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AfTLD and ICANN meeting programmes
by alice 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Dear all, AfTLD meeting is already in process see programme here: http://www.aftld.org/ke2010/index.html ICANN meeting starts on Saturday 6th March ICANN meeting schedule can be found here: http://nbo.icann.org/full-sched best alice

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VANCANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - Project Coordinator
by Edith Adera 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

If you know anyone interested, please circulate. Deadline is this Friday (Re-advertised). Edith

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Bloggers Contacts... Please Assist
by Marie-Anne Kinyanjui 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Does anyone have the direct contacts of the following blog owners? * Coldtusker * Kenyanpoet * Rafiki Kenya * Intelligensia * Paula Kahumbu Thanks in advance for your help on this. Regards, Kui DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Nation Media Group. �To get all breaking news alerts send the word BREAK to 6667 or visit http://mobile.nation.co.ke to read news on your mobile phone.�

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Africa - The Next Tiger?
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

This may interest members of this list. Africa - the New Asia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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help choose IGF 2010 logo
by Judy Okite 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Dear Colleagues, at the IGF2010 Facebook page, there is a IGF2010 Logo selection activity taking place and thought I would share this with you just in case its still under way: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112966&id=160245077254&ref=mf Kind Regards, -- “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan

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Tender for Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Servers, Peripherals and Accessories
by Shem Ochuodho 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Might interest some people. Apologies to those whom it may not concern. For any clarification or further communication, contact the e-addresses in the advert. Rgrds, Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (CSK 2000) Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-734-137371 Skype: shem.ochuodho

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NEWS!! KENYA ICT BOARD UPCOMING EVENTS
by Lucy Gachui Odhiambo 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Greetings from Kenya ICT Board! This is an exciting and busy time for us at the board and indeed the industry at large with several events coming up this month and next. A summary of these are attached herewith. Our participation in these events is largely in line with our capacity building mandate and our role in creating awareness of industry initiatives. If you would like more information about any of these events, please get in touch with the undersigned. We realize that this list may not be exhaustive as the sector is very diverse and dynamic, so we kindly urge you to bring to our attention events we may not be aware of (in March and April ) so that we can post them on our website and to inform our mailing lists. Sincerely, Lucy Gachui Odhiambo Communications Manager Kenya ICT Board 12th Floor Telposta Towers Koinange Lane PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cell 0737- 839047 Tel: 254-020-2093040 <http://www.ict.go.ke> www.ict.go.ke Kenya ICT Board 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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Dr Ndemo's Presentation @ UoN
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Friends, I must have missed the note in which this presentation was circulated. Would someone send me a copy. Many thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Re: [kictanet] ICT TV Station
by S.Murigi Muraya 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Now, will Skunkworks rise up to the Challenge? Tech skills they have. -----Original Message----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:29 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT TV Station Dear Mr. Aguyo, A history A few months ago I proposed that Dr. Ndemo give us a presentation on the Malili ICT Park so that we would be in the picture of what was going on. Because I knew many would not have been able to attend we it was proposed that the session be recorded, and as there are members on this list who are not resident locally the recording should be digitised and posted online. As a result of this proposal Skunkworks indicated that they would be able to set up an IPTV "station" and what they needed was a server to install onto. The Present To be able to assist them in putting up the "station" I and a few philanthropic Kenyan's have offered to finance the purchase of the server for the Skunkworks group as an R&D project and to test the local technical skill levels on the same. I hope this clears the fog. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 From: Sam Aguyo <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wed, 24 February, 2010 8:50:06 Subject: ICT TV Station Scene One Robert says: I would like to offer 20,000/- towards the IPTV server and Hairy Harry has also agreed to contribute 20,000/- towards the same, please send us details on the project. If there are any organisations or individuals out there who feel philanthropic enough, jionyeshe. Evelyn can we get some rack space for this little box? <This indicates that Bob and Harry are contributing 20k each to be used to set up an IPTV station> Scene two Robert says: Once the prototype is tested we shall then move to the next level of commercialization at which point we shall look into the most appropriate hardware. Please note that this is a knee jack reaction as a resolved of the fiasco that was Dr. Ndemo's presentation recording. Murigi Muraya says: <Skunkworks have been raising funds for a mail server that could also be used as a media or video conferencing server also if enough funds are raised to get a good server.> Robert says: So please lets move forward with the initial test I am interested in the IPTV component so the server is to be used solely for that purpose. Now i do not understand this new venture. Sam

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ICT Park Presentation - . . . free lunch
by robert yawe 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Hi, I believe my cooling out session is over for instigating for Dr. Ndemo to give is a presentation and my failing to attend Being an astute planner I had taken into account the possibility of not being able to attend the session which is why I proposed that this historic presentation for recorded for posterity and to use against Dr. Ndemo if he ever decided to run for higher office. My suggestion that we contribute a token amount, 500/-, towards the hosting was short down and a free model was adopted all because of our entitlement mentality and over reliance on donors. This resulted in those who did not make it to the session miss the opportunity to listen to what was articulated as the "free" recording seems to have come to naught. There is a saying that goes "there is nothing like a free lunch", I hope the next time we shall avoid the free model. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Nairobi ICANN workshop on (domain) Redelagation
by Walubengo J 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

This could be a nice one to attend...considering the cloudy domain issues prevailing on several East African country code top level domains (ccTLDs)... Check out at: http://nbo.icann.org/node/8902 walu.

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FW: Fablab visit: Tomorrow, 24th Feb 2010 at 10:00am
by Esther Wanjau 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Dear All, I am writing to inform you that the University of Nairobi Fablab Visit will be on Wednesday 24th February, 2010 at 10:00am headed by PS Information,Dr. Bitange Ndemo. Kindly meet up with Mr. John Musasia [0722391607, jmusasia(a)information.go.ke ], Ms. Gladys Gathera [0720409318, ggathera(a)information.go.ke ] and Nicholas Awiti 0721793605 from the Ministry of Information and Communications at the Gate of the Engineering section on Harry Thuku Rd of University Way (immediately after Central Police Station gate). Prof. Kamau, University of Nairobi's Engineering School has successfully reverse engineered the converter box for digital TV and will be demonstrating it with his students and also take you on a tour of the facility. Regards Esther Wanjau Senior Assistant Director/Information Ministry of Information and Communications Tel: +254 20 2251152/2250517 Cell: +254 722 867361 email: esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke website: www.information.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] FW: Fablab visit: Tomorrow, 24th Feb 2010 at 10:00am
by charles nduati 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

hi esther, thanks for the invite. I will attend chares nduati On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:29 EET Esther Wanjau wrote: > >Dear All, > >I am writing to inform you that the University of Nairobi Fablab Visit will be on Wednesday 24th February, 2010 at 10:00am headed by PS Information,Dr. Bitange Ndemo. > > >Kindly meet up with Mr. John Musasia [0722391607, jmusasia(a)information.go.ke ], Ms. Gladys Gathera [0720409318, ggathera(a)information.go.ke ] and Nicholas Awiti 0721793605 from the Ministry of Information and Communications at the Gate of the Engineering section on Harry Thuku Rd of University Way (immediately after Central Police Station gate). > >Prof. Kamau, University of Nairobi's Engineering School has successfully reverse engineered the converter box for digital TV and will be demonstrating it with his students and also take you on a tour of the facility. > > >Regards > > > >Esther Wanjau >Senior Assistant Director/Information >Ministry of Information and Communications >Tel: +254 20 2251152/2250517 >Cell: +254 722 867361 >email: esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke >website: www.information.go.ke > > > > >

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Technology & Civic Duty
by Rad! 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

Friends, colleagues, countrymen, Visit the following link http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_man_on_your_phone_3_government_app… see how technology can be leveraged to not only help government carry out its responsibilities, but also involve the citizens in the same. It is a sad state of affairs that the watchman column on the Nation appears to be the de facto forum for citizens to post their complaints and local government to reply. The ICT Board might want to think of starting and running a program to encourage ICT in government not just from the government end but from the governed end as well

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1995 article on why the Internet won't work!
by Agosta Liko 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

http://www.newsweek.com/id/106554 The Internet? Bah! Hype alert: Why cyberspace isn't, and will never be, nirvana By Clifford Stoll | NEWSWEEK >From the magazine issue dated Feb 27, 1995 After two decades online, I'm perplexed. It's not that I haven't had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I've met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I'm uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future of telecommuting workers, interactive libraries and multimedia classrooms. They speak of electronic town meetings and virtual communities. Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems. And the freedom of digital networks will make government more democratic. Baloney. Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works. Consider today's online world. The Usenet, a worldwide bulletin board, allows anyone to post messages across the nation. Your word gets out, leapfrogging editors and publishers. Every voice can be heard cheaply and instantly. The result? Every voice is heard. The cacophany more closely resembles citizens band radio, complete with handles, harrasment, and anonymous threats. When most everyone shouts, few listen. How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can't tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure. What the Internet hucksters won't tell you is tht the Internet is one big ocean of unedited data, without any pretense of completeness. Lacking editors, reviewers or critics, the Internet has become a wasteland of unfiltered data. You don't know what to ignore and what's worth reading. Logged onto the World Wide Web, I hunt for the date of the Battle of Trafalgar. Hundreds of files show up, and it takes 15 minutes to unravel them--one's a biography written by an eighth grader, the second is a computer game that doesn't work and the third is an image of a London monument. None answers my question, and my search is periodically interrupted by messages like, "Too many connectios, try again later." Won't the Internet be useful in governing? Internet addicts clamor for government reports. But when Andy Spano ran for county executive in Westchester County, N.Y., he put every press release and position paper onto a bulletin board. In that affluent county, with plenty of computer companies, how many voters logged in? Fewer than 30. Not a good omen. Point and click: Then there are those pushing computers into schools. We're told that multimedia will make schoolwork easy and fun. Students will happily learn from animated characters while taught by expertly tailored software.Who needs teachers when you've got computer-aided education? Bah. These expensive toys are difficult to use in classrooms and require extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love videogames--but think of your own experience: can you recall even one educational filmstrip of decades past? I'll bet you remember the two or three great teachers who made a difference in your life. Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised instant catalog shopping--just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet--which there isn't--the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople. What's missing from this electronic wonderland? Human contact. Discount the fawning techno-burble about virtual communities. Computers and networks isolate us from one another. A network chat line is a limp substitute for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes close to the excitement of a live concert. And who'd prefer cybersex to the real thing? While the Internet beckons brightly, seductively flashing an icon of knowledge-as-power, this nonplace lures us to surrender our time on earth. A poor substitute it is, this virtual reality where frustration is legion and where--in the holy names of Education and Progress--important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued. STOLL is the author of "Silicon Snake Oil--Second Thoughts on the Information Highway," to be published by Doubleday in April.

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Fw: Request for Practical attachment
by Catherine Adeya 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 2:33:17 PM Subject: [kictanet] Request for Practical attachment Listers, I owe it to my old university to help with the request attached. Apparently so many students are suffering as they cannot get practical attachment places when so many of us benefited (although 20+ years ago) by being able to apply theory to practice. Kindly anyone who can assist, get in touch with the HOD whose email is below. You can cc me if need be. Best Regards, Nyaki ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dept. of Information Tech. <hodit(a)mu.ac.ke> Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM Subject: Practical attachment Dear Catherine, Please find attached, Best regards Dr. David Gichoya Head, Department of Information Technology School of Information Sciences Moi University _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com

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Pesa Pal, Skunkworks Meetup, Today!, from 6pm, Teleposta Towers, 6th Floor
by Phares Kariuki 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

PesaPal - Skunkworks Session Hi guys, the team from PesaPal is going to meet skunkworks on Feb 23rd from 6pm. They will cover PesaPal and a. introduce team members to the community b. explain PesaPal's roadmap c. set the stage for feedback from the community. d. educate the community on how to integrate PesaPal for their clients e. build linkages with the skunkworks community for future developments and improvement Speakers Onesmus Kagwanja - PesaPal Chief Technology Officer Will speak about the ecosystem Paul Mungai - PesaPal Chief Software Engineer Will speak about the architecture, design decisions and integration options Benson Njonjo - PesaPal - Head of Open Source Integration Will speak about CMS integration, challenges, vision Mark Mwongela - Managing Director {Verviant} Will speak about how to work with buyers {companies}, how to sell e commerce Agosta Liko - Founder General Vision, Opportunities for techies, how we work together to sambaza this epayment thing Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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[Fwd: [At-Large] Apply for ICANN leadership positions (Nominating Committee)]
by alice 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

Hi all, So here's a chance for our region to begin to influence ICANN processes. best alice ----------------------------- Hi, The Nominating Committee is accepting applications, the closing date is April 2, 2010. Positions to be filled this year: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Two At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the European and North American regions) * One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Successful applicants will take their seats at the conclusion of the 2010 AGM, (5-10 December, Latin America.) For information on how to apply or to recommend someone, see <http://nomcom.icann.org/> Adam _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!!
by michael Ouma 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

Hi all: thanks a lot for your advice. i've been sent so many of those messages and in many versions that at some point i almost thought they were genuine and was about to provide the info. anyway, thanks a lot for opening my eyes, i'm now wiser, all because of you all. regards. 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 --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Mwangi Wamae <mwangi.wamae(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mwangi Wamae <mwangi.wamae(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!! To: "michael Ouma" <benomnta(a)yahoo.com> Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 4:57 AM Ouma: Never, ever share your password with anyone. Ever. -Mw On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:35 AM, michael Ouma <benomnta(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Hi listers: are these warnings real and one's required to provide the requested info or i just ignore them? kindly advice. 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 --- On Fri, 2/19/10, YAHOO CENTER <vonweise(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: YAHOO CENTER <vonweise(a)yahoo.com> Subject: YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!! To: Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 8:11 AM Dear Valued Member, YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!! (KMM69467VL055834KM) Yahoo Mail has discovered series of illegal attempts on your Yahoo Account from bad Ip Location and will shut your account as it has been flagged as a spam account. You are the thus immediately required to Secure Your Online Access by Manually Filling The Form Below by clicking on the reply-to button on your page, Filling Correct Information Carefully and Sending to Yahoo Alert Center: Yahoo! ID Card Name:............................. .............................. . Yahoo! ID:............................... ....................... Yahoo! Mail Address:.......................... .......... Password:......................... .............................. . Member Information Gender:........................... .............................. .... Birth-date:........................ .............................. .......... Country:...................... .................................. ............ Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before few hours of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. Yahoo! Customer Care Case number: 8941624 Property: Account Security 2009 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mwangi.wamae(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangi.wamae%40gmail.c…

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Fw: YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!!
by michael Ouma 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

Hi listers: are these warnings real and one's required to provide the requested info or i just ignore them? kindly advice. 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 --- On Fri, 2/19/10, YAHOO CENTER <vonweise(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: YAHOO CENTER <vonweise(a)yahoo.com> Subject: YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!! To: Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 8:11 AM Dear Valued Member, YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!! (KMM69467VL055834KM) Yahoo Mail has discovered series of illegal attempts on your Yahoo Account from bad Ip Location and will shut your account as it has been flagged as a spam account. You are the thus immediately required to Secure Your Online Access by Manually Filling The Form Below by clicking on the reply-to button on your page, Filling Correct Information Carefully and Sending to Yahoo Alert Center: Yahoo! ID Card Name:............................. .............................. . Yahoo! ID:............................... ....................... Yahoo! Mail Address:.......................... .......... Password:......................... .............................. . Member Information Gender:........................... .............................. .... Birth-date:........................ .............................. .......... Country:...................... .................................. ............ Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before few hours of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. Yahoo! Customer Care Case number: 8941624 Property: Account Security 2009 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

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Invitation to Public-The Music Business is Big Business
by John Matogo 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

Greetings, We invite you to a Public Lecture on the Music Industry in Kenya. The theme of this lecture is “The Music Business is Big Business”. The lecture will be at Strathmore University Auditorium (Madaraka Campus) on Wednesday 24th February 2010, at from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Guests are encouraged to arrive by 5.30pm This is lecture part of the Lecturer Series the Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre, in collaboration with partners, is organising on the creative industry in Kenya. We welcome you to attend. Kindly share this information with others who would be interested in attending. Regards John Matogo Programme Manager Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: 606155,606268 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> [cid:image001.gif@01CAB184.97EBC190] ________________________________ 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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'ICT: Revolutionary Tools' conference: Now 4TH-5TH MAY
by Catherine Adeya 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

For those who may have sent applications for this conference, here is an update. Thanks Nyaki ________________________________ From: esph05(a)staffmail.ed.ac.uk Subject: 'ICT: Revolutionary Tools' conference: Now 4TH-5TH MAY Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:22:19 +0000 Dear colleagues, The response to the Call for Papers for 'ICT: Africa's Revolutionary Tools for the 21st Century?' has been tremendous and we are anticipating a large audience. For this reason we have had to move the conference location, which has been tricky at this stage with many venues in Edinburgh already booked out. We have secured a new venue, but this has only been possible for a later date. We would therefore like to inform you that the date of the conference has been moved to 4th-5th May. The main details are on the ICT: Africa's Revolutionary Tools for the 21st Century?, with further details to follow in the next couple of days. An updated poster is attached as a .pdf file. Please reply to this address if you are having difficulties in downloading the poster. The same details are also available on the 'ICT: Africa's Revolutionary Tools for the 21st Century?' conference website. To make the most of the extra two weeks we now have, the Call for Papers has been kept open until 25th February. All who have submitted an abstract will be notified shortly after that date. With best wishes from the Conference Secretariat. ________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.

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ICANN News Alert -- New gTLD Program Makes Available New Documents for Community Discussion
by alice 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

ICANN <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-15feb10-en.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New gTLD Program Makes Available New Documents for Community Discussion 15 February 2010 ICANN is publishing today several materials related to the New gTLD Program. These materials have been grouped below in categories to facilitate understanding. Highlight: The Board plans to decide whether to conduct an Expressions of Interest (EOI) exercise for new gTLDs at the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi <http://nbo.icann.org/>. The Board and the community will have the opportunity to discuss the Expressions of Interest and Pre-Registrations model, which takes into account the community feedback during the two recent public comment periods. Besides the background information and description of the current proposed model, the Explanatory Memo also presents some discussion points about costs and other implementation aspects. You can download here <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/discussion-eoi-pre-registration-pr…> [PDF, 1.26 MB] the current Explanatory Memo – Discussion of the Expressions of Interest (EOI)/Pre-Registration Process Model. Below is a list and direct link to the new Public Forum. All open 15 February 2010 and close on 1 April 2010. *Document* *Redline* *Topic* *Direct link to Public Forum* *TRADEMARK & COMMUNITY PROTECTIONS* *Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-urs-clean-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 128 KB] * redline <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-urs-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 181 KB] The URS is one of the proposed mechanisms to address trademark protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed by staff and community experts. The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Procedure describes an expedited process to provide trademark holders with a rapid take-down in clear cut instances of trademark abuse. The URS procedure is expected to provide trademark holders with a new, cost effective remedy in addition to those available under the UDRP and applicable law. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#urs> *TM Clearinghouse <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-proposal-c…>[PDF, 153 KB] * redline <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-proposal-r…> [PDF, 124 KB] The trademark clearinghouse is one of the proposed mechanisms to address trademark protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed by staff and community experts. The Trademark Clearinghouse Model describes a proposal for a central repository of authenticated trademark information for use by registries to support their sunrise or trademark claims processes. This Model is designed to introduce efficiencies into the pre-launch processes for trademark holders and new gTLD registries. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#tmc> *Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PPDRP) <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-trademark-pddrp-clean-15feb1…> [PDF, 65 KB] * redline <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-trademark-pddrp-redline-15fe…> [PDF, 105 KB] The Trademark PPDRP is one of the proposed mechanisms to address trademark protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed by staff and community experts. This post delegation procedure should only afford trademark holders the right to proceed against registry operators who have acted in bad faith, with the intent to profit from the systemic registration of infringing domain names (or systemic cybersquatting) or who have otherwise set out to use the gTLD for an improper purpose. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#ppdrp> *Registry Restrictions Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rrdrp-clean-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 61 KB] * redline <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rrdrp-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 69 KB] The RRDRP is one of the proposed mechanisms to address post delegation concerns. The purpose of the RRDRP is to handle complaints from a harmed organization or individual alleging that a community-based restricted gTLD registry operator was not meeting its obligations to police the registration and use of domains within the restrictions stated in the terms of the gTLD registry agreement. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#rrdrp> *IDN ISSUES* *IDN 3 Character <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-3-char-requirement-15feb10-en.…> [PDF, 148 KB]* This document is a follow-up to the independent Implementation Working team’s recommendation on IDN string requirements. The previous requirement for at least three characters in all gTLD strings was considered problematic for some languages, and the team released a recommendation to relax the requirement in some cases. An excerpt of guidebook text is included to help inform the discussion. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#3-char> *IDN Variants <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-variants-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 160 KB]* An independent Implementation Working team has proposed an approach to IDN variant management at the top level. Language communities that use variant characters are affected by the management and implementation of variants in new TLDs . An excerpt of guidebook text is included to help inform the discussion. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#variants> *REGISTRY OPERATIONS & AGREEMENT* *Bench Marking of Registry Operations <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/benchmarking-report-15feb10-en.pdf>[PDF, 648 KB]* An exercise to gather industry data on registry operations was undertaken as part of the ongoing implementation of the evaluation criteria and procedures for the New gTLD Program. This took the form of a study including analysis of public industry information and data collected through a survey of existing registry operators. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#benchma…> *Process for gTLD Registry Agreement Amendment <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/registry-agreement-amendment-proce…> [PDF, 129 KB] * An update on discussions concerning the process for future amendments to the registry agreements for new gTLDs. The paper outlines and seeks comment on several possible amendment process models, including a model recently proposed by the GNSO's Registry Stakeholder Group. View <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#agreeme…> *Public Comment Summaries and Analyses * After each public comment forum closes, a summary and analysis in response to the general public is usually published. Below is a list of summary analysis regarding New gTLD Program related public forums recently closed. *Document* *Related Public Forum* *Summary & Analysis of Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 3 <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-agv3-15feb10-en.p…> [PDF, 1.13 MB] * http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200911.html#agbv3 *Summary & Analysis of GNSO Public Comments on Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) and Clearinghouse <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-special-trademark…> [PDF, 332 KB] * http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#sti *Summary of Proposed Rights Protection Mechanims <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-clearinghouse-urs…>[PDF, 204K] * http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200911.html#prpm-new-… *Summary & Analysis of Expressions of Interest and Pre-Registrations <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-eoi-15feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 844 KB] * This summary combines the two Public Fora: 11 Dec 2009 to Jan 11 2009 <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200912.htm#eoi-new-gt…> and 17 of Dec 2009 to 26 January 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#draft-eoi>. It is important to note that there were comments received past the deadline might not be part of the summary analysis, even if they were posted on the Forum. *Summary & Analysis of Final Report on Three-Character Requirement and Variant Management <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-3-character-and-v…> [PDF, 116 KB] * http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#3cv-final-… *Other Open Issues* _Malicious Conduct_ As a component of activities that ICANN has initiated to reduce malicious conduct activities in new gTLDs, ICANN has created an initiative called the *High Security Zone Top Level Domain ("HSTLD")* Advisory Group. This group brings together community representatives to evaluate the viability of a voluntary program, supporting control standards and incentives that could potentially be adopted to provide an enhanced level of trust and security over the baseline registration-authority controls. A concept paper was published as a component of the new gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook version 3 and can be referenced on the following link: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/high-security-zone-verification-04… [PDF, 214 KB] The HSLTD Advisory Group continues to work on the concept of a voluntary HSTLD program. Relevant next steps include a review and approval working draft material and work on controls necessary to support the HSTLD purpose, goals and principles. Also part of addressing malicious conduct concerns is the creation of another advisory group addressing *Zone File Access*. The group was formed to study and discuss (benefits and methods) to effectively and efficiently enhance access to zone file information (anticipating an environment with many gTLDs). Details of this groups work can be found here: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/zone-file-access-en.htm. Updated documentation on the malicious conduct work will be available prior to the Nairobi Meeting. _Market/Economic Analysis_ Additional economic analysis is being undertaken. ICANN has contracted to retain the services with Greg Rosston of Stanford University and Michael Katz of University of California Berkeley, both in the United States. The work will be done in a three-phase project plan with the initial reports expected to be released in mid March and the second early June. During the first phase, the economists will survey published studies and resources that describe the potential impacts of new gTLD introduction; examine theoretical arguments about benefits and costs of increased gTLDs; consider and propose empirical studies to identify areas where additional work can serve to assess costs and benefits. A verbal report on results will be presented during the ICANN Nairobi Meeting <http://nbo.icann.org/>. _Vertical Integration (aka Registry/Registrar Separation)_ Based on debates on the subject held at the ICANN meetings in Seoul, discussion during the consultation with certain community representatives held on 7 January 2010 in Washington D.C., and ongoing study, ICANN will propose for community comment a new registry-registrar separation model for inclusion in the next draft of the gTLD agreement. Additionally, theBoard and community members will be discussing the issue in Nairobi. _Root Scaling_ Staff anticipates a report from SSAC and RSSAC soon. Also, four demand scenarios for application volumes have been modeled: below expected, expected, above expected and significantly above expected. For each demand scenario, there's an assumption that only a fraction of the applications will lead to delegations, and that the processing time for the successful applications will be spread out. If there are more than, say, 500 applications, the processing will be batched further spreading out the delegation rates. These models will be published before the Nairobi meeting. *Upcoming Critical Program Meetings* During the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi <http://nbo.icann.org/>, staff will hold several New gTLD sessions, including: * Program update and a panel discussion regarding the Expressions of Interest and Pre-Registrations proposed process; * Trademark Protection; * High Security Top-Level Domains (HSTLD) & Zone File Access Advisory Group Meetings; * New gTLD introduction session for new comers. * *The Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 is expected to be published prior to the ICANN Brussels Meeting (20-25 June 2010). *Related Resources:* * New gTLD Program: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm * Additional information about the HSTLD program, the HSTLD AG and recordings of the HSTLD AG meetings can be accessed at the following link: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hstld-program-en.htm * Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 3 <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-04oct09-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.5 MB] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Sign up for ICANN's Monthly Magazine <http://www.icann.org/magazine/>* This message was sent from ICANN News Alert to janis.karklins(a)mfa.gov.lv. 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Request for Practical attachment
by Catherine Adeya 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Listers, I owe it to my old university to help with the request attached. Apparently so many students are suffering as they cannot get practical attachment places when so many of us benefited (although 20+ years ago) by being able to apply theory to practice. Kindly anyone who can assist, get in touch with the HOD whose email is below. You can cc me if need be. Best Regards, Nyaki ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dept. of Information Tech. <hodit(a)mu.ac.ke> Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM Subject: Practical attachment Dear Catherine, Please find attached, Best regards Dr. David Gichoya Head, Department of Information Technology School of Information Sciences Moi University

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Mpesa does good again
by Harry Hare 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Good People, Safaricom¹s M-PESA is in the news again, this time a global recognition from GSMA at the Mobile World Congress which ends today. GoK was also awarded for its facilitation role in the spread of broadband in the country. I think congratulations are in order for Dr Ndemo and his team and MJ and the Safcom team. http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/603-m-pesa-scoops-an-aw ard-for-the-best-mobile-money-service-globally-.html http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-analysis-items/602-kenya-honoured-le ts-learn-to-celebrate-our-successes.html Kindest regards Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing

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