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Re: [kictanet] ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK
by Victor Kapiyo 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

I think there are well established definitions and standards e.g. those developed by the ITU on QoS. Should we apply these, it will be possible to benchmark the services offered by local ISPs against the standard, and determine whether they meet the threshold, which in my view, would if met, constitute "reasonable quality" as defined by the law. In addition, I think it is dishonest, and more so fraudulent to advertise network capable theoretical speeds as actual expected speeds, like most providers are currently doing. It is even worse, when the speed is throttled and the period which it is throttled, is not disclosed to consumers - who are expected to be always 'understanding' when we hear the 'our cables were vandalised' excuses, yet money, which in most cases is non-refundable has been paid! In my view, ISPs should reimburse users monies paid when they fail to meet QoS as expected, because it is a fundamental aspect which goes to the core of their contracts with users. CCK should implement the law. Victor Sent from my Windows 8 PC <http://windows.microsoft.com/consumer-preview> *From:* S.M. Muraya *Sent:* 13 September 2012 10:46:37 *To:* Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> *CC:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK If no one ever reaches "up to xx Mbs" between 12am and 6am, is it a clear case of fraud / throttling bandwidth advertised? The ISP may have valid reasons for bandwidth throttling but CCK officials should (probably do) have connections to test advertised ISP services at their various residential locations. How about when ISP's can honestly claim (many times) that network "injuries" caused by accident or vandals lower their QoS? On Sep 13, 2012 9:59 AM, "Victor Kapiyo" <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Collins, Listers, > > I think it's important to have standards. > > With regard to enforceability, allow me to quote some relevant provisions > of the law: > > The Constitution provides for Consumer Protection under Art. 46: > > *46. (1) Consumers have the right—* > > *(a) to goods and services of reasonable quality; > * > *(b) to the information necessary for them to gain full benefit from > goods and services; > * > *(c) to the protection of their health, safety, and economic interests; > and > * > *(d) to compensation for loss or injury arising from defects in goods or > services. > * > *(2) Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for consumer > protection and for fair, honest and decent advertising. > * > *(3) This Article applies to goods and services offered by public > entities or private persons* > > NB: The Consumer Protection Bill, which is to be enacted pursuant to Art > 46 (2), is yet to be passed by Parliament. > > In addition, we already have regulations under the Kenya Information and > Communication Act, i.e. Kenya Information and Communication (Consumer > Protection) Regulations 2010, which is already in force. > > Allow me to quote: > > *"3. Rights and obligations of customers.* > > *(1) A customer shall have the right to— > > (a) receive clear and complete information about rates, terms and > conditions for available and proposed products and services; > > (b) be charged only for the products and services they subscribe to; > > (c) where possible, select a service provider and service of the > customer’s choice; > > (d) personal privacy and protection against unauthorized use of personal > information; > > (e) accurate and understandable bills for products and services > authorised by the customer, and to fair prompt redress in the event of a > dispute in the provision of the products and services; > > (f) protection from unfair trade practices, including false and > misleading advertising and anti-competitive behaviour by licensees; and > > (g) equal opportunity for access to the same type and quality of service > as other customers in the same area at substantially the same tariff > limiting variations to available or appropriate technologies required to > serve specific customers."* > > > And Rule 23: > > *"23. Offences and penalties. > (1) A licensee who— > > (a) fails to perform the measurement, reporting and record keeping tasks > within the required time; > > (b) fails to reach a target for any of the parameters stipulated under > these Regulations; > > (c) fails to submit, during a time specified by the Commission, > information requested by the Commission pursuant to these Regulations; > > (d) submits or publishes false or misleading information about the > quality of its services; > > (e) obstructs or prevents an inspection or investigation carried out by > the Commission pursuant to these Regulations; > > (f) engages in any act or omission whose effect would be to defeat the > purposes of these Regulations, commits an offence. > > (3) A person who commits an offence under these Regulations shall, where > no specific penalty is provided for, is liable on conviction to a fine not > exceeding three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term > not exceeding three years or both."* > > As you can see from the foregoing, there are sufficient provisions in the > law to regulate licensee conduct with regard to advertising. If these were > followed and implemented to the letter by all persons, then we'd have more > transparency especially with regard to advertising. > > What would perhaps problematic is the level of disclosure, i.e. what would > constitute complete information within the meaning of the law? > > Here, I think that either standards or further guidelines would be > important, to provide clear criteria or guidelines for the class, > elements or type of information that would need to be disclosed to meet the > threshold of the provisions so quoted. I think the industry needs to sit > down and agree on this bearing in mind the industry best practices and the > practicability of implementing the same in the Kenyan context. > > Victor > > > Sent from my Windows 8 PC <http://windows.microsoft.com/consumer-preview> > > *From:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > *Sent:* 11 September 2012 21:06:26 > *To:* vkapiyo(a)gmail.com > *CC:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK > > Collins > > Good idea. We could also appeal to APA (Advertising Practitioners > Association) as this also borders on culpability from an advertising agency > perspective. > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone® > > On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ]< > arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello listers, > Im following this from a discussion in the other list from one Kelvin, his > assertions were: > > I think we need to as a group write a couple of recommendations for the >> CCK to rein in ISPs especially how they advertise. This could cover aspects >> such as :- >> >> >> - Proper disclosure to customers on speeds i.e should Orange >> advertise 21mbps and get away with it >> - Outline whether its shared >> - Provide figures for the FUP >> - Disclose whether or not inernet is unlimited >> >> There are some things you wouldnt get away with the FCC in the US . >> >> What are your thoughts ? >> >> Kevin >> >> > I need to hear what CCK has to say about this, I would very much preffer > ISP companies to give full disclosure of what they are selling , using a > standardized nomenclature. Could someone please advise if this is > enforceable? > > Regards, > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/vkapiyo%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. >

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URL for the ICANN Africa Strategy Working Group Docs
by Alice Munyua 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

Dear all, The url for the ICANN Africa Strategy documents: http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg Best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] URL for the ASWG Docs Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:10:59 +0200 From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: africann(a)afrinic.net To: africann(a)afrinic.net Listers, As a follow up to my earlier message , here is the url for accessing the ASWG documents : http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg Best regards Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Please contribute to the ICANN Africa Strategy Document
by Alice Munyua 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Dear Listers, Chers listiers! As promised, the working documents of the Africa Strategy Working Group are now available for your perusal and comments. Kindly go to www.afrinic.net and select ICANN-ASWG One of the documents listed there is key to the next steps of the development of the strategy : the strategy matrix; the ASWG would be grateful if you could concentrate on that document and provide the following in coming two weeks : 1- Your priority list of 5 to 10 strategic objectives with subsequent strategic projects 2- Your further comments and recommendations, if any, which could be inserted in the final document. Your contribution should be forwarded to ICANN-ASWG(a)Afrinic.net Many thanks for sending your feedback by the deadline of 28th September. Best regards Pierre On behalf of the ASWG

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maddog blogs about his experience celebrating software in Kenya
by Evans Ikua 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Into Africa: A visit to Kenya on Software Freedom Day, 2012 The first thing you notice about Kenya is that everyone wants to know your name. When you first meet a person from Kenya you ask their name, and you tell them your name. You shake their hand and ask them how they are doing. You ask about their family, and they ask about your family. Then they smile. I was in Kenya at the invitation of Evans Ikua, the coordinator for LPI in East Africa <http://www.lpi-eastafrica.org/>. I had met Evans several times due to FOSSFA (Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa<http://www.fossfa.net/>) meetings, and meetings of ict@innovation, a capacity building program funded mostly by the Government of Germany. Evans was coordinating Software Freedom Day (SFD) in Kenya, and wanted me as a speaker. Evans was also the Chairman of the Linux Professional Association of Kenya<http://www.lpakenya.org>. To sweeten the invitation, he promised to take me to a national wildlife preserve to watch the wildebeest (also known as GNU) migration. Please read more in his blog here<http://www.lpi.org/blog/africa-visit-kenya-software-freedom-day-2012> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Premium service web activations
by robert yawe 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi All, I have been having an issue concerning activation of premium rate services on my phone which seem to be effected from the internet. Is it legal for the mobile provider to charge you for a premium rate service that was not done directly from your phone but from an online site that only requests for a mobile number? Last I checked knowing someones mobile number did not require water boarding. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK
by Victor Kapiyo 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Collins, Listers, I think it's important to have standards. With regard to enforceability, allow me to quote some relevant provisions of the law: The Constitution provides for Consumer Protection under Art. 46: *46. (1) Consumers have the right—* *(a) to goods and services of reasonable quality; * *(b) to the information necessary for them to gain full benefit from goods and services; * *(c) to the protection of their health, safety, and economic interests; and * *(d) to compensation for loss or injury arising from defects in goods or services. * *(2) Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for consumer protection and for fair, honest and decent advertising. * *(3) This Article applies to goods and services offered by public entities or private persons* NB: The Consumer Protection Bill, which is to be enacted pursuant to Art 46 (2), is yet to be passed by Parliament. In addition, we already have regulations under the Kenya Information and Communication Act, i.e. Kenya Information and Communication (Consumer Protection) Regulations 2010, which is already in force. Allow me to quote: *"3. Rights and obligations of customers.* *(1) A customer shall have the right to— (a) receive clear and complete information about rates, terms and conditions for available and proposed products and services; (b) be charged only for the products and services they subscribe to; (c) where possible, select a service provider and service of the customer’s choice; (d) personal privacy and protection against unauthorized use of personal information; (e) accurate and understandable bills for products and services authorised by the customer, and to fair prompt redress in the event of a dispute in the provision of the products and services; (f) protection from unfair trade practices, including false and misleading advertising and anti-competitive behaviour by licensees; and (g) equal opportunity for access to the same type and quality of service as other customers in the same area at substantially the same tariff limiting variations to available or appropriate technologies required to serve specific customers."* And Rule 23: *"23. Offences and penalties. (1) A licensee who— (a) fails to perform the measurement, reporting and record keeping tasks within the required time; (b) fails to reach a target for any of the parameters stipulated under these Regulations; (c) fails to submit, during a time specified by the Commission, information requested by the Commission pursuant to these Regulations; (d) submits or publishes false or misleading information about the quality of its services; (e) obstructs or prevents an inspection or investigation carried out by the Commission pursuant to these Regulations; (f) engages in any act or omission whose effect would be to defeat the purposes of these Regulations, commits an offence. (3) A person who commits an offence under these Regulations shall, where no specific penalty is provided for, is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both."* As you can see from the foregoing, there are sufficient provisions in the law to regulate licensee conduct with regard to advertising. If these were followed and implemented to the letter by all persons, then we'd have more transparency especially with regard to advertising. What would perhaps problematic is the level of disclosure, i.e. what would constitute complete information within the meaning of the law? Here, I think that either standards or further guidelines would be important, to provide clear criteria or guidelines for the class, elements or type of information that would need to be disclosed to meet the threshold of the provisions so quoted. I think the industry needs to sit down and agree on this bearing in mind the industry best practices and the practicability of implementing the same in the Kenyan context. Victor Sent from my Windows 8 PC <http://windows.microsoft.com/consumer-preview> *From:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> *Sent:* 11 September 2012 21:06:26 *To:* vkapiyo(a)gmail.com *CC:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK Collins Good idea. We could also appeal to APA (Advertising Practitioners Association) as this also borders on culpability from an advertising agency perspective. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ]< arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello listers, Im following this from a discussion in the other list from one Kelvin, his assertions were: I think we need to as a group write a couple of recommendations for the CCK > to rein in ISPs especially how they advertise. This could cover aspects > such as :- > > > - Proper disclosure to customers on speeds i.e should Orange advertise > 21mbps and get away with it > - Outline whether its shared > - Provide figures for the FUP > - Disclose whether or not inernet is unlimited > > There are some things you wouldnt get away with the FCC in the US . > > What are your thoughts ? > > Kevin > > I need to hear what CCK has to say about this, I would very much preffer ISP companies to give full disclosure of what they are selling , using a standardized nomenclature. Could someone please advise if this is enforceable? Regards, -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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/vkapiyo%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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Update of Kenya's Copyright Law and alignment to Internet Technologies
by Michuki Mwangi 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi Folks, I am interested in getting some information updating the Copyright law and aligning it with internet technologies. Would anyone on this list be in a position to share the information and sections under consideration etc?. Thanks and regards, Michuki.

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Cofek press conference on MTR and related issues
by stephen Mutoro 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Dear all, I enjoy the wealth of expertise and non-concurrance on a number of ICT issues on this blog. Tomorrow, at 2pm, The Consumers Federation of Kenya (www.cofek.co.ke) will be addressing a press conference on the MTR (mobile termination rate) and related intrigues and the fact that the debate is getting out of control if not confusing. What if CCK approves lowering? What if it doesn't? What about the approach used by HE the President to communicate the decision. I will appreciate your urgent views on the way forward. Please feel free to criticize us/our position especially if it adds value to the subject matter. We really need to have this debate more focussed. Thanks. Stephen Mutoro Secretary General Cofek - Restoring consumer pride and confidence

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PC Tech Magazine - September 2012 Free download
by Albert Mucunguzi 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi all, Just a reminder that you can download this month's issue of PC Tech Magazine on the link below, for free. http://www.pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download… Enjoy -- Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director [image: PC Tech Logo] PC Tech Communications Plot 14 Martyrs' Lane, Ntinda P. O. Box 32180, Kampala, Uganda Company URL:*pctech.co.ug, pctechmagazine.com*Personal Web:* albertmucunguzi.com* <http://albertmucunguzi.com/>Blog:* albertmucunguzi.com/blog* <http://albertmucunguzi.com/blog>Twitter:* @albertmuc*Facebook:*facebook.com/almuc*Messenger:*albertmuc@hotmail.com*

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PUBLIC LECTURE - "Hot ICT Trends and Their impact on Organizational Business Practices."
by Ali Hussein 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Listers This may be of interest: THEME: PUBLIC LECTURE - "Hot ICT Trends and Their impact on Organizational Business Practices." WHO: Prof. Nicolai Pogrebnyakov , Assistant Professor, Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. WHEN: Monday, September 17, 2012 TIME: 11:00am - 1:00pm WHERE: @ NaiLab, located at Bishop Magua Centre, 4th Floor, Ngong Road substitution, Prof Nicolai teaches and performs research in the areas of crowdsourcing, technology substitution, mobile technology and collaborative innovation. He also teaches Executive MBA In Leadership and International Business Development at Inoorero University. -- *Ali Hussein* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo

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ITU SG says WCIT Talks Are Not About Internet Governance
by Alice Munyua 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

http://www.bna.com/itus-toure-wcit-b17179869586/ Tuesday, September 11, 2012 ITU's Toure: WCIT Talks Are Not About Internet Governance by Thomas O'Toole An editor on our staff, David McAuley, was fortunate to obtain an interview last week with International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré. The U.S. government has hammered away at Touré and the ITU all this year, accusing the international telecom body of using the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) talks in Dubai as a forum to wrest key internet governance functions away from the private sector (and the U.S. government). The accusations clearly rankled Touré, who spoke at length about what WCIT is and is not about. WCIT 'Internet Governance' Hype Distracts Attention From Serious Issues, ITU Head Says By David McAuley The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) “has nothing to do with [internet] Governance,” International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré told BNA Sept. 5 during email and telephone interviews. Touré reiterated and expanded upon previously voiced criticisms of what he called “over-dramatic” characterizations of the WCIT-12 process as a push by some governments to wrest control over the internet and place it in the ITU. Touré also took the opportunity to try to refocus the debate surrounding WCIT-12 onto what he argued were serious issues that require urgent attention by ITU member states--such as data security and exorbitant roaming charges. WCIT Draws Near The ITU, the United Nations's agency for information and communication technologies, is hosting WCIT-12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from Dec. 3-14. The aim of the event is to revise the “International Telecommunication Regulations,” established by treaty in 1988 and widely credited with liberalizing the international telecom market, and enabling the growth that followed. The ITRs did not address the internet, however, which did not generate such a huge global impact until years later. WCIT-12 has garnered increasing criticism on substantive claims that it involves overreach by implicating the internet (17 ECLR 805, 5/2/12), and on transparency claims that the process is shrouded in secrecy. Touré has challenged the notion that either the United Nations or the ITU has designs on internet control, and has attempted, with some limited success, to pry the WCIT-12 process open for all stakeholders rather than just for ITU members. Serious Issues on Agenda Touré told BNA, “Internet Governance as we know it today” is about “Domain Names and addresses.” Internet governance, according to Touré, consists of: • the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; • the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions; and • the ICANN-Verisign Corp. agreement on the root zone file and domain names. “These are issues that we're not talking about at all,” he said. “We're not pushing that, we don't need to.” Discussions on those internet governance topics are addressed by the Internet Governance Forum and the World Summit on the Information Society, Touré said. “WCIT is not going to duplicate this.” Touré stressed that the concern over internet governance should not drown out the opportunity for WCIT to take on matters of real import. “Why don't we talk about security, you cannot have freedom or privacy without security. If anyone can steal your identity you are not a free person.” There's so much on our plate. Why [would] I have to take over internet governance? Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union Roaming, the application of sometimes steep charges to maintain mobile device network-connectivity while the user travels from one country to another, is another WCIT topic that he said needs attention, calling it a very real issue for developing countries. There are others, he added, “We cannot talk about energy efficiency, we cannot talk about accessibility, we cannot talk about security for children?” “These are real issues we are talking about,” Touré said. “There's so much on our plate. Why [would] I have to take over internet governance?” Impact of Definitional Changes ITR Article 3 deals with international telecommunications networks. A summary of the existing proposals made public by the ITU, known as the “Draft of the Future ITRs,” shows a number of proposals for a new Article 3.5 that would touch upon naming, numbering, addressing, and identification. Touré disagreed with the suggestion that numerous proposals to add a new section 3.5 to the ITRs might have the effect of expanding the treaty to internet governance. “That is telecommunication numbering,” he said, something that preceded the internet. Some people, Touré added, will hijack a country code and open a phone line for pornography. “These are the types of things we are talking about, and they came before the internet.” Some have argued that proposals to revise certain treaty definitions might nevertheless have the effect of bringing internet naming and numbering into treaty coverage. For example, there are proposals to change the term “Telecommunication” to “Telecommunication/ICT,” and to change the definition of that term from covering “Any transmission, emission, or reception” of signals of any nature, to covering “Any transmission, emission, or reception, including processing” of such signals. Touré, in an email to BNA, challenged the idea that the proposed changes made a difference: It is important to note that transmission and reception of communications over IP-based networks is included in the present ITU definition of “telecommunications,” in the view of a number of ITU Member States. In fact, although there have been many discussions in the past regarding whether to change the formal wording of the definition, an argument advanced in favour of not doing so was precisely because technologies such as the Internet are already included, so there is no reason to change the definition. Touré, expanding on his emailed remarks, told BNA that the proposals that appear to involve the ITU in internet numbering and addressing were preliminary and subject to change. “These are preliminary proposals,” he said, “and I suspect that someone else will bring another counterproposal to this, we will analyze it and say yes, this is going beyond, and we'll stop it.” There is a misunderstanding in the debate, I am trying to refocus it, but some people don't want to listen to it. Hamadoun Touré What is important, Touré said, is that people are bringing up problems and proposing solutions, there is nothing behind the scene beyond that. “At the end of the day, we'll find the solution that is … workable for everybody … in the true tradition of the ITU.” Touré also expressed confidence that the WCIT meeting will successfully resolve controversy around another proposal that might implicate internet governance, this one involving a suggested change to Article 3.3 that would allow a member state to know how its traffic is routed, and to impose routing regulations for purposes of security and countering fraud. “Issues like that may have a real implication [leading possibly to] some impasse on the perception of freedom or privacy,” Touré said. But there will be counterproposals and we will find a middle ground, he said. Broadband Investment What WCIT-12 will do, Touré said, is “open up new opportunities for more investment in Broadband infrastructure to match … exponential growth in Data traffic.” Broadband capability must be made available for every community around the world, he said. That will take investment, and member states will discuss that in good faith and reach creative solutions to enable every person to exercise “his or her right to access, use, create and share information in an affordable and safe manner,” Touré said. The key, he added, will be to do this with “a sound regulatory system that is not heavy handed,” leaving the ICT sector with the right environment to flourish and prosper. Roads and Cars “This is like roads and cars,” Touré said. Traffic is growing exponentially, so governments need to make sure that highway infrastructure keeps pace with increased traffic on the roads. The highway engineer needs to make sure that the roads and bridges are correctly built. The highway engineer should be able to ask for details about the height and weight of cars and trucks without facing an objection that what the engineer really wants is to own the vehicles, Touré said. That makes no sense, Touré said, that is not what the engineer is asking for, and we should all instead work together for sound traffic management. “There is a misunderstanding in the debate, I am trying to refocus it, but some people don't want to listen to it,” Touré said. “When you buy a car you're not buying a road.” Settlement and Funding Touré said that WCIT will also focus on the settlement mechanism for the future of broadband traffic. “The old WCIT was based on simple voice telephony back in 1988 and that set the stage for the information society,” he said. Measurement metrics for international settlements were the time and location of the call, now the traffic is in bits and bytes, and time is irrelevant. There is a need to change the settlement process for combined voice, video, and data today, Touré said. He also said that “the flow of funds for Internet traffic” will be addressed at WCIT-12, but that cannot be considered to be a part of internet governance: There is nothing new about ITU discussing such flow of funds: it has been the topic of much discussion in ITU since 1998 and is the subject of Recommendation ITU-T D.50, which has been unanimously approved by all ITU Member States. … The Recommendation says that the value of traffic flow is one element, among others, to be taken into account in bilateral commercial arrangements by parties that provide international Internet connections. One suggestion for tackling funding has been put forward by the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO), a Brussels-based group representing companies in 35 countries. It calls for “fair compensation for carried traffic,” and floated the idea of “the principle of sending party network pays”. “It is easy to criticize, but ETNO has the merit of putting its view on the table,” Touré said. Others should come up with counter proposals, debate will ensue, he added. “I am convinced we will find a common ground.” Participation, Consensus, and Transparency Details about how WCIT is arranged and who will participate are available on the ITU's WCIT Background Briefs website, Touré told BNA. Basically, he said, it will be members states that participate as WCIT is a treaty-making conference. Sector members, whom Touré described as “mainly private companies in the industry and other relevant organizations,” can participate as observers, and may be invited to speak. He said it is a common practice among member states to include individuals from sector members and private companies in their WCIT delegations. Each member state will have one vote, Touré said. But a vote is unlikely, he quickly added. “I believe it is not necessary, this is not what our Members want, it can and should be avoided in the true tradition of ITU.” ITU member states have come through two world wars and a cold war without a vote, and WCIT-12 should be no exception, Touré said. The organization has been particularly adept at achieving consensus, he said. Touré said that no decision has yet been made regarding press coverage of WCIT. The decision regarding press attendance will be formally made by the WCIT conference itself at the opening, which is normal ITU practice, he added. Touré appeared to support greater press access to the WCIT talks. “By giving opportunity to Press to attend and report we will improve understanding and reduce speculation.” By David McAuley --

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Fw: [AFRINIC-rpd] AFRINIC-17 Call for Fellowship Now Open!
by alice＠apc.org 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

This may be of interest. Best Alice Dear Colleagues, We are offering fellowships for our upcoming meeting taking place in Khartoum, Sudan, from the 24 to 29 November 2012. The fellowship is reserved for individuals representing small organisations, universities, and media who are actively involved in Internet operations and development or ICT policy in their countries and respective communities. The fellow is expected to positively and actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for the fellowship, you: * should be a resident of Africa; * must not necessarily be an AFRINIC member; * should be from a technical (IT, Computer Science) background; * have not benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships; * are willing to report on how this fellowship has benefited you/your organisation/country. Upon selection of the fellows, AFRINIC will notify the selected fellows directly and allow the fellow seven (7) days to reply with an acceptance of the fellowship. A public announcement of the fellowship winners will be made after the acceptance by the winners. Please find hereafter the schedule for the fellowship process: 12 September 2012: Open Call for fellowship applications 25 September 2012: Close of applications 30 September2012: Notification to pre-selected fellows 07 October 2012: Deadline of acceptance by awarded fellow 08 October 2012: Final announcement and publication of fellowship list The fellowship includes: assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue, hotel accommodation for the AFRINIC Plenary event from 27 November (the day before the beginning of the Plenary) to 29 November 2012 (the last day of the event). If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the fellowship application form at http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-17/content/fellowship-programmeand submit it with your personal detail information before 25 September 2012. We wish you good luck and look forward to receiving your applications! Kind Regards, The AFRINIC Meeting Team -- Ms. Babusha Radhakissoon Tel: +230 403 51 00 PR and Marketing Assistant, AFRINIC Fax: +230 466 67 58 babusha(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us at AFRINIC-17 for our Public Policy Meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, on 24 -- 29 November 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Sender: rpd-bounces(a)afrinic.net Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:23:43 To: <rpd(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [AFRINIC-rpd] AFRINIC-17 Call for Fellowship Now Open! _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

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Fw: 3ie Request for Qualifications: NEPAD e-Africa Programme
by Florence Etta 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

FYI Sorry for cross posting. Cheers, FE Florence Etta Research & Development Evaluation Consulting Lagos, Ottawa & New York Alternative Email: florence.etta(a)gmail.com Skype: Fetta2010 Tel: +1 917-873-1224 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Paromita Mukhopadhyay <pmukhopadhyay(a)3ieimpact.org> To: florence.etta(a)gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 2:46 Subject: 3ie Request for Qualifications: NEPAD e-Africa Programme DearFlorence, 3ie is inviting qualifications from teams wishing to be considered to design and implement an impact evaluation of NEPAD e-Africa Programme’s e-school initiative. Please forward this email to those who may be interested. Please note that: * The lead institution making the application must be located in Africa, with researchers of African nationality as lead Principal Investigator(s). * The research teams are, however, encouraged to seek an international partner to act in an advisory role. * The request is for qualifications of the team to prepare the evaluation design, not to submit a design. * The proposed budget for the proposal preparation costs should not to exceed $ 30,000. * The successful team will implement the evaluation, subject to approval by 3ie's external review panel. Please address your queries to pw2(a)3ieimpact.orgDeadline for application: 2359 hrs GMT October 15, 2012 For more information please visit: http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/funding/policy-window/request-qualifications-ne… Download Request for Qualifications: http://www.3ieimpact.org/media/filer/2012/09/11/nepad_rfq.pdf Thank you, 3ie Communications Team Paromita Mukhopadhyay Ph.D. Online Marketing and Communications Officer International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Tel: +91 11 21639494/6885 Email: pmukhopadhyay(a)3ieimpact.org Skype: paromita.m Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

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NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Hosts Seminar for Policymakers on Internet Standards Framework
by Barrack Otieno 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Listers, FYI Internet Society Hosts Seminar for Policymakers on Internet Standards Framework Event held in conjunction with the XXI Meeting of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission highlighted importance of open Internet standards [San Salvador, El Salvador, 11 September 2012] — The Internet Society, in collaboration with the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission’s (CITEL) Permanent Consultative Committee I, hosted a seminar yesterday for more than 70 policymakers and industry representatives to discuss the Internet Standards Framework. The event was held in conjunction with the XXI Meeting of CITEL, an advisory body of the Organization of American States that focuses on promoting the development of telecommunications and ICT in the Americas. The seminar provided the opportunity to acquaint high-level policymakers and key regional stakeholders with the global Internet standards framework, the broad range of standards organizations, how standards contribute to global interoperability, and the importance of collaboration amongst standards bodies. Speakers at the seminar included Adrian Farrel, IETF; Steve Mills, IEEE; Jeff Jaffe, W3C; Simao Campos, ITU; and Sebastian Bellagamba, Internet Society. The afternoon panel presented perspectives from across the industry with speakers, including Wayne Zeuch, CITEL; Pablo Brenner, Globant; Andres Piazza, LACNIC; Patrick Ryan, Google; and Jose Ayala, Ericsson. "We appreciate the opportunity to participate in the Internet Standards Framework seminar and share the power of open standards with the Latin American community," said Steve Mills, IEEE Standards Association President. "Access to knowledge is vital to sustaining the social and economic growth of the region, and the open Internet is a critical component of the knowledge infrastructure. As an organization that fully supports the principles of OpenStand (open-stand.org) which convey the power of collaboration and cooperation and support innovation and interoperability, we are committed to delivering standards that are open and accessible trusting that voluntary adoption through an open market will contribute the best possible value to humanity." “We were extremely proud to work together with CITEL on this important event to engage with policymakers and industry leaders from across the Americas,” said Sebastian Bellagamba, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director, Latin America and the Caribbean. “The event was highly successful in providing a productive discussion and opening the doors for future collaboration.” -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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ISP Advertising Standards: Open Letter to CCK
by Areba Collins [ ＠BrainiacKE ® ] 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hello listers, Im following this from a discussion in the other list from one Kelvin, his assertions were: I think we need to as a group write a couple of recommendations for the CCK > to rein in ISPs especially how they advertise. This could cover aspects > such as :- > > > - Proper disclosure to customers on speeds i.e should Orange advertise > 21mbps and get away with it > - Outline whether its shared > - Provide figures for the FUP > - Disclose whether or not inernet is unlimited > > There are some things you wouldnt get away with the FCC in the US . > > What are your thoughts ? > > Kevin > > I need to hear what CCK has to say about this, I would very much preffer ISP companies to give full disclosure of what they are selling , using a standardized nomenclature. Could someone please advise if this is enforceable? Regards, -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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Re: [kictanet] EAIGF transcripts and videos?
by alice＠apc.org 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Only reports or the various national and EAIGF's am afraid, there are no written transcripts of any of the meetings. Best Alice -----Original Message----- From: Brandie Martin <ms.brandiemartin(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:10:04 To: alice(a)apc.org<alice(a)apc.org> Cc: Brandie Martin<blm5350(a)psu.edu>; kictanet<kictanet-bounces+alice=apc.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] EAIGF transcripts and videos? Dear Alice and others, Thank you. I have looked over the documents on the EAIGF website. Do you know if there are written transcripts of what was actually said or video of the EAIGF meetings? With Gratitude, Brandie Martin Sent from my iPad On Sep 11, 2012, at 12:58 AM, alice(a)apc.org wrote: > Dear Brandie and all, > EAIGF reports, from when it was first convened in 2008, can be found here: www.eaigf.or.ke > > Best > Alice > -----Original Message----- > From: Brandie Martin <blm5350(a)psu.edu> > Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+alice=apc.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:40:29 > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] EAIGF transcripts and videos? > > _______________________________________________ > 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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EAIGF transcripts and videos?
by Brandie Martin 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Dear Kictanet Users: My name is Brandie Martin and I am a Ph.D. Candidate at The Pennsylvania State University. I am conducting my dissertation research on the East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF). Does anyone know how I may locate the transcripts for the 2012 EAIGF in Kenya; the 2011 EAIGF in Kigali, Rwanda; and the 2010 in Kampala, Uganda? Are the videos for these EAIGF meetings posted online? If so, where? I am also interested in the transcripts and/or videos for any of the national IGFs, including: Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide. Best Regards, Brandie L. Martin -- Brandie Martin, M.S. Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Fellow College of Communications The Pennsylvania State University blm5350(a)psu.edu

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Fwd: Two Calls for Proposals within Information and communication technology
by Alice Munyua 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

This may be of interest. Best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Two Calls for Proposals within Information and communication technology Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:45:35 +0200 From: Sida (Swedish International Development Agency) <noreply(a)sida.anp.se> To: alice(a)apc.org Invitation - Two Calls for Proposals Having trouble reading this e-mail? Click here <http://www.anp.se/newsletter/1578262/41475D42724741594477454B514B71>. Tell a friend <http://www.anp.se/taf/1578262/41475D42724741594477454B514B71> Unregister <http://www.anp.se/oa/1578262/41475D42724741594477454B514B71> Two Calls for Proposals within Information and communication technology Sida invites civic organisations and other relevant actors to apply for funding for initiatives where ICT is used to support Development, Democratisation and Freedom of Expression. /Deadline for applications is October 18, 2012./ *1. ICT-initiatives for Democracy and Freedom of Expression* The first call for proposals refers to the Swedish Special Initiative for Democratisation and Freedom of Expression, to be implemented by Sida 2012--2014. The initiative aims at supporting activities in which new technologies are used to strengthen democratisation and freedom of expression, /primarily in challenging and repressive environments./ *More information and application forms* <http://tr.anp.se/track?t=c&mid=1578262&uid=577079744&&&http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sid…> *2. ICT-initiatives for Empowerment of Women and Girls* The second call for proposals is linked to the Swedish Government's Strategy for Capacity Development and Collaboration 2011--2013. The initiative aims at increasing socio-economic equality between women and men, boys and girls, by ensuring equal access and opportunities to use ICT in an open society, /in developing countries./ *More information and application forms* <http://tr.anp.se/track?t=c&mid=1578262&uid=577079744&&&http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sid…> Only applications for projects to be implemented starting 2012 or 2013 and ending no later than 2014 will be considered. Nu finns möjlighet att söka stöd för projekt inom informationsteknologi från Sida. Information på svenska finns också på www.sida.se Valhallavägen 199, 105 25 Stockholm

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Internet Bundles and Expiry dates
by Walubengo J 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

@Edith, MJ was quick on email. But i discovered Bob C. was quicker on twitter. Its thier differnce in approach. Ping the guy @bobcollymore and he is likely to hit back :-) walu. ------------------------------ On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 9:35 AM AST (Arabian) Edith Adera wrote: >Listers, > >We would have expected a clarification from Safaricom by now! Atleast in the past we would get response even from the CEO himself. > >what has changed? > >Edith >________________________________________ >From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein [ali(a)hussein.me.ke] >Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:47 AM >To: Edith Adera >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Internet Bundles and Expiry dates > >John > >Managing expectations is one the most critical components of a CEO's job. > >The fact that you are in Kapsabet and can get connectivity is good. And shows that Telcos are beginning to heed the demand for such services in the counties. > >Ali Hussein > >+254 773/713 601113 > >Sent from my iPhone® > >On Sep 10, 2012, at 8:08 AM, John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com<mailto:jgitau@gmail.com> wrote: > >This is I suspect more of a technical issue than anything else. The other is communication and us expecting promises to be kept. > >Sometimes CEO's and I'm sure some of you do just that might underestimate the impact of a seemingly simple change on a system before making promises. I have been on the receiving end of this sort of thing severally. > >While technical teams and vendors try to work day and night to fix it, you introduce a series of bugs that annoyingly seem to make things worse as we collectively hold the CEO responsible. This is fine, they should be, and good CEOs deal with it in stride. > >What we probably need is an explanation on what's going on and maybe you/we give what would look/sound like a proper remedy, which I see lots of suggestions. I still believe they have the best guys and systems to fix this. Also don't forget that in the end there really has been more improvement on their systems but as usual we want and expect more. We're paying consumers after all. (I'm at kapsabet and there is no chance of an ISP giving me the on demand service I'm getting from safaricom from here) . > >Gitau >Sent from my iPad > >On 10 Sep 2012, at 07:36, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >Yes James. I read that post last month which makes this issue even more annoying... > >Is it that the CEO says something and doesn't follow through? Or is that there are too many silos in the company that information doesn't seep through? > >I'm sure someone from Safaricom has read this thread by now and lets hope they will do something about it. > >Or maybe CCK can tell us whether this is within the allowed Modus Operandi for Telcos? > >Ali Hussein > >+254 773/713 601113 > >Sent from my iPhone® > >On Sep 10, 2012, at 7:25 AM, James Muendo <timrick(a)gmail.com<mailto:timrick@gmail.com> wrote: > >@Ali, > >You might as well as look at the same concerns that Erik Hersman raised on his post<http://whiteafrican.com/2012/07/18/how-safaricom-steals-your-internet-bundl…>. > >On 7 September 2012 22:32, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> wrote: >Same experience I had today! > >I thought I read an article stating that Safaricom CEO indicated that "expiring" bandwidth would not happen again? Was he misquoted like our "politicians"? > >one of the messages I got indicated expiring date of 2031!!!, but on running the bundle balance it was ending 7th October 2012! Not acceptable! > >While at it, Airtel should also not force subscribers to get unrequested promotions such as 500% bonus airtime, which expires before you use it!! > >This industry runs as though it's not being regulated! CCK? > >Edith >________________________________________ >From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Kivuva [Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com<mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>] >Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 10:05 PM >To: Edith Adera >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Internet Bundles and Expiry dates > >Surprising Safaricom makes a non perishable commodity perish faster >that tomatoes. It like Shell petroleum telling you if you don't >consume that petrol, you will find your tank empty. > >On the night shift data, well its FREE to loop you in, and keep you >hooked to the network. That is what promotions are for. > >On 07/09/2012, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> Listers >> >> I hate to gripe about these issues..We are now sounding like scratched LP >> Records (for those on the right side of 40 you may remember LPs? :-) )... >> >> While browsing at home I decided to check my Safaricom bundle balance and >> this is the message I got from the SMS response:- >> >> *Current Data Bundle: 1448.49MB, expiry 07-10-2012; Night Shift Data: >> 750MB, expiry 14-09-2012. >> >> *1. Why should my bundle even have an expiry date?? I thought Safaricom >> assured us that this business of expiration dates for bundles bought was a >> thing of the past? >> >> 2. I know for certain that the so called 'Night Shift Data' promotion that >> Safaricom has been running has an expiry date. Last week this bonus >> mysteriously disappeared from my modem number. >> >> Now I know that this isn't right. Can someone from Safaricom resolve this >> issue? >> >> Unfortunately I am resolving to bring out my frustrations because Safaricom >> is the only network that has 3G coverage at my residence. If I had a choice >> I wouldn't even be writing this post. I gave up long ago on Orange, Airtel >> and yu even coming close to giving us the kind of coverage that Safaricom >> does. If only Safaricom can behave like a reasonable Corporate Citizen (Are >> you listening Safaricom?)... >> >> I appeal to Zuku to hasten their role out to my area then I can stop >> writing these frustrating postings... >> >> Disgruntled locked Safaricom customer >> >> -- >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> >> >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> > > >-- >______________________ >Mwendwa Kivuva >For >Business Development >Transworld Computer Channels >Cel: 0722402248 >twitter.com/lordmwesh<http://twitter.com/lordmwesh> >transworldAfrica.com<http://transworldAfrica.com> | Fluent in computing >kenya.or.ke<http://kenya.or.ke> | The Kenya we know > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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/eadera%40idrc.or.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<mailto:kictanet@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/timrick%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. > > > >-- >James M. Muendo > >P.O Box 28016 - 00200, >Nairobi. >Mobile: +254720 100 547 >Skype:tim.rick | Twitter: @MMuendo | gtalk: timrick | Web: www.muendo.co.ke<mailto:james@muendo.co.ke><http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/> >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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. >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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. > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > >The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Kenya could miss Vision 2030 broadband goal
by Lucy Kimani 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Bw. Mugo Please share the latest MTP. I would like to review before commenting on the report below, but would love to hear your views since the postings on this seem to indicate you all may be caught between a rock and a hard place.... Lucy > > > Kenya could miss Vision 2030 broadband goal > Posted: 03 Sep 2012 01:41 AM PDT > Kenya released findings on the progress the country has made towards achieving the Vision 2030 goal or Internet connectivity of at least 17% of the population. However, the report shows that the... > > http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/09/kenya-could-miss-vision-2030-broadband-… Sent from my iPad

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www.capetown.gov.za .. vs .. www.nairobicity.go.ke
by S.M. Muraya 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

As we move to county governance, some interesting comparisons on transparency here: *CITY of NAIROBI* http://w3techs.com/sites/info/nairobicity.go.ke - Joomla - rated highly as a Web Content System. The site is better than nothing, but not much to write about in the links under "Town Clerk" Some links under "Town Clerk" have references to documents we cannot download today. http://www.nairobicity.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1… As of today, no city plan published in the "Planning" section. As of today, there is no transparency -- no content published inside the "Procurement" link / section. Remember this is a City Council which loses well over USD 1M every year on dubious transactions. *CAPE TOWN* * * http://w3techs.com/sites/info/capetown.gov.za - SharePoint - Rated Highly as an Enterprise Content Management System. No doubt they invested well over USD 50,000.00 for SharePoint plus related software - Computing and Networking Hardware not included. The web portal no doubt cost CapeTown.gov.za at least USD 500,000.00 to * initially* deploy. On going maintenance cannot be less than USD 100,000 per annum to add transparency / efficiency to governance. 5 interesting links @ www.capetown.gov.za -- they have 20+ sections. https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/ServiceRequests/Pages/default.aspx http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/IDP/Pages/WhatisThe5yearPlan.aspx http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/SupplyChainManagement/Pages/default.aspx http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/SupplyChainManagement/Pages/SupplierRegistrat… http://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/newcitynotices/AwardsNotices.asp This does not include maintenance of their in house ERP systems from other software vendors. :)

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Safaricom Internet Bundles and Expiry dates
by Ali Hussein 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Listers I hate to gripe about these issues..We are now sounding like scratched LP Records (for those on the right side of 40 you may remember LPs? :-) )... While browsing at home I decided to check my Safaricom bundle balance and this is the message I got from the SMS response:- *Current Data Bundle: 1448.49MB, expiry 07-10-2012; Night Shift Data: 750MB, expiry 14-09-2012. *1. Why should my bundle even have an expiry date?? I thought Safaricom assured us that this business of expiration dates for bundles bought was a thing of the past? 2. I know for certain that the so called 'Night Shift Data' promotion that Safaricom has been running has an expiry date. Last week this bonus mysteriously disappeared from my modem number. Now I know that this isn't right. Can someone from Safaricom resolve this issue? Unfortunately I am resolving to bring out my frustrations because Safaricom is the only network that has 3G coverage at my residence. If I had a choice I wouldn't even be writing this post. I gave up long ago on Orange, Airtel and yu even coming close to giving us the kind of coverage that Safaricom does. If only Safaricom can behave like a reasonable Corporate Citizen (Are you listening Safaricom?)... I appeal to Zuku to hasten their role out to my area then I can stop writing these frustrating postings... Disgruntled locked Safaricom customer -- *Ali Hussein* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo

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A brief update on the ICANN Africa Strategic planning Working Group
by Alice Munyua 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Dear all An update on the ICANN Africa strategic planning process. Best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] A brief update on the ASWG Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 00:43:11 +0200 From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: africann(a)afrinic.net To: africann(a)afrinic.net Dear Listers, (NB : version francaise ci- dessous) The Icann Africa strategy Working Group held its retreat in Mauritius on 27-28 August. The meeting was facilitated by ICANN and AfriNIC. The Group of 9 (4 initial core members + 5 Reps from regions and Constituencies) had a fruitful gathering and will be posting its working documents on a dedicated website to facilitate public access. The community will then have 15 days for its further comments and submissions before the group finalizes its recommendations. The public website should be available early next week. Meanwhile, the Group wishes to thank all those who took the effort to complete the questionnaires. The evaluation of the questionnaires and primary discussions with representatives of the constituencies (Governments, Registries, registrars, registrants, ALAC, Academia..etc) allowed the group to brainstorm on strategic objectives, projects and measures of impact. A key decision of the group is to conduct further consultations and the website is going to be the conduit. You are therefore kindly requested to provide your feedback, once the site is up and running as of next week!. We are also attaching an evaluation of the questionnaires, for your information. Best regards Pierre on behalf of the ASWG NB : Group members : Maimouna Diop; Palesa Banda Legozi , Nii Quaynor (Chair), Barrack Otieno; Alice Munyua; Mouhamet Diop; Tijani Benjemaa; Michel Tchonang Linze; Pierre Dandjinou ---------------------------------------------- La retraite du Groupe de travail pour la strategie africaine de l'ICANN a eu lieu a Maurice du 27 au 28 Aout 2012. Elle a ete facilitee par l'ICANN et AfriNIC. Le Groupe de 9 personnes (4 initiaux et 5 autres representants les regions et constituantes de l'ICANN) a eu une rencontre fructueuse et les documents de travail generes seront postes sur un site des la semaine prochaine.La communaute disposera alors de 15 jours pour ses commentaires et propositions, avant que le groupe ne finalise ses recommandations. Le Groupe remercie ceux qui ont pri sur eux de remplir les questionnaires. Sur la base de l'evaluation des questionnaires, et des discussions tenues avec des representants de diveres constituantes (Gouvernements, registres, registraires, registrants,ALAC et autres), a pu mener ses discussions et retenir quelques objectifs strateiques, des idees de projets ainsi que des criteres d'evaluation..Une decision majeure du groupe est de poursuivre l'engagement avec la communaute par le biais du site web. Merci donc de le visiter des la semaine prochaine et d'y apporter vos remarques et suggestions. Enfin, pour votre information, nous attachons l'evaluation des questionnaires recus. Sinceres salutations Pierre pour le ASWG NB : membre du Groupe : Maimouna Diop; Palesa Banda Legozi , Nii Quaynor (Chair), Barrack Otieno; Alice Munyua; Mouhamet Diop; Tijani Benjemaa; Michel Tchonang Linze; Pierre Dandjinou

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Media: Congestina Video Clips offensive
by James Kagwe 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Guys, I felt saddened watching video footage of Conjestina on TV yesterday. I think the local media continue to display high level of irresponsibility. Was it really necessary to show the videos on national TV. Assuming she is just mentally disturbed and hoping that she will get well what would be her reaction to such videos which have already gone viral. regards, James

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FW: AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Nairobi, 24-25 October 2012
by Grace Githaiga 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Dear Listers Attached is a call for papers for the AITEC Summit taking place on 24-25 October 2012. Kindly drop me an offline message if you are interested in participating or in meeting up with Sean for more discussion. The Summit’s will spread this knowledge and awareness in the following ways: Increased knowledge among ICT managers and professionals across government, private sector and the NGO and developmental community of latest international trends and technologies and their application in the region.Increased awareness among high-level non-technical managers in the sector of the vital role ICT has to play in their business strategies – and the range of technologies and systems available.Informed media coverage that will help build a profile for the issues under discussion.Broker relationships between suppliers and users of ICT systems. From: seanm(a)aitecafrica.com To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com CC: mikeo(a)aitecafrica.com Subject: AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Nairobi, 24-25 October 2012 Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 20:15:41 +0000 Hi Grace, Would KICTANet like to have a profile and role at this year’s East Africa ICT Summit? The Call for Papers is attached. I’m in Nairobi this week in case you and any of the KICTANet team would like to meet up to discuss details. If you would like to meet, please suggest a convenient time and venue. Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events AITEC East Africa ICT Summit AfriHealth AITEC Southern Africa ICT summit Aitec Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Lagos AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Accra AITEC Broadcast,Film & Music Africa AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA

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