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Where is Posta?
by robert yawe 17 May '13

17 May '13

If DHL can see opportunity in the local parcel business why not Posta? Regards PS. This agent is situated at Mugoya Shopping Center in South C Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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FW: e-invite to Table for two
by Edith Adera 16 May '13

16 May '13

Listers, You're all invited to "Table for Two" - see attached invite. Excellent concept run by youth to support the needy in society. Come support the youth to make a difference. Indeed, Kenyans are very innovative. You just need to unlock potential. Edith

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Participate in DOT’s virtual youth Unconference!
by Edith Adera 16 May '13

16 May '13

Listers, Participate in DOT’s virtual youth Unconference! DOT is hosting a youth-led DOT Youth & Learning Unconference this week in Nairobi, Kenya at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre. We would like to invite you to join us virtually on Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 as young people from throughout East Africa converge on Nairobi to engage with representatives from the public, private, financial, and academic sectors to discuss issues such as employment, entrepreneurship, gender, technology, and the digital divide. Many of the Unconference sessions will be streamed live at http://dotrust.org/unconference, and viewers will be able to participate in the discussions online and engage with attendees in Nairobi real-time. Virtual sessions include symposiums on ICT and Digital Literacy, Gender, as well as Youth & Change, in which young people from Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania will share their experiences and facilitate discussions with stakeholders, virtual participants, and scholars. Virtual Sessions: Opening Plenary – join live on Thursday May 16 at 9:00AM East Africa Time/2:00AM EST: http://j.mp/12zADF3 Introduction to the DOT Unconference – join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:30AM East Africa Time/3:30AM EST: http://j.mp/10G5XA7 Panel Discussion with Invited Scholars – join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:40AM East Africa Time/3:40AM EST: http://j.mp/17tcTI8 ICT and Digital Literacy Symposium – join live on Thursday May 16 at 1:30PM East Africa Time/6:30AM EST: http://j.mp/19rj3VS Gender Symposium – join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/13kaatT Youth Interview Panel – join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/18K3tXI Youth and Change Symposium – join live on Friday May 17 at 10:45AM East Africa Time/3:45AM EST: http://j.mp/10xMNLI Closing Plenary – including Peka Kucha presentations, discussion panel, and interview panel – join live on Friday May 17 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/YUYhyA Follow the Unconference on Twitter: #DOTUnconf<https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23DOTUnconf> Digital Opportunity Trust on Twitter: @DigitalOppTrust<https://twitter.com/digitalopptrust>

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FW: Connected Kenya 2013 Summit: Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards
by Esther Muchiri 15 May '13

15 May '13

Listers - apologies for cross-posting. Innovators - please take advantage of this. <http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1113412947778.0.1102964298642.4175&ts=S0902&r=3 &o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif> Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards <http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs130/1102964298642/img/366.png> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEjW9IW9z_oQ6miOXedheA2kvQ8P8h5B78m 4U-d7PmtN46GCnthFt-2R2VKoQgT9FQdFBEIjHKV08SJ9qJ3gqb6nHo-W4YoqDRwtd24_k55FrEi X5hKLSmWY4FhweSbuHV-1nUayai_nn-HbnQD9a_6f30IJOSRcxdwAq_XsKNEgnRMypwkf4zAfQJQ BYryfwEryN2vQYIuXcMUo8vLJkPhaF4Msc_0TsLBoJ-_EnhA5grmYYAzumPaCt1dRPOjuFk1QGDv -4oYHEgJu2oMZlLPEoPjfbfvPxwTonQvL8g1oL44hiY9D6p_RtxQ54GSzz6TnwLDPlvpUNOAHsrK jGFL> www.ict.go.ke May 2013 Dear Esther Connected Kenya 2013: Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards <http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs085/1102964298642/img/262.png> The Innovation Awards at the Connected Kenya Summit have continuously provided a platform to showcase Kenyan companies that are contributing to improving productivity and efficiency in the country through ICT innovation. The Innovation Pavilion and Awards will this year be sponsored by Google. In addition to the awards, this year will include an innovation pavilion where innovators can exhibit their creative and life changing innovations. The selected finalists will both exhibit and receive an award from Google during the Connected Kenya Summit 2013. NOTE: Only complete applications will be considered. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEl4WGwNXFVBRmZC-TMrHJ67ALBtUkw7REr J9HD2T_Qx-zKDiNOuE3ksFxZ630mtThVoocPtwYqH400PlU51xYF9Yb4z4iJM3nRfJS6Z_trT_v1 is_3pjeAWAD5zDPtHiq4aXHHqeuc-WOzHqi5BygFeluzfXqv-Bm5M6vJfyv_XLe_E_ZrdZI5_G3U B3t-rKx9wsEZlXnuRJ3l2uX1A0zjsGkXhOViFUxipMJHlHMB3YaR3u02OEj_eDwdht1pspGpUipB PGGnihCUIHp5jjyq66DzRlef_14zixKTZNuvGXnGBhNAmNz8BzRQcuwbSoQdj2J6ju1qbiNZw_1D sg8DtpqSJxybz3M=> Click here for more information Submission deadline 19 May 2013 Quick Links <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEl4WGwNXFVBRmZC-TMrHJ67ALBtUkw7REr J9HD2T_Qx-zKDiNOuE3ksFxZ630mtThVoocPtwYqH400PlU51xYF9Yb4z4iJM3nRfJS6Z_trT_v1 is_3pjeAWAD5zDPtHiq4aXHHqeuc-WOzHqi5BygFeluzfXqv-Bm5M6vJfyv_XLe_E_ZrdZI5_G3U B3t-rKx9wsEZlXnuRJ3l2uX1A0zjsGkXhOViFUxipMJHlHMB3YaR3u02OEj_eDwdht1pspGpUipB PGGnihCUIHp5jjyq66DzRlef_14zixKTZNuvGXnGBhNAmNz8BzRQcuwbSoQdj2J6ju1qbiNZw_1D sg8DtpqSJxybz3M=> Register for Connected Kenya Summit 2013 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEAuzRUKKO7x5pYExad-G_klxZ_E7EkIx6l mPebqYiYGhzwKcyg5ucY3KnjV3aagDpXc35P_WcWbtVx_sDcvQZ7ORsIW0luiYnc5IH93ipTb7Dn yUHumsZFRkSRKaN7jM3P4VlD-u47d6NOctTL4cHwkd6Era68eUzbykJE_7v8U3L7Bnn-DcPcLzTT 9P_o_oPK5A94zwQhzJGC555zA8NoJreTOl0wSqo8_7b5vGXgPxFmwa3klhXK_HLUtIkOg5TlCvz7 LSSoUDfOwWg3PiRAD9pL-TRGCPAsR3e_A_hjx_6Isry_Kug8-2006GfMh1eJGHL56TarnzNglCUs 4duH> Submit Innovation Application <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEjW9IW9z_oQ6miOXedheA2kvQ8P8h5B78m 4U-d7PmtN46GCnthFt-2R2VKoQgT9FQdFBEIjHKV08SJ9qJ3gqb6nHo-W4YoqDRwtd24_k55FrEi X5hKLSmWY4FhweSbuHV-1nUayai_nn-HbnQD9a_6f30IJOSRcxdwAq_XsKNEgnRMypwkf4zAfQJQ BYryfwEryN2vQYIuXcMUo8vLJkPhaF4Msc_0TsLBoJ-_EnhA5grmYYAzumPaCt1dRPOjuFk1QGDv -4oYHEgJu2oMZlLPEoPjfbfvPxwTonQvL8g1oL44hiY9D6p_RtxQ54GSzz6TnwLDPlvpUNOAHsrK jGFL> More On Us Stay connected! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVHN2GeB-UdeS3r2t0QNm0YfFmGShMLhTL1u DmkGEfr5JPEYtgeCUtLi2qpFzM3OBM3BiNuS1ThAWWaMYcziPWrp5RT6ENS048-UzxGVXrwWmnZv YH9rQ1Up> Follow us on Twitter @KenyaICTBoard <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVF5NN3ViGNvPHUExt-AaOzFGLz7JI1YREyW aOa1YbSulzJHPVvSeXYWuUYWL8kynChXi0nH3No9wakdgYiYB6xiulAfN8NFy6BMjFP5YUusAWyX VlJOS8W1DuZ10lLohrY=> Find us on Facebook facebook.com/KenyaICTBoard <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVFVz4QWD11GlA-kS_Xo-ZpxZRqbbfKMJpdA HLjLjB6ubS_12doRoF3yS8SEjpDKzoGb3H4hAaHNdgZ8Y8Ew1CSRQDUXMO3_xwhrk1TzVJHyemLp QPNLQEQviy0A1U01qZk=> View our videos on YouTube youtube.com/KenyaICTBoard <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=uvco&cc=TEM_News_245> This email was sent to emuchiri(a)andestbites.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> T | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp> . Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Fund for Internet Research Education (FIRE) Awards
by Paul M 15 May '13

15 May '13

AFRINIC is running an initiative that aims to encourage innovation in the African continent. More details can be found on http://fireafrica.org The deadline for submission on 31st May 2013. Here are the details of the Awards: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> Due to immense interest in the FIRE Programme Awards 2013, we are extending the deadline, again. We don’t want you to miss out, so here is your last opportunity to apply for the awards. >> >> The deadline for submission is now 31 May 2013! That gives you more than a month to apply. So get ready, and start applying. >> >> To join the select group of FIRE winners, you must apply for the 2013 Awards. The winner gets US$ 3,000. >> >> The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) is an initiative of AFRINIC, the regional Internet registry for Africa that aims to encourage innovation and find creative, accessible and acceptable solutions to Africa’s ICT challenges. >> >> Applications are open from 15 March 2013 to 31 May 2013. >> >> The FIRE Award will be given to initiatives “already completed or in their final implementation phase” and aligned to the funding categories and eligibility criteria 2013. There will be one winner for each category. >> >> Categories for 2013: >> >> Innovation on access provision: ICT access is a common issue in the African region, especially for services that require broadband connectivity. Innovative solutions offering low cost deployment, low power consumption and low maintenance that expanded fixed and mobile access to the Internet through new forms of technical and organisational arrangements as well as improved the quality of access based on issues of accessibility, disability and linguistic diversity. >> >> E-Development: The development, deployment and enhancement of content, applications and solutions to support timely and relevant information dissemination on a large scale using a range of network infrastructures through a variety of devices. >> >> Freedom of expression: Initiatives related to freedom of expression, freedom of association, privacy, security, consumer’s rights, new forms of intellectual property in the digital environment, and a wider range of issues related to Internet and human rights. >> >> In addition to the above categories, there will be a Community Choice Award category for the best social media campaign. The winner will be a project receiving the most number of votes from the community. >> >> For more information on the Award and application process, please contact: >> >> Vymala Thuron, fireprogram(a)afrinic.net and visit our website: www.fireafrica.org >> >> Visit our website: http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/903-fire-awards-deadline-extended-du… >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> [Version française] >> >> L’Award FIRE 2013 >> >> Chers Collègues, >> >> Vu l'intérêt suscitée par le Award du Programme FIRE 2013, AFRINIC a le plaisir de vous informer que la période de dépôt des candidatures est prolongée. >> >> Nous souhaiterions vous donner l'opportunité de remporter ce prestigieux prix, la date de soumission de vos projets est maintenant fixée au 31 mai 2013. >> >> Vous avez maintenant l'opportunite de soumettre votre candidature jusqu'au 31 mai 2013. N'attendez plus ! >> >> Vous contribuez à l’innovation des TIC en Afrique à travers vos projets? AFRINIC invite les organisations à soumettre des projets afin qu’ils soient considérés pour un Award de $ 3000. Rejoignez le groupe sélect des gagnants de l’Award FIRE maintenant. >> >> Les applications sont prolongées au 31 mai 2013. >> >> Les projets devront être déjà complétés ou en phase terminale, en ligne avec les catégories et critères d’éligibilités 2013. Un gagnant sera designe pour chaque categorie >> >> Catégories 2013: >> >> Innovation en matière d’accès: La problématique en matière d’accès est pertinente pour la région africaine plus spécifiquement pour la connectivite à haut débit. Des solutions peu coûteuses, à faible consommation énergétique et d’entretien facile sont requises afin d’étendre l’accès fixe et mobile à travers la mise en place de nouveaux dispositifs techniques et organisationnels ainsi qu’une amélioration de la qualité d’accès axée sur l’accessibilité, les difficultés d’accès et la diversité linguistique. >> >> E-Développement: Le développement, le déploiement et l’amélioration des contenus, d’applications et de solutions pour soutenir une diffusion opportune et pertinente de l’information à grande échelle à travers une large gamme d’infrastructures de réseaux et une variété de dispositifs. >> >> Liberté d’expression: Les initiatives liées à la liberté d’expression, à l’association, à la protection de la vie privée, à la sécurité, aux droits des consommateurs, aux nouvelles formes de propriété intellectuelle dans la sphère numérique ainsi qu’à un plus large éventail de questions liées à Internet et aux droits de la personne. >> >> De plus, un prix spécial est alloué à la meilleure campagne destinée aux réseaux sociaux suite à la sélection des gagnants par catégorie. Le gagnant sera celui qui recevra un maximum de votes de la communauté. >> >> Pour des renseignements additionnels veuillez contacter: >> >> Vymala Thuron, fireprogram(a)afrinic.net et visitez notre site web www.fireafrica.org >> >> Visitez notre site web: http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/903-fire-awards-deadline-extended-du… >> >> Regards/Cordialement,

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WTPF
by Alice Munyua 15 May '13

15 May '13

A good overview of the first day of the 5th ITU World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) currently taking place in Geneva. Focus is on Internet-related public policy issues. http://www.linguasynaptica.com/wtpf-13/ Best Alice

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KIGF: 3rd Working Group Meeting
by Paul M 15 May '13

15 May '13

Dear Members, I apologise for this short notice. You are invited for the 3rd Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) working group meeting, which will be held this Friday 17th May from 5:30-7:00pm at Pete's Coffee Ground Floor, Bishop Magua Centre. The main agenda will to be discuss sponsorship opportunities for the event. See you this Friday! Kindest Regards, Paul Muchene

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International Space Station Goes Open Source, Dumps Windows XP for Debian Linux
by Evans Ikua 15 May '13

15 May '13

*Linux operating system is expected to improve security, stability* Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT <http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/MSFT>) Windows XP is among the company's most beloved products. Generally lauded for its stability, compatibility, and security since Service Pack 3 rolled out, the aging operating system has still been hanging around<http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+7+Passes+Windows+XP+in+Just+Two+Years+to+B…> in many enterprise deployments -- including the International Space Station (ISS). But the ISS and others have found out the hard way of late that slower patching and a phase-out of support<http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Once+Again+Tells+Businesses+That+the+Par…> have left the once unbeatable OS a major security risk. Read more here.<http://www.dailytech.com/International%20Space%20Station%20Goes%20Open%20So…> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,*

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New role for ICANN's GAC?
by Alice Munyua 15 May '13

15 May '13

Should governments develop National regulations rather than lobbying within multistakeholder processes like ICANNs? Best Alice http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130514_icann_and_gac_a_new_role_needed/ Syracuse University professor Milton Mueller published a blog <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/05/13/will-the-gac-go-away-if-the-bo…> under the title "Will the GAC go away if the Board doesn't follow its advice?". Having been to a number of (very limited) ICANN meetings on behalf of law enforcement cooperation, I would like to share a few --- probably thought provoking --- observations. The GAC should not leave ICANN but it may be more efficient if it's role changed and it's efforts were aimed at a different form of output. *Governments and direct influence* I know that I should explain here what ICANN and the GAC is, but this article is only of interest if you already have some background. Over the past few years the role of the GAC, Government Advisory Board, within ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, seems to have changed. Having started as an advisory board, giving an advice to the ICANN board, which can be ignored or only taken to heed in parts, GAC operates more forceful. From advice to orders it seems. As ICANN is multi stakeholder all the way and, as most internet related organs work, bottom up and through consensus only. Perhaps the most stifling form of democracy, but democracy it is. Show up or participate remotely and your voice is heard. In this environment governments are seeking attention for their needs and concerns over the internet. Shouldn't they ask themselves: Is this the correct place to have direct influence? *Why are governments concerned?* The internet as we know it was created outside the view and influence of governments and by the time of the commercial boom, let's say, since 1998, most western countries had liberalised the telecommunication markets. If anything was regulated it was the old telephony and access fees, not the internet. With the rise of commercial opportunities also other opportunities arose for criminal actors, hacktivists, activists, free speech advocates, state actors, etc. The results of these opportunities concern governments (of all sorts, for different reasons) as all sorts of national interest from public safety to economic are at stake. By the time governments seriously started to look around for enforcement matters and regulations they faced a global challenge. Hence the drive to have more say on internet related policy discussions. Hence more interest in ICANN, ITU, IGF, etc., but mostly ICANN it seems. But again is ICANN the right places to have direct influence? *GAC and ICANN* What also surprises me, is that governments put all this effort into ICANN. In the end this organisation handles only one aspect of what makes the internet work. Is this because it is the best organised one? There are so much more topics and equally important ones, where there seems less involvement. The RIRs, technical internet bodies, CERT meetings, etc., are less government attended. So again is ICANN the right place to have influence? *National laws* If a government wants real influence it has to write law that is binding within its own country. It would be advisable that (several) governments coordinate on laws and regulations, e.g. the E.U., perhaps even beyond. The three times a year GAC meeting could be great for coordination. Why go national? The internet is only as stateless as the first cable coming on/into land somewhere. Everything behind that is within a nation state. This is where influence starts or could start should a government wish to have influence. Let's say that a government wants a ruling on: 1) a validation of (a domain name registration by) registrars and registries and resellers. It can lobby with ICANN and hope for self-regulation or it can write it in the national law; 2) abused IP addresses revocation. It can lobby with the RIRs (Regional Internet Registries) or write a regulation into national law; 3) revocation of abused domain names? Idem; 4) National organisations implementing best practices developed at the IETF, it can lobby there or oblige national organisations, e.g. ISPs, to respond and implement within six months through national law; 5) etc., etc., etc. A national regulation, whether directly enforced or through mandatory self-regulation, would be much more effective from a government's perspective than lobbying within multi-stakeholder groups and hope for the best. Does this mean governments have to leave these groups? *A new role* I'm not claiming that governments should leave ICANN. I'm not even propagating regulatory regimes here. To the contrary, but I do think the present effort could be bettered. Governments should use ICANN meetings, and all others around the internet, to understand which topics are important, what issues are at stake, inform themselves as good as possible from all sides by asking all the right questions and to have a true understand of it all. From this understanding they can build their policies, using all that acquired information. Policy that on the one hand aids the development of the internet and the economy while on the other assists in making it more secure. There is a fine line to walk here, but a line governments need to walk to be most effective on both sides. And, without the aid of industry it will never come about. *Conclusion* So, governments, lay down your ears and give your advice, but then go home and act on it in the best way possible. Preferably coordinated. * *

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Universal Access Fund
by Ali Hussein 15 May '13

15 May '13

Listers Now that the Board of the Universal Access Fund has been constituted and has probably had time to meet and strategize on way forward, it would be good to see the plans put forward. This way the ICT Community can be able to feed into it and play our part in sambazing (spread) ICT Services across the counties. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] KIGF 2013: Call for Topics
by meshack emakunat 14 May '13

14 May '13

Sorry but e-agriculture strategies and if they exist what are the contribution to the economic development and growth. ------------------------------ On Fri, May 10, 2013 12:05 AM PDT meshack emakunat wrote: > > > >If we can look at e-agriculture and its contribution to the economic growth and development then those in agribusiness field will benefit alot > >------------------------------ >On Thu, May 9, 2013 6:42 PM PDT Ali Hussein wrote: > >>Paul >> >>May be a good idea to start discussing the ideal regulatory environment for Ecommerce. >> >>Ali Hussein >>CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd >>Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd >> >>+254 713 601113 >> >>"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb >> >>Sent from my iPad >> >>On May 10, 2013, at 4:03 AM, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think you can add devolution to the list, though it can be a cross-cutting issue across some of what's on the list already. >> >> We could look at the role of ICT - in facilitating citizen participation in governance; enhancing service delivery; business opportunities - are companies/professionals/public ready to engage? >> >> Victor >> >> Victor Kapiyo, LL.B >> >> ==================================================== >> “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar >> >> >> On 6 May 2013 10:53, Paul M <paulitrix(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> As we resolved during the last Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF), the Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC KE) will be convening this year's KIGF. ISOC KE formed a working group to coordinate the planning and logistics of the same. The working group has slated the KIGF to be on the 26th July 2013 at the Strathmore University Business School. >> >> The working group sat for two meetings and identified Internet Governance issues pertinent to the Internet and ICT sector in Kenya. These issues are not exhaustive and we therefore invite input from the public to propose topics of interest to be discussed at the KIGF. The topics can be drawn from the main IGF themes or any issues that are of interest to Kenyans. >> >> Some of the topical areas proposed by the working group are: >> Electronic Voting >> CyberSecurity >> Social Media: >> Digital Migration >> Legal Issues: Intellectual Property Rights, Data protection bill, >> E-commerce >> E-governance >> ICT and Education >> Connectivity Strategies: Emphasis in connecting the Counties >> Universal Access: Universal Access Fund >> Smart Cities: Konza as a case study >> WCIT: Taking stock >> >> Please send your suggestions by replying to this email on or before Monday 13th May. >> >> >> Looking forward to your contributions. >> >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Paul Muchene >> Chair, KIGF Working Group >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > >_______________________________________________ >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/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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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, 12-13 July 2013
by Barrack Otieno 14 May '13

14 May '13

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:28 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, 12-13 July 2013 To: chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, 12-13 July 2013 Co-organized by the Internet Society, AfTLD, and ICANN Forum will bring together registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration [Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland, 13 May 2013] – The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum will be held on 12 - 13 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The event aims to establish a platform for the DNS community across Africa and to advance the domain name industry and domain name registrations on the continent. Over the years, the Internet Society, AfTLD, and ICANN have supported the continued development and growth of Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) in Africa through capacity building and technical support. Despite the support, the growth and sustainability of African ccTLDs and adoption of new technologies remains very low as compared to other regions of the world. To identify the bottlenecks that are keeping the industry from growing and the actions that can catalyze its growth, the three organizations determined the need for a forum to discuss these regional DNS issues. The DNS Forum will foster cross-border collaboration between registries, registrars, registrants, DNS experts, Government representatives, and policy makers. Topics covered during the 1 ½ day event include trends, opportunities, and challenges of the DNS industry; strategies for registries and registrars; legal issues with cross-border domain registrations; ways Governments can support domain name growth; and benefits of standardizing accreditation to attract more cross-border registrars and registrations. “The Internet Society’s African Regional Bureau has been working to strengthen the ccTLDs in Africa by improving sustainability, encouraging the implementation of automation solutions at ccTLDs, and promoting the use of technology such as DNSSEC at registries,” said Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa. “We are pleased to join together with AfTLD and ICANN to host this multi-stakeholder forum where participants can share experiences, gain new insights, and establish new business relationships with organizations from within and outside the continent. Such a forum is important to bring growth in the African domain name industry.” Pierre S. Dandjinou, ICANN Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Africa, commented, “ICANN is partnering with other players in the region to implement its Africa strategy, which was developed in 2012 by the African community. Thus, this DNS Forum in Durban, as a partnership between AfTLD and the Internet Society and as a pre-conference event to the ICANN meeting, is another milestone that builds on the MIGworks event in Addis in March 2013, which sought to pave the way for the development of the DNS industry in Africa and to empower the African community for an increased accreditation of registrars from the continent. I believe the new gTLD program will help grow this industry on a global and regional level, and we hope that African business players can be part of this growing industry as much as they can. ICANN will present in this event several programs to support and incubate new business players in Africa to benefit out of the growing potential in this continent.” “By working with and building on our partnerships in running the DNS Forum, AfTLD’s objective is to build on our thriving capacity building activities for ccTLDs in Africa so as to improve the DNS in Africa and the sustainability of ccTLDs,” said Dr. Paulos Nyirenda, President of AfTLD. “The DNS Forum will present a great opportunity for players in the domain industry to learn and to foster new and established relationships, including those among ccTLDs, registries, registrars, operators, policy makers and end users.” For more information and to register for the Africa DNS Forum, visit: http://aftld.org/afdnsforum -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Open Data in Kenya
by Phares Kariuki 13 May '13

13 May '13

Probably the best thing to happen to the movement… Solves the problem of government (and it's agencies) intransigence. Attached... -- Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 720 406 093 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | B: http://www.kaboro.com/ |

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Fwd: Preparing for a CISA Certifcation Exam? Visit us today
by Tomslin Samme-Nlar 13 May '13

13 May '13

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FBI's Latest Proposal for a Wiretap-Ready Internet Should Be Trashed
by Ali Hussein 13 May '13

13 May '13

Listers Threat to Internet freedoms and security? This article alleges that the FBI's latest attempts to Institutionalize wire tapping on online services will ultimately compromise a whole online ecosystem (especially cloud services) making it less attractive and potentially more vulnerable to hackers. I'm curious as to what extent these proposals by the FBI mirror our own security apparatus' ability to wiretap and snoop on our online activities or whether these have already been legislated and implemented. http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/05/the-fbis-plan-for-a-wiretap-ready-inte… Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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US and OpenData vs Kenyan Situation
by Walubengo J 11 May '13

11 May '13

Just wondering, In the likely departure of both PS Ndemo and CEO Paul Kukubo, I wonder how much TTL (time to live) there is for our https://opendata.go.ke/ initiative. Contrast below: ~~~~ Today, as he heads to Austin, Texas, for a Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing historic steps to make government-held data more accessible to the public and to entrepreneurs and others as fuel for innovation and economic growth. The Executive Order declares that information is a valuable resource and strategic asset for the Nation. We couldn’t agree more. http://wh.gov/J5tb ~~~~ walu.

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Is an online sales tax good for eCommerce? What are the regulatory environments for eCommerce in Africa?
by Ali Hussein 10 May '13

10 May '13

Listers As the US and Europe debate and implement an online sales tax Africa lacks behind in defining the regulatory environment. What are African Governments in general and Kenya in particular doing to ensure that eCommerce isn't throttled at this early stage? Does anyone have any idea? http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/298165-house-chairman-a… Regards* * *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 Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Sophisticated computer experts steal millions from A.T.M.'s
by Alice Munyua 10 May '13

10 May '13

In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in A.T.M. Scheme in a brazen 21st century version of a bank heist. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/eight-charged-in-45-million-glob…

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More comments on the GAC Beijing Communique
by Alice Munyua 10 May '13

10 May '13

Those who follow ICANN processes, here is another view on the GAC Beijing Communique. This is how stupid the GAC’s new gTLDs advice is: http://domainincite.com/12944-this-is-how-stupid-the-gacs-new-gtlds-advice-… Best Alice

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Civil Society commentse on the Beijing GAC Communique
by Alice Munyua 10 May '13

10 May '13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d6GT0zqLjU6e7Js-TE2Gjlm_-B5xvhE5CrRPZSV… Best Alice -------------------------------- 14 May, 2013 The NCSG represents civil society groups and nonprofit organizations in the ICANN policy making process. Our two constituencies and 400 individual and organizational members appreciate the opportunity to comment on the GAC’s “Safeguards applicable to broad categories of new TLDs” (the Safeguards). We address the specific recommendations of the Safeguards in the second half of our comments. We begin, however, by expressing broader concerns about the role of the GAC in ICANN, of which this Advice is symptomatic. The GAC and the multi-stakeholder process The ICANN bylaws authorize GAC to “provide advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues.” This mandate assumes that ICANN’s carefully balanced representational processes (the GNSO, ALAC, etc.) develop policies and GAC comments on them in a timely manner. When offered in a timely manner, such advice might prompt the board to instruct the Supporting Organizations to reconsider or modify their policies before implementation. The Beijing Communique does not appear to be the kind of “policy advice” contemplated by the ICANN bylaws. The GAC did not advise or comment on the actual ICANN policy, but seems to have attempted to take over the process of defining and implementing new gTLD policy at an impossibly late stage of the process. It was either unaware of or disliked the results of an open, transparent, multi-stakeholder process, and now seeks to change it dramatically. The GAC concocted categories for new gTLDs that were not contained in the Applicant Guidebook and, for each category, came up with new, extensive and often contradictory or ambiguous regulations that it now insists be included in the contracts governing registries, registrars and domain name users. >From the standpoint of a multistakeholder policy making institution, this approach is deeply flawed, because a substantial transformation of the policy was not made with the participation of the GNSO or with the civil society organizations and businesses affected. There were no public hearings at which these governments’ citizens could make their views known. Moreover, since this advice would have the effect of an international regulation, it is notable that there was no review of this work by GAC members’ national legislatures. This is not “policy advice,” therefore, but an illegitimate form of international legislation. Worse, because it is couched as “advice” and not formal law, its recommendations, if implemented by the board, might be exempt from important constitutional checks and balances. In short, the GAC’s Beijing Communique is positioned not as advice, but as a substitute for the policy work of the broader ICANN community. As such, it constitutes a threat not only to the implementation of the new gTLD program, but to ICANN’s status as a multi-stakeholder policy development institution. Unless this “advice” is rebuffed by the board, ICANN undermines its Supporting Organizations, its policy development process, and the Applicant Guidebook under which hundreds of companies applied for new domains. At a time when authoritarian governments and intergovernmental institutions are challenging the legitimacy and validity of open, bottom-up, nongovernmental global governance, allowing a group of governments to over-ride and negate ICANN’s policy development processes in this way would send a terrible signal to the world. Specific elements of the GAC advice 1. The Preamble to the ‘Safeguards’ While most of the Annex would impose very specific requirements upon registries and their users, the GAC begins its Annex with a free-floating dictum that all of its commands “be implemented in a manner that is fully respectful of human rights and fundamental freedoms” and consistent with all existing international treaties and conventions. As the ICANN stakeholder group most concerned with human rights and fundamental freedoms, we appreciate the GAC’s recognition of human rights and the protections of international law. But we have a difficult time believing that they will serve as real protections in this context. In deciding what to do with this Advice, we ask both the GAC and the Board to consider the following questions: What does it mean to be “respectful” of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which includes the right to free expression, while at the same time requiring registries for strings such as .FAIL, .SUCKS, .WTF, and .GRIPE to “develop policies and processes” that would regulate content and expression under those domains? Is the GAC declaring that domains set aside for critical content be subject to special, new kinds of content regulation? Would such a governmentally-imposed requirement be consistent with Article 19, the U.S. First Amendment, the European Convention on Human Rights or other constitutional protections? What does it mean to order registries to “comply with all applicable laws…related to privacy” while at the same time ramping up the WHOIS enforcement mechanisms and data accuracy requirements without any regard for whether the registrant is a legal person or a natural person (i.e., an individual with a stronger privacy claim)? How is a concern for privacy consistent with the GAC’s clear intention to transform the WHOIS into a tool of systematic user identification and surveillance, and to use WHOIS accuracy as a pretext for immediate takedowns? What does it mean to demand respect for international law in one phrase and then demand that Amazon and Patagonia, both holders of trademarks recognized under international law, be denied the right to use their trademark in a TLD simply because some governments don’t want them to? On what law is the GAC’s request to deny these applications based? What does it mean for a global registry to “comply with all applicable laws” regarding dozens of “regulated industries” when there are nearly 200 jurisdictions and the regulations applicable to specific industries in each one may differ? More to the point, why does the GAC expect ICANN contracts to apply and enforce these laws rather than the governments themselves? In democratic jurisdictions compliance with law includes due process requirements for policing. What does it mean for a registry to comply with all applicable laws while at the same time being required by GAC to suspend domain name registrations based on a vaguely defined criterion which the GAC calls “security risks that pose an actual risk of harm”? What, exactly, is the definition of “risks that pose an actual risk of harm?” Is it the same as actual harm? What is the applicable legal standard here? How will it be adjudicated? This aspect of the GAC communique founders on its own contradictions. It cannot be implemented and any attempt to do so will fail. 2. Regulations applicable to all gTLDs In this section of the Annex, the GAC shows that it does not trust or respect current international or national laws governing privacy, identity and cybercrime. It seeks to impose upon registries, via ICANN contracts, detailed technical regulations regarding Whois testing and surveillance mechanisms. Yet many of the activities “required” are already undertaken or required in various venues; e.g., by ICANN (Whois accuracy checks at the registrar level), national law enforcement authorities, Internet service providers, registries, and independent security services companies. For example, all registries we are aware of already have abuse notification mechanisms. Phishing, botnets, and various forms of spam are already illegal under national and international laws. It is likely that ICANN contracts for registries are the wrong place to situate additional, specific regulations regarding monitoring of botnets, spam, etc. The GAC wants to impose additional regulatory burdens without any plausible case that there will be an improvement in the results. As advocates of Internet freedom and individual rights, the NCSG looks with concern upon increasing efforts by GAC to make WHOIS an internet identity card with a “real-name” registration policy similar to the failed attempt in South Korea. 3. Regulations regarding Consumer Protection, Sensitive Strings, and Regulated Markets In this section the GAC claims that “Strings that are linked to regulated or professional sectors” must be regulated in advance of any harmful action, because “these strings are likely to invoke a level of implied trust from consumers, and carry higher levels of risk associated with consumer harm.” This argument fails on two counts. First, the concept of “linkage” is too vague and open-ended to serve as a basis for systematic domain name regulations of the sort the GAC contemplates. Food, for example, is subject to health and safety regulation in all countries. Does that mean that any word related to food in the domain name system should be subject to special regulation? If so, we suspect that there is literally no word in the dictionary in any language that could not somehow be “linked” to some kind of sector or trade that has governmental rules and regulations attached to it. Reinforcing these concerns, the GAC includes the words .CARE, GAME, GREEN, PICTURES, DATA and dozens of other innocent generic terms in its Safeguard list, indicating just how limitless their approach can get. Such an approach would make ICANN (or the GAC) the world’s word police. Second, the GAC has fallen prey to the fallacy that any and every form of consumer harm that might occur on the Internet can be eliminated by imposing ex ante regulations on the words that are assigned in the domain name system. This is simply false. Many names and words that might theoretically be “linked” to specific services, industries or professional sectors can and will be used in productive and legitimate ways without any consumer harm. Conversely, many strings that are not clearly linked semantically to regulated or professional sectors could be used in a way that defrauds or harms users. The only rational way to react to these kinds of risks is to enforce the law ex post, not ex ante. In other words, actual, provable harm must occur first and regulatory action based on due process and clear standards of evidence and law should only occur afterwards. Any attempt to substitute ex ante regulation for ex post law law enforcement will harm many innocent users while failing to provide improved protection from a large array of unforeseen and unknown harms. We find it incredible that the GAC proposes to make registrars and registries authoritative licensing validation entities for 200 jurisdictions and an innumerable number of sectors and professions. This is not feasible. The principle of ex post law enforcement is a more feasible, and more freedom-respecting method of safeguarding concerns about fraud and consumer protection. If service providers or web sites are using names which fraudulently imply some kind of legal status, it is not that difficult for local or international law enforcement to stop them from doing so. But the legality or illegality of uses cannot be determined in advance. It is not a good idea to make the global name registry system responsible for policing the world’s professions and sector regulations on an ex ante basis. 4. Restricted Registration Policies We find this area of the GAC advice confusing. On the one hand, the GAC demands that registries carefully vet registrants ex ante and apply numerous regulations regarding who can register in nominally open generic TLDs; but it then goes on to insist that all registries be open and demands pre-approval and justification from any registry that proposes to restrict registrations as part of an attempt to establish a clear reputation and identity for a top-level domain. Business model innovation was an important rationale for the new gTLD program. Yet the GAC seems to want to make the traditional registry-registrar model that rewards mass registration a requirement, even though the economic incentives for mass registration are what often causes the security and consumer protection problems associated with domains. While the NCSG differs on the merits of closed generics and on the proper policy response, we agree that these policy issues should be resolved through the bottom-up, multistakeholder process and not unilaterally by the GAC.

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] KIGF 2013: Call for Topics
by meshack emakunat 10 May '13

10 May '13

If we can look at e-agriculture and its contribution to the economic growth and development then those in agribusiness field will benefit alot ------------------------------ On Thu, May 9, 2013 6:42 PM PDT Ali Hussein wrote: >Paul > >May be a good idea to start discussing the ideal regulatory environment for Ecommerce. > >Ali Hussein >CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd >Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > >+254 713 601113 > >"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb > >Sent from my iPad > >On May 10, 2013, at 4:03 AM, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think you can add devolution to the list, though it can be a cross-cutting issue across some of what's on the list already. >> >> We could look at the role of ICT - in facilitating citizen participation in governance; enhancing service delivery; business opportunities - are companies/professionals/public ready to engage? >> >> Victor >> >> Victor Kapiyo, LL.B >> >> ==================================================== >> “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar >> >> >> On 6 May 2013 10:53, Paul M <paulitrix(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> As we resolved during the last Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF), the Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC KE) will be convening this year's KIGF. ISOC KE formed a working group to coordinate the planning and logistics of the same. The working group has slated the KIGF to be on the 26th July 2013 at the Strathmore University Business School. >> >> The working group sat for two meetings and identified Internet Governance issues pertinent to the Internet and ICT sector in Kenya. These issues are not exhaustive and we therefore invite input from the public to propose topics of interest to be discussed at the KIGF. The topics can be drawn from the main IGF themes or any issues that are of interest to Kenyans. >> >> Some of the topical areas proposed by the working group are: >> Electronic Voting >> CyberSecurity >> Social Media: >> Digital Migration >> Legal Issues: Intellectual Property Rights, Data protection bill, >> E-commerce >> E-governance >> ICT and Education >> Connectivity Strategies: Emphasis in connecting the Counties >> Universal Access: Universal Access Fund >> Smart Cities: Konza as a case study >> WCIT: Taking stock >> >> Please send your suggestions by replying to this email on or before Monday 13th May. >> >> >> Looking forward to your contributions. >> >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Paul Muchene >> Chair, KIGF Working Group >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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KIGF 2013: Call for Topics
by Paul M 10 May '13

10 May '13

As we resolved during the last Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF), the Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC KE) will be convening this year's KIGF. ISOC KE formed a working group to coordinate the planning and logistics of the same. The working group has slated the KIGF to be on the 26th July 2013 at the Strathmore University Business School. The working group sat for two meetings and identified Internet Governance issues pertinent to the Internet and ICT sector in Kenya. These issues are not exhaustive and we therefore invite input from the public to propose topics of interest to be discussed at the KIGF. The topics can be drawn from the main IGF themes or any issues that are of interest to Kenyans. Some of the topical areas proposed by the working group are: Electronic Voting CyberSecurity Social Media: Digital Migration Legal Issues: Intellectual Property Rights, Data protection bill, E-commerce E-governance ICT and Education Connectivity Strategies: Emphasis in connecting the Counties Universal Access: Universal Access Fund Smart Cities: Konza as a case study WCIT: Taking stock Please send your suggestions by replying to this email on or before Monday 13th May. Looking forward to your contributions. Kindest Regards, Paul Muchene Chair, KIGF Working Group

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Re: [kictanet] Is an online sales tax good for eCommerce? What are the regulatory environments for eCommerce in Africa?
by ICT Researcher 09 May '13

09 May '13

The law follows societal developments - to correct mischief. Its wrong to, “put the law before the mischief“ - akin to legislating against imagined crimes, without victims or complainants. ------------------------------ On Thu, May 9, 2013 8:54 PM MSKS Ali Hussein wrote: >Ngethe > >Good point. The legislation though is either non-existent or unclear. Or am I mistaken? > >Ali Hussein >CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd >Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > >+254 713 601113 > >"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb > >Sent from my iPad > >On May 9, 2013, at 9:11 PM, ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote: > >> Ali,listers, >> If volume is small,which I think it is at the moment in our country,there is little merit in taxing at this early stage.It is better to let it flourish and introduce tax later when much revenue may be realised. >> >> John Kariuki >> Sent from my BlackBerry® >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> >> Sender: "kictanet" >> <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 04:43:58 >> To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: [kictanet] Is an online sales tax good for eCommerce? What are the >> regulatory environments for eCommerce in Africa? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… >> >> 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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POTUS just made government information Open and Machine Readable by default
by Simeon Oriko 09 May '13

09 May '13

Listers, I find this exciting. The President of the United States today signed an Executive Order 'Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information' http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/09/executive-order-makin… Any chance the digital govt. can follow suit? Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com (http://www.mtotowajirani.com/) | Twitter: @mtotowajirani (https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani) LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko (http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko)

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: New Study from Internet Society and Analysys Mason Examines Factors Hindering Development of Internet Access in Africa
by Barrack Otieno 08 May '13

08 May '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 6:23 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: New Study from Internet Society and Analysys Mason Examines Factors Hindering Development of Internet Access in Africa To: chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org New Study from Internet Society and Analysys Mason Examines Factors Hindering Development of Internet Access in Africa Research explores impact of telecom infrastructure investments and corresponding improvements to Internet access and service [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – 08 May 2013] – The Internet Society today published a new study, ‘Lifting barriers to Internet development in Africa: suggestions for improving connectivity,’ which examines the factors hindering Internet development in Africa and explores possible remedies. The research, conducted by Analysys Mason and commissioned by the Internet Society, found that despite investments resulting in significant improvements to Africa’s telecom infrastructure in the past five years, these investments have in some cases not translated into lowered prices or increased quality of services for Internet users. These investments have focused on undersea cable to improve international connectivity, and terrestrial fibre networks between countries. The study shows that in many countries the development of Internet access is hampered by constraints on terrestrial connectivity between the submarine cables, the Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), last mile access infrastructures, and Internet Service Providers that deliver access to end-users in Africa. The report sets forth an Internet development approach focused on removing regulatory roadblocks and promoting Internet-specific investments, supported by a high-level policy environment to result in greater Internet availability and empowerment in Africa. "This study is significant as it identifies some of the last barriers for the development of Internet infrastructure in Africa,” noted Dawit Bekele, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, Internet Society. “It pinpoints the issues that all stakeholders and more particularly African governments and telecommunication regulators need to address to ensure that the massive infrastructural development that we have seen in Africa in the last few years results in bringing Internet to all Africans at an affordable price." Jane Coffin, Director for Development Strategy at the Internet Society, added, “We hope that this study will spark a national and regional debate in Africa that impacts future Internet development. There is so much that stakeholders can do to close infrastructure gaps by working together through creative public-private partnerships and by taking bold steps to allow change to happen by breaking down traditional barriers and allowing market entrants greater ease in network deployment.” “For us, the variation between regions in retail price of Internet traffic was revealing, with some ISPs offering access at USD 10 per gigabyte of traffic, and others charging up to ten times more than that. East Africa appears to offer best value, particularly for low-volume users who tend to have lower incomes,” commented one of the report’s authors, Robert Schumann. Michael Kende, Partner at Analysys Mason, noted that in many countries, the regulatory reform of the telecoms sector is not yet complete. “African Internet ecosystems grow strongest when a wide range of operators can offer service and exchange traffic, but in many countries regulatory and practical barriers remain to private investment.” This new report follows an Analysys Mason study commissioned by the Internet Society on the impact of IXPs in Kenya and Nigeria, which found that IXPs improve the quality of Internet services and save African operators millions of dollars annually in connectivity fees. The IXP study shows that a key factor in the success of IXPs is the availability of low-cost, widely-accessible connectivity, both domestically and across borders and oceans, and the study was commissioned to help address those gaps. The study is available for download: www.internetsociety.org/liftingbarriers _______________________________________________ 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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