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Questionnaire of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation
by Grace Githaiga 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Dear Listers Greetings. For those who attended Kenya's IGF last Friday (July 26, 2013), we agreed to respond to the call by the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) to fill out the questionnaire on Enhanced Cooperation as KICTANet and ISOC Ke. Further, it was agreed that people can respond to questions they feel comfortable with and may not necessarily to respond to everything. Kindly get back to me on ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com or Barrack on otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com by August 12, 2013 with your responses. We will then compile and share the responses on both lists. The final document will be submitted to CSTD by August 15, 2013 although it is anticipated that this deadline will be extended. Attached please find the questionnaire and the presentation that I made on Friday on Enhanced Cooperation. Warmly GG and Barrack.

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ANNOUNCEMENT: Internet Society Launches Questionnaire on Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance
by Barrack Otieno 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Listers, For information and action. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Konstantinos Komaitis <komaitis(a)isoc.org> Date: Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:44 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ANNOUNCEMENT: Internet Society Launches Questionnaire on Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet Society Launches Questionnaire on Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance Part of broader dialogue on open and multistakeholder governance for a sustainable Internet [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland, 02 August 2013] -- The Internet Society today announced the launch of a survey to gain greater insights into multistakeholder governance perceptions and processes at all levels – national, regional, and international. The questionnaire, http://goo.gl/dGW1tv, is open to all interested participants and is available until 30 September 2013. The survey is one component of the Internet Society’s broader initiative focused on the open and sustainable Internet. While the Internet has proven its success from economic, development, technological, and societal perspectives, its continued growth as a multistakeholder platform cannot be taken for granted. The Internet Society strongly believes that to ensure a sustainable Internet, the Internet must maintain its core characteristics of open, global and interoperable technical standards for innovation; open access and freedom of expression for all users; openness for business and economic progress; based on a collaborative, inclusive, multistakeholder governance model. “The open Internet is challenged on many fronts and from many directions. There are attempts to change the very nature of the Internet to address policy problems in areas such as digital content, human rights, privacy, surveillance, and security,” said Markus Kummer, Vice President of Public Policy, Internet Society. “As technology evolves, as more people come online, as business models shift, and as policy priorities change, the Internet also evolves. These changes will have tremendous implications for the overall sustainability of the open Internet ecosystem. The inclusion of all stakeholders as participants in the Internet’s evolution – this is what we call the multistakeholder governance process – is essential.” The Internet Society questionnaire will gather information on the different practices and understandings of multistakeholder governance. Survey data will be used in publications on the evolution of multistakeholder participation and the Internet Society will incorporate the survey feedback into its preparations for upcoming Internet governance discussions, including the 2013 Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the 2014 ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), and the World Summit on the Information Society Review (WSIS+10). A subsequent phase of the Open and Sustainable Internet initiative will include a call for research papers based on the survey data and engagements to promote the value of open Internet governance. In addition to collecting valuable insights and perspectives, the questionnaire is designed to serve as an informational guide on Internet governance. Constance Bommelaer, Internet Society Senior Director of Global Policy Partnerships, added, “The questions provide background information on key topics, and interactive links enable respondents to learn more about how the Internet works. We hope this survey will empower and encourage participants to engage in the multistakeholder dialogue and let their voices be heard.” About the Internet Society The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. For more information, visitwww.internetsociety.org. Media contact: Wende Cover, cover(a)isoc.org, +1-703-439-2773 Konstantinos Komaitis Policy Advisor, Internet Society komaitis(a)isoc.org tel: +41 22 807 1453 _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Why a National Broadband Strategy?
by Barrack Otieno 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Interesting read, apologies if crossposted. http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/634/1931222/-/view/asBlogPost/-/xi67fp/-/in… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] IGF Bali
by Barrack Otieno 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Meshack et al, You asked a question about the IGF, the email below might be of help. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Markus Kummer <kummer(a)isoc.org> Date: Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] IGF Bali To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, It is great to see so much enthusiasm around the IGF! We all agree that the IGF needs a more solid financial base - but the current model should be maintained insofar as the funding should go to the central operation and not to the host countries! Patrick made some good points, especially as regards cluster funding. This really ought to be pursued further. Having said that, I feel that it is necessary to take a step back and to look at some of the basic facts. First of all, the UN has not received any official confirmation that Indonesia is withdrawing its offer to host the 2013 IGF. The UN has accepted the offer, but it has not yet issued an invitation to the event. The Under-Secretary-General of the UN is the convenor of the meeting, on behalf of the Secretary-General, in accordance with the Tunis Agenda. Only he would be able to cancel the event. However, cancelling is not an option. Currently, the UN in New York is in touch with the Indonesian authorities at various levels to find out whether they are willing to honour their commitment to host the 2013 IGF. I made the point at yesterday's MAG call that bailing out the Indonesian organizing committee would create a moral hazard. Nick picked up this point - it would indeed be a dangerous precedent that in the end might weaken the IGF instead of strengthening it. Hosting an IGF meeting is a considerable effort, both in terms of workload as well as in terms of funding. We do not have the figure of how much each host country has spent in the past, but estimates vary between USD 2-3 Millions. This should be no surprise to the Indonesian hosts as the IGF Secretariat had explained to them the obligations of a host country as early as in 2010. It seems that the organizing committee was not able to deliver. The question now is who should bail them out - the Indonesian Government or the international community? The missing USD 1 Million is peanuts for a major economy such as Indonesia - if the Government is not willing to come up with that kind of money then it is clear that there is no political support to host the meeting. Again, as Nick pointed out, shifting a UN meeting back to HQ or to another venue would not be a first - this has happened before and it never was the end of the world. I fully understand that there would be a considerable amount of discomfort related to changing travel arrangements and maybe loosing money on cheap non refundable tickets. However, good news is that we have serious expressions of interest from other potential host countries. The budget transparency has been with us for some time. This is a complex issue and we should avoid mixing apples with pears. There is on the one hand the Trust Fund that finances the Secretariat and, on the other hand, the budget of the host country. Both budgets are part of proprietary agreements between the UN and the donor or the host country, respectively. They can only be disclosed if all Parties to the Agreement agree to do so. The UN may be bureaucratic, but whatever UN staff do is based on rules and regulations set forth by UN Member States. There is simply no point in discussing whether these rules are too cumbersome or not. Hosting a UN event away from Headquarters follows rules based on Resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly - that is the UN's highest legislative authority. These rules are not negotiable. The basic principle is that the extra costs arising from hosting a meeting away from UN Headquarters need to be funded by the Host Country. These costs include funding transport and per diem for UN staff, such as interpreters, security personnel, secretariat and other technical staff. For staff that need to be replaced at HQ (e.g. security personnel, interpreters) it also includes so-called replacement costs (that is to pay for the people who replace those who went to the conference). It is obvious that these costs vary greatly from venue to venue. Nairobi, for instance, is a UN HQ which brings down the cost, as no security personnel or interpreters need to be flown in. Indonesia will invariably more expensive, as most UN staff would need to be flown in. The Host Country has the option of transferring all the funds directly to the UN or assuming some of the costs directly, such as paying for flight tickets and hotel rooms. The UN asks the host country to provide transport from airport to hotels and hotels to venue. It is up to the host country to decide how generous it wants to be with providing free meals and other extras - but that is not a requirement. The standard Host Country Agreement provides the legal framework for the meeting. It puts the UN flag over the meeting and guarantees diplomatic immunity to all participants for any word spoken or written in the context of the meeting. For understandable reasons, this fundamental right is not negotiable. The IGF, with its open door policy, has expanded this notion of diplomatic immunity well beyond the boundaries of what is usually accepted by UN conferences. Any participant with "proven expertise and experience" is accepted without an onerous accreditation process, as it is normally the case for ECOSOC accreditation and other UN conferences. This is a huge accomplishment in terms of furthering multistakeholder cooperation under the UN flag. Putting up with UN rules and regulations is a prize worth paying for this! To cut a long story short: let's stay calm and see whether Indonesia is ready to abide by some of these basic principles and willing to fund the IGF. If they can explain with a reasonable and reasoned budget where the shortfalls are, then we can see whether there is any need for the international community to chip in - but, as I said earlier to some of you: we are not there yet! I do hope that in the end we will go to Bali - but at the same time we should keep all the options open and be ready to shift to another venue. Best regards Markus On Jul 27, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Patrick, > > Thank you for providing this much information as it makes things clearer; looking at the budget, I also agree there are way lots of things that can be reduced as I see that almost half of the budget is relatively for personnel stuff (including the hotel accommodation). > This brings me to ask; why should an event host bear such a huge cost burden towards the UN? Can't the UN also take charge of some of the responsibilities as I believe they should also have budget for this. > Nevertheless, I am not saying all these to defend the host as I also expect that the host knows the current normal drills to hosting an IGF before agreeing to host such an event. IGF Bali is not the first and if Bali is raising this funding concerns, then I will say it's unfortunate. A host country that cannot guarantee at least a 50% funding by her government towards an IGF event budget, should not be granted the hosting rights. > As things stands now, it's just like world is at the mercy of the host :-) > A word to the IGF secretariat is for them handle the situation in a way that will ensure that the future hosting of IGF will be protected from an experience as this. Raising funds now(like the $5 page earlier suggested) to save this may the useful, however it could also create an impression to future hosts and overall determine the life span of igf conferences itself. > sent from Google nexus 4 > > On 27 Jul 2013 05:57, "Patrick Ryan" <patrickryan(a)google.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > As many of you know, the budget and funding issue has been a pet project of mine since February, and has been quite intense since I joined the MAG in May. It's a frustrating process because the way that the UN accounts for projects is not standard (they don't use GAAP accounting, for example), it's obscure, and the details are limited to donors. This makes it really complicated: there's no way to attract donors unless there is transparency, and even when one becomes a donor, there is still much to be desired. I'll spare further soap-boxing on this point for another day, but offer some of the following facts for the community. I don't claim to understand all of this nor have any of us verified them, but at this point sharing them is the only thing that I can see as a path towards resolution. We have two concrete asks that we think can be helpful. > > #1, Request for ID-IGF: tell us what number is needed. > The organization in Indonesia that is now sponsoring the IGF is ID-IGF, and their fundraising brochure is here. It's actually a $2m total figure (although we've also heard $2.5), but the source for the $2m number is on p. 8 ("The overall fundraising target for hosting the IGF in 2013 is USD $1,966,560.20") There are certainly many things that can be reduced, as Vint mentions. Thus, we ask ID-IGF to provide us with a bottom-line number on what they need to raise to move forward. > > #2, Request for UNDESA: clear the path for Tides. As of right now, if any individual wants to fund the IGF, they need an individual contract with UNDESA to do so. That is a complicated process and does not scale (it took Google more than six months to negotiate the contract last year). While crowdsourcing would be wonderful, it's completely impossible. We have a proposed solution, but it is stalled. We propose working with Tides.org, a non-profit that can aggregate funds. Through Tides, we could set up a simple website and crowdsource. Here is my email about Tides as sent to donors and MAG in Feb and in May, and here the actual Tides proposal that Tides sent to the IGF. Our request to UNDESA: clear the path for the Tides proposal so that crowdsourcing can be enabled (UNDESA and Tides have met various times and have exchanged documents, but after five months, it is still open, but should be able to wrap quickly). > > #3, Request for UNDESA: share the budget details with the community. We've asked many times for more transparency in the budget, as noted above. I've documented this request with UN officials as well. It's crucial and not at all controversial in government entities, and it's fundamental to create trust and attract further donors. We've asked UNDESA to share that and think it's important that it be acted upon. Request for UNDESA: share the overall budget details on the IGF with the community, both for the IGF activities and for in-country budgets. > > These requests are straightforward but we'll need the community to support us if you agree. > > Patrick > > ------ > patrick ryan > public policy & gov't relations sr. counsel, free expression and int'l relations > patrickryan(a)google.com | +1.512.751.5346 > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Smith, Bill <bill.smith(a)paypal-inc.com> wrote: > ... and I don't believe we have ever been able to get what in business we might call a reasonable budget. Large-scale events like the IGF are expensive and a figure of 2.5mm USD is not unreasonable. I can also state the 900k USD figure for UN "security and support" is in line with estimates I have hear bandied about. I have also been told that those costs are unavoidable for a UN event. > > I, and I expect many others, would consider an attendance fee quite acceptable. Of course there will be issues that would have to be addressed but they are manageable. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day. > > On Jul 26, 2013, at 7:23 PM, "Vint Cerf" <vint(a)google.com> wrote: > >> the numbers i have are not quite that favorable. I have been told the target is $2.5M and that the Indonesian ISP Alliance has raised $900K of that leaving a shortfall of $1.6M. I don't have adequate breakout to know what is included in these figures. In Azerbaijan, the government apparently tried to pay for all the food and maybe we could ask the attendees to pay an attendance fee to cover that? Until there is more clarity as to out of pocket expense for the venue, networking, other services, it will be hard to raise funds, I think. >> >> >> v >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch < apisan(a)unam.mx> wrote: >> Wyn, >> >> the consideration that good and trusted friend Peng Hwa conveys is contained (having read him) in my question re unreasonable demands by the UN - and it sure looks like one! >> >> It's very tempting to second-guess what is going on, it's sure the full truth may never out, there does seem to be a lot of mischief and games going on... so let's keep a watchful eye. >> >> One sure thing we will need to do is more transparency in the use of this kind of funds and to understand whether such a bill can be justified and accepted at all. Keep in mind for the right time. >> >> Yours, >> >> Alejandro Pisanty >> >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> Dr. Alejandro Pisanty >> Facultad de Química UNAM >> Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico >> >> >> >> +52-1-5541444475 FROM ABROAD >> >> +525541444475 DESDE MÉXICO SMS +525541444475 >> Blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com >> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty >> Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614 >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty >> ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> >> ________________________________________ >> Desde: internetpolicy-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org [ internetpolicy-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org] en nombre de Winthrop Yu [ w.yu(a)gmx.net] >> Enviado el: viernes, 26 de julio de 2013 18:17 >> Hasta: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org >> Asunto: Re: [Internet Policy] IGF Bali >> >> In that vein Dr. Alejandro, the numbers show that the Indonesian organizers >> had already successfully raised US$1.15M, a not insubstantial amount. Yes, >> there is still a shortfall of US$1.05M. But it seems to me that without that >> single $900K expense item (mentioned by Prof. Ang below), then the Indons are >> already very close (only $105K remaining) to meeting their target budget? >> >> WYn >> >> >> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: *Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)* <TPHANG@... <mailto:TPHANG@... >> > Date: 26 July 2013 08:50 >> > Subject: [Rigf_program] IGF in Indonesia cancelled >> > To: "program@... <mailto:program@..." <program@... >> > <mailto:program@... >> > >> > >> > Folks, >> > >> > This is sad but official: the Indonesian organizers have cancelled the IGF. >> > The announcement was made by the chair of the organizing committee (a >> > businessman) after a meeting with the minister and the civil society group. >> > >> > There is a news report in Bahasa Indonesia at >> > >> http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-… . >> >> > >> > Use Google translate and you will be able to read. >> > >> > I had met the civil society organizers just this week. They were asking for >> > possible tips on fund raising. After exploring the options, we concluded that >> > they had approached most of the likely sponsors. Yes, there were some >> > possibilities they had overlooked but these were not many. >> > >> > According to the news report, out of the US$2.2M (Rp22 billion) budget, they >> > had raised US$900k. The Ministry had given US$250k. So they had a shortfall of >> > US$1.05M. >> > >> > Third party sources I checked (i.e. Not the Indonesians themselves) said that >> > one major cost was that the UN had asked for US$900k to fly personnel and >> > security apparatus to the meeting. >> > >> > Knowing a little of the inside story, I would say the situation is more >> > complex than one might have guessed. Next year is the election year for >> > Indonesia. So companies are asking: if I support you now but you do not win, >> > what happens? Then two weeks before the IGF, there is the APEC meeting in the >> > same venue. So the feeling that is Indonesia will be on the world's stage at >> > that time already. Meanwhile, the Minister of Communication, whose ministry >> > oversees the IGF, is under allegations of corruption. It's one of those series >> > of unfortunate events. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Peng Hwa >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > CONFIDENTIALITY:This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may >> > be confidential and/or privileged.If you are not the intended recipient,please >> > delete it,notify us and do not copy,use,or disclose its content. >> > >> > Towards A Sustainable Earth:Print Only When Necessary.Thank you. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Rigf_program mailing list >> > Rigf_program@... <mailto:Rigf_program@... >> > https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/rigf_program >> >> >> >> On 7/27/2013 4:12 AM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > for all I know ISOC and ICANN already make substantial monetary contributions to >> > the IGF, in different forms. They have been key all over the years. >> > >> > I am glad to see that Google is making a commitment of the right size - enough >> > of a fraction of the total cost to be significant, a real commitment, and also >> > leaving enough space for others to co-own the sustainability of the IGF. >> > >> > I regret that this situation can also be seen as a victory for extortion - >> > parties not honoring their initial expected commitments finding someone to pay >> > for that - and think that we will need to understand the details better (was the >> > UN demanding too much or something unfair? were the parties in Indonesia missing >> > their targets?) in order to judge and to manage this into the future. >> > >> > It remains to be seen whether the extortion worked, or an honest deal is >> > stricken, in Indonesia or elsewhere, and the result will help distill who is >> > actually committed to an open IGF and who may be not so. Certainly Google's >> > contribution has to be welcomed and one would hope that it starts a sort of >> > bidding process in which parties compete to complete the support the ITF needs. >> > Much remains to be sorted out. >> > >> > But it is undeniable good news that there is a way to provide sustainability to >> > the IGF from a multistakeholder set of contributions, and for now I'll reserve >> > all other judgment and celebrate! >> > >> > Yours, >> > >> > Alejandro Pisanty >> > >> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> > Dr. Alejandro Pisanty >> > Facultad de Química UNAM >> > Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico >> > >> > +52-1-5541444475 FROM ABROAD >> > >> > +525541444475 DESDE MÉXICO SMS +525541444475 >> > Blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com >> > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty >> > Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614 >> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty >> > ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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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SharePoint Saturday Nairobi - Sept 21, 2013
by S.M. Muraya 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

Dear Listers, SharePoint Saturday Nairobi is going to be at the iHub. Date: Saturday, Sept 21, 2013 https://spsevents.org/worldwide/Nairobi/Pages/SPS2013.aspx Kenyan and South African SharePoint Professionals will be presenting. Organizations.interested in developing their SharePoint Developer (MCSD) skills can also e-mail sharepoint(a)saltech.co.ke Skills like... http://jobs.csc.com/norfolk-va/web-developer-mcsd-cnet-jquery-security-us-c… :)

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Hakuna Siri ya watu wawili
by robert yawe 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-… Regards "Siri means secret in the Swahili language" Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Internet Policy Observatory: Call for Proposals
by Kivuva 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

*From:* Announcements [mailto:announcements-bounces@iamcr.org] *On Behalf Of *CGCS Assistant > *Sent:* 31 July 2013 03:24 PM > *To:* announcements(a)iamcr.org > *Subject:* [IAMCR] Internet Policy Observatory: Call for Proposals**** > > ** ** > > *Internet Policy Observatory: > Call For Proposals* > > The Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School > for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, announces a call for > proposals under its Internet Policy Observatory (IPO). One of the goals of > IPO is helping to develop a broad understanding of the conditions, > processes and stakeholders that drive the development > of Internet policies in pivotal countries, and of how those conditions > influence developments at the regional and international levels. > > Proposals should address one or both of the two RFPs described below: > > * Internet Policy Observatory Regional Hub Grants > * Internet Policy Observatory Thematic Grants > > *Internet Policy Observatory - Regional Hub Grant* > > The objective of this Call is to add to a global network of Regional Hubs > supporting Internet policy research with specific regional perspectives. > The purpose of these grants is to encourage research from a variety of > disciplines to help further understanding on how > global Internet policies evolve. > > This Call is open to persons and organizations who are particularly > interested in Internet policy research, and who are based in countries that > are located within (1) Latin America & Caribbean, (2) Middle-East and North > Africa[1], (3) South & South-East Asia[2] / Pacific (4) Central Asia[3](5) > East Asia[4] (6) Sub-Saharan Africa. > > Research groups, universities, and civil society organizations which > already have research programs on Internet policy issues in the relevant > countries and regions are particularly encouraged to apply. Beneficiaries > of related, but different grants awarded under > the Internet Policy Observatory may also apply to this call. > > Eligible proposals should address four core deliverables (Please view the > full RFP for complete descriptions of deliverables): > > 1. Hub Study: The Internet Policy Observatory welcomes proposals that seek > to investigate Internet policy issues within specific countries within a > region, or alternatively the region as a whole. Potential topics to > consider range across the wider field of Internet policy, including, but > are not limited to, issues of Internet governance, Internet filtration and > censorship, implications of military and security services activities and > concerns on policy development, to name but a few examples.**** > > 2. Hub Survey: Proposals should speak to the organization's capacity to > carry out qualitative and quantitative research. As part of > the Internet Policy Observatory's effort to create a global Delphi (expert) > survey on Internet policy formation, organizations will be expected to > incorporate a strategy for the creation and implementation of regional > surveys.**** > > 3. Hub View: A key task of the Regional Hubs is to regularly provide news > on Internet-policy-relevant developments within their region to the IPO > website.**** > > 4. Hub Action: Each Regional Hub should also propose further, regional > specific activity - such as local conferences or workshops - that can be > financed directly from the Grant or might be financed from other sources. > > Grants are expected to be USD 20,000-40,000 per application selected. > > Applications should be submitted by 5pm EST on September 15, 2013. > > Click here< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SA9uLA9EmV9W36sUgWfXhYR46VPR2EXbmDoduwbG7Kwa…> > for the full RFP, including information about eligibility, deliverables, > submission guidelines, and award criteria. > > *Internet Policy Observatory Thematic Grants* > > The objective of this Call is to encourage research by individuals and > institutions particularly interested in Internet policy issues. > > This Call is open to persons and organizations who are particularly > interested in Internet policy research and who are based in key > countries/regions or led by a consortium that is located within the key > regions. > > Research groups and civil society organizations which already have > research programs on Internet policy issues in the relevant countries and > regions are particularly encouraged to apply. Fluency in English is > required both for research and relevant administration tasks. > > The thematic focus of the proposals may include, but is not limited to, > one of the general areas (for full descriptions, please view the full RFP. > > * Technical developments and Internet policy > * Governance and Internet policy > * Internet policy and Internet/cyberspace ownership > * Social media and Internet policy > * The socio-economic impact of Internet policy > * The language of Internet Policy > > Applications should be submitted by 5pm EST on September 15, 2013. > > Click here< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SA9uLA9EmV8284J14FxIJOTNU0B6B6n_8n4YH3EXlhyZ…> > for the full RFP, including information about eligibility, deliverables, > submission guidelines, and award criteria. > > For more information, please direct comments and questions to > internetpolicy(a)asc.upenn.edu**** > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > African-ig-school mailing list > Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/african-ig-school > To unsubscribe, email african-ig-school-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org > >

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Report from the Freedom Online Conference in Tunis 2013
by Grace Githaiga 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Lister Please find attached the official report from the 2013 Freedom Online Conference in Tunis in which Victor Kapiyo and Eunice Kariuki participated as a speakers. If you have any comments on the report kindly send them to Lea Kasper at lea(a)global-partners.co.uk. The organisers are interested in obtaining feedback on actions taken as a result of the Conference, or other outcomes, and would similarly appreciate any further information in this respect. Rgds GG

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 74, Issue 159
by kagirijane＠yahoo.com 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Hi all, Thanks a lot for the advice, the case has been taken up by the police as well as Safaricom and investigations are at an advanced level. Jane Kagiri Sent from my iPad On Jul 31, 25 Heisei, at 19:10, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > (Wambua, Christopher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:07:06 +0000 > From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> > To: "memakunat(a)yahoo.com" <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > Message-ID: <20130731160938.7823499.1485.16534(a)cck.go.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Meshak, > > Where necessary we involve other statutory bodies. > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > > From: meshack emakunat > Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013 18:53 PM > To: Wambua, Christopher > Reply To: meshack emakunat > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > > > @Bernard > > ain't from central bank but i know that central bank control and regulate commercial banks and safaricom ain't a bank- i stand corrected. > > ________________________________ > From: Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Interactive Limited] <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> > To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:50 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > > Chris, > > If this true, it sounds to me as a case of a ?dishonest? employee and less of anything to do with Safaricom MPESA. However, I am very curious to know if any action or progress has been made in connection to this. Also, I was wondering, does this fall under CCK only or is Central Bank also a party to resolving this matter and do we have any Central Bank person in here to get any comments. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Bernard Kioko > Chief Executive Officer > Bernsoft Interactive Limited > P.O.Box 15177-00100 Nbi,Kenya > Office: +254-703-080-000 > Mobile: +254-722-540-883 > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Wambua, Christopher > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 11:14 AM > To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > > Jane, > > I wish to advise your friend to lodge a formal complaint to Safaricom. If the complaint is not handled to her satisfaction, she should escalate the issue to CCK for regulatory intervention. > > The email to CCK should be channelled through chukuahatua(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:chukuahatua@cck.go.ke> > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > From: Jane Kagiri > Sent: Saturday, 27 July 2013 10:40 PM > To: Wambua, Christopher > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > > > > > Good morning all,I BELIEVE THIS IS A MUST READ BECAUSE KENYANS MUST START SPEAKING OUT AND WE MUST GET ANSWERS WE URGENTLY NEED FROM SAFARICOM. Here goes my story. Yesterday we were at a wedding with a friend of mine,unfortunately her handbag containing all her documents,keys and phones was stolen. To cut a long story short, a lady who had ever been through the same experience adviced us to urgently call all the banks she holds accounts with to stop any transactions. We called the banks and they greatly assisted. It is then that another lady reminded us that we also needed to call safaricom to stop any mpesa transactions too. My friend remembered she had KShs 48,000 on mpesa which she had received to pay for her nephew college fees. Thats when we realized that we needed to urgently call Safaricom, I tried calling for as long as i could until i finally got a customer care agent on the line. I handed my friend the phone to speak to the agent so as to give > any details that would be required and i wouldnt know,but from here,PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. My friend identified herself and went on to explain that her bag had been stolen containing her phones and gave her number requesting if it could be blocked. What caught my attention to the call is when my friend responded," What has my mpesa balance got to do with my request to block my number", but again my friend went ahead to reveal the amount and give her ID number which she was asked for on realizing maybe the agent just wanted to be sure the money was still there. Thats when the agent said " Oh no,the money is much much less, " Again my friend in anger asked,"what is much much less yet you can see the amount on the screen?" the agent went ahead to say that KShs 40,000 had been transfered one hour ago to another number,my friend quckly jumped at that now certain the number would lead us to the thief,the agent quickly changed and said " No you directly > withdrew from an mpesa agent,to which again my friend asked for the details knowing atleast we would follow a trail and see if the bag was dropped somewhere along the way, the agent then said she couldnt reveal any details until we reported to the police and an investigating officer allocated to that case,she concluded by asking where we were to which my friend responded Kiambu and she adviced that we needed to get my friend's mpesa statement to get the details and the nearest customer care from where we were according to her is Nakumatt Mega. That is when i smelt a big fat rat and questions started running through my mind. 1. Which thief however intelligent would be able to guess a pin in a record 30 minutes and get it right and despite being a thief withdraw KShs 40,000 and leave KShs 8000? 2. Why would the Safaricom customer care agent claim it to be a transfer then all of a sudden claim its a withdrawal from an agent when asked about the number > yet those are two transactions with very different codes? 3. Why would anyone in her proffesional capacity refer to an amount as much much less yet if you recall from any calls you may have had with an agent they directly tell you what your balance is? 4. Why would an agent be quick to want to know what your mpesa balance is yet your interest is to have the line blocked? 5. Is Nakumatt Mega the nearest Safaricom Customer Care Office or was someone trying to buy time? 6. As claimed when the call began,i believe that this call was recorded,over to you Bob Collymore, this is one call that needs to be replayed and audited. Finally,this led me to a conclusion with a phrase i tell everyone," Everything happens for a good reason,you may not see it now but one day you will. If my friend's bag was stolen for Kenyans to finally know the truth about what is happening yet we are made to believe its a sequence of events, she confidently says she will have played > her role in society. DEAR ONES, LETS BREAK THE SILENCE AND START ASKING QUESTIONS This incident reminded me of something that happened to me last year, i didnt have money on mpesa and requested a friend who had KShs 20,000 on his to send someone,he erroneously put in a wrong number and the money went to someone else,when we called Safaricom,we were told that the person had already transfered KShs 5000 to another number but they had managed to reverse KShs 15000 and we would get it back in 2days, a few minutes later the same agent called claiming that the KShs 15000 had also been withdrawn, how i wish i had asked questions then because i would have saved so many other people,the more i talk, the more i realize so many people have gone through the same and its common with five digit amounts and what i wondered is, does the information we give in our desperation end up being someone elses fodder. We need answers urgently,safaricom. > > Kindly advice on the way forward. > Your's faithfully > Jane Kagiri > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wambua%40cck.go.ke > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/memakunat%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. > > >

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FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA.
by Jane Kagiri 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Good morning all,I BELIEVE THIS IS A MUST READ BECAUSE KENYANS MUST START SPEAKING OUT AND WE MUST GET ANSWERS WE URGENTLY NEED FROM SAFARICOM. Here goes my story. Yesterday we were at a wedding with a friend of mine,unfortunately her handbag containing all her documents,keys and phones was stolen. To cut a long story short, a lady who had ever been through the same experience adviced us to urgently call all the banks she holds accounts with to stop any transactions. We called the banks and they greatly assisted. It is then that another lady reminded us that we also needed to call safaricom to stop any mpesa transactions too. My friend remembered she had KShs 48,000 on mpesa which she had received to pay for her nephew college fees. Thats when we realized that we needed to urgently call Safaricom, I tried calling for as long as i could until i finally got a customer care agent on the line. I handed my friend the phone to speak to the agent so as to give any details that would be required and i wouldnt know,but from here,PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. My friend identified herself and went on to explain that her bag had been stolen containing her phones and gave her number requesting if it could be blocked. What caught my attention to the call is when my friend responded," What has my mpesa balance got to do with my request to block my number", but again my friend went ahead to reveal the amount and give her ID number which she was asked for on realizing maybe the agent just wanted to be sure the money was still there. Thats when the agent said " Oh no,the money is much much less, " Again my friend in anger asked,"what is much much less yet you can see the amount on the screen?" the agent went ahead to say that KShs 40,000 had been transfered one hour ago to another number,my friend quckly jumped at that now certain the number would lead us to the thief,the agent quickly changed and said " No you directly withdrew from an mpesa agent,to which again my friend asked for the details knowing atleast we would follow a trail and see if the bag was dropped somewhere along the way, the agent then said she couldnt reveal any details until we reported to the police and an investigating officer allocated to that case,she concluded by asking where we were to which my friend responded Kiambu and she adviced that we needed to get my friend's mpesa statement to get the details and the nearest customer care from where we were according to her is Nakumatt Mega. That is when i smelt a big fat rat and questions started running through my mind. 1. Which thief however intelligent would be able to guess a pin in a record 30 minutes and get it right and despite being a thief withdraw KShs 40,000 and leave KShs 8000? 2. Why would the Safaricom customer care agent claim it to be a transfer then all of a sudden claim its a withdrawal from an agent when asked about the number yet those are two transactions with very different codes? 3. Why would anyone in her proffesional capacity refer to an amount as much much less yet if you recall from any calls you may have had with an agent they directly tell you what your balance is? 4. Why would an agent be quick to want to know what your mpesa balance is yet your interest is to have the line blocked? 5. Is Nakumatt Mega the nearest Safaricom Customer Care Office or was someone trying to buy time? 6. As claimed when the call began,i believe that this call was recorded,over to you Bob Collymore, this is one call that needs to be replayed and audited. Finally,this led me to a conclusion with a phrase i tell everyone," Everything happens for a good reason,you may not see it now but one day you will. If my friend's bag was stolen for Kenyans to finally know the truth about what is happening yet we are made to believe its a sequence of events, she confidently says she will have played her role in society. DEAR ONES, LETS BREAK THE SILENCE AND START ASKING QUESTIONS This incident reminded me of something that happened to me last year, i didnt have money on mpesa and requested a friend who had KShs 20,000 on his to send someone,he erroneously put in a wrong number and the money went to someone else,when we called Safaricom,we were told that the person had already transfered KShs 5000 to another number but they had managed to reverse KShs 15000 and we would get it back in 2days, a few minutes later the same agent called claiming that the KShs 15000 had also been withdrawn, how i wish i had asked questions then because i would have saved so many other people,the more i talk, the more i realize so many people have gone through the same and its common with five digit amounts and what i wondered is, does the information we give in our desperation end up being someone elses fodder. We need answers urgently,safaricom. Kindly advice on the way forward. Your's faithfully Jane Kagiri

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 74, Issue 151
by kagirijane＠yahoo.com 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Thanks Muraya, I appreciate your sharing the reality as it is because time has come when theory and basic facts no longer work. Fortunately in our cases Safaricom and the police have taken it up and it's under investigation. Jane Kagiri Sent from my iPad On Jul 31, 25 Heisei, at 10:45, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. (S.M. Muraya) > 2. Re: CCK to renew Safaricom's licence (Ali Hussein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:25:24 +0300 > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > To: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > Message-ID: > <CAE3a0EkqutXtFoWR0r2kaua9Nk1UNwikAkd60JU=Znsb3zS_SQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > In 2011 some CID told me it is easier to "ask" or "pay" telco employees for > help. In other words official channels did not work for Kenyans who do not > have friends (or finances) for the police & telco employees. > > My phone was stolen and a line from a rival telco inserted (as some Google > service revealed). > > Customer "care" in both telcos told me to go back to the police for help > (even after showing them the Police Abstract). > > Note, the phone was stolen at a premises, 50 metres from the police station > where I reported the case to the CID. > > 2 years later no help from any party. > On Jul 31, 2013 8:26 AM, "Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > >> My unsolicited advice! >> >> Take your MPESA statement with the disputed transactions to police, >> and get an abstract. I believe all phone numbers in Kenya are >> registered, and your statement will show who the money was transfered >> to. This must be the simplest of criminal cases to handle. Same thing >> if you send money to a wrong number. >> >> >> NB: Assuming the sim registrant did not use identity theft. its very >> simple to beat the system with the hundreds of national identity cards >> that litter the city. >> >> So long >> >> -- >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >> >> 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] kictanet Digest, Vol 74, Issue 151
by kagirijane＠yahoo.com 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Thanks Mwendwa Safaricom as well as the police have taken up the matter and it's under investigation. Jane Kagiri Sent from my iPad On Jul 31, 25 Heisei, at 10:45, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. (S.M. Muraya) > 2. Re: CCK to renew Safaricom's licence (Ali Hussein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:25:24 +0300 > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > To: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA. > Message-ID: > <CAE3a0EkqutXtFoWR0r2kaua9Nk1UNwikAkd60JU=Znsb3zS_SQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > In 2011 some CID told me it is easier to "ask" or "pay" telco employees for > help. In other words official channels did not work for Kenyans who do not > have friends (or finances) for the police & telco employees. > > My phone was stolen and a line from a rival telco inserted (as some Google > service revealed). > > Customer "care" in both telcos told me to go back to the police for help > (even after showing them the Police Abstract). > > Note, the phone was stolen at a premises, 50 metres from the police station > where I reported the case to the CID. > > 2 years later no help from any party. > On Jul 31, 2013 8:26 AM, "Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > >> My unsolicited advice! >> >> Take your MPESA statement with the disputed transactions to police, >> and get an abstract. I believe all phone numbers in Kenya are >> registered, and your statement will show who the money was transfered >> to. This must be the simplest of criminal cases to handle. Same thing >> if you send money to a wrong number. >> >> >> NB: Assuming the sim registrant did not use identity theft. its very >> simple to beat the system with the hundreds of national identity cards >> that litter the city. >> >> So long >> >> -- >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >> >> 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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Death of the Internet?
by Brian Munyao Longwe 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Dear all, A phrase in this article boldly states "the issue of internet governance is about to become very difficult.Given what we now know about how the US and its satraps have been abusing their privileged position in the global infrastructure, the idea that the western powers can be allowed to continue to control it has become untenable." Food for thought..... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/28/edward-snowden-death-of-in… -------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat after me: Edward Snowden<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/edward-snowden> is not the story. The story is what he has revealed about the hidden wiring of our networked world. This insight seems to have escaped most of the world's mainstream media, for reasons that escape me but would not have surprised Evelyn Waugh, whose contempt for journalists<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_%28novel%29> was one of his few endearing characteristics. The obvious explanations are: incorrigible ignorance; the imperative to personalise stories; or gullibility in swallowing US government spin, which brands Snowden as a spy rather than a whistleblower. In a way, it doesn't matter why the media lost the scent. What matters is that they did. So as a public service, let us summarise what Snowden has achieved<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/opinion/global/the-service-of-snowden.htm…> thus far. Without him, we would not know how the National Security Agency (NSA<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/nsa>) had been able to access the emails, Facebook accounts and videos of citizens across the world; or how it had secretly acquired the phone records of millions of Americans; or how, through a secret court, it has been able to bend nine US internet<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet> companies to its demands for access to their users' data. Similarly, without Snowden, we would not be debating whether the US government should have turned surveillance into a huge, privatised business, offering data-mining contracts to private contractors such asBooz Allen Hamilton<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/14/edward-snowden-investig…> and, in the process, high-level security clearance to thousands of people who shouldn't have it. Nor would there be – finally – a serious debate between Europe (excluding the UK, which in these matters is just an overseas franchise of the US) and the United States about where the proper balance between freedom and security lies. These are pretty significant outcomes and they're just the first-order consequences of Snowden's activities. As far as most of our mass media are concerned, though, they have gone largely unremarked. Instead, we have been fed a constant stream of journalistic pap – speculation about Snowden's travel plans, asylum requests, state of mind, physical appearance, etc. The "human interest" angle has trumped the real story, which is what the NSA revelations tell us about how our networked world actually works and the direction in which it is heading. As an antidote, here are some of the things we should be thinking about as a result of what we have learned so far. The first is that the days of the internet as a truly global network are numbered. It was always a possibility that the system would eventually be Balkanised, ie divided into a number of geographical or jurisdiction-determined subnets as societies such as China, Russia, Iran and other Islamic states decided that they needed to control how their citizens communicated. Now, Balkanisation is a certainty. Second, the issue of internet governance is about to become *very*contentious. Given what we now know about how the US and its satraps have been abusing their privileged position in the global infrastructure, the idea that the western powers can be allowed to continue to control it has become untenable. Third, as Evgeny Morozov has pointed out<http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/ueberwachung/information-con…>, the Obama administration's "internet freedom agenda" has been exposed as patronising cant. "Today," he writes, "the rhetoric of the 'internet freedom agenda' looks as trustworthy as George Bush's 'freedom agenda' after Abu Ghraib." That's all at nation-state level. But the Snowden revelations also have implications for you and me. They tell us, for example, that no US-based internet company can be trusted to protect our privacy <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/privacy> or data. The fact is that Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft are all integral components of the US cyber-surveillance system. Nothing, but nothing, that is stored in their "cloud" services can be guaranteed to be safe from surveillance or from illicit downloading by employees of the consultancies employed by the NSA. That means that if you're thinking of outsourcing your troublesome IT operations to, say, Google or Microsoft, then think again. And if you think that that sounds like the paranoid fantasising of a newspaper columnist, then consider what Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission, had to say on the matter recently<http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-654_en.htm>. "If businesses or governments think they might be spied on," she said, "they will have less reason to trust the cloud, and it will be cloud providers who ultimately miss out. Why would you pay someone else to hold your commercial or other secrets, if you suspect or know they are being shared against your wishes? Front or back door – it doesn't matter – any smart person doesn't want the information shared at all. Customers will act rationally and providers will miss out on a great opportunity." Spot on. So when your chief information officer proposes to use the Amazon or Google cloud as a data-store for your company's confidential documents, tell him where to file the proposal. In the shredder

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Number of mobile subscribers dips sligtly in the qurter ending March 2013
by Wambua, Christopher 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Listers, This may be of interest to you [P R E S S R E L E A S E][cid:image007.jpg@01CE8DC3.B9F6EE30] 1st August 2013 News/Business Editor, Number of mobile subscribers dips slightly in the quarter ending March 2013 The number of mobile subscribers in the country dipped from 30.7 million to 29.8 million between January and March this year. According to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) quarterly Sector Statistics Report for January to March 2013, the decline was mainly attributed to the de-activation of 2.4million unregistered SIM cards during the quarter. The decrease in mobile subscription resulted in a decline in mobile penetration from 78% in the previous quarter to 75.8% in the period under review. Similarly, the total mobile traffic declined by 1.2 per cent to stand at 7.2billion minutes down from 7.3billion recorded in the previous quarter. Uptake of mobile money expanded with subscriptions increasing by 10.1 per cent to reach 23.2million. This growth is attributed to the convenience as well as the value-added services of facilitating payments for goods and services. The number of mobile money transfer agents rose to 74,216 up from 62,300 reported in the previous quarter creating at least 11,916 additional direct jobs in mobile money transfer service during the third quarter. During the same period, the internet/data market grew to reach 9.6million subscriptions. Mobile data/internet subscriptions continued to dominate the market contributing 99% of the total subscriptions. During the quarter, the number of active registered domain names increased by 3.1% to reach 25,764 from 24,983 recorded in the previous quarter. Broadband subscriptions grew by 17.5% to reach 1.17million while international internet bandwidth available in the country increased to 921,319 Mbps. The implementation of the National Broadband Strategy launched recently is expected to accelerate the uptake of broadband in the country. CCK continued to ensure plurality and diversity in the broadcasting industry by issuing temporary authorisation to 10 new TV stations to provide content on the digital platform, bringing the total number of entities issued with temporary authorisation to 84. The total number of FM radio stations stood at 102 while that of existing analogue TV channels which had activated their TV signal on the digital broadcasting platform stood at 13 at end of the third quarter. In the postal and courier industry, eight courier operators were licensed during the quarter but the number of postal outlets declined by 1.9% to reach 622 outlets from 634 in the previous quarter. For more details, see the full sector quarterly report at http://www.cck.go.ke/resc/downloads/Sector_Statistics_Report_for_3rd_Quarte… Wambua

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Re: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence
by Wambua, Christopher 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Mark, The Airtel licence is due for renewal in February. 2015. Apologies for the inadvertent error. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Mark Okuttah Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2013 10:15 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence Wambua, Just wondering if Airtel renewal falls on February 2014 and Safaricom June 2014 how come during the press event there was no mention of Airtel license was and from your response it even comes much earlier than Safaricom? Okuttah. From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mokuttah=ke.nationmedia.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Wambua, Christopher Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:07 AM To: Mark Okuttah Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence Importance: High Ali, I missed it, and thanks for the reminder. As you may appreciate, I have no competence to speak on behalf of the National Treasury. However, my assumption is that that the money goes to big kitty. This may not necessarily be bad for the sector as the same money could be used to develop infrastructure i.e. roads, electricity etc. which are crucial for deployment of ICT infrastructure. Infrastructure is also important in supporting productive activities without which consumption of ICT services would be a challenge. The renewal of Airtel is due in February 2014, Essar in 2018, and Orange in December 2022. It is not expected that shareholders would fail to pay as they have many options of raising the money. If they fail to meet the renewal requirements, the Commission would consider a number of options including auctioning the spectrum. In respect to the Fund, the Commission is currently consolidating licensee comments/input on the USF framework. The framework is meant to inform the public and all stakeholders about the key aspects, considerations, and principles that the Commission shall uphold in administering the Fund (the framework is available at http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/current_consultations/USF-Framewor…) . Once this exercise is completed, the Commission shall embark on the process of invoicing licensees for the levy with a view to bringing the Fund into operation. 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> From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:52 AM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence Bwana Wambua I'm assuming you missed this:- Wambua Thanks for sharing. That's quite abit of change there! :) may I ask a few questions? 1. How does the exchequer spend this money? Is this plowed back into the sector or does it go into the big kitty and used up among the other monies in the treasury? 2. When are the other telcos licenses coming up for renewal? I'm asking this as I feel its pertinent and linked to the continued vibrancy and competitiveness in the sector. I'm very curious whether the other Telcos - Orange, Yu and Airtel have the local balance sheets to afford this new fee unless their mother companies bail them out. The case of Orange is obvious. They are already asking Telcom France and the Kenyan Government to pump in several billion shillings in a rescue package. So my question is this:- When these licenses come up for renewal and these companies fail to pay up what's the plan? Will we yank their licenses? 3. Lastly Wambua, I have asked this question severally. Where are we at on the issue of the Universal Access Fund? Based on the presentation by Madame Susan Mochache-Wekesa it is very obvious that the country requires to double up on the rollout of the NOFBI to ensure universal broadband access. We know that the members are now in place and its been several months. Can we have a status report on the activities so far and their 5 year Strategic Plan? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Jul 29, 2013, at 5:38 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke>> wrote: Edith/Listers One of the responsibilities of CCK is to protect the interests of consumers, including against poor quality of service. To this end, CCK independently monitors the QoS on annual basis to determine whether licensees meet the minimum set parameters or standards. Each year, we publish the performance of the four mobile operators in respect to QoS to empower consumers make informed choices in the market. We also levy penalties on non-compliant licensees (i.e. those that do not meet the set standards). The penalties stipulated in the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A of Kshs500,000, are however too low and do not serve as an adequate deterrent. To address this, the penalties have been enhanced in the proposed Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill. CCK is also enhancing its monitoring capabilities to be able to process and publish the performance results more frequently for public information and as a way of encouraging service providers to provide quality services. The monitoring results also assist licensees to identify areas of non-compliance for purposes of improvement. Arising from our concern over QoS performance, CCK has requested non-compliant licensees to submit action plans on how they intend to improve on QoS. Let me also add that QoS is a major consideration in the renewal of licences for the mobile operators and other service providers. The renewal of the Safaricom licence is due in June 2014. CCK is looking forward to enhancing the licence conditions in respect to QoS to make ensure that consumers get value for their money. 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> From: Edith Adera [mailto:eadera@idrc.ca] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 4:43 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence Dear Wambua, Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. Actually, 2 weeks ago an email I had composed for the list got deleted before I could deliver it…then I got swamped! The email was about the “poor quality of service” from Safaricom – too many dropped calls, uncompleted calls, undelivered sms”, hanging sms” etc. and asking the BIG QUESTION: “WHAT IS CCK DOING ABOUT THIS UNACCEPTABLY LOW QUALITY OF SERVICE?” I see you have suggested that renewal of license is subject to “ …..meeting set minimum quality of service standards by June 2014.” Why by June 2014? We want good service NOW! Can CCK address this now and get back to us telling us what will be done now and NOT June 2014? Concerned Edith From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke]<mailto:[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke]> On Behalf Of Wambua, Christopher Sent: July 26, 2013 4:48 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence Importance: High Listers, CCK to renew Safaricom’s licence Kenya’s largest mobile operator – Safaricom – will pay Kshs2.36billion (US$27million) for renewal of its operating licence for a further term of 10 years. CCK today announced that the renewal of Safaricom’s licence would depend on the operator paying the renewal fee upfront and meeting the set minimum quality of service standards by June 2014. Safaricom’s initial licence term of 15 years is set to expire on 30th June 2014 but has a provision for a possible renewal for a further term of 10 years. Addressing the media at the CCK offices, CCK Director General Mr. Francis Wangusi said the renewed Safaricom licence would come with a set of new licence terms and conditions negotiated between the regulator and the mobile operator. The licence renewal fee of US$27 million is based on the bid price offered for the third GSM mobile licence by the latest entrant to the mobile telecoms market in Kenya -Econet Wireless Kenya Ltd (now Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd). The Director General said that whereas Safaricom has significantly contributed to the economy, developed innovative products and services and met most its licence obligations, the mobile operator needs to up its game in regard to meeting the set quality of service standards. ‘‘We have considered the fact that whereas Safaricom has met most of its licence obligations, its continued failure to meet the set Quality of Service standards remains a concern that needs to be addressed,’’ said Mr. Wangusi. Mr. Wangusi further said the three other mobile operators would pay the same amount for renewal of their licences for a further term of 10 year to ensure parity and a level playing ground for all service providers in the sector. At the sametime, the Director General said the spectrum assigned to the four mobile operators will be subjected to an auction after the expiry of the 10-year renewal term. , The full statement of the Director General is available on the CCK website at http://www.cck.go.ke/news/speeches/2013/Press_statement__Safaricom_licence.… Wambua _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. 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Death of the Silicon Savannah
by robert yawe 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Hi, Just came across an article about the move of data center locations to the cold arctic regions as a way to reduce on cooling costs and this got me wondering if we might need to rethink the location of the Silicon Savannah closer to the icy peaks of Mt. Kenya, we could have President Kibaki offer some spaces at his new home. http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240186066/Facebooks-newest-Arctic-datac… Regards 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 IT Week
by Alvin Morogo 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

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Internet Society Board Launches CEO Search
by Alice Munyua 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-launches-ceo-sea… Best Alice

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Death of the Internet?
by Brian Munyao Longwe 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Hi Ali, Great blog piece. I think that it lays out the background and general context of Internet Governance in a way that any layman can understand. Admittedly, the subject of internet governance is an "elephant in the room" for many countries (including our own) - and in most cases, really only seriously discussed in closed door meetings by people with the right level of security clearance. The concept of a non-aligned movement is an interesting one. Could you perhaps shed more light on what the principles and perspective of such a movement would be? Or would it be more of an "abstain" whenever it comes to voting for or against a particular policy in internet governance? Best regards, Brian On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > Brian > > Thanks for sharing. The issue of Internet Governance is a contentious one. > And always will be. This article exposes the hypocrisy all round. We know > that China, Russia and the Middle East and like minded governments don't > make a secret of the fact that they snoop on their citizens and enemies > alike. It was a foregone conclusion that the US does this as part of its > National Security Apparatus. > > A few months ago on my blog I advocated for a sort of 'Non-Aligned > Movement' and hinted that Kenya could actually take a leadership role in > this space - which I think we already have been to some extent with our > well organized IGFs courtesy of Alice Munyua, CCK, KeNIC and MOIC. > > See my blog on Internet Governance > > http://www.alyhussein.com/internet-governance/ > > This could be the start of a Non-Aligned Movement in Internet Governance. > And this is what we should be pushing. > > Ali Hussein > CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd > Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > > +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 > > "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear all, > > A phrase in this article boldly states "the issue of internet governance > is about to become very difficult.Given what we now know about how the US > and its satraps have been abusing their privileged position in the global > infrastructure, the idea that the western powers can be allowed to continue > to control it has become untenable." > > Food for thought..... > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/28/edward-snowden-death-of-in… > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Repeat after me: Edward Snowden<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/edward-snowden> is > not the story. The story is what he has revealed about the hidden wiring of > our networked world. This insight seems to have escaped most of the world's > mainstream media, for reasons that escape me but would not have surprised > Evelyn Waugh, whose contempt for journalists<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_%28novel%29> was > one of his few endearing characteristics. The obvious explanations are: > incorrigible ignorance; the imperative to personalise stories; or > gullibility in swallowing US government spin, which brands Snowden as a spy > rather than a whistleblower. > > In a way, it doesn't matter why the media lost the scent. What matters is > that they did. So as a public service, let us summarise what Snowden has > achieved<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/opinion/global/the-service-of-snowden.htm…> thus > far. > > Without him, we would not know how the National Security Agency (NSA<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/nsa>) > had been able to access the emails, Facebook accounts and videos of > citizens across the world; or how it had secretly acquired the phone > records of millions of Americans; or how, through a secret court, it has > been able to bend nine US internet<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet> companies > to its demands for access to their users' data. > > Similarly, without Snowden, we would not be debating whether the US > government should have turned surveillance into a huge, privatised > business, offering data-mining contracts to private contractors such asBooz > Allen Hamilton<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/14/edward-snowden-investig…> and, > in the process, high-level security clearance to thousands of people who > shouldn't have it. Nor would there be – finally – a serious debate between > Europe (excluding the UK, which in these matters is just an overseas > franchise of the US) and the United States about where the proper balance > between freedom and security lies. > > These are pretty significant outcomes and they're just the first-order > consequences of Snowden's activities. As far as most of our mass media are > concerned, though, they have gone largely unremarked. Instead, we have been > fed a constant stream of journalistic pap – speculation about Snowden's > travel plans, asylum requests, state of mind, physical appearance, etc. The > "human interest" angle has trumped the real story, which is what the NSA > revelations tell us about how our networked world actually works and the > direction in which it is heading. > > As an antidote, here are some of the things we should be thinking about as > a result of what we have learned so far. > > The first is that the days of the internet as a truly global network are > numbered. It was always a possibility that the system would eventually be > Balkanised, ie divided into a number of geographical or > jurisdiction-determined subnets as societies such as China, Russia, Iran > and other Islamic states decided that they needed to control how their > citizens communicated. Now, Balkanisation is a certainty. > > Second, the issue of internet governance is about to become *very*contentious. > Given what we now know about how the US and its satraps have been abusing > their privileged position in the global infrastructure, the idea that the > western powers can be allowed to continue to control it has become > untenable. > > Third, as Evgeny Morozov has pointed out<http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/ueberwachung/information-con…>, > the Obama administration's "internet freedom agenda" has been exposed as > patronising cant. "Today," he writes, "the rhetoric of the 'internet > freedom agenda' looks as trustworthy as George Bush's 'freedom agenda' > after Abu Ghraib." > > That's all at nation-state level. But the Snowden revelations also have > implications for you and me. > > They tell us, for example, that no US-based internet company can be > trusted to protect our privacy <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/privacy> or > data. The fact is that Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft > are all integral components of the US cyber-surveillance system. Nothing, > but nothing, that is stored in their "cloud" services can be guaranteed to > be safe from surveillance or from illicit downloading by employees of the > consultancies employed by the NSA. That means that if you're thinking of > outsourcing your troublesome IT operations to, say, Google or Microsoft, > then think again. > > And if you think that that sounds like the paranoid fantasising of a > newspaper columnist, then consider what Neelie Kroes, vice-president of > the European Commission, had to say on the matter recently<http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-654_en.htm>. > "If businesses or governments think they might be spied on," she said, > "they will have less reason to trust the cloud, and it will be cloud > providers who ultimately miss out. Why would you pay someone else to hold > your commercial or other secrets, if you suspect or know they are being > shared against your wishes? Front or back door – it doesn't matter – any > smart person doesn't want the information shared at all. Customers will act > rationally and providers will miss out on a great opportunity." > > Spot on. So when your chief information officer proposes to use the Amazon > or Google cloud as a data-store for your company's confidential documents, > tell him where to file the proposal. In the shredder > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > >

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IGF 2013 in Bali Cancelled?
by Ali Hussein 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Listers This is not confirmed yet but I sincerely hope this can be resolved... Jakarta: The Global Conference on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013, which was schedule to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali on October 22 to 25, 2013, confirmed canceled. According to Head of Public Relations and Information Center, Ministry of Communication and Information Gatot S. Dewa Broto told detikINET , Thursday (07/25/2013), " Due to the short of funds the Global conference has been cancelled. We've reported informally to the IGF secretariat. IGF 2013 will cost around Rp 22 billion. Where from Id-IGF organizers had collected Rp 9 billion, while the Ministry of Communications allocates Rp 2.5 billion. So less around Rp 10.5 billion. Had also raised additional funds through the state budget or from BP3TI budget, but failed to materialize. The budget is already tight, with some nations willing to self-finance their own capital alias. So with a heavy heart we have to cancel, we apologize to stakeholders Indonesian internet." http://internetgovernancediplomacy.blogspot.hk/2013/07/igf-2013-cancelled-b… Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Why Cofek resigned from Government's Digital Television Committee on July 11
by Grace Githaiga 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

On June 21, Cofek and the Government of Kenya announced a deal to withdraw our earlier court case against analogue signal switch-off until specific issues were addressed. At the meeting, both the Director General of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and the Cabinet Secretary for ICT were present.Under the arrangement, Cofek was to spearhead negotiations on the country’s stalled digital migration. The Federation was to equally withdraw the court case on digital migration. On his part, the ICT Secretary was to obey the law in appointing the consumer representative to the CCK board even if the said appointee would not have been sponsored by Cofek.http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/147-why-cofek-resigned-from-government-s-digital-television-committee-on-july-11

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ICANN Strategy Panels Launched
by Kivuva 27 Jul '13

27 Jul '13

Some interesting jobs in the ICANN strategy Panels. Think global. Here are the panels: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 00:24:07 +0200 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Strategy Panels Launched To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> A gentle reminder! And kindly note the following : ''Potential panel members need not originate directly from ICANN structures, but should have a deep understanding of and concern for the work being undertaken by ICANN, and an ability to think strategically, globally, and creatively about the challenges inherent in the ICANN Strategy Panels' mandate. Interested individuals should send their resume/CV to the email addresses affiliated with each of the specialty areas by 29 July 2013. Members will be selected by ICANN's President & CEO, in coordination with each ICANN Strategy Panel Chair." Pierre ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:29 PM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Strategy Panels Launched To: Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com ** [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm ------------------------------ ICANN Strategy Panels Launched Strategy Panels Unveiled at ICANN 47 in Durban 15 July 2013 During today's opening ceremony of ICANN 47 in Durban, South Africa, President and CEO Fadi Chehadé announced the creation of five new ICANN Strategy Panels that will serve as an integral part of a framework for cross-community dialogue on strategic matters. The ICANN Strategy Panels will convene subject matter experts, thought leaders and industry practitioners to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational plans, in coordination with many other global players, and will be comprised of up to seven members including the chair for an anticipated one-year timeframe. Designed to conduct work in critical strategic areas identified by the community, Board and staff, the ICANN Strategy Panels will build on public input being generated to inform a new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan, and subsequent operating plan, for the organization. Advisory in nature, the ICANN Strategy Panels will report to Chehadé; will operate in a manner consistent with ICANN's commitment to transparency and accountability; and will channel all views, guidance and advice produced into the standard community and Board processes that guide ICANN's activities. In its fourteen-year history, ICANN has grown to reflect a changing landscape of continued innovation, interconnectedness, and unprecedented growth in the DNS ecosystem, one that transcends groups and borders to serve the public interest. Yet, the Internet is at a critical inflection point as billions of new people are expected to join the global network in the next few years and as the nature of its usage matures dramatically. With this in mind, the ICANN Strategy Panels are expected to help catalyze transformation and advance ICANN's role in the context of a dynamic, increasingly complex global environment. *Schedules and Operations* The ICANN Strategy Panels will conduct their activities, starting in September 2013, primarily online and through conference calls, although face-to-face meetings are expected to take place according to the needs of each panel. The ICANN Strategy Panels will also provide public updates on their progress that will be linked to ICANN's overall strategic and operational planning activities. Dedicated ICANN executive liaisons have been assigned to and will support each of the ICANN Strategy Panels throughout the process. *Members and Objectives* The ICANN Strategy Panels will focus specifically on identifier technology innovation; ICANN's role in the Internet organizations' ecosystem; ICANN multistakeholder innovation; the public responsibility framework; and the role of ICANN in the future of Internet governance. Chairs who will lead the panels in their respective concentrations and who will guide the panels in their groundbreaking efforts have been identified; however, qualified individuals interested in serving as committee members are still being sought. Potential panel members need not originate directly from ICANN structures, but should have a deep understanding of and concern for the work being undertaken by ICANN, and an ability to think strategically, globally, and creatively about the challenges inherent in the ICANN Strategy Panels' mandate. Interested individuals should send their resume/CV to the email addresses affiliated with each of the specialty areas by 29 July 2013. Members will be selected by ICANN's President & CEO, in coordination with each ICANN Strategy Panel Chair. ------------------------------ Strategy Panel on Identifier Technology Innovation Chair: Paul V. Mockapetris<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#paul-mocka…> [image: Paul V. Mockapetris]<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#paul-mocka…> Contact: itipanel(a)icann.org Key Deliverables: - Engage with the ICANN community and public on technology matters; - Develop a technology roadmap for DNS and other identifiers; and - Provide a technology roadmap for ICANN technical and security operations, including best practice recommendations and reference systems. ------------------------------ Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Organizations' Ecosystem Chair: Vinton G. Cerf<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#vinton-cerf> [image: Vinton G. Cerf]<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#vinton-cerf> Contact: ioepanel(a)icann.org Key Deliverables: - Facilitate review of the assumptions, linkages and frameworks that underlie ICANN's responsibilities in the current Internet ecosystem; - Seek insights on ways to maintain and enhance ICANN's stewardship in an evolving ecosystem; and - Cultivate thought leadership on ways in which ICANN can serve a complex set of Internet constituencies. ------------------------------ Strategy Panel on ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation Chair: Beth Simone Noveck<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#beth-simon…> [image: Beth Simone Noveck]<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#beth-simon…> Contact: msipanel(a)icann.org Key Deliverables: - Examine how Internet policy related to unique identifiers might be best managed in the future; - Propose new models for broad, inclusive engagement, consensus-based policymaking and institutional structures to support such enhanced functions; and - Design processes, tools and platforms that enable the global ICANN community to engage in these new forms of participatory decision-making. ------------------------------ Strategy Panel on the Public Responsibility Framework Chair: Nii Quaynor<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#nii-quaynor> [image: Nii Quaynor]<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#nii-quaynor> Contact: prfpanel(a)icann.org Key Deliverables: - Propose ICANN's role and five-year strategic objectives and milestones for promoting the global public interest vis-à-vis ICANN's mission and core values and for building out the base of internationally diverse, knowledgeable and engaged ICANN stakeholders, especially within the developing world; - Propose a framework for implementation of ICANN's role, objectives and milestones for promoting the global public interest, building capacity within the ICANN community, and increasing the base of internationally diverse, knowledgeable and engaged ICANN stakeholders; and - Provide advice on programs and initiatives that help achieve the above objectives. ------------------------------ Strategy Panel on the Role of ICANN in the Future of Internet Governance Chair: TBD [image: TBD] Contact: figpanel(a)icann.org Key Deliverables: - Provide a set of guiding principles to ensure the successful evolution of ICANN's transnational multistakeholder model in cooperation with national and international bodies; - Propose a roadmap for evolving and globalizing ICANN's role in the Internet governance ecosystem in consultation with global players; and - In coordination with the many other global players and ICANN stakeholders, propose a framework for implementation of ICANN's role, objectives and milestones in global Internet governance. ------------------------------ As the ICANN Strategy Panels get underway, additional information will be available via ICANN's strategic planning portal<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement> . This message was sent to Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!]<http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=14146552&l=6333&s=CJA4&m=91…> -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Re: [kictanet] FW: What is happening at Safaricom,MPESA.
by Harry Delano 27 Jul '13

27 Jul '13

Jane, So sorry. A real, real scary this one,if you ask me. With all the other scary stories appearing in dailies almost daily, question begs; who can you trust in handling your sensitive data - ( Call it information security).Actually data is now flying all over the place, banks, mobile money transfers, security, health sector, IEBc etc. How do you hold them to account for your privileged information they hold to ensure it's protected from rogue insiders and other security leaks...? Oh, what did we resolve on the debate on information security handling a while back..? Do the input we make here really impact policy formulation..? O.k back to my cocoon ..! Harry Jane Kagiri <kagirijane(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >Good morning all,I BELIEVE THIS IS A MUST READ BECAUSE KENYANS MUST START SPEAKING OUT AND WE MUST GET ANSWERS WE URGENTLY NEED FROM SAFARICOM. Here goes my story. Yesterday we were at a wedding with a friend of mine,unfortunately her handbag containing all her documents,keys and phones was stolen. To cut a long story short, a lady who had ever been through the same experience adviced us to urgently call all the banks she holds accounts with to stop any transactions. We called the banks and they greatly assisted. It is then that another lady reminded us that we also needed to call safaricom to stop any mpesa transactions too. My friend remembered she had KShs 48,000 on mpesa which she had received to pay for her nephew college fees. Thats when we realized that we needed to urgently call Safaricom, I tried calling for as long as i could until i finally got a customer care agent on the line. I handed my friend the phone to speak to the agent so as to give > any details that would be required and i wouldnt know,but from here,PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. My friend identified herself and went on to explain that her bag had been stolen containing her phones and gave her number requesting if it could be blocked. What caught my attention to the call is when my friend responded," What has my mpesa balance got to do with my request to block my number", but again my friend went ahead to reveal the amount and give her ID number which she was asked for on realizing maybe the agent just wanted to be sure the money was still there. Thats when the agent said " Oh no,the money is much much less, " Again my friend in anger asked,"what is much much less yet you can see the amount on the screen?" the agent went ahead to say that KShs 40,000 had been transfered one hour ago to another number,my friend quckly jumped at that now certain the number would lead us to the thief,the agent quickly changed and said " No you directly > withdrew from an mpesa agent,to which again my friend asked for the details knowing atleast we would follow a trail and see if the bag was dropped somewhere along the way, the agent then said she couldnt reveal any details until we reported to the police and an investigating officer allocated to that case,she concluded by asking where we were to which my friend responded Kiambu and she adviced that we needed to get my friend's mpesa statement to get the details and the nearest customer care from where we were according to her is Nakumatt Mega. That is when i smelt a big fat rat and questions started running through my mind. 1. Which thief however intelligent would be able to guess a pin in a record 30 minutes and get it right and despite being a thief withdraw KShs 40,000 and leave KShs 8000? 2. Why would the Safaricom customer care agent claim it to be a transfer then all of a sudden claim its a withdrawal from an agent when asked about the number > yet those are two transactions with very different codes? 3. Why would anyone in her proffesional capacity refer to an amount as much much less yet if you recall from any calls you may have had with an agent they directly tell you what your balance is? 4. Why would an agent be quick to want to know what your mpesa balance is yet your interest is to have the line blocked? 5. Is Nakumatt Mega the nearest Safaricom Customer Care Office or was someone trying to buy time? 6. As claimed when the call began,i believe that this call was recorded,over to you Bob Collymore, this is one call that needs to be replayed and audited. Finally,this led me to a conclusion with a phrase i tell everyone," Everything happens for a good reason,you may not see it now but one day you will. If my friend's bag was stolen for Kenyans to finally know the truth about what is happening yet we are made to believe its a sequence of events, she confidently says she will have played > her role in society. DEAR ONES, LETS BREAK THE SILENCE AND START ASKING QUESTIONS This incident reminded me of something that happened to me last year, i didnt have money on mpesa and requested a friend who had KShs 20,000 on his to send someone,he erroneously put in a wrong number and the money went to someone else,when we called Safaricom,we were told that the person had already transfered KShs 5000 to another number but they had managed to reverse KShs 15000 and we would get it back in 2days, a few minutes later the same agent called claiming that the KShs 15000 had also been withdrawn, how i wish i had asked questions then because i would have saved so many other people,the more i talk, the more i realize so many people have gone through the same and its common with five digit amounts and what i wondered is, does the information we give in our desperation end up being someone elses fodder. We need answers urgently,safaricom. > >Kindly advice on the way forward. >Your's faithfully >Jane Kagiri > > > >_______________________________________________ >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/harry%40comtelsys.co.… > >The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Kenya IGF 2013 Underway
by Gideon 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

Dear Listers, Indeed data is becoming the best resource in terms of determining and analyzing cost and distribution of resources. This is a future project that needs to begin yesterday. Smart cities at the touch of a button will affect the way daily living happens. Enjoy the rest of the Ke_IGF discussions. Kind regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Kenya IGF 2013 Underway (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: Kenya IGF Webex Link (Barrack Otieno) > 3. Re: [Skunkworks] Kenya IGF 2013 Underway (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) > 4. Re: [Skunkworks] > Kenya IGF 2013 Underway (Kivuva) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:20:40 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, Skunkworks forum > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2013 Underway > Message-ID: > < > CAKX6dsG9QMLzUu6DbKKOQ04pBdah13VYQTpcVSD1uGNbat+FaQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear Listers, > > The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is on, the hash tag is kigf13, we are > also on Livestream, details are as follows > > *What*: Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2013 <http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/> > *Where*: Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi Kenya > *When*: July 26 2013 8am-5pm EAT | 0500-1400 UTC | 0100-1000 EDT > *Agenda*: http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/index.php/about-kigf/kigf-programme > *Webcast*: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters > *Webex*: web link< > https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=233518522&UID=1643503102&PW=NNTc0MDg0N… > >| > Phone bridge: Call > in numbers< > https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=233518522&to… > >? > code 923 121 613 > *Twitter*: #kigf13 <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23kigf13> > > > Best Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2013 Underway
by Barrack Otieno 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

Dear Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is on, the hash tag is kigf13, we are also on Livestream, details are as follows *What*: Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2013 <http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/> *Where*: Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi Kenya *When*: July 26 2013 8am-5pm EAT | 0500-1400 UTC | 0100-1000 EDT *Agenda*: http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/index.php/about-kigf/kigf-programme *Webcast*: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters *Webex*: web link<https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=233518522&UID=1643503102&PW=NNTc0MDg0N…>| Phone bridge: Call in numbers<https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=233518522&to…>– code 923 121 613 *Twitter*: #kigf13 <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23kigf13> Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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