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FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Tutorial on data privacy
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

From: bekele(a)isoc.org To: africann(a)afrinic.net Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:38:31 +0300 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Tutorial on data privacy Hi all,In an effort to provide education around data privacy, the Internet Society launched an Identity training module suite in conjunction with Data Privacy Day on 28 January, http://www.staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/about. This product suite provides general information around some of the key topics of importance in the Trust & Identity space. The suite includes three modules:Tutorial 1: Online Identity This tutorial explains some of the key differences between your online and "real life" identity, digital identities, and the difference between online identity and personal privacy. Tutorial 2: Protecting Your Privacy This tutorial explains key concerns related to online identity and privacy, how and why information is collected, and how to control the privacy of your online identity. Tutorial 3: Protecting Your Identity This tutorial explains the challenges around protecting online identities and helps you recognize the ways you can protect your online identity. Visit our landing page at www.internetsociety.org/manageyouridentity to watch the modules. Please feel free to share this information with your online communities and provide any feedback on this information to sebuck(a)isoc.org as we value your input. Thank you, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawit Bekele, Regional Bureau Director - Africa <bekele(a)isoc.org> Tel: +251 913 88 59 59/+41 22 809 0363 http://www.isoc.org Internet Society (ISOC) "The Internet is for everyone" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Elections 2013: BVR Kits a raw deal for Kenyans
by meshack emakunat 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

True true true. I mean how do you replace paper with an old skull computer then chest thumb that ur updated. Its just too shallow for a 55% of Kenyans who claim to be educated or rather literate too be hoodwinked. I have always thought smthig was a miss especially when in a connected world someone literally claims they cannot communicate with others in the other end of the world. Something that I do everyday in less than a minute..(claim dat they are incapable of haandling the exercise from foreign ground ) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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FW: New openings at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
by Edith Adera 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

FYI Dear Colleague, The IDRC's Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (ROSSA) would like to bring to your attention about new openings at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. For more information, please see below. [Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CDFCB5.30136530] The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS<http://www.aims.ac.za/>) is an innovative, pan-African centre for post-graduate education, research and outreach which has achieved global recognition since opening in South Africa in 2003. AIMS recruits students from all over Africa for a postgraduate program taught by outstanding international lecturers within an exceptional 24-hour learning environment. The AIMS students have studied mathematical sciences in the broad sense at an African university for 4 years before coming to AIMS. AIMS-NEI is coordinated by a Secretariat located in Claremont, near Cape Town, South Africa. Our team currently consists of a mathematician, a cosmologist, an engineer, an astrophysicist turned accountant and a social scientist, together with partners from across Africa and around the world. We need exceptionally motivated and talented people to join us in making this happen. ________________________________ At present we have the following openings: * Strategic Communications Manager<http://nexteinstein.org/assets/files/Jobs/Communication%20Consultant.pdf> * Network Director of Finance<http://nexteinstein.org/assets/files/Jobs/Director%20of%20Finance.pdf> * Network Director of Academic Development<http://nexteinstein.org/assets/files/Jobs/Director%20Academic%20Development…> * AIMS-NEI Career Development Manager<http://nexteinstein.org/assets/files/Job%20Description%20Career%20Developme…> * Curriculum Consultant - Integrated Career Learning at the Masters Level<http://nexteinstein.org/assets/files/ToR%20Curriculum%20Consultant%20Dec%20…> Best wishes, Richard Nzuki Nzioki Research Information Officer Information Management & Technology Division International Development Research Centre|Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa|Bureau régional de l'Afrique Orientale et Australe +254-20-2713161/0 | Fax: +254-20-2711063|Ext: 3449| Mobile: +254723567781 rnzuki(a)idrc.ca<mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca> --- You are currently subscribed to esaro-dissemination-dl as: eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca> To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-esaro-dissemination-dl-243394I(a)lyris.idrc.ca<mailto:leave-esaro-dissemination-dl-243394I@lyris.idrc.ca> Please forward this message to others who may be interested to subscribe - they can do so by contacting rnzuki(a)idrc.ca<mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca> For any queries or comments, please send these to; rnzuki(a)idrc.ca<mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca> --- You are currently subscribed to esaro-dissemination-dl as: eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca> To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-esaro-dissemination-dl-243394I(a)lyris.idrc.ca<mailto:leave-esaro-dissemination-dl-243394I@lyris.idrc.ca> Please forward this message to others who may be interested to subscribe - they can do so by contacting rnzuki(a)idrc.ca<mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca> For any queries or comments, please send these to; rnzuki(a)idrc.ca<mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca>

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Government extends financing for ICT incubation
by Phyllis Nyambura 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

Listers, The incubation model got fresh momentum today as the government, through the Kenya ICT Board, announced that it is putting money to support ICT SME's. The incubation facility will be hosted at Nailab and more than 30 start-ups are expected to benefit for a period of 3 years. For more information see below: *Government extends $1.6M support for ICT start-up businesses* * **Pilot incubation program to tap into the robust ICT Enterprise by developing soft business skills and operational support* * **Nairobi, January 24th, 2013…*The Kenya ICT Board, has today launched a pilot of the first government supported ICT based incubation program worth $ 1.6 Million with funding from the International Development Association (IDA). The Information and Communication Technology business incubator pilot will be implemented by NaiLab and will work with at least 30 startups hosted at the incubator and another 100 virtually over a three-year-period in an effort to sustain the concept and create high impact enterprises aimed at growing Kenya’s economy and creating employment. Nailab, a partnership funded by *1% Club* and managed by NaiLab Ltd, won the contract to host the incubator, in a competitive process that saw more than 16 companies bidding. The program’s main goal will be to build a program, support infrastructure and outreach with successes being replicated in other parts of the country. “The growth of Kenya’s economy is pegged on how many profitable businesses we are able to build and sustain. This project displays the government commitment towards supporting SME’s and growing Kenya as an ICT destination,” says the PS, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr Bitange Ndemo. The project is timely as Konza Technology City prepares to transform the ICT investment landscape in Kenya in the next three years. Innovation, a strong talent pool and entrepreneurship will be the cornerstone of the smart city success. The incubation addresses many of the gaps that have been identified in SME high failure rate. These gaps include increasing the capabilities of the entrepreneur in terms of soft skills, technical skills and business skills, business counseling, access to affordable services and facilities, access to SME finance, better linkages with both the academic community and industry, and quicker commercialization of innovations. “This initiative is a public-private-partnership that builds on existing efforts in building an ICT ecosystem to support entrepreneurs towards turning ideas into scalable businesses. Such collaborations have proved to give great results,” said Kenya ICT Board CEO, Paul Kukubo. The incubation facility will have a mix of entrepreneurs in the concept, early and mature stages. The companies to be considered will be less than five-years old, offer ICT-oriented products and their offerings should have an impact on Kenya’s social-economic environment. “Our objective has been and will always be to stimulate innovations and encourage entrepreneurship in Kenya, with the signing of this contract with the Kenya ICT Board; we will be able to reach out to other parts of the country, all grass root problems cannot be solved using ICT, but innovation includes creating new more effective processes and we hope to play our role in that. “We want to make sure that those we will incubate double their turnover within three years,” said Sam Gichuru, the NaiLab, CEO The pilot project will also see Kenya ICT Board and Nailab establish collaborative relationship with relevant organizations and institutions to drive the ICT agenda in the country. “It is important for entrepreneurs to have other value addition other than just capital such as industry knowledge and strong mentorship for their start-up. Establishing a facility to give support services will enable the entrepreneurs get clarity in various areas like target customers, approaches to reach them, infrastructure and how to run their business successfully,” says Mr. Andrew Lewela, Project Manager, BPO/ITes at the Kenya ICT Board. A business incubator avails young enterprises with an environment conducive to accelerate business ideas by availing work spaces, business coaching and mentorship. The Kenyan pilot model is looking at innovative ideas with business potential in ICT. “Our target has never been to have more “techies” /programmers sitting in the space but to have them interact with the farmers, health workers, teacher and matatu drivers and other relevant subsectors of the economy, we need to understand their problems so that we can design market driven solutions,” added Sam Gichuru. * * *About NaiLab* NaiLab is a startup accelerator is a partnership between 1% Club and Nailab ltd ,that offers a three to 12 months entrepreneurship program with focus on growing innovative technology driven ideas, this is done by providing business advice, technical training and support, professional mentoring and coaching, access to market, strategic partnership and most important investors. The NaiLab focuses on early stage business ideas that are likely to have a large social and economic impact, are highly scalable, require minimum investments to prototype and have a strong value proposition. *About Kenya ICT Board* Established as a state corporation in 2007, the Kenya ICT Board’s has been a champion and an active enabler for the adoption and exploitation of ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment. This is in line with making Kenya African premier ICT hub by 2030. * * *Regards,* Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer Kenya ICT Board Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.ict.go.ke Become a fan: www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard Follow us on twitter: @kenyaICTboard --------------------- *Our Vision*: Kenya becomes a top 10 ICT hub * Our Mission*: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment * Our Quality Policy*: Kenya ICT Board is committed to consistently deliver quality ICT services and manage projects that support the growth of Information and Communication Technology, to satisfy the needs and expectations of customers. Kenya ICT Board shall comply with all requirements and continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System. Kenya ICT Board leadership shall establish and review quality objectives in line with this policy and ensure commitment of all employees.

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Facial recognition
by robert yawe 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hi Listers, Today I found out how advanced my digital camera is when I found and used the smile recognition feature. I bought the Canon G12 camera some 2 years ago and have been using it for point and shoot just as I did with my first Kodak when I was 8 years old, even though my son used it recently to produce a short film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3fAdvpPKIA&feature=share, Today while browsing through the menu options as I prepared to do some video recording I came across a function called "smile recognition" and for a minute thought it must be a jock so I decided to try it out and to my surprise it actually works. I took the camera and placed it on its tripod then focused to the location where I was going to sit and proceeded to get seated, the camera automatically took the following pictures (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151355886158624.496186.739953623…) automatically every time it recognised me smile. It took a while to detect that my smile is slightly different from that of a Caucasian or Asian but after a few minutes the software seems to have learned and off it went snapping away. What is the moral of this post, imagine if a US $ 600/- camera has built in smile recognition what about the more powerful Canon EOS 5D Mark III or the Nikon D9000, its also very telling about where software development has gone. After this experience I have no doubt about the lethal capability of the unmanned drone and also believe that the Americans know where Kony and his ilk are but just refuse to bring him to justice as it is not yet convenient. In addition as we are being unfaithful when we encourage our youth to develop applications that emulate mpesa and surabook using frameworks while their peers elsewhere are working on complex embedded low level applications, we are misguided when we encourage developers to produce basic apps to be placed on store shelves together with a million other apps and hope to make a living leave along an impact on the world. Unless our developers take the plunge to go below high-level coding we shall keep playing in the baby pool where we sit at the bottom and deceive ourselves that we are swimming in neck deep water. Developers out there are working on complex projects that cannot be done using drag and grope (no error), in closing, a few years ago Canon launched a new camera for which a "hacker" downloaded the OS, improved it and then upgraded the camera. The new OS gave the camera functionality that even the manufacturer never knew it could perform (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=742806) 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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Looking for a Tech Partner
by Edith Adera 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Listers, Looking for a Tech partner with two key features: 1) the technical know-how to develop research platforms for web and mobile use in Africa, and 2) a commitment to social good/open source technology that fits with a non-profit mandate of providing open access to research. I would appreciate recommendations for the top 3 you would recommend in Kenya? Feel free to write to me directly. Thanks Edith

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Fwd: Upcoming University of Michigan Courses
by Alice Munyua 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

The University of Michigan is offering interesting courses via Coursera, see below. The courses are online and free. Best Alice Courses launching January 28: Introduction to Finance - https://www.coursera.org/course/introfinance Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World - https://www.coursera.org/course/fantasysf Courses launching in March: *Internet History, Technology, and Security - https://www.coursera.org/course/insidetheinternet* Model Thinking - https://www.coursera.org/course/modelthinking Social Network Analysis - https://www.coursera.org/course/sna Thanks so much for your interest in our courses, and we hope to see you again in the near future! University of Michigan Coursera Staff

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Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

@ Liko, As VP put it rightly at the launch...we need more "crazy" Dr Ndemos to make things happen...therefore, as a Nairobi Tech Hustler, I shall take me to Konza and Hustle there 'till I make it...this is a good project and we should be proud that it is now on course...of course criticism is healthy and must be tolerated in a democracy - and I am sure the many critics within and without this forum did +vely influence the approach of this project over the years Therefore, Kudos to Dr. Ndemo and your team for a job well done thus far Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: jwalu(a)yahoo.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 1/23/13 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS @Liko, You/Pesapal is a big player...and you should be there hustling with the big boys at Konza Technopolis. Dream big, and you will be surprised how soon your dreams come true. For me, Konza is an example of what we as a country are capable of. A break from the past, where we compared ourselves to our neighbours (e.g Somalia with apologies) and a leap into comparing ourselves with where we belong (read Malaysia, Singapore et. al.) Lets aim for the Sun, because the worst that can happen is that we land on the moon. Rather than aim for the main, and by 2030, we shall still be here on earth :-) walu. From: Agosta Liko To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS Mr Nduati Raising concerns and shaping decisions does not make one a doubting Thomas but the, this thing is for HP, Oracle, Microsoft ... not Nairobi Hustle Tech Thanks On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:49 PM, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Daktari Ndemo and Your team, Congratulations on the ground breaking ceremony tomorrow. I wonder where the doubting Thomases are. Have a great day and let us know where the party will be thereafter Kudos all Charles Nduati _______________________________________________ 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/agostal%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Poghisio appoints Konza City board members
by Grace Githaiga 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

IN SUMMARY The minister has appointed four directors — Haron Nyakundi (building economist), Reuben Mutiso (architect), Emma Miloyo (architect) and Rosemary Maundu — in the board that will be chaired by investment banker John Ngumi.The appointment of the board sets the stage for hiring of CEO and executive team of the Konza Technopolis.President Kibaki will preside over the ICT city's ground breaking on January 23 http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Poghisio-appoints-Konza-C…

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Top companies line up for piece of Konza
by Grace Githaiga 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

IN SUMMARYFourteen large firms have expressed interest in the first stage of the Konza City project set to be carried out in four phases of five years each.The flagship project under the Vision 2030 economic blueprint is set to position Kenya as the ICT powerhouse in eastern Africa.http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Global-giants-line-up-for-slice-o…

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Facebook spent $4 million to lobby U.S. lawmakers in 2012
by Gideon 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Facebook wined and dined U.S. lawmakers and racked up a tab close to $4 million during 2012, an increase of 196 percent over its courting costs in the previous year. According to disclosure forms, Facebook spent $1.4 million<http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2012/Q4/300542025.xml>in the fourth quarter to lobby government officials on foreign relations matters, online privacy issues, data security, immigration reform, and online advertising. More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57565507-93/facebook-spent-$4-million-to-l… Gideon Rop.

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KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
by Gideon 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

To reiterate Hon. Musyoka's point, we need more crazy Dr. Ndemos' to advance technology in Africa starting from projects like Konza which with its mammoth plan, its sure to create fortunes in terms of jobs and revenue. Welcome the Silicon Savannah. Congratulations Dr. Ndemo team for another magnificent step towards a digital Kenya. Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:44 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > (ICT Researcher) > 2. Re: KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:04:52 -0800 (PST) > From: ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com> > To: "eonchari(a)lynxbits.com" <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > Message-ID: > <1359003892.74030.YahooMailNeo(a)web140001.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > btw, vuta aerial... saka "chwani" hapa: www.sheng.co.ke, pamoja!? > > > > ________________________________ > From: ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com> > To: "eonchari(a)lynxbits.com" <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:46 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > > > Rather than remaining adamantly fixed on a now realistically bygone era of > afresh reconstruction of entirely new, singly-owned, ICT empires - from > ground-up, perhaps the said NTHs should consider newer > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopetition business models approach to > growing their tech biasharas at Konza. How many of the multinationals > currently interested in setting shop at Konza do *everything* inhouse? > Unfortunately, adopting "rebel" NTH tag does not make global realities go > away. > > my chwani ;-)? > > > > ________________________________ > From: "eonchari(a)lynxbits.com" <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> > To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:42 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > > > @ Liko, > > As VP put it rightly at the launch...we need more "crazy" Dr Ndemos to > make things happen...therefore, as a Nairobi Tech Hustler, I shall take me > to Konza and Hustle there 'till I make it...this is a good project and we > should be? proud that it is now on course...of course criticism is healthy > and must be tolerated in a democracy - and I am sure the many critics > within and without this forum did +vely influence the approach of this > project over the years > > Therefore, Kudos to Dr. Ndemo and your team? for a job well done thus far > > Edwin > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: jwalu(a)yahoo.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Sent: 1/23/13 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > > > @Liko, > > You/Pesapal is a big player...and you should be there hustling with the > big boys at Konza Technopolis. Dream big, and you will be surprised how > soon your dreams come true. > > For me, Konza is an example of what we as a country are capable of. A > break from the past, where we compared ourselves to our neighbours (e.g > Somalia with apologies) and a leap into comparing ourselves with where we > belong (read Malaysia, Singapore et. al.) > > Lets aim for the Sun, because the worst that can happen is that we land on > the moon.? Rather than aim for the main, and by 2030, we shall still be > here on earth :-) > ? > walu. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Agosta Liko > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS > > > Mr Nduati > > Raising concerns and shaping decisions does not make one a doubting Thomas > > but the, this thing is for HP, Oracle, Microsoft ... not Nairobi Hustle > Tech > > Thanks > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:49 PM, charles nduati < > charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi Daktari Ndemo and Your team, > > > > > >Congratulations on the ground breaking ceremony tomorrow. I wonder where > the doubting Thomases are. Have a great day and let us know where the party > will be thereafter > > > > > >Kudos all > > > >Charles Nduati > >? > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/agostal%40gmail.com > > > >The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… > > 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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Konza City Interview
by Evans Ikua 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

For those who may have missed this interview on K24TV yesterday, here is the link: Interview on Konza Techno City and planning<https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=buEBFoc2rr0> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Twitter: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Vint Cerf appointed to National Science Board by President Obama
by Alice Munyua 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/president-obama-annou… A great appointment! best Alice

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USA catches up with Kenya, implements MPESA like solution
by Alex Comninos 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

this solution however, is still reliant on internet it seems. From Wired magazine: Pay Anyone With Cash — Even When They’re Miles Away http://www.wired.com/business/2013/01/paynearme-remote-cash-payments/ "Square changed the game for small businesses by letting anyone easily take credit cards. Now PayNearMe founder and CEO Danny Shader says he’s doing the same for cash. Wait, what? The whole point of cash is that it’s the raw unit of legal tender. There’s no mediating, no processing. Cash would seem the form of payment least in need of technological intervention. Cash in hand equals money in your pocket. Yet in a 21st-century U.S. economy driven by digital transactions, relying on cash alone cuts you out of the mainstream. According to a federal survey released last fall, more than 8 percent of U.S. households qualify as unbanked. That means 17 million adults without checking or savings accounts. For them, the cash economy is the economy. Another 24 million households qualified as underbanked, meaning someone in the house had a bank account but within the past year had also used non-bank “alternative financial services” such as payday loans or check-cashing. But cash doesn’t work well for many kinds of payments, Shader says. Rent. Loan payments. Online purchases. Basically money destined for anyone you can’t just walk down the street and hand it to. Shader says his company bridges that physical divide by making paying anyone with cash as easy as going to 7-Eleven. Here’s how it works: Say you’re a tenant in an apartment complex run by a property management company based in another city or another state. Handing over a wad of bills isn’t an option. If that property manager is signed up, you can go to the PayNearMe website, find yourself in the tenant database, and get a barcode (printed on paper or sent to your smartphone). Take that barcode to 7-Eleven, get it scanned and pay the cashier your rent in cash. You’re done. “The transaction runs at the speed of buying a Slurpee,” Shader says. A veteran tech entrepreneur who has sold companies to Amazon and Motorola, Shader started working on PayNearMe just under four years ago. Until now, PayNearMe has worked directly with larger businesses, including Greyhound and Amazon. (In California, you can also apparently use PayNearMe to fund your account with Xpressbet, a site that lets you wager on horse-racing online.) Starting today, small and medium-sized businesses can set up an account directly through the PayNearMe website to start taking remote cash payments themselves. The account costs $199, and consumers pay $3.99 per payment. PayNearMe’s backers clearly see the cash economy as a moneymaking opportunity. The company just booked $10 million in its latest round of financing, led by August Capital. Shader pitches the service as a boon to the unbanked and underbanked, a major chunk of the U.S. population on the financial margins. But he also says the ability to take cash without the headaches of physically handling it has advantages for those on the receiving end: “Cash,” Shader says, “doesn’t bounce.”

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Press Freedom: CCK’s Media Regulatory Role Meets the Test of the New Constitution
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

*Press Freedom: CCK’s Media Regulatory Role Meets the Test of the New Constitution *Reported by Michael M. Murungi. Royal Media Services Ltd v Attorney General & 2 others [2013]eKLR High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts, Constitutional and Human Rights Division) Justice DS Majanja January 18, 2013 Advocates: Dr. Kamau Kuria (Kamau Kuria & Kiraitu Advocates) for the Petitioner Mr. Kaumba, Litigation Counsel (State Law Office) for the 1st and 2nd Respondent Mr. Wambua Kilonzo (Sisule Munyi Kilonzo & Associates) for the 3rd Respondent *Constitutional law – interpretation of the Constitution – interpretation promoting the purposes and values of the Constitution and good governance – where a new constitution provides for the enactment of a law to establish a body to regulate the media – Communications Commission of Kenya a statutory body exercising regulatory functions before the Constitution was promulgated - whether the Commission could continue to exercise those functions before the body contemplated under the constitution is established in law – whether to construe the Constitution as having extinguished the Commission and to leave a regulatory vacuum would undermine the principles and objectives of the Constitution - Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Articles 34, 259(1), Fifth Schedule, Sixth Schedule section 7(1)* *Constitutional law – constitutional rights - press freedom – freedom of the media - notice by media regulator to a broadcaster to surrender broadcasting frequencies it was said be operating without a licence –whether the notice was in violation of the broadcaster’s right to freedom of the media, the right to ownership of property in the frequencies and the right to fair administrative action – Constitution of Kenya Articles 34, 40 and 47* *Issues for determination* - *Whereas article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 provided for parliament to enact legislation to establish a body to regulate the media, was the Communications Commission of Kenya, which had been previously established under the Kenya Information and Communications Act of 1998, entitled to continue to perform that regulatory function when parliament had not passed the legislation contemplated by the new Constitution?* - *Was the Commission the regulatory authority contemplated under Article 34 of the Constitution?* - *Did a notice issued to the petitioner by the Commission notifying it that certain of its frequencies were being operated without a licence and that the frequencies were liable to being surrendered violate the broadcaster’s constitutional rights to freedom of the press, to the ownership of property and the right to fair administrative action under articles 34, 40 and 47 of the Constitution?* *Facts* The Communications Commission of Kenya (the CCK) was established in 1998 by the then Kenya Communications Act 1998, which is now the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998. The CCK was established as the regulator for telecommunication, radio and later broadcasting and ICT services. The CCK had issued Royal Medial Services, a Kenyan broadcasting company, with licences to provide radio and television broadcasting services in various parts of Kenya. In August 2010, a new constitution came into force, section 34 of which provided as follows: *34.(1): Freedom and independence of electronic, print and all other types of media is guaranteed, but does not extend to [forms of expression prohibited under Article 33(2)-* *(2) The state shall not –* *a. exercise control over or interfere with any person engaged in broadcasting, the production or circulation of any publication or the dissemination of information by any medium; or (b) penalize any person for any opinion or view or the content of any broadcast, publication or dissemination.* *(3) Broadcasting and other electronic media have freedom of establishment, subject only to licensing procedures that – * *(a) are necessary to regulate the airwaves and others forms of signal distribution; and* *(b) are independent of control by government, political interests or commercial interest….* *(5) Parliament shall enact legislation that provides for the establishment of a body, which shall-* *a. be independent of control by government, political interests or commercial interests;* *b. reflect the interests of all sections of the society; and* *c. set media standards and regulate and monitor compliance with those standards.* In May 2012, the CCK issued a press notice that certain radio frequencies in some towns in Kenya were being operated without a licence and required the operators to surrender the frequencies within 30 days. The majority of the frequencies which were the subject of this notice were for television and radio services operated by Royal Media Services (RMS). RMS filed a constitutional petition in the High Court in which it argued that the notice was contrary to the Constitution because the CCK was not the licensing body sought to be established by section 34(5). It argued that the effect of the new Constitution was to re-organise the state entities concerned with media regulation in order to protect the newly established constitutional freedom, and to suspend all the licensing provisions and functions of the CCK under the Kenya Information and Communications Act until the body envisaged under Article 34 of the Constitution was established. RMS further argued that the notice violated its freedom as a media organization, its right to the property in the frequencies and its right to fair administrative action. Held: - The Constitution of Kenya 2010 was superimposed on an existing legal framework. The framers of the Constitution intended that over time, this framework would be transformed by legislative Acts to accord with the Constitution. It was for this reason that Article 261(1) and the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution required parliament to enact the legislation contemplated under Article 34 within three years from the date of the promulgation of the Constitution. - Under section 7(1) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, all law in force immediately before the date of the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 continued in force and shall be construed with the adaptations necessary to bring it into conformity with the Constitution. - Moreover, Article 259(1) of the Constitution was to be interpreted in a manner that promoted its purposes, values and principles; advanced the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms; permitted the development of the law and contributed to good governance. For the Court to permit a situation where a legally constituted body is extinguished leaving the airwaves unregulated would undermine the constitutional objectives of good governance. - It followed that the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 and all the regulations made under it remained in force subject to the Constitution and the transitional provisions. - The Communications Commission of Kenya was established by legislation which was currently in force and was empowered to licence and regulate postal, information and communication services as contemplated under Article 34 of the Constitution until the body contemplated under Article 34(5) was established. - The action of the Commission against Royal Media Services was in the nature of a notice to show cause why regulatory action should not be taken against it and it did not amount to a contravention of any of the petitioner’s rights under Articles 34, 40 and 47 of the Constitution. *Petition dismissed.* *Download the Full Judicial Opinion*<http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads_FreeCases/91338.pdf>

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Deloitte TMT Predictions 2013 What's ahead in technology, media & telecommunications
by Gideon 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

The 2013 projections also envisaged an upsurge inlet momentum, when the service is expected to thrive across multiple markets including Africa to 200 million by the end of the year, which would see LTE revenues account for 10 percent of all service revenues for the service providers. http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/industries/technology-media-telec… www.humanipo.com/news/3408/90-of-passwords-to-be-hacked-within-seconds-in-2… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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Call for Abstracts: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa
by Alice Munyua 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

CPRsouth 8 / CPRafrica 2013 Call for Abstracts *Innovation and Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa* CPRsouth 8 / CPRafrica provides a forum for policy-engaged scholars to meet face-to-face to exchange ideas, network, and improve the quality of their scholarly work. It fosters the next generation of active scholars and in-situ experts capable of contributing to good ICT-related policy and regulation in the region. The emphasis is on research for evidence-based ICT policy and regulation, and on the use of research for policy influence. The conference will be hosted at the Infosys Campus Mysore India. The state-of-the-art campus has been set up and is managed by the Indian global technology services company, Infosys, for the purpose of training its staff and recruits. The Infosys Bangalore and Mysore campuses inspired Thomas Friedman to write the international bestseller The world is flat. *Content* The conference will accommodate 30 paper presenters from Africa and the Asia-Pacific over the course of three days (Asia-Pacific papers will make up around 60 percent of total). The conference includes sessions on cutting-edge developments on policy and regulation in the South and discussion of the research-policy interface. The audience will be made up of 70+ scholars on ICT policy and practice. A senior scholar will chair each of the paper sessions. Substantive discussant comments will be provided. *Mentoring* Paper presenters will have opportunity to be mentored on their paper, policy brief and the presentation prior to the conference. *Call for Abstracts* Research ICT Africa invites submission of abstracts for papers on ICT policy and regulation research carried out in Africa, or relevant to Africa, for review and acceptance. *Abstracts are due on 15 February 2013.* *Paper proposals must be classifiable with at least three keywords from the list below:* Access | Applications | Authorization and Licensing | Broadband| Broadcasting |Business models | Citizen | Civil society| Cloud computing | Competition | Conflict | Connectivity | Consumer | Content | Convergence | Cooperation | Demand | Digitisation Disaster | Disability | Domestic | Economy | Efficiency | Emerging markets | Environment | Governance | Growth | Inclusion | Indicators | Information | Infrastructure | Innovation | International | IP |Judiciary | Knowledge | Legislation | Markets | Media | Monopoly| Networks | Performance | Policy | Political economy | Poverty |Pricing | Productivity | Property | Public goods | Oligopoly | Reforms | Regional | Regulation | Rights |Social networking Spectrum | Strategy | Security| State |Transparency | Universal access | Universal services. These keywords will be used to assign papers to reviewers in a double-blind process, which will yield a shortlist of approximately 30-35 papers. Completed papers from this shortlist will be adjudicated by two senior scholars, and authors of the highest ranked papers will be invited to present at the conference. /The actual program will depend on the papers received. Organisers reserve the right to combine topics and to not offer sessions for which sufficient high-quality submissions are not received./ *Submission Guidelines* Abstracts should be submitted to admin(a)researchictafrica.net *on or before 15 February 2013* and must contain the following: - the title of the paper - your name and contact information (email address and mobile no.) - an abstract of the paper (no more than 500 words including a minimum of three, and a maximum of five, keywords from the list above. Abstracts should include at least three, but preferably more, references to prior work. (References and keywords are outside the 500-word limit) - a curriculum vitae of no more than one page âEUR¨ - the document must be named: CPRafrica2013_abstract&Bio_YourLastName.doc TEMPLATE FOR PAPER PROPOSALS (ABSTRACTS) <http://www.researchictafrica.net/docs/CPRafrica%20Abstract%20Guidelines_180…> Notification of acceptance of proposed papers on the basis of the abstract will be emailed on or before 1 March 2013. Full papers must be submitted for review by 1 May 2013. Only full papers of acceptable quality that are received by this deadline will be considered for partial travel and accommodation support. It is expected that the papers will be improved based on substantive comments provided in the run-up to the conference. All paper presenters are required to develop a policy brief based on their final research paper. Mentoring on writing a policy brief will be provided prior to the conference, and policy briefs will be judged in a policy-brief competition. *Review Criteria* *Paper proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria: * *PRINCIPAL RESEARCH QUESTION *(15%): Captures the essence of the proposal in no more than 50 words *POLICY RELEVANCE* (15%): The relevance of the proposal to identified decision-makers in the ICT space is explicated *COMPONENT RESEARCH QUESTIONS* (15%): Breaks down the research question further and is linked to the research plan *RESEARCH PLAN *(45%): Includes a literature search, method and data sources sections *LIST OF REFERENCES/SOURCES *(5%): Identifies the key documents. APA style is used *TITLE *(5%): Is clear and communicates no more and no less than the content given in the proposal Please note: Only the authors whose papers are delivered by the *1 May 2013 *deadline AND who meet the quality standard will be allowed to present at the conference. Paper presenters who make the cut will be notified by *3 June 2013* with contact information for the assigned chair and discussant and instructions on travel arrangements. *Funding* Selected presenters who are passport-holders, will be provided with: - lowest cost route economy airfare, to and from India - accommodation, including bed and breakfast, for the duration of the conference (Organisers will provide 3 lunches and 1 dinner from 5-7 September 2013, but not all meals are covered) All other costs are to be borne by the participant. Participants who are able to receive institutional support to attend are requested to do so in order that others, who are not, are able to attend. (Please note that only African scholars selected to present papers are eligible for support.) *Key dates* - Call for Abstracts published: 15 January 2013 - Abstracts due: 15 February 2013 - Notification of acceptance of abstract: 01 March 2013 - Submission of papers for review: 01 May 2013 - Notification of selected paper presenters: 03 June 2013 - Final submission of revised papers/policy briefs: 03 July 2013 *Visas* Visas are required to enter India, with some exceptions. Letters will be provided for this purpose after final participant selections have been made. Participants are strongly advised to initiate visa approval procedures immediately upon notification of their selection. The papers selected for presentation at the CPRsouth conference will be uploaded onto the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) database. Please note that the submission of the final paper implies consent to upload them onto the SSRN database. The slides of the presentations and the policy brief will be uploaded onto www.cprsouth.org See www.researchICTafrica.net <http://www.researchICTafrica.net> for updates. Click here to visit our website <http://www.researchictafrica.net> (http://www.researchictafrica.net) (21 January 2013) To view this newsletter on our website click on the following link, View on Website <http://www.researchictafrica.net/newsletter.php?ni=20> (http://www.researchictafrica.net/newsletter.php?ni=20) To unsubscribe from this mailing list click on the following link, Unsubscribe <http://www.researchictafrica.net/newsletter.php?p=alice@apc.org> (http://www.researchictafrica.net/newsletter.php?p=alice@apc.org) --

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Early Warnings….of Corruption in ICANN’s GAC
by Gideon 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Interesting article Early Warnings….of Corruption in ICANN’s GAC New top level domain (TLD) applications <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/>raise high financial stakes for the applicants. Those seeking new TLDs will have invested at least half a million dollars to prepare and submit their proposal, and many of the companies involved have raised millions more in backing from investors or venture capital firms. In aggregate, applicants plunked down about $250 million in application fees alone. http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/01/11/early-warnings-of-corruption-i… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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Data as a utility bottlenecks
by robert yawe 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Hi, It seems the failure by building owners to accept data services as an essential utility is not peculiar to Kenya, providers in the US are experiencing similar resistance. http://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/2013/january/nyc-landlords-bar-veriz… Could this be a worldwide problem or might it just be that most building "caretakers" in the USA are Kenyans? 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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CIO East Africa Tablet Apps
by Harry Hare 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Hey All, If you own and use an Android tablet (Not Smartphone), you can download the CIO East Africa app for free from here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audiencemedia.cioea&featur e=search_result And for iOS users you can get the app from here https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cio-east-africa/id543874043?mt=8 Give us feedback. Happy reading Harry Hare Director African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 Cel +254 725 650044

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MOBILE MONDAY - TODAY - 21st
by James Muendo 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Hallo good people, Join us on *Monday, 21st of January* from *6 – 8 pm* at the *iHub* in a journey of development for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, along with announcements for startups and students plus a quick look at Kinect. Register now<https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540623&Cult…> - the seats are limited. See you on Monday January 21st (later on today)! You can also keep in touch with us through the following channels; *Twitter: *@microsoftafrica and @AfricaApps *Facebook Groups* Microsoft DPE Nigeria<https://www.facebook.com/groups/msdpenigeria/?fref=ts> Microsoft Developer Evangelism – East and Southern Africa<https://www.facebook.com/groups/202009779914969/> AfricaApps <http://facebook.com/africaapps> *Blog:* AfricaApps Blog -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick

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Voters Choice: for a better life, focus on the integrity of leaders.
by Alice Munyua 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

A paper by Citizen pathway on upcoming elections Best Alice

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Fwd: Communications and Public Relations Officer vacancy
by Alice Munyua 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

Dear Colleague, The IDRC's Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (ROSSA) would like to disseminate the attached career opportunity. Application deadline: February 1, 2013. For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website at: www.idrc.ca/careers <http://www.idrc.ca/careers> Best wishes, *Richard Nzuki Nzioki* Research Information Officer Information Management & Technology Division International Development Research Centre|Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa|Bureau régional de l'Afrique Orientale et Australe +254-20-2713161/0 | Fax: +254-20-2711063|Ext: 3449| Mobile: +254723567781 rnzuki(a)idrc.ca <mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca>

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Fwd: Communications and Public Relations Officer vacancy
by Alice Munyua 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

Dear Colleague, The IDRC's Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (ROSSA) would like to disseminate the attached career opportunity. Application deadline: February 1, 2013. For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website at: www.idrc.ca/careers <http://www.idrc.ca/careers> Best wishes, *Richard Nzuki Nzioki* Research Information Officer Information Management & Technology Division International Development Research Centre|Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa|Bureau régional de l'Afrique Orientale et Australe +254-20-2713161/0 | Fax: +254-20-2711063|Ext: 3449| Mobile: +254723567781 rnzuki(a)idrc.ca <mailto:rnzuki@idrc.ca>

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