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CCTV to replace traffic police in Nairobi from March 2014
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Interesting pieces here, though I should share! 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Shit, power, water or data which has priority
by robert yawe 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Listers, The high resolution photo below, taken using my newly unpacked no longer manufactured Palm Pre Plus intelligent phone, clearly answers the question asked in the subject. It was taken on the junction of Kenyatta Avenue and Koinange Street in Nairobi. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Information Risk Management Training Jan~December 2014
by Matunda Nyanchama 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

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Fw: Angel Fair Lagos 2014
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Dear all, I hope this mail finds you well. Could you please disseminate the following event? It will particularly be of interest for the FIRE Recipients located in Nigeria and Western Africa. Angel Fair West Africa, Lagos - 2014 http://www.angelfair.net/ Cheers. -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 827 5956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS14/AFRINIC20, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May-6 June 2014.

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Justification for wayleave charges
by robert yawe 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Self explanatory Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Kenya's Internet domain market set for a shakeup – Part II
by Grace Githaiga 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

One notable difference from South Africa that is emerging in the Kenyan case is that the Kenyan regulator intends to assume its regulatory oversight over the dot.KE name space. This is as per the amended, Kenya Information Communication Act, 2009 and as recently emphasized in a post to the KICTAnet list by the CCK communication manager, Mr. Christopher Wambua. It will be interesting to see what role KENIC will be left to play, once this de-facto, self-regulation practice is taken away.In yet another posting to the KICTAnet list, Prof. Jimmy Macharia, the current KENIC Chairman envisions KENIC retaining its administrative control over both the ccTLD and the Second Level Domains. This is quite different from the South African case where the second level domain management and administration is outsourced to different entities.http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-Domain-Set-for-a-Shakeup-Part-II/-/1959700/2172042/-/kj8tmsz/-/index.html

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Fwd: Italian Prime Minister Letta: "Investing in broadband penetration is the greatest priority of the country ..."
by Barrack Otieno 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 10:34 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Fwd: Italian Prime Minister Letta: "Investing in broadband penetration is the greatest priority of the country ..." To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Just a FYI forward from cybertelecom-l. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Scott Marcus <S.Marcus(a)wik.org> Date: Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:08 AM Subject: [Cybertelecom-l] Italian Prime Minister Letta: "Investing in broadband penetration is the greatest priority of the country ..." To: Cybertelecom <cybertelecom-l(a)googlegroups.com> Dear All: The report of our little expert team to Prime Minister Letta is now available on the Italian government's web site (in English!): http://www.governo.it/backoffice/allegati/74621-9208.pdf There are long-overdue signs of progress over the past year, but Italy clearly has deficits in regard to broadband. Needless to say, it was a great honour to be invited to serve. Press coverage seems to be favourable. See for instance: http://www.corriere.it/economia/14_gennaio_30/3-anni-banda-larga-1-italiano… <https://mail.wik.org:4440/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> There is some video online now ... even if you do not speak Italian, it is useful for picking up the "atmospherics". For me, it is remarkable that a head of state of a substantial country would devote an entire Palazzo Chigi press conference to the subject of broadband, and moreover would state that "Investing in broadband penetration is the greatest priority of the country ..." http://lastampa.it/2014/01/30/multimedia/italia/agenda-digitale-ecco-il-pia… <https://mail.wik.org:4440/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> Cheers, Scott =========================== >From the Executive Summary: There are grounds for cautious optimism regarding the deployment and adoption of ultrafast broadband in Italy. Network operators in Italy have concrete plans to cover roughly 50% of the Italian population with fast broadband based on FTTCab/VDSL2 technology between now and roughly 2017. In contrast to the recent past, these plans are credible, and deployment is demonstrably moving forward. Given Italy's favourable characteristics (i.e. a network structure with short sub-loop lengths), these lines will be able to deliver well in excess of the 30 Mbps required by the second of the DAE broadband objectives. There are risks that the plans will not be carried through to completion. There are serious operational and regulatory challenges. Nonetheless, we consider the plans to be credible overall. In and of themselves, these plans will not achieve the DAE Objectives. * There are no solid commitments to cover more than 50% of the population with fast or ultrafast broadband. * The current plans of the network operators do not address 100 Mbps service; with expected improvements in technology, however, it is likely achievable. * Even if most lines were able to provide 100 Mbps service (and bearing in mind that 50% penetration requires considerably more than 50% coverage), there are problems with consumer demand that would need to be addressed in order for the adoption target (DAE Objective 3) to be achieved. In the absence of committed, energetic and sustained attention by the Italian government, DAE goals will not be fully achieved. We therefore urge the Italian government to take proportionate, appropriate steps to deal with each of the gaps within the authority available to it, with due respect for the respective competencies and independence of the European Union and of Italian regulatory and competition authorities. The following would be appropriate: * Comprehensive analysis, planning and monitoring of the investment required and of investments made to achieve DAE broadband objectives, taking a balanced approach between fixed, mobile, fixed wireless, and even satellite resources, and also considering not only supply side factors but also the demand side. * Provision of sufficient additional funding to close coverage gaps, drawing on European Structural Funds and other sources, based on the results of the analysis, planning and monitoring function. Attention at regional level is warranted. Compatibility with European State Aid guidelines is required. * Measures to drive down deployment costs, including initiatives to enhance the radio spectrum and to enhance the efficiency of spectrum use; and promotion of infrastructure sharing, to the extent permissible under European State Aid and competition guidelines. * Measures to correct lagging demand for broadband services in Italy, including digital literacy programmes. Low consumption of audiovisual services is a concern that warrants detailed analysis. -- Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cybertelecom-l. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ 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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Fwd: W3C/IAB workshop on Strengthening the Internet Against Pervasive Monitoring (STRINT)
by Adiel Akplogan 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Hello all, You may be interested in contributing to this workshop. We need more of our region's voice to be heard in this kind of event. Thanks. - a. Begin forwarded message: > From: IAB Chair <iab-chair(a)iab.org> > Subject: W3C/IAB workshop on Strengthening the Internet Against Pervasive Monitoring (STRINT) > Date: 1 December, 2013 19:48:15 PM GMT+04:00 > To: IETF Announce <ietf-announce(a)ietf.org> > Cc: IAB <iab(a)iab.org>, IETF <ietf(a)ietf.org> > > > W3C/IAB workshop on Strengthening the Internet > Against Pervasive Monitoring (STRINT) > ====================================== > > Logistics/Dates: > > Submissions due: Jan 15 2014 > Invitations issued: Jan 31 2014 > Workshop Date: Feb 28 (pm) & Mar 1 (am) 2014 > To be Confirmed - could be all day Mar 1 > Location: Central London, UK. IETF Hotel or nearby (TBC) > For queries, contact: stephen.farrell(a)cs.tcd.ie, tech(a)strews.eu > Send submissions to: group-strint-submission(a)w3.org > Workshop web site: http://www.w3.org/2014/strint/ > > The Vancouver IETF plenary concluded that pervasive monitoring > represents an attack on the Internet, and the IETF has begun to > carry out various of the more obvious actions [1] required to > try to handle this attack. However, there are additional much > more complex questions arising that need further consideration > before any additional concrete plans can be made. > > The W3C and IAB will therefore host a one-day workshop on the > topic of "Strengthening the Internet Against Pervasive > Monitoring" before IETF-89 in London in March 2014, with support > from the EU FP7 STREWS [2] project. > > Pervasive monitoring targets protocol data that we also need for > network manageability and security. This data is captured and > correlated with other data. There is an open problem as to how > to enhance protocols so as to maintain network manageability and > security but still limit data capture and correlation. > > The overall goal of the workshop is to steer IETF and W3C work > so as to be able to improve or "strengthen" the Internet in the > face of pervasive monitoring. A workshop report in the form of > an IAB RFC will be produced after the event. > > Technical questions for the workshop include: > > - What are the pervasive monitoring threat models, and what is > their effect on web and Internet protocol security and privacy? > - What is needed so that web developers can better consider the > pervasive monitoring context? > - How are WebRTC and IoT impacted, and how can they be better > protected? Are other key Internet and web technologies > potentially impacted? > - What gaps exist in current tool sets and operational best > practices that could address some of these potential impacts? > - What trade-offs exist between strengthening measures, (e.g. > more encryption) and performance, operational or network > management issues? > - How do we guard against pervasive monitoring while maintaining > network manageability? > - Can lower layer changes (e.g., to IPv6, LISP, MPLS) or > additions to overlay networks help? > - How realistic is it to not be fingerprintable on the web and > Internet? > - How can W3C, the IETF and the IRTF better deal with new > cryptographic algorithm proposals in future? > - What are the practical benefits and limits of "opportunistic > encryption"? > - Can we deploy end-to-end crypto for email, SIP, the web, all > TCP applications or other applications so that we mitigate > pervasive monitoring usefully? > - How might pervasive monitoring take form or be addressed in > embedded systems or different industrial verticals? > - How do we reconcile caching, proxies and other intermediaries > with end-to-end encryption? > - Can we obfuscate metadata with less overhead than TOR? > - Considering meta-data: are there relevant differences between > protocol artefacts, message sizes and patterns and payloads? > > Position papers (maximum of 5 pages using 10pt font or any > length Internet-Drafts) from academia, industry and others that > focus on the broader picture and that warrant the kind of > extended discussion that a full day workshop offers are the most > welcome. Papers that reflect experience based on running code > and deployed services are also very welcome. Papers that are > proposals for point-solutions are less useful in this context, > and can simply be submitted as Internet-Drafts and discussed on > relevant IETF or W3C lists, e.g. the IETF perpass list. [3] > > The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend > should submit a position paper or Internet-Draft. All inputs > submitted and considered relevant will be published on the > workshop web page. The organisers (STREWS project participants, > IAB and W3C staff) will decide whom to invite based on the > submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to > content, and not every accepted submission or invited attendee > will have an opportunity to present as the intent is to foster > discussion and not simply to have a sequence of presentations. > > [1] http://down.dsg.cs.tcd.ie/misc/perpass.txt > [2] http://www.strews.eu/ > [3] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/perpass > >

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Why do we have 2 Technology ministries?
by robert yawe 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

I just realised that we have 2 technology ministries and doesn't this qualify as duplication? Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Higher Education, Science and Technology Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Dear Mr Kivuva, Good morning. I have consulted and wish to respond as follows; Save for what amounts to your consistent hate-speech against Cofek on diverse occasions, we do welcome your criticism in good faith. Our concern was on the commercial end of the stick and not the technical side where you are certainly an expert without question. We are not as good. But even as an IT expert, whenever you fall or will ever fall sick, you don't need a degree from medical school to rate medical services as a consumer of those services. On the issue of KENIC, where the rubber meets the road is not their back-end knowledge of the industry - but the pricing and quality of service as interpreted by the consumer(s). That it was a mistake for the regulator to have engaged in "business" as a shareholder of KENIC was wrong. We appreciate that CAK wish to have its unspecified volume of shares transferred to KICTA. You probably have seen a separate mail confirming that KENIC are housed by CAK (full-financed by the taxpayer) and have not been paying rent. Given the public interest, therefore, it is only fair that the Kenya National Audit Office will peruse the books of accounts of KENIC and make them public before the said transfer from CAK to KICTA. We are, therefore, ready to "embarrass" ourselves by demanding and ensuring, at all reasonable and lawful costs, that KENIC is made much more competitive and that the industry is opened up to other interested parties. That is all we were saying. Finally, allow me to urge that dissenting opinion is embraced on this list. We are ready to learn from each other but let us not dismiss others that they "know nothing ." which generalizations can't be proven scientifically. The kind of e-mob-justice is not healthy. As they say, a little courtesy won't hurt. Good day! Kind regards, Japheth Ogutu www.cofek.co.ke From: lordmwesh(a)gmail.com [mailto:lordmwesh@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Kivuva Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 7:32 PM To: Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 05.60/5.0] Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Clearly COFEK knows nothing about the domain name industry. The registry's work is to maintain all administrative data of the domain and generates a zone file which contains the addresses of the nameservers for each domain. Kenic is a registry for .ke. Other registries are ZADNA for .za, Nominet UK for .uk, PIR for .org and Verisign for .com and .net. A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the DNS of the internet that allow third party entities to request administrative control of a domain name. From this explanation, you should understand that any particular registry cannot have a competitor managing the same database. A domain name registrar is a commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited by a registry (KENIC, Nominet UK, Verisign, PIR e.t.c). There are many registrars in Kenya see http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/registrars/registrar-list and their work is to market the domains to the end users. For .com, org e.t.c we have enom, godaddy, 1and1 e.t.c. The registrars do a very important role in the ecosystem, this being innovation, marketing, and value added services like emails, website hosting, and website development. A registry will be overwhelmed doing all this. And if you can get time to go over the registrar list at http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/registrars/registrar-list you will find that you can register a .ke domain online in less than 5 minutes, and pay online. I'm not sure what you mean by Yahoo and Gmail are insecure. The last time I checked, cofek.co.ke was not signed. Please get somebody who understand the workings of DNS and the web business in your team before issuing unilateral statements. This way, you will avoid embarrassing yourself and your team. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 31 January 2014 07:05, Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: Dear Mr Hussein, Thank you sir for the insights. Clearly, the answer to your question can be found in Wikipedia's definition you have generously availed. What you didn't address yourself to, however, is the quality of service levels, pricing, among other aspects in the case of a single-seller of an essential service. They are certainly uncompetitive and anti-consumer. Ask yourself, for instance, must KENIC's customers in this day and age pay through a registrar who gobbles up some commission adding to the consumers' woes? Can those security fears, if real, be addressed in a different way? Why can't people pay online for instance: http://www.101domain.com/domain_registration_joburg.htm Fair trade and competition policy may not necessarily be universal but it is about making principles of fairness and decency mean something in the marketplace especially for the goods/services we buy. Essentially, it offers a way for all of us to identify products that meet our values - principally so we can make choices that have a positive impact to the world around us. Retaining KENIC as a single-seller where multiple-sellers can compete favourably and profitably won't be in the consumer/KENIC's own interest. Just imagine, for a second, that a company like Safaricom, Airtel or AccessKenya ISP has a Yahoo/Gmail address. Or put this way, which Kenyan company or individual wouldn't die for a Dot Ke address for his or her business if they can afford? These domains uniquely define "Kenyan-ness" and a sense of patriotism - why must they be made expensive and a preserve of Ali Hussein (sorry and others) who can afford a "me.ke"? And how can they be made cheaper would be the salient question - open up the space to other sellers. Sound macro-economists will tell you, for free, that you don't protect KENIC market share by locking competitors out especially knowing that they have been there for a while. They possibly are only exploiting less than 5% of their market potential. Imagine if all Kenya "emailers" could dump the insecure Yahoo/Gmails for a Dot Ke . that would be big business for KENIC and her competitors! As you rightly put it, the captains at KENIC must know the market thus : "3. In today's hyper competitive world there are few monopolies left." Kind regards, Japheth Ogutu www.cofek.co.ke From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 5:28 PM To: Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 07.40/5.0] Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Japheth How do you define a monopoly? In my opinion KeNIC is far from a monopoly. Let me just refresh ourselves here. According to Wikipedia:- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-2> [Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition> competition to produce the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_(economics)> good or <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_(economics)> service and a lack of viable <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitute_good> substitute goods. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-3> [3] The verb "monopolize" refers to the process by which a company gains the ability to raise prices or exclude competitors. In economics, a monopoly is a single seller. In law, a monopoly is a business entity that has significant market power, that is, the power to charge high prices. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-Orbach.26Campbell-4> [4] Although monopolies may be big businesses, size is not a characteristic of a monopoly. A small business may still have the power to raise prices in a small industry (or market). <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-Orbach.26Campbell-4> [4] So to put this in context. 1. If I'm unable to buy a .ke does it mean that I will not be able to have an email address, access the Internet, have a domain name? 2. Kenya Power is a monopoly that basically doesn't have a substitute here in Kenya. 3. In today's hyper competitive world there are few monopolies left. As the consumer watchdog it would auger well for COFEK to deeply understand the regulatory and competitive framework that informs the domain space in general and the ccTLD space in particular. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Jan 31, 2014, at 1:37 PM, "Consumers Federation of Kenya $COFEK$" <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for sharing. On what basis does the Chairman of KENIC claim that "KENIC is the best suited entity to continue operating and managing ...."? Who was this consultant and how was he or she sourced? Was he or she paid and if yes by whom? When KENIC says it is the "best" who are the lesser ones that were being compared to it? KENIC is a monopoly under Cap 504, Competition Act and must be declared as such. It is also single-sourced in an opaque manner. KENIC should opened to a regulated competition. CAK and Government must get out of KENIC fast and swift in the consumer interest. Kind regards, Japheth Japheth Ogutu Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Meky Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:23 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Find attached. Ofcourse I am just being a messenger here, not necessarily the owner of the message since I do not have the privilege to sit on the KENIC board :-) walu. _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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/kivuva%40transworldafr ica.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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FW: MEDIA RELEASE ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMMERCIALIZE THE '.KE' INTERNET IDENTITY
by Wambua, Christopher 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Dear Listers, As earlier communicated, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) would like to clarify that the proposed licensing framework does not propose the dissolution of KENIC and thus the need for a re-delegation. If anything, the proposed framework seeks to strengthen the governance of KENIC by ensuring that the Board is representative of the local Internet community. The proposed licensing framework envisages an arrangement where KENIC remains as-is (a multi-stakeholder private public partnership) but with Government represented by another entity (Kenya ICT Authority). CAK will relinquish its positions in the KENIC Board and assume a regulatory oversight role. As far as commercialization is concerned, the CAK encourages a business model that will spur the growth of the Dot KE domain name space. It will be upon the new entity to devise such strategies. With regards to the transition, the relevant processes will be followed to ensure that the transition is not only smooth but within the law. I also wish to assure listers and stakeholders in general that CAK shall take into consideration all submissions made in respect to this public consultation. For an informed discussion, we request listers, and the public in general, to go through the draft licensing framework in detail in order to appreciate its context. Best regards, Christopher Wambua Manager – Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Department Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 Tel: +254 20 4242209 info(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:info@cck.go.ke> www.cck.go.ke<http://www.cck.go.ke>

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Fwd: Role of ICANN in Internet Givernance Ecosystem
by Adiel Akplogan 01 Feb '14

01 Feb '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: Role of ICANN in Internet Governance Ecosystem > Date: 1 February, 2014 17:04:40 PM GMT+04:00 > To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > > Dear all, > > As you know, the Strategic panel on the role of ICANN in the Internet Governance Ecosystem (http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…) has launched few days ago a survey to collect community input and feedback on the topic and on its preliminary work. If you have not yet fill the survey, please not that it is still open at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33X7SY2 and your views and contribution are very important for the work of the panel. You can also engage with the panel by sending your thoughts directly to ioepanel(a)icann.org. > > Thanks. > > - a.

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Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 01 Feb '14

01 Feb '14

Dear Mr Hussein, Thank you sir for the insights. Clearly, the answer to your question can be found in Wikipedia’s definition you have generously availed. What you didn’t address yourself to, however, is the quality of service levels, pricing, among other aspects in the case of a single-seller of an essential service. They are certainly uncompetitive and anti-consumer. Ask yourself, for instance, must KENIC’s customers in this day and age pay through a registrar who gobbles up some commission adding to the consumers’ woes? Can those security fears, if real, be addressed in a different way? Why can’t people pay online for instance: http://www.101domain.com/domain_registration_joburg.htm Fair trade and competition policy may not necessarily be universal but it is about making principles of fairness and decency mean something in the marketplace especially for the goods/services we buy. Essentially, it offers a way for all of us to identify products that meet our values – principally so we can make choices that have a positive impact to the world around us. Retaining KENIC as a single-seller where multiple-sellers can compete favourably and profitably won’t be in the consumer/KENIC’s own interest. Just imagine, for a second, that a company like Safaricom, Airtel or AccessKenya ISP has a Yahoo/Gmail address. Or put this way, which Kenyan company or individual wouldn’t die for a Dot Ke address for his or her business if they can afford? These domains uniquely define “Kenyan-ness” and a sense of patriotism – why must they be made expensive and a preserve of Ali Hussein (sorry and others) who can afford a “me.ke”? And how can they be made cheaper would be the salient question – open up the space to other sellers. Sound macro-economists will tell you, for free, that you don’t protect KENIC market share by locking competitors out especially knowing that they have been there for a while. They possibly are only exploiting less than 5% of their market potential. Imagine if all Kenya “emailers” could dump the insecure Yahoo/Gmails for a Dot Ke … that would be big business for KENIC and her competitors! As you rightly put it, the captains at KENIC must know the market thus : “3. In today's hyper competitive world there are few monopolies left.” Kind regards, Japheth Ogutu www.cofek.co.ke From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 5:28 PM To: Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 07.40/5.0] Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Japheth How do you define a monopoly? In my opinion KeNIC is far from a monopoly. Let me just refresh ourselves here. According to Wikipedia:- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-2> [Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition> competition to produce the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_(economics)> good or <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_(economics)> service and a lack of viable <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitute_good> substitute goods. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-3> [3] The verb "monopolize" refers to the process by which a company gains the ability to raise prices or exclude competitors. In economics, a monopoly is a single seller. In law, a monopoly is a business entity that has significant market power, that is, the power to charge high prices. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-Orbach.26Campbell-4> [4] Although monopolies may be big businesses, size is not a characteristic of a monopoly. A small business may still have the power to raise prices in a small industry (or market). <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly#cite_note-Orbach.26Campbell-4> [4] So to put this in context. 1. If I'm unable to buy a .ke does it mean that I will not be able to have an email address, access the Internet, have a domain name? 2. Kenya Power is a monopoly that basically doesn't have a substitute here in Kenya. 3. In today's hyper competitive world there are few monopolies left. As the consumer watchdog it would auger well for COFEK to deeply understand the regulatory and competitive framework that informs the domain space in general and the ccTLD space in particular. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Jan 31, 2014, at 1:37 PM, "Consumers Federation of Kenya $COFEK$" <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for sharing. On what basis does the Chairman of KENIC claim that "KENIC is the best suited entity to continue operating and managing ...."? Who was this consultant and how was he or she sourced? Was he or she paid and if yes by whom? When KENIC says it is the "best" who are the lesser ones that were being compared to it? KENIC is a monopoly under Cap 504, Competition Act and must be declared as such. It is also single-sourced in an opaque manner. KENIC should opened to a regulated competition. CAK and Government must get out of KENIC fast and swift in the consumer interest. Kind regards, Japheth Japheth Ogutu Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Meky Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:23 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Find attached. Ofcourse I am just being a messenger here, not necessarily the owner of the message since I do not have the privilege to sit on the KENIC board :-) walu. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for sharing. On what basis does the Chairman of KENIC claim that "KENIC is the best suited entity to continue operating and managing ...."? Who was this consultant and how was he or she sourced? Was he or she paid and if yes by whom? When KENIC says it is the "best" who are the lesser ones that were being compared to it? KENIC is a monopoly under Cap 504, Competition Act and must be declared as such. It is also single-sourced in an opaque manner. KENIC should opened to a regulated competition. CAK and Government must get out of KENIC fast and swift in the consumer interest. Kind regards, Japheth Japheth Ogutu Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Meky Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:23 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE Find attached. Ofcourse I am just being a messenger here, not necessarily the owner of the message since I do not have the privilege to sit on the KENIC board :-) walu.

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Kenya's Internet domain market is set for a shakeup
by Grace Githaiga 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-domain-market-is-se… "The regulator, CCK, has published draft framework and regulations that would shake up the internet domain market in Kenya. Whereas it has been its good practice to invite public comments on draft regulations, it is rare that CCK will change too much from what it has already drafted". @Walu, in your opinion, is this exercise of CCK soliciting for comments an exercise in futility? How do ensure that stakeholders' input is taken on board? Well, I know this might be a rhetorical question but still...

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KENIC Board Statement on dot.KE
by Walubengo J 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Find attached. Ofcourse I am just being a messenger here, not necessarily the owner of the message since I do not have the privilege to sit on the KENIC board :-) walu.

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UK government plans switch from Microsoft Office to open source
by Evans Ikua 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

*"Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude plans to standardise on open formats to cut costs on Office suite and break 'oligopoly' of IT suppliers"*<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switc…> Maude will add: "Technical standards for document formats may not sound like the first shot in a revolution. "But be in no doubt: the adoption of compulsory standards in government threatens to break open Whitehall's lock-in to proprietary formats. In turn we will open the door for a host of other software providers." Maude will also hail changes designed to increase the number of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) winning public sector contracts. "In the civil service there was a sense that if you hired a big multi-national, who everyone knew the name of, you'd never be fired. "We weren't just missing out on innovation, we were paying top dollar for yesterday's technology. "One great example of the potential from small businesses was when we re-tendered a hosting contract. "The incumbent big supplier bid £4m; a UK-based small business offered to do it for £60,000. "We saved taxpayers a whopping 98.5%. I don't think we can make savings of that scale everywhere but hard-working people expect us to try as hard as we possibly can." Read More<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switc…> *The writing is on the wall.* -- *----------------------------------------------------Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, Skype: evans.ikua Twitter: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Collaborative research and mapping for Nairobi’s Public Transit
by Grace Githaiga 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

This project uses Nairobi’s active mobile phone community to develop a standardized Matatu bus route for Nairobi informal buses. By developing crowd sourcing applications we hope people in Nairobi can develop, contribute, maintain and own their own transit information. http://www.digitalmatatus.com/#about

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Workshop on Internet Policy and Human Rights
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Dear Listers Please find attached an invitation to the above one day workshop. You are all welcome. Kindly email me offline to confirm your participation. We would also appreciate participation from those of you now working in the counties. RgdsGrace

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Re: [kictanet] Innovation & Patents
by ngethe.kariuki2007 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Barrack, Listers As a country, we can make a simple start by creating POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW posts in the universities. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Innovation & Patents Interesting discussion, reminds me of a conversation i had with a leading academic in which hee candidly assessed our Universities. In his Opinion it appears research in our Universities died during the struggle for multiparty ism. This is something we have to consciously address as a nation, politics is more funded than research, the future is scary. I agree with the various points highlighted and pray that the technocrats reading through this can help make a difference. Best Regards On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: We have a government that doesn't invest in knowledge but wants to build a knowledge economy. :-) Sent from my mobile device, excuse brevity On 29 Jan 2014, at 08:25, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Phillip, That's the biggest difference between US & Kenya. US wants to be an innovator, Kenya on the other hand would wish to be the biggest consumer of technology in the region; basically we are this *huge* market. Our largest 'technology' businesses are basically just brokers for foreign technology into our market. US is that kid in the top percentile who still wants to do more, while we are that kid in the bottom percentile who thinks spending an extra hour every day to catch up is just too much work :-) Until the day we'll spend the Ksh 850B targeted for building Konza into research & development and not building offices for multinationals, we are going to settle rather comfortably into that bottom percentile. Leadership! Regards Waithaka Ngigi A1.iO On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:28 AM, Philip Adar <philip.adar(a)gmail.com> wrote: Listers, Maybe as Kenyan's we have nothing to gain from the US President State of the Union Address. But, I happened to listen at a time we were discussing about innovations and patents. Below, find a 2-paragraph extract from the 2014 State of the union address, which in my view; shows us why and how USA still remains the leading innovative nation on earth. "We also have the chance, right now, to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs. My administration has launched two hubs for high-tech manufacturing in Raleigh and Youngstown, where we’ve connected businesses to research universities that can help America lead the world in advanced technologies. Tonight, I’m announcing we’ll launch six more this year. Bipartisan bills in both houses could double the number of these hubs and the jobs they create. So get those bills to my desk and put more Americans back to work." "We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender. Federally-funded research helped lead to the ideas and inventions behind Google and smartphones. That’s why Congress should undo the damage done by last year’s cuts to basic research so we can unleash the next great American discovery – whether it’s vaccines that stay ahead of drug-resistant bacteria, or paper-thin material that’s stronger than steel. And let’s pass a patent reform bill that allows our businesses to stay focused on innovation, not costly, needless litigation." I cannot remember, at anytime in history where our top leadership in Kenya has given any specific focus and commitment to supporting government sponsored research at a national level?? On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 6:43 AM, Philip Adar <philip.adar(a)gmail.com> wrote: Attached, I go back to some statistics (and documented studies) of a few years back (at least by then I was in active research and I knew for sure that the reported statistics was reasonably accurate to what was the experience in many countries; Kenya included). There are three main conclusions in the report: The first is that innovation makes a significant contribution to economic growth of a country (I want to assume that this is why the so-called top economies dominate the top contributors to registered patents in the recently published statistics I shared). The second is that there are significant spillovers between countries, firms, and industries, and to a lesser extent from government-funded research (I have not been able to qualify if the our Government has had any specific focus areas for research with a targeted budget to spend). Third, that these spillovers tend to be localized, with foreign economies gaining significantly less from domestic innovation than other domestic firms. This suggests that although technological ‘catch-up’ may act to equalise productivity across countries (as we have seen with decades of "off-shore manufacturing" in China, aiding the Chinese re-verse engineering innovation), the process is likely to be slow and uncertain, and require substantial domestic innovative effort... Well, that granted; my worry continues to be the lost potential our country is subjected to due to "little focus to new invention" ; (thank you Ken for subjecting yourself to the effort of explaining to us the difference between invention and innovation!). If I was to advise: until we shall have realized close to 50% (or there about) of our annual university admissions as post-graduate students; then our efforts to be an inventive/innovative society may still be elusive. Entrepreneurs (the likes of Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, or Andrew Vitabi/Irwin Jacobs etc) only succeed in an environment thriving with brains willing to rise-up for the challenge! Struggling to create another replica of facebook or google or M-PESA; may not deliver much challenge to our children's thought process..... Once done, can always be done! Regards Philip On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: People innovate, just that we have a weak IP framework (which people like CIPIT at Strathmore University are working to resolve). To quote the many times abused aphorism, "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence". Just because there are no patents coming out of Africa it does not mean that Africans are not innovating. Many times IP from Africa is registered abroad e.g. M-Pesa is implemented in Kenya, but the IP is resident in the UK, granted the team that worked on it was British, but it's an example of a product built in Africa but whose IP is resident in the UK (possibly rightly so, I'm not debating the ethics of having the IP resident there, just pointing out that it's hailed as an African innovation but the IP isn't resident here). In other cases, people don't bother patenting the innovation that they come up with, simply because of the amount of time it takes to acquire rights or simply costs of the same. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Ken Okong'o <ken_okongo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Philip, I think there’s a fundamento difference between an innovator and an inventor. I’d say invention is the creation of a new product or introduction of a new process while innovation naturally happens when one improves on or makes a significant contribution to something that has already been invented. For instance, while Steve Jobs was an innovator, Thomas Edison was an inventor. The latter’s was novel idea without precedent. Overall, technology is an aggregation of all existing inventions and innovations. Because of this u will also realize from the stats you shared that economies that invest much on the inventive talents become potential sources of innovation and new technologies. However, the measure of the level of patented inventions available for innovation is just one indicator that can serve as a measure of inventive output. From: Philip Adar <philip.adar(a)gmail.com> To: ken_okongo(a)yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Saturday, 25 January 2014, 14:52 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Innovation & Patents @Ali, I would want to believe that Innovation/Patents means much more than programming or Software. I thought it should start from abstract ideas, something not seen before or not done before... On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Adam The answer to that is not a simple one. America has realized that innovation and patents don't only reside in inventing and creating. In the recent past process innovation has gained a lot of attention simply because America is loosing some of its competitive edge by outsourcing production entirely to Asia. This of course has other implications like China being able to copy and produce products as good or even better than the west can. I think that's possible one of the reasons that some American companies are talking production back to the Homeland. I suspect this is both an intellectual, business and political question that will dog us for years to come. The other issue about patents/innovation is what role this has in a world that is increasingly 'Opensource'. So patent registration may not be the only barometer to gauge how innovative a company/country is. We may want to aggregate more sources. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Jan 25, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: Apple: Designed in California, Built in China Kenya can follow either path but innovation/prototyping have almost nothing to do with mass production when it comes to the tech industry. That's why it's mind numbing to hear all this talk of creating thousands of jobs through manufacturing. Kenya is in a position to follow California with high value innovation careers but instead the government appears to be focused on following China with low-value mass labor. The irony is that the low-value mass labor of electronics production in Asia is already being displaced by robots so by the time the infrastructure is here, the industry will have already moved on beyond mass labor anyway. -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Philip Adar <philip.adar(a)gmail.com> wrote: Listers, I am not sure if the attached statistics report is accurate, but it seems no new patents are coming up anywhere in Africa apart from South Africa? 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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/philip.adar%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. -- Regards Philip Adar _______________________________________________ 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/ken_okongo%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/pkariuki%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. -- Warm Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 720 406 093 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | B: http://www.kaboro.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/mailman/options/kictanet/philip.adar%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. 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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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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. 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How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username...
by Michael Bullut 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Greetings Good People, This is social engineering on an *EPIC* scale! Here's the *link. <http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2014/01/29/lost-50000-twitter-username/#d…>* *(GoDaddy & Paypal users beware!)* 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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Innovation & Patents
by Philip Adar 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Listers, I am not sure if the attached statistics report is accurate, but it seems no new patents are coming up anywhere in Africa apart from South Africa? One would wonder, are we building technology parks so that we can start inventing or should it be the inventions that should drive the development of technology parks? -- Regards Philip Adar

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Tech in the classroom
by robert yawe 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

An interesting read. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 On Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 1:15, TechRepublic News & Special Offers <newsletters(a)techrepublic.online.com> wrote: Tech in the classroom: Chromebooks, Google Apps, Makerbots Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe Be a fan on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter TechRepublic Editor's Choice TechRepublic Member | January 29, 2014 Home | Blogs | Downloads | Q&A | Discussions | Photos | Videos | Webcasts | White Papers | Research Private school's Chromebook program explains why Google's laptops have captured nearly 20% of the educational market Kentucky Country Day, an independent private school, recently began requiring Chromebooks for their middle schoolers. What started as an R&D experiment has yielded some striking results. Also check out: KCD's tech in the classroom: Chromebooks, Google Apps, Makerbots (photos) Put Chromebooks in proper context: This is not a joke Editor's Picks Windows XP deadline looms, but many firms still aren't ready to leap Researchers describe tool that manipulates RAM, misleads cybercrime investigators Microsoft's monumental task in Windows 9: Win back the base Hired.com upends tech recruiting by having companies bid for workers Goodbye net neutrality... Now what? The real revolution of IoT will come in the form of apps Oregon CIO never unplugs, loves Glass, has unique perspective on IT emergencies TechRepublic welcomes Alex Howard to write about how tech is driving sweeping changes in society 10 ways enterprise IT Is changing >> All TechRepublic articles Subscribe to TechRepublic newsletters Click the newsletter titles you want from the list below to be automatically subscribed. Week in Review Big Data Analytics Developer TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper The Android Expert The Editor's Daily Picks All TechRepublic newsletter offerings >> Follow TechRepublic and its editors on Twitter and Facebook Jason Hiner Bill Detwiler Sonja Thompson Steve Ranger Jody Gilbert Nick Heath Lyndsey Gilpin Conner Forrest Teena Hammond Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Ad Choice | Privacy Policy | Terms of use Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

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ICANN Seeks EMEA Regional Communications Director
by Grace Githaiga 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

May be of interest to some of you. Job DescriptionICANN is looking for an experienced communications professional to lead outreach to the media, members of the Internet community, and ICANN’s various stakeholders in the Europe, Middle-East, and Africa (EMEA) region. If you have a strong background in working with regional media, both traditional and social, and communications skills more broadly, you may be the person we’re looking for to join the ICANN team. This individual will ideally be based in Istanbul, Turkey or possibly Brussels, Belgium. https://icann-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobi…

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Two Stories > About Tech Talent
by Phares Kariuki 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

This argument is now on the general "blogosphere": http://www.africa-assets.com/news/silicon-savannah-vs-kenyanisation http://whiteafrican.com/2014/01/27/tech-talent-and-expat-bubbles-kenya-edit… -- Warm Regards, Phares Kariuki | *T*: +254 720 406 093 | *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro |* Skype*: kariukiphares | *B*: http://www.kaboro.com/ |

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