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Battle shifts to 3G arena as CCK levels playing field
by Michael Ouma 21 Jun '10

21 Jun '10

here's a link: http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Battle%20shifts%20to%203G%20arena%… Michael Ouma Journalist Kenya Tel:+254-725-537823 "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Why Do Businesses Invest In ITIL Training?
by Moses Kamau 21 Jun '10

21 Jun '10

Why Do Businesses Invest In ITIL Training? The Information Technology Infrastructure Library, more commonly referred to as ITIL, dates back almost thirty years. Essentially, it is a set of procedures and standards that govern the way in which IT services are managed within a business set up. It came about as the British Government recognized a growing reliance on IT by businesses and saw that some set standards were required to ensure its most optimum usage. At that time, businesses were becoming increasingly dependent upon information technology systems. It was a relatively new, but fast developing area at that time and as the British Government saw increasing numbers of companies become ever more reliant, it saw that this was the time for a set of standards relating to its application and usage. This is what became ITIL. Let's fast forward to 2010, though and today countless companies across the world use ITIL as a means of ensuring the most effective use of Information Technology services within their company. From local businesses through to multinational corporations such as VISA Europe, the standards have been implemented by companies looking to ensure the optimum application of IT within their setup. This has led to an increased demand for ITIL training. But is investing in training for staff worth the money? Quite simply, yes it is. ITIL, when its practices are applied in the right way, offers a host of benefits. But the learning, outside of any formal training courses, would compromise only of quite heavy reading material, as all the information is contained within ITIL books. As applies to anything we want to learn, organized and structured tuition can often be the most effective means of doing so. It's worth the investment as the correct application of ITIL within a business of any size comes with a range of benefits. This includes better cost effectiveness where IT is concerned, overall improved information technology standards, a far more efficient use of time by IT staff, better customer service and complaint management and an overall improved way in which staff skills and experienced are used within the business. (c) Garmin Forerunner For more information on ITIL training and consultancy, contact Quintica Kenya: Tel: +254 20 4442900/1 Email: sales.ke(a)quintica.com<mailto:sales.ke@quintica.com> Regards, Moses www.quintica.net Moses Kamau Sales & Service Manager Kenya Office: +254 20 444 2900 Kenya Mobile: +254 720 416 564 Email: moses.kamau(a)quintica.com<mailto:moses.kamau@quintica.com> Skype: moses_kamau [cid:image001.jpg@01CB1122.AF375370]

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15, 500 univeristy students to get laptops under ICT Board program
by Brian Munyao Longwe 19 Jun '10

19 Jun '10

US$2 Million shilling grant will allow 15,500 Kenyan university students to have a personal laptop http://bit.ly/bei54W -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Announcement for African Peering and Interconnection Forum
by Fiona Asonga 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

Dear Listers As a follow up to earlier communication on the AFRICA PEERING AND INTERCONNECTION FORUM, TESPOK invites all those who qualify to participate in the discussion to register on the following link: https://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/africanforum2010/ It is important for you to note that advance registrations are encouraged. Your participation in this inaugural meeting is highly appreciated. Kind Regards Fiona Asonga Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point 14th Floor, Bruce House Standard Street Tel: +254 20 2245 036 Cell: +254 721 713 504 "Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction within the Industry and Government" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Reminder: Call for Nominations: Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010
by Wainaina Mungai 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Moagisi Letlhaku <m.letlhaku(a)ru.ac.za> Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:24 PM Subject: Reminder: Call for Nominations: Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010 To: wainaina.mungai(a)kamemefm.com, wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org, votindo(a)gmail.com (Hi Wainaina and Violet. Please help us spread the news through your networks/website/blog. Closing date is 18 June. You should enter too! Thanks, Moagisi.) [ENGLISH] Dear Friends of Highway Africa Highway Africa is pleased to announce the call for entries for the *10thedition of the Highway Africa New Media Awards *. The Awards were pioneered to highlight the role that digital technologies play in journalism and the media, are unique and prestigious awards within the profession of journalism on the continent. The awards reward pioneering, innovative and creative use of technology in doing journalism that serves Africa and its citizens.. *Highway Africa New Media Awards* The 14th edition of the Highway Africa Conference, 4-7 July 2010 at Rhodes University, calls for the submission of nominations for the Highway Africa New Media Awards in 3 categories: · *Individual/Student* – awarded to individual persons who design or appropriate new affordable applications of communication technologies to overcome the limitations of existing infrastructure and/or capital resources. · *Not-for-Profit* – awarded to users of appropriate media technology to advance and assist communities and persons limited by infrastructure and/or technological access. · *Corporate *– awarded to corporate groups for creative and appropriate adaptation of technologies within the continent to complete effectively in the wider environment. Please find attached the Highway Africa Awards 2010 Call for Entries, as well as the Electronic Application Form*. *Forms can also be found at www.highwayafrica.com. * Submissions are to be made electronically to: awards(a)highwayafrica.com copied to c.kabwato(a)ru.ac.za. * * * The closing date for the nominations is *18 June 2010, 16:30 Pretoria Time*. Winners will be announced at the prestigious Highway Africa New Media Awards ceremony on the evening of *Sunday, 4 July 2010*. Visit www.highwayafrica.com for more info. [FRENCH] Chers Collègues, Highway Africa a le plaisir de vous annoncer l’*Appel à nominations de sa * 10ème édition de Highway Africa New Media Awards. Les prix ont été lancés pour mettre en exergue que le rôle que les technologies numériques jouent dans le journalisme et dans les médias, sont uniques et prestigieux dans la profession du journalisme qui serve l’Afrique et ses citoyens. *Highway Africa New Media Awards* La 14ème édition de la « Highway Africa Conference » qui se tiendra du 4 au 7 juillet 2010 à Rhodes University lance un appel à soumissions de nominations pour la Highway Africa New Media Awards dans trois catégories: • *Individu/étudiant*- offert à des individus qui conçoivent ou s’approprient de nouvelles et abordables applications des technologies de la communication pour surmonter les insuffisances de l’infrastructure/ressources ou capitales existantes. • *Non-lucratif*- offert aux utilisateurs de la technologie de media appropriée pour avancer et assister les communautés et les personnes limitées par l’accès aux infrastructures et à la technologie. • *Entreprise*- offert aux groupes d’entreprises pour une adaptation créative et appropriée des technologies sur le continent pour compétir efficacement dans un environnement plus large. * * Ci-joint est l’appel à nominations Highway Africa Awards 2010 avec plus de détails : critères de sélection etc. *Les soumissions doivent être faites par voie électronique à: awards(a)highwayafrica.com copié sur c.kabwato @ ru.ac.za.* La date de clôture pour les nominations est fixée au 18 juin 2010 à 16h30 heure de Pretoria. La liste des lauréats sera publiée à la prestigieuse cérémonie de Highway Africa Awards, dans la nuit de dimanche, 4 juillet2010. Visite www.highwayafrica.com pour plus d'informations. Moagisi Letlhaku Training Manager Highway Africa Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies Tel: +27 (0)46 603 7139 Fax: +27 (0)46 603 7189 Cell: +27 (0)73 381 5227 e-mail:m.letlhaku@ru.ac.za <e-mail%3Am.letlhaku(a)ru.ac.za> www.highwayafrica.com *14th Highway Africa Conference, 5-7 July 2010. Theme: "African Voices in the Global Media Space"* *Reporting Development Network Africa (RDNA): *http://reportingDNA.org<http://reportingdna.org/>

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Fwd: WCIT 2012 primed for success - See our brand new video and photos
by waudo siganga 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

The information in this newsletter could be of interest to colleagues particularly those targeting BPO partnerships with Canadian business. Kind Regards, Waudo ----- Original message ----- From: "WCIT 2012 Montreal" <mail(a)mail.zd01.com> To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:06:59 GMT Subject: WCIT 2012 primed for success - See our brand new video and photos To view this message as a web page, [1]click here [2]dégradé [3]Subscribe to our newsletter | [4]Visit our Website June 2010 Canada’s ICT innovation promoted at WCIT 2010 Canada’s 65-person delegation, led by Ministry of Industry Tony Clement, has returned from the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2010) in Amsterdam where they promoted Canada as an ideal business and investment environment for information and communications technology (ICT) to representatives from around the world. “WCIT has provided a valuable opportunity to highlight the important investments our government has made in ICT and the digital economy to strengthen the global economic recovery," said Minister Clement. "I look forward to welcoming delegates to WCIT 2012 in Montréal and showcasing Canada's strong ICT industries and our digital economy strategy." Mr. Clement and the Canadian delegation met with a variety of politicians, senior business leaders, high-level officials, academics and opinion leaders over a three-day period, as well as participated in a ceremony handing over this “Olympics of ICT” event to Montreal in 2012. Mr. Bernard Courtois, Chair of WCIT 2012 and speaker at the Amsterdam event, gathered best practices, feedback and ideas from people for hosting a successful event in Montreal. “We brought an impressive delegation to Amsterdam and we got great reception,” said Mr. Courtois. “I was really energized by people’s expectations that Canada will host a high-caliber WCIT event in 2012 that will draw strong representation from around the globe.” [5]CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR VIDEO»» Canada’s Participation at WCIT 2010. WCIT 2012 The governments of Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Saskatchewan, receive international delegates at the Canadian pavilion. Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, promotes Canada’s ICT innovation at a keynote speech at WCIT 2010. WCIT 2012 WCIT 2012 Canada accepts hosting privileges for next WCIT 2012 event in Montreal at official hand-over ceremony. [6]CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS»» See Canada’s Contribution to ICT. Canada’s reputation for developing innovative technology solutions is world-renowned. Research and development in the field represents 39% of all R&D investment in Canada and drives more than $140 billion in annual revenue amongst the country’s 30,000 ICT firms. Click [7]here to see a short video highlighting some of Canada’s many contributions to the field, and why WCIT 2012 in Montreal will be an event you don’t want to miss. Get Timely Information About WCIT 2012. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when you can start scheduling meetings via the WCIT 2012 website, or to learn about new B2B opportunities and receive conference updates. [8]CLICK HERE TO REGISTER »» dégradé [9]Signature [10]Click here to unsubscribe. References 1. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=1 2. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=2 3. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=3 4. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=2 5. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=5 6. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=6 7. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=5 8. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=3 9. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=9 10. http://lnk.zd01.com/a/l.x?T=kpmdccpeibccefkdnmkohkoelm&M=10

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Internet access as you drive down to South Africa
by Wainaina Mungai 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Read about the ICT access challenges on the roadtrip to South Africa. All of these on http://www.k24.co.ke/roadtrip/ Wainaina ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: May Githua <maruamahiu(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:36:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [K24 Roadtrip] Shida za Mtandao! To: wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org To any East African traveler coming down to S.A., be prepared for Internet drama. Wireless at Ifisi Community Centre in Mbeya, Tanzania is slow & cyber cafe's in town are quite expensive. However, there's an arcade in Lusaka, Zambia (Microlink I-Zone Cafe) that is awesome - in terms of speed & service. We also had an easy time using wireless at Fawlty Towers Guest House in Livingstone, Zambia till the wee hours of the morning. Kasane town, in Botswana, has wireless Internet in the C.B.D. area, though connection is a problem; we had no access at our Thebe River Lodge campsite. But, we managed to browse for a short while at Kasane Computers this morning. This is after being told that we can't use our flash disks at the Post Office cyber. We're hoping good things await us in Francistown's Tati River Lodge. -- Posted By May Githua to K24 Roadtrip at 6/17/2010 11:33:00 AM -- Sent from my mobile device Wainaina Mungai ----- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com "The HAPPIEST people DONOT necessarily have the BEST of all. They simply APPRECIATE what they find on their way”

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Community SANS East Africa
by Preston Odera 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Please see the security course scheduled for October in Nairobi Preston

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Fwd: Fw: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
by waudo siganga 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

This could interest some colleagues on the Kictanet list. Kind Regards, Waudo ----- Original message ----- From: "dourice ofisi" <bremack1(a)yahoo.com> To: "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:32:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Fw: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION --- On Thu, 6/17/10, Apsea <apsea(a)apsea.or.ke> wrote: From: Apsea <apsea(a)apsea.or.ke> Subject: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION To: kujkenya(a)yahoo.com, journalistskenya(a)yahoo.com, afrolinemedia(a)yahoo.co.uk, info(a)afrolinemedia.com, info(a)mediacouncil.or.ke, jak.kenya(a)gmail.com, bremack1(a)yahoo.com, info(a)ycskonline.org, mediainst(a)wananchi.com, info(a)awcfs.org, info(a)kujkenya.org, kenyacorrespondents(a)yahoo.com, williamjanak(a)yahoo.com, mosesradoli(a)yahoo.com, MDAKenya(a)hotmail.com. Cc: apsea(a)apsea.or.ke Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 2:19 AM Kindly circulate to your members and ask them to attend this very important workshop. Facilitators shall be Yash Pal Ghai and Macharia Gaitho of Kenya Editors Guild. Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) Parliament Road, The Professional Centre, P.O. BOX 43663-00100 , GPO, Nairobi Tel: (020) 2241230/2212660 Fax: 341883 Email: [1]apsea(a)apsea.or.ke Website: [2]www.apsea.or.ke 7^th June, 2010 Dear all, PROPOSED CONSTITUTION: INVITATION TO SECTOR BASED WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONALS The Proposed Constitution of Kenya has certainly entered a critical and crucial stage of the roadmap towards completion. The planned civic education has unfortunately been marred by logistical hurdles culminating in distortion of information as well as peddling of untruths by both sides of the referendum divide. It is disheartening that half truths and outright misleading information are being given to the unsuspecting members of public in a bid to lure them into taking positions on the proposed constitution. Fears are beginning to emerge that once again, the outcome of the August 4^th Referendum will leave Kenyans divided as was the case in 2005. As professionals and indeed professional bodies, we have a responsibility to ensure that Kenyans are properly informed particularly on issues that are within the realm of our expertise. There is need for active engagement to ensure that this process does not leave the country badly scarred and divided but rather emerge from the constitution making process stronger and united. APSEA is organizing a series of sector based workshops for professionals in order to interrogate the proposed constitution and how it affects the various sectors of professionals. At the end of the workshops, it is expected that professionals will serve as agents of change. The main Objective of the workshops is to enlighten Professional bodies and their members on the state of play in the constitutional review process. Other more specific objectives include:- i. To encourage professionals to remain engaged and proactive in the constitution making process ii. To foster ownership of the entire constitution making process by the Professionals. iii. To advocate and promote dialogue and reconciliation between various divergent views, especially between political and religious leaders and the civic society with a view of bringing in harmony and unity of purpose in Kenya . We are therefore pleased to invite you to the sector based workshop for professionals at the Silver Springs Hotel starting at 8.30. am on the dates indicated below: 1. Management, Finance & Law 28^th June 2010 2. Built and Natural Environment 29^th June 2010 3. Medicine and Health Environment 30^th June 2010 4. Media and Public Relations 1^st July 2010 Key speakers including constitutional lawyers and renowned professionals in the specific sectors have been invited to make presentations at the workshops. Participation at the workshop is free and therefore limited chances are available. Kindly confirm your participation with the Secretariat on [3]apsea(a)apsea.or.ke or 2222119. Yours faithfully, Dr. Daniel W. Ichang’i, Ph.D. (McGill), R. Geol., O.G.W. Chairman, APSEA References 1. http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsea@apsea.or.ke 2. http://www.apsea.or.ke/ 3. http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsea@apsea.or.ke

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Nurturing IT Service Management Skills
by Moses Kamau 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

How training for IT professionals supports your business... That businesses in Kenya are experiencing a chronic skills shortage, is a well-known reality. However organizations must realize that a "head-in-the-sand" approach to training and skills development will not help them or the Kenyan community to become a serious force in world circles. Recent events in Kenya (namely the connection to the rest of the world through fiber optic cable) has bought the importance of information technology and customer focused solutions into the minds of business people looking to enhance and grow their operations. From the largest Government department to the smallest at home business there is a place for IT to both education, entertain and enlighten. Medium to large businesses are more aware of the opportunities in a commercial and customer satisfaction perspective, but the reality is that all the technology will do nothing if the right people do not have the right skills to support it. Skills development in most IT staff has historically focused on technical training in the various applications that are being used in the business. While such training is critical what is missing from IT professionals is a lack of understanding regarding the importance of services as they apply to the business user. This missing customer focus does nothing to help the credibility of the IT professionals who feel that they are working long days with little or no appreciation. Once IT professionals are educated in the way that business people think; then they automatically become aware of how to communicate better and in a language that the business can understand. The other aspect of managing technical solutions relates to the techniques required to support the IT infrastructure as a cohesive unit. This means that all IT professionals share a common view of how the infrastructure delivers services and how to behave to fix user issues, how to solve problems so they don't reoccur and how to implement change in a way that does not spell disaster for the business. So the question is: where can IT professionals learn the importance of customer service and proper process? The answer lies within the ITIL Framework. ITIL is an acronym for Information Technology Infrastructure Library. It introduces to all IT professionals the concepts of strategic, tactical and operational level thinking when it comes to communication to people and support of technology. ITIL teaches the pupil how to approach technical issues as they happen, how to reduce the possibility of anything going wrong and how to plan for growth and performance of the systems they support. Above all this, ITIL teaches the student that business people rely on services in order to deliver organizational objectives and that as a team the entire IT department is responsible for delivery of those services. The ITIL framework has a series of training courses that are suited to all levels of experience within the IT department. The framework is globally recognized and carries levels of certification that can ultimately lead to "ITIL Expert" status for the individual. By Roger Purdie Roger Purdie is certified as an ITIL v3 Expert and is a member of the ITIL Qualification Board. He is currently the Managing Director - Quintica Kenya as well as Group Projects Director for the Quintica Group of companies. Regards, Moses www.quintica.net Moses Kamau Sales & Service Manager Kenya Office: +254 20 444 2900 Kenya Mobile: +254 720 416 564 Email: moses.kamau(a)quintica.com<mailto:moses.kamau@quintica.com> Skype: moses_kamau [cid:image001.jpg@01CB0D3E.3D948C70]

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ITIL Foundation Course - July 2010
by Moses Kamau 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

Good Morning, Quintica will be running the next Public ITIL Foundation Course from July 12-14, 2010. Quintica is accredited to deliver ITIL courses by the APM-Group, the official International ITIL Accreditation Body (www.apmg-international.com<http://www.apmg-international.com>). The Course price is Ksh 35,000 and the Certification Examination is Ksh 16,000. These prices are inclusive of catering and all accredited course materials.<http://www.apmg-international.com> All prices are exclusive of VAT. Documents Attached: * Course Brochure * Course Info & Content * Public Course Calendar * Registration Form Please feel free to contact me for any further information or clarifications.<http://www.apmg-international.com> Regards, Moses www.quintica.net Moses Kamau Sales & Service Manager Kenya Office: +254 20 444 2900 Kenya Mobile: +254 720 416 564 Email: moses.kamau(a)quintica.com<mailto:moses.kamau@quintica.com> Skype: moses_kamau [cid:image001.jpg@01CB0CA8.46B42040]

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FW: [administrators-en] FW: Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, 5-9 July, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
by Edith Adera 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

FYI From: Rambaldi, G. [mailto:Rambaldi@cta.int] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:41 PM To: Media for Development (Media4Dev); Africa Community Mapping Network Subject: Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, 5-9 July, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya [cid:image002.jpg@01CB0C1A.8772C5C0] <http://www.web2fordev.net/> Venue: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF‎); United Nations Avenue; Nairobi, Kenya Date and time: Monday 5 July – Friday 9 July, 2010 at 9:00 – 17:30 Technological innovation is taking place at a breath-taking pace. Simple, open source internet-based applications and services designed to enhance on-line collaboration are now available to the wider public at little or no cost at all. These new online services known as Web 2.0 applications enable people to collaborate remotely in creating, sharing and publishing information. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA<http://www.cta.int>) has a mandate to facilitate access to and dissemination of information in the fields of agriculture and rural development in 78 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). Supporting the adoption of Web 2.0 applications represents a great opportunity for meeting it. CTA, in collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF<http://www.icraf.org>), has organised a 5-day Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity starting on Monday 5 July 2010. Participants will be introduced to selected web 2.0 applications and learn on how to use them; hands-on. The Learning Opportunity will cover advanced online searching, getting information served via alerts and RSS, collaborating remotely using wikis and Google Docs, using VoIP, online mapping and social networking. Participants will get a chance to see what others have done, get hands-on experience on how to use innovative applications, and assess how they could adopt these innovations within the context of their work and organisation. These Learning Opportunities form part of CTA initiatives that support development partners in networking, accessing and disseminating information more effectively. Programme of the Learning Opportunity * Introduction to the participatory World Wide Web (Web 2.0) * Search Magic: How to conduct advanced multilingual online searches; * Information Self Service: How to get selected information served to you via alerts and RSS feeds; * Remote collaboration: How to develop content remotely using wikis and Google Docs; * Online mapping: How to locate your organisation and your projects on a online Map; · How to communicate voice over the internet at no cost · Online publishing (Blog) · Social networking (LinkedIn and Facebook) · Web 2.0 self-instruction (introduction to IMARK) Eligibility and responsibilities Participation in the Learning Opportunity is free of charge. Applications are subject of acceptance by the organisers. Eligibility criteria: · be computer literate and conversant with browsing the Internet; · have regular access to or better own a computer; · have active e-mail accounts; · be actively engaged in agriculture and rural development, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation, and / or ICT for development (ICT4D); · be self-sufficient in terms of transport, accommodation and subsistence during the event; · be in the position to carry your own WIFI-enabled laptop to the venue. Responsibilities Accepted participants will be responsible for all costs related to their subsistence, travel and accommodation and for bringing their own WIFI-enabled laptop. Additional information During the event the organisers will offer lunch and refreshments and distribute copies of CTA publications dealing with Web 2.0. To download the Application Form, please follow this link<http://www.web2fordev.net/component/docman/cat_view/45-forms>. Best regards [cid:image003.jpg@01CB0BFC.173A1E20] Giacomo Rambaldi Senior Programme Coordinator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU P.O. Box 380, NL 6700AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands (ordinary mail deliveries) Visit web site<http://dgroups.org/dgroups/administrators-en> | Reply to sender<mailto:grambaldi@iapad.org> | Click here<mailto:leave.administrators-en@dgroups.org> to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. --- You are currently subscribed to acacia-admin-cl as: [EAdera(a)idrc.or.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-acacia-admin-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca --- You are currently subscribed to acacia-admin-cl as: [EAdera(a)idrc.or.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-acacia-admin-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Secure ICT 2010 Conference- Johnny Long
by Evans Kahuthu 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Dear Listers, The Secure ICT 2010 Conference Committee is pleased to inform you that renowned computer security expert, author, and public speaker Johnny Long will be among this years' Keynote Speakers at our upcoming Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference (Secure ICT 2010) to be held on Sept 8-9, 2010 at the Pan Afric Hotel. Long is well known for his background in Google hacking<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_hacking>, a process by which vulnerable servers on the Internet can be identified through specially constructed Google searches. He has gained fame as a prolific author and editor of numerous computer security books. Johnny is a professional hacker and security researcher by trade. Although the art of breaking into buildings and bypassing computer security sounds like the stuff of Hollywood movies, Johnny has made a career of just that. By wielding real world attacks against hundreds of Government and Fortune 100 companies, Johnny has uncovered and exploited security weaknesses in the world's most secure facilities and networks. For more information on Johnny Long, please see the attached document or visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Long http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/ For more information on the conference including registration, please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu

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Fwd: M4D in East Africa M4D2010 - 3rd call for paper
by Brian Munyao Longwe 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Johan Hellström <hellstrom.johan(a)gmail.com> Date: 2010/6/15 Subject: M4D in East Africa M4D2010 - 3rd call for paper To: Johan Hellström <johan(a)upgraid.org> Dear all, M4D2010 is an academic conference organised by Karlstad University (Sweden) and Makerere University (Uganda). Deadline for paper submissions is 1st of July. Please note that there will be some exciting side events too if you can't make it to the conference. More information about this will be posted on http://m4d.humanit.org/. Best regards, Johan Hellström ----------------------------------------- Apologies for cross-posting ----------------------------------------- * * *The 2nd International Conference on M4D* *M4D2010* *Mobile Communication Technology for Development* *Kampala, Uganda 10 – 11 Nov 2010* *http://m4d.humanit.org/* 3rd Call for Papers *Welcome to M4D2010!* HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) in cooperation with Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda) invite you to the 2nd International Conference on M4D - Mobile Communication Technology for Development, following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/) and M4D workshop in East Africa 2008 (http://m4d.kcl.co.ug/) M4D2010 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in the use of Mobile Communication Technology for Development. Confirmed keynote speakers so far are *Richard Duncombe*(University of Manchester), *Ken Banks* (founder of kiwanja.net and creator of FrontlineSMS) and *Thomas Tufte* (Roskilde University, Ørecomm, MEDIeA). M4D2010 will combine two days of plenary sessions, peer-reviewed paper sessions, workshops, panel sessions, discussion forums, and demos. The conference will take place at *Protea Hotel* in Kampala ( http://www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-kampala.html) In conjunction with M4D2010, *MobileMonday Kampala* (MoMoKla, www.momokla.ug) will organise a special evening Monday, November 8th. MoMoKla is the Ugandan chapter of MobileMonday, which is a global network of mobile industry professionals and start-ups with chapters in over 100 cities around the world. M4D2010 participants will get a chance to network with and learn from professionals in Uganda's telecommunication, academia, media and ICT sectors. M4D2010 will include a workshop organised by *SPIDER* (* www.spidercenter.org/*) “A mobile in every hand- exploring mobile technology’s potential in increasing transparency”. SPIDER’s workshop will through a panel of experts explore the potentials of mobile technology in increasing transparency, as well as curbing corruption. The workshop will present innovative cases and invite the audience to participate in outlining concrete ways to use mobile technology in increasing transparency in general and the development sector in particular. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. We are currently negotiating with The *Journal of Information Technology for Development (ITD)* to publish best papers from the conference. *How to Participate?* We strive to have an event where all types of actors are included. As a participant you may therefore submit either to the *practitioner* or the *research track*. The research track has a traditional academic conference design while in the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can disseminate their knowledge. You can choose whether to submit a *full paper* (maximum of 10 pages) or a *short paper* (4 pages). Submitting your papers and abstracts, use the template found here: http://m4d.humanit.org/m4d_template.doc There is also the possibility to submit a *poster* or a *demo* (with a 1 page abstract for conference proceedings) in order for smaller companies and other organisations to put on display their activities and graduate students to make presentations of work in progress. Poster size is max. 80 cm width and max. 120cm height. Roll-ups are also allowed. Use the following e-mail address to submit: submit-m4d(a)kau.se State in the subject line your name and either of the following: full research, short research, full practitioner, short practitioner, poster or demo. Inclusion of accepted papers/posters in conference proceedings is conditioned on payment of registration fee. Conference proceeding will be published in the Karlstad University Studies series, as well as on the websites of the university and the Centre for HumanIT. *How to Register?* To register for this exciting event go to http://www1.kau.se/konf/index.lasso?id=1536&to_do=register Conference fee is 300 US dollars with a reduced fee of 200 US dollars for Master and PhD students. Conference fee includes access to conference venue, workshops and demonstrations, keynotes, lunches, refreshments and receptions throughout the conference, conference dinner and social events. *Important Dates:* Submission deadline: 1 July 2010 Acceptance note: 31 August 2010 Final papers due: 30 September 2010 *Interested in Reviewing?* Interested in reviewing? Please contact Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se and tell how many papers/short papers you are interested in reading, your areas of interest and your level of expertise. *Interested in Sponsoring?* Organisations providing funding for travel and accommodation costs for researchers and participants from developing countries to participate will be mentioned as sponsors of the conference – please write to Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se to discuss the conditions giving details of the researchers (research students) and participants concerned by your kind offer. We are also happy to receive funding for social events, lunches, refreshments, conference proceedings, etc. Due mention will be made at the occasion and due credits will be made on the website, in the conference program, and in the conference proceedings. Please contact Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se for more information. *Conference Committee:* General Chair: Gudrun Wicander (HumanIT/KAU) Local Steering Committee: Johan Hellström (SU) Jude Lubega (Makerere) Idris Rai (Makerere) Ali Ndiwalana (Makerere) Michael Niyitegeka (Makerere) Reviewer Chair: Jakob Svensson (HumanIT/KAU) Co-Chair: John Sören Pettersson (HumanIT/KAU) *Centre for HumanIT* *http://www.kau.se/en/humanit* ----------------------- Johan Hellström +46 736 892120 http://upgraid.wordpress.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New M4D report! http://upgraid.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/sr2010-12_sida_hellstrom.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M4D in East Africa" group. 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Re: [kictanet] Law Enforcement / Information Systems
by S.Murigi Muraya 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Good questions. Would we rather have no photos / video / audio recordings or not so good ones that give us an idea of various criminal activities / occurrences? On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Isaac Mutunga <scmutunga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In page 7 of today's Standard newspaper there is a picture of a policeman > using his mobile to take photos of the evidence he found at Uhuru Park after > the blasts. With my little knowledge photography and computer graphics, > several questions came to my mind: > 1. Is this the standard procedure for collecting photo evidence in a crime > scene? > 2. What is the quality of this phone camera? > 3.Is this personal or official phone camera? > 4.How would these photo be processed, stored and retrieved? > > Anybody with answers? > > --- On *Tue, 6/15/10, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] Law Enforcement / Information Systems > To: scmutunga(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 3:04 AM > > > Dear All, > > The Serial Killer case exposes that our criminal detectives are either > disconnected from court case databases (if any exist) or are poorly equipped > to deal with reality on the ground. Probably both. > > The Daily Nation yesterday revealed the Serial Killer had a pending Court > Case. > > The fact that he worked for G4S also leaves a lot to be desired - assuming > he had to *annually* get a Certificate of Good Conduct from the CID. > > There should be annual requirement for security guards to get Certificates > of Good Conduct if it is not the case already. > > Court case (basic) information should be at the fingertips of every cop on > duty not just the CID. Every cop on duty (whether stationary or mobile) > should be able to instantly access 'Occurence Book' (OB) details / data, > recorded at ANY police station in the country tied to a particular ID#, > Biometrics or even Aliases. Police transport (vehicles) should be equipped > with information & communication technology. Cops on the move should also > have all weather mobile devices to record (photo / video / audio) evidence. > Court cases being thrown out due to evidence not being collected well ASAP > should become an exception not expectation in Kenya. > > As the KICTB / World Bank funds various ideas producing digital content > helpful to governance let them keep some of these in mind. > > If cops know their work will be aided using ICT or analyzed on social (web > & mobile) media most will do a better job. Many will not leave crime scenes > without taking fingerprints, photographs, audio recordings - even if they > have to use mobile phones provided by the Government which can deal with a > mobile company with offices in Kenya e.g. Nokia. > > We may have lower standards of governance (public integrity) than > Westerners but Kenyans who demand one law to be passed and enforced for all > should be able to do so without being bombed / terrorized. > http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/ > > Technically this is not difficult to achieve but politics, bureaucracy & > bribery provide another angle. > > What are we doing about it? > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: scmutunga(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=scmutunga@yahoo.com> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/scmutunga%40yahoo.com > > >

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Law Enforcement / Information Systems
by S.Murigi Muraya 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Dear All, The Serial Killer case exposes that our criminal detectives are either disconnected from court case databases (if any exist) or are poorly equipped to deal with reality on the ground. Probably both. The Daily Nation yesterday revealed the Serial Killer had a pending Court Case. The fact that he worked for G4S also leaves a lot to be desired - assuming he had to *annually* get a Certificate of Good Conduct from the CID. There should be annual requirement for security guards to get Certificates of Good Conduct if it is not the case already. Court case (basic) information should be at the fingertips of every cop on duty not just the CID. Every cop on duty (whether stationary or mobile) should be able to instantly access 'Occurence Book' (OB) details / data, recorded at ANY police station in the country tied to a particular ID#, Biometrics or even Aliases. Police transport (vehicles) should be equipped with information & communication technology. Cops on the move should also have all weather mobile devices to record (photo / video / audio) evidence. Court cases being thrown out due to evidence not being collected well ASAP should become an exception not expectation in Kenya. As the KICTB / World Bank funds various ideas producing digital content helpful to governance let them keep some of these in mind. If cops know their work will be aided using ICT or analyzed on social (web & mobile) media most will do a better job. Many will not leave crime scenes without taking fingerprints, photographs, audio recordings - even if they have to use mobile phones provided by the Government which can deal with a mobile company with offices in Kenya e.g. Nokia. We may have lower standards of governance (public integrity) than Westerners but Kenyans who demand one law to be passed and enforced for all should be able to do so without being bombed / terrorized. http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/ Technically this is not difficult to achieve but politics, bureaucracy & bribery provide another angle. What are we doing about it?

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ICT policy
by Okech 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

Hi Listers, In Kenya currently, do we have separate policies for broadcasting, telecommunication and Internet? Any link? Regards, Okech JMMy blog

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FW: BPO/ITES-Gazette Notice
by Edith Adera 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

Here's the Gazette Notice I made reference to. Edith

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Interim Board Updates
by Paul Kukubo 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

Dear Listers as you enjoy the World Cup, I hereby provide the Kenya ICT Board's programs update. Kenya ICT Board Interim Update 11th June 2010 *Pillar 1. BPO ITES* Project 1.1. National Capacity 1. Centre of Excellence. The 2nd Centre of Excellence Workshop and engagement with Kenya BPO Society, academia and industry practitioners. The COE framework presented for discussion and buy-in. Stakeholders agreed on the proposed timelines and strategy for the implementation of the COE which will selection of the anchor institution and selection of training by end January 2011. 2. Permanent Secretary Information and Communications established a BPO Skills Gap taskforce in 2009. This taskforce has now completed and presented an assessment report. 3. National Software Certification. Consultancy for the development of Certification and initial training awarded, pending contract signing. 4. Incubation. Project has yet to commence. Kenya ICT Board and the World Bank finalizing discussions on the model. Project 1.2. BPO/ITES Marketing/ Country Positioning 1. Confirmation from donor with donors to support Kenya Outsourcing day in (Bellagio) Europe in March 2011. This targets leading outsourcing and market analysts I n Europe with a view to making the case for Kenya outsourcing. 2. Direct Marketing. ICT Board finalizing support for a leading NGO to locate their shared services centre in Kenya. ICT Board is pursuing 4 leading BPO companies to locate in Kenya by mid 2011. 3. Stakeholders received a presentation by PS Ndemo on the initial case for Malili. Presentations were also received from IFC. 4. Kenya Positioning Marketing Initiatives undertaken as follows: Presentation to European Firms in Turkey in Feb 2010, participation at the UNDP International Conference on Interoperability in Rio De Janeiro Brazil, in May 2010, Participation at the HP Technology Conference in Frankfurt in April 2010. Commonwealth South South BPO Summit Mauritius 2010 (ICT Board Sponsored a member of the BPO Taskforce) 5. Kenya Positioning initiatives planned for2010. Call Centre expo Birmingham Sep 2010, BPO Visit to South Africa October 2010, CISCO CIO Global Summit October 2010, Shanghai Expo participation August, Harvard Business School, Shared Services and Outsourcing Summit July 2010, Accenture Global Outsourcing Conference Prague, June 2010. Project 1.4 Capacity Building and Sector Development *Pillar 2. Digital Inclusion* Program 2.1 KENET (Kenya Education Network) support 1. 200 MB Bandwidth disbursed to 64 tertiary institutions across the country. This subsided internet connectivity worth 200 MB of Bandwidth has substantially lowered the costs of connectivity. This commenced in January 2009 and will run end 2010. 2. Contract has been awarded for the development of a modern network operation centre (NOC) for the efficient management of the universities virtual network in line with global standards. 3. Kenya ICT Board has advertised for the procurement of IRUs (long term international bandwidth arrangement) for supply o bandwidth and connection to other national and regional education networks. 4. The Kenya ICT Board has facilitated training of university engineers in network design administration and management across all the tertiary institutions in Kenya. Project 2.2. Digital Villages (Pasha) 1. The ICT Board has trained 1000 people across every constituency in the county. Training has been in entrepreneurship to prepare them to run digital access centre efficiently. The trainees will be eligible for loans under the digital revolving fund to establish digital centers. 2. The Digital centre pilots have been undertaken in 5 areas, Nairobi, Garissa Kangundo, Meru, and Malindi. Preliminary findings are positive and will inform the larger roll out. The key learnings have been that the centers require excellent broadband communication, technical support, good equipment and capacity especially with respect marketing and service delivery. 3. The ICT Board is working with the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development to establish digital centres in the metropolis. Project 2.3 Wezesha (University Laptops scheme) 1. The ICT Board has commenced implementation of the Wezesha project. Advertising of the project will be done in July. This project to provide a financial subsidy for students in all universities to purchase a laptop. We intend to provide subsidy towards 16,000 laptops over a maximum of 2 years. *Pillar 3. Local Digital Content (Tandaa).* Project 3.1 Tandaa Local Digital Content Grants 1. Kenya ICT Board announces the launch of the grants for entrepreneurs in local digital content. Launch of awareness and dissemination campaign. This phase will disburse a third of USD 4 Million in batches of a maximum 10,000 USD per selected individuals and 50,000USD for firms towards the development of Project 3.2 Tandaa capacity and awareness for local content) 1. Held two successful Tandaa Symposium local content awareness symposiums which involved. First symposium had 80 participants and the second over 200. Participants shared experiences concerning local content development. 2. CEO presentation to Skunksworks 3. Suppoted the Launch of Eyeballs, an innovative mobile based advertising medium in May 2010. 4. Supported the launch of Mobile Monday in April 2010. 5. Supported the launch of Ihub. 6. ICT Board supporting Barcamp, The local developer meeting that brings together Kenya’s most innovative local software community. Takes place on 14 th and 15th of June at the Ihub. Project 3.2 Bashiri, National News information centers and government portal and intranet *Pillar 4. Egovernement Applications* Project 4.1 State Law Office Digitization of Key Achievements 1. Completion of the digitization process at the State Law office 25.5 Million paper records have been digitized. This is towards the eventual automation and online enablement of the company registry. Project 4.2 Ministry of Lands Digitization 1. Infrastructure capacity support for the Ministry of Lands where we have provided funding and helped implementation of the new banking hall. This has included providing furniture computers , scanners and local area network. Kenya ICT Board has engaged university students in an outsourcing arrangement to prepare the lands records for imminent digitization. Project 4.3 Government Bandwidth 1. Broadband Internet access worth 80 MB provided to all ministries at head offices under the Government’s Core Communications Network Project. This is costing 120,000 USD per quarter. Commencing March 2010 for 24 months to augment the government’s current broadband. 2. The ICT Board will be purchasing long term bandwidth commitments for the Kenya government towards reduced costs of international internet communications. We are planning a 15v year lease to be delivered via the TEAMs cable. Project 4.4.Judiciary 1. Trials have commenced for high end video teleconferencing links at the courts of appeal between Nairobi and Mombasa. Once this is trialed successfully over 10 months, this will be rolled out across key areas of the judiciary. 2. Contract has been awarded for digitizing 30 Million records for the High Court Registry. 2. Contract has been awarded for an interactive 2 way SMS platform for citizens to track the status of their cases before the courts. Project 4.5 KEMSA 1. Successfully implemented a new Enterprises Resource Planning System for Kenya Medical Supplies Agency. Project 4.6 Kenya Film Commission 1. The ICT Board will be funding the implementation of a content management system for the Kenya Film Commission. Kenya ICT Board has advertised for bids. Pillar 5. Government Shared Services (SHIRIKIANA) Project 5.1. Central Government Shared Services 1. The ICT Board has contracted Accenture Consulting to develop a shared services masterplan and pilot for the Kenya government. The scope of this work includes a pilot for public sector budgeting at the treasury. Interviews and data gathering are on-going. This project aims to create a high performance centre of excellence in the management and delivery of government back-end services such as HR, IT Procurement and Finance. This impact positively service delivery to citizens by government. Project 5.2 Local Government Shared Services 1. ITC Board has fundraised and received USD 300,000 towards the development of Local Government Shared Services, to support local authorities in financial, HR and IT shared services. *Communication and Capacity Building* 1. ICT board launches online newsletters for their various projects to ensure our communication are kept up to date. 2. Media workshop held in April 2010 in partnership with Kenya ICT Reporters Association for attended by 30 reporters. Major interest by media on government shared services and using online as a medium for extending traditional media. 3. ICT Board staff commence training and implementation of Project Management in partnership with Deloitte. Training is aimed at The Kenya ICT Board becoming Project Management Certified. 4. Presentation by CEO at the Marketing Africa Marketers Night in June 2010. Presented the opportunities for marketers in ICT with specific reference to entrepreneurship and to influencing the process of local outsourcing. 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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the budget and ICT
by ikua＠lpakenya.org 13 Jun '10

13 Jun '10

Listers, The Government will spend 1.3B to buy 300 computers in each of the 210 constituencies. That means that each of the 63,000 computers will cost the taxpayer KSh 20,634/=. This is a very good initiative. Now, they say that these computers will be assembled by institutions. I just hope this does not mean they will go for clones. They would do much better with branded, refurbished computers. As far as I know, the minister did not mention anything touching on used computers in the budget. Now then, at this price, there is absolutely no allowance for software purchases. Which is all well as these computers can be loaded with open source software that will give much more value to the investment anyway. So we will be watching keenly to see what kind of deals Microsoft will try to push at the government to include their software in these computers, probably at a ¨small price¨. The open source community is available and willing to advise the Government on the best way of ensuring that tax payer money is used prudently for the benefit of this country. Ikua LPA-Kenya

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(no subject)
by Gabby Kaba 13 Jun '10

13 Jun '10

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Fwd: [afrinic members] IPv6 Deployment Survey 2010
by Adiel A. Akplogan 11 Jun '10

11 Jun '10

Dear friends, Your input to this survey will be appreciated. - a. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Adiel A. Akplogan" <adiel(a)afrinic.net> > Date: June 11, 2010 15:30:47 PM GMT+04:00 > To: member-discuss(a)afrinic.net > Subject: [afrinic members] IPv6 Deployment Survey 2010 > > Dear Colleagues, > > The IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey, based on what has been carried > out in the RIPE NCC and APNIC service regions in 2009, is now open and > available for the AfriNIC and other regions. The survey can be > accessed at: > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPv6deploymentmonitoring2010 > > The purpose of the 2010 survey is to better understand where the > community > is moving, and what can be done to ensure the Internet community is > ready > for the widespread adoption of IPv6. We encourage all organisations > in the > AfriNIC service region to participate in this survey, which we hope > will > establish a comprehensive view of present IPv6 penetration and > future plans > for IPv6 deployment. The survey is composed of 23 questions and can be > completed in about 15 minutes. For those without IPv6 allocations or > assignments, or who have not yet deployed IPv6, the questions will be > fewer in number. > > The survey will close on 1 July 2010. > > Results of the IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey will be presented and > discussed at AfriNIC-13, the next AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting, > scheduled > to take place 20 – 26 November 2010. > > Please provide your name and contact information on the survey form > if you > wish to receive the draft survey analysis when available. Please also > indicate whether you are willing to share additional data with the > TNO and > GNKS Consult IPv6 Deployment Monitoring team. > > We appreciate your time and interest in completing this survey. If > you have > any questions concerning the survey, please send an email to > <info(a)gnksconsult.com>. > > Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPv6deploymentmonitoring2010 > > Sincerely, > > ----------------- > Adiel A. Akplogan > Chief Executive Officer > AfriNIC, www.afrinic.net

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Postal Corporation Closing Outlets
by robert yawe 11 Jun '10

11 Jun '10

Hi, It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post offices around the country by Postal Corporation. This is an indication of a management that has no vision or ambition maybe as a result of using the corporation as a retirement centre. With us trying to achieve universal access, http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong direction. It is unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. This will avoid the appointment of executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of post master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal services in the development of the nation. Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with clearly defined performance indicators. 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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Where is the nearest Lithuanian Embassy/Consulate in Kenya?
by Grace Bomu 11 Jun '10

11 Jun '10

Dear all, Although the IGF in Lithuania is about three months away, does anyone know where the nearest Embassy\Consulate of Lithuania is, where a Kenyan can apply for a visa? Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya

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Malta goes open source
by ikua＠lpakenya.org 09 Jun '10

09 Jun '10

Listers, The Government of Malta has issued a new directive instructing all of its agencies to give preference to the use of open source software (OSS) throughout government. According to the directive, Malta will adopt free software using the definition set by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and it says that, "Where it is not possible to make use of OSS in the implementation of solutions, appropriate evidence shall be made available." Here is the link: http://geek2live.blogspot.com/2010/06/malta-government-prefers-open-source.…

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