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Reminder: Meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on ICT Thur 11, 2021. 9:30am
by David Indeje 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Dear Listers, Further to our meeting today morning. The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Technology is scheduled to have its next Sitting on Thursday, 11th March 2021 on the Zoom Platform at 9:30 a.m. This is to remind KICTANET about the Sitting. The login credentials are as follows: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82366419552?pwd=K29hclJYbFk3OHFlYnJtcnJ4aUVpUT09 Meeting ID: 823 6641 9552 Passcode: 353183 Best, Indeje

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Launch of report on privacy and data protection practices of digital lending apps in Kenya
by Grace Mutung'u 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Dear colleagues, CIPIT, with support from Privacy International has been undertaking a study on the privacy practices of digital lending apps in Kenya. The study finds evidence of the apps sharing data with third parties, including data analytic firms. We invite you for the launch of the report <https://cipit.strathmore.edu/privacy-and-data-protection-practices-of-digit…>, to take place on Monday 15th March at 11.00am EAT (GMT+3). Please register on this link <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82056206220?pwd=QWF2OGpxZ09OY3pQZTR2dXVzMmRjZz09> for the meeting. We look forward to having you at the meeting and engaging on the issue. -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 807F57ACF469B0BB

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Africa Digital Policy Institute
by Linda Bonyo 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

Dear Listers. We hope you are keeping well and greetings from the Lawyers Hub. Today we launched the following initiatives which may interest you; 1. The Africa Digital Policy Institute and call for 2021 Fellows with the support of Omidyar Network. 2. The Africa Startup Law Accelerator to give legal support to tech startups in 6 African Countries. 3. Africa Law Tech Festival (July 5-9 ) themed Digital Policy for economic Growth with a one day summit on Digital Identity, Internet Governance, Cryptocurrency regulation, AI & Ethics, Startup Law and Digital trade. 4. Our revamped membership program incorporating Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania We are keen to work with new partners, faculty and speakers. Feel free to reach out to me or check out our website lawyershub.org . The launch video is here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmbpFRX_ot8>and is only 16 minutes long, we would appreciate any opportunities to collaborate with many of you to better the digital policy environment in Kenya and across Africa. Warm regards and stay safe *__________________________________________________________________* *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | CEO, *Lawyers Hub * *Tech for Justice* Web <http://www.lawyershub.org> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyers-hub-kenya-1bb021161/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lawyershubkenya> | Calendar <http://www.calendly.com/bonyo> | *_**__________________________________________________________* *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 Lawyers Hub.*

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INVITATION TO A MEETING OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY; THURSDAY, 11TH MARCH, 2021 AT 9:40 A.M.
by Ali Hussein 07 Mar '21

07 Mar '21

Listers The above refers. The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology is established under standing order 212(3) of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters relating to technology, engineering and electronic research, information, broadcasting and Information Communications Technology (ICT) development. In the execution of its mandate, the Committee endeavors to engage with relevant stakeholders in order to ensure that it responds to the emerging needs of the ICT sector. Towards this end, the Committee invites you to a consultative meeting whose objective is to deliberate on emerging legislative and policy gaps in the sector that require the intervention of the Committee. The meeting will be held on Thursday, 11th March, 2021 at 9:40 a.m. on the Zoom online meeting platform. We have slots for 10 listers. Kindly express your interest to attend by emailing me privately within the next 48 hours. This will be on a first come first served basis. Thanks and regards Ali Hussein Digital Transformation +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Girl Trouble: Breaking Through The Bias in Artificial Intelligence
by Lydia gachungi 03 Mar '21

03 Mar '21

*UNESCO and the World Economic Forum present Girl Trouble: Breaking Through The Bias in AI on International Women's Day, 8th March, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm (CET). This timely round-table brings together a range of leading female voices in tech to confront the deep-rooted gender imbalances skewing the development of artificial intelligence. Today critics charge that AI feeds on biased data-sets, amplifying the existing the anti-female biases of our societies, and that AI is perpetuating harmful stereotypes of women as submissive and subservient. Is it any wonder when only 22% of AI professionals globally are women?* Our panellists are female change-makers in AI. From C-suite professionals taking decisions which affect us all, to women innovating new AI tools and policies to help vulnerable groups, to those courageously exposing injustice and algorithmic biases, we welcome: 1. *Gabriela Ramos,* Assistant Director-General of Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, leading the development of UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI <https://en.unesco.org/artificial-intelligence/ethics>, the first global standard-setting instrument in the field. 2. *Kay Firth-Butterfield*, Keynote speaker. Kay was the world’s first chief AI Ethics Officer. As Head of AI & Machine Learning, and a Member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum, Kay develops new alliances to promote awareness of gender bias in AI; 3. *Ashwini Asokan*, CEO of Chennai-based AI company, Mad Street Den. She explores how Artificial Intelligence can be applied meaningfully and made accessible to billions across the globe; 4. *Adriana Bora* a researcher using machine learning to boost compliance with the UK and Australian Modern Slavery Acts, and to combat modern slavery, including the trafficking of women; 5. *Anne Bioulac*, a member of the Women in Africa Initiative, developing AI-enabled online learning to empower African women to use AI in digital entrepreneurship; 6. *Meredith Broussard*, a software developer and associate professor of data journalism at New York University, whose research focuses on AI in investigative reporting, with a particular interest in using data analysis for social good ; 7. *Latifa Mohammed Al-AbdulKarim*, named by Forbes magazine as one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics, and as one of the women defining AI in the 21st century; 8. *Wanda Munoz*, of the Latin American Human Security Network. One of the Nobel Women’s Initiative's 2020 peacebuilders, she raises aware-ness around gender-based violence and autonomous weapons; 9. *Nanjira Sambuli*, a Member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel for Digital Cooperation and Advisor for the A+ Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms; 10. *Jutta Williams*, Product Manager at Twitter, analyzing how Twitter can improve its models to reduce bias. There's an urgent need for more women to participate in and lead the design, development, and deployment of AI systems. Evidence shows that by 2022, 85% of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias. AI Recruiters searching for female AI specialists online just cannot find them. Companies hiring experts for AI and data science jobs estimate fewer than 1 per cent of the applications they receive come from women. Women and girls are 4 times less likely to know how to programme computers, and 13 times less likely to file for technology patent. They are also less likely to occupy leadership positions in tech companies. Building on UNESCO’s cutting edge research in this field, and flagship 2019 publication “*I’d Blush if I Could* <https://en.unesco.org/Id-blush-if-I-could>”, and policy guidance on gender equality in the 2020 UNESCO Draft Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence <https://en.unesco.org/AI-and-GE-2020>, the panel will look at: 1. The 4th industrial revolution is on our doorstop, and gender equality risks being set back decades; What more can we do to attract more women to design jobs in AI, and to support them to take their seats on the boards of tech companies. 2. How can AI help us advance women and girls' rights in society? And how can we solve the problem of algorithmic gender bias in AI systems? Women’s leadership in the AI Sector at all levels, from big tech to the start-up AI economy in developing countries will be placed under the micro-scope. *REGISTRATION* *For Media:* This event will be followed by an interactive question and answer session between the media and panellists. Please click *here <https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PehJNr7hQG6og1bO9Xt0qA>* to register. *For General Public:* Please click *here* <https://en.unesco.org/girltrouble/registration> to register. https://en.unesco.org/girltrouble

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Girl Trouble: Breaking through the nias in Artificial Intelligence
by Lydia gachungi 03 Mar '21

03 Mar '21

*UNESCO and the World Economic Forum present Girl Trouble: Breaking Through The Bias in Artificial Intelligence on International Women's Day, 8th March, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm (CET). * *This timely round-table brings together a range of leading female voices in tech to confront the deep-rooted gender imbalances skewing the development of artificial intelligen* https://en.unesco.org/girltrouble

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Whatsapp Privacy webinar: asanteni!
by Grace Githaiga 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

Listers We appreciate all those who attended today's 'Talk to' webinar where the whatsapp privacy new T&Cs were discussed the FB team comprising: - Niamh Sweeney, Director of Policy for WhatsApp, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and - Dr Ololade Shyllon, Privacy Policy Manager, Middle East and Africa - Mercy Ndegwa, Head of Public Policy for East and Horn of Africa, and her team. We are grateful to the FB team and to everyone who either raised their concerns here on the list, and those who attended the webinar, for their willingness to engage and for the great contributions. Our Liz and Mwara will share the report in due course, but in the meantime, here is how David Indenje captured the deliberations. Explained: WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy is About Transparency: https://khusoko.com/2021/03/02/explained-whatsapps-new-privacy-policy-is-ab… Rgds GG

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AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 1 March, 2021
by waudo siganga 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Read online <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=yaxrsDn98JRp9_Cgl0L_FMd7wZeW…> Newsletter Subscription <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=SLOZUAEWGd3GWx88WQrnyi59h2em…> Join AfICTA <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=TRb0smEoIWI7qjr0HfnzagwUi2Kb…> Image AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 1/March/2021 Vol 104 Register Now for the 1st AfICTA Quarterly eConference Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=L8PkptOVc1fkpc6gjJ8M6Mv7Y3_p…> Register now for the 1st AfICTA Quarterly eConference holding on18 March 2021 @ 10:00 (UTC) with the theme "Insider Risks: Secure Digital Identity and Solving the Challenges of Modern Remote Access in the Post-COVID-19 World"... Register <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=L8PkptOVc1fkpc6gjJ8M6Mv7Y3_p…> AfICTA Presents the NCC EVC, Prof Umar Garba Danbata with the "AfICTA Chairman's Award 2020" Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=QJACJ8e7jGxXpM_NiBk6SK73CDks…> The AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance delegation led by Its Nigeria Cordinator, Mr. Inye Kemabonta on Thursday 25th February paid a courtesy visit to the (EVC) Executive Vice Chairman of the (NCC) Nigerian Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbata, and on behalf of AfICTA Vice Chairman for West Africa, presented the EVC with the AfICTA Chairman's Award 2020. The meeting was opened with the national prayer (2nd Stanza of the National Anthem) followed by a brief introduction of the NCC officials and AfICTA delegates. The EVC Prof. Umar Garba Danbata was on another emergency assignment and ably represented by Ms. Grace Ojougboh, the Head Online Media and Special Publication Unit... Read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=QJACJ8e7jGxXpM_NiBk6SK73CDks…> Register to Join AfICTA (Africa ICT Alliance) Today Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=TRb0smEoIWI7qjr0HfnzagwUi2Kb…> Hi, are you concerned about the realization of a Digital Africa? If yes, * AfICTA <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=K3odH5LIUXWpqynbj09kEy9EO9dS…>* (Africa ICT Alliance) welcomes you to register <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=TRb0smEoIWI7qjr0HfnzagwUi2Kb…> and join other group of concerned IT National Associations, Companies, Multinationals and Organisations in Africa to engender the realization of the digital Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs. AfICTA is a 32 member nations' alliance, in partnership with the African Union, with the vision to fulfill the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa and to connect IT players on the continent. Join AfICTA <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=TRb0smEoIWI7qjr0HfnzagwUi2Kb…> ICANN: 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Extends Deadline to 29 March Image The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) announced today that it has extended the deadline for ICANN leadership applications to 29 March 2021, 23:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Open Leadership Positions : The NomCom invites interested individuals to apply for key leadership positions within ICANN. Those selected will work with accomplished colleagues from across the globe, helping to shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development... Read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=ZvF8dLrwqN30ud3Hr90TN160efzP…> <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=ZvF8dLrwqN30ud3Hr90TN160efzP…> <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=ZvF8dLrwqN30ud3Hr90TN160efzP…> Spotify hears Africa’s Call and Officially Enters Fresh Markets Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Sweden-based global music streaming service Spotify has announced its availability in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. The streaming service, which claims to have over 70 million tracks, is not new in Africa and consumers in regions where it does not directly stream, access the service through virtual private networks. “By bringing in a best in class product and a localised experience made for Africa, we will contribute to boosting the growth of the local streaming ecosystem,” said Phiona Okumu, Spotify Head of Music Sub-Saharan Africa. “We hope our new... Read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> *******Mauritius Looks to Lock-in Fintech Regulation with New Framework* Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Mauritius is proposing a comprehensive regulatory framework for Fintech service provider licences, news that has been generally welcomed in the industry. The country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), which regulates the non-banking financial services sector and global businesses, has begun to solicit input from the public and industry stakeholders regarding the proposed framework. It wants input by 5 March 2021. The proposal for me shows the right thinking from the regulator... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> RuralStar Ghana Project Targets Potential 4.5m Disconnected Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Huawei has announced a partnership with Ghanaian operators on the RuralStar Ghana project to deploy 2 016 RuralStar base stations in remote regions across the country. Speaking at the company’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2021, which runs until 25 February 2021, David Guo, President of Wireless Site Product Line, said the objective is to increase mobile coverage in Ghana from 83% to 95% “and bring previously unconnected communities online for the first time.” Abraham Kofi Asante, CEO of Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Rise in Demand for Digital Financial Services in Malawi Image The Reserve Bank of Malawi has reported increased uptake of digital financial services (DFS) which it attributes to COVID-19-related restrictions and an increase in the number of mobile money agents. According to the Bank’s National Payment Systems report for the fourth quarter of 2020, the adoption of DFS has been accelerated by restrictions on physical transactions and logistics, including business hours. The report said the volume of retail DFS transactions rose by 14.7% to MK 149.5-million... <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=-mZcRGWgnTxJOKwe6iZB3WwuW2tE…>read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Cameroon centres ‘Vision 2035’ plan on ICT development Image Cameroon has identified ICT as a strategic priority as it executes its Vision 2035 long-term development plan. Speaking ahead of the country’s National Youth Day on 11 February, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng said the number of internet and mobile users represents “non-negligible potential.” The Minister said Cameroon is on the path of digital transition as more government departments are dematerialising their operations. She added that users could become clients and boost the... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Orange Business Services to Roll out Datacentre for Egypt’s New Admin Capital Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Orange Business Services (OBS) has been contracted to design and build cloud-based ICT infrastructure for Egypt’s new administrative and financial capital. According to an agreement signed by the company with Egypt’s Administrative Capital for Urban Development, OBS will deliver new datacentre infrastructure and services in the first half of 2021. Located 55km from Cairo, the new administrative and financial capital is being constructed on an area of 700 square kilometres that is near to the seaport city of Suez. It is expected to house critical federal ministries and embassies... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Lukewarm Response to Ethiopia’s Available Telco Licences Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> No bids have been received yet for two new available telecommunications licences in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Communications Authority (ECA) said on Wednesday. Ethiopia is seeking to liberalise its telecommunications industry by opening it up to international investors. A handful of regional and international operators, including Vodacom, under a consortium with Vodafone and Safaricom, as well MTN, Orange and Etisalat have reportedly expressed interest in entering the country’s market. However, the Authority said yesterday that... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Vodacom in Limbo Over Lesotho Licence, Hefty Fine Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Vodacom is still eagerly awaiting for judgement over a hefty fine imposed on it, as well as the revoking of its licence in Lesotho. This after the company last year clashed with authorities in that country for “failure to comply with the directive to pay a penalty of R40.2 million by 7 October 2020”. In October, the telco scored a first round victory over the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA), which was seeking to revoke the company's unified licence. The company had challenged the... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Moroccan Energy Firm Nets US$965,000 AfDB Grant Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a US$965,000 grant to Morocco’s Société d’Ingénierie Energétique (SIE), to support its transition into the first Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) initiative in Africa “This support from the African Development Bank will enable the operationalisation of the new SIE as a Super ESCO, thus creating a model well aligned with the needs of the country’s energy efficiency sector,” said Ahmed Baroudi, SIE’s Chief Executive Officer. Amid growing demand, Morocco... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Bitcoin Declines After Musk Hints That Prices Are Excessive Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=CGMfLtfKH3grDgu7y83HP0hxPwbw…> Elon Musk’s embrace of Bitcoin earlier this month rocketed the cryptocurrency almost 50% higher to more than $58,000. His cold shoulder this weekend whipsawed the largest digital asset. Bitcoin was down about 5.6% after plunging as much as 17% earlier Monday. The digital asset briefly drifted below $50,000, giving up more than $8,000 in a matter of hours after the world’s richest man tweeted his concern that the price had risen too high too quickly. “Elon and his fleet have incredible power over market prices,” said Mati Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, comparing Musk's influence over the digital asset's price moves... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=CGMfLtfKH3grDgu7y83HP0hxPwbw…> KONZA Lays 500KM Underground ICT Cables Image They laying of 500km of ICT cabling in Konza city has been done, stepping up efforts to open up the technopolis for private companies seeking to set up in the Greenfield city. The infrastructure is meant to attract investment by providing ready-to-plug backbone ICT network. Konza has also completed phase 2 — Tier III National Data Centre — with smart city facilities and services to support Konza Technopolis, e-government as well as the small and medium enterprises services. “We are expecting Kenya to cement its... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=MLBAtfXkq1GOMsu8u3k2DtC8g_iR…> New A4AI and Web Foundation Study will Measure the Cost of Digital Exclusion of Women Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=9ky8301bgbg-sr9qMYLuzYHFhB5X…> A majority of women across the world have yet to connect to the internet. What does that mean for the world – in terms of economic opportunities, scientific innovations, and societal transformations lost? The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and Web Foundation were recently selected for a grant from the Internet Society Foundation, an organisation that champions ideas and enables communities to unlock the internet’s potential to tackle the world’s evolving challenges, through its Research Grant Programme for a multi-year study of the economic cost of the digital gender gap... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=9ky8301bgbg-sr9qMYLuzYHFhB5X…> Five Ways that Libraries Offer Meaningful Connectivity Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=SEcMWP1E1v6y61Gz125iGaantzf5…> Parking lot Wi-Fi hotspots in the United States, mobile vans in Ghana, and mobile phone lending in India. These are just some snapshots of how libraries have helped people stay connected through the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond just access, libraries can help offer meaningful connectivity – where internet access can advance personal, professional, or educational development. We at the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) have identified four factors of internet access that are important thresholds for connectivity... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=SEcMWP1E1v6y61Gz125iGaantzf5…> Nigeria’s New Broadband Plan to Reach 90% of Population Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=1aDPoujdedq03DOi_0RqFP09HSLo…> Nigeria’s broadband plan for 2020-2025 will see Data download speed targets of a minimum 25Mbps in urban areas and 10Mbps in rural areas with effective coverage available to at least 90% of the population by 2025 at a price not more than N390 per 1GB of data. Speaking during a virtual training conference organised by the World Bank yesterday, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami explained how the Plan is aimed at the significant reduction of access gaps through the expansion of broadband access across the country... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=1aDPoujdedq03DOi_0RqFP09HSLo…> 10 million Congolese to Receive Network Coverage Through NuRAN and Orange DRC Partnership Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> NuRAN Wireless Inc. announced that it has entered into a Service contract with Orange DRC SA for its NAAS model which involves the construction of more than 2000 mobile telephony sites in different localities of the DRC. A constant commitment to provide service to the populations of the DRC The two partners estimate that the 2,000 stations will provide 2.5G connectivity to 10 million people who currently have to travel even to make a simple phone call. As needed, sites can be upgraded to deploy newer technology, including 3G or 4G... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Quickteller Business Launches as New Payment Solution for Nigerian Businesses Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Interswitch Group has announced the launch of Quickteller Business which will broaden its payment management capabilities to businesses and merchants of all sizes. The addition of Quickteller Business to the existing consumer platform will allow access to a wide range of integrated payment offerings, ranging from disbursements to value financing. This will be done leveraging Quickteller’s existing consumer base with over five million consumers already using Quickteller for a variety of retail payments in countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and Gambia... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Largest Subsea Cable on the African Continent Signed to Land in Namibia Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Paratus and Telecom Namibia have signed an unprecedented agreement to land the subsea cable, Equiano, in Namibia. The cable will provide Namibian networks and their customers with greater capacity, enabling more product options that can stimulate economic growth and support a competitive telecommunication sector. Paratus Group CEO, Barney Harmse explained, “This is a major milestone for Paratus. We are honoured to be co-investing with Telecom Namibia on the Equiano subsea cable project because this matches our goals of delivering unlimited connectivity and... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Meet the 6 Nigerians Nominated for the £25,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=DlYw-HrOj7HpQrSxfYanPcE4Q-mT…> Six Nigerians have been nominated for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021. The Nigerians, comprising 4 male and 2 female innovators, join 10 other Africans vying for the prestigious Prize this year. Launched by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2014, the Africa Prize recognises ambitious African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local challenges. A total of nine countries were represented in this year’s shortlist. 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Reminder: Talk To Facebook Webinar March 2, 2021
by David Indeje 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, This is a humble reminder that we shall be holding our webinar on March 2nd, from 11 am to 12.30 noon. This is in partnership with Facebook who will e responding to our questions on current trends that concern the use of their platform. Kindly, use this link to register http://bit.ly/2NZpWP6 *#TalkToFacebook* *Attached is the program that will be used. * *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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ISO 27032: Cybersecurity Management System Standardization In Current Digital Transformation Era..
by Michael Bullut 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Greetings Team, Businesses are trying to cope, survive & thrive in the rapidly evolving new normal. However, a rush to quickly adopt contemporary digital technologies for this game is posing questions about appositeness as well as security. Overcoming paralysis by analysis when it comes to cyber risk & security, Embedding cybersecurity into digital transformation. Use this opportunity to create permanent Cyber Security readiness. In this Live FREE webinar get the answers to the questions to make a great start at the beginning of the new year with new hope from renowned international experts. *Join F.Q.A. U.K. Limited Live Free Webinar on Cyber Security. <https://www.fqainternational.org/webinar/iso-27032-cybersecurity-management…>* *If anyone is interested in further training after attending, please feel free to contact me...* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Invitation to DINE event
by Beryl Aidi 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Dear Listers This may be of interest to some of you. Sorry for cross-postingI if you have already received an invitation to this DINE event. But in case you haven’t, here is online conference by Swedish Program ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER) coming up in a few weeks. https://meetx.eventsair.com/spider-dine/regspiderdine/Site/Register Please share the link with others that would be interested in digital transformation. Kind regards Beryl Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: [NRIs List] IGF 2020 Report
by Barrack Otieno 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IGF Secretariat <igf(a)un.org> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021, 2:22 pm Subject: [NRIs List] IGF 2020 Report To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org <igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> Dear all, The IGF Secretariat is pleased to transmit the final report of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, hosted online under the overarching theme: Internet for human resilience and solidarity. The report is available at the IGF website through the following link: *https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/11138/2452* <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/111…> Among other outputs, the report also contains: - IGF 2020 Summary - IGF 2020 Messages - Parliamentary Roundtable Output Document - Outputs for the intersessional work - Key discussion points for the NRIs ... and more We sincerely hope that you will find the report useful and share it with your networks. Best regards, IGF Secretariat United Nations Office at Geneva | Switzerland Email: *igf(a)un.org* <igf(a)un.org> |Tel: +41 (22) 917 3411 *http://www.intgovforum.org* <http://www.intgovforum.org> _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To unsubscribe or manage your options please go to http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org

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WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy Updates
by Mwara Gichanga 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Dear listers, Thanks to those who managed to contribute to the discussions yesterday. We are still collating our questions to Facebook regarding this subject. Today let's talk about what's at stake with the new terms. To guide our discussions, let's ponder over these questions: 1. We already have applications that mine our instant generated data from our mobile phones(eg bible apps, mobile lending apps, games etc). What's different with Whatsapp getting this data? 2. Is there anyone who has accepted these terms already? What's your experience so far? Lets continue the conversation! Warmly Mwara

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Questions to FB on WhatsApp Privacy
by Liz Orembo 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Thank you listers for the discussions so far. The discussion threads for Tuesday and Wednesday are still open. You can also send your questions by email to mwaragichanga(a)gmail.come and we will compile with those one the list. So far some of the questions we've had were about: 1. Why FB is applying is privacy policies differently across regions while they have similar data protection laws. 2. How Facebook is applying the general principles of data protection. 3. Concerns by people who have started seeing changes in the FB timelines and whatsapp. Has facebook started effecting these changes for those who accepted? (Question by Wangu and Barrack) 4. What do the new updates really entail? A lot has been said about the updates such that it is difficult to pinpoint the truth. FB can also break this down during the webinar. 5. How do these changes impact on digital rights? We are also compiling those that came out as opinions so that FB can clarify during the webinar. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Kenya Data Protection Office website
by tevin mwenda 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Dear Listers, This may be of interest to you especially in light of the upcoming talk with FaceBook. The Kenya Data Protection Office website is finally up and running and it allows you to Report a Data Breach, File a Complaint and Report a concern. They have also highlighted what they are currently doing. Looking forward to seeing how Kenyans utilize this portal. https://www.odpc.go.ke/ Thank you Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga

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WHATSAPP PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES (TalktoFacebook Webinar)
by Mwara Gichanga 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Greetings listers! As promised KICTANet in partnership with FB will hold a webinar *Tuesday on March 2nd, from 11am to 12.30* noon. The FB team will respond to questions that were raised earlier on this list, and new ones that may arise as a result of these new updates. Please find link below to register for the webinar Talk2Facebook <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsd-2gqzsrE9L3PThhJjvcVlslSX5DKLsP> Warmly Mwara

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Re: [kictanet] WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy Updates
by Jimmy Gitonga 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Liz, Ali and Barrack, I would add that what I have seen from Facebook is that they "smelt blood in the water" during the pandemic. There is a bigger picture here. 1. Those of us who are “BBC" (Born Before Computers) can talk of walking away and life continues. But any urbanite born after Windows 95 does not have the “luxury”. The pandemic simply made digital interaction “essential" 2. Facebook has a collective “population” across their platforms of almost 3 billion. Let’s take 10% and assume these will do commerce on their platforms. That is a market the size of the USA or Europe north of the Alps or Nigeria combined with South Africa. 3. For developers, Facebook has introduced things like the Instagram Content Publishing API, which means "Instagram Business accounts can schedule and publish posts to their Instagram Feeds from third-party platforms.” Think integration with ERPs and CRMs. 4. And just like Microsoft and lately AWS, Facebook has created Facebook Developer certification so that one can be a technical expert in Facebook marketing products. <- A job right there that did not exist six months ago. Just keep in mind the market being addressed here. The train left the station, as Barrack said. The potential money the "post BBC” generation on FB and other platforms are likely to make, considering people like Elsa Majimbo, are too tantalising to turn away from. These are the choices this generation has. Either one starves in a country run by thieves or jumps onto the digital platforms and make a life for oneself. Elsa’s dad told her that this “Internet” thing is getting in the way of her studies, considering that she is quite smart. Guess how that conversation went ... Privacy, what privacy? Even if I say I want the contents of my emails to be “private” on Gmail, what I are really concerned about is how Google uses the access to my information in my InBox and how it “secures" it against leakage from "unauthorised” parties. Data “privacy” is concerned with "how data is shared with third parties.” What people are interested in is the security or protection of data, not privacy in the “private” sense. A vast majority on Facebook platforms are going nowhere. Apple is playing the same game here with their “hardware” platforms, just more subtle. Jimmy Gitonga @Afrowave Web : Motion On 23 Feb 2021, 09:31 +0300, kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke, wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:29:52 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: Liz Orembo <lizorembo(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy > Updates > Message-ID: > <CAPjmBy0ht03f=Q=hCPq-DH_nM7y3OYt4nj4sf+QhxX0XGAr0aQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Liz > > We have none. We gave away our rights. The only remedy is to walk away... > > Regards > > *Ali Hussein* > > Digital Transformation > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > organizations that I work with. > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:12 AM Liz Orembo <lizorembo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ali and Barrack, I totally agree with you. > > > > Lakini why are we only treating it as a matter of individual consent? > > > > Will this become a new trend where tech monopolies will be baiting people > > with free products to a point their platforms become essential services, > > then boom! New strange updates. > > > > Where does consumer protection come in. > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 08:57 Ali Hussein via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> @Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> kabisa kaka. > >> > >> So here's the thing. Wacha nifungue roho as GG keeps on saying. > >> > >> I have been warning people for years that there's nothing for free. > >> Facebook is a marketplace. And if you are not selling or buying you are the > >> product. Plain and simple. Kwani hio platform ilijengwe na nini (how do you > >> think the platform was built?) We have a saying in Kiswahili - > >> > >> Ukiona vyaelea jua vimeundwa. > >> > >> The choice is simple. Put up or ship out. If the Australian government > >> has buckled to the muscle of Facebook who are we? > >> > >> :-) > >> > >> *Ali Hussein* > >> > >> Digital Transformation > > > >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 8:51 AM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Morning Listers, > >>> > >>> Looks like the train already left the station. I have noticed lately > >>> that when i discuss a product on Whatsapp, i see it on my Facebook > >>> timeline. On the flip side i don't mind the new development since it makes > >>> my decision making easier. Siri haiwekwi kwa simu ama namna gani @Ali > >>> Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > >>> > >>> Regards

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WhatsApp to Move Ahead with its Privacy Updates
by Liz Orembo 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Greetings listers, It looks like WhatsApp privacy updates are still with us, just postponed till 15th May. Check these links out: - WhatsApp to switch off messages for all who reject new terms : https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56154543 - WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash: //www.reuters.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-privacy-idUSKBN2AJ0BC <https://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-privacy-idUSKBN2AJ0BC> KICTANet in partnership with FB will hold a webinar *Tuesday on March 2nd, from 11am to 12.30* noon. The FB team will respond to questions that were raised earlier on this list, and new ones that may arise as a result of these new updates. We therefore invite you to ask your questions here starting tomorrow Tuesday February 23, 2020 to Thursday February 25, 2020. The questions will be curated and the FB team will respond to them during the webinar on Tuesday. Here are a few questions to guide our discussions: 1. 1. What trends are these updates going to set? 2. These updates only apply in Europe because of the GDPR, yet our own data protection Act mirrors these regulations. What can we make of this? 3. What are the implications of the privacy updates on harvesting the data and metadata for advertisement? The floor is open! -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Avoiding the Data Colonialism Trap
by Christine Mwangi 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

This may be an interesting read for some of us... The “data revolution” will only be revolutionary if it genuinely empowers those who currently lack power. A new SDSN TReNDS' blog explores the growing trend of data colonialism and the steps needed to combat it. Read more *here <https://sdsn.mobilize.io/links?lid=PVnlViQtckf771gHMug1UQ&token=iqZ9l5kWPAx…>* . https://mega.nz/folder/LixwWTTL#Rug8AFpmLbnD-7vIAiW1fw Enjoy!

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ICT Practitioners Bill, call for comments/submissions to the National Assembly
by David Indeje 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

[image: image.png] *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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Wambui Kinya: Why I'm joining Mozilla's Board of Directors
by Josiah Mugambi 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/02/18/why-im-joining-mozillas-board-of-d… -- Josiah Mugambi

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Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS
by Sidney Ochieng 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Listers, Not sure if you've seen the stir online of changes to the ToS with Safaricom's home offering. Safaricom is destroying Home Fibre with new ‘Fair Usage’ Limits: https://tech-ish.com/2021/02/14/safaricom-is-destroying-home-fibre-with-new… The response from the company has been disappointing in the extreme, misleading with statistics and suggesting that it's best customers are thieves <https://twitter.com/Safaricom_Care/status/1360876964651929600>, never mind that working for home has lead to increased demand and use of their services. All this is beside the point, at least for this forum, what I'm concerned about this that if we didn't have an eagle-eyed blogger looking out for this, it would have been completely missed until it was already in place. So I have a few of questions: 1. Does the CA have any policies around ToS changes around services under their purview and how they are communicated to users? 2. Should companies that run what could be considered critical infrastructure be allowed to arbitrarily change their ToS to apply retroactively especially if it's to the detriment of their customers? 3. If customers choose not to accept a change in ToS what redress do they have given that perhaps the provider is the only one available in their area. 4. Finally, given that we know this could all be avoided if there was more competition in the fibre market, what is the CA doing to make it so that we have more competition in that area? It's concerning that Safaricom seems to only option for home connections in several places -- Regards, Sidney *Twitter:* @princelySid <https://twitter.com/princelySid> | *Web: * sidneyochieng.co.ke *Skype: *sidney.ochieng | *Github:* princelySid <https://github.com/princelySid>

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 156, Issue 69
by James Kimani 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

I would like to have a copy of the draft ICT Bill please. On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 10:02 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ICT Practitioners Bill, call for comments/submissions to > the National Assembly (Wamathai (HapaKenya)) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:58:41 +0300 > From: "Wamathai (HapaKenya)" <w(a)hapakenya.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Practitioners Bill, call for > comments/submissions to the National Assembly > Message-ID: > < > CACho9nM_3dNj+Qhx1Sw6Qnt09SMnjGYs-7wWGYnWRToNWZFVCA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This thing has refused to die. > > On Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 09:52 David Indeje via kictanet, < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > [image: image.png] > > > > *Kind Regards,* > > > > *David Indeje * > > +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/w%40hapakenya.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > >

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【Invitation】22 Feb MWC_Shanghai_2021 Forum“Connected for Shared Prosperity”
by Adam Lane 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Hi listers MWC Shanghai is on next week, most of it can be viewed online and there are a lot of interesting sessions. Feel free to register and watch online. One that may be of interest includes the former Head of UN Kenya, now Head of UN China. Adam [cid:image001.jpg@01D7064B.0BF9C0B0]<https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2021/huawei-day0-forum/connected-f…> [cid:image002.jpg@01D7064B.0BF9C0B0]<https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2021/huawei-day0-forum/connected-f…> NOTE-Below times are for China,which is 5 hours ahead of Kenya [cid:image003.jpg@01D7064B.0BF9C0B0]<https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2021/huawei-day0-forum/connected-f…> [cid:image004.jpg@01D7064B.0BF9C0B0]<https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2021/huawei-day0-forum/connected-f…>

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS
by Andrew Alston 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 2:29:52 PM To: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS No - I said at scale - it has cost implications - and the more breakdown you want as per protocol the larger the cost implications. Anything can be done - the question is how the cost of doing it is born. Per user according is a lot cheaper than per protocol accounting - and relatively easy - per protocol accounting is complex and can be costly - it can be done - it’s a matter of making the economics work Again let me stress - anything can be done - given enough money - and the question is what costs are the users prepared to be eat to get that functionality Andrew Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:44:57 PM To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS Andrew, in summary, you have just said that it's impractical (economically) to notify clients of their usage before the FUPs are applied - and @AHK is definitely coming back on your case for stating this :-) PS: I am on leave from this debate. :-) On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 13:30, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> wrote: Btw – in terms of sizing of the data – At 5.184 billion samples per month – if you are storing each sample as a 64bit float (which is common) – you are consuming 41 terabytes of data per month just in the sampling – excluding overhead to serialize the data and store it – storing for 12 months would be close to half a petabyte of uncompressed data unless you are doing rollup – then add redundancy x 2 – now you are up to 1.5 petabytes of disk space. Obviously there is compression that can be employed etc – the point is – this isn’t as simple as people are making out Andrew From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:liquidtelecom.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> on behalf of Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 13:13 To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> Cc: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com<mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS @Victor Kapiyo<mailto:vkapiyo@kictanet.or.ke> let me try and answer the question "How are users supposed to know they have reached or almost reached their limits? ISPs should provide this information to users" ISPs have (access to) systems that monitor all traffic. By monitor, I mean the systems are able to categorise the type of traffic and aggregate the bytes/MBs/GBs used. I think it is trivial for them to avail this information to the clients. The same way they throttle you once you hit the data cap, they can easily trigger an email to you when you reach N% (say 75%) of the FUPs data cap then you can decide on what to do. Question is - will they do it? Are they obliged to do it?? The example below is a graph that one ISP has of a client's usage. I have access to this via a web portal. Funnily, I never know about the existence of this web portal for years - because I probably did not read every letter and word of the T&Cs for the service - like who does that? :-) [cid:177b4bbae4c4cff311] On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 12:47, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Very interesting. How are users supposed to know they have reached or almost reached their limits? ISPs should provide this information to users. ISPs need to be held accountable for what they advertise e.g. a 20mbps connection, and be required to provide as such, and have a transparent mechanism for users to know what amount of data they're consuming. We might as well treat home fibre as we do data bundles, so that we always know our speed and consumption. How can a user dispute an 'unfair' FUP by an ISP if there's no independent way of verifying consumption? While i applaud Safcom for their transparency, which other ISPs should emulate, it's best practice for consumers to be provided with clear information of what they're purchasing at the time of contracting. As consumers, we always have the option to change providers, and have the freedom to contract. However, the playing field needs to be level. ISPs have an unfair advantage over their customers, who are the weaker party in these contracts. The Communications Authority should step in to protect the rights of consumers, and check these unfair trade practices which are being openly implemented by ISPs to the detriment of consumers. The silence of CA on this issue, is in my view is worrying. Victor On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 11:54 geoffrey gitagia via kictanet, <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: I barely watch 4k coz of bandwidth requirements , but my net consumption is usually around 300 GB , plus my only big B/W hog is CCTV backup for 2 cameras. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:49 AM Andrew Alston via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Unless you’re watching more than 60 hours of tv a month – you won’t have a problem with Netflix 4k 😊 Andrew From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:liquidtelecom.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> on behalf of tevin mwenda via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 11:44 To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> Cc: tevin mwenda <tevinmwenda(a)gmail.com<mailto:tevinmwenda@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS Thank you very much for this debate. I am learning a lot on Fair Use Policy. I guess no more watching Netflix in 4K High definition. Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:07 AM Josiah Mugambi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: My takeaway is that FUPs should be published as a requirement. Also don't torrent too much. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:04 AM Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: @Ali Hussein<mailto:ahussein@kictanet.or.ke> what if the Customer does not have sufficient Capacity to understand FUP, si unampea tu ajisomee na ajipange. By the way even fish can't come to a fisherman who doesnt have bait yet they are analogue ama namna gani? On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:59 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Andrew I do appreciate your very candid responses and of course, I wouldnt expect you to agree with my 'conspiracy theories' about data. The fact that you can't run away from is this:- Most ISPs run a Bait and switch sales operations machine. This a morally suspect sales tactic that lures customers in with specific claims about the quality or low prices on items that turn out to be unavailable in order to upsell them on a similar, pricier item. It is considered a form of retail sales fraud, though it takes place in other contexts. So, when you are selling me bandwidth, don't hide the FUP in T&Cs. Tell me to my face. Then I decide whether I'm ok with it or not. This is the biggest issue here. Not whether FUPs are done or not. Regards Ali Hussein Digital Transformation Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:47 AM Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> wrote: Safaricom did tell you about the FUP – unlike most ISP’s in the world that never disclose what those FUP’s are. Also – I’d be very careful about alleging that ISP’s are all looking at user data – particularly because it’s a patently false allegation that all data is analyzed on all links. Yes – some ISP’s probably do do that kinda DPI on every circuit – but it certainly isn’t the case for a large portion of them – because its not economically feasible to do it. Again, someone would have to pay for those analytics engines – and having written a significant amount of code to detect ddos attacks using pure packet headers (metadata) – I can tell you flatly that this belief that an ISP is sniffing every packet and analyzing it – is a conspiracy theory with very little basis in fact. To back this up – on a software based platform – the following is the processing pipeline for packet analytics of packet metadata 1. Receive the packet 2. Categorize the packet * By the Ethernet Protocol ID (IPv4, IPv6, possibly .1q tags) * By the Layer 4 Protocol byte (Specifically byte 9 of the IP header in V4 traffic) * Store the 32bit Source and Destination – combined with the Source and Destination port of the Layer 4 header dependent on if its UDP or TCP * Hash the whole lot and place it into a lookup table against the 5 way tuple. 1. Even if you vectorize that process – you are still looking at a coupla milliseconds per packet – times millions of packets a second. A modern server can do that kinda accounting at ~20gigabit/second if they bypass kernel which bloats things – but – they haven’t touched the data segment of the packet. 2. If you look at Cisco routers – if you do port mirroring – you are limited to mirroring the first 128 bytes of the packet – because the replication of anything beyond that kills performance, it can’t be done at line rate 3. If you look at Juniper routers – you can port mirror for analytics on the full packet – but at the cost of performance. 4. On hardware asic based routing – analytics such as you are referring to requires CPU punt – because the asics aren’t designed to do what you are proposing. A 10gig circuit can be running in excess of a million packets a second – even if you are vectorizing the packet processing – just analyzing the headers to categorize it – before you attempt to hash it and bucket it – requires a minimum of 100 instructions post packet receipt – add the hashing and bucketing – you’re looking at a few thousand instructions to the CPU *per packet* - add the payload analytics – this goes up by orders of magnitude – last I checked – ISP’s don’t have super computers lying around. If you want full DPI to the level of analytics you are proposing – you HAVE to analyze the full payload content of the packet – and while there are boxes that can do this – they cost *millions* (of dollars not KSH) – and ISP’s generally aren’t gonna spend that kinda money unless they have to – because the cost has to be passed to the users. Andrew From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 10:32 To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS Andrew Wacha kizungu mingi (I think you are Kenyan enough to understand what I've just said). 😁 Let me put you on the spot. To come up with FUP's you already know whose doing what so that 'innocence' of telling us about privacy now is moot. You all use these tools to snoop on us. Period. Now do it for the benefit of the customer. Not yours. This is really very simple. You all are crying foul about costs blah blah...but when you were wooing us you didn't tell us about FUP... Do the right thing mate...Be on the right side of history. Regards Ali Hussein Digital Transformation Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:19 AM Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> wrote: Ali, I respectfully disagree – FUP’s have been apart of the Internet since day one since they protect the integrity of the networks as a whole. You have the option of buying an account without such an FUP – it just costs more – because someone has to cover the costs. Bandwidth doesn’t come free. This is the same reason why there are contention ratios (which I notice Safaricom also publishes). You refer to big data analytics – yet if I were to propose that an ISP actively sniff and analyze user traffic – you’d be screaming about violations of privacy – because the type of analytics you are talking about would require deep packet inspection at levels you don’t even want to contemplate. Let me be clear – you get what you pay for – and if every user decided to use their FUP allocated terabyte to its full capacity – for every 3240 users you would need a 10gigabit circuit – if every user ran at their maximum speeds on the 100mbit accounts – for every 100 users you would need a 10gigabit circuit. Trust me when I say – there is no world in which an ISP could afford to provide 10gigabit of bandwidth at a cost of effectively under $11k a month and still remain viable – which is what would happen if all those users maxed out. So – let me ask you – would you prefer that ALL the users be penalized with significantly higher prices – or would you prefer that people abide by what is fair (and what is in this case, a FUP that is 4 times the global average usage for home user accounts – which is just north of 250gigabytes of data a month on global average) Andrew From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 10:11 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Cc: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS Andrew Let me call this BS as it should be called. BS. Surely, of all people, you shouldn't be the one to justify FUP. I appreciate your honesty though. 😀 Here's a thought:- With all the tools available using Big Data and Analytics, aren't you all able to isolate the abusers and punish them instead of painting all of us with the same abuser tar brush? I think we are in the age of companies treating their customers with the respect they deserve and actually do right by them. What you have described is communal punishment. This is wrong and the regulator needs to take note. Regards Ali Hussein Digital Transformation Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 8:13 AM Andrew Alston via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: I’ve hesitated to climb into this but – here goes anyway (everything written in personal capacity) Firstly – almost ALL ISP’s have FUP’s in some form or another – generally buried deep in the T&C’s – as someone stated to me – in the UK with certain ISP’s suddenly your line just gets slow and then when you call support you find yourself quietly diverted to the abuse department. The fact is that FUP’s are a necessary evil. 1. They prevent customers from reselling one account to multiple other parties while sharing it using NAT – which impacts the financial viability of the service and make its more expensive for everyone else in the end 2. ISP’s operate on contention ratios – if you do not impose some form of FUP – you either have to put up the price or the contention ratios are going to get out of whack – and everyone else is going to suffer. 3. Globally most home accounts use well shy of half a terabyte a month – a terabyte of data is a LOT of data for a single home So let’s just put some context in what a terabyte of data actually means – and I always use video as the prime gauge of this because it’s the easiest example. Your average Netflix 4k film runs at ~25mbit at absolute maximum if you are watching 4K on an HDR enabled TV. That’s 22.5 Gigabytes of data every 2 hours – if you watch one 4K 2 hour movie every single day for a month you will eat 675gigs of data. If we drop this to 1080p – which is far more common – you are using ~7 megabit of bandwidth – or 6.3gigs every 2 hours – if you watch 300 hours of 1080p content in a month – or 10 hours a day – you still haven’t hit that cap. Effectively – you could watch one 4K movie every day for a month – and still watch 150 40minute tv episodes in 1080p in a month – and have room to move. To look at it from another perspective – installation of something like Ubuntu Linux over the net – you could still over 400 machines on that kinda data load in a month. With regards to gaming – you may burn 100gig pulling down a game and game updates – but after that in game play you are using tiny amounts of bandwidth and could keep yourself playing easily for a month with space to spare. On Zoom calls – if you ran zoom 24 hours a day – for a month – you’d use less than 70% of that cap. Also – I might point out that the FUP’s slow your link down once you hit that cap – to a rate that is still useable if a little sluggish. Basically what I’m saying in all of this – Safaricom’s FUP and T&C’s to me seem perfectly reasonable and designed to protect the network – with the alternative being – the price goes up for everyone or everyone suffers because of the few when the network congests. Bandwidth aint free – and you can’t have it both ways – the product still has to make financial sense to both the consumer and the provider Andrew From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:liquidtelecom.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> on behalf of Adam Lane via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 07:36 To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> Cc: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS There's a webinar on this topic today for those interested A Public Policy Discussion on #HomeFibre and #FairUsage Policies in Kenya. 🗓️ Thursday, 18th February 2021 🕜 12:00PM - 1:30PM Sign up here: 🔗 https://t.co/LdD11UVy8q<https://t.co/LdD11UVy8q> #LawyersHub #AfricaLawTech #ISP https://t.co/a5w9SUiAl6<https://t.co/a5w9SUiAl6> Speakers from CA, Safaricom, Liquid, KICTAnet, From:Beryl Aidi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> To:Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com>> Cc:Beryl Aidi <bee.aidi(a)gmail.com<mailto:bee.aidi@gmail.com>> Date:2021-02-18 05:57:28 Subject:Re: [kictanet] Safaricom changes to home fibre ToS Thank you Sidney for this. I don’t think Safaricom is being sincere in this fair usage limits. They promised that with Home Fibre one can stream, download or upload stuff without limits. All you do is pay your monthly subscription. Fair usage is a type of rationing that limits how much you can do when you had been promised that you can do whatever you want. To me this is going back on a promise. It’s reminiscent of the days of unlimited 3GB bundles on the dongle modem only for them to strike you with a fair usage notice. Are other networks doing the same? As the industry leader in the country, this is bound to influence other industry players to adopt the same standards and limits which is not good. Maybe it might be time to seek other options. Regards Beryl Sent from my iPad On 16 Feb 2021, at 9:47 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Thanks Sidney for initiating this debate. On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 19:44, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Listers, Not sure if you've seen the stir online of changes to the ToS with Safaricom's home offering. Safaricom is destroying Home Fibre with new ‘Fair Usage’ Limits: https://tech-ish.com/2021/02/14/safaricom-is-destroying-home-fibre-with-new…<https://tech-ish.com/2021/02/14/safaricom-is-destroying-home-fibre-with-new…> The response from the company has been disappointing in the extreme, misleading with statistics and suggesting that it's best customers are thieves<https://twitter.com/Safaricom_Care/status/1360876964651929600>, never mind that working for home has lead to increased demand and use of their services. That tweet certainly does not call resellers thieves. It calls them resellers. All this is beside the point, at least for this forum, what I'm concerned about this that if we didn't have an eagle-eyed blogger looking out for this, it would have been completely missed until it was already in place. So I have a few of questions: 1. Does the CA have any policies around ToS changes around services under their purview and how they are communicated to users? CA has a consumer and public affairs department. Here is what they have to say about ToC ( CA/CPA/CEP/B/05/2014 ) https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Consumer-Rights-and-Responsibil…<https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Consumer-Rights-and-Responsibil…> Perhaps CA should update that information. It is 6 years old. But good information nevertheless. 1. Should companies that run what could be considered critical infrastructure be allowed to arbitrarily change their ToS to apply retroactively especially if it's to the detriment of their customers? I hope lawyers here can help us with this. 1. 2. If customers choose not to accept a change in ToS what redress do they have given that perhaps the provider is the only one available in their area. 3. Finally, given that we know this could all be avoided if there was more competition in the fibre market, what is the CA doing to make it so that we have more competition in that area? It's concerning that Safaricom seems to only option for home connections in several places Determined by the market and economic forces. Just the other day, Safaricom was not in the home fibre market. What they have provided are more options for consumers. Numbers are stubborn facts. Fixed data subscription is as follows: Data source CA, July -September 2020 period, page 19 https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q1-202…<https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q1-202…> Safaricom PLC 229,406 subscribers, 35.6% market share Wananchi Group (Kenya) Ltd* 202,237 subscribers , 31.4 35.6% market share Jamii Telecommunications Ltd 127,914 subscribers , 19.8 Poa % market share Internet Kenya Ltd 56,824 subscribers ,8.8% market share Mawingu Networks Ltd 11,087 subscribers, 1.7 % market share Internet Solutions Kenya Ltd 9,228 subscribers, 1.4 % market share Consumers are speaking with their wallets. As a policy discussion list, probably what we should be asking is what is the fair cost for certain broadband packages, and whether there is anything that can be really unlimited. Wearing my competent network engineer hat, I can tell you even at Safaricom, they don't have unlimited bandwidth. Bandwidth is a limited resource to the extent of the network devices, network media, and cost of acquiring and delivering that bandwidth to your edge device. 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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Josiah Mugambi _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet<http://twitter.com/kictanet> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/<https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tevinmwenda%40gmail.c…<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tevinmwenda%40gmail.c…> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- GG _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet<http://twitter.com/kictanet> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/<https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vkapiyo%40gmail.com<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vkapiyo%40gmail.com> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet<http://twitter.com/kictanet> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/<https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)

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