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Fwd: SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG - Just Under 2 Weeks To Go!
by Noah 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Hi Listers FYI and apologies for cross posting. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka(a)seacom.mu> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:03 am Subject: [rpd] SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG - Just Under 2 Weeks To Go! To: <rpd(a)afrinic.net> Hi all. This is just a reminder that with a little under 2 weeks to go the upcoming SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG meeting to be held in Dar Es Salaam, 24th - 29th September, please remember to register your attendance at http://www.safnog.org/ so you don't miss the meeting. The agenda is now up on the web site at http://www.safnog.org/#agenda with just a few slots left which are filling fast. In case you feel like you have an interesting technical and operational talk that you'd like to share with the community at this meeting, please feel free to submit it for the program committee to review as soon as possible, at: https://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=76 Key talks that you would be looking forward include: - Ben Roberts (Liquid Telecom), talking about the latency realities of intra-African Internet communication. - The 3 major data centre projects that are happening in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. - The DNSSEC key rollover due on 11th October, and what to look forward to, as explained by Amreesh Phokeer. - An IPv6 Deployathon 2-day workshop headed by Mukom Akong Tamon. - ... and so many more. There will be 2 social events where delegates can network, share a drink, some good food, and stand a chance to win either an iPhone X or AppleTV 4K. We have secured a special discount rate at the hotel venue for all SAFNOG/EANOG/tzNOG participants. More details are available at http://www.safnog.org/#venue . We look forward to seeing you in Dar Es Salaam. Mark Tinka On Behalf of the SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG Organising Committee _______________________________________________ RPD mailing list RPD(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd

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Link to ICT Conference on The Framework For Digital Markets In Kenya
by mwara gichanga 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Hi Listers, For those who were aren’t able to attend the Digital markets conference, kindly follow link to the live stream to participate remotely. https://youtu.be/xLN_H26eW2E Also follow the conversations on twitter the #DigitalmarketsKe @KICTANet@KAS_Kenya Asanteni

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Google, machine learning, and the right to a fair trial — New Zealand style
by WANGARI KABIRU 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

https://www.aei.org/publication/google-machine-learning-and-the-right-to-a-… Right to be forgotten....read on! "...... Dodgy data dealings down under Google has attracted a lot of controversy (notably in Europe) for the fact that its search engine is very good at finding any content that has ever been placed in the public searchable domain — including content on individuals who would prefer that it could be forgotten. However, last week in New Zealand, it was not its ability to find content but the efficacy of its own learning algorithms that came to the local media’s attention. The subject of their interest was a local murder trial. The two co-accused had been granted name suppression — one permanently and one until the trial began. But both claimed that their right to a fair trial would be compromised when the trial began. As the lawyer for the accused with permanent name suppression stated, Googling the revealed name would cause a link to an (apparently unrelated) news story about the other accused to be displayed, even though that person’s name was not included in the search terms. The Google result was deemed prejudicial: “These two defendants have been friends for a long time, they’ve both got a criminal history, but they’ve never been charged of an offence together — as far as the general public’s concerned they have no connection at all.” The lawyer was concerned that jurors might of their own volition Google the revealed name, thereby coming across the information about the unnamed accused, which might lead them to make decisions based on information not actually presented at the trial. Of course, the unspoken issue was that Google had — inadvertently and innocently — effectively published the identity of the accused with name suppression, thereby violating the court order. Google’s algorithms don’t forget It seems the two men have become intertwined in Google’s memory because police investigating the murder used the search engine to look for links between the two men as evidence for the trial. As Google is primed to take note of links made between previously independent search terms, predictably it remembered the police search patterns when nonpolice searchers subsequently entered just one of the names and helpfully returned the conjoined results to the next generation of searchers. To rule out the possibility that Google had simply remembered the identity of past searchers such as the police and the lawyer or the search history of a specific machine, an astute Radio New Zealand journalist adopted a new online identity and typed the name of one accused into a “clean” computer. The results were predictable and conclusive: Google’s learning algorithms had indeed embedded the link into new searches for just one of the terms......." Be blessed.Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Monday, 10 September 2018, 11:22:34 GMT+3, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: This is an interesting development. No matter how you cut it, its becoming increasingly important that Corporations become good citizens. How do we define a Good Corporate Citizen? That in my opinion is still very fluid and will define corporate behaviour going forward. For now unfortunately for Amazon this will be defined by the court of public opinion and although the jury is still not in things are not looking very good for Amazon. AliHussein Principal AHK & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. 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 Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 10:36 PM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/bernie-sanders-introduces-the-bezos-act-sla… "Sen. Bernie Sanders' criticism of Amazon peaked Wednesday as he and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation to tax corporations for every dollar that their low-wage workers receive in government health-care benefits or food stamps. The bill, pointedly called the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies, or BEZOS, Act, is aimed at shaming companies like Amazonand Walmart, whose workers rely on public assistance. For months, Sanders has targeted Amazon, juxtaposing the wealth of CEO Jeff Bezos with reports that Amazon warehouse workers are paid less than industry averages and rely on food stamps. Bezos is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $168 billion. "Our legislation gives large, profitable employers a choice: Pay workers a living wage or pay for the public assistance programs their low-wage employees are forced to depend upon," Sanders said of the proposed law. For example, if an Amazon worker received $2,000 in food stamps, Amazon would be taxed $2,000 to cover that cost. Amazon has previously called the Vermont independent's claims about working conditions in its fulfillment centers "inaccurate and misleading" and a spokesperson declined to further comment on the bill." Be blessed. Regards/Wangari _______________________________________________ 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/ Domain Registration sponsored by www.eacdirectory.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.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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Data Protection and GDPR Training
by Mercy Njue 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Dear All, I would like to invite you to the Data Protection and GDPR Training that will take place on *18th October 2018.* The training will be conducted by Mercy Mutemi- MS Law, and Mercy Njue- Botlab. *Duration*- 9am-5pm *Location-* Ngong hills hotel opposite Bishop Magua *Charges*- 15,000 pp. Discounts are available for teams or groups above 4 Poster is attached below. For more details email- Contact(a)Botlab.biz or call us on 0700 915 197. Regards, -- Mercy Njue Founder Botlab Botlab Physical Address: Ngong hills Hotel along Ngong road, 5th Floor Office line: +254 700 915197 Email: Mercy(a)botlab.biz *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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Upcoming IP and IT training
by Grace Diida 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Good people, We are pleased to inform you about the launch of our new training series on Intellectual Property and Information Technology. The training series branded *CIPIT Executive Education Programme *is designed to equip participants with knowledge and skills to apply in the legal areas in order to keep up with the current technological developments and their effect on the law and its practice. Our upcoming training in *September *and *October* are as follows: - The Business of Intellectual Property; an introduction and overview on *27th and 28th September*. Registration Link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1glC9JcJdZqGwQTreOCK0xC_PDnOIUU2A0Nu-oipnm5…> - Blockchain Training on *11th **October 2018*. Registration Link <http://bit.ly/2NyiisR> (Has 1 CPD point) A more detailed outline of the course is available on our website, Business of IP <https://cipit.org/index.php/training/academic-courses/business-of-ip> and IT-focused Trainings <https://cipit.org/index.php/training/academic-courses/it-focused-training> . Please find the attached flyer for more details and for circulation within your network. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. *Please write to us for the detailed course outline.* [image: CIPIT_Executive-Training.png] Thank You. The Director CIPIT-Strathmore University -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. * * "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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INVITATION: Conference on the Frameworks for Digital Market in Kenya
by Liz Orembo 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Greetings listers, Konrad Adenaeur Stifung (KAS) and KICTAnet are organizing a two-days conference on digital markets in Kenya, on 13th and 14th September, 2018. We thought it would be of interest to some of you and reserved a few slots. If you would like to attend the event, please reply of list for more details. Asanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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The Future is Here … throwback to Hard Time on Planet Earth and Time Trax
by Mbugua Njihia 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Science fiction, soon becomes science fact - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/the-future-is-here-throwback-to-hard-t… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Bernie Sanders introduces the BEZOS Act slamming Amazon low wages
by WANGARI KABIRU 10 Sep '18

10 Sep '18

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Participation.
by FRANCIS NYAGAKA 08 Sep '18

08 Sep '18

Hi i am interested to attend please furnish me where the event will held. Thank you, Francis Nyagaka

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal
by Barrack Otieno 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

Listers, This is for your information, attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UNOG-IGF <igf(a)un.org> Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 1:05 PM Subject: [Igfregionals] Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org <igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> *From:* UNOG-IGF *Sent:* Friday, September 7, 2018 10:02 AM *To:* Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org *Subject:* Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal Dear IGF Community, This is a kind reminder that the 2019 Renewal Process of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2019-renewal> is open until 12 September 2018. All stakeholders are invited to nominate candidates for the MAG until the deadline, using the online submission template found at the IGF website: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019. In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact. Best regards, IGF Secretariat _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To unsubscribe or manage your options please go to http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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