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Piracy websites targeted in new law
by Grace Githaiga 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Websites that violate copyright requirements against local content producers will be blocked in a proposed law.The move is largely meant to protect Kenya's new movie and Television industry.According to Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) Chief Legal Counsel Edward Sigei, the regulations come into play by end of the year. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Websites-targeted-in-new-copyright-law/-/9…

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Rejigged laptop program faces same old hurdles
by Barrack Otieno 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Listers, http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2862226/-/y67lj… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Big is good, fast is better. The real-time intelligent enterprise.
by Mbugua Njihia 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

The need to be both nimble and agile requires that we look beyond the 4V’s on which big data is hinged - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/big-is-good-fast-is-better-the-real-ti… ᐧ

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Re: [kictanet] Expression of Interest: Digital Literacy Programme
by Phyllis Nyambura 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Apologies for broken link, For the Expression of interest for Digital Literacy Programme the link is: http://www.icta.go.ke/digital-literacy-programme-expression-of-interest/ The deadline is: *22nd September 2015 at 10.00 am East African Time* The programme website is: http://digischool.icta.go.ke/ Kind Regards, On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > Hi Phyllis > > Please check the link (*www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke > <http://www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke>)* > > Its broken. > > Thanks & Regards > > Ali Hussein > ali(a)hussein.me.ke > > +254 770 906375 > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: Abu-Jomo > LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > On Sep 8, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Phyllis Nyambura via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > The Digital Literacy Programme has issued an expression of Interest to > would be candidates. The programme has also re-branded to DigiSchool (*www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke > <http://www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke>)* > > *The scope of the assignment.* > > 1. Supply, distribution and installation of the teacher digital > devices. Capability of local assembly/manufacturing is required. > 2. Supply, distribution and installation of the learner digital > device. Capability of local assembly/manufacturing is required. > 3. Supply, distribution and installation of the Special Needs > Education devices for learners with hearing and visual impairments. > 4. Supply, distribution and installation of content server and router > devices. > 5. Supply and installation of projectors. > 6. Institutions/consortia or joint ventures must be able to perform > all assignments listed in i-v above. > > > For full information: > http://www.icta.go.ke/digital-literacy-programme-expression-of-interest/ > > > > > > Kind Regards, > Phyllis Nyambura > Communication Writer > The ICT Authority > > Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave > P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya > t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke > Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke > > Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> > Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE > <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> > Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE > --------------------- > > > ICT Authority > > Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave > > PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya > > Tel: +254 20 2211960 > > www.icta.go.ke > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > -- Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2211960 www.icta.go.ke

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Expression of Interest: Digital Literacy Programme
by Phyllis Nyambura 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Dear all, The Digital Literacy Programme has issued an expression of Interest to would be candidates. The programme has also re-branded to DigiSchool (*www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke <http://www.icta.go.ke/digischool.icta.go.ke>)* *The scope of the assignment.* 1. Supply, distribution and installation of the teacher digital devices. Capability of local assembly/manufacturing is required. 2. Supply, distribution and installation of the learner digital device. Capability of local assembly/manufacturing is required. 3. Supply, distribution and installation of the Special Needs Education devices for learners with hearing and visual impairments. 4. Supply, distribution and installation of content server and router devices. 5. Supply and installation of projectors. 6. Institutions/consortia or joint ventures must be able to perform all assignments listed in i-v above. For full information: http://www.icta.go.ke/digital-literacy-programme-expression-of-interest/ Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2211960 www.icta.go.ke

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Posta Kenya should be acquired by Okhi.com & Sendy
by Ali Hussein 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Listers Apologies for cross posting and forgive the long rambling post. Provocative title for sure. I'm prompted to write this by an article in IDGconnect about the woes of eCommerce logistics in Africa. http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/10220/solving-african-shipping-ecom… One paragraph in the article struck me like lighting:- 'The lack of a national street address system in most nations has also made it difficult for eCommerce to flourish and it continues to be a major obstacle.' Another states:- SIG Africa is currently working with a startup that aims to ease the pain of domestic goods delivery. Sendy, which has been described as ‘Uber for motorcycles’, aims to use the many riders across Kenya to deliver goods for eCommerce players. Sendy’s (http://www.sendyit.com) application is similar to Uber’s interface where you can order a delivery from your phone. The potential of eCommerce in Kenya cannot be underestimated. Unofficial numbers out Jumia's sales at Kshs. 500 million a month. Among these stories of Africans innovating to solve a major problem hampering eCommerce growth is this one about how the Communications Authority of Kenya is working to ensure a Dinosaur is woken up from its deep slumber. The online edition of the Daily Nation proclaims:- Regulator’s new rules a shot in the arm for ailing Posta In Summary They require new postal and courier service providers applying for licences to adhere to conditions such as use of PCK’s vast national networks to interconnect to areas the couriers have no presence. The arrangement will see Posta tap into Jumia’s online international and local markets that serve Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Nigeria. Jumia boasts double digit growth, month-over-month, which will be beneficial to PCK. Entry of Huduma centres in 2013 was the government’s way of trying to increase competition in postal and courier services through attractive and fast services to the public. What struck me in the article which I hope to God was misquoted is this:- Posta will now be guaranteed a piece of revenue from all firms in the sector. Firms that do not comply will have their licences revoked. I have no problem with the Government retaining some form of Posta to ensure the rural areas still have a 'link to the outside world' since the Universal Access Fund is now more or less dead despite protestations to the contrary. By the way this is one particular case where I will be very happy to be proven wrong and a Naysayer. If this Fund works as it should Broadband connectivity should be ubiquitous in this country in the next 3-5 years. Which brings me to the main thrust of my post today. That of Policy vis-a-vis Regulation. What comes first and who wags whose tail? 1. Should the CA be protecting Posta as a National Heirloom or should we be nurturing New Generation Heirlooms? 2. Should we have a clear ICT Policy and implement it regarding the nurturing of New Generation Heirlooms? 3. Should we, as part of this new policy be Grafting the New Okhis and Sendys into Posta with the hope of completely altering its DNA? (and this I confess is a big IF) 4. Are the days of so called 'Strategic Parastatals' gone the way of the Dinosaur? Or is there a case for retaining this vestige of a bygone era? I don't confess to know the answer but this is an issue that should be debated vigorously by Kenyans. OkHi is building the next generation address system for Kenya and beyond. This system will unlock commerce through enhanced logistics, save lives and improve access to finance, its website proclaims. Here's a story in the Financial Times:- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ab7cf62-bcd7-11e4-9902-00144feab7de.html#axzz3l7… Sendy boldly procliams that they are an On-demand, door-to-door, package delivery services, 24/7. Let us sit in traffic for you. This 'reverse acquisition' or grafting of smaller players into big ones to change and grow the parent company has been done before successfully. The only caveat is that Government has to literally move aside. This country also has successful case studies of removing a healthy promising child from the womb of an ailing mother and making it a Global Phenomenon. Yes, I'm talking about Safaricom. For those of you young enough not to recall or remember, Safaricom started life as part of the Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Corporation. The CA itself is a product of this Parastatal of a bygone era. And I must confess that despite issues the Regulator in many case has performed above average. Someone at the ICT Ministry has a date with Destiny and be recognized as the team that revived Posta Kenya and made it the DHL of Africa. Will you rise up to the challenge? Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Value of Kenyan Shilling (vis-à-vis Elections)...
by Michael Bullut 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Greetings Listers, I apologize for cross-posting. I have been following the deprecation of the shilling in recent times with great concern and I want to know what you think is casing the downfall of our currency. With a little over a year to the next general elections, I believe this plays a part *(call me a conspiracy theorist).* Who here remembers the decline of the Kenyan Shilling shortly before the '07 elections? *#schoolme* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Airtel Misleading Customers
by Peter Wakaba 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Listers it seems that airtel staff are under real pressure to convert clients to airtel money. So yesterday a lady named Ashley called saying she is from Airtel. This is the way the conversation went. Ashley: Good afternoon sir, your line is not registered. You have 24 hrs to do so otherwise it will get disconnected. Me: My line is registered. I bought it at the customer care centre on kiinange street. I even brought a copy of my ID. Ashley: the line is not registered. Please give me you full names, address and ID no. Otherwise we disconnect within 24 hrs Me: no way I am giving those details over the phone. And why now after all those months? Ashley: if you dont your line will be disconnected. Me: I will go to customer care centre then. Bye and have a nice day. I hung up and after 24 hrs called customer care. After a bit of back and forth it turned that Airtel staff are telling people that according to CAK regulations you have to register for mobile money (airtel money). With a department that has been tasked to contact people to do that. Whether this just the short cut taken by one individual or official position ???? The struggle it seems is very real...

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Streaming Africa IGF - AfIGF2015
by Liz Orembo 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

For those interested in following the Africa IGF, please find the livestream link in the forwarded mail. Rgds. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "jnoulaye(a)yahoo.fr" <jnoulaye(a)yahoo.fr> Date: Sep 7, 2015 10:07 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Streaming Africa IGF - AfIGF2015 To: "AfrICANN List" <africann(a)afrinic.net>, "AfriNIC Discuss" < members-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Cc: "Rescatic Rescatic" <rescatic(a)yahoogroupes.fr>, "ISOC Cameroon" < member(a)isoc-cameroon.org>, "rescatic(a)yahoogroup.fr" <rescatic(a)yahoogroup.fr> Fourth Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF2015 6-8 September 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://afigf.org/ The webcast is at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afigf2015 Twitter hashtag is #AfIGF2015 - https://twitter.com/hashtag/afIGF2015 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/afIGF2015%E2%80%8B> _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Fourth Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF2015
by Barrack Otieno 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Janvier Noulaye <jnoulaye(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 10:07 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Fourth Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF2015 To: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Cc: "chapter-d >> Chapter Delegates" <Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org>, " internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org>, Dawit Bekele via Internet Society <mail(a)connectedcommunity.org>, internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne(a)connectedcommunity.org Fourth Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF2015 6-8 September 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://afigf.org/ The webcast is at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afigf2015 Twitter hashtag is #AfIGF2015 - https://twitter.com/hashtag/afIGF2015 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/afIGF2015%E2%80%8B> > > _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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UNESCO Tech4Dev Conference May 2-4 2106 Call for Sessions & Events
by Brian Munyao Longwe 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Dear all, Please save the date-- the 2016 UNESCO Conference in Technologies for Development (Tech4Dev 2016) which will take place at EPFL (Switzerland) from 2-4 May 2016. The Call for Sessions and Events is attached here; the deadline to submit is September 11th. (short but if you have a genuine submission, doable) Calls for paper submissions will be published later this year... More information online at: http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2016Tech4Dev

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 100, Issue 17
by PETER OLOO 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

This is unacceptable and against the principles of fair competition. What is the position of the Regulator? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 12:04 Subject:kictanet Digest, Vol 100, Issue 17 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Airtel Misleading Customers (Peter Wakaba) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:26:53 +0300 From: Peter Wakaba <peterwakaba(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Airtel Misleading Customers Message-ID: <CADrShCNVogM9Z4_+U+E0b61JR=cY5fovgm2aifYCNsi=CaS7vw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Listers it seems that airtel staff are under real pressure to convert clients to airtel money. So yesterday a lady named Ashley called saying she is from Airtel. This is the way the conversation went. Ashley: Good afternoon sir, your line is not registered. You have 24 hrs to do so otherwise it will get disconnected. Me: My line is registered. I bought it at the customer care centre on kiinange street. I even brought a copy of my ID. Ashley: the line is not registered. Please give me you full names, address and ID no. Otherwise we disconnect within 24 hrs Me: no way I am giving those details over the phone. And why now after all those months? Ashley: if you dont your line will be disconnected. Me: I will go to customer care centre then. Bye and have a nice day. I hung up and after 24 hrs called customer care. After a bit of back and forth it turned that Airtel staff are telling people that according to CAK regulations you have to register for mobile money (airtel money). With a department that has been tasked to contact people to do that. Whether this just the short cut taken by one individual or official position ???? The struggle it seems is very real...

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The Kenya Telco Wars - Round II (Safaricom vs Equity
by Ali Hussein 04 Sep '15

04 Sep '15

Listers New grounds on competition and regulation are being broken every day. What the regulators are going to do will determine INMHO how the two industries (Banking and Telecommunications) co-exist, compete with each other and regulated across the world. A hint to the Regulators:- Look to the Blue Ocean for inspiration as there is no precedence here…Or in the rest of the world.. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kenya-telco-wars-round-ii-equity-bank-vs-saf… <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kenya-telco-wars-round-ii-equity-bank-vs-saf…> Here’s to Thanks & Regards Ali Hussein ali(a)hussein.me.ke +254 770 906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: Abu-Jomo LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] NextGen@ICANN55 In Marrakech Application; deadline October 16, 2015
by Barrack Otieno 04 Sep '15

04 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 7:10 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] NextGen@ICANN55 In Marrakech Application; deadline October 16, 2015 To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all/Bonjour a tous, *ENGLISH*: Please go tohttps://www.icann.org/forms/nextgen/application for the NextGen@ICANN 55 application. More information on the program at https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen *FRANCAIS*: Priere remplir le formulaire https://www.icann.org/forms/nextgen/application pour les demandes de bourse du programme NextGen a ICANN 55 a Marrakech. Plus d'information sur le programme disponible a https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen Thanks/Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 *Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? * LEARN MORE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability>. STAY UPDATED <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status>. FOLLOW <https://twitter.com/icann>. ENGAGE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved>. _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship application for ICANN 55 in Marrakech- Soumettre votre demande de bourse
by Barrack Otieno 04 Sep '15

04 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-09-04 7:20 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship application for ICANN 55 in Marrakech- Soumettre votre demande de bourse To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Bonjour à tous, Dear all (more in English below) Voici les informations pour les demandes de bourse concernant ICANN 55 qui aura lieu du 06 au 11 mars 2016 à Marrakech (Maroc): - Ouverture des depots des candidatures: 4 Septembre 2015 a 23:59 UTC - Date limite de depot des candidatures 16 Octobre 2015 a 23:53 UTC - Publication de la liste des candidats retenus le 11 Decembre 2015 Plus d'information sur les termes et conditions a https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/terms-conditions-2012-02-25-fr Plus d'information pour soumettre votre demande disponible a https://fellowship.icann.org/applicant/welcome/French Merci === The 55th ICANN meeting in Marrakech (Morroco), to be held 6-11 March 2016 - Application Round opens: 4 September 2015 at 23:59 UTC - Application Round closes: 16 October 2015 at 23:59 UTC - Selected Fellows announced: 11 December 2015 More information on the ICANN fellowship program at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-en More information on Terms and conditions at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/terms-conditions-2012-02-25-en More information on the application process at https://fellowship.icann.org/applicant/welcome Thanks - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Internetcollaboration] Internet Society comments to the ICG on the IANA Stewardship Transition
by Barrack Otieno 03 Sep '15

03 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Konstantinos Komaitis <komaitis(a)isoc.org> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 16:17:40 +0000 Subject: [Internetcollaboration] Internet Society comments to the ICG on the IANA Stewardship Transition To: Elist internetcollaboration <internetcollaboration(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear colleagues, the Internet Society has just submitted its comments on the proposal to transition the stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions from the United States government to the global multistakeholder community. The comments as well as a blog post from ISOC’s President and CEO, Kathy Brown, can be found here: http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/09/globalizing-iana-… With best regards Konstantinos Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis Senior Policy Advisor The Internet Society -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill and Policy for you Review and Comments
by Phyllis Nyambura 03 Sep '15

03 Sep '15

Listers, Today, the *Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill and policy *were handed over to the Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiangi, and will be in Parliament soon. You can review both documents as below: http://www.icta.go.ke/downloads/CIP_DRAFT_POLICY.pdf http://www.icta.go.ke/downloads/critical-bill.pdf Press Release: www.icta.go.ke Comments can be sent to critical(a)ict.go.ke Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2211960 www.icta.go.ke

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Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by Ali Hussein 03 Sep '15

03 Sep '15

Listers FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a bid.‎ It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the state? Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't pretend to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step by step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure there is a valid explanation to this.. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing
by ngethe.kariuki2007 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Walu, Good writing. However, there is need to separate FOI from " Re - use of public sector information " by third parties. FOI emphasis is mainly on information to ordinary citizens so that they can effectively participate in their governance. "Re-use" is more about commercialization of public sector information by third parties as your Google example shows. A policy framework for the latter is also important as it opens doors for new "Information" industries powered by innovatively re-packaging information held by government to meet specific social-economic needs John Kariuki Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Edna shiko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing walu, nice piece there liked this bit more Most government bureaucrats enjoy a false sense of importance when they go through a paper report stamped “Top Secret” or “Highly Confidential”, even when its contents are easily found in yesterday’s tabloids. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @ Waudo I did a write up on the above just for you :-) Have a read... National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa... Without freedom of information and data protection laws, there will be no data revolution. View on www.nation.co.ke Preview by Yahoo walu. From: waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where? On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote: So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________ 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/emailsignet%40mailcan… 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/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.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/mailman/options/kictanet/ednawanjiku%40gmail.c… 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: Re: Data revolution in Kenya - briefing
by ngethe.kariuki2007 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: "ngethe.kariuki2007" <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> Date: To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing Walu, Good writing. However, there is need to separate FOI from " Re - use of public sector information " by third parties. FOI emphasis is mainly on information to ordinary citizens so that they can effectively participate in their governance. "Re-use" is more about commercialization of public sector information by third parties as your Google example shows. A policy framework for the latter is also important as it opens doors for new "Information" industries powered by innovatively re-packaging information held by government to meet specific social-economic needs John Kariuki Sent from Samsung Mobile

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(no subject)
by Doris ofisi 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by James Wanjau 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Deducted? They were charged for doing the project? Or the 4G license? On 2 September 2015 at 10:58, oloo.khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Technically Safaricom didnt the cctv project for free. It was to be > deducted from the tax on profit. > On Sep 2, 2015 9:49 AM, James Wanjau via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > I was also under the impression that Safaricom was getting 4G spectrum in > exchange for doing the CCTV project without charging a cent. > > > On 2 September 2015 at 09:12, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Hi Ali, >> >> If my memory is clear, this is in exchange for implementation of the >> National Mulika Mwizi system (ccTV) that is being implemented? i must >> have seen that somewhere in the press, i stand corrected though. >> >> Best Regards >> >> On 9/2/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> wrote: >> > Listers >> > >> > FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. >> > >> > This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a >> > bid.‎ It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home >> > broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the >> state? >> > >> > Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the >> > other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't >> pretend >> > to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step >> by >> > step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure >> there >> > is a valid explanation to this.. >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > Hussein & Associates >> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim >> > Skype: abu-jomo >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> > >> > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >> what >> > no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/bkwanjau%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. > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---Freedom is the right of all sentient beings--- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Thanks and Regards, > Kariuki James Wanjau,< > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---Freedom is the right of all sentient beings--- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks and Regards, Kariuki James Wanjau, (+254) 0717-315-092

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Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by cdohnio 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Ali, I'll have to confirm this but wasn't spectrum part of the deal for city wide camera system?

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Online Publication - Internet Governance
by Barrack Otieno 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Listers, For your information. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "AFRINIC Communication" <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Sep 1, 2015 4:05 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Online Publication - Internet Governance To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Dear Colleagues, For your reading pleasure, an online publication on Internet Governance (English and French). http://www.diplomacy.edu/resources/books/introduction-internet-governance http://issuu.com/diplo/docs/ig_2014_fr_final_webjuly AFRINIC Communication _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Data revolution in Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, *but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available*. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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