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Queries to Engineer Kidenda (Midnight today is cut off)
by Grace Githaiga 18 May '12

18 May '12

Good morning Listers I have received a response from Engineer Kidenda. Ofcourse you do understand there have been tons and tons of emails to him (well maybe not tons but you get the point). He has requested that we kindly raise all SUBSTANTIVE issues by midnight today. He will then get his team to respond to all issues that concern KENHA. Barrack has accepted to consolidate all the issues that you have raised and will continue to track your concerns until midnight today. They will then be posted here and copied to Engineer Kidenda for action. Let us continue this fruitful and productive exchange until MIDNIGHT Today. WarmlyGG

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Point of sale system(s) - request
by Matunda Nyanchama 17 May '12

17 May '12

Listers I have friends who run a few restaurants in the city and they need help with a Point of Sale System (POS). As they don't know technology well, the deal would come with ongoing technical support. It needs to have automated back up (perhaps to a remote location) and built UPS (given the frequent blackouts). It should be easy to install and intuitive to operate and programmable with KRA requirements. It is important that it can integrate with credit/debit card payment processing. Ability to generate reports. ... plus all other good stuff that comes with POS is important. Any recommendations? Please respond via private mail. Have a good evening. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fwd:Free OER training Opportunity
by Jane Ngima Muriuki 17 May '12

17 May '12

Hallo I wish to invite you to register and participate for OER On-line training.More information in the email in the forwarding message. Invite others Jane Muriuki ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Grace Githaiga 17 May '12

17 May '12

Listers Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field questions from listers. Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general email (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on Thika Road. Someone is specifically tasked with handling all queries and for example if they are questions that would require input from others, then they will be directed to the relevant people for responses. He will respond to those that directly relate to his duties. May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response. Rgds Grace

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Re: [kictanet] The role of Media in political developement
by Charles Mutsi 16 May '12

16 May '12

The below points not withstanding, the media is a mirror of society. It does not create news, only reports, analyzes and hopefully provides insight. Any candidate for office is responsible to communicate well and package his ideas in a way that appeals to the electorate. It is not the medias job to take up the slack of poorly packaged candidates. If you cannot attract 50 people to your rally do not expect to make the headlinea. Secondly ideology can also divide. Mitt Romney has been villified because of his religion. Gayism and abortion are divisive issues in the USA. And the US press headline these issues with glee. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Revisiting Deadly Thika Road
by Edith Adera 16 May '12

16 May '12

Listers, Very sad indeed to hear the Minister of Roads (today on TV) defend Thika road unconvincingly! When things are not done well, we must be honest enough to acknowledge where things went wrong and to come up with some proposals on what will be done to improve the works and address the high road carnage. Rather than resort to the usual defensive position - that does not help anyone Minister Bett. I would have expected you to have an open forum to discuss the concerns of Kenyans rather than be so dismissive! Despite being assured that the issue had been brought to the attention of Eng Kidenda, there is no response to date! Grace, I wonder if you had any luck in reaching Eng Kidenda for an open debate. Edith, Concerned Kenyan Citizen!

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Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Gakiria 16 May '12

16 May '12

Thank you very much Kebaya for your speedy response. Much appreciated. Andrew On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Director General <dg(a)kenha.co.ke> wrote: > Dear Andrew, **** > > ** ** > > Thank you for your email. Your concerns and the issues you have raised > have been noted. Your email has been forwarded to officers overseeing > construction of Thika road and they will soon give you a response. **** > > ** ** > > Regards **** > > ** ** > > E. Kebaya**** > > For: DG, KeNHA**** > > * ** > * > > Kenya National Highways Authority **** > > Blueshield Towers, **** > > Hospital Road, Upper Hill**** > > P.O. Box 49712 - 00100**** > > Nairobi **** > > Tel: +254 (0)20 4954000**** > > Fax: +254 (0)20 2715483**** > > Email: dg(a)kenha.co.ke**** > > Web: www.kenha.co.ke **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Gakiria [mailto:gakiria@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:25 PM > *To:* Grace Githaiga > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; dg(a)kenha.co.ke > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response**** > > ** ** > > Dear Grace, > > Thank you very much for facilitating this. Allow me to share one of my > many not-so-pleasant experiences on Thika road (and its feeder roads), > hoping something will be done about this. > > My office is in KIE, off Muranga road at the Desai road junction next to > Nbi Gymkhana Club. I was on Mombasa road this morning and decided to get to > the office via forest road to avoid the madness at the Fig Tree junction > along Ngara road. > > To my shock,the turn off from Forest road into Desai road has been blocked > off (it was there last week). I was thus forced to drive all the way past > the flyover at Pangani, double back through through Ring Road and juja road > into Muranga road , to try and access Desai road from the opposite end. > Another shocker, there is no turn off either into KIE from muranga road > (approaching from the Pangani side)! > > What is there is a small gap in the huge concrete blocks seperating > traffic from and to the city centre, through which vehicles make an illegal > U-Turn, while avoiding on-coming traffic from the city centre. I have had 3 > accidents at that spot in the last 5 months and am not even a daily user of > that road. > > My question to you Engineer Kidenda is, how are those of us who work along > desai road (especially on the Nbi Gymkhana side) expected to navigate back > into the city center or to cross over to the other section of Desai road > towards kariakor roundabout, because both exit and entry points have been > blocked? We have been reduced to playing Russian roulette every evening, > with matatus to githurai/Dandora etc whizzing past at breakneck speed. > > And that is not even 1% of my near-death experiences.. > > Andrew**** > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Listers**** > > **** > > Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. **** > > **** > > My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field > questions from listers. **** > > **** > > Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general email > (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on Thika Road. Someone > is specifically tasked with handling all queries and for example if they > are questions that would require input from others, then they will be > directed to the relevant people for responses. He will respond to those > that directly relate to his duties. **** > > **** > > May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include > dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response.**** > > ** ** > > Rgds**** > > Grace**** > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gakiria%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.**** > > > > > -- > *Gakiria Andrew > Coordinator > Kenya eLearning Centre > Nairobi, KENYA***** > -- *Gakiria Andrew Coordinator Kenya eLearning Centre Nairobi, KENYA*

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Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response (Dorcas Muthoni)
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 May '12

16 May '12

While on this subject, I am wondering whether the ministry has communications personnel to address such public concerns. With the plethora or media outlets (FM radio, sms, twitter, facebook, etc.) they could be putting appropriate messages out there to keep the public informed, e.g. road closures, accidents, speeding warnings, etc. Ama? Regarding being upright citizens and driving according to the traffic code, I must repeat what I have said once: you lose if you are the only one following the rules. As well, without an effective stick to penalize offenders, little will change. Here the "bullies" win and the tendency them is for everyone to become a bully, breaking the rules because it appears to "pay" for the bullies. Having the law is one thing; enforcing it is quite another. A law with no enforcement serves no purpose. Baraka ndizo hizo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Odhiambo Washington 16 May '12

16 May '12

Yes, this is one of the cases I know about. I wouldn't even be surprised both Kidenda and his PA know very little about e-mail communication! Write a letter by snail mail and you are very likely to get an acknowledgement/response. In certain quarters, they don't take e-mail that seriously. On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com>wrote: > I have been cc'ing this same dg@kehna all the times when I send mails. > > That mail is handled by a PA who hardly ever responds. > > He surely should spare sometime to respond to such a key constituency as > this group. He is a civil servant and I think its not right that he is too > busy. Mugo Kibati takes time off his great Vision 2030 plateful to attend > to issues of concern to the public. > > My take > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Barrack, You wish. It's not in these guys' character to respond to >> anything. If you are for beer, find me for a few if you get a meaningful >> response from that address. >> >> >> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Thank you GG, for the initiative. We are somewhere now, we shall act >>> accordingly. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Listers**** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field >>>> questions from listers. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general >>>> email (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on >>>> Thika Road. Someone is specifically tasked with handling all queries >>>> and for example if they are questions that would require input from others, >>>> then they will be directed to the relevant people for responses. He will >>>> respond to those that directly relate to his duties. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include >>>> dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response. >>>> >>>> >>>> Rgds**** >>>> >>>> Grace**** >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> +254721325277 >>> +254-20-2498789 >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com >>> >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://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. >> > > > > -- > > "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within > three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven > years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale > 1921-1989 > * > Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0734321086 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa* > > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. 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RE : Google challenge
by pius walela 16 May '12

16 May '12

Hi Anyone with the URL link....to the recent Google challenge....kindly drop the link Regards

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Looking for editors
by Edward Ssekalo 16 May '12

16 May '12

Hello. I am looking for editors/editing services providers that are available to work on a part-time/consultancy basis. Can be individual or corporate. I cannot provide any specifics as the scope of work will vary from project to project. If you're interested, kindly send me your contact details and CV at edward.ssekalo(a)gmail.com and CC essekalo(a)eachq.org. Regards Edward

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3rd Draft Energy Policy needs feedback from Stakeholders
by David Otwoma 16 May '12

16 May '12

Listers, The 3rd Draft Energy Policy is available for Stakeholders input as per adverts in local daillies of Monday 14th May 2012. Please check this it is under public review especially the section on the nuclear power With adoption of the Kenya Vision 2030 and the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, there is need to review all these pieces of legislation so as to align them to the Vision and the Constitution. This pre-supposes the review and amalgamation of these laws into one statute. Soft copies are available in various websites including http://www.energy.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/National%20Energy%20Poli… Let us get your feedback. David

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Companies registry website cost 62 million, cant even search….
by Grace Githaiga 15 May '12

15 May '12

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/companies-registry-website-cost-62-million…

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Young Innovators Competition 2012
by Alice Munyua 15 May '12

15 May '12

This might be of interest to some. Best Alice -------------------- The ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition 2012 is now accepting applications. We are aiming to attract dynamic, socially engaged young people and identify projects with a genuine potential to succeed. In addition to the up to CHF 10 000 of funding for the 12 finalist projects/concepts, we also seek to build a cohesive international community of social entrepreneurs and a network of mentors, who would help them realize their initiatives. For more information, please find attached the official flyer. Feel free to share or print it and distribute it throughout your professional, and perhaps even your personal network. Our team will be attending the WSIS conference next week, in case you > would like to meet with us and talk about the competition. Thank you in advance for your time Best regards, The ITU Telecom Young Innovators Team

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FT Story: How Technology Changes Development Prospects
by Marie-Ann Kinyanjui 15 May '12

15 May '12

Listers, An encouraging story on Kenya and her ICT hopes in the latest edition of 'This is Africa' - the Financial Times supplement that focuses on our continent... thought it may be of interest to the list. Kenya (May 2012) FT This is Africa Online - WEF Africa 2012: How technology changes Africa’s development prospects http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/Reports/WEF-Africa-2012-How-technology-ch… Realising the potential of ICTs to transform the continent, governments are using technology to roll out public services. Africa’s tech hub, Kenya, is a pioneer A decade ago, there were little more than 50m mobile phones being used in Africa. Today, you can add a zero to that figure and then some, making the continent the world’s fastest-growing region for mobile penetration, with more subscribers than the US or the European Union. In certain countries, more citizens now have access to mobile phones than to clean water, a bank account, or electricity, and for these individuals, the cell phone means a lot more than ease of contact. Africa’s technology revolution means access to data and to financial services. For governments, it means a new way to overcome bottlenecks, roll out services and achieve development targets. “Back in 2000 the whole continent had less connectivity than Luxembourg – Africa with almost 1bn people, and Luxembourg with less than 1m – but that’s changed significantly,” explains Tim Kelly, lead ICT policy specialist at the World Bank. That is due to new undersea fibre optic cables, such as The East African Marine System, as well as better inland connectivity, he says. “Putting that connectivity together with much wider access to ICTs, particularly mobile phones, you’ve got the makings of a success story.” Used as an outlet for political frustration, mobile phones, internet and social networking can help topple governments – for proof, look to the Arab Spring. They have the power to make administrations more democratic, transparent and accountable. They offer citizens real-time political participation and the chance to expose corruption. Yet the real potential of these technologies is not in sweeping democratic reforms, but in “the less glamorous side of democracy”, Mr Kelly argues: issues such as “fixing your water pump”. Aware of all this, many municipalities are taking advantage of the rise of ICTs to improve the lives of their citizens and overhaul the way in which populations and businesses can interact with public sector representatives. In Kenya, a trailblazer in the sector, the government’s development blueprint – the Kenya Vision 2030 – draws heavily on science, technology and innovation as foundations for growth. “There has been a lot of progress in building the infrastructure, developing local content and local applications. Kenya’s IT infrastructure is actually better than most developed countries, and the diffusion of IT in Kenya has been very high,” says an enthusiastic Bitange Ndemo, permanent secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications, citing the now universally-touted example of Vodacom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa. It is now time for the public sector to play catch-up, he says: “We have been able to develop applications that have put Kenya on the world map in terms of software development… Now, we want to get to a point where we can use the mobile platform for the interface between the citizens and government – so they can deal with the government without necessarily having to travel to government sites.” This requires further progress in basic ICT infrastructure, though, and the fast transfer of government data to online platforms. Under the country’s Open Data Initiative – launched last year – the government has been working with World Bank support to upload almost all existing government registries. Data on everything from national censuses and exam results, to government expenditure and public service locations – and everything in between – is being digitised. “We’ve made a lot of progress in areas like the judiciary and land registry, and we are now digitising health records – starting with Kenyatta National Hospital and moving onto the district level,” Mr Ndemo explains. Those records mean big savings in terms of efficiency, but have broader implications: “To be able to provide records over periods of years – this is what we never used to have in Africa, but we are changing that,” he says. Records will provide crucial insights into health trends and support local research. From next year, the government will roll out its focus to e-procurement services, which could save it an annual $1bn. Add that to the estimated $2bn in potential savings by putting judicial records online, and an additional $5bn from efficiency gains within agriculture, he says, and the gains become clear. “We thought about using technology to focus on business process outsourcing for countries like Britain and the US – like India did,” Mr Ndemo says. “But India looked more to the outside world and has not utilised IT to improve livelihoods. There is nowhere we could get up to $10bn from and be able to bring that back to the economy. Better for us to use IT to look at our internal inefficiencies, and net the savings to improve the livelihoods of your citizens.” When it comes to evolving strategies for e-government, Kenya is by no means alone. Countries from Mauritius to Sierra Leone and Uganda have had success in implementing so-called integrated financial management information systems which let governments manage their budgets and report revenues. In 2010, the continent’s economic powerhouse, South Africa, declared the ICT sector a top priority. While progress in the field has been uneven, donors hold up the country’s electronic tax filing systems – managed by South African Revenue Services – as a world class model. For governments, providing these services means better collaboration, both between ministries and with the private sector. “Smart City” initiatives are being rolled out in cities such as Cape Town, and here too Kenya’s government has embarked on a project – this time in partnership with IBM, which is hoping to provide solutions for energy, security and, above all, traffic issues in Nairobi. The group hopes to use cell phones, for instance, to pinpoint traffic build ups in the notoriously congested capital city. By collecting this data, “you can start to predict and make analyses of alternative routes, and provide that information either to the city planners, or to the traffic police, or to emergency vehicles,” explains Anthony Mwai, country general manager, IBM East Africa. Across the continent, governments are working with businesses to roll out services that can help overcome constraints such as low agricultural productivity, and the dearth of doctors and educated teachers. “What we need now is to deepen the services we provide and innovate in other areas: health, agriculture, e-learning – we want to leverage on IT across every sector,” Mr Ndemo says. In Kenya, where there are only around 1.5 health workers per 1000 of a 40 million population, many rural clinics do not have internet access or even electricity – creating problems for the delivery of test results to patients. Here, the traditional approach involved taking blood samples at rural clinics, which were sent on to five national health laboratories, with the results posted back. “It could take days, weeks, months, sometimes they didn’t even show up,” says Paul Ellingstad, director for global health at Hewlett Packard. “That created all sorts of problems. If you don’t have the results, the mother and father lose faith in the system, they don’t bring the child back. The child, because they are not diagnosed, isn’t started on antiretroviral treatment, and there is a 50 percent chance they will die by their second birthday.” Hewlett Packard recently partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Kenya’s Ministry of Health to develop SMS-enabled printers. “Instead of having to go through the post, you are texting back and printing out results at the rural health centre. So you have predictability, as well as compressing down into a matter of hours, or at most a day, the time taken to get results from the national lab to virtually any clinic around the country,” Mr Ellingstad explains. Mobile incubation hubs are popping up across Africa, bringing together mobile tech entrepreneurs and innovators. Of two supported by the World Bank, one is in South Africa, the other Kenya. Out of Nairobi’s not yet year old m:lab have sprung groups such as Shimba Technologies – a startup which recently released MEDAfrica, a smartphone app which wants to bypass the country’s shortfall of doctors by providing symptom checkers and medical advice. When users have identified their ailments, the app can then point them to certified specialists –thereby avoiding fraudsters. And true to ambitions, similar developments are springing up across sectors. Agriculture is an area of focus: “Previously we never measured productivity, over-utilisation of the land or productivity drops,” Mr Ndemo says. That is being changed by applications such as M-Farm, a service the World Bank’s Mr Kelly describes as “a kind of Groupon for farmers”, which allows Kenyan farmers to receive information about market prices, and aggregate to purchase inputs at wholesale value, and find buyers – all via text message. The setup bypasses productivity curbs, such as costly inputs or the middlemen who offer farmers below-market prices for their produce. It is also a monitor for productivity levels. Across borders, the meeting point between these technologies could spell the onset of new and sustained development across the continent. Problems remain, not least resistance to change amongst less educated citizens – an issue which Mr Ndemo counts as Kenya’s “biggest dilemma”. But mobile technologies and growing connectivity mean a unique opportunity to leapfrog growth constraints. For Africa, the mobile is both a product and a driver of a stronger, wealthier, more engaged society. Kind Regards, Marie-Anne (Kui) Kinyanjui External Relations Specialist, IBM Growth Markets Unit Geographic Expansion/General Business

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Netherlands is First Country in Europe with Net Neutrality
by Barrack Otieno 13 May '12

13 May '12

FYI, Netherlands is First Country in Europe with Net Neutrality<http://e2ma.net/go/11036753017/208894755/234081773/1411202/goto:http://advo…> <http://e2ma.net/go/11036753017/208894755/234081774/1411202/goto:http://advo…>May 8th, 2012 is a day to celebrate in The Netherlands as it becomes the first country in Europe to protect its citizens by enshrining net neutrality into law. The Netherlands is also implementing privacy protections for users against wiretapping and disconnection by the Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which will no longer be able to interrupt traffic of users unless it is proven to be in the public interest. (Global Voices, 5-8) http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/05/09/netherlands-net-neutralit… Rudi Vansnick *——————————————— Internet Society Belgium —————————————————* President - CEO Tel +32/(0)9/329.39.16 rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be Mobile +32/(0)475/28.16.32 Dendermondesteenweg 143 B-9070 Destelbergen BELGIUM www.internetsociety.be "The Internet is for everyone" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: Invitation to the Korean Electronics Show 2012
by waudo siganga 13 May '12

13 May '12

Some business inclined colleagues may fancy being part this incentives-filled trip..... ----- Original message ----- From: [1]jolufuye(a)kontemporary.net To: Adrian Schofield <[2]Adrian.Schofield(a)wits.ac.za>, [3]pileleji(a)itag.gm, waudo siganga <[4]emailsignet(a)mailcan.com>, [5]roger.latchman(a)pkf.co.za, "Eng./ A." <[6]tarek(a)projecta-eg.com>, Faouzi ZAGHBIB <[7]faouzi.zaghbib(a)r2i.com.tn> Cc: Timmy Ambali <[8]pm(a)aficta.org>, [9]jolufuye(a)aficta.org Subject: Invitation to the Korean Electronics Show 2012 Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 17:52:49 -0700 Dear colleagues, Greetings... The above subject matter refers. The 2012 edition of the Korean Electronics Show comes up on October 9 (Tues) - 12 (Frd) at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Centre). Please find below the main package: 1. Half ticket refund. That means you'll arrange for your ticket and after the event you'll be re-imbursed with half the cost. 2. 2 nights of free hotel lodge in a top class hotel. If you want to stay extra nights, you'll make your own arrangement. 3. Business match meeting to meet top manufacturers and 4. a Gala dinner You may extend this package to your members. In this case, your association may retain one quarter of the ticket refund as your association fee or this may be charged separately. That means your members will only get one quarter refund on the ticket. As for AfICTA, no fee is charged for now. Kindly let me have the names of your members that would be interested to send to Korea for the Invitation Letters which would be delivered to your offices and you can then arrange for South Korean visa in your countries. (You'll need to find out the cost of SK visa in your country.) In Nigeria, it is about US$50. Kindly send in your expression of interest to [10]pm(a)aficta.org with Full names, photocopy of your passport datapage valid till end of 2012 by May 25, 2012. A copy of the 2011 report is attached for your perusal. Warm regards, Jimson ------------------------------------------------ Jimson Olufuye, fncs, ficma, PhD CEO KontemporaryTM Vice-Chairman WITSA (sub-Saharan Africa) Chairman, Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) -WITSA...Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age. [11]www.itan.org.ng/ [12]www.witsa.org/ [13]www.aficta.org [14]www.kontemporary.net.ng M: +234 802 3183252 Skype: jolufuye This email is for the exclusive recipient/s and it may contain confidential materials. If you have received it and it is not meant for you, please alert me @ [15]jolufuye(a)kontemporary.net or discard at once. Thank you. References 1. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net 2. mailto:Adrian.Schofield@wits.ac.za 3. mailto:pileleji@itag.gm 4. mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com 5. mailto:roger.latchman@pkf.co.za 6. mailto:tarek@projecta-eg.com 7. mailto:faouzi.zaghbib@r2i.com.tn 8. mailto:pm@aficta.org 9. mailto:jolufuye@aficta.org 10. mailto:pm@aficta.org 11. http://www.itan.org.ng/ 12. http://www.witsa.org/ 13. http://www.aficta.org/ 14. http://www.kontemporary.net.ng/ 15. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net

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For Literary Types
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 May '12

12 May '12

This may not be the most apt place for literary works but I am sure in our midst there are many interested in what some Kenyans are writing about. Nsemia Inc. Publishers has recently released two titles. Coincidentally, both focus on matters of gender and our society and written largely from personal author experiences. Here are the two links. Shifting Sands by Moraa Gitaa - ISBN: 978-1-926906-04-1 Female Circumcision among the Abagusii of Kenya by Daniel Mokaya ISBN: 978-1-926906-10-2 Many thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 role of Media in political developement
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 May '12

12 May '12

This is a timely topic that needs deeper discussion and more insightful examination than can happen on a mailing list. It almost requires a conference of its own to address the many facets of media and its role in society such as informing, educating, provoking thought, challenging society when necessary, etc. Investigative journalism has been the basis of revolutionary changes in some societies. We need more of this in Kenya. Media, however, cannot be divorced from the society in which it operates. We hear of hints of how some media personalities are in the pockets of "money bags" (yes on the take) with the latter assured of being headline subjects regardless of whether what they do is significant or not. Rumours abound of stories get killed, stymied or "pumped up" once money is thrown into the works. Back in the 1990s Kenneth Matiba, in one of his rumbling press conferences, attacked the very same media he was addressing. It is said he fingered even the person that was exacting bribes from him in return for favourable coverage. Like other areas in our society, media is ethics challenged. Most professions in the country face the same; we need a social rebirth to entrench professionalism in service of the country. Yet, we must NOT condemn all media. Like in all other professions and society strata, there are a lot of good people struggling to do the right thing through and through. However, as a friend once remarked while we were stuck in a Nairobi traffic jam: if one is in an environment where everyone (majority sounds better) is breaking the rules, those that follow the rules suffer. Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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The role of Media in political developement
by Barrack Otieno 12 May '12

12 May '12

Listers, Having watched a couple of programmes focusing on current political happenings i am left wondering on the role of the media, are some of this media houses engaged in political activism or are they educating the masses?. Why cant media houses be more innovative and focus on debates such as what we had on this list (Ndemo for president). This populist debates centered around opinions are a recipe for chaos. One just needs to look at what happened in Sabatia to know what can happen when this opinion contests are not handled well. We need to evaluate the possible impact of some of this opinion based discussions, they may shore up profits for media houses but divide the country. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: Journalism Innovation Fund Offers $1m for African Projects
by Phares Kariuki 12 May '12

12 May '12

FYI Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Justin Arenstein <justinarenstein(a)gmail.com> > Date: 12 May 2012 08:13:20 GMT+03:00 > To: hackshackers-nairobi(a)googlegroups.com > Subject: Journalism Innovation Fund Offers $1m for African Projects > Reply-To: hackshackers-nairobi(a)googlegroups.com > > HI everyone, > > I thought that the list might be interested in this opportunity. There is $1m up for grabs, in grants ranging from $12,500 to $100,000 for cool tech ideas to help the media. Shout if anyone needs help connecting with local journalists or dev teams. > > Happy hunting! > > Cheers, > Justin > > For Immediate Release: May 09, 2012 > Contact: Sonja Matanovic, Communications Director > Telephone: 202.349.7624 > > > Call for Entries: $1 Million African News Innovation Challenge > > Africa’s first major contest designed to promote the development of digital media products and innovations is now accepting applications. > > African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC) will provide grants from $12,500 to > $100,000 for the best projects aimed at strengthening and transforming African news media. The contest is modeled on the highly successful Knight News Challenge in the United States. Grantees will also receive technical advice, startup support and one-on-one mentoring from the world’s top media experts. > > Of particular interest are proposals that improve data-based investigative journalism, audience engagement, mobile news distribution, data visualization, new revenue models and workflow systems. > > The African Media Initiative (AMI), Africa’s largest association of media owners and operators, announced the contest last November as part of a pan-African initiative to spur digital experimentation and technology-driven projects and startups. > > “African media have a tremendous opportunity to leapfrog the business disruption faced by media in Europe and the U.S.,” says AMI chief executive Amadou Mahtar Ba. “The growing reach of mobile networks and improving Internet access is beginning to reshape the media landscape in Africa. We believe this competition will help African news organizations stay ahead of the curve.” > > Contest partners include Omidyar Network, Google, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the U.S. State Department, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). > > “Omidyar Network is delighted to be supporting the African News Innovation Challenge,” said Stephen King, partner at Omidyar Network. “Across the continent we are seeing innovative ways in which technology is providing people with greater access to information. This challenge is a great opportunity for journalists, entrepreneurs and technologists to join forces and help enable the African media to hold their leaders to account.” > > Digital strategist Justin Arenstein is managing the initiative as part of his work with AMI and the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. > > HOW TO APPLY: > > Entries must be submitted to the ANIC website by midnight (Central African Time) on July 10, 2012. > > WHO CAN APPLY: > > Proposals may be submitted by news pioneers from anywhere in the world, but entries must have an African media partner who will help develop and test the innovation. Projects that are designed for Africa will stand a better chance of receiving support. > PROJECTS OF GREATEST INTEREST: > > ANIC is seeking new ways to create, discuss and share news and make quality journalism sustainable. This could include new revenue or production models, new ways to gather, produce or distribute news. Ideas that can be scaled up across the continent or replicated elsewhere are of particular interest. Preference will be given to ideas that solve bottlenecks facing Africa’s media. > > THE JUDGING PROCESS > > Winning projects will be selected by an ANIC panel of judges, following public voting and a review by an international jury. > > About ICFJ > The International Center for Journalists is a non-profit organization that advances quality journalism worldwide. Its programs combine the best professional standards with the latest digital innovations. ICFJ believes that independent, vigorous media are crucial in improving the human condition. > > About AMI > The African Media Initiative is the continent’s largest umbrella association of African media owners, senior executives and other industry stakeholders. AMI’s mandate is to serve as a catalyst for strengthening African media by building the tools, knowledge resources and technical capacity for African media to play an effective public interest role in their societies. This mandate includes assisting with the development of professional standards, financial sustainability, technological adaptability and civic engagement. > > About Google Inc. > Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top Web property in all major global markets. Google's mission in Africa is to make the Internet an integral part of every day life in Africa, by increasing its relevance and usefulness, eliminating access barriers for potential users, and developing products that are meaningful for countries in the region. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.google.com/africa, see our Africa Blog, http://google-africa.blogspot.com/ or follow us on Twitter twitter.com/googleafrica > > About Omidyar Network > Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives. Established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, the organization invests in and helps scale innovative organizations to catalyze economic and social change. To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $500 million to for-profit companies and non-profit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual participation across multiple investment areas, including financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, property rights, consumer Internet, mobile and government transparency. To learn more, visit www.omidyar.com. > > >>END<<

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Fw: CISSP Bootcamp - June 11 2012
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 May '12

12 May '12

Friends, The attached information about a planned CISSP Bootcamp in Nairobi; it will be appearing in the press shortly as well as on our websites. Please circulate to friends and organization that may be interested. CISSP remains the premier professional information security certification. The CISSP Bootcamp is a five-day affair starting June 11. The course covers the domains of CISSP with clear focus on information needed to pass the CISSP examination. We will also cover requirements for certification maintenance. It will be held at a venue (to be confirmed) in Nairobi. Domains 1. Security Operations 2. Access Control 3. Cryptography 4. Security Architecture and Design 5. Telecommunications and Network Security 6. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning 7. Legal, Regulations, Compliance, and Investigations 8. Software Development Security 9. Information Security Governance and Risk Management 10. Physical (Environmental) Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 role of Media in political developement
by Charles Mutsi 11 May '12

11 May '12

Totally. But even as it does so, it will invariably mirror the values, concerns and contradictions of that society. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Beta Testers Wanted
by Agosta Liko 11 May '12

11 May '12

Hi We need some beta testers for an IPad application we (www.verviant.com) are working on. IIf you are interested, please email me directly and I will advice Thanks

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Kenya ICT Board - In other news
by Kamotho Njenga 11 May '12

11 May '12

You may want to reflect on this scoop from the web http://www.techmtaa.com/2011/06/20/how-kenya-ict-board-kills-the-spirit-of-… Kamotho

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Collins Areba 11 May '12

11 May '12

LinkedIn ------------ I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Collins Collins Areba R & D at Center for Renewable Alternatives Kenya Confirm that you know Collins Areba: https://www.linkedin.com/e/9s40af-h22vyjxu-5r/isd/7056528319/9k3KRooO/?hs=f… -- You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. Click to unsubscribe: http://www.linkedin.com/e/9s40af-h22vyjxu-5r/5B_QUKlPKFv3aMx-KBDG6nTPEzzx21… (c) 2012 LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

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What do you think of Tandaa content grants? (15 marks)
by Grace Githaiga 11 May '12

11 May '12

Quoting Rebecca "For instance, today CCK launched this website, where is it hosted? You have guessed right, not in Kenya, maybe the CCK or the UPDK team could not get Safaricom, AccessKenya, Telkom Kenya or Wananchi group to host it free in their cloud. I am imagining at this rate, all that talk of big cloud content by 2015 is looking very bright. Read on... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/what-do-you-think-of-tandaa-content-grants… Rgds GG BTW, where is Robert Yawe? He been missing in action.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] WIPO Development Agenda Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP
by Brian Munyao Longwe 09 May '12

09 May '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 9, 2012 at 5:38 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] WIPO Development Agenda Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP To: africann(a)afrinic.net WIPO Development Agenda Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/09/wpo-development-agenda-implementation-th… Published on 9 May 2012 @ 8:23 am By William New <http://www.ip-watch.org/author/william/>, Intellectual Property Watch As World Intellectual Property Organization members engage this week in discussions about the extent of change to the UN agency’s development orientation, a new substantive proposal for reform has been put forward based on an external review of WIPO technical assistance. The Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) is meeting from 7-11 May <http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=25013>. The committee exists to implement the 2007 WIPO Development Agenda. In general, it could be said that developing countries, which initiated the movement that led to the Development Agenda, are working to enact a substantive transformation at the organisation, while developed countries are eager to make improvements without drastically altering the agency. The work in the CDIP addresses a full range of WIPO activities. With a wide range of reports and activities being carried out, a wide range of WIPO professional staff and consultants are cycling through the committee. Projects range from databases, to competition policy, to flexibilities in IP law, to the public domain. Technical assistance is only one aspect, but it reaches into the core of the organisation’s orientation. The breadth of issues was reflected in opening statements, such as by Iran on behalf of the Asian Group, available here<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asian-group-gener…>. On the first day, an attempt was made again by developing countries to create a permanent agenda item on “IP and development,” which developed countries again resisted on the grounds that it is repetitive with the title of the committee itself. But developing countries’ concern is that broader issues of IP and development do not have a place in a committee that spends most of its time working through specific projects. They have raised this issue for several years. The first day also saw a discussion of the relation of the CIP to other committees and activities within WIPO, which raises recurrent issues of how far-reaching the committee’s work is. The remainder of the week will focus on the WIPO secretariat’s extensive report on the implementation of the Development Agenda, and numerous project reports as well as evaluations of past projects. There are now some 23 projects completed or in the process of being completed, according to the secretariat. The timetable for the week (as of 8 May) is available here<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-Timetab…>[pdf]. Deere/Roca Report A key element of the week’s agenda is to address an external review of WIPO technical assistance called for by member states and co-authored by Carolyn Deere and Santiago Roca. The report found numerous areas for improvement for member states to consider. Yesterday, the entire day was spent discussing the report, but no decisions were made on how to proceed. The chair is expected to draft a summary of this and other activities by week’s end. The day opened with a presentation to the plenary by Deere, who outlined a number of key recommendations from the report. These fell into the areas of transparency and mutual accountability, management and strategic planning, effectiveness and impact, good governance, and orientation. Deere, who is a senior researcher in the Global Economic Governance Programme at Oxford University, told the plenary that the report research was completed in August 2011. At the last CDIP in November 2011, the committee set up an ad hoc working group to look at the report and among other things identify where there might be redundancy in the report recommendations and help prepare for a committee decision on how to proceed (*IPW*, WIPO, 18 November 2012<http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/11/18/wipo-development-committee-completes-wor…>). Also at the last CDIP meeting, the WIPO secretariat was asked to respond to the Deere/Roca report. The WIPO management response was completed in March and reflects a number of improvements, including many in the past few months, leading to a debate over which Deere/Roca recommendations had already been addressed or whether and how the WIPO secretariat’s claims need to be confirmed. The secretariat clustered the Deere/Roca recommendations into three categories. Cluster A are those which are “already reflected in WIPO activities, or ongoing reform programs.” Cluster B is made up of those which “merit further consideration.” And Cluster C represents those which “raise concerns as to implementation.” The management response is here<http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=199874>. Some developing country members said that some recommendations listed as completed in Cluster A may need to be confirmed. Co-author Deere took a similar view on this, suggesting the regularisation of a monitoring mechanism would be helpful. Concern was also raised on the criteria used to place recommendations into Cluster C. The Group B developed countries generally accepted the secretariat response and moved right into discussing items in Cluster B. But Group B appears to be looking to slow down the work of the committee. The *ad hoc* working group only began meeting in March, and was crippled in part by a lack of translation services. After a series of five meetings ending two weeks ago, the group could not reach agreement and left off its work. The minutes of the *ad hoc* group meetings are here<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Minutes-of-A…>[pdf], and the report of the group is here<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Rpt-of-Ad-Ho…>[pdf]. New DAG/African Group Proposal The African Group and the Development Agenda Group (which includes countries from other regions) issued a large, new proposal today on ways to take forward the Deere/Roca report. The new document includes a variety of specific proposals “aimed at improving WIPO’s development cooperation activities.” The DAG/African joint proposal is available here<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-DAG-Pro…>[pdf]. Under “relevance and orientation,” the groups proposed experts to develop guidelines with details on how to plan and implement more development-oriented assistance. They also call for the secretariat to develop a comprehensive manual on delivery of technical assistance. The 17-page document also includes proposals for the WIPO program and budget, including moving “funds-in-trust” – targeted funding from governments intended for specific activities – into the regular WIPO budget, programming and reporting processes. Other proposals lay out steps for addressing: extra-budgetary resources; human resources; expert/consultants; transparency and communication; redesigning the technical assistance database; assessing impact, monitoring and evaluation; IP policies and strategies in countries; provision of legislative and regulatory assistance; IP office modernization, training and capacity building; coordination; and follow-up. The joint proposal also includes a 25-point appendix of guidance for WIPO, such as ensuring development cooperation assistance is more than just responding to requests, but also a dialogue with appropriate assistance. A presentation on the new set of proposals was made by Algeria on behalf of the DAG, but it could not be agreed by the committee how to proceed on it. Developed countries suggested they would need time to review the proposal. Protection and Development The WIPO Development Agenda’s 45 recommendations reach well beyond technical assistance and development cooperation, but there continues to be disagreement on how far they should go in the organisation’s activities. Last week, for instance, there was disagreement over whether it relates to the WIPO Committee on Standards. The discussion is reaching into the original purpose of the organisation, as the United States and Japan today raised Article 3 of the original WIPO Convention, noting that it does not mention development but does emphasise IP protection. The United States said a shift from an “IP-centric” to development-oriented WIPO would contravene Article 3. Article 3 states<http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/convention/trtdocs_wo029.html#P68_3059>: *The objectives of the Organization are:* * (i) to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States and, where appropriate, in collaboration with any other international organization, (ii) to ensure administrative cooperation among the Unions. * _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: +254715964281 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."

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perennially planning to plan - RSA comms policy
by Francis Hook 09 May '12

09 May '12

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54272:d… - Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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1st African Internet Standards Forum: May 12th at the iHub (live streamed)
by Barrack Otieno 09 May '12

09 May '12

Listers FYI , This Saturday at the iHub, you are cordially invited to attend a conference that will be live streamed from Gambia. The forum is technical in nature and will be discussing Internet standards and how to encourage more African participation in the IETF <http://ietf.org>. Those who can make it please attend, KENIC will be sponsoring the local event and will provide snacks. You can read more about the event<http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum>from the Internet Society website. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: The African Development Bank launches an eHealth award
by Victor Gathara 08 May '12

08 May '12

Not sure if this has circulated on the list but it may be of interest to some here. Victor ______________________ *The African Development Bank launches an eHealth award - Please share the information* On 19 April, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health sector in Africa. The eHealth Award aims to discover current work being done in the fields of e- and m-health in Africa; to encourage the production and sharing of knowledge on eHealth solutions, and provide added value through the sharing of lessons learnt in e- and m-health. The award targets a range of participants, including individuals, NGOs, development organizations, companies, academic institutions and research facilities. The criteria and focus of the award are centered on a) using ICT to increase access to health services, particularly for the poor and marginalized b) using ICT to increase the utilization of essential health services and/or c) the evaluation of eHealth solutions to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services. The deadline for submissions from participants is 30 May 2012. Submissions should be an abstract of 500 words from their projects, after which the shortlisted candidates will need to produce an evaluation report. The winning projects will be presented in an AfDB publication and winners will be given a prize. *All information can be found on the Bank’s website (** http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/afdb-launches-ehealth-award-… *<http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/afdb-launches-ehealth-award-…> * )*

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Re: [kictanet] Internet Society Members
by Barrack Otieno 07 May '12

07 May '12

Listers, This is a request to all registered Internet Society Members from Kenya to log onto the ISOC portal and affiliate themselves to the Kenya Chapter (in formation). Efforts to register a local Chapter have been underway for the last 10 months and the registration process is almost complete. We adopted a multistakeholder approach and are greatfull to all who have made this possible. We do have monthly meetings every third Saturday of the month at Q-Net View Park Towers 10th Floor. This months meeting is on 19 May and you are welcome to attend. We also have a separate mailing list for ISOC members, kindly contact me if you are interested in joining. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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IF CCK CHOOSES TO MONITOR INTERNET TRAFFIC, WILL IT ALSO MANAGE TO BLOCK TORRENTS THAT CONSUME BANDWIDTH?
by Michelle Tongo 05 May '12

05 May '12

If CCK Kenya reported to make a call that it will monitor all internet traffic, can it also block the largest torrents and most used ones such as piratebay? Your opinions are welcomed. *Link: http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/01/isps-told-to-block-pirate-bays-wa… * -- *Regards,* *Michelle T.* *Cell: +254-734-695-532* * *

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Lack of Public Internet hot spots in Nairobi
by james ratemo 04 May '12

04 May '12

Hi Listers, Just wondering aloud, are there hotspots in nairobi where the public can surf for free without having to seek permission/passwords. this happens in other large cities where broadband seems to be a human right. What is hindering such roll out in Kenya or is it 'the peculiar browsing habits' of Kenyans that is making ISPs shy away from such an offer. I appreciate your thoughts. -- James Ratemo Tech reporter

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The real challenge of corporate governance: reinvent the board of directors!
by Grace Githaiga 04 May '12

04 May '12

Listers After the drama by the NHIF board on television, this story has relevance 8 years later. RgdsGG http://www.sunwords.com/2004/03/01/the-real-challenge-of-corporate-governan… The real challenge of corporate governance: reinvent the board of directors! by Sunny Bindra on March 1, 2004 · 1 comment in The East African Share inShare The EastAfrican announces a new management series by Sunny Bindra focusing on the key strategic issues facing senior executives in the region today. We start with the first part of a challenging look at a hallowed institution: the board of directors. The corporate board is on fire. Across the world, boards are under unprecedented pressure. Directors of listed companies are wilting under the glare of the spotlight of unrelenting public scrutiny. And many business thinkers now believe that this will be the decade in which we dramatically redesign the entire concept of the board of directors. That is entirely as it should be. The venerable institution called the board of directors has, in essence, remained unchanged for many decades. During this period, the business world has undergone dramatic upheavals. Information and communications technology has transformed the way business is done the world over. Globalisation has provided a quantum leap in the scale of operations of many corporations – whilst simultaneously opening them up to ferocious competition. Customers have used this new freeing of markets and the remarkable array of consumer technology now available to them to tremendous effect: to demand – and get – unprecedented choice and value for money. In response to this wave of unparalleled change, businesses have had to uproot their deepest structures. Organisational design has moved away from functional ‘silos’ to customer-facing processes. Companies have learned to define their ‘core competencies’ and narrow the scope of operations to doing that which they do unambiguously well – and outsourcing the rest. Information technology has penetrated every facet of the modern corporation. Reward and incentive systems have been transformed as the importance of attracting and retaining the best human talent is recognised in company after company. Yet the governance mechanism sitting right at the top of the corporation – the board of directors – has managed, by and large, to emerge unscathed from this turmoil. The structure is unchanged: a chairman and a dozen or so directors, some of whom are executives and others outsiders. Board composition is pretty much standard: retired (and tired) CEOs, politicians and professionals, mostly male. And board processes – how the board’s work is done – are largely as they were: quarterly meetings, following a rigid agenda; information provided by management in standard, predictable formats; a stage-managed annual general meeting where shareholders are wined and dined and thrown dividends. Is it really any surprise that this institution is in crisis? Where management teams have had to learn to be agile and nimble, boards have managed to remain slow and unwieldy. Where managers are being forced to rethink the fundamentals of their businesses every two years or so, board directors remain steeped in tradition and the business lore of yesteryear. Where managers rely on information that changes daily on the computer screens at their desks, directors receive carefully vetted, sturdily bound board papers that they have neither the time nor the inclination to peruse in any depth. This was a fire waiting to be lit. And once the first spark came, the flames exploded and spread right across the globe. We have seen a seemingly endless train of corporate scandals: from Enron, Tyco and WorldCom in the USA, to Marconi and Parmalat in Europe, and to the woes of HIH Insurance, Australia’s biggest insurer. Every time, the same message is rammed home: traditionally constituted boards of directors can do very little to prevent massive failures in management and ethics from taking place beneath their very feet. As billions of dollars of shareholders’ funds and employees’ dues have gone up in smoke, the reaction worldwide has undoubtedly been swift and emphatic. Presidents of nations have intervened, and committees and task forces have been convened. Grey heads have been asked to look at the failure in governance and recommend a way forward. And an apparently inexhaustible procession of codes of practice has emerged. Many years of weighty discussions and many acres of rainforest later, a consensus appears to be emerging with regard to ‘best practice’ in corporate governance. These things are good: a majority of ‘independent’ directors and an ever-tighter definition of ‘independence’; a separation of the roles of the CEO and chairman of the board; three core committees (audit, compensation and governance), all consisting of independent directors; board approval of company strategy; formal board evaluation of CEO performance; and, of course, handsome remuneration for directors for engaging in these arduous activities. These things are bad: an overly powerful CEO who has other directors in his thrall; non-executive directors with powerful incentives to influence board decisions in their own financial interest; large boards with unnecessary directors entrenched by history; boards that talk too much; boards that talk too little. So, out of the ferment of recent years, a consensus of sorts is forming. At its core are a couple of basic propositions: that boards need to be empowered to act on behalf of shareholders; and that board incentives need to be aligned with those of shareholders. The best way to achieve this, so the consensus thinking goes, is to ensure that board control is in the hands of directors who are independent of management. In short, the focus is on protecting shareholders from the nefarious designs of managers. And companies are at present falling over themselves to demonstrate their willingness to adopt these best-practice codes. Where are we in East Africa in this whole debate? Let us start by being quite frank: what does a position as a director in many of the region’s leading corporations entail? Firstly, one is generally invited to the board by one’s friends and allies in the corporate world, usually to join a particular political camp in that board. Secondly, one often actively seeks conflicts of interest: if one is a professional, one tries to sell one’s services to the company; if one is a politician, one marshals the company’s resources for personal use, particularly at election time. Thirdly, one really expects to have very little to do as a board member: a few tedious meetings every year followed by a sumptuous lunch; a board retreat or two at a beach hotel or 5-star lodge; a generally uneventful AGM where an occasionally troublesome shareholder livens up proceedings. Traditionally, local directors in eminent boards tend to be drawn from one of two sources. First, from the pool of retired CEOs who made their reputations in the boom years of the 1970s and 1980s (in Kenya at least), and who bring grey hairs, a certain fame and a stack of business stories from the monopolies of yesteryear to the table. Second, from the pool of politicians and political operatives who bring the possibility of putting the company on the inside track with regard to lucrative government procurement, or who can pick up the telephone to smooth out tricky problems that the company might face from time to time. I am generalising deliberately. Of course there are companies that are very competently governed, and directors who provide wise independent counsel through good times and bad. But there are very few. By and large, we are retaining structures that are totally irrelevant to the demands of the 21st century. We are appointing individuals that at best are invisible and at worst are subtracting value from the corporation. And we are stuck with information processes with that leave directors completely in the dark as to what is really happening within the company. In East Africa, executives are used to whining about the state of the region’s infrastructure, about what additional costs are imposed by insecurity and corruption, about the inconsistencies of fiscal and monetary policy. We are less used to taking a hard and honest look at the very structures and systems by which we manage and govern ourselves. If we start at the very top, we will see that the role and operation of the board of directors itself needs a fundamental overhaul. East African companies come in all shapes and sizes, from the large multinational to the small, rapidly growing trading companies located in the back streets of Nairobi, Kampala and Dar-es-Salaam. Good corporate governance is necessary in all of them. The interests of minority shareholders must be protected at all times, even in small family-owned companies. Society, too, increasingly expects responsible behaviour from all corporate entities. Not-for-profit organisations like schools, hospitals and NGOs must also account for themselves in a professional manner. No organisation is exempt from the need to take governance to a different level. Given that we are starting from farther back than the rest of the world, adopting the best-practice codes of conduct that are sweeping through boards everywhere would be no bad thing. We certainly need to protect shareholders from managers who have consistently and systematically denuded them. We certainly need to embed the idea of the independent director, in a corporate culture that has yet to grasp its import. And we certainly need to limit the often-ridiculous powers we grant to our chief executives. Yet the opportunity is far greater. We would limit ourselves severely if we went for wholesale adoption of codes of practice and then settled back to our cigars and brandies, our work done. The true frontier of change in corporate governance is elsewhere. The most enlightened corporations are looking far beyond best practice. They are looking at a fundamental redesign of the board of directors from first principles, a complete overhaul of structure, composition and processes. That is where leading East African corporations must settle their gaze. For a tour of what the reinvented board of directors might look like, see you here next week. --

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 60, Issue 21
by Angela Nganga- Mumo 04 May '12

04 May '12

----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:37 PM To: Angela Nganga- Mumo Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 60, Issue 21 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: #140Friday Policy Paper Draft - collaboration Edition (Brian Munyao Longwe) 2. Re: #140Friday Policy Paper Draft - collaboration Edition (Kivuva) 3. The real challenge of corporate governance: reinvent the board of directors! (Grace Githaiga) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 15:57:36 +0300 From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> To: Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri(a)semacraft.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] #140Friday Policy Paper Draft - collaboration Edition Message-ID: <CAHSdPfZjdySM2YmZt=5aTuZ4E_6XoKiZAD9AR75-NdYqQzV4bA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Oops - seems like team members who can updated have to be added - please send me an offlist email if you are interested so that I can add you. Thanks for pointing this out Muchiri! Best regards, Brian On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Seems that the free version of document collaboration on Sync.in had a > limit of 8 simultaneous users - which restricted some from posting their > comments. > > I have found another site that uses the same Etherpad technology (which is > a Google Code project) and allows unlimited team members to collaborate. > > I have transferred the content to date to the "new" tool. To participate, > go to http://140friday.titanpad.com - you will be asked to create an > account, which will then allow you to login and work on the document. > > Apologies for the changes - no goalposts are being moved - looking forward > to your comments/input. > > Best regards, > > Brian > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri(a)semacraft.com>wrote: > >> Brian, >> >> Many thanks for this. >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Muchiri Nyaggah >> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> It has been a challenge finding an appropriate tool for the >>> collaboration and coordination of multiple inputs needed on the #140Friday >>> Policy Paper. We have tried to use Google Docs but that hasn't worked out >>> very well. >>> >>> I have found a lighter, and seemingly more appropriate tool called >>> Sync.in - please find the current draft at http://sync.in/uQhr7V3IO4(which I am continuing to update with scattered inputs gathered over the >>> past 6 weeks from here and there). >>> >>> Please type in your name in the field on the right so that we can be >>> able to make attributions when the time comes. >>> >>> Let's hope this works! >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand >>> for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything." >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/muchiri%40semacraft.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. >>> >> >> > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > cell: +254715964281 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > > "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand > for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything." > > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: +254715964281 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."

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#140Friday Policy Paper Draft - collaboration Edition
by Brian Munyao Longwe 03 May '12

03 May '12

Hi all, It has been a challenge finding an appropriate tool for the collaboration and coordination of multiple inputs needed on the #140Friday Policy Paper. We have tried to use Google Docs but that hasn't worked out very well. I have found a lighter, and seemingly more appropriate tool called Sync.in - please find the current draft at http://sync.in/uQhr7V3IO4 (which I am continuing to update with scattered inputs gathered over the past 6 weeks from here and there). Please type in your name in the field on the right so that we can be able to make attributions when the time comes. Let's hope this works! Best regards, Brian "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?
by Edith Adera 03 May '12

03 May '12

Emmanuel, I would suggest electronic payment (via mPesa type....), no cash transactions. I hope the developers are listening. ICT Board could run a competition for such an app development - Paul? Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change and Water Program Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063 | Mobile: +254-733-624345 eadera(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:oloo.khisa@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:00 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; Director General Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING? Washy, Please add the good Director General. I think in addition to Thika road, Kenha and indeed government agencies must begin to be abit more proactive and I dare say abit more reactive. I would particularly want to know from Kenha if continous monitoring and review of roads under their watch is part of their mandate (i.e classes A,B,C). If it is, I believe we need to see abit more monitoring. Thika road is a symptom of a larger malaise, lack of monitoring and review. So we dismiss everything roads as just normal complaints by Kenyans. I think as a people we just must style up for how do we explain someone doing 100kph on a rainy highway with poor visibility. Regarding the app, we could built an mwallet into it and have the arresting officer collect the cash and push the payment into the system through this mobile app. He can then bank the money later. This way the cop gets to issue a ticket (fine) and the offense also get booked. My two cents I think this is just plain IRRESPONSIBLE. On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke>> wrote: Meant to add. I have been reliably informed that Eng Kidenda, in-charge of Kenyan roads has been alerted to this Thika road issue raised on KICTANET. Can we have him enlisted on KICTANET (administrators?) so he can respond to issues raised and his statement should also go to all Kenyans as Thika Road is a major problem and something needs to be done urgently. Lets not wait for it to claim the live of a prominent person to act! The app idea could also be supported by KENHA Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change and Water Program Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063<tel:%2B254-20-2711063> | Mobile: +254-733-624345<tel:%2B254-733-624345> eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca> From: Edith Adera Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:53 AM To: 'harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke<mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke>' Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: RE: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING? Great ideas - how will corruption be stemmed to avoid people bribing their way out of traffic offences? The app needs to make the information transparent and any fines paid automatically registered in the system and within public domain. After all our President lauded the use of ICTs (and social media) to address development challenges yesterday. I say yes to this app. Call it eBarabara! Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change and Water Program Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063<tel:%2B254-20-2711063> | Mobile: +254-733-624345<tel:%2B254-733-624345> eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca> From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera<mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beadera>=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Harry Delano Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:54 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING? Thanks for the responses. I believe we can put all these lovely ideas together and move to address the issue. Am thinking of a mobile app, to deal with this and a host of other issues around us. One that is freely accessible and available to everyone. Some discussion points:- I need to know - * How can I proceed - I've a no. of ideas and need to work with some developers on the prototype - incubate and develop it. * How can such idea be funded, for public good. Are there avenues..? * How can we have the idea ( if viable), facilitated with relevant structures such as the legal framework for it to work..? * What would be the ideal procedure, taking the above into account, in order to arrive at a National app to make Kenya & beyond a better place..? Regards, Harry From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke<mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke> [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke<mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke>] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:34 PM To: kris njoroge Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING? I think we are taking this matter casually yet it presents an opportunity for innovators, any time i have been driven around europe i have noted that the drivers are very weary of cameras, most of the GPS systems even detect cameras in the vicinity, this deters any drivers who are tempted to speed or commit any traffic crimes, Cameras are very effective in that they can capture a cars number plate, with these police can go after the owners of the vehicles who will in turn produce the people who were driving the car or take responsibility for the crime. In simple times technology can help the police enforce the law since human beings have a natural affinity to break the law. My 2 cents On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 9:09 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo(a)gmail.com<mailto:krsnjo@gmail.com>> wrote: In my view we need a total overhaul of the whole system a change of attitude by everybody drivers, pedestrians cart pusher everybody. Technology cannot operate in a vaccum so was caught on camera speeding so how do you follow up. I think we should all be forced to go back to school and made to understand what it entails to be on the carriageway. Had asked earlier what distance would be appropriate to keep between cars when traveling at 100kph? You were never taught that in school and nrever tested on it so why would you be surprised when there is a multiple pile up. We generally don't value human life is driving under the influence legal? Road signs are required everywhere not just on Thika road basically we just need to change how we relate with the road. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277<tel:%2B254721325277> +254-20-2498789<tel:%2B254-20-2498789> Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://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. -- "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do." Earl Nightingale1921-1989 Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?
by Harry Delano 03 May '12

03 May '12

Thanks for the responses. I believe we can put all these lovely ideas together and move to address the issue. Am thinking of a mobile app, to deal with this and a host of other issues around us. One that is freely accessible and available to everyone. Some discussion points:- I need to know - . How can I proceed - I've a no. of ideas and need to work with some developers on the prototype - incubate and develop it. . How can such idea be funded, for public good. Are there avenues..? . How can we have the idea ( if viable), facilitated with relevant structures such as the legal framework for it to work..? . What would be the ideal procedure, taking the above into account, in order to arrive at a National app to make Kenya & beyond a better place..? Regards, Harry From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:34 PM To: kris njoroge Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING? I think we are taking this matter casually yet it presents an opportunity for innovators, any time i have been driven around europe i have noted that the drivers are very weary of cameras, most of the GPS systems even detect cameras in the vicinity, this deters any drivers who are tempted to speed or commit any traffic crimes, Cameras are very effective in that they can capture a cars number plate, with these police can go after the owners of the vehicles who will in turn produce the people who were driving the car or take responsibility for the crime. In simple times technology can help the police enforce the law since human beings have a natural affinity to break the law. My 2 cents On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 9:09 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo(a)gmail.com> wrote: In my view we need a total overhaul of the whole system a change of attitude by everybody drivers, pedestrians cart pusher everybody. Technology cannot operate in a vaccum so was caught on camera speeding so how do you follow up. I think we should all be forced to go back to school and made to understand what it entails to be on the carriageway. Had asked earlier what distance would be appropriate to keep between cars when traveling at 100kph? You were never taught that in school and nrever tested on it so why would you be surprised when there is a multiple pile up. We generally don't value human life is driving under the influence legal? Road signs are required everywhere not just on Thika road basically we just need to change how we relate with the road. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [REGISTER NOW] WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam – A Global Digital Brainstorming
by waudo siganga 02 May '12

02 May '12

----- Original message ----- From: Anders Halvorsen <[1]ahalvorsen(a)witsa.org> To: Jim Poisant <[2]jpoisant(a)witsa.org> Subject: [REGISTER NOW] WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam – A Global Digital Brainstorming Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 10:43:46 -0400 May 2, 2012 TO: Members of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) FR: Anders Halvorsen, VP Administration RE: [REGISTER NOW] WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam – A Global Digital Brainstorming _________________________________________________________________ ________ Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce that the World Tech Jam platform is now open for freeregistration and we count on your help to promote the Jam to your membership! The [3]World Tech Jam, from June 5 to 7, isa large-scale digital brainstorm session where IT users and stakeholders willdiscuss innovations and actions that our governments, businesses and society can adopt to [4]improve healthcare, [5]education, [6]smart cities & transportation, [7]energy & sustainability as well as [8]media & culturein the digital age. The goal: develop a Digital Society Action Plan that will create prosperity and social development for everyone. For the first time, IT users will lead the conversation! [9]Contribute your ideas and your vision - Register to the World Tech Jam now: it's free! [cid:70E928C6-7024-4075-8FD4-FA6AE39D9A65] NB! Please note that registration is available and free to everyone and is separate from any WCIT 2012 registration. Additional Information on the Global Digital Society Action Plan: Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age First and foremost, the Global Digital Society Action Plan is about establishing the principles that will maximize the many benefits that digital technologies can unlock across diverse sectors and institutions. The Action Plan will inform, inspire, and guide decision-makers in sectors ranging from public administration, healthcare, and education to environment, transportation, media, and science. The fundamental goal of the Global Digital Society Action Plan is to equip people and organizations with the knowledge and tools they need to fulfill the promise of the digital age. An Open and Inclusive Process If it is to realize its full potential, the Global Digital Society Action Plan must be perceived as legitimate by a broad cross-section of [10]stakeholders, including [11]young digital natives. Therefore, the process for developing the Action Plan must be open and inclusive, involving as many organizations, interests, and regions as possible. In order to achieve this legitimacy, WCIT 2012 and its [12]sponsors will host a World Tech Jam on June 5, 6, and 7, 2012. Creating such an open, non-hierarchical space for generating ideas and solutions will tap into incredible sources of creative energy, and WCIT 2012 believes that broad participation in the [13]World Tech Jam will lead to: · better ideas, and perhaps a greater diversity of ideas; · a greater sense of ownership, which is critical when it comes to implementing action items. Establishing a Global Agenda for Addressing Global Challenges During fast-paced breakout sessions that will be held in October 2012, Congress delegates, speakers, moderators, representatives of the ICT industry, and stakeholders will add their views to the output of the World Tech Jam, share their experiences, discuss best practices, and prioritize action items in order to create the Global Digital Society Action Plan. The ultimate measure of success of WCIT 2012 will be the number of commitments made by companies and stakeholders to undertake new collaborations that will advance digital innovation and help to [14]address societal and economic issues. Unveiling the Action Plan The Global Digital Society Action Plan will be unveiled to the Congress delegates, ICT stakeholders, and government, academic and civil society leaders who are assembled in Montreal during the closing ceremony of [15]WCIT 2012. The [16]WCIT 2012 Program Chair will publish the Global Digital Society Action Plan and present it to the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), which will promote the use of the Action Plan as a tool for policy development, educational curricula, corporate citizenship programs, and much more. References 1. mailto:ahalvorsen@witsa.org 2. mailto:jpoisant@witsa.org 3. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam 4. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam/collaborative-… 5. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam/closing-the-gl… 6. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam/smart-cities-a… 7. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam/energy-environ… 8. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam/media-arts-a-c… 9. https://www.collaborationjam.com/jam4/jam/index.action?jamId=17239#registra… 10. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/wcit-2012/about-wcit-2012/participants 11. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/one-vision-for-a-global-digit… 12. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/sponsors-a-partners/sponsors/private-sector 13. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/world-tech-jam 14. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/program-a-schedule/one-vision-for-a-global-digit… 15. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/wcit-2012/about-wcit-2012/highlights 16. http://www.wcit2012.org/en/wcit-2012/organizers/organizing-committee

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: The Size of this Elephant (from my blog)
by Muchiri Nyaggah 02 May '12

02 May '12

Paul, There's a possibility that within this list lies a great deal of wisdom that, when included in the #140friday conversation, would result in a document the PS would be glad to put before the Cabinet. Is it possible to have the working policy document on here for discussion? It is an ICT policy issue after all, isn't it? Paul, capability and capacity problems are solved in part through education. Is the KICTB consulting with the MoE on ways to improve this? Is there anyway KICTANET can contribute to help the conversation along? Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Paul, > > I prefer public responses to public discussions to remain as such, > maintaining the same spheres of intended audiences i.e. as policy opposed > to the practice of public responses in certain tones 'compensated' through > private messages in a different tone, unless the parties publicly agreed to > take their conversation off list. > > Alex > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Paul Kukubo <paulkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > >> Alex >> >> Don't mean to be dismissive. On the contrary, I am curious as anyone else >> on this. >> >> While that is going on, we must keep our eyes on the wider issues that >> merit the discussions we have been undertaking. >> >> Asante. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On May 1, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: >> >>> >>> As for the #140Friday debate, if you care to share what you heard, I'd >>> be happy to understand what the conspiracy was about. It would not change >>> the substantive arguments in any way. >>> >> >> I notice you forgot to include my message on the same on this forward. >> But as stated, received that information in confidence therefore not at >> liberty to share. Curious you immediately dismiss it as "consipracy" so >> quickly? Shouldn't we be patient and wait to see how that one unfolds? >> >> regards, >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > >

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Safaricom’s failure to invest in fiber may be slowing its competitiveness
by Grace Githaiga 02 May '12

02 May '12

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/safaricoms-failure-to-invest-in-fiber-may-…

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Re: [kictanet] IF CCK CHOOSES TO MONITOR INTERNET TRAFFIC, WILL IT ALSO MANAGE TO BLOCK TORRENTS THAT CONSUME BANDWIDTH?
by Michelle Tongo 02 May '12

02 May '12

@ Victor I think consumer education has always been there but people ignore the fact that it exists. But what can work is when Companies make their IP easy to get hold of. On 2 May 2012 13:27, Michelle Tongo <shivumich89(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > @ Victor > I think consumer education has always been there but people ignore the > fact that it exists. > But what can work is when Companies make their IP easy to get hold of. > > On 2 May 2012 13:10, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think that what's needed is consumer education to help people >> understand the effect of such download sites on copyright etc., and at the >> same time, a call on the copyright owners to reduce the prices of their >> products and also to make them readily available so as to reduce the >> incentives for people to use torrent sites, or better yet find better ways >> of using P2P sites. While blocking sites such as piratebay may be options, >> i think such measures need to be balanced with the right of citizens to >> access information freely, without unnecessary restrictions, since i >> believe that there is legitimate 'copyright free' information that is >> transmitted in peer networks. >> >> >> Victor >> >> >> -- >> Victor Kapiyo, LL.B >> >> ==================================================== >> *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig >> Ziglar* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/shivumich89%40gmail.com >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > > > -- > *Regards,* > *Michelle T.* > *Cell: +254-734-695-532* > * > * > > -- *Regards,* *Michelle T.* *Cell: +254-734-695-532* * *

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KIE, Intel and Microsoft
by Evans Ikua 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear Listers, I recently read in the local press that there is a partnership formed between KIE, Intel and Microsoft. Is there anyone on this list from KIE who can shed some light on this partnership and where we can get the details of the same? Regards, Evans

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Pivot East Finalists Announced - Call for Mentors
by John Kieti 02 May '12

02 May '12

Hello People, You may be aware that on June 5th and 6th there will be the Pivot East Mobile Applications Pitching Conference at Ole Sereni. Top 25 companies from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda will be pitching their mobile based solutions to investors, corporates and other stakeholders. The 25 finalists in 5 categories have been announced here - http://pivoteast.com/blog/2012/04/pivot-east-competition-finalists-announce… Some of you might be interested in taking part as mentors to the finalists in the remaining weeks culminating to the conference. The contestants vary in experience and business skills. Mentorship sessions are being organized for more experienced tech-entrepreneurs and business/IT executives in the industry to share insights with the contestants. Pivot East organizers are able to link you up with any of the contestants for mentorship sessions that could last 20-45 minutes at your convenience between 7th and 27th may. If you are interested in this opportunity, kindly contact the organizers on the email address pivot(a)mlab.co.ke for more details. Best regards -- My Blog - www.gmeltdown.com ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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Re: [kictanet] The Size of this Elephant (from my blog)
by Paul Kukubo 02 May '12

02 May '12

Alex. Agreed. An omission on my part and indeed everyone should be copied. For the record, I am keen to know what you were told, but hold the view that the spirit of this discussion is about how to develop a certain class of IT enterrpise. A discussion whose time has come. Asante. Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Paul, > > I prefer public responses to public discussions to remain as such, > maintaining the same spheres of intended audiences i.e. as policy opposed > to the practice of public responses in certain tones 'compensated' through > private messages in a different tone, unless the parties publicly agreed to > take their conversation off list. > > Alex > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Paul Kukubo <paulkukubo(a)ict.go.ke<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'paulkukubo(a)ict.go.ke');> > > wrote: > >> Alex >> >> Don't mean to be dismissive. On the contrary, I am curious as anyone else >> on this. >> >> While that is going on, we must keep our eyes on the wider issues that >> merit the discussions we have been undertaking. >> >> Asante. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On May 1, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'gakuru(a)gmail.com');>> >> wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke');> >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> As for the #140Friday debate, if you care to share what you heard, I'd >>> be happy to understand what the conspiracy was about. It would not change >>> the substantive arguments in any way. >>> >> >> I notice you forgot to include my message on the same on this forward. >> But as stated, received that information in confidence therefore not at >> liberty to share. Curious you immediately dismiss it as "consipracy" so >> quickly? Shouldn't we be patient and wait to see how that one unfolds? >> >> regards, >> >> >> >> > -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] The Size of this Elephant (from my blog)
by Paul Kukubo 01 May '12

01 May '12

Alex Thanks for your response. It was interesting. And indeed, I may have changed the metaphor from Elephant to Bull, but I'm assured it is well understood. An important clarification for worth communicating here. IT projects are rarely just about the technical software, hardware piece. Most substantial public sector, and indeed most IT projects in general are rarely just about buying a software or hardware. They are about transforming a business process to work more efficiently to achieve a service or business outcome. This therefore requires skill sets in business analysis, business process transformation, change management and project management. The role of the head of IT, commonly referred to as the chief information officer or CIO is to develop the enterprise architecture. Meaning how the how organizations information flow is structured to support the business. How accounting systems will work with sales systems for example. How the sales system will support multiple locations, how stock management can be optimized so that there is less holding of expansive stocks. The core IT piece Is crucial but comes only when that the puzzle is understood. This is the world in which large scale consulting firms live and this is the value that their clients seek. This is where the large IT contracts swim around globally. In fact most outsourcing is done to farm out the basic IT parts to companies that can understand this while leaving the main organization to focus on value addition. Our discussions with the local IT players have included sensitization of IT service providers to the wider opportunity. Many already play in this space. some of the techies may well be service providers to these larger organizations as part of the value chain of service provision. Ocassionaly the task may boil down to a simple IT talk that can be sourced directly to a techie. This is rare and would not usually be a high value transaction. The rule of thumb is the more strategic it is, the higher its shilling value. Sometimes just designing a change and process program is worth much more than the actual IT deployment. As for the #140Friday debate, if you care to share what you heard, I'd be happy to understand what the conspiracy was about. It would not change the substantive arguments in any way. These discussion are important and thanks for keeping them alive. Asante Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board. On Monday, April 30, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Hi, > > Firstly, I confess opposition to your phrase "The elephant is big and fat > and has to be eaten a piece at a time.." > to avoid encouraging rampant "elephants eating" wiping out the jumbo and > killing tourism forex earnings. "Turkwel" is a baby elephant my ICANN NCSG > colleagues adopted after visiting a Nairobi animal orphage during 2010 > ICANN meeting held at Nairobi. But I trust that your message solely and > innocently intended to illustrate the size of Kshs 1.2 trillion current > government budget as cake big enough for everyone to have a slice of it. > appreciated! > > - - - - <snip>- - - - > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'gakuru(a)gmail.com');>> > Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM > Subject: Re: Offtopic: Fwd: Thank you for renewing your fostering of > Turkwel. > To: William Drake <william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch');>> > Cc: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu');> > > > I have just written an email to the Kenya Wildlife Service ( > http://www.kws.org/) requesting them to declare the individual a *persona > non grata* in all of our wildlife parks. > regards, > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'gakuru(a)gmail.com');> > > wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM, William Drake < >> william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> 'william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch');>> >> >> Bob Parsons, chief executive of the market-leading domain name registrar >>> Go Daddy, has come to blows with animal-rights organisation PETA (People >>> for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), after he shot an African elephant >>> and posted the video online. >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/31/bob_parsons_gets_peta_gong_for_kill… >>> >> >> Despicable! Posturing as "a kind white man" on a safari (in Zimbabwe!), >> accompanies by a camera crew out to save Africans from starvation since >> their maize crops are being ruined by elephants. An in the process feed >> them with tasty elephant meat - incidentally which he reports was not >> enough for all "the villagers." Would his plan on eradicating African >> hunger then not mean killing all the elephants for meat? Did he eat the >> meat he so proudly hunted? >> >> Or maybe lately there just wasn't "enough" savagely entertaining African >> content at GoDaddy, therefore he decided to spur it up ostensibly "while on >> holiday in Africa"? >> >> While at it, what has the multi-millionaire done to save his >> countless starving Americans , starting at his own neighbourhood? >> >> This video's message is deliberately meant to covey a message even bigger >> than the Jumbo this savagely act achieved. >> >> upset, >> >> Alex >> > - - - - <snap>- - - - > > Be that as it may, > > There are two sides to the local participation story: - > > a) the advocates genuinely desirous to have their fair share of the > taxes revenue cake for (ICT) products services rendered to the GoK > > b) Corruption agents schemes plotting to perpetrate fraudulent > acquisition of public taxes revenues > > The first is a legitimate cause while the second is evil that must never > be entertained, regardless of whether the Kenyan resides here or is in the > Diaspora. > > Core problems include the lack of good faith in the procurement system. > Business persons and individuals pop up claiming “local” while actually > fronting foreign firms interests adding to government's problems. > Procurement officers collude with suppliers to favour some over others, > contrary to (Section 34 of the) Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005. > You may recall when 3,000 were all sacked? “Minimalist” tender information > publishing. Unrelated obstacles to erected to block local participation. > > We can achieve (a) the good local ICT stakeholders cause and eradicate > (b) corruption cancer by: - > > 1) Transparently publishing ALL government ICT systems requirements at a > designated website and calling upon systems/services providers to > demonstrate small-scale but working prototypes. Contract proactive > http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/eprocurement/ilsv.jsp with our reactive > “post event” reportage http://www.ppoa.go.ke/ (publishing standard > documents, reports and reviews) > > 2) Using ISO 12207-2008 Standard break down the systems into modules and > may tender them separately, after all, the Internet “network of networks” > success proves that no system alone is ever complete. > > 3) Remove weird requirements for locals to participate on such tenders, > such as, “demonstrate 5 years experience developing similar systems..” > “audited accounts for X years” etc. How would a recent sharp Computer > Science graduate with only a laptop and working ever participate? > > 4) Separately tendered modules spread capacity/capability risks and spurs > competitive achievement record for local services providers shielding > government from historical projects implementation failures. > > 5) Kenya needs a very firm and clear Public-Private Partnership legal > framework that governs every such project. Recall my recent ke-users post, > “...Had the good fortune to learn "how" Scalpel legislation governing PPP > See: http://www.icrc.gov.ng/?cat=36 Hats off to the good work by ICRC! > [Save the website www.icrc.gov.ng]” > > 6) Need to avoid "affirmative action" abuses witnessed in certain > countries where powerful politicians' children (and their outfits) are > awarded hefty government contracts indirect briberies fronted as promoting > local firms. Cognisant that those qualified ought not be punished simply > because their parent is a politician. (The last time I checked did not find > engaging in politics classified as criminal:-) > > In short, we have to avoid trying to address a procurement system and > processes problem through activities and/or events. > > my two cents contribution to the discussion. > > Regards, > > Alex > > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > This is heavy stuff. I'll try to respond tomorrow, if I can. > > Alex > > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > > Listers > > I thought id share from my latest blog post (www.paulkukubo.co.ke) I > have pasted the entire piece here. > > The size of this Elephant. > > The recent #140friday twitter and off twitter debate was centred around a > simple and important theme. If the Kenya Government procurement ecosystem > developed a preferential orientation towards local firms, the result would > be that we would develop greater capability. It was argued by some that the > government seemed to indicate an inclination towards foreign big name > firms. Whereas the facts don’t necessarily support the claim, I doubt > anyone would argue with the basic premise of the argument. Local businesses > should benefit from tax based projects. > > I offer some discussion points that may guide the continuing discussion. > > How do we turn preferential advantage into true national capacity? The > recent procurement of seats from the Prisons department for the national > assembly is a welcome effort by any measure. Without the benefit of detail, > one hopes that the process has created capacity for the Prisons department > to be competitive in furniture making regionally and even become a net > exporter. One hopes they have worked with some of the best furniture > designers locally and created synergies that can be replicated. One hopes > that the low cost of prison labour has also been value added by developing > prisoners who can become great furniture makers once they leave. Use of > materials is important. Have we used woods plastics, composites that wee > sourced from locally sustainable sources. Parliaments are important > national symbols in so many ways. They must represent the best of our > national collective aspiration. How they look and feel is important to our > national psyche. We can draw parrellels here for ICT. > 2. Sometimes,even the government does not necessarily know what it does > not know and is often seeking to know what it should know first, before > seeking answers. The whole area of drilling down from service objectives to > architecting an ICT solution can be daunting. For example, we need to have > a simple, easy to use lands information management system so that Kenyans > can search for land titles. One issue that may arise here is that only 30% > of Kenyan land mass has been adjudicated, and surveyed and provided with > title. Your ancestral land may not be under title yet. So how is a lands > system relaxant just yet for you, some may argue. Another issue might be > that the lands ministry collectes substantial revenue in fees and rates > that has to be remitted to the treasury every year. The same department > then has to go back to treasury to seek finance for a new system to support > its operations. Treasury has myriads of pressing priorities. The Kenya ICT > Board proposes a system that allows a private sector partner to provide a > system and recover its revenue from the collected fees. The issue becomes > one of structuring the deal so that the best in class partner can be found > and government is guaranteed of improved revenue whilst having a system > that can carry us to the next generation. Many systems in government can be > delivered like this. The task and the system goes beyond the technology > implementati > > -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fwd: Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA Launched (Press Release)
by waudo siganga 01 May '12

01 May '12

FYI ----- Original message ----- From: Timmy Ambali <[1]pm(a)aficta.org> To: "Adrian Schofield " <[2]Adrian.Schofield(a)wits.ac.za>, Dr Jimson Olufuye <[3]jolufuye(a)kontemporary.net>, "Eng. Tarek Abdel Monem" <[4]tarek(a)projecta-eg.com>, "Mr Faouzi ZAGHBIB " <[5]faouzi.zaghbib(a)r2i.com.tn>, "Mr Poncelet Ileleji " <[6]pileleji(a)ymca.gm>, Mr Waudo Siganga <[7]emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> Cc: "Adetola SOGBESAN " <[8]tola(a)chacesystems.com>, "Engr Titi Omo-Ettu " <[9]titi(a)titiomoettu.com>, "Lanre Ajayi " <[10]lanre(a)pinet.com.ng>, "Prof (Mrs) Adenike Osofisan " <[11]nikeosofisan(a)gmail.com> Subject: Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA Launched (Press Release) Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 15:57:26 +0100 Dear All, It is my pleasure to inform you that Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA) was launched May 1, 2012. AfICTA is a private sector led alliance of ICT Associations, multinational corporations and organizations with the responsibility of enabling our continent to meet the social and economic growth challenges of the 21^st Century and bringing stakeholders together to achieve the mutual goals of our region through effective cooperation, advocacy and leadership. Please follow the link below to read the Press Release statement. [12]http://aficta.org/index.php/media/press-release Thank you. Best Regards, afictalogo Timmy Ambali Programme Manager Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA) Url: [13]http://www.aficta.org Email: [14]info(a)aficta.org Skype: aficta Twitter: @aficta This email is for the exclusive recipient/s and it may contain confidential materials. If you have received it and it is not meant for you, please alert me [15]pm(a)aficta.org or discard at once. Thank you. References 1. mailto:pm@aficta.org 2. mailto:Adrian.Schofield@wits.ac.za 3. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net 4. mailto:tarek@projecta-eg.com 5. mailto:faouzi.zaghbib@r2i.com.tn 6. mailto:pileleji@ymca.gm 7. mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com 8. mailto:tola@chacesystems.com 9. mailto:titi@titiomoettu.com 10. mailto:lanre@pinet.com.ng 11. mailto:nikeosofisan@gmail.com 12. http://aficta.org/index.php/media/press-release 13. http://www.aficta.org/ 14. mailto:info@aficta.org 15. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net

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Re: [kictanet] IF CCK CHOOSES TO MONITOR INTERNET TRAFFIC, WILL IT ALSO MANAGE TO BLOCK TORRENTS THAT CONSUME BANDWIDTH?
by Michelle Tongo 01 May '12

01 May '12

On 1 May 2012 14:30, Michelle Tongo <shivumich89(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @peter: > thats a good insight. > > First and foremost do you think CCk will be able to monitor internet > traffic? i mean , do they have the resources to do so? > > whats your opinion? > > > On 1 May 2012 14:18, Peter Wakaba <peterwakaba(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> first, torrents evolve. Will CCK evolve as fast? I dont think so. ( THEY >> WILL END UP STUCK WITH EXPENSIVE/OBSOLTE SOFTWARE/ HARDWARE) >> Second, torrent clients are not generic, so will CCK be able to pin down >> all the different types? I dont know. >> Third, in the west they have decided to take down the largest pirates >> (read TIM dot Com and Newzealand). But even then, with Napster down, >> Megaupload gone... i still have thousands of peers seeding from every >> torrent i download. >> >> Its only a matter of time before someone else come up with something that >> makes torrents obsolete. rather than blockading the media owners should be >> thinking disruptive techonology, something that makes torrents irrelevant. >> >> My two cents. >> > > > > -- > *Regards,* > *Michelle T.* > *Cell: +254-734-695-532* > * > * > > -- *Regards,* *Michelle T.* *Cell: +254-734-695-532* * *

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CCK releases 2nd Quarter ICT sector statistics for 2011/2012
by Wambua, Christopher 01 May '12

01 May '12

CCK releases 2nd quarter ICT sector statistics for 2011/2012 <http://www.cck.go.ke/news/2012/ICT_Sector_statistics.html> The number of Internet subscribers in Kenya increased by 13.48 percent from 5.42 million to 6.15 million between September 1 and December 31 last year. During the same period, the estimated number of Internet users rose to 17.38 million up from 14.30 million, representing an increase of 21.55 per cent. According to the CCK 2nd Quarter ICT Sector Statistics for 2011/2012 released today, broadband subscriptions increased to 131,829, posting a 4.14% growth from the previous period. Of the total Internet subscribers in the country, broadband subscription represented only 2.14 per cent. Meanwhile, the total mobile traffic declined to 6.70 billion minutes from 7.09 billion recorded in the previous quarter. This represented a 5.5 per cent drop in voice traffic. Similarly, Minutes of Use (MoU) per subscriber per month declined to 79.9 down from 89.3 recorded in the previous quarter (i.e. July to September 2011), posting a 10.53 per cent decrease. The number of SMS per subscriber per month also declined from 17.42 in September 2011 to 10.42 SMS by the end December 2011, representing a decline of 38.52 percent. The report further indicates that the number of mobile subscribers increased to 28.08 million up from 26.49 million recorded during the previous period, posting an increase of 5.99%. Mobile penetration increased to 71.3 percent during the same period from 67.2 per cent recorded during the first quarter. The total local letters sent over the same period declined by 4.75 per cent from 20.57 million in the previous quarter to 19.59 million. Click here to view the full http://www.cck.go.ke/resc/downloads/SECTOR_STATISTICS_REPORT_Q2_2011-12. pdf Christopher Wambua Ag. Manager/Communications Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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