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Fwd: Apple Developer Website Update
by Agosta Liko 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

So ... Even Apple gets hacked ... so we should not trash our local sites when this happens ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Apple Developer <developer(a)insideapple.apple.com> Date: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:01 AM Subject: Apple Developer Website Update To: agostal(a)gmail.com ** [image: Apple Developer] Apple Developer Website Update [image: headershadow] Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then. In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon. TM and copyright © 2013 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 96-DM, Cupertino, CA 95014. All Rights Reserved <http://www.apple.com/legal/> / Privacy Policy<http://www.apple.com/privacy/>/ My Apple ID <https://appleid.apple.com>

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SCAN GRPOUP CONTACTS
by charles nduati 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

Hi listers, Does anybody know somebody in the scan group of companies? Your assistance will be much appreciated CHARLES N. NDUATI DIRECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT -KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,

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Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media
by Scmutunga 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

Am wary of any government censorship. Your kiboko may be used to clobber political rivals instead of regulating content. Remember the freedom of media we are enjoying was won through blood and tears. Sent from Samsung Mobile Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: @Mutunga aka Mutwiri As a married man, am not against sex or its content per se :-) I am simply against "commoditizing"/"cheapening" sex and bringing it down to the same level as if you are discussing "which shoes or dress you will wear today or how different they were from what you wore yesterday". This is essentially what the FM stations in particular are doing as they try to work-up the number of listeners in a view to increase market share and subsequently adverstising revenue. The thing is that I am over 18 and so I know this part of wisdom. On the other hand my 13year old son does not yet know/understand this and bombarding him with sex stories from 6am in the morning, at lunch time and through the evening will never give him the chance to come to this level of understanding. Yes, he may still access the same content online (FB, Twitter, etc) - but as a Society, we should never "sanitize" such behaviour by accepting it or tolerating in our public discourse. (and this answers those who always say -change the channel) And if the media cannot protect our kids from this, the Regulator has an obligation to do so. And I am not seeking for HEAVY censorship here from the Regulator. We simply need the regulator to implement what in the industry globally knows as the "watershed schedule?" :-Implement the Timing for when Adult content can be allowed on our broadcasting airwaves. walu. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Isaac Mutunga <scmutunga(a)yahoo.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media @Walu. Currently there are more audience on cyberspace than listeners of FM radios put together. To survive social media cannibalizes stories from traditional media, adds some salt and serves it to the millions of its audience out there. You will find that most ardent FM radio listeners are also social media fans. Try and visit most of the FM radios social media pages and you will see the reason why I believe social media incites FM radio stories and not the other way round. I don't support the content being aired but I believe to some extent the media mirrors the society, even if you smash the mirror because it depicts your ugliness you will still remain ugly. I think CCK will accomplish very little by regulating FM radios and giving a free reign to social media. I have heard that it is impossible to regulate social media but I have seen social media groups that have regulated their members. CCK and other stakeholders should think of encouraging self-regulation in both FM radio and social media content. From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: scmutunga(a)yahoo.com Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media @Wambua, thnx for the feedback. I hope CCK successfully defends its right to regulate content on our air-waves. I know in developed economies they may find this "un-usual", "un-constitutional", "human-rights issue" etc - but we cannot copy everything from them. This is because whereas their laws are very liberal, their society has mature "self-regulatory" mechanisms/code of conduct which they all adhere to. Pornography has the same effect as drugs (e.g. cocaine, bhang, etc). Once you start on it, you will only want a bigger and stronger "fix". Our FM stations have literally started on it over the last 2years and what we are seeing now is that they are moving from soft-pornography into "hard" porn. And someone must stop it to save our future generation from being "porn" junkies. I know my friends in the media claim they only "sell" what society "demands" and are not to blame. But I think they are getting lazy and rather than seek high-level, brain-consuming topics, they opt of cheap and easier animal/instict-level topics. Lets all support CCK on this one. walu. From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 11:41 AM Subject: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media Edith /listers, Apologies for the delay in responding to this post. We are really busy with the ongoing East African Communications Congress and Exhibition taking place at the KICC. The responsibility of regulating broadcast content falls under two state agencies, CCK and the Kenya Film and Classification Board. The latter is mandated by law to classify all films for general exhibition (including those aired on TV). CCK on the other hand is supposed to regulate all other categories of broadcast content. CCK was vested with this responsibility in 2010 vide an amendment to our establishing legislation. However, a broadcaster went to court challenging the constitutional authority of CCK to regulate broadcasting content. Subsequently CCK was injuncted from exercising this responsibility until the matter is heard and determined. The matter is still before the courts, which means we cannot regulate broadcasting content in the interim. We had already developed the requisite regulatory tools and instruments in readiness to embarking on important responsibility of ensuring, among others, that minors are protected from adult content. A draft programme code, for instance, had been developed in readiness. The said programme code will be subjected to stakeholder consultation, as soon as the said matter is concluded. I hope this sheds light on this matter. Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Edith Adera Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:31 AM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media Isn’t this under CCK docket? And Media Council? Unfortunately, CCK is always silent on such issues on this list, they only advertise upcoming events, but don’t engage in responding to key issues. I do hope it’s different this time and they can tell us how they are regulating content or is it not under their mandate? Edith From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Gilda Odera Sent: June 26, 2013 8:54 AM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media This definitely needs urgent action. People have spoken about this for ages yet nothing has been done to stop such vulgarity, especially on Radio. Regards, Gilda Odera On Jun 26, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> wrote: Friends I am wondering whether the Media Council and CCK shouldn't step up their act. 2 cases in point: (a) FM radio conversations during the morning commute where one hears vulgar language with explicit descriptions (jocular as they may be) of natural and "unnatural" sex acts, bestiality and the like. And matatus faithfully tune in; and you are in the company of people of all manner of age: school kids, young working professionals, aging mothers/fathers, etc. What a shame! (b) In Nairobi recently, I sat down for afternoon coffee with a friend at a restaurant littered (across the walls) with flat screen TVs. Showing on the channel they had tuned into was a movie with explicit love-making ... imagine the rest. Despite our protestations, the restaurant owner's ears appeared deaf! Some people may say we need self-regulation but as a society we need some standards. We need some labeling of content that guide when it can be broadcast. For instance, adult content should be restricted to the time between 9 pm and 5 am; day time content should, of necessity, be family-friendly. 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Why Startups Are Sporting Increasingly Quirky Names and why ccTLDs are increasingly becoming strategic (Read KeNIC)
by Ali Hussein 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

The current crop of startups boasts wacky spellings. The reason founders say, is that practically every new business—be it a popsicle maker or a furniture retailer—needs its own website. With about 252 million domain names currently registered across the Internet, the short, recognizable dot-com Web addresses, or URLs, have long been taken. I may add that ccTLDs are also increasingly becoming important for various reasons - defensive registrations, Geo-Targeting, primary domain etc. The Article below is instructive. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324263404578611772689785466.h… As this sector becomes increasingly important I again urge KeNIC and CCK to come clean on the rumors of winding up KeNIC without wider consultation. The new Kenyan constitution demands more transparency and accountability and keeping silent on this issue only fuels more speculation. Regards 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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Request for opinion: What does "open" mean to you?
by Simeon Oriko 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

Listers, The School of Open <https://p2pu.org/en/schools/school-of-open/> at Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) is starting up a new round of courses in August, 2013, and one of those is a course called “Why Open?” I’m writing to ask if you could fill out a very short survey to help contribute some content to this course. “Why Open?” is a 3-week long, facilitated course (meaning that participants and facilitators all go through it at the same time, rather than asynchronously) that is designed to help participants learn more about openness, recognize the benefits and challenges that can arise from opening up content or practices, and engage in some open practices themselves. It will run August 5-23, though participants will also complete a final project due around the end of August. You can see a draft of the course here: https://p2pu.org/en/courses/588/why-open/ In the first section of the course we ask participants to come with their own, preliminary understandings of what openness means. Then we will show them definitions by third parties and discuss the various meanings. We want to gather views from people with different expertise and backgrounds. One thing we will discuss is whether there are patterns in views of openness depending on profession or activity (e.g., do those in the sciences understand it differently than those in the technology fields, than those in arts or humanities, than those in business, etc.). We have a section in the draft course where these definitions will go, which you can see here: https://p2pu.org/en/courses/588/content/1143/ We have created a short survey (basically 2 questions, plus demographic info and request for links), and would love it if you could take a moment to fill it out. It should take you about five minutes. The survey can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rxV_sdlyejuQT2_iJ-b6A5MZT91o3_oYi2QM8FIoV5… We would like your response by *midnight on Sunday August 4 (N. America time) at the latest.* Thank you for considering this request, and we do hope you will take the time to contribute to this course! Sincerely, Pete Forsyth, Christina Hendricks, Jeannette Lee, Simeon Oriko, Jane Park (organizers for Why Open? course) -- Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com | Twitter: @mtotowajirani<https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani> LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] CCK sets standards for next registrar of top level domain
by Ali Hussein 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Dear Barrack and all Apologies for cross posting. Thanks for taking this up. Would be a good idea to get some really good background to this so that we can put all this in context. I mean from the historical Randy Bush and Dr.Shem Ochuodho days to the discussions that culminated in the Multi- Stakeholder MOU. The link below is instructive:- IANA Report Subject: Request of Kenya Network Information Center for Redelegation of .ke Top-Level Domain Date: 20 December 2002 The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (the IANA), as part of the administrative functions associated with management of the domain-name system root, is responsible for receiving requests for delegation and redelegation of top-level domains, investigating the circumstances pertinent to those requests, and reporting on the requests. In June 2002, the IANA received a request for the redelegation of the .ke (Kenya) country-code top-level domain (ccTLD). This report gives the findings and conclusions of the IANA on its investigation of that request.... Read on for more background:- http://www.iana.org/reports/2002/ke-report-20dec02.html Its important that stakeholders understand why there is concern among certain quarters on this issue. Regards 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 18, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Many thanks to all those who have expressed concern over the above mentioned issue, i would like to invite all of you to submit your contributions to info(a)isoc.or.ke for more information please read http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CCK-sets-standards-for-next-registrar-of…. During the Kenya IGF we will issue a common position as the Internet Society Kenya Chapter, we will relay the same to the Communications Commission of Kenya and the Government of Kenya. We will have a session during the Kenya IGF to discuss the issue and you are all welcomed on 26 July 2013 at Strathmore University Business School. > > Best Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Re: [kictanet] Announcing the Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2013
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

Dear Lister's, We would like to inform you that the Kenya Internet Governance Forum will be held on July 26th 2013 at the Strathmore University Business School. The Kenya Internet Governance Forum brings together stakeholders from the Public , Private Sector , Technical Community and Academia to discuss issues critical to the governance and management of Internet resources locally. The theme of this years meeting will be Vision 2030, Harnessing the Power of the Internet. The forum will be organized by the Internet Society Kenya Chapter with the support of its partners. We would like to invite all stakeholders to participate in the forum. To register please visit the event website http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/, the draft program is available on the website. There are limited places and registration will be on a first come basis. *Background * IGF Mandate Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda: 72. We ask the UN Secretary-General, in an open and inclusive process, to convene, by the second quarter of 2006, a meeting of the new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue—called the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The mandate of the Forum is to: - Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet; - Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body; - Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview; - Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in this regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and technical communities; - Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to accelerate the availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world; - Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing countries; - Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations; - Contribute to capacity building for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise; - Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes; - Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources; - Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and misuse of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users; - Publish its proceedings http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/aboutigf We look forwad to your participation in the event. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Global Internet bodies aim to improve DNS business in Africa
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:41 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Global Internet bodies aim to improve DNS business in Africa To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Global Internet bodies aim to improve DNS business in Africa http://www.itworld.com/internet/365546/global-internet-bodies-aim-improve-d… Regards _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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INVITATION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY ON 23RD JULY 2013
by Alwala, Rachel 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

Dear Listers, Reference is made to our invitation to the launch of the National Broadband Strategy initially planned for 17th July 2013. The Commission, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, appreciates your understanding for the postponement of the launch occasioned by unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. We are glad to inform industry stakeholders that the launch has been re-scheduled to Tuesday, 23rdth July 2013 at a breakfast to be held from 7:00 am - 9.00am at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi. The Ministry and the Commission will be honored to have your presence during the launch that will be officiated by His Excellency, Deputy President, William Ruto. Stakeholders interested in attending the launch are requested to contact Anastasia Makeba on +254 20 4242450 or makeba(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:makeba@cck.go.ke> for confirmation of attendance or any further clarifications. The proposed programme is attached for reference. Your participation in this event will be highly appreciated. Sincerely, FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL Rachel Alwala Manager/Events & External Affairs Communications Commission of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 20 4242000 Fax: +254 20 4451866 Email: alwala(a)cck.go.ke Website: www.cck.go.ke Connect with us: Facebook: CCKKenya Twitter: cck_kenya Disclaimer: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use by the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Additionally, if you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately by a reply e-mail. [cid:image002.gif@01CD294C.94003FB0]

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Project Loon
by Amos Ochieng 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

When a company is full of executives who only ask each other "But why not?" these are the kind of proposals that come up: Google is putting forth an audacious proposal to use baloons to cover the world in Wi-Fi. The balloons will be carried by wind at altitudes twice as high as planes and beam Internet access to the ground at speeds similar to today’s 3G networks or faster. I know this project has been around for couple of months now but I had not read this article<http://www.wired.com/business/2013/06/google_internet_balloons/> . This blew my mind, I had to share. -- Amos Ochieng | Programmes Officer Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) Shalom House - Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi, KENYA Tel: 254 0202379949, Mobile: +254 729355 550 Skype: amos.ochieng, Twitter: @ochiengamos Website: www.kcomnet.org

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CCK sets standards for next registrar of top level domain
by Ali Hussein 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

To whom it may concern at CCK/KeNIC Keeping mum on the issue of what's going on at KeNIC results in headline distortions (like the one above), speculation, suspicion of vested interests, corruption etc. A few days ago when the initial report came out from Rebecca's blog I urged the respective bodies concerned to officially let us know what is happening. We are still waiting. This is a national issue and worthy of your time and comment. I urge you once again to do the right thing and let the community know the way forward. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CCK-sets-standards-for-next-registrar-of… 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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Barred from using Airtel
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

I am sorry to make a public complaint here but I am barred from using my Airtel line reason given is that it has been three months since I loaded airtime via scratchcard. Mark you I have sufficient credit that I bought from Airtel Money. And to think that the same company spam calls me at least once a day and spams my inbox with offers, yet they cannot use the same technology to activate my line? Is there anyone from Airtel here? -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Fw: KENIC set to be wound up
by Walubengo J 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

Not sure if this is true...but I thought only the KENIC AGM can wound up KENIC. Not sure of the Regulator can do this single-handedly... read more... Kenyan regulator looks to decommission domain registrar The country's communications agency is looking to put in place a new registry, but the process is controversial http://www.itworld.com/internet/365167/kenyan-regulator-looks-decommission-… walu.

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CCK set to duel with ICANN over KENIC issues
by Rebecca Wanjiku 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

Here is my take on KENIC, its a long piece that traces the history of KENIC and subsequent relegation in December 2002 http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/07/cck-set-to-duel-with-ianaicann-over-ke-clo… Tel. 254 720 318 925 wanjiku.co.ke

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Cyber-Security - Are we sitting ducks?
by Ali Hussein 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Listers As countries move hostilities online in search of the competitive advantage - socio-economic and national security wise all bets are off. Tactics include setting up a cyber security brigade in the armed forces (China), creating and funding cyber security divisions within the National Intelligence apparatus, outsourcing hacking to hackers etc. Does anyone know what we are doing to ensure we are not sitting ducks? Especially after the fiasco a few months ago when most Kenya government ministry websites were hacked by amateur hackers from Asia.. This article from the New York Times is instructive, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/world/europe/nations-buying-as-hackers-se… 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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Fwd: Washington Post: Web industry officials balk at domain expansion plan
by waudo siganga 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Could be of interest [1]http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/web-industry-officials-b alk-at-domain-expansion-plan/2013/07/14/c69dcda4-ea69-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_ story.html?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer4db6b&utm_ medium=twitter Web industry officials balk at domain expansion plan By [2]Craig Timberg, Published: July 14 A plan to dramatically expand the [3]number of possible Web addresses — by adding more than 1,000 new domains such as “.buy,” “.casino” and “.gay” — could cause widespread disruption to Internet operations, say some industry officials. Efforts to augment existing domains such as “.com” and “.gov” have been underway for several years and are entering a critical new phase as industry officials meet at an international conference that began Sunday in Durban, South Africa. By summer’s end, the new domains could be going live at a pace of 20 or more each week. The plan has touched off a scramble among investors eager to gain control of the virgin Internet real estate, potentially worth billions of dollars in annual licensing fees. But a vocal group of critics is calling the speed and scale of the expansion reckless, given its possible impact on the Internet’s global infrastructure, which relies on interactions among computer networks owned by companies, universities and individual users. Particularly troubling is the possibility of widespread “name collisions” that could happen when domains used by internal corporate computer systems — such as “.corp” or “.home” — get assigned to the Web more broadly. This could cause systems to fail, blocking access to e-mail or other internal programs, and also could open sensitive information to theft, some experts say. “This could affect a million enterprises,” said Danny McPherson, chief security officer for Verisign, which is based in Reston and manages several of the most popular existing domains. “It could absolutely break things.” McPherson and other security experts say the nonprofit group that oversees the designation of Web addresses, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (usually known by its acronym, [4]ICANN), has not done enough study on the impact of the new domain names and does not have procedures in place to respond quickly if systems malfunction. Among those posing risk could be domains such as “.med” or “.center” that might be critical to the functioning of medical systems or emergency-response networks. Similar concerns have been expressed by the Association of National Advertisers, which represents hundreds of major companies, and the Internet commerce site PayPal, which issued a letter in March saying, “The potential for malicious abuse is extraordinary, [and] the incidental damage will be large even in the absence of malicious intent.” Defenders of the plan have called such fears overblown, arguing that the potential problems have been long understood and will be resolved before new domains are approved. Because the new domains will be released gradually, over the course of months, there will be time to manage problems as they arise, said Jeffrey Moss, chief security officer for ICANN. “It’s not like it’s a runaway train without recourse,” Moss said. “We’re not going to do anything that harms the security or stability of the Internet.” [5]U.S. officials who oversee Web security issues through the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration expressed confidence in the management of the domain program, issuing a statement saying, “We would expect these issues to be discussed and resolved within the ICANN multistakeholder process.” Whoever wins control of the new domains will be allowed to sell licensing rights for the resulting new Web addresses, typically for annual fees, with a portion going to fund ICANN, which is based in Southern California. Just bidding for a domain costs $185,000. [6]Donuts Inc., an investment group that made the largest number of bids, with 307, said Verisign’s criticism of the process for launching the new domains was a result of self-interest. The company controls the popular “.com” and “.net” domains — giving it a degree of market power that could be diluted if new ones gain widespread acceptance. “ICANN was created in large part to break Verisign’s monopoly over domain names,” Donuts spokesman Mason Cole said in a statement. “Now that the organization is on the verge of achieving that goal, it’s not surprising that Verisign is uncomfortable.” Verisign officials say they support the program for adding new domains but believe the rollout should proceed more cautiously than currently planned. The stakes are high in an era when a large and growing share of the world’s economic activity happens over the Internet. Even traditional brick-and-mortar businesses use online systems to communicate, manage inventories and interact with customers. Many also count on the security of networked computer systems to protect lucrative intellectual property and other valuable strategic information. Moss, the ICANN security chief, acknowledged that some internal corporate systems will malfunction as new domains are created, and he said it would be the responsibility of company officials to resolve these problems. “We want everything to work, and we’re going to try to make everything work, but we can’t control everybody’s networks on the planet,” he said. Moss said the number of domains likely to cause problems is a “really, really small number.” But critics have said it is irresponsible for ICANN to approve new domains before it knows the extent of the problems they would create and has plans in place to fix them. The cost of repairing systems — or the loss of security — would be borne by private companies that in most cases have little to gain from the hundreds of new Internet domains. In addition to expressing such security concerns, corporate leaders have been complaining that the sheer number of new domains will cause a sharp rise in fraud and abuse as criminals buy up Web addresses intended to deceive consumers. Already, many companies are attempting to defend against this by acquiring many different Web addresses that include their corporate names. But that will become far more difficult, they say, with hundreds of new domains, including “.corp,” “.inc” and “.sucks.” “If everything ran perfectly, this would extraordinarily transform the Internet,” said Dan Jaffe, executive vice president of the Association of National Advertisers. “There is every reason to believe that, as of now, there could be serious problems.” References 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/web-industry-officials-ba… 2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/craig-timberg/2011/05/17/AFM2rbAH_page.html 3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/donuts-incs-major-play-fo… 4. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/icann-set-to-release-list… 5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR201102280… 6. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/donuts-inc-and-its-domain-duel/2012/…

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Regulator allows telcos to join fund after 3-year tussle
by Grace Githaiga 12 Jul '13

12 Jul '13

IN SUMMARYCommunications Commission of Kenya (CCK) said it had expanded the membership of the Universal Service Advisory Council (USAC) to nine from six to include representatives of the telcos, broadcasters and postal operators.The move ends a three-year standoff that had stalled the fund, which was to receive 0.5 per cent of revenues from firms regulated by the CCK like Nation Media, Safaricom and Postal Corporation of Kenya. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Regulator-allows-telcos-t…

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Laptops4Schools
by robert yawe 12 Jul '13

12 Jul '13

Hi, As many of you are aware yesterday KICTANET held a forum at Strathmore to come up with a position paper on the Class 1 Laptop project that will be rolling out in January 2014. We had a number of very enlightening position papers but most important was a presentation by the Ministry of Education on the project. Your core team will be compiling the final report which will be presented on behalf of KICTANET to the relevant government and parliamentary groups on the 19th of July 2013. 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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KIC (Amendement) Bill - Communications during emergency
by Edith Adera 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

Listers, I managed to catch the tail end of the stakeholder deliberations today, and wonder if I'm the only one uncomfortable with this section below in the Kenya Information and Communication Bill? Am I unduly concerned or others feel the same? Worth debating? Concerned Edith =============== 102B. (1) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency under Article 58 of the Constitution, the Authority may give a direction to any communications service provider that their entitlement to provide communication services has either been: (a) suspended, either generally or in relation to specific services, networks or facilities ; or (b) restricted or modified with respect to the provisions given in the direction. (2) The restriction or modification under subsection (1) (b) of this section may include- (a) provisions for the taking, removal, addition, construction, control or the usage for purposes of mitigating public emergencies or disasters of, all or any such communication system, equipment or services under this Act; and (b) provisions for the stopping, delaying and censoring of messages and broadcasts and the carrying out of any other purposes which the Authority thinks necessary to facilitate the direction given. (3) A direction under this section shall apply only for the duration of the state of emergency

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As the Snowden privacy debate rages...We must find some humor in it..
by Ali Hussein 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

Listers Once in a while we must laugh.. Enjoy *Ali Hussein* *CEO, 3mice interactive media ltd* *Partner, Telemedia Africa Ltd * Tel: +254713601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com <https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=08835256869445742222&emi…> <https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=08835256869445742222&emi…>

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Looking for teaching aids dvds for lower primary school
by Barrack Otieno 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

Anyone with an idea where in can buy Maths English and vocational skills. Does cyberschools stock this? Needed urgently

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FYI - KPA PRESS RELEASE ON LAPTOP STANDARD ONE CHILD PROGRAMME
by Matunda Nyanchama 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

FYI -------------------------- July 8th, 2013 PRESS RELEASE ON LAPTOP STANDARD ONE CHILD PROGRAMME RE: ONE LAPTOP PER-STANDARD ONE CHILD PROGRAMME We in the publishing industry in Kenya recognise our central role as key players in the production of educational materials – such as digital content, text books and other related teaching aids – for use in all schools in the delivery and implementation of the requisite school curriculum. We further recognise and appreciate the role of the Ministry of Education – and its specialised arms like the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) – in policy formulation and provision of the supportive legislation framework aimed at enhancing Public-Private partnership in the administration and service of the education sector. Kenya Publishers Association (KPA), is a reliable partner in education. More importantly, we are always prepared to make the necessary sacrifices and investment enhancements in terms of finance, time, personnel and technology in order to assist the government deliver on its mandate in the education sector. This, we have done many times even at the shortest of time. In this regard, KPA suggest for the successful implementation of the Government’s one laptop per-child project from January 2014 in all Kenyan public schools a number of recommendations with the mutual aim of ensuring successful implementation of the project and surmounting the challenges experienced in other countries that have attempted to implement a similar programme: 1. TEACHERTRAINING For the laptop project to be successful there will be need for teacher training on how to use the devices. Publishers are ready and willing to use our pool of industry expertise to collaborate with the MoE to offer the requisite teacher training – as they have done over the years by conducting teachers’ seminars and workshop on effective ways of using the Instructional Materials we publish in curriculum implementation. 2. WHAT GADGET WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROGRAMME? The gadget that the MoE purchases has to take into consideration various factors such as: a) Effectiveness to user; b) Ease of local availability c) Price affordability d) Training availability e) Simplicity of software update f) Convenience of infrastructural factors like power g) Ragged enough for the level of student using it (durability) h) Affordability of software being used i) Internet-enabled? j) CD Rom-compatibility k) Flash disc applicability, etc All these factors and more need to be considered. KPA suggests that the MoE carefully considers the basic two factors below: · Policy: MOE policy should guide on the gadget to be used. · Procurement:Purchasing and sustainability of the programme. Publishers’ content would greatly determine what gadget the MoE would purchase. 3. PILOTING The MoE needs to sufficiently prepare and pretest with a pilot project and if a pilot test has been done KPA would appreciate to see the outcome to find ways that it can serve the MoE laptop project better. KPA is ready to be part of the testing and piloting if none has been done in the spirit of public-private partnership. 4. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS The most vibrant education systems that deliver results have one common element: a strong public-private sector alliance that allows the private sector to invest in education services and products (including text books, reference materials, digital and educational solutions in general) and leaves the government to play the facilitative role of policy formulation and crafting of the enabling legislative framework. The government should not waste time and resources in areas where the private sector can make the greatest contribution. For the laptop programme to be effective it has to be wholly inclusive and relevant personnel in both Ministries of Education and ICT should be ready to be engaged and share information with publishers and other stakeholders; for the best way forward. Publishers contribute about 98% of all curriculum support materials that are used in our education institutions today. As we speak, KPA members have sufficient digital curriculum support materials, adequate for the roll out of the lap top project. However, we believe that the government would have been better advised to roll out a more structured and all inclusive ICT platform in primary and secondary schools, probably at the same or cheaper cost. Never the less, we are ready to support the MOE in provision of relevant, vetted digital content. 5. KICD ROLE IN PUBLISHING: There has been several mentions of KICD providing digital content. We have held several meetings with the KICD director who has assured us that KICD has no interest or will to publish digital content for the laptop project. We have also been assured by the Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kaimenyi that digital content will be provided by the publishers. KPA recommends that the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) should limit its operations to its mandate of Curriculum Design; Curriculum Review; Publication of Curriculum Materials like the syllabi; Vetting and Approval of Instructional Materials to be used in schools. The function of the KICD as a provider of ancillary information must be clearly delinked from mainstream publishing of curriculum support materials, may they be print or digital. 6. CAPITATIONS: KPA recommends to the MoE a review of the current text book capitation so that the digital content for the lap top programme is not absorbed in the text book capitation. KPA recommends a different capitation for the digital content. Emphasis though should be laid on the fact that the digital content will act as supplementary material for the text books; and not an outright replacement of the text books. We also recommend speedy creation of ICT infrastructure within the country to enable effective implementation of this project. Publishers look forward to working with all stakeholders to achieve our mutual goal of producing ICT savvy citizens who will operationalize vision 2030 and drive this country to its destination of middle-level industrialization by the year 2030. Finally we are asking for a speedy solution to the current stalemate between TSC and KNUT. The effects of this strike on the ground are grave. The public school students may not be able to finish the curriculum as set, which will translate to widening the gap and the in equality between private schools and public schools performance in national examinations. We hope that this issue will be amicably resolved in the shortest of time. Yours Sincerely LAWRENCE NJAGI CHAIRMAN KENYA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! 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Fwd: Network operators will make USD 6.9 billion from undelivered text messages in 2013
by Ali Hussein 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

> Ever wondered whether you actually sent that SMS? Or someone is just being rude and not responding to your messages? > > According to new research Telcos worldwide probably pocket $6.9b in undelivered SMSs. > > Read on:- > > http://www.telecomsmarketresearch.com/blog/?p=631 > > 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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News letter: DotConnectAfrica TedBits,The Kenya Issue
by Gideon 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

News letter: DotConnectAfrica TedBits, The Kenya Issue<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/111229038909…>. Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/111229038909… Best Wishes, Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Why government ICT projects fail
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

Research shows that globally, up to three quarters (75 per cent ) of ICT projects end up in failure. Indeed the bigger the project the more spectacular is the failure.Kenya has had its share of this failure and it is prudent to investigate the typical reasons behind failing ICT projects.Corruption – not surprising – is the leading cause of ICT project failure in Kenya.http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Why-government-ICT-projects-fail/-/634/1908576/-/view/asBlogPost/-/qebc6rz/-/index.html

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