telecom and related issues a.. Mr Muriuki Mureithi: Summit Strategies- Facilitator 10:30-11:00 Tea Break 10:30-13:30 Internet and IT issues · Mr. John Walubengo: KICTANET- Facilitator 13.30: -14:30 LUNCH BREAK 14:30- 16.00 Academic and other applications session · Victor Kyalo: KICTANET - Facilitator 16:00-16:30 Tea Break 16:00-17.30 Social dimensions in ICTs · Dorcas Muthoni: KICTANET - Facilitator 16:00-16:30 Closure: Vote of thanks

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Fw: [Fibre-for-africa] Where are things now, really?
by alice＠apc.org 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Osiakwan" <eric(a)afrispa.org> To: "Private list for use by EASSY Workshop Participants" <fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [Fibre-for-africa] Where are things now, really? > Anriette, the Kenyans where never offboard. They only announce another > national fiber project and the rest was "propaganda" by those who wanted > to pitch the Kenyan against the South Africa government - a rather sad > initiative. > > The way forward now is, you dont need any LICENSE to INVEST in EASSy. The > IGA would authenticate investors to be sure they are legimate businesses > or organisations or investors from their countries of residence. Again > the governments through the Ministries (in charge of ICTs and or > Infrastructure) are not going to ask you to present a license, they may > rather require some documentation to prove their you are legally existing > entity or enterprise. > > The detailed business plan of equity to debt is being finalised but when > i last checked the consideration was 30 to 70 respectively - this may > change. Am not financially knowledgable to be in that space. > > I was in Rwanda the other day and indications are that most of the > Consortium members have come to terms with this new development but as > usual a few still belong to the school of thought that "their legitimate > business" has been snatched away from them by the governments...:-) > > EASSy is now a Public Private Partnership so the UbuntuNet Alliance, > AfrISPA Members and all those who have money to invest, please get ready > and start syncing with your respect governments. > > Eric here > > > On Jun 11, 2006, at 11:04 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote: > >> Hallo all >> >> So the ministers have signed an agreement (on 7 June) and apparently the >> Kenyans are back on board, and an SPV will be created and registered in >> Rwanda. >> >> What is not clear to me is how all the original consortium members feel >> about >> this, particularly the private sector investors? >> >> Any updates? >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fibre-for-africa mailing list >> Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa >> > > 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" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fibre-for-africa mailing list > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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Fw: [Fibre-for-africa] Article from HANA
by alice＠apc.org 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Submarine Fiber-optic Cable Connectivity in the Balance > > HANA, 30 May 2006. > > Efforts to complete the encircling of Africa by a modern submarine fiber > optic telecommunication could suffer a major blow if the parties involved > fail to reach an agreement in the near future. By: Alari Alare Kenneth > > starts/ > > Efforts to complete the encircling of Africa by a modern submarine fiber > optic telecommunication cable could suffer a major blow if the parties > involved fail to reach an agreement in the near future. > > Following the successful implementation of SAT-3/WASC/SAFE, providing > high > quality and high bandwidth telecommunications services to Western and > Southern Africa, and with Northern Africa served by a number of other > submarine cable systems, the next logical step is to provide the East > Coast of Africa with submarine fiber-optic cable connectivity. This will > complete the encircling of Africa by a modern submarine fiber optic > telecommunications network. > > However, this could be hampered by a few factors at play, one being that > the project is a joint initiative between governments and private telcos > including the incumbents in participating countries. > > EASSy is expected to establish an undersea cable system to connect the > region with the rest of the world. EASSy should be commercially viable to > provide the owners with opportunities to benefit directly from the > international traffic. > > It is anticipated that by the time fiber cable lands at the coastal city > of Mombasa in Kenya, a backhaul (local) transmission link will have been > laid to further link Uganda through Malaba. > > According Peter K Kenduiywo Telkom Kenya, linking the hinterland will > through the East Africa Digital Transmission System (EADTS) forming the > Kenya ? Uganda backhaul (local) transmission link. > > "The basic EADTS configuration is a SDH transmission system, from > Mombasa to Malaba through Nairobi with Spurs to major towns within the > country", he said. > >>From Mombasa, it will pass through towns including Voi, Mtito-Andei, > Nairobi, Longonot, Naivasha, Nakuru, Kericho, Timboroa, Eldoret, > Muhoroni, Kisumu, Bungoma and finally Malaba to link Uganda. > > However, the project's groundbreaking, which was scheduled for March > this year, is yet to take place with well-placed sources saying that the > slim financial base is casting dark clouds over the completion of the huge > project. > > The consortium has so far raised only US$ 110 million out of the > required US$ 290 to stay on schedule. This due to the fact that some of > the members in consortium are state owned incumbent telcos struggling to > stay afloat while others heavily depend on their cash strapped governments > for financing. > > The other issue posing a lot of challenge to the success of the project is > the model of ownership. While one group is pushing for open access on > grounds of affordability, another group is pushing for a closed model > arguing that the project should be operated fully as a commercial venture. > > While giving his views to Hana, Joseph Mucheru, the immediate former > chairman of the Telecommunications Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) > and > a director with the biggest Internet Service Provider in Kenya, Wananchi > Online told us that EASSy should be run like a business entity, "Am not > entirely sure about the whole definitions of Open or Closed access, > stakeholders better adopt an hybrid model. This is because I think profits > are important for the sustainability of any business/project and unless > this services will be provided for free it is important to ensure a > business model is adopted and not just a social model", said Mucheru. > > However, an industry player and a member of the WGIG (Working Group on > Internet Governance) ahead of last year's WSIS Waundo Siganga also the > chairman of the Computer of Kenya has shown his support for the Open > Access model, "EASSy should adopt an Open Access Model so that all > investors have equal opportunity and rights". He adds that the World Bank > should be involved as a debt financier to the project. > > Debate is currently raging as to whether EASSy should be built along an > Open Access model, or should be closely controlled by the operators and > investors that will inject funds in it. The view of the World Bank, which > is eager to provide loan financing to the cable system, is that EASSy will > deliver better value to users in Eastern and Southern Africa if it is > built and run along the Open Access model. > > The World Bank has said it wants the cable to be accessible to anybody who > is not an investor in EASSy, but in future wants to use the cable. It says > those operators should access the EASSy system at rates and terms > comparable to those at which investors in EASSy access it. > > Under the Open Access model, EASSy would be owned by a Special > Purpose > Vehicle (SPV), meaning a company that would sell bandwidth to whoever > wants to buy it. This SPV would not offer telecoms services as that would > place it an advantage compared to other users of the EASSy bandwidth. > > The MoU partners reject this argument. Instead, they propose that new > operators intending to benefit from the cable should invest in it too. > > At one point, Mucheru posed, "The World Bank involvement in what way. And > to serve what purpose, as a bank they can either give loans or grants, and > it is not clear to me what the funding mechanism the consortium has chosen > and therefore cannot answer this question." > > He adds: "EASSy should be a business like any other and be allowed to have > competitors. This is the only way to ensure the regions benefits and does > not support another monopoly model, it can be an expensive mistake". > > What about Nepads involvement; "Nepad should not be responsible for > developing a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) managing the financing > process. They should also not be involved in choosing board members for > the EASSy SPV", says Waundo who sat on the Working Group on Internet > Governance. > > A group of big telecommunication firms are pushing for the Sat 3 model > whose monopolist structure has not helped kept the cost of > telecommunication down in the west and southern African region. > > While the battle on the model continues, Kenya Data Network (KDN) who is > also one the consortium members is busy laying out fiber optic in Kenya > hoping that by the time EASSy lands in Mombasa, they would have > completed > the project that should see fiber optic link between the port of Mombasa > traversing through Kenya's hinterland all the way to Kenya Uganda border. > > Source: Highway Africa News Agency <http://hana.ru.ac.za/> (Free > subscription is required). > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Fibre-for-africa mailing list > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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Fwd: CAN ICT HELP FIGHT HIV/AIDS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE?
by constance georgina 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro President-Citron Wood AP-Oxfam International Youth Parlaiment East Africa Region Focal Point-Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS constance(a)youthaidscoalition.org Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Wananchi Appoints new CEO
by Alice Wanjira 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Congratulations Mucheru, Njeri and all at Wananchi best alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Mucheru" <mucheru(a)wananchi.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 5:06 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Wananchi Appoints new CEO > > Wananchi Online has finally merged with ISP Kenya and The Board of > Directors reports the following changes to its structure as well as > changes to the management structure, as the company prepares for its > intended Initial Public Offering. > > Njeri Rionge steps down as CEO at the end of June 2006, but remains > on the Board of Directors. > > Mr. James Gachui remains the Chairman of the board, while Sandeep > Mangat and Hamish Govani join Njeri Rionge, Joseph Kamau and Subash > Handa as Directors on the board. There will be further changes to the > board as the Company continues to enhance its Corporate Governance > structures which will be announced in due course. > > Joseph Mucheru, the Strategy and Business Development Director and Co- > founder is now the acting CEO. He is also the current Chairman of the > Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) > and has been instrumental in providing strategic input in ICT policy > and regulations both at Wananchi Online and the Industry as a whole. > > Sandeep Mangat and Hamish Govani, who were executive Directors of ISP > Kenya, join Wananchi Online as the Corporate Sales Director and > Projects Director, respectively and both bring a wealth of industry > experience on Internet based communications for Corporates to > compliment the current retail solutions provided by Wananchi Online. > > Wananchi Online continues to enhance its Corporate brand, products > and services, business processes and continued innovative > technologies to deliver customer satisfaction to its clients. > > The Board of Directors > Wananchi Online Limited > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > 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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Invitation to a meeting to discuss the Kenya Information
by Alice Wanjira 11 Jun '06

11 Jun '06

(Apologies for cross posting) Dear Colleagues The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) invites you to a one-day workshop Meeting on Friday 16 June 2006 from 8:00 to 5:30 to discuss the Information Communication Bill 2006 at the Jacaranda Hotel, Gazebo Banda. The Ministry of Information and Communications finalized the ICT Policy Early this year and Cabinet approved it. Subsequently, KICTANet has Established a team to facilitate a comprehensive review of the draft ICT Bill to make substantial recommendations for those who will finalize it. The Key issues to be addressed include context, construction and implementation Of the bill. Your participation to this workshop will be highly appreciated and we look Forward to having you there. To RSVP please contact Judy Kimiti on Tel number 6751323 or Cell number 0722-716020, email jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke before 13th June 2006 Thank You Yours Sincerely, Judy Kimiti Events and logistics coordinator Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet) Enclosed Agenda

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