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Fwd: We Need Your Help
by waudo siganga 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Could interest some colleagues, please share with your other networks.... ----- Original message ----- From: ICANN <icann.communications(a)communications.icann.org> To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Subject: We Need Your Help Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:37:17 -0400 (EDT) Apply for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team! Apply for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team ICANN is seeking a geographically diverse team of security experts to look at operational stability and resiliency matters relating to the coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. If this sounds like you, please submit your application for consideration to join the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR2-RT). Applications are due on September 15th. The SSR2 Review Team is looking for candidates with a range of expertise such as: * Understanding of Internet Unique Identifiers, including: DNS, IP numbering, AS numbers, protocol parameters * Identification and mitigation of abuse within those sectors * Understanding operation of the DNS root name system * Understanding malware and abuse vectors and mitigations * Conducting risk assessment and management * Understanding corporate incident response Find out more by visiting the Call for Volunteers for SSR2[1] page, or view this Q&A presentation[2] for more information. Thank you! *The ICANN Team* Disclaimer: If you are receiving this email, it is because you have either participated in a prior Review or indicated your interest in learning about Reviews. ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094 *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, possible phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='_ https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%…'. Original text='_<span id="unsubscribeLinkText">SafeUnsubscribe™</span> emailsignet(a)mailcan.com_'. For more information on phishing click here.* Forward this email[3] | Update Profile[4] | About our service provider[5] Sent by icann.communications(a)communications.icann.org Links: 1. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qVJXSLIl0webuesGxHs34mklr_lcX8BthRMqPQs0sH_g… 2. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qVJXSLIl0webuesGxHs34mklr_lcX8BthRMqPQs0sH_g… 3. http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=nj88a9rab&m=1118638566701&ea=… 4. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%… 5. http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-prov…

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Welcome TICAD VI to Nairobi!
by Wangari Kabiru 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Blessed Thursday! Welcome TICAD VI to Nairobi! A wakeup call is needed especially in our local industry side. Thriving industry enables the nation and its peoples to support themselves in the 3 major areas this partnership is hedged on. Which then means that any partnership coming to Africa would require to elevated their game beyond "basic needs". The 3 Pillars identified in the partnership are; Economic, Health, Social Stability (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Promoting science, technology and innovation falls as one of the 6 crosscutting areas.(Surprise surprise ICTs is not a pillar) "Science, technology including ICT, and innovation are useful tools for realizing sustained quality growth in a wide range of sectors including, not only in high value added industry but also in areas such as food security, health, climate change, other environment issues as well as social stability. It could also be used to address security challenges." (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Surprisingly the "Economic, Health, Social Stability" product and service propositions for Africa from our Japan friends will have been driven by their prowess - Technology advancement and innovation. Have fruitful deliberations. Many thanks. Regards/Wangari

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Very Interesting security fears being expressed here on the US Vote
by Alfred Otieno 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

This Election Could Be Hacked, And We Need To Plan For It - Forbes <http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/23/this-election-could-be-hack…> BY DAVID DAMATO -- The federal government also has a responsibility to start treating election security as national security, and to share national threat intelligence and countermeasures with states and local governments. http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/23/this- election-could-be-hacked-and-we-need-to-plan-for-it/#47c3146ff8ed *Alfred Otieno Ogola* *Homeboyz - Aktivate PR* *Cell: 0722-781-430*

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Govt rejected the proposd ICT Practitioners Bill 2016
by Tony White 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

"Govt rejected the proposd ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 sayng it will isolate Kenya from the global stage and participating in ICT innovations" https://twitter.com/MoICTKenya/status/770447680170491904 -- Tony White

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Digital Economy Act 2010 - UK
by Bernard Kioko 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Interesting read for those interested in the topic An Act (UK) to make provision about the functions of the Office of Communications; to make provision about the online infringement of copyright and about penalties for infringement of copyright and performers' rights; to make provision about internet domain registries; to make provision about the functions of the Channel Four Television Corporation; to make provision about the regulation of television and radio services; to make provision about the regulation of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; to make provision about public lending right in relation to electronic publications; and for connected purposes More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2010 -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Fwd: [Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016
by John Matogo 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear colleagues. This may be of interest to some of you. John Matogo ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Humphrey Muhindi <hmuhindi(a)ieee.org> Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 12:03 AM Subject: [Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016 To: KENYA-BOARD(a)listserv.ieee.org Dear Member of the Computer Society Kenya Chapter *,* On behalf of the IEEE Kenya Section Executive Committee we would like to extend a cordial invite to you for the above workshop to be held at the Kenyatta University on the 30th – 31st August 2016 from 9am to 5pm. The course is intended for lecturers and graduate students who plan to be instructors in universities and colleges. In support of engineering education at universities in Africa, the IEEE supports visiting lecturers to deliver short courses at participating African universities. Mr. Roozbeh Mehrdadi from the University of British Columbia (UBC) has been invited to deliver short courses in the month of August 2016. Roozbeh has been working at UBC (in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department) since 2000, where he has been advising and aiding professors and students in their hands-on research, teaching and lab projects. Roozbeh received his Master degree at UBC in 2005 in System on a Chip (SoC) design and verification methods. He was employed as lecturer at UBC and taught courses in Software Engineering, Operating Systems and Digital Design. This workshop will cover topics related to 1. Why Model and How to Model Complex Systems 2. What is UML and what are its basic notations 3. How to do requirement analysis and draw Use-Case diagrams and Why 4. How to capture communication in Sequence Diagrams 5. How to identify objects and their relationships 6. How to extract Class Diagrams from Objects and their relations 7. How to go from Class Diagrams to coding In each lecture, the topics will be presented via examples and interactive problem solving. By the end of the workshop, the participants could translate the UML models to C++ code. Prerequisites: Previous software development experience with large projects is helpful If you would like to participate please write to me hmuhindi(a)ieee.org by 1pm Monday 29th August to be included in the program. *(Bcc intended*) <hmuhindi(a)ieee.org>

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Fwd: Crash course on the Internet Governance Observatory Tool - Join the GIPO webinar on 14.09!
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

FYI -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst/ Mchambuzi wa Sera Afrika Kusini ya Sahara Access Now | accessnow.org @ekenyanito PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 *Subscribe *to the Access Now Express <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up>, our weekly newsletter on digital rights *Sign up* for our action alerts <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kasia Jakimowicz <kjakimowicz(a)open-evidence.com> Date: 29 August 2016 at 13:00 Subject: Crash course on the Internet Governance Observatory Tool - Join the GIPO webinar on 14.09! To: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <ephraim(a)accessnow.org> *Join the Webinar: The GIPO Observatory Tool Live Session * How is the Internet governed? Learn how to find information you need *Date: 14.09.2016* * Time: 15:00 - 15:45 CET (13:00 - 13:45 UTC)* Registration <http://open-evidence.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2f477fc8003ee04b55…> If you are looking for information about how Internet governance is shaping world’s economy, development or human rights then you should definitely get to know how to use the GIPO Observatory Tool which allows you to do just that: spread knowledge about Internet governance and be updated on the latest research. *Join our 45 minute crash-course webinar and learn how to use it!* *In this crash-course you’ll learn about:* - *How the GIPO Observatory Tool works in practice* - *How you can connect the Tool to your website* - *Experimenting with the Tool and its Dashboard* *Speakers:* *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,* Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst, Access Now *Kasia Jakimowicz*, Open Evidence, Strategic Stakeholders´ Engagement for GIPO *David Osimo, *co-founder Open Evidence, Strategic Stakeholders´ Engagement for GIPO *Luis Meijueiro, *Technical development of the GIPO platform, Fundacion CTIC Registration <http://open-evidence.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2f477fc8003ee04b55…> Our goal is to provide an easy-to-use tool that empowers any user to find, display, share and debate about information and documents automatically gathered for a wide set of Internet governance topics. Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst, Access Now *Kasia Jakimowicz*, Open Evidence, Strategic Stakeholders´ Engagement for GIPO *Luis Meijueiro, *Technical development of the GIPO platform, Fundacion CTIC *David Osimo*, co-founder Open Evidence, Strategic Stakeholders´ Engagement for GIPO *About:* The European Commission initiated the* Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO)*, an initiative that brings together stakeholders from different disciplines to work together, share knowledge and cooperate on Internet governance issues across the world. The GIPO’s main goal is to set up and maintain *the Observatory Tool *which serves as a place where interested parties can upload relevant information, search for it and make their work more efficient and smoother. We *analyze* data like researchers. We *draw conclusions* like decision-makers. We *think *like the web. *We are Open Evidence.* <http://open-evidence.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2f477fc8003ee04b55…> <http://open-evidence.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2f477fc8003ee04b55…> <http://open-evidence.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a2f477fc8003ee04b5…> *Copyright © *|2016|* *|Open Evidence|*, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* Rue de la Science 14b, Brussels Open Evidence · Rue de la Science 14b · Brussels 1040 · Belgium [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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[Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016
by Paul Korir 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear Mr. Muhinid, Will it be possible to access the course material remotely or at a later date? I’m interested. Regards, Dr. Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Blessed Thursday! Your query on knowing anyone using - I do not know. The concept of enrolment to higher education with a laptop is laudable; this university generation must have visionaries to jerk it otherwise their small brothers in Class 1 with laptops will be more user savvy. Might HELB or now the local banks see this as an opportunity to bundle attractive laptop loan products as part of the student education journey. I believe the technical handicaps cited give opportunity for those who are tech savvy to engage with the JKUAT in the Taifa laptop as a project work in progress (while instilling great customer service practices e.g returns, replacement, parental (stakeholder) communication). If this is not possible then it would be a big problem. The expectation would be for Kenya to be ready and to motivate more of its neighbours to borrow the "laptop per child policy", opening Kenya for the huge market. I do hope the journalist would follow up the trail to address the allegations without diluting the actual possible benefits of such a project. Be blessed. Regards/WangariOn Aug 25, 2016 12:10, Musya Michael via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? > > http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition… > > > -- > Regards, > > Michael Musya. > > > I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. > Philippians 4:13

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by arebacollins 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

I still don't get it. 1: why should we spend resources to attempt producing stuff we have zero chance of being competitive in? National pride? Lack of stuff we might be competitive in? 2: why should we focus on being a light manufacturing hub Daktari? Why not for instance be a net agricultural producer? (Climate, water, and lots of starving peeps in the neighbourhood). 3: suppose we force consumption of said "made in Kenya product" produced by the local manufacturer, why then favour just that. Why not force government to use Mobius? How then , or when do they become global competitive industries? I'm afraid I see no difference between this and Nyayo pioneer. I suspect our education system, and western leaning capitalism has made us incapable of appreciating anything local. That's where change needs to start from; investing in the fabric that ties us. Sent from my Samsung device -------- Original message -------- From: Lawrence Njogu via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 27/08/2016 11:51 pm (GMT+03:00) To: arebacollins(a)gmail.com Cc: Lawrence Njogu <lnjogu(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop  @Ndemo I totally agree with you !! We need to support our own Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:03:32 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com Walubengo,MOIC actually bought 100 Madaraka Desk Tops from JKUAT and Multimedia. They are still in use and we never had any complaints. That is why I advocate for a policy to buy locally made electronic products. We have an opportunity to compete with India that is priming itself as the global hub of light electronic producta through it moto Make in India. If you look at Konza's strategic documents, we were high on light electronic manufacturing. KAIST is looking to build that capacity and several mobile handset manufacturers are eyeing the same. We cannot be the ones pouring cold water on an opportunity like this. Ndemo. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ahmed, This is way too simplistic... It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming German products. Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper building similiar equipment. ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke From: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanetSent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AMTo: Ngigi WaithakaReply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy DiscussionsCc: Ahmed Mohamed MaawySubject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Personal comments: A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: M-PesaM-Kopa SolarMobius UshahidiBRCKBitPesaKopoKopoPesaPalAnd the list goes on...Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @ Prof Ndemo, As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) We have great ideas, but zero execution. #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? walu. From: Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop David,You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. Ndemo. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Michael, I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or 5 years to have that facility. Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. -- -- David Otwoma, PhD Chief Scientist, National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 http://www.nacosti.go.ke & Chairman, Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, http://www.eaarp.org/ On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news /2016/08/22/parents-protest- jkuats-imposition-of-taifa- laptops-on-students_c1407693 -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 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Taifa Laptop
by Musya Michael 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition… -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Job Muriuki 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

In the spirit of supporting the Taifa laptop project why doesn't the government procure the laptops for use in government institutions. On Aug 27, 2016 5:13 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Ndemo, True that. The Ministry of ICT where you were the 'owner' did buy the PCs - and that was great. But to make the project sustainable we needed other Permanent Secs to stand up and buy into the the vision. From the arguments on this list, it is clear we have a long way to go. In my younger days, I belonged to the group of Kenyans that laughed off the 'Nyayo-car' and thought it was a waste of money. Later on, I regret why Kenyans never supported this project. This is because behind it, was a group of researchers from UoN trying to get our 'jua-kali' sector into the next level. Nyayo-car WAS never the project. The ecosystem around building Nyayo-car was the Project. As @Waithaka has also tried to explain. The Americans (NASA) going to the moon or mars is never the project. The industry, technology and competency spin-off resulting from the Americans trying to the go the moon is the true worth of the project. Same with Taifa laptop or Madaraka PCs. It is a failure only if you refuse to see the bigger picture. That said, we must also acknowledge our Kenyan appetite for corrupting big picture projects during implementations. That can spin the project into a completely new trajectory :-( walu. ------------------------------ *From:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> *Sent:* Saturday, August 27, 2016 11:03 AM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Walubengo, MOIC actually bought 100 Madaraka Desk Tops from JKUAT and Multimedia. They are still in use and we never had any complaints. That is why I advocate for a policy to buy locally made electronic products. We have an opportunity to compete with India that is priming itself as the global hub of light electronic producta through it moto Make in India. If you look at Konza's strategic documents, we were high on light electronic manufacturing. KAIST is looking to build that capacity and several mobile handset manufacturers are eyeing the same. We cannot be the ones pouring cold water on an opportunity like this. Ndemo. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ahmed, This is way too simplistic... It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming German products. Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper building similiar equipment. ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AM *To: *Ngigi Waithaka *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Personal comments: A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: - M-Pesa - M-Kopa Solar - Mobius - Ushahidi - BRCK - BitPesa - KopoKopo - PesaPal - And the list goes on... Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: @ Prof Ndemo, As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) We have great ideas, but zero execution. #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? walu. ------------------------------ *From:* Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com *Cc:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop David, You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. Ndemo. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Michael, I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/it/taifa-a3-laptop/> It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or 5 years to have that facility. Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. -- -- David Otwoma, PhD Chief Scientist, National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149> http://www.nacosti.go.ke & Chairman, Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, http://www.eaarp.org/ On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news /2016/08/22/parents-protest- jkuats-imposition-of-taifa- laptops-on-students_c1407693 <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition…> -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 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Re: [kictanet] Random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?: " Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Blessed Saturday! Yes corporations are global and we may even have firms founded by Kenyans that operate in other countries. Please encourage them. So let us not mix up on this in this discussion. When saying that a firm or initiative is a Kenyan innovation, I would use an "innovation meter" measuring what is from the Kenyan human capital, Kenyan investors...such metrics. At Kenya's developmental aspiration stage, I see this more in context of the ideation (teams), ownership. Majority of the big, top of mind names that keep being bounced about as Kenyan innovations, yes are innovations, innovations operating in Kenya, Kenya is a good consumer of them, we have more outflow of the profit that retention of returns. If this is how we define Kenyan, then this is the doubtful part. Why this distinction is important is to ensure we do not camouflage the human potential & risk appetite, investment capacities and capabilities. There is a big distinction when Kenyans ideate, startup, own and grow. Be blessed. Regards/WangariOn Aug 27, 2016 1:36 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Its a global arena and long gone are days of these questions. > > Football teams in England are being owned by Russians and Arabs and Americans. Still being called English football teams. > > Richard Branson owns businesses that are even in the US and are being called names like Virgin America. > > PwC and KPMG and the likes have local offices in every imaginable country. > > Samsung (Korea) is buying techology companies in the US. Recently: Joyent. > > Speaking of which. Kenyan companies in Tax Heaven countries like Mauritius? Comments on this? > > Its not a suitable question in local context. > > > On 27 Aug 2016 1:18 p.m., "Wangari Kabiru via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Blessed day! >> >> This is the response on a random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?". To the below cited as Kenyan innovations on KICTANET. Note there may be many more responses as you do a random query >> >> In innovation speak, tafadhali jaza pengo, so Kenya is a.........., Kenyan's are innovative? Kenyans are not innovative? Kenyans are good consumers of innovations? >> >> 1.M-Pesa >> “The people working on M-Pesa service are Vodafone staff in Germany, the UK. Safaricom does not have people working on M-Pesa.” Vodafone owns the M-Pesa concept and has introduced it in eight countries including Kenya, India, Tanzania, and South Africa.May 14, 2013 >> >> Type Public. Owned by Vodafone 40% & Permanent Secretary (The Treasury) 35% >> >> 2. M-Kopa Solar >> M-Kopa (M = mobile, 'kopa' is Swahili for 'borrowed') is a Kenyan solar energy company that was founded in 2011 by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson, and Jesse Moore.[1] Moore and Hughes were previously colleagues at Vodafone,[2] and Larson and Moore were fellow MBA students at Oxford University [3][4] The company sells home solar systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[5] Customers pay a deposit of 3,500 KES (approx $35), take the system home then pay 50 KES (approx $0.50) a day for a period of one year, to own the solar system. Daily payments are made through M-PESA, a mobile phone based money system, and in addition to getting solar power, customers also slowly off-set the cost of the device.[6] The system is meant for an off-grid household who is using kerosene (paraffin) lamps to light their home, and paying for batteries and phone charging. >> >> 3. Mobius >> Q & A with Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors >> By John Peabody May 23, 2013 >> Tags: AFRICA | CARS | MOBIUS | SMALL BUSINESS >> In February, Global Post profiled an interesting startup in Africa called Mobius Motors that is working to manufacture affordable ($6,000) cars designed specifically for Africans. >> >> By simplifying the designs through the elimination of non-essential parts like power steering and air conditioning, the team at Mobius is able to drastically reduce the cost of the vehicle, which they hope will help small business owners in need of affordable transportation. Reuters reached Mobius founder and CEO Joel Jackson over email to ask him about his plans for the car company and some of the challenges he foresees. >> >> Reuters: First can you tell me briefly how Mobius came about? I understand you were working in Africa when you had the idea? >> >> J.J.: Mobius was inspired by my experience working in rural Kenya in 2009 with a startup forestry venture. In this role I spent time with local farming communities and learned about some of their day-to-day challenges. One of the biggest issues these communities faced was immobility. Without access to appropriate forms of transport many people would walk tens of kilometers to get around – to get access to schools, or doctors, or clean drinking water or farming inputs. >> >> The vision of Mobius is to build a more appropriate and affordable vehicle for transport businesses and in turn create a platform for mobility across Africa. >> >> Reuters: Can you give us some info about the company? Number of employees, how many cars you currently build/hope to build? Any info on financials? >> >> J.J.: Mobius has 24 employees. We’ve built two prototype vehicles and one production alpha vehicle; and we’re launching initial proof-of-concept production of 50 vehicles in Q3 2013. To date, Mobius has raised several million dollars of investment and we plan to increa

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Random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?: " Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Blessed day! This is the response on a random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?". To the below cited as Kenyan innovations on KICTANET. Note there may be many more responses as you do a random query In innovation speak, tafadhali jaza pengo, so Kenya is a.........., Kenyan's are innovative? Kenyans are not innovative? Kenyans are good consumers of innovations? 1.M-Pesa “The people working on M-Pesa service are Vodafone staff in Germany, the UK. Safaricom does not have people working on M-Pesa.” Vodafone owns the M-Pesa concept and has introduced it in eight countries including Kenya, India, Tanzania, and South Africa.May 14, 2013 Type Public. Owned by Vodafone 40% & Permanent Secretary (The Treasury) 35% 2. M-Kopa Solar M-Kopa (M = mobile, 'kopa' is Swahili for 'borrowed') is a Kenyan solar energy company that was founded in 2011 by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson, and Jesse Moore.[1] Moore and Hughes were previously colleagues at Vodafone,[2] and Larson and Moore were fellow MBA students at Oxford University [3][4] The company sells home solar systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[5] Customers pay a deposit of 3,500 KES (approx $35), take the system home then pay 50 KES (approx $0.50) a day for a period of one year, to own the solar system. Daily payments are made through M-PESA, a mobile phone based money system, and in addition to getting solar power, customers also slowly off-set the cost of the device.[6] The system is meant for an off-grid household who is using kerosene (paraffin) lamps to light their home, and paying for batteries and phone charging. 3. Mobius Q & A with Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors By John Peabody May 23, 2013 Tags: AFRICA | CARS | MOBIUS | SMALL BUSINESS In February, Global Post profiled an interesting startup in Africa called Mobius Motors that is working to manufacture affordable ($6,000) cars designed specifically for Africans. By simplifying the designs through the elimination of non-essential parts like power steering and air conditioning, the team at Mobius is able to drastically reduce the cost of the vehicle, which they hope will help small business owners in need of affordable transportation. Reuters reached Mobius founder and CEO Joel Jackson over email to ask him about his plans for the car company and some of the challenges he foresees. Reuters: First can you tell me briefly how Mobius came about? I understand you were working in Africa when you had the idea? J.J.: Mobius was inspired by my experience working in rural Kenya in 2009 with a startup forestry venture. In this role I spent time with local farming communities and learned about some of their day-to-day challenges. One of the biggest issues these communities faced was immobility. Without access to appropriate forms of transport many people would walk tens of kilometers to get around – to get access to schools, or doctors, or clean drinking water or farming inputs. The vision of Mobius is to build a more appropriate and affordable vehicle for transport businesses and in turn create a platform for mobility across Africa. Reuters: Can you give us some info about the company? Number of employees, how many cars you currently build/hope to build? Any info on financials? J.J.: Mobius has 24 employees. We’ve built two prototype vehicles and one production alpha vehicle; and we’re launching initial proof-of-concept production of 50 vehicles in Q3 2013. To date, Mobius has raised several million dollars of investment and we plan to increase production to 300 units in mid 2014. 4. Ushahidi Ushahidi, Inc. Founded 2008 Founder Erik Hersman, Ory Okolloh, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia Type 501(c)(3) Tax ID no. 2652079 Focus activism, mapping Location Nairobi, Kenya Origins Crowdsourcing Area served World Method mapping and geospatial Owner Ushahidi, Inc. Key people Erik Hersman, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia, Revenue US$300,000 Endowment US$1,800,000[1] Employees 29 Volunteers 50 Slogan Crowdsourcing Crisis Information Website ushahidi.com 5. BRCK Background Company: BRCK Started: 2013 Total VC Funding: $4.2 million HQ: Nairobi, Kenya Linkedin Employee Count: 23 Co-founders: Reg Orton (CTO), Jon Shuler , Philip Walton (COO), Erik Hersman (CEO) Product: Mobile Wi-Fi Device 6. BitPesa One bitcoin start-up is building what it hopes will become a template for using digital currencies in the developing world, a much-talked-about market for cryptocurrencies. It’s called BitPesa, it’s based in Nairobi, and it’s beginning a beta test this week of its first product, a remittance service for Kenyans living abroad. On Friday, the start-up launched a pilot remittance program involving about 15 Kenyans in London, who can begin using BitPesa to send money back home. If it works, and spreads, it promises to lower the billions currently spent on transfer fees, and, its founders hope, maybe even spark a tech boom in Kenya. BitPesa is the brainchild of Duncan Goldie-Scot, a well-known name in microfinance, and Elizabeth Rossiello, a Queens-born former Credit Suisse banker with a background in microfinance who’s been living in Nairobi the past five years. With Ms. Rossiello acting as CEO, the company has raised $700,000 so far 7. KopoKopo Kopo Kopo is a United States company, with offices in Kenya and Tanzania. We are supported by reputed investors ... 8. PesaPal Africa / Interview: PesaPal’s Agosta Liko on African mobile payment solutionsBy Mark Kaigwa on 9 August, 2010 email article Agosta Liko, CEO of PesaPal, relocated to Kenya from the US to start Verviant, a software development company in Nairobi. Three years later, the team at Verviant launched PesaPal with a vision of enabling Kenyans to make online payments. PesaPal is making great strides in bridging the mobile and electronic payment divide in Kenya, and is set to expand to more African countries next year. Mark Kaigwa sat down with the CEO to discuss his perspective on doing business in Kenya, the African condition, and on how PesaPal was able to gain traction with ordinary people. MK: How would you describe PesaPal at present, and where do you see the company heading in the future? AL: In short, PesaPal is electronic payments; payments for the African condition. Doing things and answering problems that wouldn’t make sense if my co-founders weren’t African. It may make no sense to others but it applies for Africa. “Social Cash” is a part of the African condition and culture. Social cash is how you raise money for weddings, funeral committees or harambee (a type of Kenyan fundraising meeting between family, friends and well-wishers.) When these people get together, they bring with them cash, cheques, mobile payments, bank transfers, etc. If you can have all that maintained and tracked from one account you’ve solved a problem. And it’s good for bookkeeping and for their affairs. To the rest of the world Africa is a place of “micropayments” but to us it’s a lot of money. They talk about $2 a day and conclude “that’s not a lot of money”. And the list goes on...On Aug 27, 2016 10:13, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Well said Ahmed, the crux of it is looking at the entire Value Chain from Ideation to Market penetration and customer support. > > We often marvel at novelty and seldom subject it to an entire trajectory path. > > One of the skills that often need to be embedded alongside the repertoire of skills needed for innovative ventures to thrive is Business Development. That skill delivered in a coaching intervention format i.e constant questioning, goal setting and action will ensure the list given by Ahmed grows significantly.... > > Restful weekend to all...unless you are at TICAD of course. .. > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo > > > > > On 27 Aug 2016 10:01 am, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Personal comments: >> >> A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. >> >> Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: >> M-Pesa >> M-Kopa Solar >> Mobius >> Ushahidi >> BRCK >> BitPesa >> KopoKopo >> PesaPal >> And the list goes on... >> >> Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> @ Prof Ndemo, >>> >>> As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. >>> >>> Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) >>> >>> We have great ideas, but zero execution. >>> >>> #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? >>> >>> walu. >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> Cc: Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> >>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop >>> >>> David, >>> You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> Michael, >>>> >>>> I first met Taifa laptops w

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Josiah Mugambi 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

I think the root of this lively discussion has been the JKUAT administration seemingly *forcing* students to buy the Taifa laptops, and not admitting new students who do not do so. It's one thing to have a policy where a Govt body buys locally assembled or manufactured products. I think it is another thing to force a private citizen to buy a product locally made or not, and deny one access to higher education even at a public institution, if said product is not purchased. I'm all for buy and build local, but there are surely other ways of implementing it. This for me crosses a line. The special software argument doesn't fly since that said software can quite easily run on other hardware. What about choice of buying the Taifa laptop at a better price (as a result of various interventions) to the regular market? On Aug 27, 2016 1:19 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka And Kenyans are not desperate people‎ and we don't make crappy products! Let's get over the mentality that everything good has to come from outside! I agree with you. I assure you however that not all Kenyans like to buy foreign. We just want to make sure that Kenyan companies don't get way with producing or giving crappy service and want us to buy just because it's Kenyan!! The days of *Serikali Saidia* are gone. It has to be *Tusaidiane*. *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 On 27 Aug 2016, at 11:20 AM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: NASA today has good QA systems and products, yes. But, that didn't happen overnight... When they started, their systems were of such poor quality that quite a number of astronauts lost their lives, The Challenger incident being the most well known. Despite these set backs, they didn't issue a tender to Russia and/or EU to sell them their technology, they rolled their sleeves and got down to work. ‎India, last year got to Mars. They spent 1/1000th of the NASA budget, built a simpler craft and got there. There were many naysayers who ofcourse questioned the wisdom of the entire project. Those who asked why can't India just buy rockets & spacecraft from US & Russia instead of forcing these 'crapy' rockets on 'poor' Indians. But, they were smarter than that. They knew the so called crappy rockets would get them there eventually. And they did! This is what we lack; we mostly look for quick solutions as opposed to sustainable solutions. And Kenyans are not desperate people‎ and we don't make crappy products! Let's get over the mentality that everything good has to come from outside! Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:54 AM *To: *Waithaka Ngigi *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > Ahmed, > > This is way too simplistic... > > It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes > there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming > German products. > > Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, > for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? > Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single > product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper > building similiar equipment. > > ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only > propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. > > Waithaka Ngigi > > Alliance Technologies > www.at.co.ke > *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet > *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AM > *To: *Ngigi Waithaka > *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop > > Personal comments: > > A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a > dictatorial business. > > Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: > > - M-Pesa > - M-Kopa Solar > - Mobius > - Ushahidi > - BRCK > - BitPesa > - KopoKopo > - PesaPal > - And the list goes on... > > Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. > > > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @ Prof Ndemo, >> >> As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo >> machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell >> them to government ministries - without much success. >> >> Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to >> buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) >> >> We have great ideas, but zero execution. >> >> #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? >> >> walu. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> *Cc:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> >> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop >> >> David, >> You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a >> democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just >> have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should >> be spent on our products. >> >> Ndemo. >> >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Michael, >> >> I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it >> great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ >> departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ >> <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/it/taifa-a3-laptop/> >> >> It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years >> abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I >> was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it >> with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When >> it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together >> in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled >> many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy >> what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD >> while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. >> >> My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent >> home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by >> installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement >> with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest >> rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or >> 5 years to have that facility. >> >> Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers >> sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in >> Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who >> may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The >> beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it >> eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like >> Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to >> attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop >> and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more >> than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow >> that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have >> to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of >> Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this >> Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like >> the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last >> week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP >> imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August >> salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are >> not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs >> for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be >> assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish >> to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own >> locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? >> >> Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not >> wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the >> street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do >> not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. >> >> Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. >> >> -- >> -- >> David Otwoma, PhD >> Chief Scientist, >> National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) >> Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya >> Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, >> Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, >> email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke >> http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 >> <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149> >> http://www.nacosti.go.ke >> & >> Chairman, >> Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, >> http://www.eaarp.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: >> >> Anyone using this laptop? 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Safaricom used backdoor to shutdown bitcoin?
by Liz Orembo 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Can someone from Safaricom give us their side of the story? http://kenyainsights.com/revealed-how-a-worried-safaricom-used-backdoor-to-… -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Law to regulate ICT people will wipe out gains
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

....ICT is different. Once connectivity is in place, all you need to be a player on the global ICT stage is a computer and an enquiring mind. Anyone can get involved. It is truly an opportunity to unleash the spirit of free thinking that can propel individuals — and hence a country — to middle-income status overnight. Anything that inhibits that spirit of youthful innovation, entrepreneurism and energy is a bad thing and that is exactly what this ICT Practitioners Bill will do — stifle enterprise. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Law-to-regulate-ICT… Regards,

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10th Anniversary AITEC Banking Conference, Panafric Hotel, 30-31 August 2016
by Sean Moroney 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Dear Listers, The programme for our 10th annual Nairobi Banking & Mobile Money conference next week is attached. Sorry we are not able to offer listers free delegate spaces as in the past, but I would like to offer you a 50% discount on the delegate fee. Please register using the attached VIP Delegate form. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> |Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)737148814/721845674 www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+seanm=aitecafrica.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:46 AM To: seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Cc: Timothy- Coach- Oriedo <timoriedo(a)gmail.com>; Lorem aminathia <lorem.aminathia(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya Hi Ebele, I would wish to nominate Taurus Farms. Founded by 3 Kenyan Yale University Alumni who despite being equipped with Degrees from the Ivy league institution choose to abandon quest for Corporate fame pursue a social cause by forming Tanuru Farms. Tanuru Farms seek to integrate small-scale farmers in South Nyanza into the regional agricultural value chains(AVCs) in the oilseeds sector; and eventually hope to facilitate value addition as well. Tanuru Farms firmly believes that the participation of small-scale farmers in AVCs will enable the farmers to harness the interdependence among the different actors in the value chain, namely the suppliers of inputs and seeds, the businesses providing technical support for farmers, the financiers, wholesale producers of farm products, the processors and associated sellers. Please check their website www.tanurufarms.com <http://www.tanurufarms.com> . I am their business coach and would highly recommend. Have put one of the team on copy. Regards Tim On 24 Aug 2016 3:03 pm, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Hello, All! Question-I'd love to hear from any and all. Which born and bred in Kenya social enterprises do you think are doing the most interesting, innovative and most impactful work? Which are under appreciated gems? Ebele Okobi | Director of Public Policy, Africa m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG <mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com> ebeleokobi(a)fb.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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/timoriedo%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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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Paul Korir 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Some fodder for your thoughts: 1) JKUAT requires high spec machines but not Taifa Laptops. Unless they are sneakily describing a Taifa Laptop? http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/laptop-specifications-for-new-students/ 2) Question: are Taifa Laptops fully manufactured in .ke or assembled from parts imported complete? if fully manufactured then they need to improve their sales strategy else if only assembled then there is an additional unnecessary markup without any guarantee of quality 3) In the cases cited where local products were promoted (S. Korea for Hyundai etc.), I’m pretty sure there was corresponding restriction of imports. The restriction of choice was done at a state level not at a single public institution to exploit parents in a desperate position. In this case as described by (1) above only the specs were made open but students not forced to by Taifa Laptops. What happens to students who already had a laptop before they enrolled? Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Ali Hussein 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Waithaka I'm sure he didn't. To my point though is that I'm trying hard :-) to debunk the myth of Comparative Advantage (The theory of *comparative advantage* is an economic theory about the work gains from trade for individuals, firms, or nations that arise from differences in their factor endowments or technological prowess. In an economic model, an agent has a comparative advantage over another in producing a particular good if they can produce that good at a lower relative opportunity cost or autarky price, i.e. at a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade. One does not compare the monetary costs of production or even the resource costs (labor needed per unit of output) of production. Instead, one must compare the opportunity costs of producing goods across countries. The closely related *law* or *principle of comparative advantage* holds that under free trade, an agent will produce more of and consume less of a good for which they have a comparative advantage. This theory needs to be rebooted or patches added to it. I recommend we all read the HBR article - Pipelines, Platformsand the New Rules of Strategy. <https://hbr.org/2016/04/pipelines-platforms-and-the-new-rules-of-strategy> Excerpts:- Back in 2007 the five major mobile-phone manufacturers—Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and LG—collectively controlled 90% of the industry’s global profits. That year, Apple’s iPhone burst onto the scene and began gobbling up market share. By 2015 the iPhone *singlehandedly* generated 92% of global profits, while all but one of the former incumbents made no profit at all. How can we explain the iPhone’s rapid domination of its industry? And how can we explain its competitors’ free fall? Nokia and the others had classic strategic advantages that should have protected them: strong product differentiation, trusted brands, leading operating systems, excellent logistics, protective regulation, huge R&D budgets, and massive scale. For the most part, those firms looked stable, profitable, and well entrenched. Back to this issue of Taifa Laptops. My emphasis is that we now need to think about building ecosystems. The hardware is a matter of course. Consider it done! No discussions there! There really isn't any point competing on a field that is already gamed against us. We need to change the game to suit us. The notion that we need to follow the same path that others have to achieve success I'm afraid is the stuff of Dinosaurs - and we know what happened to them.... Our universities need to work hand in hand with industry and government to become the epicentre of innovation and progress in Africa generally and Kenya in particular. This starts with policy as you have already intimated. With the right policies, an unfair advantage (Yes, unfair advantage) we can move the needle much further than behaving in silos. That's what the Japanese and Koreans did. The only difference is that they did it in a world that wasn't as connected as we are today. That's both an advantage and disadvantage. The onus is on us to work on the advantages and mitigate the disadvantages. But before all the above can happen Kenyan Society must reboot itself for as long as we The People choose leaders who have no interest but their own and are bankrupt of ideas and ideals we will continue to think that The Taifa Laptop as it is currently configured is the best thing that happened to us since sliced bread. My two cowrie shells. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 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 Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > Ali, > > I don't think Daktari, if I could speak for him, is saying that we start > with mediocre products. If anything, he says he's used the laptops and > bought a lot more others for students. And they work. > > If you were to rewind computer history, what did IBM say about the first > Apple Computer, Apple I.... a sub-standard toy that'll never amount to > anything‎. > > 30 yrs later, Apple trounced IBM to be come the most valuable tech > company. > > Not too long ago, what did BlackBerry say about the first Android Version > from a little unknown company that was eventually bought by Google? > > First generation products generally rely more on vision than outright > sheer performance. Yes, Taifa wouldn't beat Dell or apple today, but as the > Kenyan Nation let's buy into that vision‎. That's the least we can do for > Taifa! > > Waithaka Ngigi > > Alliance Technologies > www.at.co.ke > *From: *Ali Hussein via kictanet > *Sent: *Friday, August 26, 2016 5:53 AM > *To: *Ngigi Waithaka > *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Cc: *Ali Hussein; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop > > Daktari > > I'm with you. Mine is to debunk the myth that we have to start from > mediocrity to grow our local industries. We don't have to use the same > legacy thinking of yesteryears. > > Local industry is critical for development even as we move even more > faster towards the utopia of the Information Age. Even the Americans are > realizing that the notion of outsourcing to China may be a short time > profit thing but not necessarily good for the country. However, there's a > deliberate effort to encourage this. Like *The* > Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013 > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revitalize_American_ > Manufacturing_and_Innovation_Act_of_2013 > > Let's support local products and solutions. But let's also ensure we hold > ourselves to the highest standards possible. > > *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 > > On 25 Aug 2016, at 10:57 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> wrote: > > Ali, > I have actually used Taifa and I was impressed with the product. It was a > mistake that we killed Nyayo car because we ended up probing up the Proton > from Malaysia that was started exactly the same time. Some of the imported > computers are hopeless. I can show you several e-waste that we keep on > importing simply because it is imported. We have killed the textile > industry by wearing other people's used clothes yet an economist will tell > you that the price of a new product drops when supply increases. > > Ndemo. > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 10:28 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> This notion that local equates or should be inferior harks us back to the >> Nyayo Car. We shouldn't expect mediocrity just because it's local. The days >> of comparative advantage and 'National Pride' for inferior products MUST >> end otherwise we will continue to lag behind as a contingent. >> >> Let's buy local yes. But let's continuously demand the highest standards. >> It is the only way to keep local industry alive. >> >> *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 >> >> On 25 Aug 2016, at 9:39 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Its not that I am disputing that fact Dr. Ndemo. But the fact that they >> can pay extra to buy a foreign product gives that extra room for choice - >> in a free market choice is a must have. Having a free market is in some >> circumstances maybe even better for the development of our own products. >> Competition breeds efficiency in the long-run. >> >> I totally agree that we need to support Taifa as a product and make it >> scale. But again the consumer has the right to have a choice. Some kids go >> to University barely on loans that they can raise from family, if they >> could. Some just can not - and in my personal capacity having been one of >> those on that demographic I can feel what some of these kids can feel. >> >> It just means that we need to become better business people to market >> that product better. >> >> I believe Kenyans can be patriotic. All they need is a reason to be so. >> All they need is leadership. >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> >> wrote: >> >>> Ahmed, >>> They did not but in Korea everybody had to use the local products. To >>> buy foreign, you had to pay extra. In fact even today only 1 in 10 cars on >>> the road that is not Korean. The point I am making is that our problems >>> emanate from the appetite of foreign goods. That is how we are not >>> creating jobs. Freedom even in the most free states is relative. Our >>> security now and in the future depends on what we do with unemployment. >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy < >>> ultimateprogramer(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed with you bwana Ndemo 100% >>>> >>>> But the point of all this is that the Koreans didn't come to force us >>>> to buy their units. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Bitange Ndemo via kictanet < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Michael, >>>>> I have bought six of Taifa Laptops for students who come to me for >>>>> help. They are happy with the product. I don't buy Taifa because it is >>>>> cheap. I buy to support the growth of light electronic manufacturing >>>>> industry in Kenya. We have bought garbage in form of tablets for many >>>>> years from Asia. We effectively supported Asians to go through the >>>>> learning curve. Today they dominate the sector. India is making the >>>>> industry a priority and estimates show it will top more than $ 900 billion >>>>> by 2020. >>>>> >>>>> Before we criticism these noble efforts we must look back and correct >>>>> our attitude. We supported Koreans perfect the Hyundai, Indians perfect >>>>> the Mahindra, Japanese perfect the Toyota Mark II and Chinese perfect their >>>>> electronic manufacturing capability. Kenya will not wake up one day and >>>>> produce a perfect product without going through a learning curve. JKUAt >>>>> has had to go through the learning curve since they produced their first >>>>> computer, Madaraka with the support of the Ministry of Information and >>>>> Communications. We have a collective responsibility to be part of the >>>>> solution to our perennial problems of unemployment. Without the local >>>>> market we cannot scale. Patriotism means we make certain sacrifices while >>>>> giving constructive criticisms. Africa will never get out of poverty by >>>>> being consumers of other people's products. Go buy Taifa and give some >>>>> advise on what they need to improve. It has warranty and personally I have >>>>> no problem with the lap top. >>>>> >>>>> Ndemo. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jk >>>>>> uats-imposition-of-taifa-laptops-on-students_c1407693 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Michael Musya. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. >>>>>> Philippians 4:13 >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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/bndemo%40bitangendemo.me >>>>>> >>>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >>>>>> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >>>>>> and regulation. 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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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Ahmed Maawy* >>>> Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) >>>> Curator - Global Shapers Mombasa Hub >>>> Ambassador - Open Knowledge >>>> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa >>>> Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer >>>> (KE) +254 714 960 627 >>>> Skype: ultimateprogramer >>>> >>>> swahilibox.co.ke >>>> globalshapers.org >>>> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> >>>> startupgrind.com >>>> ajplus.net >>>> www.everylayer.com >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Ahmed Maawy* >> Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) >> Curator - Global Shapers Mombasa Hub >> Ambassador - Open Knowledge >> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa >> Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer >> (KE) +254 714 960 627 >> Skype: ultimateprogramer >> >> swahilibox.co.ke >> globalshapers.org >> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> >> startupgrind.com >> ajplus.net >> www.everylayer.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/bndemo%40bitangendemo.me >> >> 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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Account Hacked
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Dear AllSorry for the mess that has been for the last few days. I am well my account was hacked and have now changed my password.Thank Jane

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Kenyan State to Regulate YouTube and Netflix
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

And then this: “We have been looking at how to regulate over-the-top providers possibly through the 2016 ICT Policy document or through additional amendments to the Communications Act,” Wangusi said. The plan to regulate the streaming service comes a few months after another Government agency warned Netflix that it would block the service if it aired inappropriate content. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000213158/kenyan-state-to-re…

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [global-nn] Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

Time for 2017 aspirants to borrow a leaf and make innovation part of the wider agenda.. :D Lets start with this practitioners bill first.. On 24 Aug 2016 10:06 p.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers This might be of interest. *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 Begin forwarded message: *From:* Carolina Rossini <crossini(a)publicknowledge.org> *Date:* 24 August 2016 at 8:21:08 PM EAT *To:* "global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net" <global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net> *Subject:* *[global-nn] Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps* *Reply-To:* Carolina Rossini <crossini(a)publicknowledge.org> *Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps* By Margaret Harding McGill and Nancy Scola 08/23/2016 04:57 PM EDT Hillary Clinton's campaign has tapped a network of more than 100 tech and telecom advisers to craft a policy agenda that echoes many of Silicon Valley's top priorities, from knocking down laws that limit innovation to defanging so-called patent trolls, sources familiar with the effort told POLITICO. The breadth of her outreach to technology experts - not previously reported - marks yet another contrast with Donald Trump, who has offered few clues about who might have his ear on issues important to the tech sector, and whose positions on issues like immigration have alienated large segments of the industry. Even more than Barack Obama did eight years ago, Clinton conspicuously embraces Silicon Valley's view of the world and what it needs from Washington - a view that's often at odds with long-standing interest groups such as taxi unions and big cable companies. Clinton's tech advisers - divided into about a half-dozen working groups - provided input for the "technology and innovation" agenda <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd48ffd4d434b6461eaf2db525364c5…> that she releasedJune 28, the sources said. The Democratic nominee's detailed approach includes a working group known as "rules of the road" to examine regulations standing in the way of innovation. Q. Todd Dickinson, a member of the group who served as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Bill Clinton, said Clinton's process marks a stark contrast with Trump. "For those of us who work in [patents], what's interesting, or maybe it's troubling, is that no one knows where the Trump campaign is," he said. "I knew who was advising the Romney campaign. There's just nobody working on these issues for Trump." Dickinson, who played a similar advisory role in Obama's White House bid, called Clinton's "drill-down" on tech and innovation issues "maybe even unprecedented." Steven Koltai, who served as a senior adviser for entrepreneurship to Hillary Clinton at the State Department, said the working groups allow the Clinton operation to "get maximum ideas [and] involvement from a wide range of all kinds of people." Koltai, who's part of a group centered on the "disruptive economy," said the process relies on collaborative digital tools like Google Hangouts. Trump's campaign did not return a request for comment. Clinton's tech agenda aligns closely with the views of the tech companies and activists who see innovation as a powerful force for economic and social good, but hamstrung by bureaucrats and entrenched industries. It would press local governments to change rules that "protect legacy incumbents," seek to curtail patent lawsuits and encourage cities to boost access to high-speed internet. The Democratic nominee's policy approach is probably good news for companies like Uber and Airbnb, which are battling local regulators; Apple and Amazon, which are fighting litigious patent holders; and Google, whose Fiber broadband project has faced resistance from telecom giants. Broadcasters and cable companies have complained <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd48c30c8893317718d7b3743ccad69…> that Obama's appointees to the Federal Communications Commission routinely side with Google on issues such as net neutrality, broadband privacy and new regulations for cable set-top boxes. Clinton's pledge to defend net neutrality and her apparent interest in community-run broadband will probably prove similarly discouraging to incumbent Internet service providers, while her focus on the potential of "gig economy" companies is likely to be worrisome to taxi unions and the hotel industry. Like Obama, Clinton has avoided taking a strong stand in one area of intense interest to the tech industry: whether law enforcement should get easy access to encrypted communications. She has endorsed creating a commission <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd488d450a6a8ce49105b02f9846fc6…> to study the encryption issue, a stance that leaves privacy advocates worried that law enforcement advocates would dominate the panel - but that was much less bombastic than Trump's call for consumers to boycott Apple during its encryption dispute this year with the FBI. The Clinton campaign's broader tech agenda, shaped by the network of advisers, has helped to allay the industry's fears that Clinton wasn't fully on board with the sector's policy priorities. Clinton caused jitters in the tech world last year for a speech in which she said the gig economy is "raising hard questions about workplace protections," a comment many took to mean she favored cracking down on the labor practices of the emerging sector. But her tech agenda stresses that, as president, she would reduce barriers to entry for upstart companies. The campaign has taken a big-tent approach to its selection of tech advisers, bringing in people with different views and interests. For example, the working group on regulations includes Jannie Lau, general counsel at InterDigital, which was part of a trade group that opposed legislation to crack down on patent trolls - thus running afoul of a longtime goal of major tech firms. But Clinton's tech platform sides squarely with patent reformers, saying, "The Obama Administration made critical updates to our patent system ... but costly and abusive litigation remains, which is why Hillary supports additional targeted rule changes." (Lau declined to comment.) Trump's handful of tech-related policy stances includes his calls for scaling back a high-skilled visa program that much of the industry relies on, as well as his pledges to force Apple to make its products in the U.S. And he has struggled to gain traction in Silicon Valley, even with Republicans. Among his few public supporters there is venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who spoke at the Republican convention in July but hasn't donated to Trump's campaign - and, The Wall Street Journal reported <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd48a2c9bd5648ecba26fb8c164612b…> this week, doesn't plan to do so. Some of Clinton's proposals - with their focus on stopping government from stifling innovation - seem designed to capitalize on the region's libertarian leanings, which would normally offer at least an opening for the Republican candidate. The disruptive economy working group focuses on issues related to companies like Uber, which were repeatedly praised by GOP presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd48abbc739c7f30904e7c732862cda…>this year. In addition to Koltai, the group's members include Ari Wallach, a New York City entrepreneur who heads a firm called Synthesis Corp. that has consulted with the State Department; former Clinton White House aide Tripp Donnelly, now the CEO of RepEquity; and Lorraine Hariton, a former special representative for commercial and business affairs at State under Clinton. Hariton led two Silicon Valley startups, Beatnik and Apptera, a speech recognition company. Another working group is focused on broadband competition and deployment, an issue that has pitted giants like Comcast against municipalities and activists seeking better public access to high-speed internet. Among the group's members is Joanne Hovis, CEO of the Coalition for Local Internet Choice and a proponent of public-private partnerships for building out broadband networks. Clinton has said she wants to explore such arrangements as part of her effort to make affordable broadband accessible to all U.S. households by 2020. Jonathan Spalter, the chairman of wireless industry association Mobile Future, and Tom Power, a former White House official who is now with the industry group CTIA, are among the members of a working group devoted to wireless technologies, sources said. "As part of our policy development process we have engaged a diverse group of people from across the country including experts, practitioners, and other leaders as a way to make sure our technology and innovation policy agenda presents a clear and comprehensive vision for the country," Clinton campaign spokesman Tyrone Gayle said in a statement. A separate team of fewer than two dozen people is charged with studying the use of technology and data to improve the functioning of government institutions. Its leadership includes Sonal Shah, an economist who has spent time at Google's philanthropic arm and the Obama White House and who now heads a center at Georgetown University on social impact and innovation, and Peter Harrell, a veteran of both the Clinton State Department and the 2008 Obama campaign. That group's subteams are devoted to building better federal websites, transforming IT procurement rules and "evidence-based government," according to a source. As POLITICO previously reported <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f046f944849bcd48216cadfb87a0270fae8b6e1c865…>, two former State Department aides who served under Clinton - Alec Ross and Ben Scott - are playing key roles in managing the adviser network. Another important player, a source said, is Elana Berkowitz, a former State Department adviser on innovation who earlier served at the FCC, where she worked on its report on extending the reach of broadband across the U.S. The three are closely associated with Clinton's State Department initiatives on "Internet Freedom," aimed at ensuring that everyone around the world has the ability to roam freely on the internet, and "21st Century Statecraft," which emphasizes the use of digital tools like Twitter to engage with foreign citizens, not simply foreign leaders. "As president, Hillary will reach out to the tech community to partner with them, and bring the best of their ideas to Washington to help develop public policy that will lead to broad-based growth, reduce social and economic inequality, and secure American leadership on the global stage," Gayle said. Clinton's network of tech and telecom advisers - which includes donors who have maxed out with $5,400 donations in both the primary and general election portions of the campaign - are contributing their time to the campaign unpaid. *Li Zhou contributed to this report.* # # # # • # # # # *Carolina Rossini * Vice President, International Policy and Strategy + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini PGP ID: 0xEC81015C *Public Knowledge* | @publicknowledge <https://twitter.com/publicknowledge> | www.publicknowledge.org 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 *Save the Date! The IP3 Awards - September 22nd!* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-annual-ip3-awards-tickets-26519524612 _______________________________________________ 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/ultimateprogramer%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: [global-nn] Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps
by Ali Hussein 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

Listers This might be of interest. 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: Carolina Rossini <crossini(a)publicknowledge.org> > Date: 24 August 2016 at 8:21:08 PM EAT > To: "global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net" <global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net> > Subject: [global-nn] Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps > Reply-To: Carolina Rossini <crossini(a)publicknowledge.org> > > Clinton quietly amasses tech policy corps > > By Margaret Harding McGill and Nancy Scola > > 08/23/2016 04:57 PM EDT > > Hillary Clinton's campaign has tapped a network of more than 100 tech and telecom advisers to craft a policy agenda that echoes many of Silicon Valley's top priorities, from knocking down laws that limit innovation to defanging so-called patent trolls, sources familiar with the effort told POLITICO. > > The breadth of her outreach to technology experts - not previously reported - marks yet another contrast with Donald Trump, who has offered few clues about who might have his ear on issues important to the tech sector, and whose positions on issues like immigration have alienated large segments of the industry. Even more than Barack Obama did eight years ago, Clinton conspicuously embraces Silicon Valley's view of the world and what it needs from Washington - a view that's often at odds with long-standing interest groups such as taxi unions and big cable companies. > > Clinton's tech advisers - divided into about a half-dozen working groups - provided input for the "technology and innovation" agenda that she releasedJune 28, the sources said. > > The Democratic nominee's detailed approach includes a working group known as "rules of the road" to examine regulations standing in the way of innovation. Q. Todd Dickinson, a member of the group who served as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Bill Clinton, said Clinton's process marks a stark contrast with Trump. > > "For those of us who work in [patents], what's interesting, or maybe it's troubling, is that no one knows where the Trump campaign is," he said. "I knew who was advising the Romney campaign. There's just nobody working on these issues for Trump." > > Dickinson, who played a similar advisory role in Obama's White House bid, called Clinton's "drill-down" on tech and innovation issues "maybe even unprecedented." > > Steven Koltai, who served as a senior adviser for entrepreneurship to Hillary Clinton at the State Department, said the working groups allow the Clinton operation to "get maximum ideas [and] involvement from a wide range of all kinds of people." Koltai, who's part of a group centered on the "disruptive economy," said the process relies on collaborative digital tools like Google Hangouts. > > Trump's campaign did not return a request for comment. > > Clinton's tech agenda aligns closely with the views of the tech companies and activists who see innovation as a powerful force for economic and social good, but hamstrung by bureaucrats and entrenched industries. It would press local governments to change rules that "protect legacy incumbents," seek to curtail patent lawsuits and encourage cities to boost access to high-speed internet. > > The Democratic nominee's policy approach is probably good news for companies like Uber and Airbnb, which are battling local regulators; Apple and Amazon, which are fighting litigious patent holders; and Google, whose Fiber broadband project has faced resistance from telecom giants. > > Broadcasters and cable companies have complained that Obama's appointees to the Federal Communications Commission routinely side with Google on issues such as net neutrality, broadband privacy and new regulations for cable set-top boxes. Clinton's pledge to defend net neutrality and her apparent interest in community-run broadband will probably prove similarly discouraging to incumbent Internet service providers, while her focus on the potential of "gig economy" companies is likely to be worrisome to taxi unions and the hotel industry. > > Like Obama, Clinton has avoided taking a strong stand in one area of intense interest to the tech industry: whether law enforcement should get easy access to encrypted communications. She has endorsed creating a commission to study the encryption issue, a stance that leaves privacy advocates worried that law enforcement advocates would dominate the panel - but that was much less bombastic than Trump's call for consumers to boycott Apple during its encryption dispute this year with the FBI. > > The Clinton campaign's broader tech agenda, shaped by the network of advisers, has helped to allay the industry's fears that Clinton wasn't fully on board with the sector's policy priorities. > > Clinton caused jitters in the tech world last year for a speech in which she said the gig economy is "raising hard questions about workplace protections," a comment many took to mean she favored cracking down on the labor practices of the emerging sector. But her tech agenda stresses that, as president, she would reduce barriers to entry for upstart companies. > > The campaign has taken a big-tent approach to its selection of tech advisers, bringing in people with different views and interests. For example, the working group on regulations includes Jannie Lau, general counsel at InterDigital, which was part of a trade group that opposed legislation to crack down on patent trolls - thus running afoul of a longtime goal of major tech firms. > > But Clinton's tech platform sides squarely with patent reformers, saying, "The Obama Administration made critical updates to our patent system ... but costly and abusive litigation remains, which is why Hillary supports additional targeted rule changes." (Lau declined to comment.) > > Trump's handful of tech-related policy stances includes his calls for scaling back a high-skilled visa program that much of the industry relies on, as well as his pledges to force Apple to make its products in the U.S. And he has struggled to gain traction in Silicon Valley, even with Republicans. Among his few public supporters there is venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who spoke at the Republican convention in July but hasn't donated to Trump's campaign - and, The Wall Street Journal reported this week, doesn't plan to do so. > > Some of Clinton's proposals - with their focus on stopping government from stifling innovation - seem designed to capitalize on the region's libertarian leanings, which would normally offer at least an opening for the Republican candidate. > > The disruptive economy working group focuses on issues related to companies like Uber, which were repeatedly praised by GOP presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio this year. In addition to Koltai, the group's members include Ari Wallach, a New York City entrepreneur who heads a firm called Synthesis Corp. that has consulted with the State Department; former Clinton White House aide Tripp Donnelly, now the CEO of RepEquity; and Lorraine Hariton, a former special representative for commercial and business affairs at State under Clinton. Hariton led two Silicon Valley startups, Beatnik and Apptera, a speech recognition company. > > Another working group is focused on broadband competition and deployment, an issue that has pitted giants like Comcast against municipalities and activists seeking better public access to high-speed internet. Among the group's members is Joanne Hovis, CEO of the Coalition for Local Internet Choice and a proponent of public-private partnerships for building out broadband networks. Clinton has said she wants to explore such arrangements as part of her effort to make affordable broadband accessible to all U.S. households by 2020. > > Jonathan Spalter, the chairman of wireless industry association Mobile Future, and Tom Power, a former White House official who is now with the industry group CTIA, are among the members of a working group devoted to wireless technologies, sources said. > > "As part of our policy development process we have engaged a diverse group of people from across the country including experts, practitioners, and other leaders as a way to make sure our technology and innovation policy agenda presents a clear and comprehensive vision for the country," Clinton campaign spokesman Tyrone Gayle said in a statement. > > A separate team of fewer than two dozen people is charged with studying the use of technology and data to improve the functioning of government institutions. Its leadership includes Sonal Shah, an economist who has spent time at Google's philanthropic arm and the Obama White House and who now heads a center at Georgetown University on social impact and innovation, and Peter Harrell, a veteran of both the Clinton State Department and the 2008 Obama campaign. > > That group's subteams are devoted to building better federal websites, transforming IT procurement rules and "evidence-based government," according to a source. > > As POLITICO previously reported, two former State Department aides who served under Clinton - Alec Ross and Ben Scott - are playing key roles in managing the adviser network. Another important player, a source said, is Elana Berkowitz, a former State Department adviser on innovation who earlier served at the FCC, where she worked on its report on extending the reach of broadband across the U.S. > > The three are closely associated with Clinton's State Department initiatives on "Internet Freedom," aimed at ensuring that everyone around the world has the ability to roam freely on the internet, and "21st Century Statecraft," which emphasizes the use of digital tools like Twitter to engage with foreign citizens, not simply foreign leaders. > > "As president, Hillary will reach out to the tech community to partner with them, and bring the best of their ideas to Washington to help develop public policy that will lead to broad-based growth, reduce social and economic inequality, and secure American leadership on the global stage," Gayle said. > > Clinton's network of tech and telecom advisers - which includes donors who have maxed out with $5,400 donations in both the primary and general election portions of the campaign - are contributing their time to the campaign unpaid. > > Li Zhou contributed to this report. > > > > > > # # # > # • # > # # # > Carolina Rossini > Vice President, International Policy and Strategy > + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > PGP ID: 0xEC81015C > Public Knowledge | @publicknowledge | www.publicknowledge.org > 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 > > Save the Date! 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Government spokesman's statement on the ICT Practitioners Bill
by Tony White 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Govt-urges-public-give-views-ICT-Practitioners… -- Tony White

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