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Re: [kictanet] 6, 000 primary schools picked for free laptop project
by Dennis Kioko 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

The president, in his speech yesterday, says that of the 10 schools identified for laptops per constituency, those without power will be connected to the grid as part of the laptops for school program - http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/kenyatta's-madaraka-day-speech-touches-on-konza,-wifi,-laptops,-start-ups,-electricity On Saturday, 1 June 2013, Barrack Otieno wrote: > I agree Muchiri plus KiCTANET and Ministry of Information members. However > we need to know who is coordinating this project or is it a secret? any > lurkers in he know? > > Best regards > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri(a)semacraft.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'muchiri(a)semacraft.com');> > > wrote: > >> Stakeholders I'd suggest are Kenya Primary School Heads Association, KIE, >> Kenya Publishers Association, Kenya Parents Teachers Association, Ministry >> of Education, Universities with teacher training programmes, civil society >> organizations working in the basic education space such as Uwezo, National >> Taxpayers Association etc and donors that fund programs related to primary >> education. Some way of incorporating feedback from the general public would >> be useful and media should be included as part of a process of this nature >> as both stakeholders and partners in dissemination. Any critical >> stakeholder I've missed? >> >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Muchiri Nyaggah >> @muchiri >> Cell: +254 722 506400 >> Skype: mrmuchiri >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 6:16 PM, John Matogo <jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu>wrote: >> >> Hi Edith. >> Thanks for the link, I will check it out. I am looking for action now. >> >> In messages below some colleagues are mentioning that we need to have a >> stakeholders workshop. I offer to host such a workshop. Edith will you buy >> the tea and Mandazi ;-) >> >> Who are the stakeholders? >> >> Let us get moving. Have a great weekend. >> >> Regards. >> >> John Matogo >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >> John,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I may add, your point on avoiding “pilotosis” is actually one of the key >> lessons highlighted in the book.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Edith**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera= >> idrc.ca(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Edith Adera >> *Sent:* May 31, 2013 3:13 PM >> *To:* Edith Adera >> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] 6, 000 primary schools picked for free laptop >> project**** >> >> ** ** >> >> John,**** >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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CEOs
by Paul Roy 30 May '13

30 May '13

Hello Listers, I have a little request, could the CEOs of the below companies kindly little r me urgently. Virtual City - AkiliAfrica - Ascribe Limited - Bernsoft Interactive- 3mice - Technobrain Limited - Neptune - TurnKey business systems - thank you. -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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NGO moves to court to stop free laptop for schools project
by Grace Githaiga 30 May '13

30 May '13

A lobby group has moved to court to stop the government from issuing laptops to pupils joining class one in all public schools claiming the gadgets will cause harm to the environment. Green Hand Organization ( GHO) raised concern that if the programme is implemented at once, the right to clean and healthy environmentenshrined in the constitution will be threatened. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000084818&story_title=green-hand…

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Re: [kictanet] 6, 000 primary schools picked for free laptop project
by Cleophas Barmasai 30 May '13

30 May '13

But we forget that promises must be kept. Time is ticking and 100 days is such a short time. Jubilee must work at a plan somehow. Cleophas dmakali(a)yahoo.com wrote: This project is fraught with too many challenges and the jubilee admin should not proceed as if its survival and life depends on it. A radical decision needs to be made otherwise it will turn out to be its greatest undoing, and a political weapon. There is urgent need for a reality check. If it was left to me, I would bury it overnight. Damn the political consequences. Reason must prevail over populism and sentimentalism. How many more urgent neeeds are there to fix our primary education - frm teachers to classrooms and basic things before you climb up the technology ladder? Elementary things first. Let's equip all secondary schools with computer labs before we escalate that to primary schools in the next phase (5yrs down the road) Makali Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 12:01:03 To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] 6, 000 primary schools picked for free laptop project _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.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 https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/cbarmasai%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.

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Open Data Initiative being frustrated, says Matiang’i - Business_News - nation.co.ke
by S.M. Muraya 30 May '13

30 May '13

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Open-Data-Initiative-being-frustrated…

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Connected Summit highly sponsored by International tech giants
by Rebecca Wanjiku 30 May '13

30 May '13

This week, the talk is about Connected Kenya Summit. There are more than 400 private and public sector folks to discuss ways to improve Kenya. The summit has cost more than Ksh 50 million. The ICT Board may not have raised the whole amount, maybe less than sh 8 million. The majority of the money is from sponsors. Look at the link on sponsors page of Connected Kenya, what do you see? These are mostly international companies? How do they make money? Read more...... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyas-connected-summit-heavily-funded-by-…

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Chipuka for smartphone users
by robert yawe 30 May '13

30 May '13

Hi, A leaked memo from the Kenya ICT Board indicates that they are at an advanced stage of launching a certification program for smart phone users, this has been necessitated by complaints emanating from telephone companies sent to CCK about users who send emails to the wrong people, leave their Bluetooth on which result in drained batteries and forgetting to turn off 3G streams thereby exhausting their data bundles. The source of this leak cannot be published so as to protect their identity and also because they are not mandated to make statements on behalf of the organisation, in a related issue the Governors Steering Committee on Revenue Collection has proposed that the Chipuka Smartphone Users course be a mandatory certification that all seen carrying a smartphone must get, they intend to introduce a bylaw to enforce this and a fine of not less than 5,000/- be charged to anyone found using a smartphone without the certification. On a less serious note, the government intends to spend 22 billion to acquire and role out 425,000 laptops where 28,000/- will be spend on the laptop itself and 23,750/- used to support each laptop which will include the training of 50 youths to develop content for the laptops. There is yet no budget for training of teachers but the amount includes purchase of solar panels at 20,000/- each, to reduce costs it has been proposed that each panel be shared between 2 laptops (Samsung laptop has built in solar panel). How many of you lister's, including the laggards, has a certification for using a smartphone? The cabinet secretary responsible for Information, Communication, and Technology should urgently provide technical assistance to the cabinet secretary for Education before he turns this noble project into the largest scandal the country has ever seen. Regards PS. How can we participate in making sure that this initiative meets its objective? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 May '13

29 May '13

For the last five years, there has been a common chorus among local tech companies; they want more of the large government contracts. We all want a piece of that large cake. Most of the money spent on government tech projects has gone to large corporations like Oracle, SAP, IBM etc. With the big budgetary requirements, many companies are locked out of these projects. The talk of technology transfer has been on for so long but the international companies just set up local branches, poach the guys from the local companies and move on. Its a competitive environment and the options look minimal. Read more....... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyan-tech-companies-seek-more-involvemen…

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Re: [kictanet] IEBC Voting Day Technical Audit
by Walubengo J 29 May '13

29 May '13

@Mwangi, Two things. 1. IEBC cannot purpot to audit themselves. Same thing as cops trying to investigate themselves - they will try to cover their xyz. 2. I think it would be some unnecessary distraction at this moment in time to do an independent audit. My take is that we have some independent audit much later - say a year before the next election as a way of "lessons learnt" rather than now where the audit action maybe misinterprated to mean "whom do we blame". In such circumstances, IEBC officials will naturally be protective rather than facilitative. walu. ------------------------------ On Tue, May 28, 2013 8:46 PM AST (Arabian) Mark Mwangi wrote: >Listers, > >Now that the elections are long over and nation building is ongoing, is >there an Audit being prepared by the IEBC to explain exactly what happened. >If there is none then why not? > >Are we to accept that the billions spent are gone and accept the results of >the wastage? > >-- >Regards, > >Mark Mwangi > >markmwangi.me.ke

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Kenyan Tech companies seek moreinvolvement in govt projects (Rebecca Wanjiku)
by etinickm＠yahoo.com 29 May '13

29 May '13

Listening to the conversation at Connected Kenya 2013 Summit, Smaller Kenyan ICT Firms are find it hard to access capital for growth. Funding is largley from friends and family. How then can they compete with Multinationals. The Government could create a procurement quota system for local firms. Etinick Mutinda ICDL Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+etinickm=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:25:10 To: Etinick Mutinda<etinickm(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 72, Issue 108 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. Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects (Rebecca Wanjiku) 2. Re: Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects (Conrad Akunga) 3. Re: IEBC Voting Day Technical Audit (Daniel Mbugua) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 03:25:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects Message-ID: <1369823110.97449.YahooMailNeo(a)web162703.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" For the last five years, there has been a common chorus among local tech companies; they want more of the large government contracts. We all want a piece of that large cake. Most of the money spent on government tech projects has gone to large corporations like Oracle, SAP, IBM etc. With the big budgetary requirements, many companies are locked out of these projects. The talk of technology transfer has been on for so long but the international companies just set up local branches, poach the guys from the local companies and move on. Its a competitive environment and the options look minimal. Read more....... ? http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyan-tech-companies-seek-more-involvemen… -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130529/5c5a0d…> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 05:12:10 -0700 (PDT) From: "Conrad Akunga" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> To: "Rebecca Wanjiku" <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects Message-ID: <1369829529596.d51482b@Nodemailer> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" If local companies are as good as they fondly believe to be, why should they want preferential treatment? ?I would think a more robust solution is for unnecessary barriers to entry like "10 million turnover" and "8 years audited accounts" be removed so that everyone competes on a level playing field. ?Mediocrity lies at the end of any road when any criteria other than A Game is considered.? ? On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > For the last five years, there has been a common chorus among local tech companies; they want more of the large government contracts. We all want a piece of that large cake. > Most of the money spent on government tech projects has gone to large corporations like Oracle, SAP, IBM etc. With the big budgetary requirements, many companies are locked out of these projects. > The talk of technology transfer has been on for so long but the international companies just set up local branches, poach the guys from the local companies and move on. Its a competitive environment and the options look minimal. > Read more....... > ? > http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyan-tech-companies-seek-more-involvemen… -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130529/c15efd…> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:26:18 +0300 From: Daniel Mbugua <danjuguna2(a)gmail.com> To: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IEBC Voting Day Technical Audit Message-ID: <CANR1Hf_JCp=K7miN9DPCG2zmY6jeh_E5VBruONGVET5eK9x3vg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Ali +1 On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt < andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: > The longer you wait with an audit, the more difficult it will be to do > (never mind the whole 'accepting and moving on' propaganda). And if you > wait until a year before the next election, you deliberately cut down the > time you have to fix anything. > > On 29 May 2013 08:39, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> Walu >> >> I respectfully disagree. >> >> The Emperor was found to be naked. So let the emperor be cleansed and new >> clothes provided to ensure that going forward no one can claim that the >> emperor was naked when he wasn't. And we need not wait for a year before >> the elections. This needs to be done now and tested in the myriad of by >> elections that are inevitable through petitions etc. >> >> This country must live up to its hype of being the ICT Hub for Africa. >> >> The IEBC needs to be cleansed. This wasn't an issue of technology failing >> but the leadership failing. An audit need not stop at IT Systems as in my >> humble opinion that is a red herring. >> >> My two cowrie shells. >> >> Ali Hussein >> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd >> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd >> >> +254 713 601113 >> >> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On May 29, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> @Mwangi, >> >> Two things. >> >> 1. IEBC cannot purpot to audit themselves. Same thing as cops trying to >> investigate themselves - they will try to cover their xyz. >> 2. I think it would be some unnecessary distraction at this moment in >> time to do an independent audit. >> >> My take is that we have some independent audit much later - say a year >> before the next election as a way of "lessons learnt" rather than now where >> the audit action maybe misinterprated to mean "whom do we blame". In such >> circumstances, IEBC officials will naturally be protective rather than >> facilitative. >> >> walu. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Tue, May 28, 2013 8:46 PM AST (Arabian) Mark Mwangi wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> >> Now that the elections are long over and nation building is ongoing, is >> >> there an Audit being prepared by the IEBC to explain exactly what >> happened. >> >> If there is none then why not? >> >> >> Are we to accept that the billions spent are gone and accept the results >> of >> >> the wastage? >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Mark Mwangi >> >> >> markmwangi.me.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrea.bohnstedt%40ra… >> >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> > Publisher > > www.ratio-magazine.com > www.africa-assets.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/danjuguna2%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. > -- Kind Regards, Daniel Mbugua. Software Engineer Cellulant Kenya. Mobile No: 254-726-806777 * * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Connected KE what would you like to change?
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 May '13

29 May '13

I have been listening to sessions and I must confess that I am a bit underwhelmed by the quality of the discussions, yes, its a talkshop but I think its time the format needs a bit of changes and jiggling. Currently, sessions take place at one big hall and the level of interaction is not that high, yesterday morning sessions did not take questions from the participants but later on they did. Read more... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/connected-kenya-reforming-the-talkshop/

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Devolution to hinder digital migration
by robert yawe 29 May '13

29 May '13

Hi Listers, A statement by the Governor of Muranga county is concerning, he says the county is to put up its own TV and Radio station, if they install an analogue system and the other counties do the same then what is the fate of the digital migration deadline? The entire process will have no effect if only the 48th county (National Government, which is virtual) decides to implement the requirements of the migration. However much we keep talking about the international migration deadline how do we shutoff a station that is still transmitting in analogue? Unlike an migration say to IPv6 which can be effected worldwide the same is not possible with TV broadcast signals. With the issues of autonomy being propagated by the governors, it will only be a matter of time before they declare frequencies allocation and operations a devolved function. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Shared fiber optic infrastruture
by robert yawe 29 May '13

29 May '13

Hi, http://ictafrica.info/FullNews.php?id=9234 Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Exploring the ICT Board Budget
by Grace Githaiga 28 May '13

28 May '13

The internet has been poor at Connected KE, which is good because it makes people concentrate more and not look at their laptops and phones and are not as cranky, I am sure folks at Orange and KDN, who are connectivity sponsors have their reasons. I got too read the ICT Board progress report and the total expenditure for the year ending June 2011 is interesting. The board’s expenditure for 2009/2010 was Ksh 888.8 million while for the 20102011 the total was Ksh 1.9 billion. How about that for growth. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/sideshows-exploring-the-ict-board-budget/

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Sh74 billion needed to bridge Kenya’s yawning digital divide
by Grace Githaiga 28 May '13

28 May '13

Kenya must spend at least Sh74 billion to supply telecommunication services to the marginalised parts of the country.Data compiled by the Communications Commission of Kenya indicates that 72 per cent of all Kenyans do not have access to internet services, 11 per cent do not have access to voice services while 90.5 per cent of former sub-locations do not have a post office. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Sh74-billion-needed-to-bridge-Kenyas-…

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IEBC Voting Day Technical Audit
by Mark Mwangi 28 May '13

28 May '13

Listers, Now that the elections are long over and nation building is ongoing, is there an Audit being prepared by the IEBC to explain exactly what happened. If there is none then why not? Are we to accept that the billions spent are gone and accept the results of the wastage? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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How Digital is our Government?
by Walubengo J 28 May '13

28 May '13

With a relatively youthful cabinet, the government formed by an equally youthful Jubilee coalition complete with a "digital" manifesto, Kenyans are eager to reap the dividends. Talk of going digital is high on government agenda - which is a welcome continuation of what the previous government had tried to pursue over the last ten years. But do we all have the same understanding of what digital government is? Does reading government speeches from a Touch-pad imply the government is digital? Or is it about having high-ranking government officials being active on social media like Facebook and twitter? Perhaps, for many others, digital government may simply imply giving laptops to standard one pupils. So what exactly is digital government? read more @ http://tinyurl.com/nocr9je thought folks at connected government summit in MSA may wish to interrogate this... walu.

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'Things I don't want to hear at Connected Government'
by Andrea Bohnstedt 28 May '13

28 May '13

http://www.kachwanya.com/things-i-dont-want-to-hear-at-connected-kenya-2013…

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What's your take? Is Kenya Power justified in demanding a rise in tariffs? How about the new reports of freezing new connections?
by Ali Hussein 27 May '13

27 May '13

Listers Kenya Power is said to freeze new connections. Who is right? Should the government allow Kenya Power to operate without interference? Should the government fully liberalize the energy sector like it did the Telco sector? It is said that Egypt's power costs are 50% Kenya's. is this really true? Are there government subsidies attached to this? The issue of power in this country needs to urgently be addressed or we can kiss goodbye to vision 2030. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kenya-Power-now-freezes-n… Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Here you go......
by Eric Osiakwan 25 May '13

25 May '13

http://m.europe.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323975004578503350402434… Eric here Sent from my iPhone

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S.Africa police website hacked, informers exposed
by Grace Githaiga 24 May '13

24 May '13

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/S-Africa-police-website-hacked-informer…

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Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified?
by Ali Hussein 24 May '13

24 May '13

In a move that is likely to open up a new battlefront in the Digital TV migration saga in Kenya, CCK announces that it will not after all award a 3rd digital signal distributor license to Kenyan Broadcasters. Saying that the international regulatory environment has since changed and that it would be difficult to go ahead with the plan, the DG asked broadcasters to either partner with Signet, a subsidiary of KBC or buy shares in Pan African Network, the other distributor of digital signals. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/CCK-now-rules-out-third-digital-signa… The Media owners are definitely going to come out fighting. What's your take? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Kenya’s One Laptop Per Child Marketplace Center
by Walubengo J 23 May '13

23 May '13

Funny, this topic refused to go away. Anyone from Bungoma who can collaborate this beautiful pics @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallsolutionsbigideas with an even better write up below? ~~~~~~ In the Bungoma district, up in the hills one OLPC Kenya project has opened a marketplace center bringing their One Laptop Per Child XO programs to any child who comes. On weekends this center has been servicing 50 – 100 children since last January. For children to really become proficient in using technology for learning, school classroom allotted hours don’t fill the hunger that children have to master the technology. For these students who are able to come to their local marketplace center, hours spent on weekends accelerate learning and engagement. Children come at 9 o’clock in the morning don’t want to leave. There are not enough laptops for all children to have one to themselves. These children are good at collaborating. Now they are proficient enough to create Scratch animations, use Turtle Art, and Paint effectively and research issues on the internet. The leaders of the program are continuing to engage children in community concerns, using the laptop to interview, video, photograph and document local attitudes towards issues such as farming, HIV/AIDs, and trash disposal. This team led by Fred Juma Wakasiaka and Bonaventure Masika was started in 2009 building a program with a small number of XO laptops. Three years later they have a strong program with 6 – 8 trained teachers working in classrooms at three schools during the week, at the markeplace on the weekends. The access to the internet at the marketplace was helpful during last fall’s teacher strike, as students were able to download archived exams to prepare for their examinations. the center. walu.

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Internet Governance issues come out in the open in Kenya as Telkom Kenya & Google Clash
by Ali Hussein 23 May '13

23 May '13

Listers This is of interest to all those who intend to start or are in the business of creating and owning content online. This story which appears in the business daily highlights the pitfalls we face when business models start eroding and companies look for life lines without fully understanding what is disrupting their business models. This particular issue of telcos demanding that content providers like Google, Facebook and Ma3Racer pay them for access was a major bone of contention during WCIT12. So what you think? Should we all pay the Telcos for the right to allow them to give their customers access to their content online? If this succeeds what is to stop Telkom Kenya or any other Telco to demand that if I want my little blog to be accessed by their customers I need to pay them access charges? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Telkom-and-Google-clash-o… This is one of the reasons that Kenya didn't sign WCIT12. It is now interesting that the same argument is being raised by Telkom Kenya. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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PCK fights back
by robert yawe 23 May '13

23 May '13

Hi, I was at the Homes Expo at the KICC that started today and it was encouraging to see PCK with a stand encouraging people to take up mail boxes. Before any of you utopians start raising issues about door to door delivery should tell me whether they informed all their friends and relatives when they last moved house Later in the day I was at one of the large ICT distributors offices and was again pleasantly surprised to find a PCK van collecting parcels for delivery to various parts of the country, they seem to have replaced Securicor who for a long time was their preferred courier. Seems the new PMG is out to proof me wrong about his appreciation of the pivotal role that parcels and mail play in the survival of PCK. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 23 May '13

23 May '13

Bobby, We should ask the new ICT Secretary to explain if indeed this is true or Dr. Ndemo Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:11:43 To: robert yawe<robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Reply-To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced Really? Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:49:31 To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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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Presidential security to be outsourced
by robert yawe 23 May '13

23 May '13

Hi All, Sorry for the misleading subject of this post but the situation is the same with the issue below, why would the government decide to outsource its courier services to a private enterprise when it owns its own courier service PCK? This is a clear indication that all we got is a change of guard not thought. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696e

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Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified?
by Baiju Shah 22 May '13

22 May '13

Listers, Here is my 2 pence worth. If we have three networks then this could provide choice to the viewers on which network to buy customer premises equipment inorder to receive the signal. Do we have quality content available accept for DSTV, is there any alternative available? Best Regards Baiju in terms of the content offering Baiju Shah Managing Partner|Telemedia Africa Ltd Suite 12|Chaka Court | Argwings Kodek Road, P.O. Box 14556-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. T: +254 737 751409 | M: +254 787332247 E: baiju(a)tele2media.com On 22 May 2013, at 22:05, 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: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? > (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) > 2. Re: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? (Mark Mwangi) > 3. Re: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? (Sean Moroney) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:49 +0000 > From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk > To: "stephen Mutoro" <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award > a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > Message-ID: > <1497983642-1369238328-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1417766909-(a)b14.c1.bise7.blackberry> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Listers, > In my view, digital migration is "Free to air". A consumer should therefore not be required to join any subscription service in order to migrate. > > John Kariuki > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > -----Original Message----- > From: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:52 > To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Reply-To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a > 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… > > 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. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 +0300 > From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award > a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > Message-ID: > <CAH5fjciNQaZTKDf-9RsxGiMxTotLnsNkjSFimfdM1BzkidS2PA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Let us not try and make this a regulatory or policy issue what with > theorizing the pros and cons. Incumbent broadcasters are about to be stuck > with millions worth of obsolete equipment and a cartel that will be > worthless soon enough. it is this investment that they are fighting to > maintain a stranglehold on the industry. > > Its a commercial issue plain and simple. I would be amused if the CCK was > to hold its ground and find other stations to fill the incumbents shoes. > Nobody is indispensable. > > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:58 PM, <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Listers, >> In my view, digital migration is "Free to air". A consumer should >> therefore not be required to join any subscription service in order to >> migrate. >> >> John Kariuki >> Sent from my BlackBerry? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> >> Sender: "kictanet" >> <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:52 >> To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Reply-To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a >> 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… >> >> 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 >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%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. > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.me.ke >

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Laptops for Naked Kids
by Sam Gichuru 22 May '13

22 May '13

Interesting articles on the Laptop debate, Curious to hear your thoughts on this. http://techmoran.com/2013/05/22/kenya-government-to-burn-sh50-billion-on-la… -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Internet Governance Forum 2013 Website and Venue
by Barrack Otieno 22 May '13

22 May '13

Hi All The IGF2013 website is up and the url is www.igf2013.or.id . Venue for the IGF 2013 is the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center - BNDCC ( <http://baliconventioncenter.com> baliconventioncenter.com) A list of hotels is also available. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Should students be given laptops or e-readers?
by Grace Githaiga 22 May '13

22 May '13

Retailing for about Sh4,200 a piece, the Kindle 4 e-reader can carry thousands of books, lasts up to two weeks on a single charge and is relatively easy to use. The 2G/3G model costs Sh10,900. http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/…

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Would sorting out physical addressing lead to exponential growth in Nairobi?
by Andy G 21 May '13

21 May '13

So Nairobi is the most advanced city in East and Central Africa.... So JP Morgan has just been granted a licence to setup a rep office in Nairobi.... So most of the iNGO's and corporates have set up in Nairobi.... So Nairobi is the pioneer in alternative payment systems aka mPesa.... But does the lack of a physical addressing system stifle the potential in Nairobi? CCN previously tried address most buildings in town, but no one ever quotes the "22 Kimathi Street" when corresponding. A majority of tech startups in Kenya today are web based, with mobile technology (payment systems) providing an overwhelming support system. A friend once quoted as saying 95% of his online payments were on mobile money. We have lots of tech companies that have tried building solutions to make it easier for Nairobi's consumers.... from ordering food online, to shopping, to casual labour, to ticketing... name it. But the achilles heel always remains addressing. Where do i as a tech startup owner send your goods to in Buruburu once you have bought? Or if i have a party and order for drinks online, how does someone deliver in some flats named "Pearl apartments" deep in langata on a nodescript dirt road? Would perhaps naming of streets and physical addressing help solve lots of issues in Nairobi as well as create many mid level startups and thus jobs that we are so desperately seeking?

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Judgement in the Nairobi Law Monthly v Kengen Case
by Victor Kapiyo 20 May '13

20 May '13

Dear Listers, Here's the recent judgement by Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi in the case of Nairobi Law Monthly v Kengen. It is on Freedom of Information and Access focusing on the implications of Art. 35 of the COK for media, companies and state corporations. http://icj-kenya.org/index.php/resources/publications/legal-opinions?downlo… You can also read this article published in the DN on 18th May 2013 discussing the same: Kengen case ruling pushes State agencies to open up for scrutiny http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kengen-case-ruling-pushes-State-agenci… Cheers Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar *

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in county govts
by Barrack Otieno 20 May '13

20 May '13

Colleagues , Thank for your observation, the best question to ask is what can i do to change the prevailing circumstance as opposed to who is doing what, lets do what we can with the tools that are in our hands, mailing lists such as this one exist so that we can make our voices heard but we are all responsible for taking initiative, i think the issues beforend have been discussed over the last couple of years and it is time to act, the question is who is ready? we all come from counties and we know the needs therein, lets use the power of the Internet to harness resources that will make this a reality. Best Regards On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > Wangari et all, > Those are very good points raised and a good question indeed who is > representing ISOC-KE on this big occasion and what did members contribute > to make it be an ISOC-KE stand. Innovation you said and ISOC-KE should be > taking this seriously to the next level internet for all is our motto and > implementation for all should perfect it through ICT board where ISOC-KE > should be represented logically. Let our young ISOC-KE move with speed > through the office to address these issues with sobriety and focus to break > barries for development in the ICT world. > > Thanks > > Daniel O.Omondi > Dotto Computer Agency > P.O.Box 16753-00100 > Tel:+254-020-313939/38 > Cell:+254-722-756211 > E-mail:dottocomp@yahoo.com > Skype:dottocomp > Facebook:dottocomp > Nairobi,Kenya > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> > *To:* "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; " > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>; Grace Githaiga < > ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in > county govts > > > Happy Sunday! > > It will be interesting to see the outcome of the Summit (definitely > implemented over a period of time). > > > Who is going from ISOC? Do represent (ask for Whitesands Madafu!) with the > other 400delegates and keep us posted actively. > > ISOC initiatives may borrow from the CEO's views. Its time to get down to > what ICT can do i.e ICTs as an enabler even as more innovation are created > i.e ICT as a sector. > > I think of the ICTs as enablers as - nuclear energy discovered and stored > yet a country has massive power shortages or a bumper maize harvest kept in > the national silos yet citizens are starving." Ujinga " to our forefathers! > > There is so much hype and great stuff said to be developed however we > still have high poverty levels, massive inefficiencies, lack of access to > and expensive services and products, disease, hunger, lack of > employment.... > > At the end of the Summit, I expect coverage on How can ICTs be seen to > reverse this on a large scale across all key public sectors? - - What are > the impediments - human, capital or technical. " A ship is safe at the > habor, but that is not what it was made for!" i.e solving something or > adding value. > - Specific interlink actions by key sectors e.g Other Ministries to view > ICT as an enable versus just a stand alone Ministry > > > “This Summit is not about techie issues, neither is it an academic > exercise, it is very simply about how ICT can be deployed to make service > delivery more efficient to the every Kenyan,” said Paul Kukubo, chief > executive of Kenya ICT Board. > “It is about national strategies and policies and how they can contribute > to enhanced service delivery to the county citizen. It is about service, > using ICT as an enabler.” > With eight out of every ten Kenyans having access to mobile telephony, the > device has gone beyond the traditional call and text functions. > Mobile phones can now be used to provide financial services such as money > transfer, payment of utility bills and shopping. > Kenyan techies have developed multiple applications in education, > agriculture and health; and the government now plans to ride on country’s > high mobile penetration to provide services..." > > Have a pleasant day. > > 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 *Sat, 18/5/13, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in county > govts > To: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, " > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> > Date: Saturday, 18 May, 2013, 22:08 > > Stakeholders in the ICT industry converge in Mombasa next week to take > stock of Kenya’s developments in the technology scene and develop a > strategy to deepen digitisation of government operations. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/ICT-summit-to-chart-way-f… > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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JOB OPENING-KU CONFERENCE CENTRE
by charles nduati 20 May '13

20 May '13

hi All, Kindly ask your contacts to apply before Friday 24/05/13 for food and beverage manger and food and beverage controller as per attached job requirements. Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI DIRECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT -KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,

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Re: [kictanet] Would sorting out physical addressing lead to exponential growth in Nairobi?
by Ali Hussein 20 May '13

20 May '13

Andrea Yup. I agree with you. Thats a case of businesses operating DESPITE the Government. Very ingenious rather. However, if you really really want to scale your business unfortunately this needs to be with infrastructure in place working to assist businesses. And in this case physical addressing and (yes) Postal Services for fulfillment is not substitutable. Amazon and ebay would have been dead as dodos by now if those were not in place. Or maybe not...Maybe they would have found a way around it. I don't know. It would however increase the cost of doing business as it is in Africa. Regards *Ali Hussein* *CEO, 3mice interactive media ltd* *Partner, Telemedia Africa Ltd * Tel: +254713601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com 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 Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Andrea Bohnstedt < andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: > Ask the people who deliver things? > > Naked Pizza and Hashmi have stored my address with my phone number - and > yes, it contains my formal street address plus the details on how to find > it. When I place an order, they reconfirm that I'm still at the same > address. Plus their delivery person usually has my phone number with him > just in case he gets lost (yay for technology - and pizza, obvs). > > I think it's a bit more tedious the first time you order when you have to > give detailed directions - but if a company is smart and saves those, then > that cuts down on processing time with each additional order. > > On 20 May 2013 12:49, Andy G <andy.gesora(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> So Nairobi is the most advanced city in East and Central Africa.... So JP >> Morgan has just been granted a licence to setup a rep office in Nairobi.... >> So most of the iNGO's and corporates have set up in Nairobi.... So Nairobi >> is the pioneer in alternative payment systems aka mPesa.... >> >> But does the lack of a physical addressing system stifle the potential in >> Nairobi? CCN previously tried address most buildings in town, but no one >> ever quotes the "22 Kimathi Street" when corresponding. >> >> A majority of tech startups in Kenya today are web based, with mobile >> technology (payment systems) providing an overwhelming support system. A >> friend once quoted as saying 95% of his online payments were on mobile >> money. We have lots of tech companies that have tried building solutions to >> make it easier for Nairobi's consumers.... from ordering food online, to >> shopping, to casual labour, to ticketing... name it. But the achilles heel >> always remains addressing. Where do i as a tech startup owner send your >> goods to in Buruburu once you have bought? Or if i have a party and order >> for drinks online, how does someone deliver in some flats named "Pearl >> apartments" deep in langata on a nodescript dirt road? >> >> Would perhaps naming of streets and physical addressing help solve lots >> of issues in Nairobi as well as create many mid level startups and thus >> jobs that we are so desperately seeking? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrea.bohnstedt%40ra… >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> > Publisher > > www.ratio-magazine.com > www.africa-assets.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > 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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Taxation of IT equipment
by Edith Adera 20 May '13

20 May '13

Listers, Does anyone know if tax is levied on used IT equipment - for this case Wireless Antennas? Pls let me know. Edith

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Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Safaricom's Super Profits
by Edith Adera 20 May '13

20 May '13

Alison, This provides some interesting insights. To what extent is consumer behaviour a factor in the equation here? Kenyans seem to be very peculiar. For e.g. the Ghanaian market seems to have different consumer behaviour resulting in very vibrant tariff offerings lowering prices compared to Kenya and consumers move to other networks when unsatisfied, we simply don't, why? So in Ghana you have MSPs tripping over each other offering all sorts of incentives - so you have a semblance of true competition. I wonder what your RIA results for Ghana show over the past decade? RIA may want to explore a qualitative study (if you haven't already done so) to accompany your current analysis to explain the numbers and trends with a human face. Indeed, I look forward to the results of your study on Kenya (with some comparative analysis) and the face2face interaction. I do hope you will have a structured debate on KICTANET once you study results are out. Edith From: Alison Gillwald [mailto:agillwald@researchictafrica.net] Sent: May 18, 2013 10:11 PM To: Ali Hussein Cc: Edith Adera; KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; alice(a)apc.org Munyua; Christoph Stork; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; Margaret Nyambura Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Safaricom's Super Profits Interesting discussion! In response to Ali's comments I would point out that infrastructure industries are by nature imperfect markets because of the bottleneck facilities or natural monopoly elements in them. That is why we need effective regulation of them. It is true that privatisation turned the old PSTN around, but it was also able to exploit its incumbency. The dominance of historical incumbents of the backbone facilities or even just the significant market power that Safaricom has leveraged off that in the mobile market makes it very difficult to compete in any of these markets, especially when Safaricom is able further to leverage its scale in the marker to extend it scope with new services and applications - especially killer applications such as Mpesa, as mentioned - and not very attractive for new market entrants. Competitors really require their strategies to be disruptive if they are going to succeed in such entrenched markets, but even then this is very difficult as it requires the competitor to do something that the dominant operator cannot simply emulate. Celtel/Zain tried this with the one network, which was good for consumers in that it ended roaming charges across East Africa (and indeed their extended networks into central and west Africa) and had it worked might have given Zain's mobile money offering at the time the step up it needed to compete in the early days of Mpesa, but Safaricom responded to this threat by joining forces with the dominant operators in Uganda and Tanzania to offer free roaming across their networks and the rest, as they say, is history. Bharti Airtel tried to disrupt the market with its low cost mobile business model across its African markets as it had done successfully in India, but even the significant call termination (monopoly element) rate reductions did not enable it to do so (and the moratorium on rate reductions did not help). Yet our RIA data shows that although Safaricom's mobile prices remain the most expensive, there has been considerable competitive pressure on them and they have reduced their prices significantly during the period of the glide path. And though there marketshare is marginally down, their traffic and profits are up (despite all the complaining)! (In Nigeria as someone mentioned, MTN's dominance of the market and pricing, without as significant interconnection regulation, has not been shaken at all and Airtel has not been able to disrupt that market with their low cost mobile model and is now very marginal there, while MTN too enjoys super-profits). On that score, I don't think super-profits of dominant players send positive signal to investors in regulated 'competitive' markets, especially if some players are close to exiting the market. I think it sends messages that the regulator or competition authority are not able to adjust the dominant ( possibly anti-competitive) behaviour of the incumbent and create a level playing field for new entrants for them to see a return on the investments within a reasonable period. And all that being said, what we are seeing in our analysis of price trends is a need to examine voice and data offering and pricing in relation to each other... in South Africa for example MTN has not entered into the price war on voice (other than through MTN zone, but their standard rates remain unchanged, while Vodacom is trying to undercut, CellC and 8ta) but they are very competitive on their data offerings, and their revenues streams are showing this - but of course even this is very difficult to measure externally as people are buying airtime for voice and loading it for data. We are working with our Kenyan network partners on an analysis on voice and data prices and regulatory implications, which they will be releasing shortly and should shed some light on this. And just to add that the regulator can only do what it can do in terms of implementing the law. If the solution lies in increasing competition (which probably won't address Safaricom's dominance on its own) or structural separation of the incumbent into a open access common carrier, with separate service offering, which is more likely to - but would raise all the risk of dismantling the economies of scope and scale (with the associated nework effects) of vertical integration that has enabled Safaricom's success in offering high value services to consumers - then policy makers will need to act, not the regulator (though they if they have a view I guess they could be more active in advising Government). Enough. Alison Alison Gillwald (PhD) l Executive Director: Research ICT Africa l 409 The Studios, Old Castle Brewery, 6 Beach Road, Woodstock, Cape Town 7925l l Tel: +27 21 4476332 Fax: +27 21 4479529 l Box 228, Green Point 8051 l Adjunct Professor UCT Graduate School of Business, Management of Infrastructure Reform and Regulation. See www.researchICTafrica.net<http://www.researchICTafrica.net/> for details on latest publications On 18 May 2013, at 7:14 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> wrote: Edith I don't believe this is a case only for the regulator. What happens when in a few years a new player becomes dominant again? The market isn't perfect but its the best we have. Regulation is part of this equation. But I don't think it should be used to break up companies or restrict them from operating because the competition proved too weak to compete. What do we think the monopolies commission in this country will do? Do we have any example of what they have done to curb so called monopolies? I'm not really so sure that this is a mandate of CCK to deal with. How does the CCK enhance competition? In this I think CCK is executing as well as they can. It is now upon the market to correct the inconsistencies and inefficiencies. In my unfinished post I meant to say for every Microsoft there is a Google lurking somewhere. What regulation and Government fails to correct the market surely will. Have we forgotten that Kencell at some point was leading the market and thought that the mobile phone was only for the elite? That Safaricom was part of the KP&TC (for those of you who don't remember that's Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Corporation) and that if you wanted a top up you had to go to a hole in the wall at Telecoms House to pay and then wait for a few hours for the airtime to be updated to your phone? Safaricom was unleashed through privatization and reinvented itself. Another one is lurking in the corner to eat Safaricom's lunch and that I will bet will not be any government regulation. It will be you and me who will finally vote with our wallets when we finally get a better alternative. Meanwhile, we continue to suffer - but clearly not in silence. :) Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On May 18, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> wrote: Well articulated Walu!! Time to hear from CCK? Wangusi? Matano and co? Edith From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: May 18, 2013 5:20 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; Christoph Stork; Alison Gillwald; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Safaricom's Super Profits True that, Ali, I also share your view in that ill-informed Regulatory intervention can cause more problems than what it expects to solve. For example, I would be uncomfortable with CCK slapping the internet market with Price controls similar to what we are seeing in the Energy sector. This could be counterproductive since the investors in the telco industry may suddenly feel the sector is no longer attractive. What I expect the Regulator to do instead is to enhance competition - which obviously exists only on paper - given Safaricom close to 75% market share. I recall the former Safcom CEO, MJ saying they should not be punished for working their way to the top of the industry but still dissect the implications of a dominant, almost monopolistic player to the overall economy. Perfect competition is known to have the highest social dividend in that users can move freely between suppliers, suppliers compete on price and so must be extremely efficient in their operations by being innovative, the move to the untapped markets (the unconnected) etc. A monopoly tends to do the opposite and dictates pricing since it knows you are going nowhere... Am really not sure what the Regulator should do to fix a market failure - which I think is what we have in the internet sector. But that is why we pay the DG and his Directors good money to tell us what they intend to do or are already doing to address this elephant in room. walu. ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum <mediaeditors(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>; Christoph Stork <christoph.stork(a)googlemail.com<mailto:christoph.stork@googlemail.com>>; Alison Gillwald <agillwald(a)researchictafrica.net<mailto:agillwald@researchictafrica.net>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Safaricom's Super Profits Edith and all Super profits and all I think that Safaricom is reaping from a field where others are blind (the analogy bring that it is the one eyed king). Safaricom is definitely extremely sensitive to product innovation and working towards engaging their customers more. However my suspicion is that they haven't even started scratching the surface. Quality issues aside if they really really started monetizing their most critical asset (real time customer information and habits) and started putting them to use they will easily double the super profits. Safaricom is 'suffering' from the Network effect. Loosely defined is the lethargy and lack of incentive for customers like you and I to move to another network even as we complain about it's arrogance. They have been so successful in keeping you in their gilded garden that for you to move means that you are literally pushing yourself out of n ecosystem that works reasonably week. I'm not sure whether this is a regulator issue as it is a Market issue. Or maybe a combination of both? That is a case study waiting to be written. The history of regulation is littered with Governments attempts and ultimate failure to break up monopolies created not out of Government action but by sheer entrepreneurial and management chops. Cases that come to mind include:- 1. The Anti Trust Laws of the late 1890s in the US that broke up Standard Oil into bits and pieces. It took less than 50 years for the offspring of that juggernaut to dominate again. 2. The attempted and almost successful break up of Microsoft by Government. It took the market to make Microsoft irrelevant. Google, Facebook, Amazon anyone? 3. Recent noi Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On May 18, 2013, at 1:23 PM, otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote: + 1 Walu, Speaking from an Internet Society perspective whose mission statement is the Internet for all, I think the Universal Access fund has to be used to create the right balance, I think too many Telcos are focusing on slicing Safaricoms Market share instead of venturing into the untapped and unprofitable market segments in the Bundu's, IMHO, therein lies the problem, we want to see whether the Universal Access fund board itasema, na itende. Best Regards Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com>> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:11 To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> Reply-To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com>> Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum<mediaeditors(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>; Christoph Stork<christoph.stork(a)googlemail.com<mailto:christoph.stork@googlemail.com>>; Alison Gillwald<agillwald(a)researchictafrica.net<mailto:agillwald@researchictafrica.net>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Safaricom's Super Profits _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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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Secrets of Safaricom’s Sh25bn profit and huge market share
by Grace Githaiga 18 May '13

18 May '13

N SUMMARYSmall investors hold a 25-per cent stake in the company, Vodafone Plc of the United Kingdom has 40 per cent and the Kenyan government owns 35 per centThe company’s total revenue stood at Sh124 billion (from Sh107 billion in 2012), meaning it has an average daily income of Sh336 million. This is the biggest daily turnover in Kenya and the region, according to Safaricom chief executive Bob CollymoreSafaricom was launched as a department of Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Corporation based on an analogue network http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Secrets-of-Safaricoms-super-profit/-/…

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ICT summit to chart way for digital services in county govts
by Grace Githaiga 18 May '13

18 May '13

Stakeholders in the ICT industry converge in Mombasa next week to take stock of Kenya’s developments in the technology scene and develop a strategy to deepen digitisation of government operations. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/ICT-summit-to-chart-way-f…

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Why I have a gripe with dishing out of Cabinet responsibilities
by Grace Githaiga 18 May '13

18 May '13

IN SUMMARYI would have preferred the ICT docket to remain under someone who was not nominated but had become synonymous with the sector, outgoing PS Bitange Ndemohttp://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/I-have-a-gripe-with-Cabinet/-/440808/1856480/-/hst1qmz/-/index.html

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Safaricom's Super Profits
by Edith Adera 18 May '13

18 May '13

Listers, Making or breaking records is fine (I've no problem with that). But what does it say when a company makes "super profits" as it's termed in economics? Are we getting the consumer price right? Is this the case of "market position and market power<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_power>"? Despite regulation, competition and trying to level the playing field etc, the Kenyan telecom market is still not right! It requires further research to unearth the sticky issues! why are consumer prices still so high? What's so "PECULIAR" about Kenyans as Michael Joseph once remarked? Reflective Edith

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FW: Safaricom's Super Profits
by Edith Adera 18 May '13

18 May '13

Listers, See response below from Dr Alison Gilwald who has been leading the studies I referred to in multiple African countries (about 25 countries) - I think we are onto something interesting here in trying to unearth what is going on in the Kenyan telecom market. See her email below. I'm glad that a lot of the people we know and are members of the list are involved in these comparative studies. Walu/Grace, I think we need a structured debate once the team has released the Kenyan study and policy brief (I hope they will have a face2face meeting in Kenya too). We need to have this debate and the new Cabinet Secretary clearly has his job cut out! We need to address this market imperfection that keeps consumer prices too high! Edith From: Alison Gillwald [mailto:agillwald@researchictafrica.net] Sent: May 18, 2013 6:55 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: alice(a)apc.org Munyua; Margaret Nyambura; Prof. T. Mwololo Waema; Christoph Stork; Enrico Calandro Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom's Super Profits Dear Edith You are absolutely right. The dominance of Safaricom (biggest market share of any competitive market in Africa I'm sure) and its ability to leverage for its mobile money services, allows it to extract these near-monopoly rents. Though our research does demonstrate the positive effects of mobile termination rate reductions in Kenya which have allowed smaller players to put pressure on it. We were putting together a policy brief on pre-paid mobile and broadband pricing (which we are finding increasingly need to be examined in relation to each other) with Alice Munyua and Margaret Nyambura in Cape Town last week at our research workshop, but it was not finalised before they left. Will follow up with them and Tim (we were expanding the pricing section in the Kenyan country report with Nyambura - and thought we could launch the report with the pricing policy brief), but perhaps we should fast track that. As more people move onto data services and the Internet, quality of service becomes a much greater issue. QoS is really the flip side of pricing. We are doing a pilot test in SA which is showing that no operators are delivering what they advertise and customers are paying for. We are hoping to roll this out to five more countries and are liaising with Michuki Mwangi at internet Society on this. Will keep you posted. Warm regards Alison Alison Gillwald (PhD) l Executive Director: Research ICT Africa l 409 The Studios, Old Castle Brewery, 6 Beach Road, Woodstock, Cape Town 7925l l Tel: +27 21 4476332 Fax: +27 21 4479529 l Box 228, Green Point 8051 l Adjunct Professor UCT Graduate School of Business, Management of Infrastructure Reform and Regulation. See www.researchICTafrica.net<http://www.researchICTafrica.net/> for details on latest publications On 18 May 2013, at 11:35 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> wrote: Barrack and Ngethe, I think otherwise. The super-profits seem to arise NOT from "real productivity gains" or "reward from entrepreneurship" but from monopolizing access to the market (e.g. mpesa has tied people to Safaricom; consumer behavior of not shifting despite number portability or poor quality of service as Barrack points out or high price of service or the availability of other money transfer options - etc etc etc). Here is where the "PECULIAR" behavior of Kenyans needs to be unearthed - We need to "peel off the mask" if I can borrow those words. So this has created some ARTIFICIAL "exclusivity" of Safaricom products creating monopolistic or oligopolistic tendencies in the Kenyan telecom market. So you cannot entirely blame Safaricom for this state of affairs, we need to get to the "kernel" of the issue to understanding why the Kenyan market seems to be so unique and consumer prices are just not coming down!! (maybe Kenya is not alone?) I would really like to hear from Research ICT Africa who have been carrying out consistent research studies (for the last 10 years or more) comparatively examining over 22 telecom markets in Africa (including Kenya) under the title "Telecommunication Sector Performance Reviews" (http://www.researchictafrica.net/publications.php) - our own Prof. Waema, Muriuki Mureithi, Dr Adeya have been leading the Kenyan studies. I have also copied Christorph Stork and Alison Gilwald, why Kenya is different? Would also be great to hear from Matano (CCK)? Edith -----Original Message----- From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk<mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk> [mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk<http://yahoo.co.uk>] Sent: May 18, 2013 11:48 AM To: Edith Adera; kictanet Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom's Super Profits Edith,Listers, Interesting questions raised.The results are not entirely unexpected and that is why,inter alia, CCK and Competition Authority were established. John Kariuki Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:38:42 To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk<mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk>> Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum<mediaeditors(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom's Super Profits _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options athttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40yahoo.co.uk 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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Why are companies in Africa - From Telcos to Big Ticket Retailers - blind to the immense possibilities of BigData?
by Ali Hussein 18 May '13

18 May '13

There is a lot of talk about Big Data but in Africa we are playing at the fringes of this immense opportunity. From Telcos to Big Ticket retailers to National Postal Services with immense customer information on behavioral trends we seem to just stop there. What is hindering us? Is this too much Mumbo Jumbo? What can we do to unlock this mindset and tap into the treasure trove awaiting us on the other side? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Where is Posta?
by robert yawe 17 May '13

17 May '13

If DHL can see opportunity in the local parcel business why not Posta? Regards PS. This agent is situated at Mugoya Shopping Center in South C Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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FW: e-invite to Table for two
by Edith Adera 16 May '13

16 May '13

Listers, You're all invited to "Table for Two" - see attached invite. Excellent concept run by youth to support the needy in society. Come support the youth to make a difference. Indeed, Kenyans are very innovative. You just need to unlock potential. Edith

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Participate in DOT’s virtual youth Unconference!
by Edith Adera 16 May '13

16 May '13

Listers, Participate in DOT’s virtual youth Unconference! DOT is hosting a youth-led DOT Youth & Learning Unconference this week in Nairobi, Kenya at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre. We would like to invite you to join us virtually on Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 as young people from throughout East Africa converge on Nairobi to engage with representatives from the public, private, financial, and academic sectors to discuss issues such as employment, entrepreneurship, gender, technology, and the digital divide. Many of the Unconference sessions will be streamed live at http://dotrust.org/unconference, and viewers will be able to participate in the discussions online and engage with attendees in Nairobi real-time. Virtual sessions include symposiums on ICT and Digital Literacy, Gender, as well as Youth & Change, in which young people from Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania will share their experiences and facilitate discussions with stakeholders, virtual participants, and scholars. Virtual Sessions: Opening Plenary – join live on Thursday May 16 at 9:00AM East Africa Time/2:00AM EST: http://j.mp/12zADF3 Introduction to the DOT Unconference – join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:30AM East Africa Time/3:30AM EST: http://j.mp/10G5XA7 Panel Discussion with Invited Scholars – join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:40AM East Africa Time/3:40AM EST: http://j.mp/17tcTI8 ICT and Digital Literacy Symposium – join live on Thursday May 16 at 1:30PM East Africa Time/6:30AM EST: http://j.mp/19rj3VS Gender Symposium – join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/13kaatT Youth Interview Panel – join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/18K3tXI Youth and Change Symposium – join live on Friday May 17 at 10:45AM East Africa Time/3:45AM EST: http://j.mp/10xMNLI Closing Plenary – including Peka Kucha presentations, discussion panel, and interview panel – join live on Friday May 17 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: http://j.mp/YUYhyA Follow the Unconference on Twitter: #DOTUnconf<https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23DOTUnconf> Digital Opportunity Trust on Twitter: @DigitalOppTrust<https://twitter.com/digitalopptrust>

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FW: Connected Kenya 2013 Summit: Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards
by Esther Muchiri 15 May '13

15 May '13

Listers - apologies for cross-posting. Innovators - please take advantage of this. <http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1113412947778.0.1102964298642.4175&ts=S0902&r=3 &o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif> Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards <http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs130/1102964298642/img/366.png> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEjW9IW9z_oQ6miOXedheA2kvQ8P8h5B78m 4U-d7PmtN46GCnthFt-2R2VKoQgT9FQdFBEIjHKV08SJ9qJ3gqb6nHo-W4YoqDRwtd24_k55FrEi X5hKLSmWY4FhweSbuHV-1nUayai_nn-HbnQD9a_6f30IJOSRcxdwAq_XsKNEgnRMypwkf4zAfQJQ BYryfwEryN2vQYIuXcMUo8vLJkPhaF4Msc_0TsLBoJ-_EnhA5grmYYAzumPaCt1dRPOjuFk1QGDv -4oYHEgJu2oMZlLPEoPjfbfvPxwTonQvL8g1oL44hiY9D6p_RtxQ54GSzz6TnwLDPlvpUNOAHsrK jGFL> www.ict.go.ke May 2013 Dear Esther Connected Kenya 2013: Google Innovation Pavilion and Awards <http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs085/1102964298642/img/262.png> The Innovation Awards at the Connected Kenya Summit have continuously provided a platform to showcase Kenyan companies that are contributing to improving productivity and efficiency in the country through ICT innovation. The Innovation Pavilion and Awards will this year be sponsored by Google. In addition to the awards, this year will include an innovation pavilion where innovators can exhibit their creative and life changing innovations. The selected finalists will both exhibit and receive an award from Google during the Connected Kenya Summit 2013. NOTE: Only complete applications will be considered. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEl4WGwNXFVBRmZC-TMrHJ67ALBtUkw7REr J9HD2T_Qx-zKDiNOuE3ksFxZ630mtThVoocPtwYqH400PlU51xYF9Yb4z4iJM3nRfJS6Z_trT_v1 is_3pjeAWAD5zDPtHiq4aXHHqeuc-WOzHqi5BygFeluzfXqv-Bm5M6vJfyv_XLe_E_ZrdZI5_G3U B3t-rKx9wsEZlXnuRJ3l2uX1A0zjsGkXhOViFUxipMJHlHMB3YaR3u02OEj_eDwdht1pspGpUipB PGGnihCUIHp5jjyq66DzRlef_14zixKTZNuvGXnGBhNAmNz8BzRQcuwbSoQdj2J6ju1qbiNZw_1D sg8DtpqSJxybz3M=> Click here for more information Submission deadline 19 May 2013 Quick Links <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEl4WGwNXFVBRmZC-TMrHJ67ALBtUkw7REr J9HD2T_Qx-zKDiNOuE3ksFxZ630mtThVoocPtwYqH400PlU51xYF9Yb4z4iJM3nRfJS6Z_trT_v1 is_3pjeAWAD5zDPtHiq4aXHHqeuc-WOzHqi5BygFeluzfXqv-Bm5M6vJfyv_XLe_E_ZrdZI5_G3U B3t-rKx9wsEZlXnuRJ3l2uX1A0zjsGkXhOViFUxipMJHlHMB3YaR3u02OEj_eDwdht1pspGpUipB PGGnihCUIHp5jjyq66DzRlef_14zixKTZNuvGXnGBhNAmNz8BzRQcuwbSoQdj2J6ju1qbiNZw_1D sg8DtpqSJxybz3M=> Register for Connected Kenya Summit 2013 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEAuzRUKKO7x5pYExad-G_klxZ_E7EkIx6l mPebqYiYGhzwKcyg5ucY3KnjV3aagDpXc35P_WcWbtVx_sDcvQZ7ORsIW0luiYnc5IH93ipTb7Dn yUHumsZFRkSRKaN7jM3P4VlD-u47d6NOctTL4cHwkd6Era68eUzbykJE_7v8U3L7Bnn-DcPcLzTT 9P_o_oPK5A94zwQhzJGC555zA8NoJreTOl0wSqo8_7b5vGXgPxFmwa3klhXK_HLUtIkOg5TlCvz7 LSSoUDfOwWg3PiRAD9pL-TRGCPAsR3e_A_hjx_6Isry_Kug8-2006GfMh1eJGHL56TarnzNglCUs 4duH> Submit Innovation Application <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVEjW9IW9z_oQ6miOXedheA2kvQ8P8h5B78m 4U-d7PmtN46GCnthFt-2R2VKoQgT9FQdFBEIjHKV08SJ9qJ3gqb6nHo-W4YoqDRwtd24_k55FrEi X5hKLSmWY4FhweSbuHV-1nUayai_nn-HbnQD9a_6f30IJOSRcxdwAq_XsKNEgnRMypwkf4zAfQJQ BYryfwEryN2vQYIuXcMUo8vLJkPhaF4Msc_0TsLBoJ-_EnhA5grmYYAzumPaCt1dRPOjuFk1QGDv -4oYHEgJu2oMZlLPEoPjfbfvPxwTonQvL8g1oL44hiY9D6p_RtxQ54GSzz6TnwLDPlvpUNOAHsrK jGFL> More On Us Stay connected! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVHN2GeB-UdeS3r2t0QNm0YfFmGShMLhTL1u DmkGEfr5JPEYtgeCUtLi2qpFzM3OBM3BiNuS1ThAWWaMYcziPWrp5RT6ENS048-UzxGVXrwWmnZv YH9rQ1Up> Follow us on Twitter @KenyaICTBoard <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVF5NN3ViGNvPHUExt-AaOzFGLz7JI1YREyW aOa1YbSulzJHPVvSeXYWuUYWL8kynChXi0nH3No9wakdgYiYB6xiulAfN8NFy6BMjFP5YUusAWyX VlJOS8W1DuZ10lLohrY=> Find us on Facebook facebook.com/KenyaICTBoard <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zipDF5_iXVFVz4QWD11GlA-kS_Xo-ZpxZRqbbfKMJpdA HLjLjB6ubS_12doRoF3yS8SEjpDKzoGb3H4hAaHNdgZ8Y8Ew1CSRQDUXMO3_xwhrk1TzVJHyemLp QPNLQEQviy0A1U01qZk=> View our videos on YouTube youtube.com/KenyaICTBoard <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=uvco&cc=TEM_News_245> This email was sent to emuchiri(a)andestbites.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001HTk7N6nZumI-XoU3ZZa304XB8 6mFyZhI&t=001xyUDAt0RRAOaO1FWjiyrrA%3D%3D&llr=s7ex7gdab> T | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp> . Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Fund for Internet Research Education (FIRE) Awards
by Paul M 15 May '13

15 May '13

AFRINIC is running an initiative that aims to encourage innovation in the African continent. More details can be found on http://fireafrica.org The deadline for submission on 31st May 2013. Here are the details of the Awards: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> Due to immense interest in the FIRE Programme Awards 2013, we are extending the deadline, again. We don’t want you to miss out, so here is your last opportunity to apply for the awards. >> >> The deadline for submission is now 31 May 2013! That gives you more than a month to apply. So get ready, and start applying. >> >> To join the select group of FIRE winners, you must apply for the 2013 Awards. The winner gets US$ 3,000. >> >> The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) is an initiative of AFRINIC, the regional Internet registry for Africa that aims to encourage innovation and find creative, accessible and acceptable solutions to Africa’s ICT challenges. >> >> Applications are open from 15 March 2013 to 31 May 2013. >> >> The FIRE Award will be given to initiatives “already completed or in their final implementation phase” and aligned to the funding categories and eligibility criteria 2013. There will be one winner for each category. >> >> Categories for 2013: >> >> Innovation on access provision: ICT access is a common issue in the African region, especially for services that require broadband connectivity. Innovative solutions offering low cost deployment, low power consumption and low maintenance that expanded fixed and mobile access to the Internet through new forms of technical and organisational arrangements as well as improved the quality of access based on issues of accessibility, disability and linguistic diversity. >> >> E-Development: The development, deployment and enhancement of content, applications and solutions to support timely and relevant information dissemination on a large scale using a range of network infrastructures through a variety of devices. >> >> Freedom of expression: Initiatives related to freedom of expression, freedom of association, privacy, security, consumer’s rights, new forms of intellectual property in the digital environment, and a wider range of issues related to Internet and human rights. >> >> In addition to the above categories, there will be a Community Choice Award category for the best social media campaign. The winner will be a project receiving the most number of votes from the community. >> >> For more information on the Award and application process, please contact: >> >> Vymala Thuron, fireprogram(a)afrinic.net and visit our website: www.fireafrica.org >> >> Visit our website: http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/903-fire-awards-deadline-extended-du… >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> [Version française] >> >> L’Award FIRE 2013 >> >> Chers Collègues, >> >> Vu l'intérêt suscitée par le Award du Programme FIRE 2013, AFRINIC a le plaisir de vous informer que la période de dépôt des candidatures est prolongée. >> >> Nous souhaiterions vous donner l'opportunité de remporter ce prestigieux prix, la date de soumission de vos projets est maintenant fixée au 31 mai 2013. >> >> Vous avez maintenant l'opportunite de soumettre votre candidature jusqu'au 31 mai 2013. N'attendez plus ! >> >> Vous contribuez à l’innovation des TIC en Afrique à travers vos projets? AFRINIC invite les organisations à soumettre des projets afin qu’ils soient considérés pour un Award de $ 3000. Rejoignez le groupe sélect des gagnants de l’Award FIRE maintenant. >> >> Les applications sont prolongées au 31 mai 2013. >> >> Les projets devront être déjà complétés ou en phase terminale, en ligne avec les catégories et critères d’éligibilités 2013. Un gagnant sera designe pour chaque categorie >> >> Catégories 2013: >> >> Innovation en matière d’accès: La problématique en matière d’accès est pertinente pour la région africaine plus spécifiquement pour la connectivite à haut débit. Des solutions peu coûteuses, à faible consommation énergétique et d’entretien facile sont requises afin d’étendre l’accès fixe et mobile à travers la mise en place de nouveaux dispositifs techniques et organisationnels ainsi qu’une amélioration de la qualité d’accès axée sur l’accessibilité, les difficultés d’accès et la diversité linguistique. >> >> E-Développement: Le développement, le déploiement et l’amélioration des contenus, d’applications et de solutions pour soutenir une diffusion opportune et pertinente de l’information à grande échelle à travers une large gamme d’infrastructures de réseaux et une variété de dispositifs. >> >> Liberté d’expression: Les initiatives liées à la liberté d’expression, à l’association, à la protection de la vie privée, à la sécurité, aux droits des consommateurs, aux nouvelles formes de propriété intellectuelle dans la sphère numérique ainsi qu’à un plus large éventail de questions liées à Internet et aux droits de la personne. >> >> De plus, un prix spécial est alloué à la meilleure campagne destinée aux réseaux sociaux suite à la sélection des gagnants par catégorie. Le gagnant sera celui qui recevra un maximum de votes de la communauté. >> >> Pour des renseignements additionnels veuillez contacter: >> >> Vymala Thuron, fireprogram(a)afrinic.net et visitez notre site web www.fireafrica.org >> >> Visitez notre site web: http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/903-fire-awards-deadline-extended-du… >> >> Regards/Cordialement,

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WTPF
by Alice Munyua 15 May '13

15 May '13

A good overview of the first day of the 5th ITU World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) currently taking place in Geneva. Focus is on Internet-related public policy issues. http://www.linguasynaptica.com/wtpf-13/ Best Alice

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