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Africa TLD registries discuss take-up of domains
by muriuki mureithi 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

Hi listers For more visit http://www.thestandard.com/news/2010/03/09/africa-tld-registries-discuss-tak e-domains Cheers Muriuki Mureithi ---------------------------------- Summit Strategies Ltd ICT consulting and research Land mark Plaza 13th floor P O Box 62454 - 00200 Nairobi Kenya tel + 254-20- 3673925 Cell +254 722 520090 email - mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke www.summitstrategies.co.ke

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Weekly unlimited internet connectivity
by Harry Delano 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

Listers, The decision by Safaricom to offer weekly unlimited internet connectivity, - as an alternative to Ksh 1,000 Per 300MB pricing model should be hailed as a step in the right direction,as we work towards bringing Broadband access prices down. It is laudable and other service providers should consider this worth emulating, and from all of them, we expect more. With reseach ( an earlier post from Alice Best), showing that usage is increasing, and especially the fact that there is a huge potential for growth in this market, should motivate service providers to re-look at their overall strategy in reaching out to the "untapped" mass market and increase their sales volumes. Ultimately, pricing will be a key factor here as well as investing in the best technology available to serve savvy Technobile Kenyans.. Harry

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nancy bosire invites you to use Boxbe
by nancy bosire 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

KICTAnet, I'd like to share approved contacts with you on Boxbe Here's the link: https://www.boxbe.com/register?tc=1896893659_425580684 -nancy Please do not reply directly to this email. This message was sent at the request of bozaya(a)gmail.com. Boxbe will not use your email address for any other purpose. Click the link below if you would prefer not to receive any further invitations from Boxbe members: https://www.boxbe.com/unsubscribe?email=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke&tc=18… Boxbe integrates with Yahoo!, Gmail, Google Apps, and AOL. Get Boxbe today! Boxbe, Inc. | 2390 Chestnut Street #201 | San Francisco, CA 94123

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Power Instability
by waudo siganga 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

I am staying in a so-called "5-star hotel" in Mombasa but there are unpedictable power outages that keep plunging the tourists in darkness before the back-up generators come on. I understand this is a common, alas daily, occurence. Why can't this power issue be addressed once and for all and how do industries like BPO and ITES cope? Will we really become an ICT hub of choice with this basic instability? Waudo

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Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot
by robert yawe 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Hi, Thanks for the information, we requested KDN to carry out a survey for the laying of a fibre node within the estate over 6 months ago, I was notified that this was done and what was remaining was a business case which it seems the responsible representative was unable to present to your management. I will go the extra distance and provide a solution for you to present to us, there are 42 houses and the estate has been fully ducted for low voltage services from the main gate all the way into the lounge. This would mean no overhead cabling or digging is required. The Izzy talk service would provide an ideal intercom system this we can have part of the installation cost covered from service charge. If you could then include 3 or 4 IP cameras that would allow us to view activities going on within the estate and the periphery then we can through in a bit more from the security kitty towards the monthly charge as it enhances security and piece of mind as the parents can monitor their kids remotely. Provide a blackbox to do content filtering and monitoring (the neighbours can visit those sites from the office), install a vlan that will give us an internal network so that the kids can connect their PS-2/3 and PCs and play network games and I can raid the kitchen budget for part of the monthly fee. With such a bundle you will be able to convert 100% of the households all 42 in a single location should justify your waiving the setup fee also because I have provided you with free consultancy and offered you a test site. Balls in your court. "Stop thinking out of the box, get out of the box" Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Joseph Njogu <joseph.njogu(a)kdn.co.ke> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: Eric Khamasi <eric.khamasi(a)kdn.co.ke>; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon, 8 March, 2010 16:47:43 Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot Dear Mr. Yawe, Thak you for the info. Kindly see the attached on what we are offering. Best regards, Joseph Njogu, ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Eric > Khamasi >To: 'Joseph Njogu' >Sent: Monday, March > 08, 2010 9:09 AM >Subject: FW: > [kictanet] 3G My foot > > >Joseph, > >Please deal with this >client. > >Eric > > ________________________________ >From:Kai Wulff > [mailto: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke ] > >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 > 8:36 AM >To: 'Eric > Khamasi' >Subject: Fw: > [kictanet] 3G My foot > >Sell to > him >----- Original > Message ----- >From:robert > yawe >To:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke >Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions >Sent:Monday, > March 08, 2010 8:29 AM >Subject:> [kictanet] 3G My foot > >Hi, > >I had another horrible > experience trying to work from home again this weekend after Safaricoms the 3G > services was was unavailable in the South C and the edge service is literally > the edge of the service I could not even refresh a yahoo mail > page. > >Just out of curiosity was don't the mobile companies outsource > their network optimization business to the level of having providers invest in > the equipment in exchange for a share of revenue from the traffic that they > pass through. > >As consumers we are charged based on utilisation > so the mobile companies don't need to change their tariff structures to > accommodate the booster and repeater providers. Hopefully after > they have tested this model in the urban areas they can use the same model to > better cover the rural areas. > >On the other front is the excessive > advertising spend my Telkom on the issue of wired services, when are they > likely to make this available outside the CBD as their are no copper cables in > the residential areas or does Orange think that all our Nyumbas are in the > CBD? > >Have a bandwidth available > week > >Regards > >Robert Yawe >KAY > System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 > Nairobi , 00200 >> > Kenya >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > ________________________________ >_______________________________________________ >kictanet > mailing > list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >This > message was sent to: > kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke >Unsubscribe or change your > options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff%40kdn.co.ke

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dot mobi to visit iHub
by Rebecca Wanjiku 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

If you would like to know more about dot mobi or opportunities for developers, registrars and marketers, please come to the iHub tomorrow at 4pm read more www.ihub.co.ke Tel. 254 720 318 925 www.wanjiku.co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Nothing like free dinner
by S.Murigi Muraya 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Wamuyu, Believe it or not was turned away from the ICANN yesterday. Did not expect to be asked for proof that am part of the Kenyan IT industry. Only had a Kenyan ID & accent that could not convince those at the registration desk otherwise. Doubt that I will return. -----Original Message----- From: Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:41 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nothing like free dinner Tim, please substantiate. Yesterday I was at the county code NSO meeting, than later at the commercial actors meeting and finally at the GAC/ICANN board meetings. No Kenyan spoke at the first two meetings (if they were present). Alice and Michael (CCK) made an important intervention on the distraction and unfairness to Kenya of the security hollabalu - but no one else was around to support them in defending Kenya. Note also that this was the meeting where the ICANN board was trying once more to conclude the EOI issue on generic TLDs - businesses from developed countries can barely wait for this decision to be made. Actually, I think the weak Kenyan engagement is genuine and not one that we should necessarily be defensive about. Am new to ICANN and if I had not made the decision to attend the meeting a little while ago, I would never have understood its agenda and whats at stake. Those who have been involved in ICANN longer may have points to contribute on increasing Kenya's involvement. regards, Wamuyu From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> To: Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tue, 9 March, 2010 23:30:56 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nothing like free dinner On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > nothing to do with Kenya. There must be good reasons why European, American, > Asian and Australian businesspeople and their governments have hyper > involvement while their Kenyan hosts are minding their shugulis...? Are we attending different meetings? I've been in a dozen meetings, and their have always been Kenyans in each one, many of them actively participating. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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[Fwd: Re: ICT TV Station]
by S.Murigi Muraya 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

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Re: [kictanet] The PS in ICANN
by alice＠apc.org 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi Victor and all Indeed I happened to sit close by and noted with dismay the various omissions that went beyond acknowledging the Ministry of Information and Communication's financial contribution and support but also to the role other stakeholders (company's, institution's, and individuals) have played in not only organising this meeting but contributing to broader ICTs for economic social, cultural and political development, as well as placing Kenya on the Internet map. So I shall start here, Kudos P.S Ndemo. You not only provided crucial government support and liaison to ensure that we hosted this meeting despite all the challenges we encountered on the way but you provided much needed support in terms of responding to all the various demands that were being made of our country. Congratulations. We look forward to hosting the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2010 and we know Kenya will do it yet again. best alice Maloi wrote: > At the opening ceremony of ICANN I sat near the front seats and watched the PS carefully as he charted with the Vice President. In the Program he had no funtion. When it looked like the Minister was getting late, he took up the Minister's speech and started to prepare to read. When Hon. Eng. Rege came in, the PS humbly moved out of his chair for Mheshimiwa and came to sit with us at the back. He then took the Minister's speech and requested Hon. Rege to read it to which Mheshimiwa accepted. After the VP's speech, he escorted him out of the conference and came back. Suddenly he received his phone and and whispered to the ICANN chair. They walked out only to come back escorting his Minister. He then asked Eng. Rege to give back the speech. The PS gave the speech to the Minister and sat to listen to CCK DG speak. The ICANN president introduced the DG as the man who wired the country and helped Kenya link to the rest of the world. Our good DG never bothered to correct that it was a teamwork affair. Other than the usual protocal mention, nobody really acknowledged the PS or the Ministry of infocom for what he/it has done to the ICANN in the past few months. If I am not wrong, from what I saw in the dailies, the Ministry donated Ksh. 7 million to ICANN and rallied Kenyans towards the conference. > > What really motivates this man to work in a selfless way? > > > Victor. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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The PS in ICANN
by Victor Maloi 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

At the opening ceremony of ICANN I sat near the front seats and watched the PS carefully as he charted with the Vice President. In the Program he had no funtion. When it looked like the Minister was getting late, he took up the Minister's speech and started to prepare to read. When Hon. Eng. Rege came in, the PS humbly moved out of his chair for Mheshimiwa and came to sit with us at the back. He then took the Minister's speech and requested Hon. Rege to read it to which Mheshimiwa accepted. After the VP's speech, he escorted him out of the conference and came back. Suddenly he received his phone and and whispered to the ICANN chair. They walked out only to come back escorting his Minister. He then asked Eng. Rege to give back the speech. The PS gave the speech to the Minister and sat to listen to CCK DG speak. The ICANN president introduced the DG as the man who wired the country and helped Kenya link to the rest of the world. Our good DG never bothered to correct that it was a teamwork affair. Other than the usual protocal mention, nobody really acknowledged the PS or the Ministry of infocom for what he/it has done to the ICANN in the past few months. If I am not wrong, from what I saw in the dailies, the Ministry donated Ksh. 7 million to ICANN and rallied Kenyans towards the conference. What really motivates this man to work in a selfless way? Victor.

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Toshiba LCD Replacement Screen
by Benson Mbugua 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi, Would any one know where to replace a cracked Toshiba screen for a 32 inch LCD TV. I heard toshiba-kenya closed shop but I cannot verify that information. Regards, Ben

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Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot
by robert yawe 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi, When there is no water in Ngumo do we tell those who live there that NWSC are over stretched or that they are lucky they do not have to go to the river to fetch the commodity? Yes we do, but this is not right water, electricity, 3G and sunshine are utilities and if you have been licensed to provide it you need to do it right. I do not buy the story of BTS power the same way I do buy the story of undersized pipes or low water dams. SafariCom is a monopoly, when they indicated that 3G is available through out Nairobi I took this to mean South C, Dandora and even Runda if not then this qualifies as misinformation and CCK needs to take action. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <Emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tue, 9 March, 2010 10:51:47 Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot Listers, Allow me to be the devil’s advocate. I suppose the problem here is not that 3G doesn’t work, rather its that Safaricom are a victim of their own success. South C seems to be a hot issue here similar to the experience those in Gitanga road/ James Gichuru areas used to experience a while back and I may be wrong but these are isolated cases. One of the challenges I understand they have had is getting a suitable location for their BTSs in some of these locations i.e area behind the Junction. I am sure they could do better though by deploying stronger radios from the nearest BTSs in these problem spots. Maybe boosters would help too but then again the owners of buildings in these areas must cooperate with Safaricom. I can say am one happy user and I am sure we aren’t few. Think about it, we have seen worse days than these. All the best though Mr. Yawe or is it (Yahweh).. J My two cents. EK From:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Sam Gatere Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:44 AM To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot Brian, I echo your frustration on 3G at home... It's quite something (when it works) :( however the last time I made an attempt to contact customer support I was in a bind since i'm an Zain. Do they have a universal helpline for Data users who are not on Safaricom? the long and short of it is I had to get someone who works there to get someone else to get a techie to call me back and then I got some help. My big question is what about "Wanjiku and the Watus?" who do not know that someone who will tell someone to get you some support? SammyG On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Tony Wainaina <awainaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Bob, How is the connectivity now. Please let me know if the connectivity problem was resolved..! i am almost signing a contract with safaricom for connectivity in south C. This is of great concern to me. Regards On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Brian Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >Bob, >> > >> >I'll send you the email privately of someone who can help, >sorry about your woes, but having provided Internet services for over 11yrs I >know that tweaking and optimization is a critical aspect for any service >provider, but customer service are not always effective in liaisong with the >engineers responsible, bear with them and give them a chance to do their job >(the engineers) >> > >> >:-) >> >> > >> >Mblayo > >>Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> > >>On Mar 8, 2010, at 4:39 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>Hi, >> >>>>I have talked to them and all we get are promises, I have raised this issue >>multiple times over the past 6 months with no progress. >> >>>>What is more annoying is that this problem is with all the providers, I wonder >>who monitors there network coverage especially when their advertisements >>indicate that nairobi is fully covered. At least you and I can call and >>explain the technical details to the techies are the providers but what about >>wanjiku? >> >>>>Regards >> >>>>PS. Kenya must be the easiest place to do business where the client >>actually analysis your problems and even provides solutions for free. >>>> >> >>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >> >>From:Brian Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Sent: Mon, 8 March, 2010 12:15:02 >>Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot >>>> >>Hi Robert, >>>> >> >>>> >>I sympathize with you. I have had similar problems with >>Safaricoms 3G service in my residential area, but when I engaged with >>Safaricoms tech personnel And reported the issues, I was amazed at the speedy >>response and quick turnaround in terms of optimizing the 3g in my area (it took >>less than 1hr to solve a problem that had been hounding myself and others in >>the same area for 4 days). >>>> >> >>>> >>I would suggest that you get in touch with their support, >>provide them with detailed information regarding the problem, eg latency >>between packets on a traceroute, GPS coordinates of your location etc... >>>> >> >>>> >>Best regards, >>>> >> >>>> >>Mblayo >> >>>>Sent from my iPhone >>>> >> >>>>On Mar 8, 2010, at 8:29 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>>>>I had another horrible experience trying to work from home again this weekend >>>after Safaricoms the 3G services was was unavailable in the South C and the >>>edge service is literally the edge of the service I could not even refresh a >>>yahoo mail page. >>> >>>>>>Just out of curiosity was don't the mobile companies outsource their network >>>optimization business to the level of having providers invest in the equipment >>>in exchange for a share of revenue from the traffic that they pass >>>through. >>> >>>>>>As consumers we are charged based on utilisation so the mobile companies don't >>>need to change their tariff structures to accommodate the booster and >>>repeater providers. Hopefully after they have tested this model in the >>>urban areas they can use the same model to better cover the rural areas. >>> >>>>>>On the other front is the excessive advertising spend my Telkom on the issue of >>>wired services, when are they likely to make this available outside the CBD as >>>their are no copper cables in the residential areas or does Orange think that >>>all our Nyumbas are in the CBD? >>> >>>>>>Have a bandwidth available week >>> >>>>>>Regards >>>>>> >>> >>>Robert Yawe >>>>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>>>Kenya >>>>>> >>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>>>> >>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>kictanet mailing list >>>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>>>>>This message was sent to: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>>>>>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com >> > >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >This message was sent to: awainaina(a)gmail.com >>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awainaina%40gmail.com -- Regards Tony Wainaina _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: sam.gatere(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sam.gatere%40gmail.com

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ISOC Community Grants Programme call for applications
by alice＠apc.org 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Dear ISOC Membership: ISOC is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Programme. The application cycle will be open until 26 March 2010. To learn more about the programme, and to apply, please visit our website at http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/. Any questions may be sent to projects(a)isoc.org. Best, Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.isoc.org Kendig(a)isoc.org Phone: +1 (703) 439-2136 _______________________________________________ Isoc-members-announce mailing list Isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announc

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ISOC various calls for Applications
by alice＠apc.org 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Dear Internet Society members: On 15 March 2010, the ISOC NGL will open up three calls for applications for the following components: the ISOC Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the ISOC Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Ambassadors programme, and the new ISOC NGL eLearning programme. To learn more about the NGL, and each of the three components, please visit: www.isoc.org/leaders Please review each component separately, including the separate criteria, to help you decide which component(s) are appropriate for your professional background and future goals. The application cycles will be as follows: eLearning: 15 March: application cycle opens 5 April: application cycle closes Week of April 19: notifications sent 3 May: classes begin IGF Ambassadors: 15 March: application cycle opens 12 April: application cycle closes mid-May: notifications sent 14-17 September: Vilnius, Lithuania meeting ISOC Fellowship to the IETF: *please note there is no age criteria for this component* 15 March: application cycle opens 16 April: application cycle closes mid-May: notifications sent 25-30 July: Maastricht, Netherlands meeting 7-12 November: Beijing, China meeting We will send another email on 15 March officially announcing that applications are being accepted. Any questions may be sent to leaders(a)internetsociety.org Best, Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.isoc.org <Kendig(a)isoc.org> Tel: +1 703 439-2136

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www.births.go.ke & SMS
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

The daily queues outside Sheria House are a sign that it is time to speed-up digitization of the birth registration process. To solve the problem, I believe the Kenya ICT Board should lobby for immediate and longterm action within government: *Immediate steps* *1. Application forms: All aplication forms must be availed on http://www.births.go.ke/ and the website made public asap.* 2.* Tracking*: Parents should be able to track applications via SMS and via http://www.births.go.ke/ and via SMS. Models of this exist in government and it's simply a matter of replicating the approach. - National ID card application status - http://www.identity.go.ke/search.html - Passport application status - http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.php?id=25 3. No identity cards (or even primary school admissions) should be issued without the birth certificate. This will encourage registration of births. *Longterm actions* * Every maternity hospital must submit birth information on a daily basis (electronically) and parents issued with a serial number for use in tracking and collecting the birth certificates. Home births via midwives must also be submitted via a registered midwife who must be attached to a local government hospital. Regards, Wainaina

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ICANN At_Large meeting: Sunday 7th, 5:00-7:00pm
by Walubengo J 06 Mar '10

06 Mar '10

Press Release African At-Large Structures to Showcase their Activities at ICANN's 37th International Meeting in Nairobi on 7 March 2010 Speakers to include ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom and Dr. Nii Quaynor, winner of the 2007 Postel Award The Kenyan capital of Nairobi has been chosen to host ICANN’s 37th International Public Meeting from 7 to 12 March 2010. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Africa in accordance with ICANN’s practice of rotating its three annual international meetings through different regions of the world. More than 1,000 attendees from every corner of the globe are gathering to participate in wide ranging discussions that could help define the way we use the Internet. From an African perspective one of the focal points of the 37th ICANN meeting is the showcase of the African Regional At–Large Organization of ICANN (AFRALO) that will take place on Sunday, 7 March between 5:30 p.m and 7:00 p.m. in the Delegates Lounge of the KICC. read more from the attachment.

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Burundi carriers form Africa’s first national infrastructure consortium to develop fibre backbone
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

One of Africa’s smallest countries is pioneering the use of a carriers’ consortium to develop its national fibre backbone and international links with help from the World Bank. Burundi Backbone Systems will oversee the development of a 1,200 kms backbone and several new international fibre links connecting the country to its neighbours in the next 18 months. The consortium brings together as shareholders the four main fixed and mobile operators (incumbent Onatel; Leo, formerly U-Com, part of Telecel Globe; Africell, owned by V-Tel and Palestinian Paltel; and Econet) and an ISP (CBI Net). The two main mobile players are Onamob, the incumbent’s mobile subsidiary, with an estimated 600,000 subscribers and Leo with 400,000 subscribers. The D-Gs and CEOs of the shareholders make up the Board of the Consortium and will appoint the senior management team. David Easum, formerly of Telecel Globe, has been appointed as Interim CEO. The World Bank contibution to the capital project means that it will provide coverage throughout the country, laid alongside road routes, with 26 different nodes. It will be 18 months before the network is materially complete. However, before that date, the important international fibre link to the Rwandan border post will be completed. This has been the primary reason that the operators have got involved in the project. Currently all international traffic goes via satellite, with a small element via microwave to Rwanda. Currently operators paying between US$2,500-3,000 per mbps per month. The Consortium will not actually sell bandwidth as this will be done by the participating shareholders. The headline international price is likely to be between US$1,000-1,500 but some of the partners may get capacity at nearer to US$500. Two of the shareholders – Onatel and Leo – have shares in EASSy (through WIOCC) and also have shares in its inland vehicle, the East African Backbone System. These shareholdings will form part of the two companies’ equity in the consortium. National fibre prices will not be distance-based. There are potentially five international border crossing links. There will be two connections with Rwanda in the North and in the North West of the country one or two connections to DRC. Finally in the North-East, close to one of the Rwanda connections, is another connection to a fibre ring in Tanzania. Meanwhile on the other side of the continent, Maroc Telecom is filling in a crucial cross-border fibre link between Morocco and Mauritania. This move forms part of a broader two-stage project with the aim of linking Maroc Telecom's African operations together (Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso and Gabon) and to provide them with onwards international capacity (via the Mediterranean fibre cables). The first stage of the project (being rolled out) is to connect Mauritania to Morocco via a terrestrial fibre link. Maroc Telecom is currently rolling out a link from Laayoune in the south of Morocco to Nouakchott the capital of Mauritania. This link is 60% completed and will be ready for use by the end of this year. The length of this link is about 3,000km (over 2,000 km in Morocco and about 700 km in Mauritania). The second stage of the project is to extend this link to Burkina Faso via Mali. This is still at the feasibility study stage. This may all form part of Maroc Telecom’s broader strategy of making further acquisitions in Africa and will almost certainly give them cheaper capacity than is currently available via SAT3 in either Dakar or Abidjan. (Source - Balancing Act - www.balancingact-africa.com) NB: Sorry for crossposting Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Account Managers
by Samuel Gichuru 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Position Requirements: 1. University degree or college diploma , Business Administration preferably or relevant business course. 2. Atleast 1 years experience in the service industry, IT an added advantage. 3. Driven to meeting Targets. 4. Skills in Customer Service, Prospecting Skills, Presentation Skills, Negotiation, Closing Skills, Client Relationships, Product Knowledge, Motivation for Sales and strong interpersonal skills. 5. Competent with various software programs, proposal writting, contract reviews and research into emerging techologies with a view to understand customer needs. 6. Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential and can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. 7. Ability to read communication styles of team members and clients who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines. 8. Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments. 9. The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial. 10. A basic understanding of IT i.e websites, softwares etc Work Conditions 1. Overtime may be required in meet customer deadlines. 2. Physically able to participate in presentations, and meetings. 3. Some travel may be required for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management. *Email: gichuru(a)gmail.com * -- Warm Regards -------------------------------------- Sam Gichuru Web Design / E- Commerce Solutions Ideas Africa Limited - The Web Design and Hosting Company Tel : 020-2098985 Cell: 0722-730565 /0733730565 Web: www.ideasafrica.com

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BUSINESS PROGRAMME FOR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
by John Matogo 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Dear colleagues, This may be relevant to software developers on the list. The British Council and Strathmore University have developed a training program on business management skills for entrepreneurs in the Creative Industry. The aim of this program is to improve the financial and management skills of entrepreneurs in all sub-sectors of the Creative Industry (Advertising, Architecture, Art and Antique markets, Broadcasting, Crafts, Design(Including Fashion),Film, Video and Photography, Software development, computer games and electronic publishing, Music & the Visual and Performing Arts (incl. Theatre) and Publishing). We have a few opportunities available for 90%-paid scholarships to some entrepreneurs. We invite you to apply for this training. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must: * Be practicing entrepreneurs or about to start their own business * Work in the creative industry (see sub-sectors in the attached application form) * Complete the attached application form * Pay a fee of Kshs. 5,000 Kindly find attached the application form. Do feel free to contact me for more information. Regards, John Matogo Programme Manager Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: 020 606155 ext 2280 Email: jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu<mailto:jmatogo@strathmore.edu> Web: <http://www.strathmore.edu> <http://www.strathmore.edu/sedc> www.strathmore.edu/sedc<http://www.strathmore.edu/sedc> ________________________________ Strathmore University provides all-round education in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for use by the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete this email and/or any files attached to it from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Strathmore University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and/or its attachments. The University warrants neither the integrity of the e-mail nor its freedom from errors, viruses, interception or any other form of interference. …………………………………………………………………. Website: www.strathmore.edu

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UCT EXECUTIVE TRAINING- ICT Policy
by Cecilia Matanga 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

for your information

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tom sitati's email, phone contacts?
by michael Ouma 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Hi all: could anyone please provide me with tom sitati's email and phone contacts please? i'll really appreciate. i need to get a comment from him. thanks. 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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On Education and Technology
by Matunda Nyanchama 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Friends, I am glad to hear that KIE has plans of taking advantage of technology to deliver education to Kenya kids. I am pleased. Question: do we really believe that we would have better education results because of technology? My view is that any improvements (all things constant) with use of technology would be incremental. There are too many things wrong with the Kenyan education system; things that can be fixed with a clear sober assessment of why we are where we are. Education needs to be grounded in what ought to be "Kenyan national values and objectives"; it needs to focus on national priorities and help create a better, productive citizen than just passing examinations. It needs to appreciated the role of women in society, complete with values of equity, especially with respect to access. Indeed, we need to appreciate the key role that gender plays in the national well-being. Kenya's education promises kids jobs at the end of their schooling; but we know that the economy doesn't have the capacity to absorb even the "few" that make it through the system, passing through the examination filters; let alone the many that don't make it through grade 8, 12 and even university. We should instead be entrenching a business culture and risk-taking, and create an environment that nurtures such risk taking and in the process realize goods and services, and hence employment. The Kenyan environment (wrought by greed and corruption) isn't supportive of entrenchment of good national values. For example, what values do we pass to our kids when they watch big men steal money meant for kids' education? What of the fact that teachers, rather than do their jobs, would rather be at the shambas, dukas, matatus, etc. at the expense of doing their work. Contrast today's teacher and those of yesteryear, men and women that would be found in class at 6:00 AM helping kids; and even stay in evening preps to offer extra coaching for those that needed it. Today, .... I don't want to put a damper on the matter of technology and benefits thereof to delivery of education. We just need to place it in perspective. Technology is just one mode of delivery. If the environment, content, values, etc are not right, technology cannot right it. Some of my these views are reflected in this article. Kind regards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”- George Bernard Shaw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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BPO/ITES Centre of Excellence Workshop 4th March 2010, 9 am – 1 pm
by Paul Kukubo 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Dear Lister, v *As an update to the earlier reports please find below and update: * * * *Stakeholder Workshop: Information Technology-Business Process* *Outsourcing (IT-BPO) Centre of Excellence (COE)* * * *Center of Excellence Concept* Given the importance of the IT-BPO sector, for employment of youth in Kenya, the Government of Kenya is keen to take up a focused IT-BPO skills development initiative in close collaboration with the industry. As part of this initiative it is proposed to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) for IT-BPO in partnership with leading Kenyan/Global IT-BPO companies. The Center will impart training to Kenyan trainers in order to prepare them for training a large number of students for employment in the IT-BPO sector. The vision for the Center is that it will eventually become a regional training hub for the IT-BPO sector catering to training needs in the Africa region. It is proposed to invite leading Kenyan and global IT-BPO companies to partner with the COE, which will function as an umbrella institution for industry collaboration on IT-BPO talent development and skills excellence. For co-development of the COE, companies may choose to participate individually or as a consortium to leverage differing strengths (e.g. training companies may partner with leading global BPO providers). Invitation The Workshop is by invitation participating at the workshop in forging the future of the industry. Date: 4th March 2010, 9 am – 1 pm Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) - Workshop Program: - 0900-0945 Breakfast & Registration - 0945-1000 An overview for the COE for foundational skills for the ITES/BPO industry in Kenya – Rationale, Objectives, Deliverables and the role for all stakeholders –Paul Kukubo (KICTB) - 1000-1015 Skills gaps from the Industry perspective-Esther Muchiri (Chair, Skills Task Force) - 1015-1045 An overview of the ITES/BPO global scenario as well as the COE Framework –Presentation & Discussion-Jonathan De Luzuriaga (Philippines) - 1045-1115 Criteria for selection of an Anchor Institution – Presentation & Discussion – Prof. Tim Waema (University of Nairobi) - 1115-1145 Value proposition of the COE - Jonathan De Luzuriaga - 1145-1245 Discussion/Way Forward- Paul Kukubo (KICTB) - 1300 Lunch *Background and Purpose* * * Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is one of the pillars in the Government of Kenya’s Vision 2030 document. Kenya has developed a policy framework and defined some strategic directions (Kenya ICT Strategy 2006), one of which explicitly focuses on BPO as a key opportunity for realizing the country’s Information Communication and Technology (ICT) objectives. The Kenya Government is clear on improving its position as an ICT destination (regionally and internationally). The lead agency of the Kenya Government in promoting the country as an ICT hub is the Kenya ICT Board with the following objectives: 1. To develop, launch and sustain a globally compelling brand marketing campaign for Kenya ICT 2. To develop and promote competitive ICT industries in Kenya 3. To develop world class Kenyan ICT institutions 4. To increase ICT access, utilization for all Kenyans (become a principle driver in bridging the digital divide) With the above-mentioned objectives in place, Kenya ICT Board through the support of its parent ministry, Ministry of Information & Communication, the World Bank and other partners is tasked to create a Centers of Excellence specifically for the Information Technology – Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry. * * This is for information only and the invatations to relevant attendees among stakeholders have already been sent out. For more iformation contact our Project Manager BPO ITES, Andrew Lewela on alewela(a)ict.go.ke Thank you. Sincerely, 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 Cell: + 254 735 180001 website: www.ict.go.ke skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke 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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- call - Workshop on Internet Governance and Policies @ ICANN meeting in Nairobi, 11-12 March 2010 (RSVP)
by mwende njiraini 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Dear colleagues, DiploFoundation is pleased to invite participants from ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) Group of States who are attending the ICANN meeting to register for a workshop on Internet Governance (IG) and Policies – “Internet Governance Diplomats”. The workshop will assist participants to grasp the multidisciplinary field of IG (including technical, legal, economic, socio-cultural and developmental aspects) and provide links with the international and regional processes (World Summit on Information Society and Internet Governance Forum). The discussions will also highlight the importance of IG and ICT issues and its effect on national and regional policies. * Time and Location:* March 11th and 12th (announcement and programme attached) Kenyatta International Conference Center, Nairobi * Registration:* Open to all stakeholders from ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) countries Limited to 30 participants on a first come basis Please send an email with your full name, country of residence, institution and position to: acpinfo(a)diplomacy.edu Deadline for applications: 5 March 2010 The workshop is a first event in a range of activities of the “Capacity Development in ICT Policy and Internet Governance for Africa – Caribbean – Pacific (ACP)” programme of DiploFoundation, with support of the European Commission and Secretariat of the ACP Group of States. For detailed info on this programme, please visit: www.diplomacy.edu/acp Looking forward to cooperating with you, Best regards, Vladimir Radunovic DiploFoundation

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German Court- and Constitutionality of Data Retention Laws
by Leonard Aloo 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

This may be of interest to some listers.Regards, Leonard Obura Aloo German high court: law ordering phone, e-mail traffic data retention violates constitution MELISSA EDDY Associated Press Writer 5:23 AM EST, March 2, 2010 BERLIN (AP) — Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law allowing authorities to retain data on telephone calls and e-mail traffic for help in tracking criminal networks. A law ordering data on calls and e-mail exchanges be retained for six months for possible use by criminal authorities violated Germans' constitutional right to private correspondence and must be revised, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled. In its ruling, the court said the law failed to sufficiently balance the need for personal privacy against that for providing security, although it did not rule out data retention in principle. "The disputed instructions neither provided a sufficient level of data security, nor sufficiently limited the possible uses of the data," the court said. Nearly 35,000 Germans had appealed to the court to overturn the law, which stems from a 2006 European Union anti-terrorism directive requiring telecommunications companies to retain phone data and Internet logs for a minimum of six months in case they are needed for criminal investigations. The court upheld the EU directive, saying the problem lay instead with how the German parliament chose to interpret it. Under the German law, which went into effect Jan. 2008, information about all calls from mobile or landline phones was retained for six months, including who called whom, from where and for how long. The following year, that law was expanded to include the data surrounding all contact via e-mail. Although the laws forbid authorities from retaining the contents of either form of communication, they met with fierce opposition from civil rights groups. "Massive amounts of data about German citizens who pose no threat and are not suspects is being retained," Germany's commissioner for data security issues, Peter Schaar, told ARD's morning show. Experts argue the information is crucial to being able to trace crimes involving heavy use of the Internet, including tracking terror networks and pursuing child pornography. _______ Associated Press writer Verena Schmitt-Roschmann contributed to this report. http://www.fox43.com/business/sns-ap-eu-germany-data-retention,0,1005335.st…

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