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CyberSPEAK|L & C (Session Three)
by 6Degrees Cyber 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

A Women in InfoSec session Special Edition The Women in Cybersecurity edition is here! Are ready for the female power? THE CALL This is a celebration of and a championing for women in cybersecurity in Africa - come learn, meet & know, and most importantly support the African female ninjas as they share their knowledge, thoughts and experiences. So, move fast, seats filling up quickest ever. RSVP HERE (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) Spread the Word. ============================================================ ** (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) ** (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) ** (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) ** (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) Copyright © 2018*, All rights reserved. 6Degrees Cyber | CyberSpeak LC Our mailing address is: info(a)6degreescyber.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6b&id…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) . This email was sent to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke (mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke) why did I get this? (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/about?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6b&id=f…) unsubscribe from this list (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6…) update subscription preferences (https://twitter.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=b73212eb61bf0d9895efdfe6b&id…) 6Degrees Cyber . Nairobi . Nairobi 546 . Kenya Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

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Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by JImmy Gitonga 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

When I was at the iHub in 2014, I used to host a lunch to discuss the possibility of patient/health service client information being portable. We started the process by looking at why a user/client would need the information to be portable. With the disappearance of the family doctor and the proliferation of "supermarket medicine" with satellite clinics belonging to hospitals and health insurers "around the corner", the ability to move with your health information became relevant. There was also the issue of tracking HIV+ clients who would register multiple times at different clinics to receive ARV medication, where the second or more monthly dose was sold to willing buyers. Answering the question, "who owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what circumstances and for what purpose", The simple answer is the user. A lot of work had been done in this area. A company known as I-TECH has already built on Open Source Software solution known as the OpenEMRConnect <https://sites.google.com/site/oeckenya/> that was the seed to build a Health Information Exchange System (HIES). As the iHub, we were to take this idea forward to concentrate on the User side of the platform. We proposed a system we called NINAFUU. NINAFUU would be a system that was to hold patient health data at the county level. The data would be collected from facilities across each county and submitted to the NINAFUU county node. This would be in line with the current DHIS system the Ministry of Health uses. We needed however was a system that would allow citizen/patient information to be exchanged on request from a particular facility or registered and practicing doctor. The only sticking point then is we had to wait for the rolling out of the Integrate Population Registration Service (IPRS) in order to be able to generate Unique identifiers available at registration of birth in Kenya. As far as I recall, we were exited by the possibilities of anonymised data for research and policy development especially if correlated with other data such rain patterns. Regards, *Jimmy Gitonga* *Mobile:* +254 722 740 883 *Skype:* jimmygitts | *Twitter:* @Afrowave ________________________________ P. O. Box 47910 00100 Nairobi Kenya *Web*: afroshok.com On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:43 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 08:41:31 +0000 > From: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Ali > > Aside from the data center hardware issue, you are right that the > regulations are indeed very important. There needs to be clarity on who > owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what > circumstances and for what purpose.. from the patients to local doctors to > remote doctors to IT support staff to medical equipment management staff > and beyond. I fully agree. > > Adam > > From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 11:23 AM > To: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Adam > > Don't lose my point. It is super important. Under what law or regulation > are we going to move around sensitive health data? This country needs to do > a refresh and reboot and stop Procurement Driven tenders. > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto: > adam.lane(a)huawei.com>> wrote: > Hi Ali > > I'm not sure I can comment on the data centre specifically, but I believe > the project is much more than that. It is about the medical records > software, servers and connectivity at the 98 hospitals so they can send > radiology images to be viewed remotely (at KNH). The data centre at KNH > would be to store images there and provide remote diagnosis. > > Adam >

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Call for Application for African Innovators - The Africa Innovation Leaders Project (AID 11346)
by Adam Lane 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

In case of interest to anyone -----Original Message----- From: Adeleke Adedoyin <adedoyin.ade(a)gmail.com> Sent: 星期三, 七月 04, 2018 10:20 To: Sustainable Development Announcement List <sdg(a)lists.iisd.ca> Subject: Call for Application for African Innovators - The Africa Innovation Leaders Project (AID 11346) Dear Colleagues: On behalf of Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino, we would like to inform you of the CALL FOR APPLICATION open to African Innovators within the contest of the Africa Innovation Leaders Project. The Africa Innovation Leaders Project was conceived during the Italian G7 Presidency with particular reference to the Outreach Session with Africa organized in Taormina at the closure of the Summit of the heads of government. The African Innovation Brokers learning activity is part of the Emerging African Innovation Leaders Program and addresses a group of African innovation leaders who are expected to spur the transition to the Next Production Revolution (NPR) in their countries. It is organised in different sessions with different teaching mix. The sessions are distributed along 12 months. They comprise of: learning activities such as in-presence training in Milan (Italy) and online training (via MOOCs), covering several topics ranging from digitalization, to sustainable energy solutions and smart mobility; exposure to Italian and European innovation system (experts and innovative firms and institutions); hands-on project activities and project works focused on designing local NPR innovation action, supported by expert mentors from different backgrounds. What we look for The candidate profile of the Emerging Innovation Leaders should have: personal experiences and motivation on Innovation academical background in scientific or business field willing to extend knowledge about the NPR motivated to engage in team working leadership attitude excellent communications skills capacity to understand English effectively priority selection will be given to national citizens of Tunisia, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Mozambique Workplan In-presence training and exposure: September 26th- October 26th Project work | Online workgroup: October - December 2018 Project work | In-presence training (2 weeks) : December 2018 (indicative period) Training of National Innovation Leaders: Spring 2019 (indicative period) Online training (MOOCs) November 2018 – September 2019 (indicative period) The in-presence training courses (5 weeks) and the revision and refinement of the project work (2 weeks) will be held at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4, A – 20156 Milan, Italy Sponsorship: The project is sponsored by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation AICS. Scholarship for covering the costs of the in-presence activities (fees, travels, accommodation and food) is provided by the Emerging African Innovation Leaders project. Application Procedure · An early bird deadline for application will be the 20th of July 2018 before 3:00 PM (CET) with priority selection. A final deadline for application will be 26thof July 2018 before 12:00 PM (CET). Kindly prepare your necessary documents (refer to Terms of Reference) and, kindly send them to info-africainlead(a)polimi.it. All participants are invited to send the application with the requested information as soon as possible. Deadlines: Early bird deadline for application with priority selection: 20th of July 2018 before 3:00 PM (CET). Final deadline for application: 26th of July 2018 before 12:00 PM (CET). Interested and qualified candidates are invited to visit for more information: http://www.africainlead.net/ For inquiries, kindly contact: info-africainlead(a)polimi.it. Additional Information Terms of Reference (http://www.africainlead.net/AIBs_Terms_of_Reference_25.06.18.pdf) Call for Application (http://www.africainlead.net/AIBs_Web%20call_25.06.18.pdf) The Emerging African Innovation Leaders Programme (http://www.africainlead.net/Africainlead_description.pdf) With best regards, Adedoyin Adeleke Founder/Executive Director International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria www.isnad-africa.org (@isnad_africa) and Doctoral Researcher UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development Department of Energy Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini, 4 - 20156 - Milan, Italy Mobile: +39 34 7056 0059 | +234 703 929 8938 (WhatsApp) LinkedIn: Adedoyin Adeleke Skype: adedoyin.adebodun.adeleke Twitter: @adedoyin07 "Africa is too Rich to be Poor, I choose to Act!" - Adedoyin Adeleke --------------------------------------------------------

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Creation of digital citizens database overdue
by Victor Kapiyo 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

A recent article by Dr. Ndemo in the dailies today states that "The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications announced at the American Chamber of Commerce meeting in Gigil last week that plans are at an advanced stage to capture biometric data of all Kenyan citizens within the next few months." https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/columnists/Creation-of-digital… I am worried about these plans by the GoK. I dunno about y'all. *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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Africa Domain names
by Peter Wakaba 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Listers, came across this.... *PRESS RELEASE* *Af Proxy Services Relaunch - A Boost For (Dotafrica) .Africa Resellers* *AF Proxy Services Ltd platform to provision .africa domain names and to participate in growing the African digital economy* PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, July 5, 2018/ -- Registrars and/or Resellers (RaRs) that are not ICANN-accredited but wish to provision dotAfrica (.africa) domain names can now do so by simply becoming a reseller on the AF Proxy Domain Name Registration Platform. African RaRs do not have to undergo the expensive and time-consuming ICANN accreditation process in order to sell dotAfrica domain names. AF Proxy ( www.Proxy.Net.za) registration services allows non ICANN-accredited RaR/Resellers to seamlessly integrate with its relaunched AF Proxy Services Ltd platform to provision .africa domain names and to participate in growing the African digital economy. “AF Proxy Services Ltd is itself accredited by ICANN, making its relaunched proxy platform a true plug-and-play solution for African RaRs wanting a low-cost retail route without the need for complicated development work,” said Lucky Masilela, AF Proxy Services Ltd CEO. This exciting and enabling domain name registration outlet was relaunched at the Africa DNS Forum organised by AfTLD in Cotonou, Benin, this week. This is an annual forum attended by leading African domain name industry stakeholders. “Our dynamic and intuitive registrar website and reseller-based administrative portal was developed/designed to improve the reseller experience,” says Mr. Masilela . Delegates attending the DNS Forum in Cotonou also noted that the dotAfrica extension, which is Africa’s new home on the World Wide Web, recently passed the 16 000 domain name registration milestone. “No doubt, *AF Proxy* has opened up a whole new reseller market, which is expected to deliver more excellent results over the coming years following this most recent upgrade,” says Mr. Masilela . The benefits of the .africa domain name for brand owners and other .africa domain name holders include showcasing the brand and its commitment to the continent. In addition, .africa can help brands to establish a home for Africa-specific products and services while expanding the brand's regional influence. The acquisition of valuable online real-estate in a fast-growing and high-potential market can also be achieved with a .africa domain name. Mr Masilela added that the AF Proxy platform will also enable RaRs/Resellers to provision the ZAdotCity domain names of dotjoburg, dotcapetown and dotdurban. Briefly, the *www.AFProxy.africa* <http://www.AFProxy.africa> domain registration platform allows a non-ICANN Accredited Registrar to integrate with its domain management system to provision domain names in the dotAfrica gTLD and the ZAdotCity domains using the default Proxy Registrar. “All users of the AF Proxy service become resellers of AF Proxy Registrar which is a smart solution aimed at boosting new dotAfrica gTLD domain name registrations,” concludes Mr Masilela. *Distributed by APO Group on behalf of ZA Central Registry.* *Media Contact: * Name: Kgomotso Mosenogi Title: Head of Corporate Communications Email: Info(a)AFProxy.africa / CorporateComms(a)AFProxy.africa -- *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*

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Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by Grace Bomu 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Listers, Trending story that raises among other questions: health data without data protection laws; the status and utility of NOFBI and of course, public spending. -------------------------------------- A local IT firm is on the spot over delayed implementation of the country’s Healthcare Information Technology system, 10 months after it was awarded the contract at a cost of Sh4.7billion. Seven Seas Technologies is unable to explain their inability to complete a multi-billion shilling project that sought to centralise data centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to senior officials at the Ministry of Health. Senior ministry officials have downplayed the matter, although medics at the radiology department decry work inefficiencies occasioned by system installation delays. Read on here <http://A local IT firm is on the spot over delayed implementation of the country’s Healthcare Information Technology system, 10 months after it was awarded the contract at a cost of Sh4.7billion. Seven Seas Technologies is unable to explain their inability to complete a multi-billion shilling project that sought to centralise data centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to senior officials at the Ministry of Health. Senior ministry officials have downplayed the matter, although medics at the radiology department decry work inefficiencies occasioned by system installation delays.> -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [programme-announce-il] ** INVITING APPLICATIONS for the 2018 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Programme **
by Barrack Otieno 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

Listers, For your information, attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Niel Harper <harper(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 11:23 PM Subject: [programme-announce-il] ** INVITING APPLICATIONS for the 2018 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Programme ** To: "programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org" < programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its 2018 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF Ambassadors will gain valuable insight and experience through their exposure to a range of stakeholders and discussions from numerous disciplines across the Internet ecosystem, and ultimately benefit from their immersion in the IGF week of activities. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there are no negotiated outcomes, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise. *2018 IGF AMBASSADORS PROGRAMME* Ambassadorships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following: *** **13th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), November 11-14 November, 2018 in Paris, France *** *INFORMATION AND APPLICATION LINKS* Information about the IGF Ambassadors programme and the application links for First-Time and Returning Ambassadors can be found at the below link: https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/igf-ambassadors/ *SELECTION TIMELINE* *2 July, 2018* Open Call for Applications *22 July, 2018* Close Call for Applications *3 August, 2018* Notify Successful Candidates I encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet governance and policy activities of the IGF. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at *harper(a)isoc.org* <harper(a)isoc.org>. Regards, ----------------------------- *Niel Harper* Director, NGL & Fellowships Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA 20190 Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter @ISOC_NextGen <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen> _______________________________________________ Programme-announce-il mailing list Programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/programme-announce-il -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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The Sixth Africa DNS Forum to take place in Cotonou, Benin www.dnsforum.africa
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Listers, On 3-5 July, the sixth Africa DNS Forum <https://dnsforum.africa/> will take place under the theme “Building a Sustainable Domain Name Industry in Africa” in Cotonou, Benin. The Forum is co-organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD <http://aftld.org/#&panel1-1>), and AfRegistrar <http://afregistrar.org/>. It will be hosted by the Regulatory Authority of Communications Electronics in Benin (ARCEP <https://www.arcep.fr/>). This year's forum follows on the success of the preceding forums, held in Durban, South Africa (2013), Abuja, Nigeria (2014), Nairobi, Kenya (2015), Marrakech, Morocco (2016), and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2017). Over the past six years, the Africa DNS Forum has become an important annual event, bringing together regional players and world experts in the DNS field to share experiences, best practices, and provide updates on developments in the domain industry. This year's three-day event builds on the takeaways from the previous one, and addresses key issues that directly concern the regional industry. Among this year's topics are data protection and privacy, registry and registrar platform development, Internationalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance initiatives in Africa, and investment opportunities in the Africa DNS industry. Moreover, on 6 July, the African Internet community will celebrate 20 years of Internet Governance in Africa <http://internethistory.africa/>. Representatives of ICANN leadership as well as the Internet pioneers of Africa will come together for the celebrations in Benin, twenty years after the first African Internet Governance Forum was held in Benin in 1998. The anniversary will be marked by a day-long event themed “An Efficient Governance of Internet in the Service of Africa Development.” Representatives of ICANN, Internet Society (ISOC), local governmental authorities, United Nations Development Programme, Internet pioneers of Africa, and more will be partaking in the event. For more information on the event, visit www.internethistory.africa. The first week of July will allow the regional Internet stakeholders to celebrate and reflect back upon the journey of the Internet in Africa, and discuss ways to improve the Internet penetration rates, online business opportunities, and participation in the global Internet Governance across the continent. We look forward to both events that will give us the opportunity to once again convene with our African stakeholders. For registration and more information on the Africa DNS Forum, visit www.dnsforum.africa. Kindly note that you can participate remotely. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Young Scientists Kenya: INVITATION: YSK NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION; 5TH & 6TH July 2018, KICC TSAVO BALL ROOM
by WANGARI KABIRU 02 Jul '18

02 Jul '18

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The Economist: Netflix lessons to The FAANGS
by WANGARI KABIRU 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

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