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Internet Censorship in Kenya: An Assessment
by Moses Karanja 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Hello KICTANet Find a blog post we did with Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) based on our tests of Internet censorship in Kenya for the last 5 months. https://ooni.torproject.org/post/kenya-study/ If you are based outside Nairobi, and would like to run tests from your vantage point, please reach out. With censorship mutating to regional level (as compared to the national-level), it is important that we capture wider experiences. Nairobi is NOT Kenya so our measurements in Nairobi do not necessarily represent the country. -- Moses Karanja www.moseskaranja.com/blog

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BVR, EVID & Transmission of Electoral Results
by Mutemi wa Kiama 29 Dec '16

29 Dec '16

Hi Listers, In the debates I have seen raging online and elsewhere about need for a non-IT based backup system, the ICT Ministry and Communications Authority are quoted talking about the 3G coverage in the country or lack thereof. No one is talking about 2G and Satellite phone coverage. Isn't most of the country covered by 2G? Does it mean we suddenly can't transmit data over 2G which we used to before 3G? Interesting that the same Safaricom whose Mpesa can't be hacked by Al Shabaab can have electoral results transmission hacked (According to CS Joe Mucheru)! Are we suddenly analogue because elections are approaching? Could experts here appear before the senate committee on Elections Act next week and save this country from an impending calamity driven by ignorance around ICT? a bewildered Edwin Kiama! Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, * *#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion* *The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)*Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." *~Margaret Mead*

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How Kenya Became the Cradle of Africa’s Technological Innovation
by Alice Munyua 28 Dec '16

28 Dec '16

"A digital revolution is taking place in Kenya that has had ripples around Africa and the world" http://europe.newsweek.com/how-kenya-became-cradle-africas-ict-innovation-5…

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Jomla security alert
by james ikonya 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

| Joomla! Security News | | | [20161205] - PHPMailer Security Advisory Posted: 27 Dec 2016 12:00 AM PST - Project: Joomla! - Severity: High - Versions: 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 - Exploit type: Remote Code Execution in third-party PHPMailer library - CVE Number: CVE-2016-10033 Description All versions of the third-party PHPMailer library distributed with Joomla! versions up to 3.6.5 are vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is patched in PHPMailer 5.2.18 which will be included with Joomla! 3.7. After analysis, the JSST has determined that through correct use of the JMail class, there are additional validations in place which make executing this vulnerability impractical within the Joomla environment. As well, the vulnerability requires being able to pass user input to a message’s “from” address; all places in the core Joomla API which send mail use the sender address set in the global configuration and does not allow for user input to be set elsewhere. However, extensions which bundle a separate version of PHPMailer or do not use the Joomla API to send email may be vulnerable to this issue. Generally, the Joomla project does not issue advisories regarding third party libraries, however given the severity of this issue we felt it important to advise our users that we are aware of this issue and we have determined that the additional validations in our API prevent triggering this vulnerability. Affected Installs Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 Solution No action required for Joomla users, the updated library will be included in the next scheduled release and additional mechanisms exist in Joomla core to prevent triggering the vulnerability. Users of the PHPMailer library separate from Joomla are advised to upgrade to 5.2.18 or newer ASAP. Additional Resources - https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-… - https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.md Contact The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre. Reported By: Dawid Golunski | James IkuaTwitter: @jImfotech

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Internet, phones blocked as House debates election laws - Politics and policy
by Ali Hussein 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Listers Security personal yesterday blocked the internet, phones in and around parliament buildings during a special session to discuss the budget and amendments to the electoral law to allow for alternative manual transmission of electoral results in the event the electronic systems fail. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Internet--phones-blocked-as-House-debate… A few weeks ago we discussed this issue of shutting down communication channels during crises across African countries. Well now you have your answer. If the government can shut down parliamentarians imagine what they can do to the rest of the country. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Technology has never been this political in India - MediaNama
by Nanjira Sambuli 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Good read, and a cautionary tale. Happy Holidays! http://www.medianama.com/2016/12/223-year-end-rant-2016-technology-has-neve… Year end rant 2016: Technology has never been this political in India Nikhil Pahwa•December 23, 2016 There’s something deeply worrying with where we’re going with digital, when the founder of India’s (self-proclaimed) largest fintech company stands up on a stage and, in a manner that resembles a rallying cry and all the passion that comes with it, calls it his company’s “pious mission” to make India cashless. The religiosity of that phrase – “pious” – invariably invokes thoughts of “white man’s burden”, imperialism and conversion that comes with it. Let’s call it “digital man’s burden”, for the lack of a better phrase. What we’ve seen over the last few of years is this concerted push to convert people to digital: the visible aspect of it has been incentives: cashbacks, cheaper products, cheaper cab rides, free calling. The growth in commerce leads to growth in content, leads to growth in usage of the Internet. It’s all good, because at least for the time being, it gives consumers choice. The growth that is now coming in, and is set to come in, is not through incentives but enforcement: people aren’t being given a choice. We’re seeing this “digital conversion” manifest itself in two ways, both related: firstly, the way Aadhaar is being made mandatory despite how its execution is impacting the poor, in violation of Supreme Court orders. Second, is the way delegitimisation of 86% of the currency in circulation is forcing people to switch to digital currency, despite it being more expensive for citizens, and our infrastructure being incapable of dealing with it. There’s a remarkable lack of empathy – from both the state and the opportunistic founders of companies, or their religious leaders seeding this “pious mission” – when the pain it causes people is being looked at as an “inconvenience”, a period of disruption. There is this bizarre, tech-startup mindset, that the government (or the RBI. Is there a difference?) is being agile with its notifications: that it’s put a plan out there, and based on quick feedback, is iterating. Unfortunately for them, economies aren’t software or products. People don’t starve when Facebook doesn’t upgrade its newsfeed. That entire move-fast-and-break-things philosophy cannot apply to the real world, when it’s people that can get hurt, and lives that get impacted. People have died. We’ve gone from technology giving people choice to technology robbing people of choice: the way technology is being implemented by our government today is an attack on freedom and choice. * Have you heard this phrase “digital colonisation”? The other side of this crusade is this demand for protection against competition for the same businesses, and it has come from the same sources: the fear of digital colonisation in case of Net Neutrality (not a rationale I was comfortable with, by the way), digital colonisation in Ola versus Uber, and in case of Software Patents. There aren’t many places where the phrase “digital colonisation” turns up online in the Indian context, but if you’re in conversation with an iSpirt executive, the phrase invariably does come up, and it goes something like this: In a few years, our authentication will be using fingerprints on Google (Android) and Apple, and to retain India’s sovereignty, we have to ensure that that authentication is ours. Colonisation is an emotional subject for us in this country, but when you point out that Google and Apple authentication are choices (not mandatory) and the citizen has little protection against the might of the sovereign state (as evidenced by demonetization, by the way), none against the theft or misuse of data, there isn’t a cogent response. The protectionist angle also came up when it was used to seek government support, as Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal said: “I think what we need to do is what at some level China did: [tell foreign players that] we need your capital, but we don’t need your companies”. Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal followed it up by asking for protection against “capital dumping”. Both these companies benefited from having raised more capital than others, and did their own capital dumping, allowing their competition to bleed. Now that both are faced with competition which deeper pockets, they want protection. Lets not forget that Flipkart wanted FDI in inventory based ecommerce until they became a marketplace. Now they speak against it, in order to prevent Amazon from bringing its core business to India. There’s a reason why Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma can say that “The Uber of India is Uber. The Google of India is Google. I can sign it on a wall that the PayPal of India will not be PayPal.” It’s because the company, which has a Payments Banks license, has a regulatory moat which not only protects it from Paypal, but also most of local competition. Payments Banks have another regulatory advantage: they can integrate UPI for payments while wallets are barred. They can raise money while wallets (for the time being), can’t. Their regulatory future is certain, while that of wallets is not. Of course, this is possibly not of their choosing, but they’re making the most of this opportunity. * Technology has never been this political in India before, and the dog-eat-dog competition in tech becomes a battle between a beast and a pup when politics enters it. In an interview a year ago, Nandan Nilekani said, India is going through a period of disruption, and “it is up to individual players to take advantage”. There is a window of a digital opportunity in India right now, to make multi-billion dollar businesses. When that opportunity goes to a chosen few who appear on stage on “Startup India, Standup India”, it’s reminiscent of when Russia privatised its factories, and the oligarchs took ownership of key industries to and built multi-billion dollar businesses out of it. At a private meeting in Bangalore in earlier this year, a key member of a think tank shouted me down when I raised the issues of lack of privacy protection in the (then draft) Aadhaar Bill: “You can’t do anything about the Act. It will be passed before you know it, and nobody will be able to do anything about it.” A couple of weeks later, that’s what happened. They knew. It’s discomfiting how close the technology industry and government have gotten this year. Lets take iSpirt as an example: unlike most organisations, iSpirt benefits from proximity to TRAI Chairman RS Sharma – the Chairman served along with many iSpirt volunteers in Aadhaar, including Nandan Nilekani. They got early access to Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was pitched to for support for Indian product startup shortly after he became IT Minister in 2014, and Jayant Sinha, current Minister of State for Civil Aviation (previously, Finance), appears to be a regular at iSpirt events. They get meetings at the PMO. Flipkart’s payments application was the first to use IndiaStack, which has been set up by iSpirt, and is being used by the National Payments Council of India for enabling UPI payments, but in a manner that is closed to others. As a think tank, iSpirt is doing an exceptional job of pitching to the government and non-government bodies such as the NPCI, which impacts payments. * It was something to celebrate when this government came into power, because it promised support for growth and “Digital India”. What I’m worried about is that the direction being chosen doesn’t appear to have been decided in a manner that is open and participatory, and there’s a distinct attempt to ignore concerns of those who represent how it impacts people. That the government speaks against a right as fundamental as privacy, to protect a project that is a privacy nightmare, is worrying. That people are dying in queues, or are being deprived of their pensions because of authentication failure, is distressing. These are not inconveniences. We’re heading down the wrong path if we’re compromising on rights in exchange for the growth. This is a country low on resources, high on demand, always jostling for space. Life here is often like trying to get into a train at Mumbai’s Dadar Station at peak times: you get sucked in and have no control over whether you’ll get in. Unfortunately, I’m idealistic, and I want there to be openness in the way that technology gets deployed; not in a manner that it is an attack on choice. There are questions to be asked about how policy is being made, and who knows that it is going the way it is? Who’s defining the standards, the protocols, and under what circumstances are these choices being made? How does it impact citizens and why are civil society concerns being ignored? We need more openness and transparency, especially because – to invoke another religious metaphor – this push to become digital – has become a crusade. Lastly, I know that we, as journalists, aren’t doing a good enough job of asking these questions (and more), and this is our failure as well; we’re all jostling for space and struggling for survival too. * This is the last post on MediaNama this year. Here’s to more freedom in 2017. Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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Fw: [bestbits] (Call for Applications) Internet Policy in South and Southeast Asia: Research Methods for Advocacy [ASC-IPO, CCG-NLU, CIS & DAH]
by WANGARI KABIRU 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Advancements in areas of study in Internet Governance. PS: Share with your Asia networks Blessed day and sikukuu! Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Saturday, 24 December 2016, 10:28, Sarvjeet Singh <sarvjeet.singh(a)nludelhi.ac.in> wrote: | | | | | The Internet Policy Observatory presents Internet Policy in South and Southeast Asia: Research Methods for Advocacy April 10-14, 2017, New Delhi, India Application Deadline: February 1, 2017 Application available at https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2 | | Activists around the world are working towards influencing internet policymaking processes and raise awareness about the importance of protecting the open internet. Given this background, there is a clear need to link relevant and methodologically sophisticated internet policy research with advocacy efforts. Building on the success of the Internet Policy Research Methods Course for Advocates held in Istanbul in 2015, the Annenberg School for Communication’s Internet Policy Observatory has teamed up with the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Digital Asia Hub to develop a research methods workshop for individuals working on digital rights issues in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. The workshop will be organized from April 10-14, 2017 at National Law University, Delhi (India). The workshop brings together young scholars, activists, lawyers, and technologists for an intensive five-day practicum on using methodologically rigorous, data-driven, and contextually appropriate research for advocacy. The workshop is designed to cover both qualitative and quantitative, online and offline research methods, providing the space for hands-on activities and project-based learning. The program aims to strategically build collaborative possibilities across sectors, expand research capacity within practitioner and digital rights advocacy communities, and to provide the skills and know-how to use research and data to advance advocacy efforts. The program will provide skill-building tutorials on the following topics: § Defining and framing research topics and questions § Conducting desk and archival research § Researching law, policy and regulation § Questionnaire/interview design and techniques § Conducting surveys and public opinion research § Network measurement § Social network analysis § Data visualization § Translating research into action: dissemination for advocacy and policymaking impact § Developing proposals for funding and creating actionable research agendas We encourage individuals from South Asia and Southeast Asia in the academic (early career), NGO, technology, and public policy sectors to apply. Prospective applicants should have a particular area of interest related to internet governance and policymaking, censorship, surveillance, internet access, political engagement online, protection of human rights online, or corporate governance in the ICT sector. Applicants will be asked to bring a specific research question to the program to be developed and operationalized through trainings and one-on-one mentorship with top researchers and experts from around the world. The course will be conducted in English and applicants should be proficient in English in order to interact with experts, lecturers and other participants from diverse backgrounds. A limited pool of funding in the form of travel support is available and will be allocated based on the strength of the application, fit with the workshop, and demonstrated need. If you require funding support, please indicate as such in the online form.Please do forward this to anyone who may be interested. To apply for the workshop, please visit https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2. For more information about the program, please visit http://globalnetpolicy.org/event/internet-policy-in-south-and-southeast-asi…. For questions, email lsh(a)asc.upenn.edu | | | | | -- Sarvjeet Singh | Programme ManagerCentre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 999-023-2298 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | skype: sarvjeet.moond | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org . www.nludelhi.ac.in | Twitter: @ccgnlud . @sarvjeetmoondPGP: 0xBE8B DD6F | Fingerprint: 9F3B BE61 14F4 D458 0373 535D 9474 2EE9 BE88 DD6F ____________________________________________________________

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Re: [kictanet] Merry Christmas and Prosperous 2017
by Barrack Otieno 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Lister's, This is to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2017. May we remember the less fortunate among us and give them hope for a greater future. Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Merry Christmas and Prosperous 2017
by ceo 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Thank you Barrack. Have w merry Christmas and happy new year. Regards, Abdalla On Dec 23, 2016 11:32 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Lister's, > > This is to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a > prosperous 2017. May we remember the less fortunate among us and give > them hope for a greater future. > > Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ceo%40kenic.or.ke > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Internet, phones blocked as House debates election laws - Politics and policy - SIGNET off air in Meru?
by Barrack Otieno 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Just seeing on social media that Signet is off in Meru for political reasons can someone confirm if this is true, if that is the case we must stop this trend. Regards On Dec 21, 2016 8:50 PM, "Odhiambo Washington via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: It's more likely jamming the GSM signal than the base stations option. You see, parliament has good GSM coverage everywhere due to it's location - I suppose. But again, what matters is the action, not the method used. It's an undesirable action in this time and age. And it's worrying enough that this same action is very likely to be replicated in 2017 in certain areas.... On 21 December 2016 at 20:25, Alex Watila via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > I am curious if they blocked gsm or just turned off the base stations that > served that area. > > > Regards, > > Alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila= > yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Tony White via kictanet > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:59 AM > To: awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: Tony White <tony.mzungu(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet, phones blocked as House debates election > laws - Politics and policy > > Technology to locally disable gsm devices has been available commercially > for a long time, and is typically used in some countries in areas you are > asked not to use mobile phones, such as cinemas. I'm not sure if this tech > is legal here. Advice from CA is needed. > > I am guessing, but I think the reported blocking of 'internet' was only > via gsm, and was blocked as a consequence of blocking the gsm devices. > > Whether such localised blocking of communications is permissible is > debatable, but it certainly gives cause for concern. > > I think clear direction is needed ahead of August 2017 > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On 21/12/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > Listers > > > > Security personal yesterday blocked the internet, phones in and around > > parliament buildings during a special session to discuss the budget > > and amendments to the electoral law to allow for alternative manual > > transmission of electoral results in the event the electronic systems > fail. > > > > Read on:- > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Internet--phones-blocked-as-House-d > > ebates-election-laws/539546-3493404-item-0-l9ge6u/index.html > > > > A few weeks ago we discussed this issue of shutting down communication > > channels during crises across African countries. > > > > Well now you have your answer. > > > > If the government can shut down parliamentarians imagine what they can > > do to the rest of the country. > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > Hussein & Associates > > +254 0713 601113 <0713%20601113> > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > -- > Tony White > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40yahoo.co.uk > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft." _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Fwd: Reminder: Short-Term ICT4D Research Associate Vacancy – University of Manchester (2 Jan Deadline)
by Alice Munyua 23 Dec '16

23 Dec '16

From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> > Date: 22 December 2016 at 22:52:05 EAT > To: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> > Subject: Reminder: Short-Term ICT4D Research Associate Vacancy – University of Manchester (2 Jan Deadline) > > A reminder that we are currently advertising a short-term Research Associate post relating to digital economies and developing countries, with an application deadline of 2 Jan 2017: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=12606 > > The post involves supporting and contributing to a new research network on digital economies in developing countries, with salary in the range £31,076 to £38,183 per annum. > > Richard Heeks, Director, Centre for Development Informatics, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK > >

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship
by Barrack Otieno 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Congratulations Bonface Witaba. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:17:50 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-12-19-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship 19 December 2016 ICANN announces 56 individuals from 41 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 58th Public Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark 11-16 March 2017. 35 of the selected candidates will be attending their first ICANN meeting. Seven have attended an ICANN Meeting in the past but now will be part of the Fellowship program and fourteen are Fellowship Alumni with various levels of ICANN experience. Nine of the Alumni will take on the additional role of coaching Newcomers. These successful candidates represent all sectors of society including; civil, government, ccTLD operations, academia, facets of the business community, technical, security and end user groups. The Fellowship program seeks to create a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents with priority given to candidates currently living in underserved and underrepresented communities around the world, those who represent diversity of gender, sector, region, experience, expertise and/or have established financial need. An independent selection committee assessed the 424 Fellowship applications received for this meeting. Click here to see the list of selected candidates and learn more about the Fellowship program: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_about…> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Global Internet: Greg Wyler May Beat Elon Musk, Google, Facebook - Bloomberg
by Ali Hussein 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Tony Indeed. The new investment story is what led me to this particular two year old story which is still relevant today. I was hoping to demonstrate a new mantra in business:- Doing well by doing good. <http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg4…> Worth a read and a thought. Too often we in business and government have lost our way by chasing the profit motive and power simply for the sake of it. If the three core cogs of society - Public, Private and Civic work for the better good of society we would solve lots of Global Problems. That's why we members of KICTANet can inform a lot on how we can get things done better and without any vested interests. Most of the people on this list will never meet in their lifetime yet the ideas we share among each other, agree, agree to disagree in a civil manner is something we hope the world will emulate. And that's why Greg Wyler is my Hero for this December. One thing that caught my eye in this article was how the technology his company is building is already reducing internet costs by 90%!! Now that's huge. He's not only saying that Internet Access is a human right but he's doing something about it! Happy Holidays to you all! *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg4…> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Ali, > > This is an interesting in-depth article - but it's almost 2 years old! > > Just this week, however, Softbank (the Japanese company who just > bought UK's ARM for 32 billion USD (the designers of most of the CPU > chips in phones and embedded devices)) announced an investment of over > 1 billion USD in Wyler's company: > > http://spacenews.com/oneweb-gets-1-2-billion-in-softbank-led-investment/ > > Things are on track. Can't wait :) > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On 22/12/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > Listers > > > > Super interesting story about how one man is probably close to > succeeding in > > building a Global Internet Service Provider. Interestingly enough he > comes > > from the premise that Connectivity is a Human Right and is largely > > responsible for helping Rwanda connect most of the country via Fibre. > > > > In tech-conference speak, what Wyler’s been doing for the past dozen > years > > is connecting “the other 3 billion.” This is the half of the world’s > > population that for various reasons is not online. Companies such as > Google > > and Facebook have received a lot of attention for their philanthropic > plans > > to bring the Internet to the developing world. Mark Zuckerberg, for > example, > > invited Time to follow him around rural India for a story about his > > evolution as a philanthropist and business leader, though he provided few > > specifics on what Facebook intends to do for India’s poor. And Elon > Musk—he > > of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and the Hyperloop—has received a wave of press, > and > > $1 billion in capital from Google and Fidelity—after unveiling his own > space > > Internet plan. > > > > Read on:- > > > > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-01-22/the- > new-space-race-one-man-s-mission-to-build-a-galactic-internet-i58i2dp6 > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > Hussein & Associates > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what > > no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > -- > Tony White > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Global Internet: Greg Wyler May Beat Elon Musk, Google, Facebook - Bloomberg
by Ali Hussein 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Listers Super interesting story about how one man is probably close to succeeding in building a Global Internet Service Provider. Interestingly enough he comes from the premise that Connectivity is a Human Right and is largely responsible for helping Rwanda connect most of the country via Fibre. In tech-conference speak, what Wyler’s been doing for the past dozen years is connecting “the other 3 billion.” This is the half of the world’s population that for various reasons is not online. Companies such as Google and Facebook have received a lot of attention for their philanthropic plans to bring the Internet to the developing world. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, invited Time to follow him around rural India for a story about his evolution as a philanthropist and business leader, though he provided few specifics on what Facebook intends to do for India’s poor. And Elon Musk—he of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and the Hyperloop—has received a wave of press, and $1 billion in capital from Google and Fidelity—after unveiling his own space Internet plan. Read on:- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-01-22/the-new-space-race-one-m… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Flying of Drones in Kenya?
by Barrack Otieno 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Hi Edith, I understand you need to seek authority from the department of defence. Best Regards On 12/21/16, Edith Ofwona <eofwona(a)idrc.ca> wrote: > Listers, > > Does anyone know if Kenya allows flying of small drones for research or > recreational purposes? any licenses or approval required? > > Would appreciate any info or referrals? > > Thanks > > Edith > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Season's Greetings! A Year in Review, 2016 - DotConnectAfrica!
by Gideon 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

D ear Listers, Happy Holidays from DotConnectAfrica! Happy Holidays & Happy New Year To view in your browser, Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102516344150&ca=108c9a76-…> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=1&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=3&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=4&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=5&r=1> <http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Season-s-Greetings--A-Year-in-Review--20…> * DotConnectAfrica End of Year Newsletter, December 2016 * * A Year in Review- 2016!* *Season's Greetings * * 2016 #YearOfTheWomen End of Year Message from Message from the Founder/CEO * *~ ~* *As Founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Group, it gives me great joy and honor to send this end of year message to the entire Pan-African constituency and * *international community of supporters and well-wishers all over the globe.* * Every year I take time to review and go over all that transpired throughout the year and share with you, as you have been an integral part of our journey. 2016 has been an involving and satisfactory year, despite the challenges of some of what we have had to go through. We are thankful for every part of the process and experience. I am glad to share with you some of what DCA Group has done and achieved. * *DCA Walking the Talk and Impacting Lives ** In fulfillment of our declaration of** 2016 ** as #YearOfTheWomen, DCA indeed offered** and created more avenues to promote the woman entrepreneur, the CEO, the President, the Head girl and the 6 year old who did not want to get married as she "wants to do her own thing". Thus these girls and women seem to have found more rewarding times within their daily lives as well as making important life choices. * *Our **flagship Trust program** Miss.Africa launched a Pan-African seed fund <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> through our DCA academy programme - an initiative that supports women and girls in STEM. Through this effort, we identify how we might support the impact and scalabi**lity of their initiatives.* * Most of our activities this year therefore were focused in the fulfillment of the program, related to girls and women in technology. As it is well known in Africa, DCA Trust is an early champion of "girls and women in tech" **among many other* innovative causes we have championed in Afric*a.** We started off with tech training program for girls internally at DCA, followed by the fulfillment of the most popular yearly "Miss.Africa" seed fund". The initial fund was able to award multi-country initiatives including Kenya, Madagascar and Cameroon. * *This year in October I was very proud to attend a graduation ceremony of Twenty Five (25) women <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> selected from over three hundred applicants who benefited directly from receiving the Miss.Africa training. The girls were trained on mobile app development over a 3 month program by a partner organization. I also presented the prestigious Miss.Africa Trophy award to the founder of the Kenya based organization in recognition of the efforts and collaborations in making the Miss.Africa program a success. DCA also utilized our #2016YearofTheWomen,#STEM4girls, #girls4tech and #womenintech hashtag themes to campaign for women all over the world by highlighting their work, recognizing the efforts, participating in their causes, and various women-centric topics and forums around the world. In 2017, we look forward to seeing more African women and girls benefit throughout Africa, with Miss.Africa program. * *"When you empower a woman you empower a community".In line with our mission of educating and advancement of Internet in Africa, other ongoing efforts of DCA include Digital and Social media dissemination, mobile platform development and training. We also have pipeline service oriented projects that we have been working on to hopefully launch in 2017.* *Status of The .Africa gTLD Court Case* * The unfortunate legal challenge we are undergoing with ICANN has been a burden to DCA's ongoing positive effort to expand and implement our mission to the people of Africa. Despite being assisted with Top Tier legal firms at all times, it takes much of our executive and research time over a battle that has lasted over 5 years. * - *In January 2016, DCA Trust went to court over ICANN's processing of the **Independent Review Panel (IRP)** ruling. **This found ICANN indeed violated is Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and that the Board's actions/inactions on our.Africa gTLD application were not accountable* *. * - *In March 05, 2016, a United States District Court, Central District of California - Western Division gave a ruling granting an Interim Relief [PDF Case No: CV 16-00862 RGK (JCx)] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> for DCA Trust by issuing a decision that ICANN should hold off from delegating the .AFRICA top-level domain (TLD) for ZA Central Registry (ZACR). **The court found "serious questions" going toward DCA's likelihood of success on the merits and a balance of hardships that tips sharply in DCA's favour.....[Cont'd].... As such, the Court GRANTED a preliminary injunction barring ICANN <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> from delegating the rights to .Africa until this case is resolved. * - *Recently on December 14 2016, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals also granted the unopposing motions on dismissal of appeals [PDF D.C. No.2:16-cv-00862-RGK-JC] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> on the district court's lack of jurisdiction and denied ICANN's request to include language that DCA's preliminary injunction order is void and the appeal is moot. * *We await the court process that will hopefully concluded soon.* * African Governments Continued misunderstanding over .AfricaI wrote various public commentaries and sparked a debate about the ICANN transition having an impact on the US elections. I wrote to The Hill a message I titled "ICANN is already under the influence of Foreign Governments <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>". This drew an example of how ICANN allowed the African Union Commission (AUC), an Intergovernmental body to heavily interfere in the .Africa application so as to delegate it to itself. This eventually led me to take ICANN to Court. However. I did not expect that there would be another body that would try to change the rules. In support of the AUC, the African Telecom Union (ATU) recently came up with** a widely opposed proposal** from an **African Group's Common Proposal (AFCP) **for the modification and expansion of Resolution 47 to include generic top level domain and specifically cited .Africa. To make my views heard, I wrote in a public rejoinder to the proposal on an Industry blog CircleID: "Why African Telecom Union (ATU) Proposal Should be Rejected <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>". I** stated categorically that the ATU's sponsored Tunis "Africa Proposal" is the same as Uncle AUC's Dakar "Africa Agenda", proposed to circumvent global ICANN policy, and should be rejected! * *In response to the above, the ICANN CEO also wrote to Mr. Houlin Zhao, the Secretary General of the <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>International Telecommunication Union (ITU) stating ICANN concerns on the above proposal and that its initiations might have been triggered by some misunderstandings of some African countries on a specific Top-Level Domain application. This validates my long standing view that the African governments have always been misled by the vested interest groups on the characterization of .Africa gTLD. * * Finally, while we enjoy the festivities of this holiday season with friends and family, I want to give thanks to all our supporters, followers and those who believed in us as well as those who have been with us through some of our challenging journey of accomplishing our mission for the people of Africa. * *On behalf of DCA Group and myself, I wish you a joyous, tranquil and fulfilling Holiday Season for Africa and the world!.* *See you all in 2017!* *Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year* *Sophia Bekele* *Founder* *DotConnectAfrica* *In this Issue* *Seasons Greetings* * (Message from Executive Director)Saluting 2016, the #YearoftheWomen* *DotConnectAfrica Recap; Global Policy Advocacy and Contribution* *Lisbon, Portugal: High Level Talk: Africa's development on EurAfrican Forum MeetingNairobi, Kenya: Miss.Africa announces 2016, Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in Africa DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: The Innovation Issue* * Nairobi, Kenya: Our Impact Initiatives: Miss.Africa Seed Fund App Developers Graduate. Award Ceremony at eMobilis* * DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: "THE WOMAN'S ISSUE" * * Nairobi Kenya: DCA Trust Announces eMobilis as the Winner of its Inaugural USD 5000 Miss.Africa Seed Fund* *DotConnectAfrica Update: United States Court Has Granted an Interim Relief for DCA Trust on .AfricaSalute 2016 - The Year of "The Women": A New Year's Message* *DCA Video of the Year* *DCA Seen and HeardDCA Trust invited to the Strathmore SMC Roundtable: Promoting Management Science Excellence in PracticeAfrica's first fully electrified cross-border railway line opens from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of DjiboutiDCA Song of the Year* *Quotable Quotes* *Message from Editor: SEE YOU IN 2017* *DCA Video of the Year* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> Miss.Africa Mobile App Dev Awards Nairobi *DCA Advisory Board Seen & HeardDCA Congratulates all of you on your hard won efforts, achievements, and successes in your endeavors. We value your relations! * * Michael Macharia - Kenya's Seven Seas Technologies raises $3m from Toyota to digitize medical services * Seven Seas Technologies Kenya has received $3 million from Toyota Tsusho CSV Africa Pte. The deal adds CEO mike Macharia into the billionaires list Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * EXCLUSIVE - Flashback to the 90s - "Building an inclusive Internet"* A trained molecular biologist, *Dr. Tan Tin Wee,* a pioneer ended up introducing the Internet and the Web to Singapore. He led the first Internet service provider, Technet Unit, National University of Singapore (NUS), for academia and research in the country. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * Salim Amin on "Panel of Judges" for Africa 2016 Photo Competition* The winners of the Agility, Africa 2016 Photo Competition have been announced and awarded. The competition drew over 2,500 photo. Read <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> [image: Nebiyu Yosef for dotafrica] *Nebiyu Yoseph has been named and will receive the "2017 **Modern Day Technology Leader"* * award by BEYA STEM, <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>* an industry group that supports the industry Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). *Nominated by **AT&T*, in his role of a Lead Advanced Tech Support/Analysis at Wireless AT&T, Nebiyu is an Experienced System Architect with proven history of lead development and production roles. * Adding to her International accolades Sophia Bekele has been enlisted among 10 Ethiopian "Women Who Matter" - by the influential media The Reporter Daily, Ethiopia * Our own Sophia Bekele, is enlisted amongs " Women That Matter <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>", in celebration of the Ethiopian New Year January 11, 2009 aka. January 11, 2016 Civil Calendar. * What/who is your inspiration? Sophia Bekele "Disrupting the status quo, people who are game changers, my opponents, and underdogs like David from The Bible" "It could be film, it could be sports or a big company, but all made a difference. As part of The Reporter's New Year edition tradition, we selected 10 women who, during the years, made their mark on society. While some are obvious choices and some obscure, they were selected by their achievements and ambitions",* wrote Meheret-Selassie Mokonnen of The Reporter Media in Ethiopia, conducted the interviews with these inspiring women. Read on The Reporter. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> (complete the CAPTCHA) * Selected media coverage of DCA Trust activities * * - ICANN rejects Africa Proposal Tunis Agenda saying Africa misunderstands ICANN policy <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- .Africa: US Court grants Injunction to DCA Trust, says Balance of Equities tips in favor of DCA <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- Q&A: DCA Trust Founder on Status of .Africa & Why Other African gTLDs failed to Go Live <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- DCA unveils 2016 Round II seed fund tech initiative for women in Africa <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * * DCA Trust Good citizenry at Strathmore University Kenya * DCA trust was invited to the Strathmore SMC Roundtable. The theme of the Round Table Forum was *"Promoting Management Science Excellence in Practice"* and with the objective to give the students the exposure as well as help them to understand the standards they will be required to have as they seek to join professions in the management science area. DCA Trust in the past participated in the career day and advised students on best industry ideals and skills. * Made in Ethiopia: Africa's first fully electrified cross-border railway line opens from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti * The dream is that one day the railway will extend from Djibouti's coast all the way across Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> *DCA's Song of the Year* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> Loliwe - *'the train is pushing'* by Zahara *Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana) described "Loliwe" as a song written to inspire one to achieve their destiny through patience and perseverance.* *Quotable Quotes* ~ * "The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving."* - *Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~* *Lets meet in 2017!* * 2016 the #YearoftheWomen has indeed been a great year for the DCA Group, and we can't even begin to list them all, because you have been part of our journey.From witnessing successful training of 25 female beneficiaries Miss.Africa Seed Fund who will go on to become a great group of developers in both web based and mobile apps. We look forward to seeing another group of geeks in 2017.We also saw progress in the .Africa court case vs ICANN where we won two important decisions where the Court granted Interim Relief or Temporary Restraining Order and later a Motion for Preliminary Injunction which stopped any delegation of .Africa. In the year 2017 we expect even more success both for the case that will conclude hopefully in February 2017 and for our in-house projects to scale further especially the Miss.Africa Seed fund project since women represent over 50% of the African continent's talent that is unaccounted for.We look forward to the new year for new opportunities and encourage you to continue walking with us. Thank you for being part of our journey. Happy Holidays to you and your own and blessed 2017! * *Thomas Kamanzi* *Editorial Advisor/ press.africa* *tkamanzi(a)dotconnectafrica.org * [image: Join Our Mailing List] <https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102516344150> * 2016: A Year In Review * * Saluting DCA's 2016 #YearoftheWomen * *#YearOfTheWomen 2016: Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling": * This year was aptly dedicated by DCA Trust as the "Year of the Women". From Simone Biles, the first American women gymnast to win four gold medals in a SINGLE Olympics or the Ethiopian Almaz Ayana to win the women's 10,000 meters setting a new World and Olympic record at the Rio World Olympics 2016 to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton First Woman Nominated by a major US, Party for Presidency for US election, to the women who work daily to make the world better. Viva to you all! Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * DotConnectAfrica Recap:Global #PolicyAdvocacy, Commentary and Contributions * During the year 2016 DCA Trust and its affiliates has contributed to and participated in several Internet Governance topics and forums that include : - * Commentary: Why African Telecom Union (ATU) Proposal Should be Rejected <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * - *Commentary: **Would internet transition have an impact on current US election? <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>, by DCA Principal for The Hill.* - * Q&A: DCA Trust Founder on Status of .Africa & Why Other African gTLDs failed to Go Live! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * - *Commentary: The IANA Transition's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * * Lisbon, Portugal: DCA at High Level Talk: Africa's development on #EurAfrican Forum * *Main picture: EurAfrican Delegation Inset: Left: DCA Founder Ms. Sophia Bekele with Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa* International Entrepreneur and ICT Activist, Sophia Bekele was invited to a high-level key note panel at the Eurafrican Forum in October 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> *"Regarding technology and innovation, Africa is heavily focused on the apps economy, a gravitation towards mobile, cloud computing and internet of things (IOT). This is helped by the fact that women and youth are getting to be part of this innovation because of the work that organizations like DCA Trust is doing locally. As regards broadband in Africa, it is not so much the lack of connectivity but the quality of connectivity which needs to be improved."*-- Sophia Bekele * Nairobi, Kenya Our Impact Initiatives: Miss.Africa #SeedFund #MobileApp Developers Graduate. * October 2016: After a successful 3 month training of the Twenty Five (25) women selected from over three hundred applicants who benefited directly from the Miss.Africa Seed fund. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * Nairobi, Kenya: Miss.Africa announces 2016, Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in Africa * July 21, 2016: DCA Trust in a* #STEM4girls* Pan-African campaign, the Miss.Africa program is mobilizing a Round II Seed Fund for Tech initiatives n Africa that will avail small grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: "We Paved the Way" THE #INNOVATION ISSUE * *"Miss.Africa, Generation.Africa, the .Africa gTLD - * *We know we rallied Africa"* CEO, DCA Group, Sophia Bekele June 2016: DotConnectAfrica is very proud that most of the PanAfrica initiatives we pioneered in Africa such as Miss.Africa for Women education and empowerment particularly in ICT and STEM has now gotten attention of African leadership and mainstreamed in the African Agenda at various African Counties. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> *Madagascar: Django Girls initiative empowered by Miss.Africa fund* DCA agree and believe in the power and untapped potential of Africa and we have made strides in ensuring that this potential is uncovered. *Kenya: Inaugural Grand Prize Seed Fund Winner eMobilis with part of the 25 women benefited from fully funded training* *Pycon Cameroon programming training session funded by Miss.Africa fund* *More pictorials from our activities can be accessed here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>* * Nairobi Kenya: DCA Trust Announces eMobilis as the Winner of its Inaugural Miss.Africa #SeedFund * *Happy Women's Month* March 15, 2016: The Miss. Africa Initiative, a pan-african trust program of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) announces its winner of the Miss.Africa 2015 USD 5000 Seed Fund as eMobilis. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * California : US Court GRANTS DotConnectAfrica a Preliminary Injunction on .Africa * April 12, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya:A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - WESTERN DIVISION ruling has granted a Preliminary Injunction for DotConnectAfrica, the decision for case no. 16-CV-00862 RGK (JCx) [PDF] DotConnectAfrica Trust v. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers & ZA Central Registry. The Court finds it more prejudicial to the African community, and the international community in general, if the delegation of .Africa is made prior to a determination on the fairness of the process by which it was delegated. 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Fwd: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017
by Barrack Otieno 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Oluoch via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:09:26 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Dear Members, As you may be aware, the ITU will begin a review of the International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/itrs.aspx> (ITRs) next year through an Expert Group on the ITRs <https://www.itu.int/en/council/eg-itrs/Pages/default.aspx> (EG-ITR). The first meeting of this group will take place in Geneva on February 9-10. The Members of the ITU Council <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/members.aspx> called for this review in Council Resolution 1379 (attached) based on guidance from 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference, Resolution 146 on the Periodic review and revision of the ITRs. The review will begin in 2017 and will take into account new trends in telecommunications/ICT, emerging issues and obstacles that may arise from the implementation of the 2012 ITRs and WCIT-12 Resolutions and Recommendations. Key aspects of the EG-ITR: the EG-ITR is open to Member States and Sector Members and contributions will be accepted from both groups including from the Directors of the three Bureaus by January 25th; the EG-ITR will be chaired by Fernando Borjn (Mexico), the Chairman of ITU Plenipotentiary 2010 and 6 Vice Chairs <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/proposed-VC.aspx>, one from each region; the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the EG-ITR are defined by Council Resolution 1379 on EG-ITRs (see attachment).The ToR state that the review should include among others: a). an examination of the 2012 ITRs to determine its applicability in a rapidly evolving international telecommunication environment, taking into account technology, services and existing multilateral and international legal obligations as well as changes in the scope of domestic regulatory regimes; b). Legal analyses of the 2012 ITRs; c). Analyses of any potential conflicts between the obligations of signatories to the 2012 ITRs and signatories to the 1988 ITRs with respect to implementation of the provisions of the 1988 and the 2012 ITRs. the EG-ITR will submit a progress report to the 2017 Session of ITU Council and a final report to the 2018 Session of ITU Council (18-27 April 2018). Following Councils examination, the final EG-ITR report will be submitted with any of Councils comments to Plenipotentiary 2018 where ITU Members will determine whether or not an update or revision is needed to the 2012 ITRs. ISOCs role/perspectives: A key question surrounding the ITR review is whether it will re-open some of the debates on the expansion of the treaty to include regulations of the Internet. The Internet Societys perspective is that the ITRs should help facilitate global telecommunications and should not interfere with the continued innovation and evolution of telecommunications networks and the Internet. And so it is worth considering whether stirring up some of the controversial issues is a desirable trajectory for a treaty where consensus will be important. As a Sector Member of the ITU, we plan to be engaged in and follow this process to review the existing ITRs. ITU Resolution 146 (Rev. Busan 2014) and Council Resolution 1379 both set out clear guidelines on the scope and mandate of the EG-ITR; it will be important that the work of this group remain within these boundaries. Furthermore, the openness and transparency in this process is crucial for the legitimacy of the outcome. We hope that the review process is open and transparent and that it fosters dialogue and collaboration in order to find common solutions and share best practices. About the ITRs: The ITRs are a binding treaty that was adopted at the 1988 World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference (WATTC-88) and came into force in 1990. The ITRs set out the rules for the exchange of telecommunications traffic across borders with the goal of promoting international interconnection and interoperability. A revision to the 1988 ITRs occurred in 2012 at the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai. Some of the amendments that were perceived by some Member States as expanding the ITUs role in Internet governance were not accepted by those states, with the result that 89 of the 114 Member States <https://www.itu.int/osg/wcit-12/highlights/signatories.html> present signed the ITRs and 55 Member States refused to sign. Depending on inputs from the ITU membership, the ITR review process might also consider some of the limitations that may motivate non-signatories not to accede to the 2012 ITRs as well as those that motivated Member States not to sign. Useful Links: 1988 International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/pub/T-REG-ACT-1988> 2012 International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/final-acts-wcit-12.pdf> Treaty Signing Process Explained <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/treaties-signing.aspx> We will keep you informed of developments /progress on this EG-ITR. Please stay tuned for more information. Regards, ------------------------------ Elizabeth Oluoch Policy Advisor Internet Society Email: Oluoch(a)isoc.org Direct: + 1 703 439 2138 ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=13728… To Download the attachment(s) click on the link below: https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/ViewAttachment/?DocumentKey=e8e… (if the link doesn't work, copy and paste it into your web browser) ------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. 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PesaCheck Fellowship – Nairobi, Kenya
by Grace Githaiga 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Listers This might be of interest to someone. Rgds Grace Code for Kenyais sponsoring a one-year part-time Fellowship for an outstanding individual who will join thePesaCheckteam, to help research and fact-check public statements by public figures to ensure that they’re giving citizens accurate and actionable information. https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/2016/12/16/pesacheck-fellowship-nai… Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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Re: [kictanet] WSIS Forum 2017
by Bonface Witaba 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Seasons Greetings Listers, For those who might be interested in being panelists at the WSIS Forum 2017: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/Pages/HLTFs Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, 20 Dec, 2016 at 11:26, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Baiju Shah) 2. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Athar Ahmad Bhatti) 3. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Athar Ahmad Bhatti) 4. Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa (Mwendwa Kivuva) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:31:55 +0300 From: Baiju Shah <baiju(a)telemedia.co.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail Message-ID: <61BB686D-E332-43E0-98B0-3530161754EE(a)telemedia.co.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 RIP - Zak ... > On 19 Dec 2016, at 14:32, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > Many thanks for this email, we empathize with the families of the > Kenyan techies. I also want to thank Mr. Esuchi for responding even > though it appears to be a public relations exercise. We hope that this > matter is treated with the seriousness it deserves so that our Kenyan > colleagues can be released otherwise it will reverse our efforts to > promote regional business ties and interrogation. We have seen similar > cases in South Sudan as well and it is high time the government > intervenes as it did with regard to the cases in Saudi Arabia. > Please keep us updated Kevin so that we can have the correct picture > on what is happening. > > Regards > > Regards > >> On 12/19/16, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> ?What I can say for sure is that the government could have, and more >> importantly now, could do much to end the suffering of these families.? >> >> The least they can do is to compel the Ethiopian authorities to formally >> charge all the suspects (others such as Maxwell Ochieng and Oscar Otindo >> have been there for much longer than Jedrick Mugo and the Late Zak Muriuki. >> It was Zak who found a way to communicate to their families of their >> whereabouts and shared the funds and food channeled to him by the company >> and family, plus many others from other African countries. He also took on >> the role of their 'protector' while in prison). >> >> It is a great injustice to be continuously kept in remand on some of the >> flimsiest reasons ever given in a court of law. Zak's last straw was when >> the Judges indicated that the ruling was ready but it was in a handwritten >> format and needed to be typed. This was on Oct 27th and the new ruling date >> was set to January. He came from very high spirits and quickly went into >> depression. This has always been the narrative with the court. I was there >> during the August hearing and they said that they needed to go on leave >> thus pushing it to the Oct date. >> >> All this time wives and children and families were without their loved ones >> - and with no officially permitted visits. >> >> Finally, Zak was my colleague of many years. As for the company I will ask >> you to listen very carefully on what these families themselves are saying. >> What I know is that these two companies have spent MILLIONS of shillings >> going back and forth to Addis and everywhere else they can to find a >> solution, legal fees, school and family upkeep fees aside to the salaries >> being paid as usual. There has been a team of lawyers both in Ethiopia and >> Kenya. >> >> Tomorrow the 19th is Zak's memorial service at the Lutheran Church on >> Nyerere Rd, starting at 10 AM (see attached map for directions). Afterwards >> we have also planned a peaceful march to light candles at the Ethiopian >> embassy - as many as the days that they held him without any charge. (PS: >> The police have been duly notified). >> >> Anyone that has a means to facilitate that the rest in prison are given a >> fair trial, please side bar. >> >> RIP brother Zak. >> >> >> ? >> >> Kevin >> >> On 18 December 2016 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Tony >>> >>> Very good point. Infact I wonder how in the first place did this company >>> or companies accept to do work in a country like Ethiopia without >>> ensuring >>> they have ALL the relevant licenses and government approvals. We all know >>> Ethiopia is one of the most oppressive countries in the world right now. >>> Chasing dollars without enduring you are on the right side of the law is >>> simply criminal. They ought to be charged for reckless endangerment of >>> their employees' lives. >>> >>> >>> *Ali Hussein* >>> *Principal* >>> *Hussein & Associates* >>> +254 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 18 Dec 2016, at 7:27 AM, Tony White via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> What I find most disgusting in this case is that they appear to have >>> been totally abandoned by their employer! It is easy to blame >>> 'serikali', but the employer should have been on the ground with >>> competent lawyers etc. to resolve this - *not* "we couldn't find the >>> ambassador" for 2 years!! >>> >>> RIP Zak. >>> >>> >>> On 17/12/2016, Barrack Otieno via kictanet >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ali, >>> >>> >>> I read the same and i must say it is terrible, the worst bit is that >>> >>> the Kenyan Ambassador could not be reached to help resolve the problem >>> >>> if this is true somebody needs to go home, we cannot have public >>> >>> servants who cannot help the Kenyan public , it is the epitome of >>> >>> arrogance if there is truth in it. It is bad in this day and age for >>> >>> public servants to ignore requests from the public, anyone who know >>> >>> this issue well should enlighten us but as an ICT community we must >>> >>> say no to the way this issue appears to be handled in a pedestrian >>> >>> manner with the same breath that we opposed the ICT bill. >>> >>> >>> We need to join hands and petition the government on this matter. >>> >>> Justice be our shield and defender May we dwell in unity, Peace and >>> >>> liberty, Plenty be found within our borders >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> On 12/17/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Listers >>> >>> >>> Saddest news. It also appears that there are three more Kenyan ICT >>> >>> Practitioners who are still languishing in prison in Ethiopia. The main >>> >>> charge is that they are accused of installing communication equipment >>> >>> without a license. Mugo, was arrested with Zak (may the almighty rest his >>> >>> soul in peace) over a year ago and Osborne Otinda with his colleague >>> >>> Maxwell >>> >>> Odhiambo (according to today's Nation, Page 3) were arrested in October >>> >>> 2014 >>> >>> and are still in jail. >>> >>> >>> Excerpts:- >>> >>> >>> (Addis Standard) ? The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an >>> >>> Ethiopian prison has arrived home on Thursday Dec. 11th. >>> >>> >>> Zak Muriuki, a father of two girls (pictured) and a tech engineer by >>> >>> profession, arrived in Ethiopia nearly two years ago on January 9, 2015, >>> >>> according to information obtained by Addis Standard. He was arrested on >>> >>> January 10 along with another Kenyan, Jadrick Mugo, who is still in >>> >>> prison. >>> >>> >>> Read on:- >>> >>> >>> http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/ >>> >>> >>> It also appears that the government is doing what it can to get the >>> >>> Kenyans >>> >>> released. >>> >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> >>> Principal >>> >>> Hussein & Associates >>> >>> +254 0713 601113 >>> >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> >>> what >>> >>> no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> >>> +254721325277 >>> >>> +254733206359 >>> >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> >>> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> kictanet mailing list >>> >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tony.m >>> zungu%40gmail.com >>> >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for >>> >>> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>> development. >>> >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>> bandwidth, >>> >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tony White >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>> development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>> bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/kevin.kamonye%40gmail.com >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>> development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>> bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/baiju%40telemedia.co.… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:26:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Athar Ahmad Bhatti <atharab(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail Message-ID: <C9E4EC6837B6D218.60BA9D68-7A4C-4985-A38F-6EBB6D8ABAF1(a)mail.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

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Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa
by Mwendwa Kivuva 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

This might be of interest to ladies role models within the ICT space in Africa. Please share widely. Begin forwarded message: *From: *Lillian Achom <lillian.achom(a)afchix.org> *Subject: **Video Recording of Women In Technology as Role Models* *Date: *12 December 2016 at 15:05:12 GMT+4 *To: *AfChix <afchix(a)afchix.org>, AfChixUganda <afchixuganda(a)afchix.org>, KE-Chix <ke-chix(a)afchix.org> Hello, I send you very warm greetings. AfChix (www.afchix.org) is seeking to document ten (10) African women in Technology role models from the regions: Southern Africa, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and The Indian Ocean. We shall be publishing their stories on social media and Televisions. For more information, visit this link: https://goo.gl/FQ3Q5V We believe that by exposing and mentoring young girls and women to possible career opportunities in Computer Science & ICT, we will empower them to join technical fields confidently. Our programs target the upper primary and high school girls between the age of 9 to 18, the young women who have freshly joined careers in ICT/Computer Science at Universities and workplaces and those established and looking to grow into technical leadership positions. We shall be disseminating the information on portable storage devices during our career and mentorship meetings with students. As one of the 10 African Women in Technology Role models, by sharing your story, you will be inspiring the over half a million girls in Africa to consider joining the Computer Science/ICT Career path. By sharing your story, your contributions in the industry will be visible to a significant number of viewers across the continent and beyond. Eligibility: Selection will be based on the following : 1. Must be a woman 2. Must be from Africa 3. Must be willing to share her story as a role model and grants permission to AFCHIX and AFRINIC and other partners to share this information on the various online and offline channels 4. Academic Qualification: Must have studied or is studying any S.T.E.M -related programs (eg, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, etc). 5. Technical Roles: Those currently playing a technical Role are highly recommended 6. Managerial Roles: Those who transitioned from Technical to Managerial roles are highly recommended 7. Might be a mentor or not necessarily a mentor to anyone 8. Might have an inspiring story of how she fell in love with, eg Mathematics. Some Important Dates: December 12th 2016 - Nomination forms open to applicants February 12th 2017 -Close of Nominations February 28th 2017 -Announcement of Selected candidates to all participants *NOMINATION FORM * <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6BwXsvY_QUKhKjWJ4wNesC2DwEtPzFC…>Please fill in this brief nomination form for a possible selection. You can nominate yourself or someone else Please share this within your networks. For any inquiries, reach us on: lillian.achom(a)afchix.org Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and prosperous 2017! -- *Lillian A.* *AfChix* *Connect | Mentor | Inspire Women in Tech* *Website: www.afchix.org <http://www.afchix.org/>*

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Ten Principles for User Protection
by Brian Muhia 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

In (what I suppose to be) the spirit of Christmas, The Tor Project has published a set of principles that I think could guide policy on the technologies that we talk about here. They are designed in the same mindset as Larry Lessig's four principles of regulation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_and_Other_Laws_of_Cyberspace) Here they are: 1. Do not rely on the law to protect systems or users. 2. Prepare policy commentary for quick response to crisis. 3. Only keep the user data that you currently need. 4. Give users full control over their data. 5. Allow pseudonymity and anonymity. 6. Encrypt data in transit and at rest. 7. Invest in cryptographic R&D to replace non-cryptographic systems. 8. Eliminate single points of security failure, even against coercion. 9. Favor open source and enable user freedom. 10. Practice transparency: share best practices, stand for ethics, and report abuse. -- Software Engineer - Savannah Informatics Ltd.

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Season's Greetings from Communications Authority of Kenya
by Alwala, Rachel 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 5
by Ali Hussein 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Kenya IGF report
by Liz Orembo 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Morning Listers, Please find attached the final release of the Kenya Internet Governance Forum report. Ahsanteni and happy holidays! Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Fwd: [governance] 3 Books Presented at IGF
by Mwendwa Kivuva 17 Dec '16

17 Dec '16

FYI Dear all, (apologies for crossposting) FYI the books are available in open access. See below *Terms of Service and Human Rights* http://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/ publicacoes/tos_0.pdf *Net Neutrality Reloaded. Zero Rating, Specialised Services, Ad Bloking and Traffic Management*. http://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/ publicacoes/net_neutrality_reloaded_0.pdf *Community Connectivity. Building the Internet from Scratch.* http://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/ publicacoes/community_connectivity_-_building_the_ internet_from_scratch_0.pdf Kind regards Luca Dear all, (apologies for crossposting) The UN Internet Governance Forum is starting next week and CTS/FGV will be promoting 3 books that might be of your interest: - *Terms of Service and Human Rights. *The book has been developed in partnership with the Council of Europe. It analyses the compatibility of the terms of service of 50 of the most popular online platforms with international human rights standards. It also includes the Recommendations on Terms of Service and Human Rights, <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/igf-meeting/igf-2016/830-dcpr-2015…> one of the IGF 2015 outcomes, developed by the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility <https://igf2016.sched.org/event/8huv/dc-on-platform-responsibility>, last year. - *Net Neutrality Reloaded. Zero Rating, Specialised Services, Ad Bloking and Traffic Management*. The book explores the most recent net neutrality trands. 7 out of 10 chapters are dedicated to the various aspects of zero rating practices, a very prominent issue, particularly in developing counties. The book is the annual outcome of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Net Neutrality <https://igf2016.sched.org/event/8htg/dc-on-net-neutrality>. - *Community Connectivity. Building the Internet from Scratch.* The book explores alternative models to expand connectivity in a sustainable fashion. The first part focus on community networks' governance while the second one analyses a series of case studies. Together with the Declaration on Community Connectivity <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/3737…>, the book is the annual outcome of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity. <https://igf2016.sched.org/event/8htn/dc-on-community-connectivity> Below, you can find the book contents. Free hard copies of the books will be distributed at the IGF. Here is CTS/FGV schedule <https://igf2016.sched.org/ctsfgv>, should you be interested in joining us and have your copy of the books. The Open Access versions will be released right after the IGF, under Creative Commons Licenses. I would like to thank all those who participated in the development of the books (notably those who are in this mailing list) for their great contributions. Please do not hesitate to circulate this email to any interested person. Best regards, Luca ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- *Luca Belli*, PhD Senior Researcher, Center for Technology & Society, FGV Rio de Janeiro Chercheur Associé, Centre de Droit Public Comparé, Université Paris 2 Head of Internet Governance @ FGV internet-governance.fgv.br ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t

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