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Business Daily Article on Konza City
by Matunda Nyanchama 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Kenya Courts Silicon Valley As It Aims to Become Continent's High-Tech Centre Enjoy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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e-commerce; a matter of trust
by robert yawe 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Hi, I think many of those promoting e-commerce and related solutions are doing the initiative a disservice by by being transparent and trustworthy actions that we keep us aware from fully exploiting the opportunities that keep presenting themselves. I recently interacted with a site called Mocallity both as a vendor and consumer of the their deals (a product similar to groupon) unfortunately the experiences have left me with a sour taste in my mouth. If anyone our there knows how to get in touch with the managers/owners of Mocality please forward this on to them before the issue blows out of proportion and rubbishes the gains we have made so far in e-commerce. Vendor - I used the service to promote a seminar I was ran about 2 months ago, the response was impressive as I got 11 registrations, unfortunately I am yet to receive the payments from Mocality even though they received payment from the participants on registration for the seminar. Things have gotten so scary now that they are not even responding to my emails Consumer issue 1 - I participated in one of the deals and bought tickets for ice skating, they send me confirmation by SMS but when I arrived at Panari to redeem the coupons they insisted that I bring printouts of the coupons. I wonder why send me the coupons details by SMS then still expect me to carry physical coupons. It would be like safaricom sending you a SMS confirming receipt of funds then sending you a cheque to bank by post. We need to either embrace technology wholly as Mama Mboga has or not at all. Consumer issue 2 - More recently I again participated in a deal by Mocality, I must be the sucker for pain, where I bought some glass storage bowls. After the deal closed it took them 3 days to finally deliver them to me but only after 5 phone calls, 10 emails and a post on their website otherwise it would have taken longer. Let us get it clear that e-commerce is commerce and in both cases you need a reliable supply chain system even if what you are supplying is a service. In addition you cannot maintain the brick on mortar mentality when dealing with an online business, in Mocalities case the customer service works from 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday for both voice and email requests. I am generally an advocate of an industries self regulation but when it fails I will not hesitate to pull out the "sirikali tusaidie" trump card. 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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The 2012 World Conference On International Telecommunications: Another Brewing Storm Over Potential UN Regulation Of The Internet
by Alice Munyua 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Dear all, Something for us to consider. The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) forms a binding international treaty under the International Telecommunications Unions (ITU)and go back to the early days of the ITU when there were two separate treaties, dealing with telegraph and telephone. The ITRs were adopted, as a single treaty, at the World Administrative Telegraphy and Telephone Conference held in Melbourne, 1988 (WATTC-88). The ITRs can be amended through a World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), and the next amendment is scheduled for 2012. Before then a process of review of the ITRs, which began in 1998 continues. The ITR comprise 10 articles, which deal with definition of international telecommunication services, cooperation between countries and national administrations, safety of life and priority of telecommunications and charging and accounting principles. The adoption of the ITRs since 1988 is often taken as the start of the wider liberalisation process in international telecommuniactions and so a very important process for the ICT sector. The ITU plenipotentiary approved aWorld Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the Council constituted an expert group (council Resolution 1312) to pursue PP Resolution 146 (Antalya 2006) among others. While its quite a complex legal/political process, (well at least to me) our liberalisation process has led to one of the fastest growing ICT markets and wee therefore need to engage in this process. Below is an interesting article from a legal perspective. Best Alice http://www.whoswholegal.com/news/features/article/29378/the-2012-world-conf… The 2012 World Conference On International Telecommunications: Another Brewing Storm Over Potential UN Regulation Of The Internet Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli of Wiley Rein LLP consider the possible effects of the renegotiated UN International Telecommunication Regulations. Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli, Wiley Rein LLP Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli, Wiley Rein LLP Once again, many companies in the telecoms and information and communications technology (ICT) sector are facing the spectre of a United Nations agency (in this case the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)) regulating critically important aspects of the internet as well as substantially expanding its jurisdiction over the telecoms and ICT industries. It is important that telecoms, technology, and ICT lawyers, consultants, and advisers -- both in-house and outside -- carefully monitor the domestic and international preparations by governments leading up to this major international treaty conference as it will potentially have a material impact on companies throughout the entire sector. Specifically, in December 2012, the ITU will be holding a major treaty-writing conference in Dubai that many countries would like to use to significantly expand the jurisdiction and legal authority of the ITU, even potentially giving this United Nations agency greater influence over internet governance as well as major telecoms issues such as accounting rates and termination charges for next-generation networks, data privacy, cybersecurity, international mobile roaming, and equipment specifications. For more than two decades, the story of global economic policy has been one of promoting competition and increasing liberalisation across various industries, especially the telecoms and internet sectors. Today, however, significant government and civil society support is developing for a different policy outlook. Driven largely by the global financial troubles of recent years together with persistent concerns about the implications of the growth of the internet for national economies, social structures and cultures, some governments and others are now actively reconsidering the continuing viability of liberalisation and competition-based policies. The ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) could signal a shift in the regulatory paradigm on both the international and national levels. At the conference, a major 1988 treaty known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) will be renegotiated. Some within the ITU and among its 193 member states would like to see major changes to the treaty, particularly with respect to the internet as well as wireless, IP-based, and next-generation networks, which have historically been mostly free of intrusive economic and other regulation. Stating his belief that a substantial expansion of the scope of treaty is necessary, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré recently asserted that "[w]e need updated ITRs because without them we risk the collapse of the ICT networks which underpin all communications technologies, including the internet." Other countries, however -- notably, the United States -- believe instead that the WCIT should adopt only minor changes to the ITRs as necessary to modernise the existing provisions of the treaty, and that new provisions and authorities are unnecessary. Because of the ITU's international visibility, decisions made at the conference could signal to both domestic regulators and other international intergovernmental organisations that a move toward more intrusive economic and other regulation is appropriate. It seems fair to say that the decisions made by governments at WCIT will help define the international regulatory environment for the internet and telecoms in the 21st century. THE ITU AND THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS The ITU, established more than 100 years ago, is a specialised agency within the United Nations that focuses on telecommunications and ICT. The ITU allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develops technical standards to promote interconnection and technical interoperability, and works to improve telecommunications access for underserved communities. The ITU has historically disclaimed any authority to regulate domestic telecommunications, clearly recognising in the ITU Constitution the "sovereign right of each state to regulate its telecommunication." While the ITU has a limited scope of regulatory authority over international radio-communication issues, it also adopts recommendations on a wide range of topics and facilitates the adoption of international treaties. ITU recommendations do not have the force of law, but rather set forth suggested regulations and requirements for national regulatory authorities. These recommendations address standardisation, economic and technical issues. By distinction, international treaties are generally binding law for all nations that are signatories to the treaty. The ITRs are a binding 1988 treaty that established important general principles relating to international telecommunications services and transport, interconnection and interoperability of telecommunications facilities, and accounting and settlement of international voice traffic between administrations. While the ITRs provide a general framework for mutual agreements between countries regarding the exchange of telecommunications traffic, the ITRs also allow for private agreements between non-governmental organisations (e.g., telecommunications carriers). This is the typical method for most agreements for the exchange of international traffic today. THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS Since the ITRs were adopted in 1988, the international telecommunications marketplace has experienced rapid technological change, the development of competitive and liberalised markets, and the privatisation of national telecommunication service providers. As a result, in December 2012, the ITU will host the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai to revise and modernise the treaty for the first time since its adoption. So far, there is no international consensus about the scope of appropriate modifications to the treaty. For some governments, the WCIT presents an opportunity to significantly expand the jurisdiction and role of the ITU into previously unregulated, lightly regulated or domestically regulated aspects of the emerging digital economy. Some of the proposed changes to the ITRs could position the ITU as a supra-national regulator and require signatory nations to enact conforming domestic laws. ITU Secretary-General Touré has asserted that the recent problems in the financial and banking sectors were caused by "inadequate regulation and regulatory supervision" and he has called for the international community to agree to "a framework that will avoid any catastrophe" in the telecoms sector. Participation will be limited to representatives of national governments. However, private sector entities generally have opportunities to help inform the policymaking in advance of the conference, such as through meetings with individual governments, participation in working groups or preparatory meetings, and appearances before international or regional organisations. Many governments allow members of the private sector to be on their national delegations to ITU conferences. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ITRS Typically, international telecommunications issues such as international mobile roaming, internet peering, and internet governance are handled today through a combination of negotiated agreements between private parties, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and non-governmental technical or civil society organisations. Some countries, however -- particularly within the developing world -- object to the current situation on the grounds that the system does not pay sufficient regard to their economic and other needs, that it disproportionately favours major international telecom and technology companies, and that the United States government has too much direct influence in decision-making. To address these perceived inequities, several new provisions and modifications for the ITRs have been proposed: /Internet management/ Several countries have proposed to move oversight or "control" of aspects of the internet and internet development from the non-governmental multi-stakeholder mechanisms such as ICANN and replace them with the ITU. /Internet charges/ Some governments would also like the ITU to play a greater role in regulating peering, termination charges for data traffic, and other internet-related rate issues to, among other things, potentially lower certain internet backbone costs and to capture for domestic coffers some of the value of international VoIP services entering their countries. /Mandated application of ITU recommendations/ The ITU has issued non-binding recommendations on topics ranging from accounting rates and tariff issues to the construction, installation and protection of telecommunications cables, to the power flux density of wireless transmitters. While these recommendations are only advisory at the moment, some proposals could transform some or all of these recommendations into mandatory treaty provisions with the force of law. /International regulation of roaming/ The ITU currently does not have legal authority to directly regulate either retail or wholesale international mobile roaming rates, but WCIT could expand the ITU's authority over international roaming, especially regarding wholesale rates. /Cybersecurity/ Some countries are seeking to include cybersecurity and cybercrime provisions into this treaty so that the ITU can impose new regulations and establish itself as the organisational home for international cybersecurity policymaking. Included within this could be broad new data privacy, spam, and child protection regulations. /Developing country issues/ Some developing world countries suggest that the ITRs be modified to allow them to charge carriers from the developed world higher rates. In addition, some countries also would like to modify the ITRs to lower the costs for developing world countries when they bargain with commercial carriers for international telecoms and internet services, as well as to ensure "transparency" for retail and wholesale prices and quality of service. These and the other changes proposed in the WCIT preparatory process could greatly expand the scope of the ITRs and grant the ITU substantial new regulatory powers, thereby radically changing the regulatory landscape. The effects of these revisions could affect the fundamental economic structure of the entire ICT sector. For example, making the ITU Recommendations mandatory would effectively supersede established industry practice and domestic regulations with respect to core aspects of equipment design and network operations. Similarly, proposals related to how companies can collect and use customer data, cybersecurity, or child protection would interject an international intergovernmental organisation into the relationship between service providers and their customers. Additionally, the combined effect of the proposals would be to bring under ITU authority the core functions of many established and effective international non-governmental organisations such as IEEE, ISOC, ICANN, and W3C, particularly with respect to the design of systems and infrastructure, the development of protocols, and the management of domain and numbering resources. /Other Proposals for Increased International Regulation of the Internet/ Perhaps even more significant than the specific reform proposals being considered in the run up to the WCIT is what these proposals represent in terms of the broader regulatory paradigm. The outcome of the 2012 WCIT may signal to regulators on both the international and national levels what the appropriate role of government should be in the 21st century regarding the internet and telecoms generally. Governments, particularly in the developing world, could interpret the introduction of new interventionist regulations through the ITRs as signalling that increased regulation of the ICT sectors is appropriate, which could ultimately hinder investment and competition in these markets. Indeed, discussions regarding international internet policymaking are already gaining momentum within the UN and various other international forums. Some of these proposals are more specific than others, and they each have different likelihoods of producing real results, but taken together, they demonstrate the widespread attention these issues are receiving by governments around the world. To illustrate: /India's proposal for a new UN agency/ In late October 2011, India submitted to the UN a proposal for the establishment of a new mechanism for internet-related public policy activities to be called the United Nations Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP). As proposed, the CIRP would oversee the bodies responsible for operational functioning of the internet and global standard setting, as well as crisis management and international public policy matters. /International Convention on Cybercrime/ Russia has long sought UN action regarding cybersecurity and internet-transmitted information. In September 2011, Russia, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan submitted to the UN General Assembly a proposal for the adoption of an International Code of Conduct for Information Security. Among other things, this Code would commit signatories to cooperating in "curbing the dissemination of information that incites terrorism, secessionism or extremism or that undermines other countries' political, economic and social stability." /World Technology Policy Forum/ In 2013, the ITU will convene the 5th World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum to discuss internet issues related to the ITU's involvement in internet-related public policy. Unlike the WCIT, this Policy Forum will not create binding international treaty documents, and therefore it may be a more comfortable forum for some of these discussions. /London Conference/ In early November 2011, the United Kingdom hosted an international Conference on Cyberspace in London, which emphasised the development of uniform international norms for private and governmental behaviour online. This conference is expected to become an annual forum for policy discussions among high-level ministers and other governmental representatives, with meetings already being planned for the next two years. Despite the broad and dramatic scope of various governmental proposals -- which could affect core aspects of running an ICT, telecoms, or internet-based business -- the WCIT preparatory process is not receiving sufficient attention from most businesses and others. The WCIT could lead to new regulations governing how these businesses are run and how such businesses may interact with their customers, partners, and vendors, as well as how they can innovate and provide new and improved services. Moreover, because of the implicit attacks on established mechanisms of internet governance, the WCIT has the potential to destabilise and politicise standardisation processes and the management of the internet architecture in a way that could also hinder innovation and efficiency. Many national delegations are interested in hearing the concerns of industry and others. Interested companies and other groups should take steps to monitor the conference preparatory processes and should be on the lookout for opportunities to inform and influence the debate. --

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[AfriNIC-announce] Alice Munyua Winner of the NI&I Service Award!!
by Alice Munyua 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues and friends, Sincere thanks for the congratulation messages and good wishes. It is an honor to have been selected for this award and I thank you for the support. Best regards Alice Munyua

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Konza City in 48 months
by robert yawe 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Hi, Here is why with the help of the Chinese we can have the Konza Technology City operational in 48 months http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FynWETakS9U 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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Crowdsourcing: future of investigative journalism
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Listers, i found this interesting. Have a look if you have the time cause it is 16 mins long. Rgds GG When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that show us the future of investigative journalism. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/paul_lewis_crowdsourcing_the_news.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Mechanic using technology
by robert yawe 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Hi, First a disclaimer, I have no monetary interest in this business, Watch this interesting clip http://youtu.be/DXGMhJDOg90 I received an email from an organisation called Vibro Damper who replace and repair shock absorbers which made we realise that we might be spending too much energy and resources celebrating the technology innovators while ignoring other areas. 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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Examples of success story of women who utilized ICT in their careers
by Suraj Shah 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hello Listers At Intel we need a success story of women who utilized ICT (PC/Internet) during their university studies and then established a successful business. A selected story will be highlighted at the Women Summit in Morocco in December. In particular, we would want information in the following format: About the program Why did you join? What did you want to accomplish? What did you learn in the program? How has the program helped you improve your accomplishments? Describe your relationship with the facilitator / volunteers About the future What do you take from the program to accompany you in your future personal life? What are your aspirations and future plans? Will the program help you choose a profession? Change your current occupation? What would you like to work in? Please direct any success story to me. Thanks Suraj Shah

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Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Friends. I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time investments. Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Monthly Media Roundtables
by George Nyabuga 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Dear friends, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, the Media Focus on Africa Foundation, the Media Institute, and the Kenya Editors Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in a Media Round Table to be held tomorrow, 29th November 2011, between 12 and 2pm, at the Alliance Francaise. The topic will be: Media Reporting of Human Rights. We will look at how such reporting impacts society, and democracy. The panelists will be Millie Lwanga, Commissioner, National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Hassan Omar, Commissioner, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Al-Amin Kimathi, a human rights activist, and Amos Kareithi of The Standard Media Group. The event is open to members of the public to enhance public participation and understanding of the role of the media in the Kenyan society. Former newspaper editor, regular media commentator and consultant Kwamchetsi Makokha will moderate the discussions. This is part of a series of monthly round table meetings held on the last Tuesday of every month. The remit of the Monthly Media Round Tables is to deeply examine, in conversations with various organisations and people like academics/scholars, media practitioners/journalists, civil society, policy makers, media stakeholders, politicians, and ordinary Kenyans, the role of the media in Kenya. The event will be open to members of the public. Entry is FREE. Apologies for the late notice but we look forward to your participation. Dr George Nyabuga Associate Director School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Harry Delano 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hey Dennis, I think what we can all agree in principle is that we need to do something about this and fast enough. As we all know, it is happening all around us. We have just heard another account of a similar ordeal on this very list. How many go unreported.? And I also suppose the account from Kago below seems miles apart from Adar's, or is it just me? I really think we can get into the business of finding a point of convergence for the various tools we have at our disposal as the ICT fraternity together with other service providers and make a meaningful difference around our Streets, corridors, Roads, Highways, Estates etc by installing these security systems. If all else fails, then please if we know these areas are to be avoided we should announce on big billboards, before anyone else drives/walks up those roads. But this is really defeatist in my view. In fact if you could ask me, I would propose each Camera surveillance sector should be publicly accessible on a web portal, where one can possibly carry out a quick scan around just in case, before driving up that road, possibly also to avoid road snarl ups, trouble spot areas, or any other queer looking activity. Not to mention, security organs will be on the watch and this will act as a deterrence to a lot things. I'm still hoping we can get a comment from the PS, on just how possible it is to bring various stakeholders with Govt. providing leadership to thrash out this issue, and come up with some kind of way forward or action plan.. Let's beef up our community policing effort and build a safer society. Harry

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seeking Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE)
by Badru Ntege 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi All One of my clients is seeking to hire a Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE) to assist in the integration of MM platforms to various financial institutions. He/she will lead the design, specification and development teams. The job is located in Uganda with a requirement for occasional travel. Interested individuals can contact me offline or visit our website for more details at www.nftconsult.com Badru

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RFP - Asterisk Consultant
by Edwin Kaduki 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi guys, Please distribute to your networks and/ or respond to the attached RFP. Cheers, Edwin

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Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders
by alice＠apc.org 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/11/23/4944811.htmlIn Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders by M. Mueller, M. van Eeten, & B. Kuerbis on Wed 23 Nov 2011 10:57 AM EST An international law enforcement action against a large botnet will set an important legal precedent regarding regional Internet IP Address registries. At issue is the extent to which an IP address registries can be used as tools of transnational law enforcement.DNSChanger was a piece of malware that altered the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of computers so that all web page requests coming from those computers would be redirected to nameservers operated by criminals. The illicit DNS nameservers redirected some of their traffic to domains that would generate click-based payments to the perpetrators. DNSChanger is said to have infected about 4 million computers worldwide, and to have generated $14 million in illicit revenues. The Estonia-based group running the scam provoked a complex international, multi-agency investigation, dubbed Operation Ghostclick. The operation culminated in their arrest by Estonian police in early November.Ghostclick was a truly multi-stakeholder, transnational effort in networked governance, involving the U.S. FBI, the U.S. NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Dutch National Police Agency, Georgia Tech University, Internet Systems Consortium, Mandiant, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, Neustar, Spamhaus, Team Cymru, Trend Micro, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and members of an ad hoc group of experts known as the DNSChanger Working Group (DCWG).Once the scam had been uncovered and the perps arrested, however, the Ghostclick operation could not simply shut down the nameservers used by the botnet to generate the clickfraud. To do so would have incapacitated millions of innocent users, whose Internet access would cease to function due to a sudden, unexplained inability to resolve domain names. This would have also resulted in a flood of service calls to many hapless ISPs. So the FBI enlisted the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to run clean "replacement" nameservers that behaved properly, took over the address blocks used by the botnet's nameservers, and then assigned those address blocks to ISC's nameservers. In order to preserve this arrangement, the FBI needed to require the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the institutions who allocate and register Internet Protocol address holdings, to put a hold on the address blocks for several months. To effectuate this hold, as well as other actions, it obtained a Protective Order from a U.S. District Court. Judge William Pauly, who issued the Order, made it very clear that it applied to any and every RIR worldwide.ARIN, the RIR for the North American continent based in Virginia, seems to have cooperated with this U.S.-initiated order without any questions asked, as one might expect from an organization in U.S. jurisdiction. But the European RIR, RIPE-NCC, which is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has now sued the two Dutch police units and the Dutch public prosecutor's office over the ruling. RIPE wants a judge to decide whether they had sufficient legal ground to order the "lock" of the registration information. The order was based on a very generic legal provision from the Dutch Police Law that describes the mandate of the police, something like "defend the rule of law and assist those who need it."It has surprised legal experts that the order was based on this generic provision. There seem to be more applicable and specific provisions in the Law on Criminal Procedure. The Dutch Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down orders based on that generic provision in other areas of law enforcement. Only orders that merely implied "a marginal encroachment" on individuals' rights, have been upheld in court. The police will, of course, argue that the "lock" of the registration of the address blocks is indeed only a marginal encroachment of the rights of the defendants and RIPE-NCC.The Dutch order simply states that RIPE-NCC is to comply with the U.S. court order. The latter treats the address blocks as "forfeitable property." So not only did the Order come from a foreign jurisdiction but, ironically, RIPE-NCC, which is run by people who insist that IP addresses are not property, was served with a legal order that seems to classify addresses as property. RIPE-NCC's news release says, "The RIPE NCC is receiving independent legal advice and is in discussion with the appropriate authorities. It is the intention of the RIPE NCC to pursue this matter further in Dutch court to establish a precedent so that it is certain of its rights regarding such orders. In the interest of transparency, the RIPE NCC is working on full disclosure of the background documents. The RIPE NCC will update the community if and when any other publishable materials become available. The RIPE NCC is committed to acting in the best interest of its membership and will continue to inform the Internet community on this matter as it progresses. The RIPE NCC has not withdrawn, removed or reclaimed the address blocks in question; it has temporarily locked a registration of address blocks."Understandably, RIPE-NCC is concerned about the implications of embroiling its address registration functions in policy and governance issues. As IGP warned in a 2008 paper, it is inevitable that RIRs would become the target of those seeking to regulate the Internet, and thus the legal rights concerning forfeitures of address registrations and other types of law enforcement actions must be handled carefully, and with an eye toward due process protections and concern for human rights.The case is especially noteworthy given that it is occurring in the context of the ongoing attempt to add security to routing (i.e., RPKI and S-BGP). In rolling out this security improvement, a major sticking point for RIPE members has been whether the IP address registry issuing the address block certificates could rescind operators' routing rights by revoking the certificate, perhaps at the request of a law enforcement agency in some distant jurisdiction. In other words, the RPKI debate is exactly about the possibility of linking address registries to routing activity. In a future world, where every address allocation had a resource certificate and secure BGP was widely deployed, law enforcement agencies could, in theory, simply go to the RIR, have the certificate revoked so that the routes associated with that resource would no longer validate, and ISPs would not announce or accept them. The decision in the RIPE-NCC litigation may have some bearing on that possibility. Links to relevant documents: The IndictmentThe Post Indictment Protective Order issued by USDC-SDNY CourtUS Code supporting the Protective OrderThe RIPE noticeThe Dutch Police OrderA description of Operation Ghostclick Victim Notification Order (FBI will notify and provide IP addresses to approximately 32,000 network operators believed to have infected hosts, ISC will collect IP addresses of infected computers querying the replacement DNS servers)

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Re: [kictanet] CCK's workshop on the Kenya Computer Incident Emergency response Team
by Barrack Otieno 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Listers, As i read (http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Kenyans+lose+millions+in+Japan+car+racket+/-/1…) i recalled various presentations that were made during the just concluded workshop hosted by the Communications Commision of Kenya in collaboration with George Mason University at Nairobi Safari club. Indeed this was a move in the right direction and there is need for sector specific Computer Incidence Response Teams to deal with emerging challenges such as the one listed which threaten to erode the gains we have achieved as a country in so far as e-commerce is concerned. I look forwad to the next workshop and i hope the local Interpol boss will be present to tap the knowledge of other stakeholders as was the case on Monday and Tuesday, Interpol alone cannot solve this issue , it will take concerted efforts from all stakeholders as was agreed during the just concluded regional workshop 'On Thursday, local Interpol boss Mary Kaol said that vehicle importation cartels in the business of defrauding innocent people were mushrooming.' “In fact, we are planning to involve the media in educating people on the tricks the conmen are using to steal from the public,” Ms Kaol said.' -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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When Leaders follow the followers
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Interesting story. On an aside I miss the good old days when funerals were funerals and NOT political rallies. Today, even we forget the solemness of occasions of mourning and start doing political wrestling. If there were curses to come from the dead, it is time they did. I also miss the good old days of a good political rally, where we listened to rousing inspiring speeches of building a future on the defeat of colonialism. Add the bubbling optimism of a people set on nation building (education for kids, farming to increase produce, buying Kenyan to build Kenya, health care for all, ...) we loved it. Anyone know when funerals turn into political arenas? Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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AfNOG-13 and AfriNIC-16: Meetings 6 – 18 May, 2012
by Badru Ntege 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2012. Deadline for receipt of Applications is 20 January, 2012. The African Network Operators' Group (AfNOG) and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) are pleased to announce that the 12th AfNOG Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-14 Meeting would be held in Serekunda, Gambia from 6th – 18th May 2012. Every year, hundreds of Network Engineers from across the IT industry in the Africa Continent world attend the Annual AfNOG Event.“While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” About the Entire Event AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG Meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC Meeting. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Should Attend Network engineers in the Africa region who wish to acquire the necessary skill in IT must can attend this Workshop. Local Host The Local Host for AfNOG 2012 is QCell) Time Table Unix Boot Camp - 6 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop - 7 - 11 May 2012 (Monday - Friday CERT Training (AAF/AfREN) - 7 - 12 May 2012 (Monday - Saturday) AfriNIC RIM (LIR) - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) ISOC Standards Day - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) AfriNIC IPv6 - 12 - 13 May 2012 (Saturday – Sunday) AfricaCERTCybersecurity Day - 13 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Tutorials - 13 - 14 May 2012 (Sunday - Monday) AfREN Meeting / AAF - 14 May 2012 (Monday) AfNOG -13 Meeting - 15 May 2012 (Tuesday) AfriNIC-15 Meeting - 16 - 18 May 2012 (Wednesday to Friday) AfPIF - 18 May 2012 (Friday) AfGWG - 18 May 2012 (Friday) Venue & Hotel Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly. About AfNOG AfNOG (See <http://www.afnog.org/>) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like this one every year since 2000. About AfriNIC AfriNIC (See <http://www.afrinic.net/>) is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>). AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2010 in eleven different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an international team with many years of experience operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks: SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. NM – Network Monitoring & Management (English) AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English) CT - CERT Training (English) SI-F - Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. Workshop application information is at : http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – 20th January, 2012 AfREN / Africa Asia Forum The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum community (AAF) will be holding a one day meeting on 14 May 2012. The meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth consortia, regional RENs etc. Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2012 will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2012 Tutorials will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012/tutorial/> 13th AfNOG Meeting The 13th AfNOG meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia 15 May 2012. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2011 conference in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania drew over 203 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from national service providers, and members of the research and education community. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012conference/> AfriNIC-16 Meeting The AfriNIC-16 meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia for three days from 16 – 18 May, 2012. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The two day meeting will be preceeded by a two-day IPv6 training. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. There will be an opportunity to discuss the challenges which our region will be facing with IPv4 address space exhaustion. Further information will be available at <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. ISOC DAY and AfPIF Conference The Internet Society will be organizing an ISOC DAY on 12thMay and African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on 18th May 2012 in conjunction with the AfNOG 14and AfriNIC 16 meetings in Serrekunda, Gambia. The conference will discuss the situation of Internet Interconnection in Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange Points. The meeting agenda will be available in due course. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Gambia. Please check with the Gambia Embassy or Consulate in your country Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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Fwd: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award
by McTim 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Congratulations to Alice Munyua for bagging this award last night! Many well deserved kudos for her hard work over the last several years in the Internet Governance field. Rgds, McTim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Date: Oct 25, 2011 2:52 PM Subject: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award: Call for Nominations To: <announce(a)afrinic.net> ** Dear Colleagues, The Network Information & Infrastructure (NI&I) Service Award has been set up to reward individuals and organisations for providing Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I Service Award pays tribute to the actors of this sector in Africa and the Indian Ocean and sets the foundation to reward the next generation of heroes and models from the African Internet technical community for their achievements. In 2011, the third NI&I Service Award Ceremony will be held during the AfriNIC-15 public policy meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon. The call for nominations is now open for the following Award categories: 1. NI&I Award 2. NI&I Young Professional Award If you know someone or an organisation you believe deserves the award through their dedication towards the development of Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa, please send us your recommendations by filling the form at : http://www.niiserviceaward.org/index.php/nominations/2011. Regards, The AfriNIC Meeting Team AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 ********************** Join us at AfriNIC-15 Cameroon, 19-25 November 2011 ********************** _______________________________________________ announce mailing list announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 54, Issue 112
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

The lands Ministry should come out clearly to ask for the experts to assist in implimenting the e-registry that will be automate all operations/applications to avoid manual things that prone to manipulations On 11/24/11, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <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 > http://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: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Matunda Nyanchama) > 2. Re: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Mwangi James Wamae) > 3. Re: Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi (Judy Njogu) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:47:47 -0800 (PST) > From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > To: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land > Registry & ICT > Message-ID: > <1322153267.72809.YahooMailNeo(a)web2810.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Waudo > > I hear you. > > What I am hoping could happen is clean up as we go along and ensure bona > fide information goes into the system. > > I am told that ICT at our courts are a success story. And this was one of > the most difficult places I am told. We can emulate this. > > > ________________________________ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & > ICT > > > Hi Nyanchama - my sense is that compturizing a rotten system does not solve > anything. You only computerize the rot. The first set is to clean the system > and then computerize. > ? > Waudo > On Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:25 AM, "Matunda Nyanchama" > <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> wrote: > Friends. >>? >>I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. >>? >>With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the >> registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid >> cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time >> investments.? >>? >>Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? >>? >>And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? >>? >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com >>Agano Consulting Inc.;? www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter:?nmatunda;? Skype: >> okiambe >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they >> happen! >>Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com >>?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train >> stops. On my desk I have a workstation?" - Anonymous >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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. >>_______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change > your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… > 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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Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Dennis Kioko 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Below is an email to the Skunkworks list by Lawrence Kago on 19/04/2010 I have tried posting this here several times however in all instances it is captured as Spam. So here is a link to an external site : http://pastebin.com/MjT7dUu0

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Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Philip Adar 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Who knows when they will ever come calling? It is on Wednesday 23rd November 2011, I left office (Ngong Road) with another appointment at 6pm in Nairobi West. To make it in time, I decide that Ngong road is not fast enough and clearly remembers the usability of an alternative "short-cut" route; the Southern Bypass. After all, it is still daytime. As I take my turn into the Southern Bypass, driving towards Langata, everything seems okay. Several on coming cars are seen. Actually the road is busy, many vehicles but nevertheless that is good for security and some great distances are covered pretty fast. One little hill done, then valley, then the next hill is approach, actually now mid way along this route. Suddenly, some vehicle is spotted parked on the right side of the road, doors wide open. I slow down a bit, avoiding to hit onto the doors of the other vehicle. Speed is reduced from an average of 100Km/h to 30 or 40Km/h, and the car is now positioned for the eventual overtaking. Suddenly a youthful Kenyan is spotted doing his nation building duties. He is standing in the middle of the road, about 30 meters away; with a gun in hand; pointing towards the on-coming car. I tries a U-turn on this "loose earth" road, impossible on this narrow road with deep trenches on both sides of the road . 2 gun shots in quick succession are fired towards me; and by now I realizes that the road is narrow and the u-turn cannot work at all. Cornered, un-armed and frightened, I surrenders and obeys. I jumps out of the car and my belly is welcomed flat on the dusty murram road. My feet landing directly on the muddy waterway on the side of the road. Not comfortable, but in situations like this; instincts quickly gathers that you do not complain! My pockets are frisked; the car is run-sacked; everything is taken away. out of curiosity I peep from under the car over the other sides and immediately notices a couple of other private cars (about 5 to 7 in total); occupants (both men women of stature); all sharing in my predicament on the surface of the murram road. I consoles myself that after all, it will be many murders, not just one. Something like this may definitely attract the governments attention to these matters of security. In a couple of minutes, the youth group (approximately 5 in total); invites everybody back to their cars as they dash into the nearby Ngong forest. In fact they shout thank you's to us for having chosen to travel this short-cut road without traffic jams and even encourages us to continue using it in the future. We are reminded that with no resistance, things can never get bloody... Indeed, very nice words for me by now... I collects himself from the ground, dusts off a little bit, but most of the mud is too stubborn. Luckily, the car engine is still running. About 500 meters from the scene, I notices several vehicles; private cars and public vans (buses and matatu's) parked on the road waiting for the ordeal happening just ahead to complete. Of course it is clear that they watched the whole episode. Some by-standers (about 10 to 15) as well are spotted by the road side, watching the episode. As I continue down the road about 2Km from the robbery scene, I spots two cops on patrol. I slow down and pulls over to the attention of the two cops armed to the teeth, each with an AK-47. I narrates the ordeal briefly and the cops asks for a quick ride to reach the scene and follow the gun-trotting youths. After all, I have lost so much; I agree to drive the cops. The car is now a police response vehicle. By now the cops are asking too many questions: How many were they?, did they have guns?, I heard some gun shots, was it there!, roughly how many people/cars were there? How much money did they take from you??? etc. I give rough estimates as we speed towards the scene, now beaming with confidence. After all, I am protected with two AK-47's (most probably loaded). The cops promises to get something back, if not everything, but at least the documents which they are sure will not be useful for these youthful Kenyans doing their part in the nation-building business. After some distance, I pull over and shows the two cops the presumed location of the incident, but they refuses to accept this location and points to some other location some 500 meters ahead. I drives further ahead and actually realizes that I was confused. The cops who were about 2-3 KM away from the scene of the incident knows better...!!! The cops disembark, heads towards the forest and urges him to proceed and report the incident at Karen police station. * The morale of the true story: The Southern Bypass in NOT safe anytime, day or night; with or without the police. Sambaza to your contacts. It is not an interesting thing to experience. Can media highlight such cases publicly on prime time news so that all Nairobians get to know these unsafe places? If someone could have died, yes; it could have been on news! We can help others by warning tirelessly, without surrender... * -- Regards Philip Adar

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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board (Paul Kukubo)
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Paul Excellent results. Two years ago, we discussed doing the same with IDC with a view to partnering; this was partly motivated by questions our clients were asking about the size and nature of the market. It is interesting that the survey encompasses close to 80% of what was in our concept paper. Great information, though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Why Kenyan's do it better
by robert yawe 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hi, This is a must watch, KICTB, KTB etc should take this up and just place an advert on it, oops no pa diem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg 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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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Listers Kenya ICT Board on wednesday released the findings of the National ICT Survey Julisha. Results can be found here. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/julisha/402-mae-national-research-study-dubb…. The research commissioned by the Kenya ICT Board's monitoring and evaluation team, was a combination of field work and reviews secondary research to establish critical baselines with respect to the ICT Sectotr in Kenya. Indeed this announcement of the proposed study was made is this mailing list a few months ago. Of particular interest to the Kenya ICT Board is that we now have a market size figure of the ICT sector. Kenya's ICT sector, excluding telco revenues, in 2010 sits at USD 740m with 78% hardware, 9% software and 12% services. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. We estimate it to get to USD 1bn by 2013. The results also tracked skills requirements and indicated that Kenya would need another 10,000 odd IT professional in the next 3 years to meet sector needs. 23% of IT professionals are in IT help desk. The greatest skill shortages are in software development and IT project management. We have received many comments, requests and pointers for clarification through phone calls, email, Twitter, Linked in and Facebook already. We welcome comments on the Julisha Survey before we re publish a final report. Most decision makers in ICT will find this a true digest of information. Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

fyi. walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Cc: "ULIA List" <uganda_libassoc(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 1:55 PM Colleagues AfriNIC-15 is progressing well here in Yaounde, Cameroon, organized by AfriNIC (http://www.afrinic.net/) The focus is on transition from IPv4 to IPv6 with Africa taking the lead. You can participate online at http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000. Some important details on the meeting are available at https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15/?q=content/participate-online-0. Sincerely - Richard. --- Richard Baker Sennoga P. O. Box 1363 Kampala - Uganda Tel. +256(772)759993 | +256(790)829817 Em. richsenoga(a)me.com | richsenoga(a)gmail.com | sennoga(a)un.org --- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations --Steve Jobs You are receiving this message because you are member of community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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