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Biometric Voter Registration
by Baiju Shah 22 Dec '12

22 Dec '12

Listers, I was curious about the biometric voter registration kit and what all the fuss was about. My expectation was that this will be the state of the art stuff I have seen at exhibitions like Cartes, to my astonishment, I found that these kits include a low end Dell laptop, cheap camera, 4-4-2 finger print scanner, battery pack and it is not pretty to look at. Have we got good value for money is a big question mark? Have enhanced the local IT capability with such a project, it was procured from France.nope, it is a missed opportunity. Are we going to get 5 -10 individuals within the country who have the claim that understand the biometrics and the security requirements have the know-how to maintain these systems in country or we have still import in the expertise. We struggle to defend our ecommerce properties, how will we do with the voter lists? The procurement has been chaos, they are still going to purchase indelible ink, you have a biometric register therefore there is no need to get the toxic chemicals on the public's fingers. India did their EID project and the cost per registration (this has a higher security and durability needs then a voter registration) was under U$2.00 including the issue of a NFC card and labour, in our case the cost per registration, I assume 18m voters is $51 (if my maths is right) plus the administration cost, I am hoping to get my point across, we are really not benchmarking and maximising the use of the available resources, knowledge and for us to become a world class destination to deliver and export ICT products out of this country is not going to happen at this rate. We hire consultants from various big brands who and no or little experience of the a real life project except being able to put pretty presentation together, let us benchmark against the best and work out a roadmap that could enable us to deliver very good value for money. Thanks. Baiju Shah Managing Partner Telemedia Africa Ltd Nairobi, Kenya. Tel. +254 701691570 Email: baiju(a)tele2media.com

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Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gideon 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

+1 John Gitau.. Technical progress will happen, we are not isolated ({digression} this goes for any service provider not in tune with ipv6 too) these transitions are better handled alongside the global migrations, it is easier, cheaper and allow us to be a part of the change and not guys forced to it later because suddenly there is no analog content, at which point we/they will still complain. On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Digital migration and mass ignorance (John Gitau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:53:23 +0300 > From: John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> > To: "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > Message-ID: <4F27019D-AD97-4BB8-B965-3AE48EA1208D(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We really can't all be expected to gravitate towards the lowest common > denominator so everyone can be happy. Consumers willing and able to buy set > top boxes have rights too, so do investors in the technologies to deliver > digital tv and other infrastructure. > > Technical progress will happen, we are not isolated ({digression} this > goes for any service provider not in tune with ipv6 too) these transitions > are better handled alongside the global migrations, it is easier, cheaper > and allow us to be a part of the change and not guys forced to it later > because suddenly there is no analog content, at which point we/they will > still complain. > > Jgitau > > Sent from my iPad > > On 20 Dec 2012, at 22:38, "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Robert, > > > > Your argument would hold true if everyone paid the same taxes or if all > taxes came from the same source. Would it not be reasonable to subsidise > the STBs through revenue earned from the auction of the mobile spectrum > that is freed up as a result? If the mobile operators are benefiting from > the freed spectrum, this seems like a reasonable quid pro quo. > > > > -Steve Song > > > > On 20 December 2012 12:04, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi Kivuva, > >> > >> Please note that for the government to subsidize the STBs they will > need money which they will raise through taxes which means that at the end > the same people who did not have the money to buy the unsubsidized decoders > will pay through additional taxes, therefore which is the lesser evil? > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Robert Yawe > >> KAY System Technologies Ltd > >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > >> Kenya > >> > >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > >> From: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > >> > >> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > >> Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012, 12:16 > >> > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > >> > >> Round1. The bell rings. The court has stopped the switch over pending > >> hearing and determination of the case. > >> > >> When we switched to 2G, 3G, and future LTE, did we force all mobile > >> users to migrate to high end phones? Did we switch off mulika mwizis? > >> > >> If the government cannot subsidize the set boxes, give Kenyans ample > >> time save for the gadgets. > >> > >> At the pace some people at CCK and the ministry are moving, I would > >> not be surprised to learn they have tonnes of containers of setboxes > >> at Kilindini waiting to pounce on poor man's pockets. > >> > >> On 20/12/2012, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > In the end, a frustrated government will enter into a deal with > Huawei to > >> > mass produce and import low cost or subsidised FTA decoders, and > Huawei > >> > will make millions in profit and Kenyans will have won the battle and > lost > >> > the war. > >> > > >> > Somehow related, voter registration took 30 days. On day 30, huge > queues > >> > were seen at centres at 8 pm, way past the 6 pm closing time for the > >> > exercise. For the other 29 days, clerks were idle, Facebooking and > soaking > >> > in sun at the registration centres as few bothered registering. > >> > > >> > Meanwhile, I shall laminate this epic piece and hang it on a wall, to > >> > remind me that millions in the country have no access to 2G, despite > 2G > >> > been the base of all GSM networks. > >> > > >> >> Thanks for thinking for consumers in a more broad and realistic > spectrum > >> >> (including rural proletariats) beyond the minority but noisy middle > to > >> >> higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies who are obsessed about > 4+G > >> >> when millions of others can't access 2-G. There is nothing like "mass > >> >> ignorance" or "mass intelligence" on a matter of human/consumer > rights as > >> >> ably articulated within Consumer Protection Act, 2012 (which took > effect > >> >> on > >> >> December 13). > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ______________________ > >> Mwendwa Kivuva > >> For > >> Business Development > >> Transworld Computer Channels > >> Cel: 0722402248 > >> twitter.com/lordmwesh > >> transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing > >> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… > >> > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/stephen.song%40gmail.… > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Song > > +1 902 529 0046 > > +27 83 482 2088 (SMS only) > > http://manypossibilities.net > > http://villagetelco.org > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/jgitau%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. >

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TV set-top boxes buyers to benefit from subsidies
by Grace Githaiga 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

IN SUMMARYThe subsidies, to be paid directly to importers of the equipment, are expected to cut by up to half the prices of digital receivers currently standing at an average of Sh5,000.Treasury has agreed to finance the subsidy through the Universal Access Fund to be managed by the Communications Commission of Kenya, which regulates the telecoms sector.If offered, the subsidies could be a reprieve for millions of Kenyans who risked being left out of TV viewership when the migration takes place in the next three months. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/TV-set-top-boxes-buyers-t…

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Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gideon 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

.....beyond the minority but noisy middle to higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies? who are obsessed about 4+G when millions of others can't access 2-G. I do not at anyone time think that improving technology is about obsession or lack of it thereof, perhaps its better if we look at this issue in terms of the benefits that are conferred once we adopt Digital Migration, The earlier we adopt these technologies the better the future because then we shall have learnt the ropes and are able to properly counter any mishaps that come with it. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:36 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: Digital migration and mass ignorance (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:33:15 +0000 (GMT) > From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: Stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > Message-ID: > <1355981595.18128.YahooMailNeo(a)web171404.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Mr. Mutoro, > > I do feel you on the issue of the consumer unfortunately you sound like an > advocate for big and entrenched business, a situation you might not even be > aware of, just like a soldier who goes to war without understanding the > underlying issues of the war/battle. > > The issue here is not about 1G or 10G it is about leveling the broadcast > plain field so as to meet the basic human rights enshrined in the new > constitution such as the freedom for me to watch the news in my mother > tongue or to watch news content that is relevant to me and not be held > hostage watching a polo item. You might love soccer but I love ajua so why > force me to watch what I do not want.? With 120 channels airing I will > definitely have a better opportunity of watching what I need, so please > keep in mind when you are responding to this post, if you dare, that the > discussion on the table is not about internet but about giving me the > consumer greater choice. > > > As an advocate for the consumer your mandate is to make sure that we are > provided with services in an equitable manner, on the issue of digital > migration the current providers have been depriving consumers of the > freedom of choice, today we are no better off than the early days of state > run media and what you are advocating is for the status quo to be > maintained. > > Today all stations air news at the same time which denies me, the > consumer, with the basic human right of watching the news at my convenience > or comparing the content presented by the various stations, allowing the > current media houses to get additional channels for cheaper than their > current transmission power bills will mean that they can offer news reruns > at different times. > > > Today COFEK is unable to run consumer awareness programs on radio & TV > because of the exorbitant costs an issue that will promptly be remedied > once we holistically embrace digital broadcast, COFEK will be able to get > their own channels for a fraction of your current advertising budget that > you can then use to provide an alternative to the consumers.? Your lower > operating cost and vast reach will mean that small scale manufacturers will > be able to advertise their products therefore giving the consumer the > freedom of choice. > > > Be reminded that the battle you are currently waging is for the > maintenance of the status quo where me, the consumer, is being held hostage > to content provided by a few with vested interests, you are defending the > establishment while standing on my back, the consumer, in truth you do not > speak for me you speak for my enemies. > > Regards > > PS.? The typical Kenyan, you and I included, wait for the rain to start > pouring before we start planting or buy an umbrella that is how we the > consumers are and by you forcing us to to plan and prepare in advance is > denying us our basic human rights as Kenyans, so please do not stop the > rain from pouring as you will delay my planting. > > ? > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > ________________________________ > From: Stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 21:20 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > > Thanks for thinking for consumers in a more broad and realistic spectrum > (including rural proletariats) beyond the minority but noisy middle to > higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies? who are obsessed about 4+G > when millions of others can't access 2-G. There is nothing like "mass > ignorance" or "mass intelligence" on a matter of human/consumer rights as > ably articulated within Consumer Protection Act, 2012 (which took effect on > December 13). > > Stephen Mutoro > www.cofek.co.ke > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > > > Digital broadcast is great, no doubt about that, and the benefits are > > boundless. But let us not be elitist in the way we conduct the > > exercise. > > > > You can free the airwaves, and create thousands of digital channels > > and jobs, but if I in Kibera and Mathare, I cannot afford to buy a > > setbox in the next year, I will be forced to use by TVbox as a stool. > > > > Let those with money migrate, and let the poor enjoy the poor quality > > analog signal in peace until set boxes are dirt cheap. > > > > On the other hand, to reach a consensus, give us cheap subsidized > > digital set boxes, say at 500bob, marked GoK, and give us adequate > > time to buy them. > > > > Remember, 2000bob is my dinner for a month. > > > > You switched off my phone, which I bought with hard earned cash, then > > you switch of my TV! Next you will switch of my radio, then ... > > > > On 12/12/2012, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, > >> Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court to stop the > planned > >> Digital Switchover in Nairobi at the end of this month.? This is most > >> unfortunate considering the fact that the current analogue broadcast has > >> been the most discriminating.? Majority of Kenyans have not seen the > level > >> of communication that Digital offers (this is what the constitution > >> demands).? In the new platform we have seen more vernacular channels > >> delivering news in a language that people understand and relate to.? It > >> therefore surprises me when an organization such as COFEK moves to court > >> to protect an elitist broadcast platform. > >> > >> Further every one new channel creates more than thirty new jobs.? There > >> are more than one hundred and fifty new applications awaiting clearance > to > >> start digital broadcast.? Twenty of these are already on air.? If we get > >> two hundred new broadcasters, we shall have achieved our quest for > having > >> a pluralistic and diversified broadcast environment.? In whose interest > is > >> COFEK advancing the agenda of maintaining monopolistic practices in > Kenyan > >> Media? Does COFEK really understands the seriousness of unemployment in > >> Kenya? > >> > >> The cost of not migrating is far too great than biting the bullet now > and > >> enable frequency spectrum to be used in more productive and inclusive > >> manner.? The benefits of mobile operators moving from 2G to 3G are > >> glaring.? We need to scale up to 4G and create a robust last mile that > >> will reduce the rural urban digital divide; that will create an enabling > >> playing field when we start delivering new local content to schools > >> country-wide. > >> > >> Most of the world has migrated and they fully understand why we need to > >> free up spectrum. EAC member states agreed on the December 31st deadline > >> and Tanzania for example has committed itself to this agreed deadline > >> despite not having a completed the national roll-out of the digital > >> signal. In Kenya we have adopted a phased plan starting from Nairobi. > >> Technology changes every six months and Kenya must remain at the > >> technological edge in order to remain the true hub of Africa.? We seem > to > >> be exercising freedom without any responsibility. > >> > >> Ndemo. > >> > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> This is where we are going wrong, the digital migration has nothing to > do > >>> with digital TV sets its about how the signal will be transmitted, > please > >>> try and see the bigger picture here. > >>> > >>> > >>> When we moved from analogue internet connectivity where you needed a > >>> modem > >>> to the digital transmission where you needed a DTU/ADSL/Dongle why > didn't > >>> you please with the government to stop the importation of Pentium > >>> processor based computers or 14" monitors or AT keyboards so that users > >>> could transition?? If you remember the ISPs never even gave us a > >>> transition period and some never even implemented analogue > connectivity. > >>> > >>> > >>> This is the same case with the digital TV migration, you do not need a > >>> digital TV to benefit from the new method of transmission all that you > >>> are > >>> changing is the equivalent of your analogue modem with a digital > receiver > >>> and nothing more, also remember that this transition is a world wide > >>> project and it would be foolhardy to try and stop the oncoming train. > >>> > >>> > >>> As Kenyans, we have proven time and time again that we are resilient > and > >>> innovative, we turned off "fake" phones and on the following day they > >>> where getting reactivated thanks to the power of google, turn off the > >>> analogue signal tomorrow and we shall have 500/- decoders available for > >>> sale along the streets of Nairobi, keep postponing the switchoff and > >>> there > >>> will be no meaning uptake of the digital devices, have you registered > for > >>> election yet? > >>> > >>> > >>> All this noise from the entrenched media houses that we are propagating > >>> has nothing to do with if Kenyans with black and white TVs can afford > to > >>> buy the decoder but more on trying to delay the shift of broadcasting > >>> power to a more open platform, so before you come to the defense of > Linus > >>> and his ilk find out whose agenda you are promoting, instead of coming > >>> forward and responding to the discussion going on here of which I am > sure > >>> they are listening, they send mercenaries . > >>> > >>> Dr. Ndemo, I again say kudos and tell you keep the course and do what > is > >>> right for the Nation and avoid being distracted by those with selfish > >>> agendas, deliver on this and Konza has a better chance of seeing the > >>> light > >>> of day. > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> > >>> Robert Yawe > >>> KAY System Technologies Ltd > >>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > >>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > >>> Kenya > >>> > >>> > >>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> > >>> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > >>> Cc: Meshack <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 16:48 > >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear list > >>> I read this thread and all i see is the "the cart before the horse". I > >>> believe Mr gitahi was referring to affordability rather compatibility > and > >>> adaptability. @Robert, don't you think Kenyans should be given enough > >>> time > >>> to migrate rather than have a paradigm shift in tech use. I think that > we > >>> should ban the importation of analog TV as somebody suggested earlier > >>> then > >>> will have a gradual change till 2015 > >>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… > >>> > >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > >>> development. > >>> > >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > >>> bandwidth, > >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, > do > >>> not spam, do not market your wares or > >>> qualifications._______________________________________________ > >>> 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > >>> > >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > >>> development. > >>> > >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > >>> bandwidth, > >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, > do > >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… > >> > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > -- > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva > > For > > Business Development > > Transworld Computer Channels > > Cel: 0722402248 > > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing > > kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/smutoro%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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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New communication rules: Kenya refuses to sign on
by Gideon 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Kenya has refused to sign the new International Communication Regulations put together by a conference last week as divisions rocked the country’s delegation. http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1647632/-/1555o81/-/index.html Gideon Rop

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Kenya Elections API
by Gideon 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

+1. Thanks Ory, at least its a development in the right direction, using technology to manage elections , it will be a lot easier than the PDF's to check data. Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Kenya Elections API (Ory Okolloh) > 2. Did Kenya win or lose Internet calls battle @ WCIT? (Walubengo J) > 3. World Conference on International Telecommunications - Did > Kenya Win or Lose? (Walubengo J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:04:00 +0200 > From: Ory Okolloh <ookolloh(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Kenya Elections API > Message-ID: > <CABWH-6pkFc2= > A7fHH-DuN_N8B-pT3B2Yqj88SsWbLvyfeKr4qg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi listers, > > Work in progress but in the spirit of launch and iterate, announcing the > Kenya Elections API - more to come in the new year. > http://api.iebc.or.ke > > > Best, > > Ory >

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The highlights and low points of WCIT
by Grace Githaiga 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

The logic of forcing the world’s governments into a box to rewrite a global treaty that has stood for 24 years in just 14 days may be questionable, but it definitely creates an event and along with that moments that stand out and set the general tone and atmosphere of the meeting itself. Here are the main ones from WCIT 2012: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/14/highlights-and-low-points-wcit

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Kenya Elections API
by Ory Okolloh 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Hi listers, Work in progress but in the spirit of launch and iterate, announcing the Kenya Elections API - more to come in the new year. http://api.iebc.or.ke Best, Ory

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WCIT and Democracy Infographic
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Infographic on correlation between democracy and support for WCIT ITRs updated with final results. http://infogr.am/-mebuell_1355447340

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ITRs what has changed between 2012 and 1988
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Samantha Dickinson has tracked the changes: http://www.linguasynaptica.com/itr-changes/ Best Alice

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WCIT the weird, ironic and hypocritical
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

http:/nnennaorg.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-weird-ironic-and-hypocritical wcit.html By Nnenna Nwakanma Best Alice

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China Warns Europe Against Imposing Sanctions on Huawei and ZTE.
by S.M. Muraya 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

China Warns Europe Against Imposing Sanctions on Huawei and ZTE www.cellular-news.com/story/57822.php Published on: 14th Dec 2012 A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry has urged the European Union to refrain from imposing restrictions on Chinese telecommunications manufacturers following reports that the EU may do so. "Any restrictions will definitely affect normal trade and investment and harm our cooperation in this area," spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press conference. There have been suggestions that an ongoing investigation into Huawei and ZTE has found that they benefited from Chinese government support, in breach of European law and WTO agreements. "We have noticed the reports," Hong said, adding that wireless communications companies from both sides have significant business interests in each other's countries, which could be seen as a coded warning that if Chinese vendors are targetted, then European companies may struggle to win Chinese orders. His comments echo what Sweden's trade minister, Ewa Bjorling said ealier this year when she warned that the probe by the European Commission could harm European manufacturers. Bjorling said that even if the EU proves the allegations are correct, it would be better to engage in dialog to resolve the matter than to impose import duties on their products. It's not expected that any decision on launching a case against the two companies would be taken until the middle of next year, at the earliest. The Commission is said to have "very sold evidence" that the two companies had been able to sell goods below cost in Europe due to the state subsidies. Both companies have long denied receiving any form of state-aid, although Chinese banks are particularly generous in financing vendor loans for clients of the two firms. ZTE's lines of credit amount to US$25 billion, which is said to be exceptionally high for a company with annual sales of US$8 billion. Huawei is also understood to have benefited from large credit lines, including a $30 billion facility from China Development Bank.

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Re: [kictanet] Rough List of WCIT Signing Status
by alice＠apc.org 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, Please note, Kenya has not signed. Best Alice On 14/12/2012 17:31, Grace Githaiga wrote: > Kenya signed with reservations. > _______________________________________________ > 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/alice%40apc.org > > 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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Kibaki set to launch Konza City in January 23, 2013
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

The groundbreaking ceremony of Kenya’s first techno city is scheduled for next month setting the stage for the development of the Sh850 billion project. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kibaki-set-to-launch-Konza-City-in-Ja…

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WCIT - outcome (Update from ISOC)
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:59:24 -0800 From: mautidavis(a)yahoo.com To: isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: [Itu2012chapters] WCIT - outcome FYI Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth(a)isoc.org> To: itu2012chapters <itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 5:43 PM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] WCIT - outcome Hi all! Greetings from the closing plenary of the WCIT. The WCIT concluded today with revised ITRs. 89 countries signed the treaty and at least 55 thus far have indicated that they will either not sign the treaty or will have to consult further in capital. There were a number of contentious issues that remained open until the final evening plenary on Thursday. After much debate, a vote took place on the motion to include text relating to states' rights to access international telecommunication services. Following the vote, several countries spoke to indicate that they will not sign the revised ITRs. Once this happened, the remaining issues were sorted rather quickly. You can download the treaty here: http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/final-acts-wcit-12.pdf Some key issues for the Internet Society: -- the issue of scope remains somewhat ambiguous and it will be important to monitor actual implementation of these regulations to determine whether some countries apply the treaty provisions to a broader group of providers than were previously subject to the 1988 treaty. -- the treaty explicitly states that “these Regulations do not address the content-related aspects of telecommunications”. -- References to ITU-T Recommendations do not give those Recommendations mandatory status -- Treaty definitions of Telecommunications and International Telecommunications were not changed. New term ICT was not included -- Numbering provisions in the ITRs are limited to references to “numbering resources specified in ITU-T Recommendations” and do not extend to naming, numbering and identification resources. -- Quality of Service provisions are open to interpretation and their impact will depend on the interpretation of scope. -- Member States are given responsibility to ensure the security and robustness of international telecommunications services -- Member States are given responsibility to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications. -- Accounting Rate principles for international telecommunication services do not apply to commercial agreements. -- Resolution (non-binding) entitled “To foster an enabling environment for the greater growth of the Internet” selectively quotes from the WSIS Tunis Agenda and seems to expand the role of the ITU rather than encouraging greater participation in the multistakeholder Internet governance model as envisioned by the WSIS. -- Resolution (non-binding) entitled “International telecommunication service traffic termination and exchange” opens the issue of private commercial agreements for international telecommunications traffic and suggests a role for Member States. It also calls for further work of the ITU-T in this area. -- Issues related to competition, liberalization, independent regulation, transparency received relatively little attention at the conference which is unfortunate. More to come. Kind Regards, Sally Sally Wentworth Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Rough List of WCIT Signing Status
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Kenya signed with reservations.

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Internet humbles UN telecoms agency
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

...Under increasing pressure, the ITU at first dismissed the complaints before belatedly trying to open up. But it was too little too late. If the preparatory work was out-of-step with modern policy systems, attendees to the meeting were stunned to find a conference style and approach stuck in the 1970s.A constant stream of information was available only in downloadable Word documents; disagreement was dealt with by increasingly small, closed groups of key government officials; voting was carried out by delegates physically raising large yellow paddles, and counted by staff who walked around the room; meetings ran until the early hours of the morning, and "consensus by exhaustion" was the only fall-back position. Government speakers spent long hours debating single words and playing strategic games with one another, pushing everyone closer and closer to the end of the conference without tackling any of the main points of contention. Read more on WCIT: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/14/internet-humbles-un-telecoms-a

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Re: [kictanet] US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs
by Eric Kirimi 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> Sitting in plenary and as expected The US & The UK have declared they will >> not sign the ITRs. Other aligned country are sure to follow suit. >> > >and un-aligned > >CR, DK, NL even KE? > >from transcript: >>> KENYA: Yes. Kenya wants to appreciate your patience and to thank the >Government of UAE for the efforts that you've made towards reaching a >consensus. >Kenya, prior to coming here, held several meetings through the >multistakeholder approach and hoped that we would achieve the objectives we >set. Unfortunately, we have not reached those objectives and I wish to say >here that we reserve our rights every reservations to go back home and do >more consultations. >Thank you. > >-- >Cheers, > >McTim >"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route >indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > >_______________________________________________ >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/eric%40ictinfrastruct… > >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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The Google Zeitgeist 2012 report : Kenyan Scenario interesting
by Gideon 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Most Kenyans with access to the Internet want to know how to get an abortion, according to a new survey. The Google Zeitgeist 2012 report released on Thursday says this was the most searched topic in the last 12 months in the country. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Abortion-tops-list-of-Kenyan--online-searches/… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on Internet, IXPs
by Gideon 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

+1 Dr. Ndemo. What Africa needs are more leaders like Ndemo who can stand up for what they believe in. Thanks. Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:41 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (McTim) > 2. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Harry Hare) > 3. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Mawaki Chango) > 4. Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya! (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) > 5. US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs (Ali Hussein) > 6. Re: US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs (McTim) > 7. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Sammy Buruchara) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:58:13 -0500 > From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> > To: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > < > CACAaNxgdAZXTY5pawmn3fLKfzjpdOvSPFq72H+4X9JXeKJMvuQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Becky, > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:35:19 +0300 > From: Harry Hare <harry(a)africanedevelopment.org> > To: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > <5AB94AA3-270F-4A06-A814-4F14E1AF7339(a)africanedevelopment.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > McTim, totally in support. Dr Ndemo, you did the right thing. > > Cheers > Harry > > > On Dec 13, 2012, at 2:58 PM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Becky, > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > McTim > > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/harry%40africanedevel… > > > > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:19:45 -0500 > From: Mawaki Chango <kichango(a)gmail.com> > To: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > < > CACTo+v9xnfEgTjmUZ2dGy5XJRkP5cetCc3uSrUpBwkTG0W8RbQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Not withstanding the substance of the position, the reaction of the > African group to such move by the PS was to be expected. > > First of all, I never met the PS until I saw and listen to him at the > IGF in Baku. I also listened to other people talk about him, his track > record working with civil society, etc. And I'm a fan of the more > progressive way (compared to so many other African countries) Kenya > has been handling its policy-making in this area and in others, as of > late. As a result, I must say, I became a bit confused at the notion > that there would be one common African position backed by Kenya, > Ethiopia, Mali, Togo, Sudan, etc. > > When you come to a treaty or any negotiating conference with a group's > common position which you have declared or are reputed to support and > you are pulled to a different (indeed opposing) position by another > stakeholder outside your group, you don't take them by surprise by > announcing your "new" position at the plenary. You first work your > group, which enables you to enlist perhaps new allies and give a > notice to those who still oppose your new position. The kind of > reactions we are seeing here was to be expected from the way this has > been handled (based on the current account). In a sense, the writing > was on the wall... > > Cheers, > > Mawaki > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:58 AM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Becky, > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > McTim > > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/kichango%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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:23:09 +0300 > From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya! > Message-ID: > < > CAMwG4pyod6E3C4tU8rQgAyJ10CkuwEONYxz2vm3H+YMp4qtihw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Wow! I am proud of Kenya! It must have been a hard decision. > -- > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > Kenya > Skype: gracebomu > Twitter: @Bomu > Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu >

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US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs
by Ali Hussein 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Listers Sitting in plenary and as expected The US & The UK have declared they will not sign the ITRs. Other aligned country are sure to follow suit. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on Internet, IXPs
by Rebecca Wanjiku 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ regards

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Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya!
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Wow! I am proud of Kenya! It must have been a hard decision. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gilda Odera 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Kivuva, You are right though. 2000/- is a hefty sum for majority. And the timing with children expecting 'Christmas' not to mention school uniform and fees in January is a bit too much pressure on this majority population. The frustration levels as well when they cannot watch election campaigns due to no tv in January till they raise this amount would be very high! Maybe it be given few more months while working out how to reduce costs? Gilda -----Original Message----- From: Kivuva Sent: 12/12/2012, 11:51 AM To: godera(a)skyweb.co.ke Cc: Kictanet Mail list Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance Digital broadcast is great, no doubt about that, and the benefits are boundless. But let us not be elitist in the way we conduct the exercise. You can free the airwaves, and create thousands of digital channels and jobs, but if I in Kibera and Mathare, I cannot afford to buy a setbox in the next year, I will be forced to use by TVbox as a stool. Let those with money migrate, and let the poor enjoy the poor quality analog signal in peace until set boxes are dirt cheap. On the other hand, to reach a consensus, give us cheap subsidized digital set boxes, say at 500bob, marked GoK, and give us adequate time to buy them. Remember, 2000bob is my dinner for a month. You switched off my phone, which I bought with hard earned cash, then you switch of my TV! Next you will switch of my radio, then ... On 12/12/2012, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > Listers, > Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court to stop the planned > Digital Switchover in Nairobi at the end of this month. This is most > unfortunate considering the fact that the current analogue broadcast has > been the most discriminating. Majority of Kenyans have not seen the level > of communication that Digital offers (this is what the constitution > demands). In the new platform we have seen more vernacular channels > delivering news in a language that people understand and relate to. It > therefore surprises me when an organization such as COFEK moves to court > to protect an elitist broadcast platform. > > Further every one new channel creates more than thirty new jobs. There > are more than one hundred and fifty new applications awaiting clearance to > start digital broadcast. Twenty of these are already on air. If we get > two hundred new broadcasters, we shall have achieved our quest for having > a pluralistic and diversified broadcast environment. In whose interest is > COFEK advancing the agenda of maintaining monopolistic practices in Kenyan > Media? Does COFEK really understands the seriousness of unemployment in > Kenya? > > The cost of not migrating is far too great than biting the bullet now and > enable frequency spectrum to be used in more productive and inclusive > manner. The benefits of mobile operators moving from 2G to 3G are > glaring. We need to scale up to 4G and create a robust last mile that > will reduce the rural urban digital divide; that will create an enabling > playing field when we start delivering new local content to schools > country-wide. > > Most of the world has migrated and they fully understand why we need to > free up spectrum. EAC member states agreed on the December 31st deadline > and Tanzania for example has committed itself to this agreed deadline > despite not having a completed the national roll-out of the digital > signal. In Kenya we have adopted a phased plan starting from Nairobi. > Technology changes every six months and Kenya must remain at the > technological edge in order to remain the true hub of Africa. We seem to > be exercising freedom without any responsibility. > > Ndemo. > > >> Hi, >> >> This is where we are going wrong, the digital migration has nothing to do >> with digital TV sets its about how the signal will be transmitted, please >> try and see the bigger picture here. >> >> >> When we moved from analogue internet connectivity where you needed a >> modem >> to the digital transmission where you needed a DTU/ADSL/Dongle why didn't >> you please with the government to stop the importation of Pentium >> processor based computers or 14" monitors or AT keyboards so that users >> could transition? If you remember the ISPs never even gave us a >> transition period and some never even implemented analogue connectivity. >> >> >> This is the same case with the digital TV migration, you do not need a >> digital TV to benefit from the new method of transmission all that you >> are >> changing is the equivalent of your analogue modem with a digital receiver >> and nothing more, also remember that this transition is a world wide >> project and it would be foolhardy to try and stop the oncoming train. >> >> >> As Kenyans, we have proven time and time again that we are resilient and >> innovative, we turned off "fake" phones and on the following day they >> where getting reactivated thanks to the power of google, turn off the >> analogue signal tomorrow and we shall have 500/- decoders available for >> sale along the streets of Nairobi, keep postponing the switchoff and >> there >> will be no meaning uptake of the digital devices, have you registered for >> election yet? >> >> >> All this noise from the entrenched media houses that we are propagating >> has nothing to do with if Kenyans with black and white TVs can afford to >> buy the decoder but more on trying to delay the shift of broadcasting >> power to a more open platform, so before you come to the defense of Linus >> and his ilk find out whose agenda you are promoting, instead of coming >> forward and responding to the discussion going on here of which I am sure >> they are listening, they send mercenaries . >> >> Dr. Ndemo, I again say kudos and tell you keep the course and do what is >> right for the Nation and avoid being distracted by those with selfish >> agendas, deliver on this and Konza has a better chance of seeing the >> light >> of day. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Robert Yawe >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> Kenya >> >> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> >> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >> Cc: Meshack <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 16:48 >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance >> >> >> Dear list >> I read this thread and all i see is the "the cart before the horse". I >> believe Mr gitahi was referring to affordability rather compatibility and >> adaptability. @Robert, don't you think Kenyans should be given enough >> time >> to migrate rather than have a paradigm shift in tech use. I think that we >> should ban the importation of analog TV as somebody suggested earlier >> then >> will have a gradual change till 2015 >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or >> qualifications._______________________________________________ >> 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > 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. > -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/godera%40skyweb.co.ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Fwd: [UEDbenin] Fwd: Call for proposals from Center for Global Communication Studies
by Dandjinou Pierre 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Colleagues, This for your information Regards Pierre Dandjinou VP Africa ICANN ** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Cyril Obi" <apn(a)ssrc.org> Date: Dec 12, 2012 10:33 PM Subject: Call for proposals from Center for Global Communication Studies To: "bsodonon(a)gmail.com" <bsodonon(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Please see 2 call for proposals below from the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication. Please direct any questions you may have regarding the call for proposals to the Center for Global Communication Studies. Best, Cyril Obi 1. Call for Proposals: Literature Review on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding in Africa. This project, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, is part of a larger project on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding. The aim of this portion of the project is to understand: "What is the evidence on the role of ICTs in peacebuilding, statebuilding, and good governance in Africa?" A full description of the Call for Proposals can be found here: http://cgcs.asc.upenn.edu/events.html#122 2. Call for Proposals: Stakeholder Mapping and Policy Analysis: Kenya, Ethiopia & Somalia. This project, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, is part of a larger project on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding. The aim of this portion of the project is to understand 1) what ICT policies are; 2) who the players are that influence ICT policy and ICT policy debate; and 3) who are the stakeholders that are using ICTs in ways that affect governance and state-building. A full description of the Call for Proposals can be found here: http://cgcs.asc.upenn.edu/events.html#121 To unsubscribe, click here: http://socialscienceresearchcouncil.cmail5.com/t/y-u-jdhyulk-wujkrjujk-r/ __._,_.___ Répondre à expéditeur<bsodonon@gmail.com?subject=Re%A0%3A%20Fwd%3A%20Call%20for%20proposals%20from%20Center%20for%20Global%20Communication%20Studies>| Répondre à groupe<UEDbenin@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Re%A0%3A%20Fwd%3A%20Call%20for%20proposals%20from%20Center%20for%20Global%20Communication%20Studies>| Répondre en mode Web<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxYmlycnVkBF9TAzk…>| Nouvelle discussion<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNGplbTR1BF9TAzk…> Toute la discussion<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/message/4669;_ylc=X3oDMTM1dmtuZDB…>( 1) Activités récentes: Aller sur votre groupe<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMjlwZGVjBF9TAzk3NDkw…> Ni Donneurs de lecons, Ni Flagonneurs; revons, et revons grand!! [image: Yahoo! Groupes]<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNWpoZnN1BF9TAzk3NDkwNDY2BGdycElkAz…> Passer Ã : Texte seulement<UEDbenin-traditional@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Changer+le+format+:+Traditionnel>, RÃ©sumÃ© du jour<UEDbenin-digest@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Messages+du+groupe+:+RÃ©sumÃ©>• Désinscription<UEDbenin-desabonnement(a)yahoogroupes.xn--fr?subject=dsinscription-mfc>• Conditions d’utilisation <http://fr.docs.yahoo.com/info/utos.html> . __,_._,___ -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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