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CCK launches guidelines for prevention of transmission of bulk political messages via electronic communication networks
by Wambua, Christopher 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Listers, I am pleased to inform you that CCK, in collaboration with the NCIC, IEBC, mobile telecoms industry and the Kenya Police, today launched guidelines for prevention of transmission of undesirable bulk political content via the communications networks. The guidelines are meant to create order and a structure framework for transmission of bulk political messages over the mobile telecoms networks. The guidelines are available on the CCK website at http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Guidelines_for_the_prevention _of_transmission_of_undesirable_bulk_political_content_via_sms.pdf Best regards, Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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WSIS goals: what happened to them?
by Alice Munyua 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear all, APC would like to invite civil society organisations that participated in the WSIS process and that are concerned in some way with the WSIS goal of building a 'people-centred information society' to participate in a survey we are conducting as part of our WSIS +10 efforts. The survey's goal is to assess civil society's views on progress (or lack of progress) in achieving the WSIS goals, particularly the goals that we put in the civil society declaration in 2003: "Shaping the information society for human needs". www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/civil-society-declaration.pdf The survey is available at: <https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=77768&newtest=Y&lang=en> The deadline for completing the survey is: Monday 5 November 2012. Best regards, Anriette -- ------------------------------------------------------ anriette esterhuysen anriette(a)apc.org executive director, association for progressive communications www.apc.org po box 29755, melville 2109 south africa tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model
by Gideon 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

*Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> * http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m… ** *This is a complete unabridged version of the document by Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica, titled: "General Comment on the ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model & DCA's Contribution to the ICANN Africa Strategy". A shorter version was read out at the ICANN's Public Forum Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 due to constraint of time.* * * *My name is Sophia Bekele, I am Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica. DCA Trust has been participating in the ICANN Global Community and attending the ICANN International Meetings regularly and actively within the past few years. DCA Trust is also a new gTLD applicant, and has submitted an application for the .Africa generic Top-Level Domain. This *ICANN-45 Meeting in Toronto has provided a landmark opportunity for the presentation of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. We are thankful for the increased attention that is now being given to Africa, in order to put it more firmly on the ICANN Global Map. ICANN thrives on its multi-stakeholder, transparent and consensus-based approach to policy development and implementation. *Meanwhile, the same multi-stakeholder approach is often criticized, but the critics of this model are unable to devise an alternative approach that could effectively replace the multi-stakeholder model*, and serve the global public interest on issues of Global Internet Governance. A global Internet requires that different stake-holders participate in its governance, and that a proper forum is provided for any interested party to participate ensure that such voices are heard. At the very minimum, the debate will be enriched based on democratic principles. *DCA will continue to support the multi-stakeholder concept, without needing to over-emphasize that in the absence of the multi-stakeholder model, DCA Trust, as a private, non-profit, non-partisan, independent organization will not have the opportunity to be heard in matters of Global Internet Governance and as an active participant in the global ICANN Community*. At the ICANN-44 Prague meeting, DCA Trust had been concerned that a preliminary meeting was held between some ICANN officials and certain group(s) of the African constituency at ICANN. DCA Trust was not invited to that meeting, for which reason we demonstrated our grievance by writing a letter to ICANN to protest our exclusion. *It later transpired that the meeting was to lay the initial framework for commencing the ICANN Africa Strategy, and we interpreted our apparent exclusion from participating in that meeting as a prelude to our non-involvement in the process of the ICANN Africa Strategy — both in formulation and implementation*. We complained again based on multi-stakeholder principles. We strongly believe that all those participating as recognized constituents of the African Community at ICANN should be involved in any ICANN Africa Strategy. Even whilst maintaining that our initial complaints were valid, we also believe that all that is now in the past and that DCA Trust was able to make its point. Accordingly, in moving forward towards future and positive cooperative endeavors, *we are thankful to Mr. Tarek Kamel, the Senior Adviser to the ICANN President & CEO, who also has the primary responsibility for leading the formulation and implementation of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. Mr. Kamel has been gracious enough to meet with DCA Trust here in Toronto and discuss the framework under which DCA Trust will participate in the ICANN Africa Strategy. To this end, DCA Trust is pleased to announce that it has developed a new initiative — the Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) — that is aimed at increasing the African private sector participation at ICANN; to be implemented as a component part of the ICANN Africa Strategy. *The principal objective of this initiative is to help promote and increase the multi-stakeholder diversity at ICANN in line with the broader strategic objectives of the ICANN Strategic Plan* covering the three-year period that spans July 2013 to June 2016. We envision that the inclusion and early adoption of the proposed IBCA initiative as a key component of the ICANN Africa Strategy will strengthen ICANN's multi-stakeholder model; as the organization increases the visibility of its work and overall outreach/communication activities in Africa, and DCA Trust is proud to propose this as a strategic input that would enable it achieve further levels of cooperation with ICANN in the implementation of its Strategic Plan. The private sector is seen as the key driver of socio-economic transformation and enabler of economic growth in an emerging Africa, therefore, any initiative that attempts to increase the participation of this important business and non-governmental constituency in Global Internet Governance will no doubt strengthen the multi-stakeholder work of ICANN. DCA Trust has already submitted a copy of the IBCA proposal to ICANN through Mr. Tarek Kamel, and will also avail copies to the ICANN leaders. In closing, *DCA Trust is thankful for the opportunity afforded by this ICANN-45 Public Forum in Toronto to share its proposed IBCA initiative*. By DotConnectAfrica ** * * * [image: DotConnectAfrica] <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>* DCA is a not-for-profit, non-partisan org incorporated in Mauritius Africa and will sponsor, establish and operate a TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to the needs of Pan-African & African constituency. (Learn More <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>)

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Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move
by Alice Munyua 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> By *Andrew Mack* <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/> There was one obvious take-away from this week's ICANN meetings in Toronto, and for once it was less about policy and more about geography. Simply put, Africa is really --- finally --- coming together at ICANN, with a new energy, new unity and lots of new participation from African participants. And from top to bottom, the ICANN community seems to be taking notice. The evidence was everywhere... You could see it in the large number of African participants from all over the continent, and in active African engagement in the GAC. You could see it in the statements from the ICANN CEO, Board Chair and constituency leaders who came to the release of the new Africa strategy and praised both the strategy and the strategy process --- inclusive, fast-moving and importantly, driven by African stakeholders at ICANN, not imposed from above. You could also see it in the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, which has become a real a focal point of an emerging "African Agenda". Of course, the hard work is yet to be done. All sides need to follow through to turn the strategy into real impact, to make sure that ongoing outreach becomes a reality, not just happy talk. We need to make sure the .Africa application --- which has support from more than 40 countries (and counting) isn't slowed down by the new batching process or any other noise. Nobody in the end was in favor of digital archery, but the system did have one thing right --- a preference for geographic, community and IDN names. Prioritizing Latin American and African applications makes sense given the history of "outreach", the small number of applications from these regions and the reality of the internet's growth. We believe a new "draw" system without a focus on underserved regions would send the wrong signal to the international internet community. It wouldn't do justice to the good work already initiated with support from the CEO, and in the end, it would be bad for ICANN. As a long time Africa watcher at ICANN, I saw much to celebrate in Toronto. And I'd like to especially compliment new CEO Fadi Chehadé for creating the space for (and what seems like genuine interest in) the needs of the continent that has been underserved for so long. But while words are important, we're just getting started. Africa is showing that it is serious about playing a real, sustained role at ICANN. Hopefully, ICANN is serious as well. *By Andrew Mack <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/>, Principal at AMGlobal Consulting*

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Internet traffic exchange: 2 billion users and it’s done on a handshake
by Gideon 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Morning Listers, Interesting article Every day one Exabyte of data is said to travel over the Internet<http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/sp/vni/vni_forecast_highlights/index.html>– enough data to fill 300,000 of the world’s biggest hard disks or 212 million DVDs. And astonishingly, according to *Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Policy Challenges<http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/internet-traffic-exchan…> * a new OECD report on Internet traffic exchange, most of the thousands of networks that exchange this traffic do so without a written contract or formal agreement. Further read ... http://oecdinsights.org/2012/10/22/internet-traffic-exchange-2-billion-user… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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by Matunda Nyanchama 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Interesting report about the market efficiency of the Internet model. Internet Exchange: 2 billion users on a handshake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards
by Barrack Otieno 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:32 AM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards To: chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards [Singapore, 22 October 2012] — The Internet Society and the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC) hosted a one-day event on 17 October to discuss Internet standards, the standards process, and its importance to industry and everyday life. Joining the seminar were participants from the technical community, including representatives from academia, industry, and policymakers. Featured speakers from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), ITSC, and the Internet Society shared insights on Internet standards and processes, the work of standards organisations, how standards contribute to innovation in industry, and the importance of collaboration amongst standards bodies. Discussions covered the value of standards and how standards are a part of everyday life, helping with the daily tasks we take for granted, for example online banking, electronic payments, and travel bookings. The seminar also highlighted the fact that IT standards play an important role in cross-industry and cross-sector projects, such as system inter-communications, building management systems, and process control and monitoring. Participants explored how Singapore could contribute further to various standards development efforts, and a call was made for greater active participation in ongoing ITSC and IETF standards-making processes. “The ITSC is happy to collaborate with the Internet Society and IETF to promote the awareness of ICT standards to our industry and look forward to more such opportunities to develop the ICT standards community here,” said Yap Chee Yuen, Chairman, ITSC. The IETF is a large international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open for participation by any interested individual without fees or membership requirements. The Internet Society is the organisational home for the IETF. IETF standards are synergistic with the ITSC, which promotes and facilitates the Singapore Infocomm standardisation programmes. “The Internet Society was proud to collaborate with ITSC on this ground-breaking event and we look forward to building on this relationship in the years ahead,” said Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director, Asia-Pacific. “We share a strong belief in the importance of open Internet standards and Singapore as a regional hub is well positioned to contribute to the Internet standards process.” http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-and-information-techno… _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Great educational line-up at AITEC East Africa 2012
by Sean Moroney 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, We have a great line-up of knowledge-sharing content at this year's AITEC East Africa Summit at Oshwal centre Wednesday-Thursday next week. Highlights include: Ø An Open Source Forum in partnership with the ict@innovation programme run by FOSSFA and GIZ Ø The Skills Gap Forum in partnership with LIWA Trust and Digital Age Institute, which aims to develop an industry-academia action plan to address the ICT skills gap Ø The opening session will focus on the Smart Cities theme of the Summit, with presentations by Dr Ndemo, IBM's smarter cities champion and representatives from Tatu City and Ghana Cyber City Ø In addition, there are two Smart City Forums Ø RIM is going to unveil its new BlackBerry 10 roadmap Ø Cisco is doing a workshop on "Collaboration for smarter workplaces and smarter cities" Ø The Summit will once again have strong information security content, with training workshops by Silensec and presentation forums, including one in partnership with ISACA Ø Ushahidi is organising a Smart Communities Forum to bring together a range of organisations to share recent experience in mobile and other applications for community development projects The full programme is in the attached Event Guide. Participation in this information-rich programme is free of charge, but we request registration in advance at: http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81 I look forward to seeing you there. Sean PS There are still places available at our Silver Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Tuesday night. Come and join us in celebrating 25 years of achievement in the ICT sector. Book spaces at http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/101 Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-826181618 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Southern Africa ICT summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/85> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/90> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91> AITEC Broadcast,Film & Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/93> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> Join us in Celebrating 25 years of Achievement in African ICT development [Celebratory dinner for the region's ICT Community to mark AITEC's 25th Anniversary]<http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/101> Click<http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/101> to be part of the celebration.

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Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website
by S.M. Muraya 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Hope the "treasury" has given http://www.investmentkenya.com a *minimum*budget of KES 5M per annum for site maintenance. Preferably 10M per annum to continue improving or adding features & functionality. This is to promote "freedom" of information. Suspect, in the near future, there will be Permanent Secretaries & Parastatal CEO's in court for not providing access to information. On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > It is a matter that can be reviewed and considered moving forward > > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> For a start, very good work :) >> >> In future, city / county specific sites need to be able to advertise on >> the site. >> >> Is there any such plan? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort >>> to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com >>> >>> Feedback is highly appreciated >>> >>> Rgds >>> >>> Norman >>> >>> -- >>> *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to >>> execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to >>> introduce a new order of things; for he who >>> introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his >>> enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from >>> the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . >>> . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new >>> things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” >>> * >>> (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and >>> Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, >>> 1984, p. 21.) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >>> >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> >> > > > -- > *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to > execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to > introduce a new order of things; for he who > introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his > enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from > the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . > . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new > things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” > * > (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and > Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, > 1984, p. 21.) > >

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Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops?
by S.M. Muraya 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops? No doubt, telcos get some specific information of devices (dongles + computers) using their networks to access the internet.

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How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops?
by Gideon 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

+1 Alex, there needs to be more effort in getting behind the router, i have read of people who have recovered their Mac's but after almost a year and rigorous tracking, the thing is the authorities must be involved in the process. Which i believe n Kenya would need quite some training and equipment as well. I lost my good laptop sometimes last year and up until now, i have never recovered it. The telcos could also help especially identifying the perpetrators once they are plugged through dongles or the phones. Thanks, Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:29 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: Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover > stolen laptops? (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover > stolen laptops? (Alex Comninos) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:19:35 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police > recover stolen laptops? > Message-ID: > <CAKX6dsHDhQV= > 1vs9uigpDO71hpOKvt6Wpe-ZD9HeacKyfvmPkA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > @ Evans the cost implication might be astronomical no? interesting ideas > though. > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I know of software solutions that can help track your lost laptop. The > > software resides in the bios, so uninstalling the OS won't help. This > only > > works once the laptop is plugged into the Internet. From this point, you > > need the cooperation of the Telco/ISP and the police to track the laptop > > using the IPs. I have never tried it though. > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> > wrote: > > > >> *@Alex* + 1 > >> > >> > >> On 17 October 2012 14:32, Alex Comninos <alex.comninos(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> It can be quite easy to track USB modems (dongles) through the IEMI > >>> number, like in a cellphone. It is easy to block IEMI numbers and > >>> punish the criminal by rendering the device useless. Whether > >>> geolocating the devices through triangulation of GSM reception is > >>> possible depends on whether this type of tracking is allowed by > >>> legislation. This would probably need a warrant to prevent abuse. > >>> > >>> Detecting a laptop is however virtually impossible. Laptops transmit > >>> two MAC adresses over networks (the wired and wireless connection) > >>> that can identify them. However the MAC address can only be detected > >>> by LANs or wireless networks. Once the device is in a local network > >>> (LAN) it is behind a router, which has its own MAC address, rendering > >>> the MAC adress of the laptop undetectable. Thus the telcos can only > >>> track USB modems and phones, but not laptops. There are simply no > >>> technological methods available to have telcos cooperate in finding > >>> laptops. > >>> > >>> I would suggest if one is afraid of losing a laptop: > >>> 1- one insures it > >>> 2- one encrypts the harddrive (Windows can do this now) as to not have > >>> sensitive data stolen > >>> 3- one backs up their data regularly, either to a harddrive, or online > >>> to the cloud. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 17 October 2012 12:39, Nancy Macharia <n_macharia(a)yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > >>> > Muraya, > >>> > This is a serious concern as we kenyans save their hard earned > income > >>> to purchase laptops. > >>> > > >>> > The amount of agony and disorientation one experiences upon losing > not > >>> just the hardware resource but more importantly the information is > enormous. > >>> > > >>> > I was a victim of this heinous act and telcos did not appear to be of > >>> help. > >>> > > >>> > I would be delighted to offer ideas towards realising a solution for > >>> this menace. > >>> > > >>> > Nancy > >>> > Tel: +254727746156Sent from my BlackBerry > >>> > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > >>> > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > >>> > Sender: "kictanet" > >>> > <kictanet-bounces+n_macharia=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:31:04 > >>> > To: <n_macharia(a)yahoo.co.uk> > >>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> > Subject: [kictanet] Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police > recover > >>> > stolen laptops? > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > 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/n_macharia%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/alex.comninos%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. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/main%40kipsang.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/ikua.evans%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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *---------------------------------------------------- > > Kind Regards, > > Evans Ikua,* > > lanetconsulting.com, > > lpi-eastafrica.org, > > ict-innovation.fossfa.net, > > Skype: @ikuae > > Cell: +254-722-955831 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Mission to Nairobi - Directly contacting Mr Diaby
by Nnenna Nwakanma 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

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Prosecution of online hate speech
by Gideon 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Hi all, Thanks for the constructive discussions that have transpired on the issue of hate speech over online media. We know very well that the number of people using the medium is exponentially increasing and as such developing the means to curtail any misbehavior this early would be best step. We do not want to come in when its to late and perpetrators can get away with it. Sure enough Kenya is getting to a stage where the public see how the responsible bodies handle particular scenarios. Am glad that we can have such deliberations online , its a good foundation to build on as we strive towards the MDG's. God Bless Kenya. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:59 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: Shooting the messenger? (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: [ISOC_KE] Prosecution of online hate speech (Barrack Otieno) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:44:08 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Brandie Martin <blm5350(a)psu.edu> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Shooting the messenger? > Message-ID: > < > CAKX6dsEviz7QKycE9_Kx7fxGy2k1TvKJdmfXXvvwX7NmP_DYJg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > + 1 Toepista, i understand some of the organisations set aside 50 million > plus for litigation, the more reason as to why we need more responsibility > meaning the veracity if the situation is appreciated. > > Best Regards > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Lordmwesh, > > > > I don'tthink its a question of putting weight on Intermediaries but > > making them aware of their roles and responsibilities with respect to > > informing educating and entertaining, freedom without responsibility is a > > recipe for chaos, better to arrest the situation before it gets out of > > hand, you realise how information has made the public more difficult to > > deal with by law enforcement agencies, the same freedom can be an > Achilles > > heel to intermediaries one of the Intermediary representatives alluded to > > the fact that if we are not careful litigants with the money and know how > > can bring down the biggest of corporations through Law suits. > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Brandie Martin <blm5350(a)psu.edu> wrote: > > > >> Thank you to Ali Hussein, Mwendwa Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Toepista > >> Nabusoba, John Kariuki, and Grace Githaiga for contributing to this > >> discussion on intermediary liability. > >> > >> With gratitude, > >> Brandie L. Martin > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Ali and Kivuva for continuing discussion on this thread. > >>> > >>> You both caution on the need to be careful in how intermediary > liability > >>> is handled in terms legislation lest we restrict innovation. And yes > >>> Kivuva. Users are not exactly innocent since they are capable of > making the > >>> right decisions on what to post. > >>> > >>> Please feel free to continue debate on this same thread. > >>> Rgds > >>> GG > >>> > >>> > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:09:24 +0300 > >>> > From: Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com > >>> > >>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Shooting the messenger? > >>> > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>> > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > >>> > >>> > > >>> > Putting weight on the shoulders of intermediaries is not the way to > >>> > go. We are admitting that the public is so innocent that it cannot > >>> > make right decisions based on what they see, read, or hear. This type > >>> > of censorship will make us be like China. > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > ______________________ > >>> > 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… > >>> > >>> > > >>> > 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/blm5350%40psu.edu > >>> > >>> > >>> 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. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Brandie Martin, M.S. > >> > >> Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Fellow > >> College of Communications > >> The Pennsylvania State University > >> blm5350(a)psu.edu > >> website: http://brandiemartin.wordpress.com/ > >> twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandie_Martin > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > >> > >> > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Barrack O. Otieno > > +254721325277 > > +254-20-2498789 > > Skype: barrack.otieno > > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya
by Alice Munyua 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, This is an invitation to a discussion on intermediary liability in Kenya starting tomorrow Tuesday 2nd October 2012, which will be followed by a breakfast meeting on 10th October at jacaranda hotel. See attached the initial findings of the study on Intermediary Liability in Kenya. We welcome comments. Please note that this initial report is a forthcoming publication, and it should not be cited publicly until November, when the final report will be made available. The study notes that there is a lack of a clear framework for liability of intermediaries and a lot of uncertainty in understanding our evolving post-constitution legislative environment particularly in "regards to what offenses may happen on communications networks and whether intermediaries would be liable or not, this may have contributed to caution and self-regulation. In addition, there seems to be no legislated take down procedures other than responding in court to whichever law was cited as broken. Do we need a "clear framework for liability of intermediaries, and safe harbor legislation? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current situation? We would like to encourage policy discussions on these issues with the aim of providing concrete recommendations and way forward. Grace Githaiga and Victor Kapiyo will take it from here Best Alice This is a project of: * Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) * Open Society Initiative (OSI) * Association for Progressive Communications (APC) * Google * Ministry of Information and Communications * Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)

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Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN’s Presence and Participation across Africa Plan Receives Enthusiastic Support
by alice＠apc.org 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

16 October 2012For Immediate Release Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN’s Presence and Participation across Africa Plan Receives Enthusiastic Support of CEO and Board Chair Toronto, Canada… Leaders of Africa’s Internet community have unveiled a comprehensive plan designed to dramatically increase African involvement in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. The initiative was presented to ICANN during the organization’s 45th public meeting in Toronto, Canada by the Africa Strategy Working Group (ASWG). It was formed after ICANN’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Chehadé encouraged a stronger voice from the African continent in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. “When we met three months ago at the ICANN meeting in Prague, I felt a sense of frustration at our inability to come together and move the Africa agenda forward,” said Chehadé. “It’s incredible what this working group has achieved in such a short period of time by engaging with many concerned groups and individuals through the multi-stakeholder process.” “We employed a bottom-up, open and public process in developing this initiative,” said Nii Quaynor of Ghana, a well-respected Internet leader in Africa and Chair of the ASWG. “We think this plan will lead to dramatically increased African participation in ICANN and greater presence for the organization on the African continent.” The plan was written with the input and broad support of ICANN’s African community, Africa's Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources (AFRINIC) and other influential African organizations involved in the Internet ecosystem. “We are taking a new approach to Africa,” said Tarek Kamel, a Senior Advisor to the ICANN President. “This plan is based on capacity building, business development, specifically developing the Domain Name System (DNS) business in Africa and insuring inclusion.” The three year initiative, entitled ICANN's New Approach to Africa, lays out clear goals and milestones and an action plan for the first 12 months. It is a collaborative effort by AFRINIC, Africa's Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources and the ICANN community. The initiative will now be posted for public comment. Currently, African internet users represent only 6 per cent of Internet users worldwide. This initiative is designed to dramatically increase that number. ## To review the presentation of ICANN's New Approach to Africa, go here: http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/presentation-aswg-icann-afr…. To download high resolution photos during the unveiling of the Africa Initiative, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157631779093929/ . MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, DC, USA Tel. +1 202.570.7118brad.white(a)icann.org

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Re: [kictanet] Mission to Nairobi - connecting with ICT and economic leaders
by Nnenna Nwakanma 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Dear all, Kindly see below. Will be good to link up with Diaby personally. Best > > I am going to visit Nairobi next week from 22nd to 27th of october for a > business mission. I will be travelling with a representative of the > ministry of youth and the CEO of a telecom services company. The main > objective of this mission is to connect with ICT leaders in Nairobi and > develop partnership opportunities for several projects. We will also attend > DEMO Africa with a booth to showcase the new national youth fund program. > We will be presenting: > > - Waleya hub, our private tech incubator > - National youth fund program > - GTS (telecom services company) > > I will be grateful if you can share some useful contacts from your network. > We have booked rooms at Intercontinental Nairobi. > > Best regards, > > -- > *Mohamed Diaby* > CEO Waleya > www.waleya.com > Host of www.thewhub.com > Phone: +225 21 01 58 33 > Mobile: +225 07 93 60 61 > Skype: itopis > Twitter: @diabymohamed > www.diabymohamed.com > -- Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820 Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org nnenna(a)nnenna.org| @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com Your multi-lingual development and event partners across Africa.

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ETNO response to the Commission Public Consultation on specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and switching in an open Internet
by Barrack Otieno 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Listers, http://www.etno.be/news/etno/2012/69, i wonder what Tespok says locally :-) Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Open Invitation to IGF Workshop 146 on IPRs
by Paul M 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

For those you who will be in Baku or participating remotely, you can participate in this workshop that deals with the conflict between classical Intellectual Property Rights regimes (IPRs) and the Freedom to share over the Internet. Cheers! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear list members, This mail is to invite you to the IGF Workshop 146 “Intellectual Property Rights and the freedom to share: are the two compatible?” that will take place at the Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre (room 4) on November 8th from 11:00 to 12:30 (GMT +4). The workshop has been organised by a group of alumni of the ISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme under the mentorship of the Internet Society and will focus on the tension between the fundamental intellectual property rights – notably, copyright – and “the more liberal freedom to share, which is a unique attribute of the emerging information society and represents the quintessence of the right to receive and impart information and ideas”. The purpose of the workshop is to trigger a dynamic discussion between the attendees and the panellists in order to analyse the different nuances of the issues at stake. For this reason, we welcome the participation of the audience, be it on-site or remote. Knowing that many members of this list are truly passionate about IPR issues, we urge you to join our debate and share with us your standpoint. Further details on the workshop may be found here http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2012/proposals Further details on the ISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme may be found here http://www.internetsociety.org/ Please, feel free to circulate this invitation. We look forward to meeting you in Baku. Best regards The organisers of the IGF workshop 146

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Grants Available for ICT-based Projects!
by Grace Githaiga 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Grants Available for ICT-based Projects!The Swedish organization SPIDER offers catalytic seed funding to innovative ICT4D projects in partner countries, within their thematic areas and crosscutting ICT4D priorities. Innovative and experimental projects are encouraged, along with strategic interventions in specific areas. Projects that generate good results are expected to be upscaled. SPIDER’s thematic areas: democracy: e-government, e-governance and ICT for empowerment; education: education management, e-learning and digital literacy; and health: healthcare management, e-health and public health. They work on cross-cutting ICT issues such as low cost and high quality technology, free and open source software (FOSS) and mobile technology for development (M4D). Their main focus in terms of development issues is in youth empowerment, cultural creativity, and capacity development. SPIDER works primarily with twelve priority countries for Swedish development cooperation: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Organizations from partner countries can apply for funding at any time, by submitting a concept note. On some occasions, SPIDER will also announce open calls for applications on specific areas of interest. Organisations that receive a positive review of their concept note are expected to spend at least 2-4 months preparing their full proposals. Proposals that are accepted will receive catalytic short-term support (1-2 years). Deadline: on a rolling basis For more details on the scholarship and to apply, please visit http://www.spidercenter.org/projects/grant-application

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Fwd: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee
by Judy Okite 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

For your information. Kind Regards, *“Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible” Edwin Land* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <nariman.hajiyev(a)igf2012.az> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM Subject: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee To: Vladimir Radunovic <vladar(a)diplomacy.edu>, cmasango(a)unog.ch, fbadii(a)unog.ch Cc: igf Forum <igf_members(a)intgovforum.org> Dear All, We have messages that some of the participants have already been charged for visa. In this connection the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan is now kindly offering reimbursement for visa fee charged to all IGF participants. In order to deal with this, we have set-up a section on the Host Country website (http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en>) to explain how we intend to reimburse anyone that has been affected by this. If the visa fee has already been paid by the participant, he/she is kindly requested to contact us with a copy of their bill at reimbursement(a)igf2012.az . The original receipts should be presented at the venue, where the participant will receive the full reimbursement of the amount paid. A special desk for reimbursements will be allocated at the venue throughout the duration of the event. Could you kindly circulate this information between your colleges and friends that will be affected? For further information please follow the link: http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> Kind Regards, Nariman Hajiyev ______________________________**_________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://mail.intgovforum.org/**mailman/listinfo/igf_members_**intgovforum.org<http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org>

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Shooting the messenger?
by Grace Githaiga 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Thanks Jane. Yes the discussions during the face to face meeting were such an eye opener. Your comments have been noted. Listers, do you agree with Jane that some level of responsibility should be placed on the person/institution that is the source of the content? RgdsGrace Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:55:43 -0700 From: nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke CC: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Thanks GraceThe breakfast Discussion were very fruitful and we need to keep the discussion going. There is need to put some level of responsibility to the person or institution that is the source of the content. Some will send out content for monetary gains and otherwise. The society must have mechanisms of shaping itself up at all levels Jane From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> Cc: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? From: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com To: alice(a)apc.org CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Shooting the messenger? Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:24:57 +0000 Good morning Listers I hope your week is starting well. Last week, we held a f2f breakfast meeting to discuss intermediary liability in Kenya. As promised by Alice, we would like to continue with this discussion for this week. As Kenya prepares for elections next year, and with all the political alignments taking place, we are likely to see intermediaries being blamed for carrying utterances of our politicians. The media has been blamed many times by politicians for ‘misquoting’ them yet in many instances there is video footage to confirm that the politicians did indeed say certain things. For those who watched the youtube video that ridiculed Prophet Muhammad and resulted in the killing of Christopher Stephens, the US ambassador to Libya and three American members of his staff by angry protesters (or lynch mob as some people called them), who would you say was wrong or where would you place the responsibility for this eventuality? Would you say it is the video producers or or youtube or who? Lets hear it from you listers. A wonderful week to all of you.RgdsGG > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:19:04 +0300 > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Dear Chip and all > > > Thank you for sharing these valuable resources to enrich intermediary > liability discussions. > > However, we have a more pressing issue to discuss, our "mobile switch > off" (and here's a great article on that > http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2012/10/phones-switch-off-how-it-was-done-why-an…) > > We will focus on that for a while and come back to the internet > liability discussion after the breakfast meeting on 10th October. But > this should not stop any lister from posting an opinion on the issue. > > > Best > Alice _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Fwd: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today
by Barrack Otieno 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM Subject: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Hellos, For those who plan to attend the UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku next month. Hi all, Do you have the country host visa letter so that you can be issued with a visa on arrival in Baku? Deadline for online registrations is TODAY. If you have not registered - please do so now! Please follow the instructions here: http://igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> You need: - “Registration Confirmation” form (will be provided by the IGF Secretariat athttp://www.intgovforum.org/**cms/<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> - The Host Country’s Invitation Letter (can be obtained by submitting an email request with attached “Registration confirmation” form and the scanned passport copy to the Host Country’s IGF visa support desk e-mail address:visainquiries@igf2012.**az<address%3Avisainquiries(a)igf2012.az> Read the mailing list rules - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] ICANN Strategic Plan for Africa
by alice＠apc.org 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

Dear Listers, As per its TORs, the ASWG submitted its draft outline of the ICANN Strategic plan for Africa on 1st October. The ASWG thanks all those who offered their comments and contributions; we did receive substantive contributions which have helped develop the initial draft. Comments have been posted alongside all the working documents developed by the Group at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg/tor. ICANN thus takes it from here. A presentation of this initial plan is scheduled for tomorrow , Monday at 15 - 16h30, room Metro Center, at ICANN 45 in Toronto. ICANN will then continue the outreach and public presentation until the document evolves into a full Action plan for Africa in the next three years..There is thus still room for contributing to this work in progress. The ASWG commends all those who gave their support (AfrICANN listers, ICANN's management team, ICANN board members in their individual capacities, ICANN constituency members and AfriNIC) Best regards Pierre on behalf of the ASWG -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon)
by Matunda Nyanchama 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Very good discussions on this topic. 1. No country has developed where the NGO sector (the true lords of poverty) dominate! Most NGO execs are always focused on their next fundraiser, the driving cause, their jobs, and (often) international travel. 2. The Hyacinth problem in Lake Victoria needs a comprehensive solution than just harvesting. Fertilizer use in the catchment area, coupled with poor forest cover allowing for excessive surface runoff, dense population without the equivalent of sewage disposal (Kisii for instance is a giant municipality - just check how densely populated), etc may need to be considered. 3. As for our education system it needs radical reform if ever it is intended to realize the nation's aspirations (which ones are they by the way?). We are certificate driven and do anything to get that piece of paper as if this is a substitute for knowledge and skill. Thus students cheat consistently to get the paper. Even those that pass rightfully, many do so via rote learning, which perhaps evaporates as soon as examinations are over! And our universities, some with classes atop bars, dance halls and brothels! ... something BIG is missing in addition that our school system has failed to help shape what the country should be and values thereof; thus we have tribes this and tribes that ... Baadaye ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship
by Gideon 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

+1 Robert, I just hope that we can get some lessons from this article , and yes above all balance is ought to be struck so that entrepreneurship may be nurtured and sustained. I actually like this interesting "Hardly Working: Start-up Guys" clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMmdl4VltD4&feature. Gideon Rop On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:15 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: The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Francis Hook) > 3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:22:42 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship > Message-ID: <B0BDCF98-65B7-459A-807B-31049C5B994A(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Robert > > This is apt and timely. The thing though is to find a balance to ensure > that the real entrepreneurs rise above the noise. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone? > > On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:00 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers > (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant > minds > > > > http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html > > > > Regards > > > > Robert Yawe > > KAY System Technologies Ltd > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > Kenya > > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/info%40alyhussein.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > > > 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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