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Baku IGF interest in remote participation?
by Ory Okolloh 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Hi listers, Any interest in help set up a remote participation hub for the upcoming Baku IGF similar to the ones here<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/list-of-remote-hubs-2012>? If so, ping me off list. Cheers, Ory

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Inaugural DEMO Africa 2012 sets a precedent in bringing startup and innovation ecosystem actors together
by Brian Munyao Longwe 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

2012 DEMO Africa winners: mPawa, Flowgear, Qabila, Sasa Africa, Maliyo Games inaugural DEMO Lions Dennis Mbuvi October 27, 2012 0 Comments and 0 Reactions<http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/2012-demo-africa-winners-mpawa,-flow…> [image: DEMO Africa Lions] The first ever DEMO Africa Lions with DEMO Africa organisers. The five startups are headed to Silicon Valley.&nbsp;&nbsp; Five startups drawn from across Africa have made it to the inaugural group of DEMO Africa Lions. This comes after two days of more than 42 pitches at the event held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). DEMO is an annual event now held in five continents where startups apply to launch new products and solutions. The five startups will be heading to Silicon Valley where they will receive mentorship and exposure to potential investors. mPawa is based in Accra, Ghana and co-founded by Maxwell Kofi Efrem Donkor, Anthony Agyekum-Mensah, Nancy Neizer and Shadrack Boadu. The startup seeks to solve Africa’s jobless problem by focussing on the informal sector, which is the biggest employer in Africa. mPawa lists informal jobs such as carpenter’s on a portal where those who need such skills can find people to carry out their tasks. Maxwell says mPawa has already matched 2,000 job seekers in the previous 3 months, has raised $90,000 is looking to raise $100,000. (http://mpawa.com/https://twitter.com/mpawa_africa ) Flowgear, from Gauteng, South Africa was among the few startups targeted squarely at the Enterprise. Co-founded by Daniel Chilcott and JJ Milner, the startup is looking to exploit a $2.79 billion opportunity (Gartner, 2011) in the Cloud integration sector . Chilcott says the startup provides cloud management tools for firms allowing them to interconnect the different cloud solutions they have deployed, such Salesforce and SharePoint. Flowgear provides a codeless dashboard which allows a fast deployment. Drawings can also be imported from Visio and implemented in Flowgear. The SnapLogic competitor says its has received $ 200,000 funding to date. (http://flowgear.nethttps://twitter.com/flowgear ) Qabila is a multimedia content crowdsourcing platform based in Cairo, Egypt and co-founded by Mahmoud Elshafie, Perihan AbouZeid, Mostafa Saeed, Amar Abu Shady and Ahmad Fatehlab. Perihan says that Qabila came about as a platform to provide better content than what was been shown on Egyptian TV. The platform was founded almost around the Egyptian Arab spring and rose in popularity with the spring with their content being featured in Al Jazeera. Qabila currently has 20,000 contributors and current clients include the World Bank, UNESCO and UNDP. The startup has funded itself to date and is looking for an additional $250,000 in funding. (http://qabila.tv https://twitter.com/QabilaTv ) Sasa Africa is an ecommerce platform connecting offline craftsperson to online consumers. Through the use of a mobile phone, craftspeople upload their products through SMS and MMS. Consumers then find the various crafts on sasaafrica.com. After a product is bought and paid for, a crafts person then receives a text message. They then have 48 hours to take the product to a mobile money kiosk where they are also able to collect their payments. The startup currently retails jewellery. Sasa Africa has so far been in testing and plans to launch in the coming week. Based in Nairobi, Kenya and founded by Ella Peinovich, Catherine Mahugu and Gwendolyn Floyd, the startup predicts to have 600 retailers by end year and 3500 products. Sasa Africa has raised $125,000 through grants and prizes and is looking at raising $500,000. SasaAfrica target is 84 percent of women in Sub Saharan Africa which it says work in the informal sector hoping to serve 100,000 artisans by 2015. (http://sasaafrica.com http://twitter.com/SasaAfrica ) Maliyo Games was the only gaming entrant in DEMO Africa. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Oluseye Soyode-Johnson says that Africans are in need of locally relevant multimedia content. This he says is evident from the multi-million dollar film and song industry in Nigeria. He therefore believes that a casual gaming platform providing African themed games on mobile and PC has lots of potential. Amongst such games is the “mosquito smasher” game where players thump mosquitos across various levels, each with its own theme. A social impact aspect in the game is a multi choice quiz on mosquitos and malaria in between each level. Maliyo games says the casual gaming industry is worth $20 billion. The startup is seeking $300,000 in funding. 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Holding Companies and Their Directors to Account: An Open Data Solution
by Muchiri Nyaggah 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Hi Listers. Some on this list may find this to be of interest. You can register for the event here http://opencorporates.eventbrite.com/ It is organized by the Nairobi Chapter of HacksHackers. * Holding Companies and Their Directors to Account: An Open Data Solution * * Date: Tuesday, 30th October 2012 Venue: 88mph Time: 1800hrs - 2000hrs Highly interconnected global companies have exploded in complexity and power, and increasingly affect our lives for good and bad. Yet in tandem with this growth, corporate governance has weakened. The opacity and complexity of this corporate world is a key enabler of corruption, tax avoidance and organised crime. Until now painstaking manual investigation has been required to track even the most basic facts about a company, such as whether it exists, and who owns it. Chris Taggart of OpenCorporates.com <http://opencorporates.com/>believes it’s time to change that. Chris is building an open access database with basic information on every corporate entity in the world which can then be remixed and combined with other data, such as government contracts. Chris Taggart will offer a hands-on session on some ways to use powerful data-driven tools and open access databases to mine company information from across the world. Chris will show how highly interconnected global companies have exploded in complexity and power, while corporate governance has weakened. The opacity and complexity of this corporate world is a key enabler of corruption, tax avoidance and organised crime. Chris will demonstrate how you can use even basic company information to remix and combine your data with other information, such as government contracts or regulatory filings, to gain new insights. We invite all those with an interest in issues of corruption and transparency to a hands-on practical session to learn about Chris’s techniques and how you can put them to work for you. PART 1: Why Open Up Corporate Data? Corporate transparency challenges globally and in Africa (Chris Taggart) PART 2: How to Open Up Corporate Data Demo - What you can do with OpenCorporates database (Chris Taggart) Q&A/Hands-on advice Interested? Please register online for the event ( http://opencorporates.eventbrite.com/) ** * -- Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah | PRINCIPAL PARTNER @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri

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Taking exams online
by robert yawe 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

How do you stop online students cheating? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19661899 Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Kenya Diaspora Alliance Seeks Out Partners for e-Vote/m-Voting
by Shem Ochuodho 28 Oct '12

28 Oct '12

Hello, The Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) is seeking out credible technology solution partners and sponsors to roll out an e-voting (secure online and mobile-based) for the Diaspora in the upcoming general elections. It is estimated that there are 3 million Kenyan Diaspora scattered all over the world, remitting into the economy together among them about US$ 1 billion every year (actually US$ 1.8 billion in 2010, being the major single highest forex earner - about 3 times to tourism, and reportedly higher than either overseas development aid or FDI). The pro-Diaspora new constitution has several pluses, including dual citizenship and a right to vote for Diaspora. Vision 2030 too (despite misgivings by some) recognizes Diaspora as an important pillar. KDA (http://kenyadiasporaalliance.org/) is a Federation of over 20 of some of the larger and better known Diaspora organizations worldwide, including Kenyans for Change (K4C), Kenya Community Abroad (KCA), Kenyans in Nigeria (KINs), Kenyans in Dubai (KUDIMA), New Vision Kenya (NVK-Mageuzi), Kenyans in UK/China, etc. It is estimated that among them all, KDA affiliate organizations have a nominal membership of about 250,000 members. KDA believes the only way for Diaspora to participate meaningfully in the coming elections is through secure, credible electronic voting. Through one of its technical committees, it is exploring two-pronged solutions: i) a secure online registration (and later voting) platform - see the prototype 'sign-up' site at https://www.kenyansabroadvote.com/, with a superior site under development for actual registration should IEBC/GoK agree to partner on this, and ii) a secure mobile-text based (m-apps) solution, akin to m-Pesa to facilitate m-voting for Diaspora. It is noted that even if IEBC chooses not to use the solution, it shall still be used to 'sign up' the large numbers of Diaspora out there/here. Interested potential partners to further jointly develop and promote these two products are invited to contact at the earliest Madam Mkawasi Mcharo or Bw Robinson Gichuhi, both copied above. In the same vein, KDA through the Diaspora Investment Club is seeking out and promoting Diaspora investments. The Investment Club, despite being only 1 year old is already working on a Federation of Diaspora SACCO's, Diaspora Pensions Scheme/Savings Plan, leveraging Diaspora to promote sport and culture, among other running projects. The Club is seeking out a qualified firm/partner to develop a secure, dynamic, interactive and content-rich web portal to promote Diaspora investments and savings. If interested, please contact via private mail Madam Rose Mwarania or Bw Ben Osano, both also above copied. Thanks for spreading the message, and regards, Shem Co-Convenor, KDA Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Juba Author: Dawn of a Rainbow (2012) Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO/RSS) 2010 African Internaut Award Recipient Cell: +211-977-232025/+211-955-021-040 Skype: shem.ochuodho

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UK's New e-Gov Platform GOV.UK
by Muchiri Nyaggah 28 Oct '12

28 Oct '12

Hi Listers. The UK's Government Digital Service launched GOV.UK a new online destination to replace all the disparate departmental sites designed to deliver public services. https://www.gov.uk/ I hope this is the general direction in which HudumKenya.go.ke is headed. Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah | PRINCIPAL PARTNER @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri

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Fwd: Kenya elected as the new Chair of the CTO for 2012-13
by Alice Munyua 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

<http://www.cto.int/Portals/0/email%20file/emailblasts/USF_SouthAfrica/20110…> About Us <http://www.cto.int/Default.aspx?tabid=54> | Events <http://www.cto.int/Default.aspx?tabid=88> | Contact Us <mailto:programmes@cto.int> * * *Kenya elected as the new Chair of the CTO for 2012-13* *Port Louis, Mauritius -26 October 2012* - At the 52nd Council meeting held on 25th October in Mauritius, Kenya was elected as the new Chairperson of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation <https://www.regonline.co.uk/manager/email/WWW.CTO.INT> for 2012-13. Also elected were Nigeria as the First Vice Chairperson and Trinidad and Tobago as the Second Vice Chairperson. Telkom South Africa and the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Cameroon were elected to the CTO’s Executive Committee representing the Industry Partners and the Development Partners of the CTO respectively. This meeting also marked an important occasion when the Council adopted the proposed amendments to the CTO Constitution and Rules of Procedure. Based on the outcomes of a wide ranging consultation, the amendments modify the governance structure of the CTO to facilitate the delivery of its mandate. The new Constitution and the Rules of Procedure improve the stakeholders’ participation in governance, takes into account commercial exigencies and provides for greater degree of transparency. The Council meeting was preceded by the 10th Annual CTO Forum, which was opened by H.E. Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag, GCSK, GOSK, President of the Republic of Mauritius. The Forum brought together policy makers, regulators and industry representatives from both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries, to explore how mobile broadband can be utilized more effectively, efficiently and securely for development. In the margins of the Forum, on 24th October, the joint project by the International Telecommunications Union and the CTO to implement Child Online Protection in six African countries was launched at a meeting attended by senior policy makers and regulatory heads, led by Hon. Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, Minister of Information and Communication Technology of Mauritius, where the delegates finalized the implementation plan. A workshop on “IPv6 for Managers”, conducted by AFRINIC together with the ICT Authority on 24th October, informed high level decision makers of the challenges and opportunities of the migration from IPv4 to IPv6. The CTO Council meeting and the Forum were hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies and the ICT Authority of Mauritius, with generous sponsorship from Diamond Sponsor Mauritius Telecom/Orange, as well as many other local and international sponsors. About CTO The CTO is the oldest and largest Commonwealth organisation engaged in multilateral collaboration in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). It uses its experience and expertise to support members in integrating ICTs to deliver effective development interventions that enrich, empower, equalise and emancipate people within the Commonwealth and beyond. For more information, please contact: Srini Srinivasan Senior Communications Officer s.srinivasan(a)cto.int <mailto:s.srinivasan@cto.int> +44 20 8600 3812 This email communication was sent by: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation 64-66 Glenthorne Road London, W6 0LR To unsubscribe, click here <https://www.regonline.co.uk/t/u.aspx?e=9&p=266547&a=Lq3hSW508TeROnl231+1ZA==>. View our Privacy Policy <https://www.regonline.co.uk/Privacy.aspx>

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How your taxpayers Money is spent..
by Areba Collins [ ＠BrainiacKE ® ] 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

All pun intended, Web Design Par excellence. -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya: Meaning & Application
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

Friends, For those interested in knowledge preservation (especially indigenous knowledge) here are some publications of interest. (NB: There are many that see Africa as the last frontier of undocumented knowledge, tales, stories, etc that would feed much of the knowledge society of the future, especially in entertainment: story lines, etc.). Please share with your friends: Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya: Meaning and Application by Christopher Okemwa. ISBN 978-1-926906-27-0, $20.00 Like most cultural groups, the oral tradition of Abagusii People of Kenya is expressed in, among others, proverbs. These capture lessons and meaning, modulated by time and context as they are passed down generations. Like riddles and metaphors, proverbs express the wisdom of a culture and find apt application in many situations. Christopher Okemwa’s work documents some of the proverbs of Abagusii, their meaning, the context in which they are used and applications thereof. In this book proverbs are documented in the original form accompanied by English translations in addition to lessons they offer. Embedded in this collection are cultural aspects such beliefs and norms which touch on many aspects of Abagusii society. These aspects include relationships among people, communal life, gender matters, economic issues and many more. Learning Entrepreneurship Through Indigenous Knowledge by Henry Bwisa and Fred Nafukho; ISBN: 978-1-926906-19-5, $20.00. In this work, the authors extract knowledge from a sampling of proverbs and sayings, and ingeniously apply this to entrepreneurship. They innovatively employ educative storytelling to concretize the application of the knowledge to business. The stories used are easy to follow given they are drawn from ordinary lives. They are stories that most readers are likely to relate to, given that these stories are drawn from familiar environments and in familiar settings. The work demonstrates the richness of indigenous information and its relevance to today’s marketplace. This work will be useful to those that would like to extend the scope of their entrepreneurial information while drawing inspiration from traditional heritage. There is something in this book for students, teachers, businesspeople and researchers in the subject of entrepreneurship. This work provides a glimpse into the indigenous knowledge base and should inspire similar future works demonstrating relevance of indigenous heritage to other aspects of modern life. Vyama: Institutions of Hope: Ordinary People’s Market Coordination and Society Organisation Alternative by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui - ISBN: 9781926906249, $20.00 This book makes the case for informal sector institutions in development theory. Through practical examples and interviews conducted in Kenya, the author captures how ordinary people organize themselves to meet daily economic and development challenges. The author traces how ordinary people (wananchi) use non-mainstream mechanisms in the form vyama (social groups) to enable individual, group and community development. The book offers insights into the evolution of vyama (institutions of hope) and the role these institutions continue to play in realizing economic growth: wealth creation and distribution; investments, social protection; and general community development. The work shows how, despite historical disruptions, modernization and neo-liberal policies, ordinary people creatively borrow from tradition. In the process, they use collective mechanisms for resource mobilization, investment, risk-sharing and shared gains for the common good. The author offers pointers into the future and how the chama concept can become mainstream in a people’s economic development. Philosophical Escapadesby Lwandle Wilson Magadhla.- ISBN 978-1926906126 Throughout his life Lwandhle Wilson Magadhla was a keen observer of life’s happenings around him. As he went around his work in the police force, as detective and investigator, he recorded many interesting observations. In his own words, many of these happened as epiphanies. On many occasions they came to him even as he was in the middle of a task, driving on the road, in conversation with friends or while asleep. He kept a permanent notebook by bedside and in his pocket. They always proved handy. As he told it himself, many a time he had to stop driving, and park on the roadside to record an observation lest it “evaporates” off his mind. In this work you will find insights that are unlike many and also similar to many others as relates to life’s happenings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). 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Re: [kictanet] M2M and Konza city
by Anthony Kiarie 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Actually, the infrastructure does not have to be fibre, wireline. What would be useful is to see what is happening in the industry and as much as possible adhere to the standards that will allow for a horizontal growth. This needs to be in the blue print - overall konza blue print. There are many use cases for smart cities smart homes etc and whilst we should tailor make our solutions we should keep in mind that we ought to be able to allow for inter working and reuse of infrastructure. The tragic issue would be develop a bespoke smart city/ smart home infrastructure that does not allow for any flexibility. ETSI is currently working on standardisation and in fact have released the first issue of M2M. These are the guys who gave us GSM which is by far the most pervasive wireless standards. Hopefully, their work will gain as much traction in the M2M space. So far so good, at least going by the vendors in the different industries. On Oct 25, 2012 4:05 PM, "Dewalt Uys" <Dewalt(a)xon.co.za> wrote: > Smart cities.... > > In my view the correct foundation for Konza City is complete fibre > infrastructure supported by a data centre for hosting services. Sure the > banks will not hand over their data to the data centre but voice and email > services can be hosted. > > > Best regards, > Dewalt Uys > General Manager - East Africa > www.xon.co.za > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+dewalt= > xon.co.za(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Sent: 25 October 2012 02:25 PM > To: Dewalt Uys > Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 125 > > 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. Smart cities and M2M in Konza (Anthony Kiarie) > 2. Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya: Meaning & Application > (Matunda Nyanchama) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:07:07 -0700 > From: Anthony Kiarie <kiarietony(a)gmail.com> > To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Smart cities and M2M in Konza > Message-ID: > < > CAM0MEYwL+8AOK9grrevy_zhCFCwmaq9OAQtK8hzyHSKdqtvdiw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi listers/Ndemo > I am attending a workshop in France on M2M (Machine 2 Machine). I think > Konza City would do well if we could get the infrastructure right from the > word go and have the city/ homes/ commercial property ready for it. It > would be a showcase for the region what M2M can do for us. >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 125
by Dewalt Uys 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Smart cities.... In my view the correct foundation for Konza City is complete fibre infrastructure supported by a data centre for hosting services. Sure the banks will not hand over their data to the data centre but voice and email services can be hosted. Best regards, Dewalt Uys General Manager - East Africa www.xon.co.za -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+dewalt=xon.co.za@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 25 October 2012 02:25 PM To: Dewalt Uys Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 125 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. Smart cities and M2M in Konza (Anthony Kiarie) 2. Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya: Meaning & Application (Matunda Nyanchama) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:07:07 -0700 From: Anthony Kiarie <kiarietony(a)gmail.com> To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Smart cities and M2M in Konza Message-ID: <CAM0MEYwL+8AOK9grrevy_zhCFCwmaq9OAQtK8hzyHSKdqtvdiw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi listers/Ndemo I am attending a workshop in France on M2M (Machine 2 Machine). I think Konza City would do well if we could get the infrastructure right from the word go and have the city/ homes/ commercial property ready for it. It would be a showcase for the region what M2M can do for us.

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Smart cities and M2M in Konza
by Anthony Kiarie 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Hi listers/Ndemo I am attending a workshop in France on M2M (Machine 2 Machine). I think Konza City would do well if we could get the infrastructure right from the word go and have the city/ homes/ commercial property ready for it. It would be a showcase for the region what M2M can do for us.

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Removal from the list
by Brian Munyao Longwe 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Hi, Did anyone else receive over 15 attempts to unsubscribe them from the list today or was it just me? LOL, Brian [image: logo] *Brian Munyao Longwe* | Mobile: 254715964281 http://mashilingi.blogspot.com <http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> LinkedIn<http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> Contact me: [image: Skype] blongwe Want a signature like mine? <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…> Click here.<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…>

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The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as the 'African Agenda'
by Gideon 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as the 'African Agenda'<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_sam…> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_sam… The ICANN-45 International meeting of the ICANN Global Community in Toronto, Canada provided an opportunity for the unveiling of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy, an episode that will always be remembered as a landmark moment which signaled the official commencement of ICANN's new approach to Africa. Indeed, a new chapter has started regarding how ICANN will relate henceforth to Africa. The ICANN Africa Strategy will increase Africa's visibility in ICANN, and in turn, also project ICANN's visibility in Africa. Its implementation should lead to the mainstreaming of the principal issues of concern to Africa in ICANN's discourse. *It is therefore important that the ICANN Africa Strategy is not misrepresented in terms of its overall goals, and the type of strategic impact it is supposed to engender in the short to medium term*. However, just a few days after ICANN's meeting in Toronto, the Africa Strategy is now being spun by some pundits and self-styled Africa watchers into what it is not, thereby creating some general misconceptions. I believe that such mischaracterizations of the ICANN Africa Strategy could create widespread confusion and actually precipitate its failure. Such a ridiculous fiasco resulting as an unintended consequence must be avoided at all cost. *It is therefore necessary at this early stage to set the records straight about what the ICANN Africa Strategy is not.* *1. The "ICANN Africa Strategy" is different from the "African Agenda"* The Africa Agenda *is a failed tactic that was employed by a group of so-called 'African Internet Experts'* to impose their agenda on ICANN using the political and diplomatic machinery of the African Union Commission, whilst exploiting the auspices of the African Ministerial Round-Table that met in Dakar, Senegal in October 2011 during ICANN-42. *It was essentially the work of chicanery that failed. Twelve (12-points) were outlined as an 'African Agenda' that had presumably received the blessings of an African Ministerial Round-Table and submitted to ICANN leaders in Dakar; with the hope that ICANN would approve the imperious demands that were contained in the 'African Agenda' as a fait accompli.* One of the most impossible demands contained in the African Agenda was for ICANN to give special treatment to the African Union, and reserve the .Africa (DotAfrica) name and its representations in any other language in the List of Top-Level Domain names; with the added proviso that the African Union would then delegate the .Africa gTLD to a structure that it hoped to identify and select. It was a very ridiculous demand, against the backdrop that the Top-Level Names in the Reserved List (for example, AfriNIC, www, http, etc.) were already specified in the approved version of the new gTLD Applicant's Guidebook, and any extra-ordinary proposition to include .Africa in the List, would have required an amendment to the new gTLD Applicant's Guidebook. *The inchoate plan was therefore defeated in Dakar, and with it, the African Agenda.* In ICANN's official response to the AUC and the African Ministerial Round-Table that came in March 2012, it was recommended to the AUC to use both GAC Early Warning Advice and Community Objection to influence the outcome of the .Africa new gTLD application process. ICANN's response therefore made it clear that the only route to the delegation of .Africa gTLD was through the new gTLD program and not *through the imperious imposition of an African Agenda.* It must be emphasized that the Africa Agenda was not consensus-driven, lacked multi-stakeholder input and was never approved by ICANN. *The Africa Agenda actually failed at Dakar.* *2. The "ICANN African Strategy" is not related to the new gTLD Program* *The ICANN African Strategy has nothing to do with the .Africa new gTLD.*The objectives of the ICANN new gTLD program are quite clear as a global, fairly structured, rule-based, policy-driven, transparent and competitive process under which new gTLDs will emerge, with a view to expanding the Internet. *The Africa Strategy on the other hand is simply a strategic planning process with multi-stakeholder inputs that is expected to guide ICANN's engagement with Africa during the implementation period of the ICANN Strategic Plan from July 2013 to June 2016.* Therefore, any viewpoint that contrives to indicate that the ICANN African Strategy is somehow connected to .Africa gTLD or to ICANN's new gTLD program is completely fallacious, and should be debunked as incorrect and misleading. As a matter of fact, during the comments collection process, the draft Assessment report assembled by the ASWG had contained a reference to .Africa new gTLD, based on some submission that was made by a respondent, but this was seen as irrelevant, out-of-context and removed. *3. An AUC-endorsed DotAfrica Application has nothing to with the Africa Strategy* A recent blog posting<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…>written by Andrew Mack, a self-styled Africa watcher, had tried to suggest that the DotAfrica application somehow has something to do with the ICANN Africa Strategy. In his article he stated inter alia: *"You could also see it in the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, which has become a real a (sic) focal point of an emerging "African Agenda"*. Again, this is a very wrong assertion which is very misleading. *Andrew Mack's confusion is rather palpable, by mixing-up the new ICANN Africa Strategy with the previously failed African Agenda.* The point has already been made that the "African Agenda" aimed to take the DotAfrica new gTLD outside the oversight of ICANN's new gTLD program under an opaque plan that would have enabled the African Union Commission (with the 'guidance' of its Task Force on DotAfrica) to separately delegate the .Africa gTLD to a structure that it had identified and selected based on a flawed 'special treatment process'. Andrew Mack's recent posting was therefore *in grave error by assuming that the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application has become the focal point of an emerging "Africa Agenda".* The African Agenda was generally seen as an illegitimate, stage-managed scheme which never received any approval from ICANN. The AUC had wanted to enjoy certain special legislative protections under the African agenda, but this was denied by ICANN. Finally, *it is important to clarify that the AUC is not part of the ICANN Africa Strategy.* In truth, the AUC had tried to endorse a DotAfrica (.Africa) Community TLD application for the African Community, but the appointed applicant — UniForum did *not submit any application on behalf of the African Community, and did not even acknowledge any 'African Community' in its application for .Africa.* Therefore *the notion of an AUC-endorsed DotAfrica application remains nebulous and ill-defined.* Following the revelation that the .Africa application by UniForum did not truthfully adhere to the terms of the purported AUC-endorsement that it had received; to wit, that of applying on behalf of the African Community, *Mr. Neil Duncan Dundas had made an open admission on the AfrICANN Forum that he expects the AU, the African Internet Communi*ty and ICANN to hold UniForum accountable for its misleading application. Therefore, until full accountability at the time of final reckoning, it is a rather fantastic notion for Andrew Mack or anybody for that matter to even remotely suggest that an *AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, is becoming the focal point of an emerging "African Agenda".* ** Gideon, DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <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. Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move (Alice Munyua) > 2. Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy and the > Multi-Stakeholder Model (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:36:03 +0300 > From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move > Message-ID: <5086E393.6050003(a)apc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move > < > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > < > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… > > > > By *Andrew Mack* <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/> > > There was one obvious take-away from this week's ICANN meetings in > Toronto, and for once it was less about policy and more about geography. > Simply put, Africa is really --- finally --- coming together at ICANN, > with a new energy, new unity and lots of new participation from African > participants. And from top to bottom, the ICANN community seems to be > taking notice. > > The evidence was everywhere... You could see it in the large number of > African participants from all over the continent, and in active African > engagement in the GAC. You could see it in the statements from the ICANN > CEO, Board Chair and constituency leaders who came to the release of the > new Africa strategy and praised both the strategy and the strategy > process --- inclusive, fast-moving and importantly, driven by African > stakeholders at ICANN, not imposed from above. You could also see it in > the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) > application, which has become a real a focal point of an emerging > "African Agenda". > > Of course, the hard work is yet to be done. > > All sides need to follow through to turn the strategy into real impact, > to make sure that ongoing outreach becomes a reality, not just happy > talk. We need to make sure the .Africa application --- which has support > from more than 40 countries (and counting) isn't slowed down by the new > batching process or any other noise. Nobody in the end was in favor of > digital archery, but the system did have one thing right --- a > preference for geographic, community and IDN names. Prioritizing Latin > American and African applications makes sense given the history of > "outreach", the small number of applications from these regions and the > reality of the internet's growth. We believe a new "draw" system without > a focus on underserved regions would send the wrong signal to the > international internet community. It wouldn't do justice to the good > work already initiated with support from the CEO, and in the end, it > would be bad for ICANN. > > As a long time Africa watcher at ICANN, I saw much to celebrate in > Toronto. And I'd like to especially compliment new CEO Fadi Chehad? for > creating the space for (and what seems like genuine interest in) the > needs of the continent that has been underserved for so long. But while > words are important, we're just getting started. Africa is showing that > it is serious about playing a real, sustained role at ICANN. Hopefully, > ICANN is serious as well. > > *By Andrew Mack <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/>, Principal at > AMGlobal Consulting* > > >

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Knowledge economy! Can we hack it?
by robert yawe 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Hi, I had the opportunity to listen to a panel discussion at the ongoing AITEC expo at the Oshwal Center about smart cities but this sounded very hollow especially after reading the following articles about the state of our education. 1. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Varsities+churning+out+half+baked+graduates+/-… 2. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Graduates+lose+out+as+employers+opt+for+lower+… 3. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Councillors+graduate+ahead+of+polls/-… The third one is the most critical as this refers to those who shall be the county representatives come the new dispensation, as you and I will definitely not be standing for any elective posts as we find them too below our station in life, how will they be able to appreciate technology and who shall advice them if the Universities are churning out unbaked (half cooked ugali is not ugali) graduates. Rome was not built in a day and Kenya will not become a knowledge economy because we have set aside land for a technology city. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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please provide feedback on Internet, Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps
by Alice Munyua 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

ICANN is requesting feedback and inputs on Internet Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps they are currently developing. Please visit (http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/internet_governance) and provide feedback best Alice

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CCK launches guidelines for prevention of transmission of bulk political messages via electronic communication networks
by Wambua, Christopher 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Listers, I am pleased to inform you that CCK, in collaboration with the NCIC, IEBC, mobile telecoms industry and the Kenya Police, today launched guidelines for prevention of transmission of undesirable bulk political content via the communications networks. The guidelines are meant to create order and a structure framework for transmission of bulk political messages over the mobile telecoms networks. The guidelines are available on the CCK website at http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Guidelines_for_the_prevention _of_transmission_of_undesirable_bulk_political_content_via_sms.pdf Best regards, Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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WSIS goals: what happened to them?
by Alice Munyua 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear all, APC would like to invite civil society organisations that participated in the WSIS process and that are concerned in some way with the WSIS goal of building a 'people-centred information society' to participate in a survey we are conducting as part of our WSIS +10 efforts. The survey's goal is to assess civil society's views on progress (or lack of progress) in achieving the WSIS goals, particularly the goals that we put in the civil society declaration in 2003: "Shaping the information society for human needs". www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/civil-society-declaration.pdf The survey is available at: <https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=77768&newtest=Y&lang=en> The deadline for completing the survey is: Monday 5 November 2012. Best regards, Anriette -- ------------------------------------------------------ anriette esterhuysen anriette(a)apc.org executive director, association for progressive communications www.apc.org po box 29755, melville 2109 south africa tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model
by Gideon 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

*Toronto: DCA's Contribution to ICANN Africa<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> Strategy and the Multi-Stakeholder Model<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m…> * http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121022_comments_by_dca_trust_on_the_icann_m… ** *This is a complete unabridged version of the document by Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica, titled: "General Comment on the ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model & DCA's Contribution to the ICANN Africa Strategy". A shorter version was read out at the ICANN's Public Forum Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 due to constraint of time.* * * *My name is Sophia Bekele, I am Executive Director, DotConnectAfrica. DCA Trust has been participating in the ICANN Global Community and attending the ICANN International Meetings regularly and actively within the past few years. DCA Trust is also a new gTLD applicant, and has submitted an application for the .Africa generic Top-Level Domain. This *ICANN-45 Meeting in Toronto has provided a landmark opportunity for the presentation of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. We are thankful for the increased attention that is now being given to Africa, in order to put it more firmly on the ICANN Global Map. ICANN thrives on its multi-stakeholder, transparent and consensus-based approach to policy development and implementation. *Meanwhile, the same multi-stakeholder approach is often criticized, but the critics of this model are unable to devise an alternative approach that could effectively replace the multi-stakeholder model*, and serve the global public interest on issues of Global Internet Governance. A global Internet requires that different stake-holders participate in its governance, and that a proper forum is provided for any interested party to participate ensure that such voices are heard. At the very minimum, the debate will be enriched based on democratic principles. *DCA will continue to support the multi-stakeholder concept, without needing to over-emphasize that in the absence of the multi-stakeholder model, DCA Trust, as a private, non-profit, non-partisan, independent organization will not have the opportunity to be heard in matters of Global Internet Governance and as an active participant in the global ICANN Community*. At the ICANN-44 Prague meeting, DCA Trust had been concerned that a preliminary meeting was held between some ICANN officials and certain group(s) of the African constituency at ICANN. DCA Trust was not invited to that meeting, for which reason we demonstrated our grievance by writing a letter to ICANN to protest our exclusion. *It later transpired that the meeting was to lay the initial framework for commencing the ICANN Africa Strategy, and we interpreted our apparent exclusion from participating in that meeting as a prelude to our non-involvement in the process of the ICANN Africa Strategy — both in formulation and implementation*. We complained again based on multi-stakeholder principles. We strongly believe that all those participating as recognized constituents of the African Community at ICANN should be involved in any ICANN Africa Strategy. Even whilst maintaining that our initial complaints were valid, we also believe that all that is now in the past and that DCA Trust was able to make its point. Accordingly, in moving forward towards future and positive cooperative endeavors, *we are thankful to Mr. Tarek Kamel, the Senior Adviser to the ICANN President & CEO, who also has the primary responsibility for leading the formulation and implementation of the ICANN Africa Strategy*. Mr. Kamel has been gracious enough to meet with DCA Trust here in Toronto and discuss the framework under which DCA Trust will participate in the ICANN Africa Strategy. To this end, DCA Trust is pleased to announce that it has developed a new initiative — the Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) — that is aimed at increasing the African private sector participation at ICANN; to be implemented as a component part of the ICANN Africa Strategy. *The principal objective of this initiative is to help promote and increase the multi-stakeholder diversity at ICANN in line with the broader strategic objectives of the ICANN Strategic Plan* covering the three-year period that spans July 2013 to June 2016. We envision that the inclusion and early adoption of the proposed IBCA initiative as a key component of the ICANN Africa Strategy will strengthen ICANN's multi-stakeholder model; as the organization increases the visibility of its work and overall outreach/communication activities in Africa, and DCA Trust is proud to propose this as a strategic input that would enable it achieve further levels of cooperation with ICANN in the implementation of its Strategic Plan. The private sector is seen as the key driver of socio-economic transformation and enabler of economic growth in an emerging Africa, therefore, any initiative that attempts to increase the participation of this important business and non-governmental constituency in Global Internet Governance will no doubt strengthen the multi-stakeholder work of ICANN. DCA Trust has already submitted a copy of the IBCA proposal to ICANN through Mr. Tarek Kamel, and will also avail copies to the ICANN leaders. In closing, *DCA Trust is thankful for the opportunity afforded by this ICANN-45 Public Forum in Toronto to share its proposed IBCA initiative*. By DotConnectAfrica ** * * * [image: DotConnectAfrica] <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>* DCA is a not-for-profit, non-partisan org incorporated in Mauritius Africa and will sponsor, establish and operate a TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to the needs of Pan-African & African constituency. (Learn More <http://www.circleid.com/members/6624/>)

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Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move
by Alice Munyua 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Africa at ICANN - Continent on the Move <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov… <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121023_africa_at_icann_continent_on_the_mov…> By *Andrew Mack* <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/> There was one obvious take-away from this week's ICANN meetings in Toronto, and for once it was less about policy and more about geography. Simply put, Africa is really --- finally --- coming together at ICANN, with a new energy, new unity and lots of new participation from African participants. And from top to bottom, the ICANN community seems to be taking notice. The evidence was everywhere... You could see it in the large number of African participants from all over the continent, and in active African engagement in the GAC. You could see it in the statements from the ICANN CEO, Board Chair and constituency leaders who came to the release of the new Africa strategy and praised both the strategy and the strategy process --- inclusive, fast-moving and importantly, driven by African stakeholders at ICANN, not imposed from above. You could also see it in the tremendous enthusiasm for the AUC-endorsed dotAfrica (.africa) application, which has become a real a focal point of an emerging "African Agenda". Of course, the hard work is yet to be done. All sides need to follow through to turn the strategy into real impact, to make sure that ongoing outreach becomes a reality, not just happy talk. We need to make sure the .Africa application --- which has support from more than 40 countries (and counting) isn't slowed down by the new batching process or any other noise. Nobody in the end was in favor of digital archery, but the system did have one thing right --- a preference for geographic, community and IDN names. Prioritizing Latin American and African applications makes sense given the history of "outreach", the small number of applications from these regions and the reality of the internet's growth. We believe a new "draw" system without a focus on underserved regions would send the wrong signal to the international internet community. It wouldn't do justice to the good work already initiated with support from the CEO, and in the end, it would be bad for ICANN. As a long time Africa watcher at ICANN, I saw much to celebrate in Toronto. And I'd like to especially compliment new CEO Fadi Chehadé for creating the space for (and what seems like genuine interest in) the needs of the continent that has been underserved for so long. But while words are important, we're just getting started. Africa is showing that it is serious about playing a real, sustained role at ICANN. Hopefully, ICANN is serious as well. *By Andrew Mack <http://www.circleid.com/members/4199/>, Principal at AMGlobal Consulting*

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Internet traffic exchange: 2 billion users and it’s done on a handshake
by Gideon 23 Oct '12

23 Oct '12

Morning Listers, Interesting article Every day one Exabyte of data is said to travel over the Internet<http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/sp/vni/vni_forecast_highlights/index.html>– enough data to fill 300,000 of the world’s biggest hard disks or 212 million DVDs. And astonishingly, according to *Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Policy Challenges<http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/internet-traffic-exchan…> * a new OECD report on Internet traffic exchange, most of the thousands of networks that exchange this traffic do so without a written contract or formal agreement. Further read ... http://oecdinsights.org/2012/10/22/internet-traffic-exchange-2-billion-user… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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(no subject)
by Matunda Nyanchama 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Interesting report about the market efficiency of the Internet model. Internet Exchange: 2 billion users on a handshake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards
by Barrack Otieno 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:32 AM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards To: chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society and Information Technology Standards Committee Host Seminar for Technical Community on Internet Standards [Singapore, 22 October 2012] — The Internet Society and the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC) hosted a one-day event on 17 October to discuss Internet standards, the standards process, and its importance to industry and everyday life. Joining the seminar were participants from the technical community, including representatives from academia, industry, and policymakers. Featured speakers from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), ITSC, and the Internet Society shared insights on Internet standards and processes, the work of standards organisations, how standards contribute to innovation in industry, and the importance of collaboration amongst standards bodies. Discussions covered the value of standards and how standards are a part of everyday life, helping with the daily tasks we take for granted, for example online banking, electronic payments, and travel bookings. The seminar also highlighted the fact that IT standards play an important role in cross-industry and cross-sector projects, such as system inter-communications, building management systems, and process control and monitoring. Participants explored how Singapore could contribute further to various standards development efforts, and a call was made for greater active participation in ongoing ITSC and IETF standards-making processes. “The ITSC is happy to collaborate with the Internet Society and IETF to promote the awareness of ICT standards to our industry and look forward to more such opportunities to develop the ICT standards community here,” said Yap Chee Yuen, Chairman, ITSC. The IETF is a large international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open for participation by any interested individual without fees or membership requirements. The Internet Society is the organisational home for the IETF. IETF standards are synergistic with the ITSC, which promotes and facilitates the Singapore Infocomm standardisation programmes. “The Internet Society was proud to collaborate with ITSC on this ground-breaking event and we look forward to building on this relationship in the years ahead,” said Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director, Asia-Pacific. “We share a strong belief in the importance of open Internet standards and Singapore as a regional hub is well positioned to contribute to the Internet standards process.” http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-and-information-techno… _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Great educational line-up at AITEC East Africa 2012
by Sean Moroney 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, We have a great line-up of knowledge-sharing content at this year's AITEC East Africa Summit at Oshwal centre Wednesday-Thursday next week. Highlights include: Ø An Open Source Forum in partnership with the ict@innovation programme run by FOSSFA and GIZ Ø The Skills Gap Forum in partnership with LIWA Trust and Digital Age Institute, which aims to develop an industry-academia action plan to address the ICT skills gap Ø The opening session will focus on the Smart Cities theme of the Summit, with presentations by Dr Ndemo, IBM's smarter cities champion and representatives from Tatu City and Ghana Cyber City Ø In addition, there are two Smart City Forums Ø RIM is going to unveil its new BlackBerry 10 roadmap Ø Cisco is doing a workshop on "Collaboration for smarter workplaces and smarter cities" Ø The Summit will once again have strong information security content, with training workshops by Silensec and presentation forums, including one in partnership with ISACA Ø Ushahidi is organising a Smart Communities Forum to bring together a range of organisations to share recent experience in mobile and other applications for community development projects The full programme is in the attached Event Guide. Participation in this information-rich programme is free of charge, but we request registration in advance at: http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81 I look forward to seeing you there. Sean PS There are still places available at our Silver Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Tuesday night. Come and join us in celebrating 25 years of achievement in the ICT sector. Book spaces at http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/101 Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-826181618 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Southern Africa ICT summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/85> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/90> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91> AITEC Broadcast,Film & Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/93> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> Join us in Celebrating 25 years of Achievement in African ICT development [Celebratory dinner for the region's ICT Community to mark AITEC's 25th Anniversary]<http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/101> Click<http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/101> to be part of the celebration.

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Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website
by S.M. Muraya 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Hope the "treasury" has given http://www.investmentkenya.com a *minimum*budget of KES 5M per annum for site maintenance. Preferably 10M per annum to continue improving or adding features & functionality. This is to promote "freedom" of information. Suspect, in the near future, there will be Permanent Secretaries & Parastatal CEO's in court for not providing access to information. On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > It is a matter that can be reviewed and considered moving forward > > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> For a start, very good work :) >> >> In future, city / county specific sites need to be able to advertise on >> the site. >> >> Is there any such plan? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort >>> to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com >>> >>> Feedback is highly appreciated >>> >>> Rgds >>> >>> Norman >>> >>> -- >>> *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to >>> execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to >>> introduce a new order of things; for he who >>> introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his >>> enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from >>> the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . >>> . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new >>> things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” >>> * >>> (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and >>> Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, >>> 1984, p. 21.) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >> >> > > > -- > *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to > execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to > introduce a new order of things; for he who > introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his > enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from > the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . > . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new > things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” > * > (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and > Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, > 1984, p. 21.) > >

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Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops?
by S.M. Muraya 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops? No doubt, telcos get some specific information of devices (dongles + computers) using their networks to access the internet.

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How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover stolen laptops?
by Gideon 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

+1 Alex, there needs to be more effort in getting behind the router, i have read of people who have recovered their Mac's but after almost a year and rigorous tracking, the thing is the authorities must be involved in the process. Which i believe n Kenya would need quite some training and equipment as well. I lost my good laptop sometimes last year and up until now, i have never recovered it. The telcos could also help especially identifying the perpetrators once they are plugged through dongles or the phones. Thanks, Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:29 PM, <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: Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover > stolen laptops? (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police recover > stolen laptops? (Alex Comninos) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:19:35 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police > recover stolen laptops? > Message-ID: > <CAKX6dsHDhQV= > 1vs9uigpDO71hpOKvt6Wpe-ZD9HeacKyfvmPkA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > @ Evans the cost implication might be astronomical no? interesting ideas > though. > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I know of software solutions that can help track your lost laptop. The > > software resides in the bios, so uninstalling the OS won't help. This > only > > works once the laptop is plugged into the Internet. From this point, you > > need the cooperation of the Telco/ISP and the police to track the laptop > > using the IPs. I have never tried it though. > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> > wrote: > > > >> *@Alex* + 1 > >> > >> > >> On 17 October 2012 14:32, Alex Comninos <alex.comninos(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> It can be quite easy to track USB modems (dongles) through the IEMI > >>> number, like in a cellphone. It is easy to block IEMI numbers and > >>> punish the criminal by rendering the device useless. Whether > >>> geolocating the devices through triangulation of GSM reception is > >>> possible depends on whether this type of tracking is allowed by > >>> legislation. This would probably need a warrant to prevent abuse. > >>> > >>> Detecting a laptop is however virtually impossible. Laptops transmit > >>> two MAC adresses over networks (the wired and wireless connection) > >>> that can identify them. However the MAC address can only be detected > >>> by LANs or wireless networks. Once the device is in a local network > >>> (LAN) it is behind a router, which has its own MAC address, rendering > >>> the MAC adress of the laptop undetectable. Thus the telcos can only > >>> track USB modems and phones, but not laptops. There are simply no > >>> technological methods available to have telcos cooperate in finding > >>> laptops. > >>> > >>> I would suggest if one is afraid of losing a laptop: > >>> 1- one insures it > >>> 2- one encrypts the harddrive (Windows can do this now) as to not have > >>> sensitive data stolen > >>> 3- one backs up their data regularly, either to a harddrive, or online > >>> to the cloud. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 17 October 2012 12:39, Nancy Macharia <n_macharia(a)yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > >>> > Muraya, > >>> > This is a serious concern as we kenyans save their hard earned > income > >>> to purchase laptops. > >>> > > >>> > The amount of agony and disorientation one experiences upon losing > not > >>> just the hardware resource but more importantly the information is > enormous. > >>> > > >>> > I was a victim of this heinous act and telcos did not appear to be of > >>> help. > >>> > > >>> > I would be delighted to offer ideas towards realising a solution for > >>> this menace. > >>> > > >>> > Nancy > >>> > Tel: +254727746156Sent from my BlackBerry > >>> > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > >>> > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > >>> > Sender: "kictanet" > >>> > <kictanet-bounces+n_macharia=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:31:04 > >>> > To: <n_macharia(a)yahoo.co.uk> > >>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> > Subject: [kictanet] Q: How are Kenyan telcos helping the police > recover > >>> > stolen laptops? > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > 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/n_macharia%40yahoo.co… > >>> > > >>> > 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/alex.comninos%40gmail… > >>> > > >>> > 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/main%40kipsang.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/ikua.evans%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, > > Evans Ikua,* > > lanetconsulting.com, > > lpi-eastafrica.org, > > ict-innovation.fossfa.net, > > Skype: @ikuae > > Cell: +254-722-955831 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Mission to Nairobi - Directly contacting Mr Diaby
by Nnenna Nwakanma 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

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Prosecution of online hate speech
by Gideon 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Hi all, Thanks for the constructive discussions that have transpired on the issue of hate speech over online media. We know very well that the number of people using the medium is exponentially increasing and as such developing the means to curtail any misbehavior this early would be best step. We do not want to come in when its to late and perpetrators can get away with it. Sure enough Kenya is getting to a stage where the public see how the responsible bodies handle particular scenarios. Am glad that we can have such deliberations online , its a good foundation to build on as we strive towards the MDG's. God Bless Kenya. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:59 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Shooting the messenger? (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: [ISOC_KE] Prosecution of online hate speech (Barrack Otieno) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:44:08 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Brandie Martin <blm5350(a)psu.edu> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Shooting the messenger? > Message-ID: > < > CAKX6dsEviz7QKycE9_Kx7fxGy2k1TvKJdmfXXvvwX7NmP_DYJg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > + 1 Toepista, i understand some of the organisations set aside 50 million > plus for litigation, the more reason as to why we need more responsibility > meaning the veracity if the situation is appreciated. > > Best Regards > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Lordmwesh, > > > > I don'tthink its a question of putting weight on Intermediaries but > > making them aware of their roles and responsibilities with respect to > > informing educating and entertaining, freedom without responsibility is a > > recipe for chaos, better to arrest the situation before it gets out of > > hand, you realise how information has made the public more difficult to > > deal with by law enforcement agencies, the same freedom can be an > Achilles > > heel to intermediaries one of the Intermediary representatives alluded to > > the fact that if we are not careful litigants with the money and know how > > can bring down the biggest of corporations through Law suits. > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Brandie Martin <blm5350(a)psu.edu> wrote: > > > >> Thank you to Ali Hussein, Mwendwa Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Toepista > >> Nabusoba, John Kariuki, and Grace Githaiga for contributing to this > >> discussion on intermediary liability. > >> > >> With gratitude, > >> Brandie L. Martin > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Ali and Kivuva for continuing discussion on this thread. > >>> > >>> You both caution on the need to be careful in how intermediary > liability > >>> is handled in terms legislation lest we restrict innovation. And yes > >>> Kivuva. Users are not exactly innocent since they are capable of > making the > >>> right decisions on what to post. > >>> > >>> Please feel free to continue debate on this same thread. > >>> Rgds > >>> GG > >>> > >>> > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:09:24 +0300 > >>> > From: Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com > >>> > >>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Shooting the messenger? > >>> > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>> > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > >>> > >>> > > >>> > Putting weight on the shoulders of intermediaries is not the way to > >>> > go. We are admitting that the public is so innocent that it cannot > >>> > make right decisions based on what they see, read, or hear. This type > >>> > of censorship will make us be like China. > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > ______________________ > >>> > Mwendwa Kivuva > >>> > For > >>> > Business Development > >>> > Transworld Computer Channels > >>> > Cel: 0722402248 > >>> > twitter.com/lordmwesh > >>> > transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing > >>> > kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… > >>> > >>> > > >>> > 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/blm5350%40psu.edu > >>> > >>> > >>> 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. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Brandie Martin, M.S. > >> > >> Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Fellow > >> College of Communications > >> The Pennsylvania State University > >> blm5350(a)psu.edu > >> website: http://brandiemartin.wordpress.com/ > >> twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandie_Martin > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Barrack O. Otieno > > +254721325277 > > +254-20-2498789 > > Skype: barrack.otieno > > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya
by Alice Munyua 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, This is an invitation to a discussion on intermediary liability in Kenya starting tomorrow Tuesday 2nd October 2012, which will be followed by a breakfast meeting on 10th October at jacaranda hotel. See attached the initial findings of the study on Intermediary Liability in Kenya. We welcome comments. Please note that this initial report is a forthcoming publication, and it should not be cited publicly until November, when the final report will be made available. The study notes that there is a lack of a clear framework for liability of intermediaries and a lot of uncertainty in understanding our evolving post-constitution legislative environment particularly in "regards to what offenses may happen on communications networks and whether intermediaries would be liable or not, this may have contributed to caution and self-regulation. In addition, there seems to be no legislated take down procedures other than responding in court to whichever law was cited as broken. Do we need a "clear framework for liability of intermediaries, and safe harbor legislation? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current situation? We would like to encourage policy discussions on these issues with the aim of providing concrete recommendations and way forward. Grace Githaiga and Victor Kapiyo will take it from here Best Alice This is a project of: * Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) * Open Society Initiative (OSI) * Association for Progressive Communications (APC) * Google * Ministry of Information and Communications * Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)

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Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN’s Presence and Participation across Africa Plan Receives Enthusiastic Support
by alice＠apc.org 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

16 October 2012For Immediate Release Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN’s Presence and Participation across Africa Plan Receives Enthusiastic Support of CEO and Board Chair Toronto, Canada… Leaders of Africa’s Internet community have unveiled a comprehensive plan designed to dramatically increase African involvement in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. The initiative was presented to ICANN during the organization’s 45th public meeting in Toronto, Canada by the Africa Strategy Working Group (ASWG). It was formed after ICANN’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Chehadé encouraged a stronger voice from the African continent in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. “When we met three months ago at the ICANN meeting in Prague, I felt a sense of frustration at our inability to come together and move the Africa agenda forward,” said Chehadé. “It’s incredible what this working group has achieved in such a short period of time by engaging with many concerned groups and individuals through the multi-stakeholder process.” “We employed a bottom-up, open and public process in developing this initiative,” said Nii Quaynor of Ghana, a well-respected Internet leader in Africa and Chair of the ASWG. “We think this plan will lead to dramatically increased African participation in ICANN and greater presence for the organization on the African continent.” The plan was written with the input and broad support of ICANN’s African community, Africa's Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources (AFRINIC) and other influential African organizations involved in the Internet ecosystem. “We are taking a new approach to Africa,” said Tarek Kamel, a Senior Advisor to the ICANN President. “This plan is based on capacity building, business development, specifically developing the Domain Name System (DNS) business in Africa and insuring inclusion.” The three year initiative, entitled ICANN's New Approach to Africa, lays out clear goals and milestones and an action plan for the first 12 months. It is a collaborative effort by AFRINIC, Africa's Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources and the ICANN community. The initiative will now be posted for public comment. Currently, African internet users represent only 6 per cent of Internet users worldwide. This initiative is designed to dramatically increase that number. ## To review the presentation of ICANN's New Approach to Africa, go here: http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/presentation-aswg-icann-afr…. To download high resolution photos during the unveiling of the Africa Initiative, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157631779093929/ . MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, DC, USA Tel. +1 202.570.7118brad.white(a)icann.org

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Re: [kictanet] Mission to Nairobi - connecting with ICT and economic leaders
by Nnenna Nwakanma 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Dear all, Kindly see below. Will be good to link up with Diaby personally. Best > > I am going to visit Nairobi next week from 22nd to 27th of october for a > business mission. I will be travelling with a representative of the > ministry of youth and the CEO of a telecom services company. The main > objective of this mission is to connect with ICT leaders in Nairobi and > develop partnership opportunities for several projects. We will also attend > DEMO Africa with a booth to showcase the new national youth fund program. > We will be presenting: > > - Waleya hub, our private tech incubator > - National youth fund program > - GTS (telecom services company) > > I will be grateful if you can share some useful contacts from your network. > We have booked rooms at Intercontinental Nairobi. > > Best regards, > > -- > *Mohamed Diaby* > CEO Waleya > www.waleya.com > Host of www.thewhub.com > Phone: +225 21 01 58 33 > Mobile: +225 07 93 60 61 > Skype: itopis > Twitter: @diabymohamed > www.diabymohamed.com > -- Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820 Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org nnenna(a)nnenna.org| @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com Your multi-lingual development and event partners across Africa.

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ETNO response to the Commission Public Consultation on specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and switching in an open Internet
by Barrack Otieno 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Listers, http://www.etno.be/news/etno/2012/69, i wonder what Tespok says locally :-) Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Open Invitation to IGF Workshop 146 on IPRs
by Paul M 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

For those you who will be in Baku or participating remotely, you can participate in this workshop that deals with the conflict between classical Intellectual Property Rights regimes (IPRs) and the Freedom to share over the Internet. Cheers! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear list members, This mail is to invite you to the IGF Workshop 146 “Intellectual Property Rights and the freedom to share: are the two compatible?” that will take place at the Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre (room 4) on November 8th from 11:00 to 12:30 (GMT +4). The workshop has been organised by a group of alumni of the ISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme under the mentorship of the Internet Society and will focus on the tension between the fundamental intellectual property rights – notably, copyright – and “the more liberal freedom to share, which is a unique attribute of the emerging information society and represents the quintessence of the right to receive and impart information and ideas”. The purpose of the workshop is to trigger a dynamic discussion between the attendees and the panellists in order to analyse the different nuances of the issues at stake. For this reason, we welcome the participation of the audience, be it on-site or remote. Knowing that many members of this list are truly passionate about IPR issues, we urge you to join our debate and share with us your standpoint. Further details on the workshop may be found here http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2012/proposals Further details on the ISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme may be found here http://www.internetsociety.org/ Please, feel free to circulate this invitation. We look forward to meeting you in Baku. Best regards The organisers of the IGF workshop 146

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Grants Available for ICT-based Projects!
by Grace Githaiga 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Grants Available for ICT-based Projects!The Swedish organization SPIDER offers catalytic seed funding to innovative ICT4D projects in partner countries, within their thematic areas and crosscutting ICT4D priorities. Innovative and experimental projects are encouraged, along with strategic interventions in specific areas. Projects that generate good results are expected to be upscaled. SPIDER’s thematic areas: democracy: e-government, e-governance and ICT for empowerment; education: education management, e-learning and digital literacy; and health: healthcare management, e-health and public health. They work on cross-cutting ICT issues such as low cost and high quality technology, free and open source software (FOSS) and mobile technology for development (M4D). Their main focus in terms of development issues is in youth empowerment, cultural creativity, and capacity development. SPIDER works primarily with twelve priority countries for Swedish development cooperation: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Organizations from partner countries can apply for funding at any time, by submitting a concept note. On some occasions, SPIDER will also announce open calls for applications on specific areas of interest. Organisations that receive a positive review of their concept note are expected to spend at least 2-4 months preparing their full proposals. Proposals that are accepted will receive catalytic short-term support (1-2 years). Deadline: on a rolling basis For more details on the scholarship and to apply, please visit http://www.spidercenter.org/projects/grant-application

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Fwd: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee
by Judy Okite 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

For your information. Kind Regards, *“Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible” Edwin Land* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <nariman.hajiyev(a)igf2012.az> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM Subject: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee To: Vladimir Radunovic <vladar(a)diplomacy.edu>, cmasango(a)unog.ch, fbadii(a)unog.ch Cc: igf Forum <igf_members(a)intgovforum.org> Dear All, We have messages that some of the participants have already been charged for visa. In this connection the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan is now kindly offering reimbursement for visa fee charged to all IGF participants. In order to deal with this, we have set-up a section on the Host Country website (http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en>) to explain how we intend to reimburse anyone that has been affected by this. If the visa fee has already been paid by the participant, he/she is kindly requested to contact us with a copy of their bill at reimbursement(a)igf2012.az . The original receipts should be presented at the venue, where the participant will receive the full reimbursement of the amount paid. A special desk for reimbursements will be allocated at the venue throughout the duration of the event. Could you kindly circulate this information between your colleges and friends that will be affected? For further information please follow the link: http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> Kind Regards, Nariman Hajiyev ______________________________**_________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://mail.intgovforum.org/**mailman/listinfo/igf_members_**intgovforum.org<http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org>

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Shooting the messenger?
by Grace Githaiga 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Thanks Jane. Yes the discussions during the face to face meeting were such an eye opener. Your comments have been noted. Listers, do you agree with Jane that some level of responsibility should be placed on the person/institution that is the source of the content? RgdsGrace Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:55:43 -0700 From: nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke CC: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Thanks GraceThe breakfast Discussion were very fruitful and we need to keep the discussion going. There is need to put some level of responsibility to the person or institution that is the source of the content. Some will send out content for monetary gains and otherwise. The society must have mechanisms of shaping itself up at all levels Jane From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> Cc: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? From: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com To: alice(a)apc.org CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Shooting the messenger? Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:24:57 +0000 Good morning Listers I hope your week is starting well. Last week, we held a f2f breakfast meeting to discuss intermediary liability in Kenya. As promised by Alice, we would like to continue with this discussion for this week. As Kenya prepares for elections next year, and with all the political alignments taking place, we are likely to see intermediaries being blamed for carrying utterances of our politicians. The media has been blamed many times by politicians for ‘misquoting’ them yet in many instances there is video footage to confirm that the politicians did indeed say certain things. For those who watched the youtube video that ridiculed Prophet Muhammad and resulted in the killing of Christopher Stephens, the US ambassador to Libya and three American members of his staff by angry protesters (or lynch mob as some people called them), who would you say was wrong or where would you place the responsibility for this eventuality? Would you say it is the video producers or or youtube or who? Lets hear it from you listers. A wonderful week to all of you.RgdsGG > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:19:04 +0300 > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Dear Chip and all > > > Thank you for sharing these valuable resources to enrich intermediary > liability discussions. > > However, we have a more pressing issue to discuss, our "mobile switch > off" (and here's a great article on that > http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2012/10/phones-switch-off-how-it-was-done-why-an…) > > We will focus on that for a while and come back to the internet > liability discussion after the breakfast meeting on 10th October. But > this should not stop any lister from posting an opinion on the issue. > > > Best > Alice _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Fwd: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today
by Barrack Otieno 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM Subject: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Hellos, For those who plan to attend the UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku next month. Hi all, Do you have the country host visa letter so that you can be issued with a visa on arrival in Baku? Deadline for online registrations is TODAY. If you have not registered - please do so now! Please follow the instructions here: http://igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> You need: - “Registration Confirmation” form (will be provided by the IGF Secretariat athttp://www.intgovforum.org/**cms/<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> - The Host Country’s Invitation Letter (can be obtained by submitting an email request with attached “Registration confirmation” form and the scanned passport copy to the Host Country’s IGF visa support desk e-mail address:visainquiries@igf2012.**az<address%3Avisainquiries(a)igf2012.az> Read the mailing list rules - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] ICANN Strategic Plan for Africa
by alice＠apc.org 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Dear Listers, As per its TORs, the ASWG submitted its draft outline of the ICANN Strategic plan for Africa on 1st October. The ASWG thanks all those who offered their comments and contributions; we did receive substantive contributions which have helped develop the initial draft. Comments have been posted alongside all the working documents developed by the Group at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg/tor. ICANN thus takes it from here. A presentation of this initial plan is scheduled for tomorrow , Monday at 15 - 16h30, room Metro Center, at ICANN 45 in Toronto. ICANN will then continue the outreach and public presentation until the document evolves into a full Action plan for Africa in the next three years..There is thus still room for contributing to this work in progress. The ASWG commends all those who gave their support (AfrICANN listers, ICANN's management team, ICANN board members in their individual capacities, ICANN constituency members and AfriNIC) Best regards Pierre on behalf of the ASWG -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon)
by Matunda Nyanchama 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Very good discussions on this topic. 1. No country has developed where the NGO sector (the true lords of poverty) dominate! Most NGO execs are always focused on their next fundraiser, the driving cause, their jobs, and (often) international travel. 2. The Hyacinth problem in Lake Victoria needs a comprehensive solution than just harvesting. Fertilizer use in the catchment area, coupled with poor forest cover allowing for excessive surface runoff, dense population without the equivalent of sewage disposal (Kisii for instance is a giant municipality - just check how densely populated), etc may need to be considered. 3. As for our education system it needs radical reform if ever it is intended to realize the nation's aspirations (which ones are they by the way?). We are certificate driven and do anything to get that piece of paper as if this is a substitute for knowledge and skill. Thus students cheat consistently to get the paper. Even those that pass rightfully, many do so via rote learning, which perhaps evaporates as soon as examinations are over! And our universities, some with classes atop bars, dance halls and brothels! ... something BIG is missing in addition that our school system has failed to help shape what the country should be and values thereof; thus we have tribes this and tribes that ... Baadaye ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship
by Gideon 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

+1 Robert, I just hope that we can get some lessons from this article , and yes above all balance is ought to be struck so that entrepreneurship may be nurtured and sustained. I actually like this interesting "Hardly Working: Start-up Guys" clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMmdl4VltD4&feature. Gideon Rop On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:15 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Francis Hook) > 3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:22:42 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship > Message-ID: <B0BDCF98-65B7-459A-807B-31049C5B994A(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Robert > > This is apt and timely. The thing though is to find a balance to ensure > that the real entrepreneurs rise above the noise. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone? > > On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:00 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers > (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant > minds > > > > http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html > > > > Regards > > > > Robert Yawe > > KAY System Technologies Ltd > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > Kenya > > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Making Sense of our development
by Gideon 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Listers "*Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for organic fertilizer.*" I will quote Ps. Ndemo !!! And again not once, not twice have we seen the media cover individuals who have attempted to create paper out of the mashed Hyacinth, well the process was certainly long but the end product is very beautiful, home made cards. For me perhaps we only remember Mau Forest and others when the issue of paper comes up, Pan Paper has not performed well, Polythene bags are polluting our country and by extension agriculture is affected, why not use the idea of making hyacinth paper bags that we could use in supermarkets and grocery shops and probably eliminate these non bio degradable bags ? I think we can agree that instead of crying over Hyacinth that has taken over the freshest lake in the world, we could harness the weed and generate animal feed , paper , furniture , bio gas and many more. Someone just needs to start commercializing it. Probably we could have government buy the first batch of hyacinth furniture and yes others would follow suit. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 9:09 PM, <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: Making Sense of our development (Dorcas Muthoni) > 2. Re: Making Sense of our development (Mark Mwangi) > 3. The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:25:38 +0300 > From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> > To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development > Message-ID: > < > CACFhaS58aX6Fy0XK8QAyC6OjUf5TYo8LoZjn98cRNrCaQpBwWw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Kenya Investment Authority has been advertising the opportunity for > manufacture of fertilizer > http://www.investmentkenya.com/opportunities/manufacturing > > I hope they are aware of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:37 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > Listers, > > I very much know that my post today is not directly ICT but its > > implications have a great bearing on the decisions we make about our > > future development in ICT. > > > > Page 19 of the Star of Thursday, October 11th, carried a story on Water > > Hyacinth titled ?Water hyacinth project threatened by court order?. This > > is apparently a donor funded project in its phase two under Lake Victoria > > Environmental Management Project (LVEMP). > > > > LVEMP II is an eight-year US$254 million (Ksh. 2.1 billion) old regional > > project being implemented in the five East African Community partner > > states says the article. Objectives of the project include: improving > > ?collaborative management of trans-boundary natural resources of Lake > > Victoria basin? as well as ?reduce environmental stress in the targeted > > pollution hotspots and selected degraded sub-catchment areas as a way of > > improving the livelihoods of communities who depend on the lake basin?s > > resources?. > > > > One will hope that the project is supposed to physically remove water > > hyacinth from the lake to enable the people access the resources from the > > lake. However, in the past eight years the spread of this water menace > > has more than tripled and this is what prompted me we to re-examine the > > objectives as stated. If these objectives were to be re-stated in > > simplified English, the real meaning could be to help citizens of East > > Africa understand how to collaborate and manage their resources as well > as > > reduce their stress. The project therefore has nothing to do with water > > hyacinth and hence the reason why the people are fighting over it. > > > > If the donor language were to be simpler, they would have thought about > > project sustainability in which case we did not need all the resources > > that is at the disposal of the fighting citizens. In my view we needed > > only US$50 (US$10 million for each country) to set up an organic > > fertilizer factory. Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for > > organic fertilizer. Just recently I wrote a blog how soil nutrients have > > been depleted in densely populated districts with excessive land > > sub-divisions. Studies also show productivity levels dropping > > significantly that our food security and safety is at its worst threat. > > > > Further, chemical fertilizer may be poisoning our ground water and may be > > likely the cause of increased cancer cases in the region. There is > > greater urgency than ever before that we exploit every opportunity for > > developing organic fertilizer like hyacinth that would improve on > > productivity, ensure sustainable development and reduce its impact on our > > water resources. Our problems would only be solved by us and as such > > foreign interventions will not always be a universal remedy to our > > predicament. > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dmuthoni%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. > > > > > > -- > Muthoni > > My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ > -------------------------------------------- > Mahatma Gandhi once said:- > > First they ignore you, > Then they laugh at you, > Then they fight you, > AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >

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The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship
by robert yawe 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Hi All, This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant minds http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html 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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Abuse of KICTANET forum by Biz.Daily journalist
by Ory Okolloh 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Dear listers, A friend in Nairobi just emailed me this print article (attached) in the Biz Daily paper where my comments on the ETNO proposal last week are featured as the "blog of the week" and my personal email address included as the "title of the blog" This is an outrageous abuse of this forum where the discussion is often open and insightful - do people now have to worry that their comments on Kictanet will be passed off as an article somewhere? *vexed* Ory *I try to keep my emails short and to the point: http://emailcharter.org/*

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Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development
by Paul Roy Owino 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Thank you daktari for raising this concern...indeed its an eye sore when flying over the lake and little of the lake is actually visible. Infact some tourist recently commented on a beautiful golf course... I wonder who to blame in this scenario ...should it be our leaders who are trigger happy to sing the donor tunes or the citizens who vote them in. Regardless of which one, something needs to be done to save our livelihood and protect our environment. We do not need donor aid for this, just a change of mindset and goodwill from the government. Paul Roy Sent from my Windows Phone From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: 10/11/2012 8:42 PM To: Paul Roy Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development Listers, I very much know that my post today is not directly ICT but its implications have a great bearing on the decisions we make about our future development in ICT. Page 19 of the Star of Thursday, October 11th, carried a story on Water Hyacinth titled Water hyacinth project threatened by court order. This is apparently a donor funded project in its phase two under Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP). LVEMP II is an eight-year US$254 million (Ksh. 2.1 billion) old regional project being implemented in the five East African Community partner states says the article. Objectives of the project include: improving collaborative management of trans-boundary natural resources of Lake Victoria basin as well as reduce environmental stress in the targeted pollution hotspots and selected degraded sub-catchment areas as a way of improving the livelihoods of communities who depend on the lake basins resources. One will hope that the project is supposed to physically remove water hyacinth from the lake to enable the people access the resources from the lake. However, in the past eight years the spread of this water menace has more than tripled and this is what prompted me we to re-examine the objectives as stated. If these objectives were to be re-stated in simplified English, the real meaning could be to help citizens of East Africa understand how to collaborate and manage their resources as well as reduce their stress. The project therefore has nothing to do with water hyacinth and hence the reason why the people are fighting over it. If the donor language were to be simpler, they would have thought about project sustainability in which case we did not need all the resources that is at the disposal of the fighting citizens. In my view we needed only US$50 (US$10 million for each country) to set up an organic fertilizer factory. Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for organic fertilizer. Just recently I wrote a blog how soil nutrients have been depleted in densely populated districts with excessive land sub-divisions. Studies also show productivity levels dropping significantly that our food security and safety is at its worst threat. Further, chemical fertilizer may be poisoning our ground water and may be likely the cause of increased cancer cases in the region. There is greater urgency than ever before that we exploit every opportunity for developing organic fertilizer like hyacinth that would improve on productivity, ensure sustainable development and reduce its impact on our water resources. Our problems would only be solved by us and as such foreign interventions will not always be a universal remedy to our predicament. Ndemo. _______________________________________________ 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/roykoikai%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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Fw: [Itu2012chapters] ETNO Twitter Storm with Hamadoun Toure on October 10
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "peter(a)hellmonds.net" <peter(a)hellmonds.net> Sender: itu2012chapters-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:59:15 To: Sally Wentworth<wentworth(a)isoc.org> Cc: itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org<itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: Re: [Itu2012chapters] ETNO Twitter Storm with Hamadoun Toure on October 10 Hi Sally, You could be right in your assessment that some of the pieces of the ETNO proposal could survive. I find troublesome only this section from the African Union meeting: "Regulatory measures may be imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial arrangements and to the extent that such measures do not hinder competition." However, this is merely stating the obvious, i.e. that regulators may impose regulations. Let us recall the key points of the ETNO proposal and see how they fare: a) Sending Party Network Pays: * No chance for survival b) Prevent national governments from mandating network neutrality * governments will not accede to an international treaty limiting their choices in this respect c) allow commercial agreements on QoS based charging * no need to put this into an international treaty as the right to conclude commercial agreements already exists and nothing in the existing ITRs prevents anyone from doing so today d) help telco operators with their broadband investment issues * this issue needs to be addresses to national and regional regulators and does not need to be in an international treaty. Did I miss anything? Do I misinterpret the situation? Best regards, Peter H. Hellmonds Public & International Affairs Phone: +49 (160) 360-2852 E-Mail: peter.hellmonds(a)hellmonds.eu On 09.10.2012, at 01:07, "Sally Wentworth" <wentworth(a)isoc.org> wrote: > competition. _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Re: [kictanet] Abuse of KICTANET forum by Biz.Daily journalist
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Ory, Steve, There is usually a line at the bottom of the columnette stating that those are personal views... etc. In light of the fact that the owners may not be aware that their stories/blogs have been published, then there should be better attribution. I hope someone from Nation Media Group/Business Daily is reading this thread.... On 11/10/2012, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) > <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [....] > >> Seems like a collection of stories from the public domain.... > > Then it should be attributed as such, the way it's been done it looks > like Ory contributed it. I haven't seen the print version but from the > online version there's nothing to put Ory's sentiments into context. > In my opinion this piece, without the rest of the information to > complete the picture, is as useless as the "ay" in okay. > > I agree with Ory. > > Regards, > Steve > -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Fwd: [Itu2012chapters] ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say
by Barrack Otieno 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Listers, And the plot thickens i would be keen to hear the perspective of various stakeholders, Ali, Walu, Alice, Omo, Dr Ndemo is it really that bad? i understand that we support it in some quarters :-) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Veni Markovski <veni(a)veni.com> Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:50 PM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say To: "itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org" <itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number10.19/wcit-etno-proposals-not-so-bad best, veni _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenya elected to top UN positition
by Wambua, Christopher 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Listers, KENYAN WINS TOP UN POSITION A Kenyan was today elected Director General of the Universal Postal Union, a United Nations body responsible for the development of postal business in the world. Amb. Bishir Hussein becomes the highest placed Kenyan in the UN system. He is the first Kenyan to head a United Nations body. He will serve for a period of four years. In an election held in Doha, Qatar, Amb. Hussein beat his sole challenger for the post, Dr. Serrena Bassini Casco, from Uruguay, by 87 votes to her 72 to claim the coveted post. The position of Deputy Director General went to Mr. Pascal-Thierry Clivers of Switzerland, who beat Mr. Denis Delehanty of the United States of America. Amb. Hussein is a former Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. He has also served as Kenya's ambassador to Abu Dhabi. Before his election today, Amb. Hussein had been serving as chairman of the Council of Administration of the UPU. He was elected to the post in 2008. Kenya's high powered delegation to the 25th UPU Congress that culminated into the election was led by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. It included Information and Communications Minister Samuel Poghisio, CCK Chairman, Mr. Ben Gituku, CCK Director General, Mr. Francis Wangusi, Postal Corporation of Kenya Chairman Cyrus Maina and PCK Postmaster General, Dr. Enock Kinara, among others. At the same time Kenya was also elected to serve in the Postal Operations Council of the UPU for a period of four years. Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination Rates
by wambua＠cck.go.ke 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Emmanuel We are still at KES 2.21. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:05:12 To: Wambua, Christopher<Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Cc: <oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com>; Consumer and Public Affairs<CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; kictanet<kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination Rates Thanks Charles for your release and the openness expressed. Considering the glide path mentioned, is it possible to help us appreciate whether the July 2012 MTR rates of 1.44 are already applicable or whether you have continued with the freeze from July 2011 at 2.21? Regards On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke>wrote: > Barrack > > You are most welcome. > > Best regards > > -----Original Message----- > From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com [mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:30 PM > To: Wambua, Christopher; kictanet > Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination > Rates > > Thank you Wambua it is refreshing to see the regulator on his toes , > exciting times indeed seems like vision 2030 is not far should we > maintain this spirit , proudly Kenyan :-) > Sent from my BlackBerry(r) > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> > Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: > Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:52:41 > To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs<CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination > Rates > > _______________________________________________ > 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%40g > mail.com<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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/oloo.khisa%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. > -- ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... * Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0731849128 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa*

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