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Re: [kictanet] Africa: The road to m-government
by Suhayl Esmailjee 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Listers See a very interesting article on m-government progress in Africa. http://www.telecoms.com/36988/africa-the-road-to-m-government/ Mobile is definitely the way to go for the rapid adoption and use of e-govt services. Can we be the model in Africa for this? Regards SE

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Orange - The Giant Steers
by robert yawe 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Hi, I was was quite elated yesterday when looking at an advertisement by Orange/Telkom for a dual SIM phone offer. Over the past 4 or so years I have been preaching to the management of Orange/telkom that as an underdog they cannot afford to use the tactics of a dominant player in this case the offering of a dual SIM phone. Initially the organisation looked like it was awakening to the reality of their situation when they launched a dual mode GSM/CDMA phone but they lapsed back to their slumber. Now that they are awake, the question is for how long, I believe they can make serious inroads into the mobile market assuming that they only lock on of the SIMs to their network and leave the other one available. Lets welcome Orange/Telkom back from their slumber. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Internet Governance and the UN
by Dandjinou Pierre 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

FYI, An argument in favor of having an "impartial" mechanism for handling global internet governance: http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/-/16527-internet-governance-the-… Rgds Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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FW: Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

This is an open question specifically directed at PS Ndemo, Hon Eng Rege and anyone in KRA in this group. Just how difficult is it to: 1: Buy speed cams. (KRA / GOK) 2: legislate instant penalties for overspeeding. (GOK) 3: Charge KRA with the responsibility of enforcing these penalties. (GOK legislation) >From here this looks like a stone that would kill several birds, KRA has the means to enforce financial penalties, speed cams connected directly to KRA eliminate a lot of beneficiaries in the middle and last but not least, these will be ETRs of sort, they can even pay for themselves. -- posted from my huaweii idiot in a msa malindi matatu at 180kph --- -- “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” ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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ICT IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

ICT is the only means of fighting corruption through a thorough ISS and EIS by all top managers to drill down all transactions in their ministries and any government institutions as well as private/NGOs in Kenya. -- Best Regards and may God bless you. Joseph Chacha Nyamohanga, Nyaceeri Communications Limited (Director). P.O. Box 5123-200 Nairobi-Kenya Tel:+254-722-460-506/+254-733-813-952/+254-752-460-506 Email:jn.chacha@gmail.com

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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by Eunice Wa 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Hi Nicholas, Yes you can provide/get Kenyan numbers via SIP. If you are a service provider and are seeking to offer as a services, you will need to buy two things 1. an interconnection gateway to other Service providers on SS7, PRI ISDN, & SIP. With this you can connect to multiple service providers, Orange will connect on SS7 for both the 020 and 077 numbers. Most of the others will connect on PRI (E1's), am told you may get Safaricom on SIP am not sure though. 2. A Telephony application service server (class 5 softswitch) with billing and Voice security Network Border element (NBE) If you are an enterprise/end user and are seeking SIP trunks with Kenyan numbers, I will refer you to our clients MTN Business, they can already provide this. Thanks & Regards, Eunice Wafula +254 734 531794 www.voip-kenya.net On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Hi Eunice,**** > > ** ** > > Can you provide Kenyan geographical or mobile numbers over SIP?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *Eunice Wa > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 13:22 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > We have devices that can support the set-up described below enabling > mobile service providers to deliver 3G services and Telephony in one CPE > especially to the SME's and remote branches. It allows access network > resource optimization [CPE will force route voice to GSM and data to 3G], > 10 Sip Registers (user accounts) via IP + a couple via FXand Easy > migration from GSM/3G trunk to SIP or failover SIP to GSM/3G**** > > Regards,**** > > Eunice Wafula**** > > +254 734 531794**** > > www.voip-kenya.net**** > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Yes. This would be great - whether on Post- or Pre-pay. > > And one more thing: They should all facilitate voice function on the same. > Sometime back, using Orange's 3G+ modem (before their 21.xMbps modem), > their DashBoard allowed me to make voice calls on the same modem/SIM card. > Safaricom's Huawei E1820 has such functionality but why it's disabled for > KE is what I do not understand. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:22, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Time Safaricom, Orange, Airtel, Yu introduced Static IP Sim Cards... > > http://www.nucleusnetworks.co.uk/mobile-broadband/3g-static-fixed-ip.htm** > ** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > I’d be surprised if Safaricom couldn’t do a static IP on a post-pay > dongle. But getting it in a hurry.....**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:09**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. > Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money.**** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions**** > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > 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/odhiambo%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.**** > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. **** > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/tewafula%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.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Facebook tracking is under scrutiny
by Grace Githaiga 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Listers FYI Rgds Grace An interesting story by USA Today 'Facebook tracking is under scrutiny'. ...Facebook officials have acknowledged that the social media giant keeps close track of where millions non-members (along with the logged-off members) of the social network go on the Web, after they visit a Facebook web page for any reason... The full article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-15/facebook-privacy-trackin… -- Nariné Khachatryan Media Education Center Yerevan, Armenia http://www.immasin.am http://www.safe.am/ http://www.mediaeducation.am/

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Why Kenyans Do It Better
by Matunda Nyanchama 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Change of gears; you will love this, except for the part on elephants roaming next to a camp tent. Have a good weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: Creatively Fighting Corruption With Use of ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Here is the site; I am not sure whether it is real or some "trap" for information gathering. But the concept is creative: http://www.ipaidabribe.or.ke ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Occupy NYC
by robert yawe 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Hi, What started in Tunisia went across to Egypt, made a short stop in Britain, made a few more stops has now taken a transatlantic cable across to the USA. You can follow the proceedings on http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc, there is a suspicion from the demonstrators that mobile signal are being jammed. the WiFi signals will be next then finally the sites streaming the footage. Regards When you live in a glass house don't throw stones Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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On the subject of Kenyan Languages
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Friends, A while back there was debate here on the issue of language, expressiveness and global competitiveness. Kenyan scholars have addressed part of this through a recent publication of Themes in Language, Education & Development in Kenya. A press release announcing the publication is attached. Like yours truly, the authors take the line that when a language dies is like burning down a granary. Indeed, this is the position of UNESCO when they say: “Languages like genetic diversity are essential to all of mankind. If we are to allow languages to become extinct then we are witnesses to cultural genocide. There is value in diversity; the economic health of these people and their communities are connected with how they feel about themselves which is tied to their language and culture. Flourishing communities are wealthy healthy communities …” – Lindsay Robert Marshall talking about, Dozens of Aboriginal languages near death: UNESCO National cohesion can be achieved via other means and language expressiveness can always improve with growth of vocabulary. Finally, on this list we tend to lay greater emphasis on economic development compared to anything else; yet a high GDP doesn't guarantee high quality of life. Countries like Norway with low income gap disparities also have a higher quality of life and are a permanent feature in the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). NB: am attaching an order form in case anyone is keen on ordering the books, copies of which will be available in Kenya in the course of December 2011. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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AfriHealth Conference, KICC, 30 November - 1 December 2011
by Sean Moroney 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the programme for this year's AfriHealth conference. We have a great line-up of local and international expertise to learn from. Please email me if you would like to attend. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Skype: <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: <http://twitter.com/aitecafrica> http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events: <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/73> AITEC Mozambique ICT Congress <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/72> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/74> AfriHealth <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/76> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money Comesa InsureAFRICA <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/68> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/71> Broadcast & Film Africa

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Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa.
by alice＠apc.org 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa. By David Rowan04 November 11 If you want to become extremely wealthy over the next five years, and you have a basic grasp of technology, here's a no-brainer: move to Africa. Seriously. The internet is only now arriving, and -- with a billion people on the continent still mostly offline -- there exists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build the next Zyngas, eBays and Groupons for a huge untapped local market. You need only look at the map of huge broadband fibreoptic cables currently being laid on both east and west coasts, from Djibouti to Dakar, to understand how quickly and ambitiously an entire continent is being connected. It's like being back in 1995 again, and realising there might just be a market for an online bookshop or auction website. Don't take my word for it: David Cameron is so keen to give British entrepreneurs a foothold that he recently took a high-level delegation of corporate CEOs to Nigeria and South Africa to highlight "one of the greatest economic opportunities on the planet". The trip -- featuring the bosses of firms such as Barclays and Bombardier, Vodafone and Virgin Atlantic -- was hailed by Downing Street as "a historic visit to a continent with a trillion dollar economy and the potential, according to the IMF, to grow faster than Brazil over the next five years". Much of that growth will come from startups that bring the mobile internet to businesses and consumers who have until now been offline. That's why Cameron's team invited along the British founders of red-hot mobile-money business Monitise, a clever text-messaging system called FrontlineSMS -- and your own Digital Life columnist with his trusty notebook. It was, admittedly, a surreal four-day schedule -- taking in South Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa -- that, at the last moment, was squeezed to just two days and two countries (well, there was the small matter of a domestic phone-hacking crisis to distract the PM's attention). But that was long enough to get a sense of the extraordinary opportunities -- at a time when McKinsey and Ernst & Young are forecasting that $150 billion will flow into Africa by 2015, and that consumer spending will reach $1.4 trillion by 2020. No wonder Helios Investment Partners could recently raise a $900 million fund specifically targeting the continent. So where could you make your own tech-based millions? A few obvious markets primed for explosive growth: Mobile moneyWho needs banks if you can use your mobile to send and receive cash? More than a quarter of Kenya's GDP now passes through a phone-to-phone network called M-Pesa, and in Uganda MTN MobileMoney has almost two million users. As Cameron put it in a speech to Lagos Business School, "Today, mobile banking systems mean we can cut out middlemen and make a direct impact on the lives of small farmers who can produce more food, feed their families, sell more food at the market and in turn buy more seed." E-commerceYou don't need a smartphone, let alone a PC, to shop online. The American startup SlimTrader runs a service called MoBiashara, which lets African consumers shop by mobile on basic cellphones. And there are half a billion of those in Africa. Business directoriesThe British startup entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski -- formerly of UpMyStreet and Moo.com -- moved to Cape Town a couple of years ago to run a bunch of firms for international media group MIH, including a Kenyan business directory, Mocality, that gave many companies their first online presence. Why? Because he wanted to be where the action was. HealthNot only do mobile phones turn into blood-pressure monitors and ultrasound devices that can connect rural communities. They can also detect counterfeit medicines: the startup mPedigree works with pharmaceutical companies to let patients text codes on packs of antimalarials to receive confirmation that they're genuine. Leapfrog techIf a tiny fraction of, say, Zimbabweans have access to the "big" internet, then why not make the internet accessible via SMS on their 2G phones? That's what Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is offering its five million mobile phone subscribers, turning their handsets into virtual smartphones with tech from ForgetMeNot Africa that turns emails and chats into text messages. Now insert your own big idea here, and book your air ticket. Sure, Africa still faces huge hurdles -- in South Africa, 11 million people live below the poverty line, and almost 6 million have HIV; in Nigeria, 110 million out of a population of 158 million live on less than £1 a day. But when one telco alone, Bharti Airtel, recently announced $13 billion in African revenue last year, you know it's time to abandon our traditional assumptions. As Cameron said in Lagos, "Which continent has six of the ten fastest growing economies in the world?... Africa is transforming in a way no-one thought possible 20 years ago…and suddenly a whole new future seems within reach." Why shouldn't you have a profitable role in that future? ‬

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Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco
by Paul Kukubo 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Listers Sharing this story as a matter of intrest to those who enjoy the subject of international investment deals. Interesting to note especially if you take into account how many linkages the car and aerospace manufacturing facilities have. country MOUs with leading global players are one way to bring inward high value investment. They can take a long time to structure and negotiate, sometimes years, especially when there is a multi million dollar tag on it. Note that employment targets equals 850 highly skilled Moroccans. Asante. Press Releases Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco November 16, 2011 — Montréal Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Morocco. The exact site location will be announced at a later date. Bombardier Aerospace intends to invest approximately $200 million US in equipment, buildings and start-up costs over the next eight years. Scheduled to be implemented in phases starting in 2012, Bombardier Aerospace’s new Moroccan facility will initially include sub-assembly capabilities for simple structures. The new facility is scheduled to start manufacturing in 2013. Details on the type of components to be manufactured will be finalized in the coming months. By the end of 2020, employment at the Morocco facility is expected to reach 850 skilled and trained workers. Bombardier Aerospace anticipates that there will be no impact on its current workforce level at other sites as a result of this announcement. “Globalization of our industry has opened up new markets and new opportunities,” said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. “We have progressively extended our business presence around the world and we are continuing today to better serve our international customers.” “Bombardier Aerospace is committed to a long-term relationship with the Moroccan Government to develop a world-class aerospace industry in the country,” added Mr. Hachey. “By establishing its own fully integrated manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace will serve as a catalyst for the aerospace industry in the country and will look for opportunities to share some of its knowledge and complex manufacturing processes.” Bombardier Aerospace chose Morocco for a number of reasons: internationally competitive manufacturing costs, low shipping and transportation costs, proximity to Europe, and the commitment by the Moroccan Government to the development of the aerospace industry. The announcement of this new manufacturing facility in Morocco was made during the Dubai Airshow 2011, where Bombardier is currently showcasing its broad spectrum of innovative products, technical expertise, and superior customer support and aircraft maintenance services. Held in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Airshow, the world’s third largest airshow, places an emphasis on the Middle-East, Africa, Europe and India. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, were $17.7 billion, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter@Bombardier. Notes to Editors Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace. To receive our press releases, please visit the Email Subscription and RSS Feed section. Bombardier is trademark of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. For Information Haley Dunne Bombardier Aerospace +1 514 855 7989 www.bombardier.com Back to top -- 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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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > ** ** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently providing static IP addresses? How long did it take for the provider to set you up?

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How relevant is East Africa?
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, I came across the following article and it makes we wonder whether Kenya and by extension the East Africa region is really as relevant a player in the future of online as we insist? http://habarizanyumbani.jambonewspot.com/2011/11/15/want-to-become-an-inter… 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] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, We need to be clear about the obligations of PCK in relation to levelling the various divides of which banking and money transfer is one. The mandate for PCK to provide universal mail delivery across the country needs to be extended to all other areas, imagine if every district or town had to take the initiative to have PCK extend its services to the particular location then definitely we would disenfranchise the majority of Kenyans. Note that as a result of the universality of PCK a letter is delivered to Mandera at the same price as to Kiambu from Mombasa or Kendu Bay, if this is the situation why should the YuCash person in Port Victory need to travel to Kisumu for service yet the Airtel Money fellow receives his services from Port Victory yet all are tax payers who support the PCK infrastructure. All money transfer organisations must as a requirement of their license be mandated to provide their services through PCK same with sale of airtime. Devolution goes beyond politics to the equalisation of all basic human needs of which I believe mobile money transfer is one. I am not propagating for the introduction of new laws or mandates just the application of the existing ones to the letter, the universal access fund is there to serve the cause I am advancing. Let me reiterate yet again as I have done in previous contributions that we need to accept the fact that Nairobi is not Kenya and that government is still relevant new constitution or old. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 9:45 Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money Dear Robert, I think services like Agency are partnerships and are offered to only organisations that seek these out. Airtel (just like banks are doing) may have discussed possibilities for partnership with PCK and agreed. Mpesa and YuCash may not have sought out PCK and hence you may not pin PCK down on this one. There is however a business case for PCK to reach out to the telcos for additional revenue streams...especially for Mpesa. My two cents. EK On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, > > >The reference is the bright red Airtel Money poster placed below the post office sign. > > >My issue is that PCK is meant to take services to the people so by only offering the money transfer service from a single operator they are not executing their mandate. > > >Postal's obligation is to provide service for the public good even if it might not make a profit which is why they must deliver letters to all points of the country at a fixed price. Because of their inability to reconcile this objective to a pure profit one many of the past and present board and management of the organisation have been unable to make the organisation self sustaining. > > >Regards > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > >________________________________ >From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:04 >Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money > > > > > > >On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 08:30, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >I was in Nanyuki over the weekend as I passed the post office a pig red sign caught my attention which got me thinking about the mandate of the Postal Corporation of Kenya as to its services to the populace. >> >> >>In my opinion if PCK is to provide 3rd party money transfer services its has an obligation to offer at least the services of the top 3 and not to only benefit a single entity. >> >> >>The same obligation needs to be enforced in relation to all other government agencies otherwise we shall be disenfranchising the common mwanainchi. >> >> >>Last and not list it is a branding no no to place such a sign so prominently in the front of the post office, the sign is so loud that one would think that the location belonged to the mobile phone company. >> >> >>On appointment that will be one of the things I will rectify during my first, proverbial, 100 days. >> >> > >Since these money transfer services are provided on a "commission" basis, I should think that it simply did not make sense to the top management to deal with the leading three because the earnings would be (probably) nominal and therefore not worth it. > >PS: I don't know if it's just my eyes but your photo isn't clear and as such I wasn't able to figure out the object of reference. > > >-- >Best regards, >Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >Nairobi,KE >+254733744121/+254722743223 >_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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/oloo.khisa%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. > -- "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale1921-1989 Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Why Kenya has not Operationalized the Universal Access Fund?
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Writing a journal paper and just discovered that Kenya has NOT operationalized the Universal Access Fund! This is indeed VERY unfortunate (and a shame), yet we speak on this list about ICTs transforming our economy. Bwana Ndemo, you might enlighten us on why this state of affairs? What is the bottleneck? Edith

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Internet governance becoming top concern for many countries, including U.S. | ZDNet
by Badru Ntege 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/internet-governance-becoming-top-concern-for-… One would have thought that they do not explicitly exclude foreign bidders but eventually somehow twist the result to favor US entities. But this shows some kind of boldness and two fingers to all those who thought the world and the Internet was free and fare from state control. Would like to see the moral ground taken when trying to lecture to third world leaders on the Internet. The notion of lead by example definitely is dead. My two $cents Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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eHealth roundtable meeting
by Victor Gathara 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

eHealth experts, DFID has contracted some consultants to design a maternal health programme in Kenya. I am helping them think through the e-health/m-health component of their design. In this regard we are arranging a targeted 1/2 day roundtable meeting with experts, organisations, funders and private sector partners on 24th Nov to discuss: - problems for which e-health and particularly m-health can help find solutions - range of e-health solutions possible, impacts and costs, necessary conditions - potential for Kenya - current policies/strategies on e-health - current initiatives: scale, scope, status, plans, funding and funding gaps - outline of DFID proposed programme (by DFID consultants) - how e-health solutions can be applied to maternal health within our forthcoming programme and other initiatives; areas for potential collaboration I have a few spaces open so if you would be interested in attending this roundtable please do get in touch with me. Victor

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Uganda's ICT Policy
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Does anyone know if Uganda has officially adopted an ICT policy? If so, if you have a copy of the policy, kindly send to me a copy directly. Thanks Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency!
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Alice, It is more complicated than simply picking on the ideological choice. Usually it is how the politics of any state interacts with the economy that an ideology is born. If you recall, in communism, the state controlled the economy. That is how we referred to that as planned economies, that is the politicians decided what to do with state productive resources. Communism died 1989 and burried in Germany. Capitalism however has been more dynamic. Its originators thought that there must be a separation between the economy and politics like we do in Church and State. Thus the development of the private sector. In 1930 recession, Roosevelt slightly changed it by introducing welfare in cases where the resources do not trickle to the bottom. He feared there would a revolt in favour of Communism since it promised equality. In the 80's came Reagan and Thatcher who were basically anti-government and started to deregulate arguing that the businessmen know better. This was a powerful movement and indeed most countries abandoned regulation even on the financial markets. New financial instruments emerged. Instead of asset backed securities we got leveraged securities (means that you take your mortgage and use it as security to get more money). This came down crashing as evidenced by Lehman Brothers. Obama stepped in and changed the history of Capitalism by rescuing the failing banks. We are now in a vacum and the practices that created the problem permiated to our part of the world. We need to maintain a strong regulatory regime otherwise we get into serious problems. We are still going to experience problems since our currency is linked to the fragile Euro. What you will never be told by Europeans is that by embrasing Laissers Faire economics the economic fundermentals were wrong. The Greek people for example started to retire at 50 with good pension. One in three Greeks is a civil servant and the few in Private sector have strong Unions. Essentially they produced nothing to back up their good life and they borrowed to maintain it. As we stand today things are getting worse in Europe. Rating agencies have put France on Notice. Italy if it falls, we shall all suffer. China which has lots of Money keeps on manipulating their currency but if consumption of their goods fall especially in the US, they will suffer. Back to ideology. The Chinese have a modified version of Communism/capitalism. Some thinkers ask if such a model is good. If you go by Maslaw's hierachy of needs, this model will not last. You are going to see people demand for some rights. In Sweden they have a social democracy where the state takes care of social services like education and health care. In this model you are heavily taxed up to 50% of your income. So if Africa were to find a quick solution to fast tracking development, we need to adopt one of the Newly Industrialized economies of Asia but we must give up some rights. Singapore and Korea had benevolent dictators. If you understand McGregor's theory of X and Y. Africa falls in the X category for some time. We are attempting to both economic and political reforms at the same time. It has never happened anywhere except india and the reason why India will take longer to be like China or Korea. You now understand that both the state and private sector have failed capitalism. Whatever that emerges Capitalism will never be the same again. This why we need to chart our own way. Be it social democracy or modified capitalism. The politico-economic direction must be understood by those who vote because they provide the corrective mechanism. That is why Kaletsky stated "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy, businessmen are incompetent and voters are stupid". We therefore need an ideology. Imagine if God dropped $100 trillion in Kenya. Shall we become developed? The answer is NO. Sometimes back while at the University we got a pay rise back dated to one year before. I was Chairman of Department then. The University was deserted. Most of my colleagues went to drink and forgot to teach. Most were suddenly generous and others became arrogant. This lasted only as long as the resource lasted. These were PhDs behaving this way. What will happen with the ordinary citizen. I still ask my self: Can we leapfrog in Development? Ndemo. ------Original Message------ From: Alice Munyua Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Chief Oladukun Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency! Sent: Nov 14, 2011 1:42 PM Dear P.S Ndemo, You note that we have adopted nonsensical ideologies, did we have a choice? Many have have argued that we have often lacked the socio-economic organisation to transform and develop into advanced economies and that's the reason why we seem to continuously adopt foreign ideologies and depend on industrialised countries. Countries like Korea seem to have certain attributes that have enabled them to adapt more easily to "development" from having a more educated/skilled labour force, technologically advanced, but the most important factor seems to be their (authoritarian) leadership, who are more ideologically committed to socio-economic progress and development. The Korean experience raise's the old questions regarding the relationship between socio-economic development and regime type. So could the challenge and a our biggest problem be corrupt politicians and stupid voters? And perhaps it is time to move towards de-ideologisation having experienced the failure of previous "adopted" ideologies in solving our unique challenges and crises and let us hope that it will be sustainable. Best Alice On 14/11/2011 16:06, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: Muraya, Let it be clear that as we fight corruption, we are not the only corrupt. I am reading Capitalism 4.0 and Kaletsky argues that "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy and voters are stupid". If you have followed the financial crisis in both US and Europe, you cannot believe the level of corruption. I am looking forward to see what TI reports. Although I support the idea that we should fight our own corruption war, it is absurd to be characterized as corrupt yet we see what is happening. We need to understand these new forms of corruption as they impact on us. The volatility of our shilling is a reaction to the financial crisis elsewhere. If we were to leave everything to the dictates of economics, our shilling will highly be valued. The continued currency manipulation by some countries will destabilize Africa. What you are seeing is a failure of La Sent from my BlackBerry®

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