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Lets all move to remote parts of Africa - The laptops are coming :)
by Agosta Liko 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/11/the-sods-must-be-crazy-olpc-to-… The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has devised a bizarre plan for deploying its new XO-3 tablet. The organization plans to drop the touchscreen computers from helicopters near remote villages in developing countries. The devices will then be abandoned and left for the villagers to find, distribute, support, and use on their own. OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte is optimistic that the portable devices—which will be stocked with electronic books—will empower children to learn to read without any external support or instruction. The strange scheme reflects the OLPC project’s roots in constructivist education theory, which emphasizes self-directed learning. The OLPC project was originally founded to produce low-cost education-focused laptops for children. The organization planned to sell the devices in bulk to governments in developing countries, which would then distribute them in classrooms. The plan was to leverage economy of scale in manufacturing to bring the costs down, making the laptop cheap enough that governments would be able to supply one to every child. Although the ambitious project sold several million laptops, it fell far short of its lofty goals and has been on life support for the past few years. In addition to fundamental logistical<http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/01/olpc-angering-donors-give-1-ge…>and technical failures, OLPC also suffered from internal friction<http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/04/negroponte-developers-at-odds-…>, ideological conflicts<http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/04/exodus-of-key-figures-from-olp…>, and poor management<http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/03/olpc-project-looks-for-new-lea…>. OLPC was forced to downsize half its staff<http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/01/g1g1-failure-and-reduced-sp…>and discontinue its software platform<http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/01/olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-sta…>in 2009 (a separate organization called Sugar Labs was founded to pick up where OLPC left off on the software) after its second give-one-get-one fundraiser fell through the floor. After the staff cuts, OLPC dropped its plan to produce a dual-touchscreen laptop and instead decided to focus on tablets. The organization showed off glossy concept art of an impossibly thin XO-3 tablet at the end of 2009. Last year, it announced a partnership<http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/05/olpc-partners-with-marvell-gets…>with hardware component maker Marvell. OLPC pragmatically chose to adopt Marvell’s off-the-shelf reference design instead of trying to pursue the unrealistic form factor that was shown in the original XO-3 mockups. The tablets that Negroponte intends to fling from helicopters are based on that Marvell design, but with a few enhancements, such as solar powered batteries that will allow them to be used in regions without access to electricity. It’s not clear yet if the organization was able to successfully meet its target $75 production price. Negroponte described the helicopter drop plan at the Open Mobile Summit event in San Francisco. According to a PC Magazine report<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395763,00.asp#fbid=yj2DHk4jyPG>, he compared the project to the classic 1980 film, *The Gods Must Be Crazy*, which depicted how an isolated tribe in the Kalahari Desert might react to discovering a Coca-Cola bottle that fell from an airplane. “We’ll take tablets and drop them out of helicopters into villages that have no electricity and school, then go aback a year later and see if the kids can read,” Negroponte told The Register<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/02/negroponte_tablet_airdrops/>. He reportedly cited Professor Sugata Mitra’s Hole in the Wall<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiWEL>experiment as the basis for his belief that dropping the tablets will encourage self-directed literacy. Among the major challenges that the OLPC project was never able to fully overcome during its laptop days were supporting the hardware in the field and providing teachers with the proper training and educational material. In light of the cost and difficulty of tackling those issues, it’s not hard to see why the eccentric stealth drop approach looks appealing to Negroponte. The obvious downside, however, is the sheer improbability that a majority of the dropped devices will ever serve their intended function. It seems unlikely that Negroponte will find governments that are willing to fund such an odd boondoggle, though Marvell has provided some financial backing<http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/10/olpc-gets-56-million-from-m…>. Perhaps somebody needs to air drop Negroponte a healthy dose of common sense to go with his change-the-world ambitions.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 54, Issue 37(Linking higher education and economic development)
by Titus Ngeno 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

All, The Grand Jewel of South Korea economic development is their Education which is comparable to Finland's Schools Success. Education in South Korea is viewed as being crucial for success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. As Dr Ndemo eluted the success of South Korean government mandated high-speed Internet capacity as a top national mission - and put $60 billion in its budget to make sure it worked. Clyde Prestowitz once said --Some think of South Korea as a developing country - an "Asian tiger" defended by 30,000 U.S. troops and locked in a tense standoff with its counterpart to the North. Its worth saying; If students get an immersion experience overseas, they will be able to put their concerns in perspective and create a framework for future learning about the world. Moreso, cooperative education and training is the long-term answer for improving our workers' ability to adjust to the realities of the 21st century's marketplace. Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Succes… http://www.khanacademy.org/ http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/23/technology/sal_khan_academy.fortune/index.h… ( I would encaurage KIE to adapt Khanacademy) Some links that maybe of interest: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2062465,00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_South_Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8601207.stm http://asiasociety.org/education/learning-world/international-benchmarking -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 8:48 AM To: Titus Ngeno Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 54, Issue 37 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: Korea (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) 2. Re: Korea (waudo siganga) 3. Re: Korea (James Mbugua) 4. Re: Korea (william janak) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:19:04 +0300 (EAT) From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke To: "robert yawe" <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea Message-ID: <665e1e72fe39e3f255acca41d95903f7.squirrel(a)mail.jambo.co.ke> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 I arrived in Korea yesterday for a Global e-Government conference. ITU ranks Korea as number one in ICT diffusion. From the airport you see people walk through with an e-passport using biometrics. The New Incheon airport is 70 Kms west of Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea with some 11 million inhabitants. It is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world actually the world's fourth busiest airport by cargo traffic, and the world's eighth busiest airport in terms of international passengers in 2010. Korea is about 99,000 sq Kms or one half of the Rift Valley Province of Kenya with a population of 50 million and a GDP of $1 trillion (Kenya's GDP is about $35 billion). In the 60's it was largely a donor recipient country with a GDP less than that of Kenya and more than 60% of its population below poverty. They have turned tables to be a member of the OECD and a donor country over a short period. For many years it mostly depended on the USA as its largest trade partner but over a time they focused their energies on the Asian Markets. Its trade with China, USA and Japan in 2010 figures stands at %190, $98 and $90 billion respectively. They import a great deal of food and the reason why we should not lease our land but use it to improve on our economic growth. A Kg of meat here is $100 imported from Canada and Brazil. I asked our Ambassador why we cannot sell our meat here. He says we do not meat their standards. This should not be a problem since we have broadband in most parts of the country that we can keep pace with the rest of the world in keeping the records especially those required by various standrds organization. Back to Korea. ICTs are also deployed along the highways making it easier to go through the toll stations and collecting all the revenues. You can get data from government at every hour. You can for example know the number of children born in a day throughtout the country. There is CCTV practically everywhere. Crime is approaching zero. There is an over supply of affordable public transport via the rail and bus system all clean and on time. If you choose to drive on your own, you are taxed at every new turn you make. The tax from the polluters who cannot use public transport is used to subsidize the energy efficient public tranportation. Every child after high school has to go through the Military thus instilling the discipline required in this competitive world. Because of such discipline, they do everything very fast. We were literaly running behind our hosts to catch up with them. In the Newspapers there is a Bank executive who has committed suicide because he gave questionable loans to friends. He killed himself for shaming his family and that he may not have any friends. My experience here confirms much of what we have been saying in this forum. The problem is how to inculcate such high levels of ethical standards as well as feeling of shame. Regards Ndemo. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:20:00 +0300 From: "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea Message-ID: <1320762000.28344.140660996213045(a)webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Great to hear of your experiences Bw. PS. I hope Kenyans do not take to suicide after questionable deals otherwise there may be no-one left in the country (light touch)! Waudo On Tuesday, November 08, 2011 5:19 PM, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: > I arrived in Korea yesterday for a Global e-Government conference. > ITU ranks Korea as number one in ICT diffusion. From the airport you > see people walk through with an e-passport using biometrics. The New > Incheon airport is 70 Kms west of Seoul, the capital and largest city > of South Korea with some 11 million inhabitants. It is one of the > largest and busiest airports in the world actually the world's fourth > busiest airport by cargo traffic, and the world's eighth busiest > airport in terms of international passengers in 2010. > > Korea is about 99,000 sq Kms or one half of the Rift Valley Province > of Kenya with a population of 50 million and a GDP of $1 trillion > (Kenya's GDP is about $35 billion). In the 60's it was largely a > donor recipient country with a GDP less than that of Kenya and more > than 60% of its population below poverty. They have turned tables to > be a member of the OECD and a donor country over a short period. > > For many years it mostly depended on the USA as its largest trade > partner but over a time they focused their energies on the Asian > Markets. Its trade with China, USA and Japan in 2010 figures stands > at %190, $98 and > $90 billion respectively. They import a great deal of food and the > reason why we should not lease our land but use it to improve on our > economic growth. A Kg of meat here is $100 imported from Canada and > Brazil. > > I asked our Ambassador why we cannot sell our meat here. He says we > do not meat their standards. This should not be a problem since we > have broadband in most parts of the country that we can keep pace with > the rest of the world in keeping the records especially those required > by various standrds organization. > > Back to Korea. ICTs are also deployed along the highways making it > easier to go through the toll stations and collecting all the > revenues. You can get data from government at every hour. You can > for example know the number of children born in a day throughtout the > country. There is CCTV practically everywhere. Crime is approaching > zero. > > There is an over supply of affordable public transport via the rail > and bus system all clean and on time. If you choose to drive on your > own, you are taxed at every new turn you make. The tax from the > polluters who cannot use public transport is used to subsidize the > energy efficient public tranportation. > > Every child after high school has to go through the Military thus > instilling the discipline required in this competitive world. Because > of such discipline, they do everything very fast. We were literaly > running behind our hosts to catch up with them. In the Newspapers > there is a Bank executive who has committed suicide because he gave > questionable loans to friends. He killed himself for shaming his > family and that he may not have any friends. > > My experience here confirms much of what we have been saying in this > forum. The problem is how to inculcate such high levels of ethical > standards as well as feeling of shame. > > > Regards > > > Ndemo. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/emailsignet%40mai > lcan.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. > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:34:53 +0300 From: James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea Message-ID: <CAAp8a6zJNJC7mVp1PNT-LZhCNidxHtHeYYrZ31UouSiO4FX7Jg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" PS That is enlightening stuff. Please also check out the last mile solutions. As I have always told you, I think government should build the fiber to the home with an allocation from the national budget the same way we allocate money for roads. Private sector can't do it and where they do, they will charge an arm and a leg to "recoup investments." They key lesson to be learnt also from those observations is productivity per capita. Kenyans are hard workers but we have inefficient production systems. The amount a Chinese or Korean worker produces in an hour is probably what a Kenyan worker will take a day or two to produce. We must think of ways of improving productivity. Manual labourers must not be allowed to hold this economy hostage with their abysmal production levels and loud, unreasonable politics. If you haven't guessed by now which manual labourers I speak of, think Atwoli and his tea pickers who won't allow mechanization at the farms and the dock workers who won't allow efforts to make the Port of Mombasa more efficient. Economic development theories dictate that mechanization takes place to free up manual labourers to move into other economic sectors. We must look seriously at our level of productivity if we are to develop to Korea's level. James Mbugua On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > I arrived in Korea yesterday for a Global e-Government conference. > ITU ranks Korea as number one in ICT diffusion. From the airport you > see people walk through with an e-passport using biometrics. The New > Incheon airport is 70 Kms west of Seoul, the capital and largest city > of South Korea with some 11 million inhabitants. It is one of the > largest and busiest airports in the world actually the world's fourth > busiest airport by cargo traffic, and the world's eighth busiest > airport in terms of international passengers in 2010. > > Korea is about 99,000 sq Kms or one half of the Rift Valley Province > of Kenya with a population of 50 million and a GDP of $1 trillion > (Kenya's GDP is about $35 billion). In the 60's it was largely a > donor recipient country with a GDP less than that of Kenya and more > than 60% of its population below poverty. They have turned tables to > be a member of the OECD and a donor country over a short period. > > For many years it mostly depended on the USA as its largest trade > partner but over a time they focused their energies on the Asian > Markets. Its trade with China, USA and Japan in 2010 figures stands > at %190, $98 and > $90 billion respectively. They import a great deal of food and the > reason why we should not lease our land but use it to improve on our > economic growth. A Kg of meat here is $100 imported from Canada and Brazil. > > I asked our Ambassador why we cannot sell our meat here. He says we > do not meat their standards. This should not be a problem since we > have broadband in most parts of the country that we can keep pace with > the rest of the world in keeping the records especially those required > by various standrds organization. > > Back to Korea. ICTs are also deployed along the highways making it > easier to go through the toll stations and collecting all the > revenues. You can get data from government at every hour. You can > for example know the number of children born in a day throughtout the > country. There is CCTV practically everywhere. Crime is approaching zero. > > There is an over supply of affordable public transport via the rail > and bus system all clean and on time. If you choose to drive on your > own, you are taxed at every new turn you make. The tax from the > polluters who cannot use public transport is used to subsidize the > energy efficient public tranportation. > > Every child after high school has to go through the Military thus > instilling the discipline required in this competitive world. Because > of such discipline, they do everything very fast. We were literaly > running behind our hosts to catch up with them. In the Newspapers > there is a Bank executive who has committed suicide because he gave > questionable loans to friends. He killed himself for shaming his > family and that he may not have any friends. > > My experience here confirms much of what we have been saying in this > forum. The problem is how to inculcate such high levels of ethical > standards as well as feeling of shame. > > > Regards > > > Ndemo. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jgmbugua%40gmail. > com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT > policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for > reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, > respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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How to fix public transport
by Rad! 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Good people, I have just run across an analysis of how to fix the public transport sector that encourages quite some food for thought. Such are the things that we need to fix for Vision 2030 to have a chance of working http://sufuriaeconomics.blogspot.com/2011/11/sufuria-solutions-smooth-matat…

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Vacancy Announcement :Software Developer
by Cecilia Matanga 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Dear All Please see attached announcement. We would be grateful if you could circulate it further within your circles Regards -- Cecilia Matanga- Manike Programme Officer Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan UNDESA Nairobi - Kenya Mobile : +254-718568154 Telephone : +254-20-374 9892/3 Fax : +254-20-374 9894

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Fw:CATCHING UP WITH KOREA
by charles nduati 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Hi Listers, Indeed Bwana Ndemo has captured the South Korea advancement so dramatically. Have a look at the forwarded videos showing the latest humanoid robot from Honda which they said they will deploy in the next nuclear disaster and know how its almost impossible for Kenya to catch up. Daktari Ndemo if you are still in South Korea find out the secret Regards Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI GENERAL MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke www.jkuat.ac.ke ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "bm(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke" <bm(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke> To: charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 15:15 Subject: ASIMO TV - ASIMO in a home here - - - - - - - - Click the link below or copy and paste into your browser window http://asimo.honda.com/asimotv/default.aspx?txtCatID=0&txtCategory=New+ASIM…

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Fwd: Scholarship for Distance Learning MSc in Mgmt & Info Systems
by Alice Munyua 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

*Distance Learning MSc with Scholarship from Manchester University - Masters in Management & Information Systems: Change and Development* Starting each year in January, the MSc in Management & Information Systems: Change and Development aims to develop the "hybrid" mix of management and information systems skills that we know from experience is essential to the successful and strategic application of ICTs. The programme specifically focuses on the planning, development, impact and management of information systems and organisational change in developing and transitional countries, and is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester's _Centre for Development Informatics_ <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/>. Being taught by distance learning, it allows study fellows to remain at home and in work, and to study at their own pace as other commitments allow. Applications are now being accepted, and links to this and other details of MSc M&IS DL can be found at: _http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/08003/?code=08003&pg=2_ <http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/08003/?code=080…> One *fully-funded scholarship* for study from January 2012 is available for a candidate from a developing country, covering all costs, with an application deadline of 2 Dec 2011. Details are available at: _http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/funding/mis_dl_scholarships_2012.htm_ If you have any questions, please email the Programme Director, Prof. Richard Heeks: _richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk_ <mailto:richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk>

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The 2011 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking
by S.M. Muraya 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Interesting report here... The 2011 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking www.cicc.or.jp/english/news/e-GovRanking2011e.PDF Suprisingly India (Rank 30) and South Africa (Rank 31) are ahead of Israel (Rank 32). An upcoming techie / future Kenyan CIO tried to find consulting work in South Africa in and realized how backwards we are in Kenya. He did not possess 80% of the skills they require. In South Africa he would not be a Consultant directly getting jobs from IT Managers. The particular technologies he is now mastering have some pretty heavy hardware requirements most individual consultants in Kenya do not invest in. :)

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Kenya FOI Bill and Data Protection Bill
by Grace Githaiga 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Good morning Listers Edith has informed us that the CIC is seeking formal submission on the two bills: 1. Freedom of Information: http://cickenya.org/sites/default/files/bills/Freedom%20of%20Information%20… 2. Data Protection: http://cickenya.org/sites/default/files/bills/Data%20Protection%20Bill%20Fi… Kind Regards GG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Mobile technology Incubator Manager
by Badru Ntege 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi All we have a job opportunity for the above position. I do hope i can find the right person on this list. Can interested persons please contact me off list for further details. <http://www.nftconsult.com/vacancies?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=0&sobi2Id= 387> http://www.nftconsult.com/vacancies?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=0&sobi2Id=3 87 regards Badru

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KICTANET as a Constituency
by robert yawe 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi, A while ago I raised the issue of why we in the technology industry need to become a strong constituency if we are to make a difference and go beyond rhetoric to action. That outburst was brought about by the fact that I was unable to participate in the elections for governor of the ICT Sector at KePSA because I had no supporting organisation as CSK had lapsed in its membership. As a result the late Evelyn Rono had to offer herself for re-election as the governor even though she had wanted to step down so as to concentrate on her activities at the board level of KePSA. Now as I write this, as a sector, we do not have independent representation on the board of KePSA, at the next election to replace Evelyn I and many other independent candidates will not be able to participate as we have no sponsoring organisation. The sector will likely be led by a partisan player from on of the large vendors in the industry thereby leaving us voiceless. After reading an article recently about the Pirate Party, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Parties_International, I am re-energised and realise that we can make our presence felt if we have the will to do so as we have the technology to act differently from the traditional politician. I know it is possible as before the censors I participated in the tribeKenya initiative which consisted of less than 20 people yet we got the ministry of planning to change the form and include a category called Kenya for tribe and from the censors results 620,000 homesteads indicated their tribe as Kenya. Assuming each homestead has 5 members that give us a population of 3.1 Million which means we qualify as the 48th County and the 1st to go virtual, which this space. Back to us, do we have what it takes to stand and be counted as we make this great country better for ourselves and the future generations? Regards PS. Can CSK please run a recruitment campaign to raise its membership contributions so as to meet its obligations at KePSA. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Korea
by meshack emakunat 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Kenyans should set south korea as a comparator country in our development endeavours. Fits well in our shoe not so long ago. Wat pulls kenyans back is the too much democracy which has been misinterpreted and feed to the iliterate population. Example an electrician will jargon language to explain how an auditor misappropriated cdf fund. Or a journalist explaining to the people through media how a national project should be run. I guess the koreans have learned importance of specialization. (doing the work they understand better) just open, smile and close. Simple

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Fw: ETHIOPIA: Government moves to address road-accident toll
by william janak 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

ETHIOPIA: Government moves to address road-accident toll ADDIS ABABA, 8 November 2011 (IRIN) - Improved access to emergency medical care and compulsory third-party insurance coverage could help to lower Ethiopia's high road-traffic accident death toll, say officials. "At least one person dies out of [every] five car accidents occurring in this country," said Bamlaku Alemayehu, inspector of Ethiopia's National Road Safety Coordination Office. "Most of these victims die due to a lack of proper medical services, such as getting immediate medical assistance on time." At least 70 people die in every 10,000 vehicle accidents annually in Ethiopia, according to government reports; the average fatality rate is 60 per 10,000 vehicles across sub-Saharan African countries, according to the World Health Organization [ http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/3/09-067512.pdf ]. A study by a member of the Swedish Medical University of Lund, Road Traffic Accidents in Ethiopia: magnitude, causes and possible interventions [ http://www.aracneeditrice.it/pdf/1868.pdf ], published in the Advances in Transportation Studies journal, also suggests the numbers could be "in excess of 100 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles", noting that official statistics are susceptible to under-reporting. As of 2007-2008, Ethiopia had 95 traffic accident fatalities per 10,000 vehicles, states a 2009 UN Economic Commission For Africa report. According to the Lund study, inadequate communication to immediately inform officials and hospital emergency services about traffic accidents in rural areas is a problem, implying "that many accidents and the number of victims cannot be registered". Poor emergency medical services and the absence of compulsory liability insurance laws are among reasons contributing to the high fatality rates, it says, adding that "in the urban areas, although traffic police and hospitals are available, accident victims are usually evacuated by bystanders who [have] neither the necessary skills nor equipment in pre-hospital care. "And many of the victims are underprivileged people and they can neither afford out-of-pocket payments nor do they have health insurance to receive healthcare services, [thus many such casualties] are not reported." A poor road network and limited enforcement of existing traffic laws and the poor condition of vehicles are other factors. Under the National Road Safety Strategy Plan, launched in July 2011, Ethiopia hopes to halve the fatality rate by 2020. The plan will tap into more than 30,000 health extension workers, enabling them to provide first-aid services to accident victims. "These kinds of care-givers could save many lives [lost] as a result of blood loss, since they are living within the community," said Bamlaku. The Ministry of Health is also expected to distribute some 800 ambulances to each Woreda (district), train paramedics and strengthen health facilities at the Woreda level through trained emergency medical service personnel. "At the moment, the consequences of car accidents [are] terrible considering the capacity of the country's medical services," he said. Insurance laws Ethiopia is one of very few countries in the world where third-party liability insurance is not a legal obligation. If and when they become compulsory, such policies will provide compensation for road accident survivors who can neither afford out-of-pocket payments nor health insurance. "It might seem a bit late to start this kind of mechanism compared to other countries but it's better late than never," said Byleyegn Bekele, spokesperson for the Insurance Fund administering the compensation scheme. A mix of revised laws that set a uniform standard in the issuance of driving licences, empower organizations such as the federal transport authorities and impose heftier fines for traffic violations could also help, according to officials. Over half of road traffic accident deaths in Ethiopia involve pedestrians, of whom 20 percent are children younger than 18 years old. Globally, at least 1.2 million people die on the road every year, with low- and middle-income countries accounting for 90 percent of the deaths, despite having only 48 percent of the world's vehicles, according to a WHO [ http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563840_eng.pdf ] global status report on road safety. Nearly half of those killed are pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists and passengers in public transport. Ethiopian police records show that between 2003 and 2007, at least 76 percent of fatal accidents were due to driver error, 6 percent due to vehicle defects, 5 percent due to pedestrian error, 2 percent due to road defects and the balance due to other causes. "Unless the present trend is arrested, the social and economic problem of road accidents is bound to become more and more serious as the number of cars increases," warns the National Road Safety Strategic Plan. Road traffic accidents help perpetuate poverty as families struggle with rehabilitation costs or funeral expenses after the loss of breadwinners. The Lund University study noted that the accidents led to "families being deprived or trapped by a cycle of poverty, in a country where there are no social security services". According to the study, pedestrians and passengers of commercial vehicles were the most vulnerable in Ethiopia, whereas in high-income countries accidents mainly involve private vehicles, with the driver being the main occupant injured or killed. WHO projects road traffic injuries will be the fifth-leading cause of death globally by 2030. bt/aw/mw [END] This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=94165 IRIN is hiring a reporter for West Africa: http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx © IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.irinnews.org/ [This item comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. Reposting or reproduction, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes is permitted. 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Fw: EAA 2012: African developers are given a global stage / Ericsson and Sony Ericsson partner to run competition for application developers in sub-Saharan Africa
by alice＠apc.org 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

-----Original Message----- From: "News Release - African Press Organization" <noreply(a)apo-mail.org> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:03:37 To: News Release - African Press Organization<noreply(a)apo-mail.org> Subject: EAA 2012: African developers are given a global stage / Ericsson and Sony Ericsson partner to run competition for application developers in sub-Saharan Africa Click here <http://appablog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/eaa-2012-african-developers-are-gi…> if you cannot read that message <http://www.ericsson.com/> ericsson.jpg PRESS RELEASE EAA 2012: African developers are given a global stage / Ericsson and Sony Ericsson partner to run competition for application developers in sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, November 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ericsson and Sony Ericsson partner to run competition for application developers in sub-Saharan Africa · Invites local developers to submit innovative ideas and mobile applications · Application entries will be automatically registered for the global competition with a chance to win a €15,000 cash prize. Ericsson (http://www.ericsson.com) in partnership with Sony Ericsson has announced plans to run a regional competition for application developers on the Android platform. The competition titled ‘Apps for Africa’ is to run under the aegis of the 2012 Ericsson Application Awards (EAA 2012) ( <http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com> http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com) - an ongoing annual competition for application developers worldwide organized by Ericsson Research. Logo: <http://www.apo-mail.org/ericsson.jpg> http://www.apo-mail.org/ericsson.jpg ‘Apps for Africa’ is designed to promote the development of innovative ideas and mobile applications from a variety of environments and situations peculiar to the region. These are expected to enable new opportunities for people to collaborate, innovate, learn, care and participate in more efficient ways that positively impact our environment. Lars Linden, Head of Ericsson, Region sub-Saharan Africa said, “We are delighted to be leading this initiative and feel it is an ideal way to showcase local African talent from across the continent. As the usage of mobile phones has a direct impact on the way of life in Africa this is a prime example of how technology and innovation are elevating us to new levels of sophistication. We are anxious to see all of the creative submissions and would like to wish everyone good luck as they take on this challenge”. Members of the winning teams in each region will each receive a Sony Ericsson Xperia phone, while teams in second place will receive Business Experience Packs (incl. Sony Ericsson MW600, office pro, McAfee, and a micro USB cable). Colin Williamson, Marketing Manager for Sony Ericsson said, “Our objective for Sony Ericsson is to be the preferred choice for Android devices and we’re thrilled that to help reach this objective we’re able to get under the skin of the very platform our handsets perform on by way of an Android Application competition.” The competition is open to students and to small and medium sized enterprises based in the region; it has been split into four sub competitions based on location as follows: › Southern Africa for countries - Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe › Eastern Africa for countries - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda › Central Africa; Central Africa - Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Côte D’ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo › Western Africa - Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone Interested developers in Southern Africa are required to register teams of two to four people online at <http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com/apps-for-africa-south> http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com/apps-for-africa-south before February 01, 2012 and submit either a video of idea or an Android based application that addresses the theme and makes use of at least one Ericsson Labs API (e.g. Mobile Location or Text To Speech) before February 28th, 2012. The competition will be rolled-out across Sub Saharan Africa in November. All application submissions will be automatically entered into the global competition - EAA 2012 - ‘Apps for the Networked Society’, for the chance to win a €15,000 cash prize. Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Ericsson. Notes to editors: About EAA 2012 - Apps for the Networked Society The EAA 2012 awards themed ‘Apps for the Networked Society’, will run till May 2012, the competition provides a unique opportunity for developers to gain exposure within the telecommunications world and a chance to reach out to customers via Ericsson's distribution channels in addition to the opportunity to win the latest top of the range Sony Ericsson phones and €15,000 in prize money. More information on the Ericsson Application Awards: <http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com> http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com Guest Blog from one of the 2011 winners: <http://ericssonapplicationawards.com/team/blog/guest-bloggers-eaa2011-winne…> http://ericssonapplicationawards.com/team/blog/guest-bloggers-eaa2011-winne… News release announcing 2011 years winners: <http://www.ericsson.com/news/110622_app_awards_244188810_c> http://www.ericsson.com/news/110622_app_awards_244188810_c Interviews on Youtube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEaD8sd3Pg> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEaD8sd3Pg What's in my kitchen application demo: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1xYGmpDrQ&feature=youtu.be> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1xYGmpDrQ&feature=youtu.be Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room: <http://www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room> www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room Ericsson ( <http://www.ericsson.com> http://www.ericsson.com) is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in managed services. The company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices. Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an all-communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 180 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York. <http://www.ericsson.com> http://www.ericsson.com <http://www.twitter.com/ericssonpress> http://www.twitter.com/ericssonpress <http://www.facebook.com/technologyforgood> http://www.facebook.com/technologyforgood <http://www.youtube.com/ericssonpress> http://www.youtube.com/ericssonpress FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Ericsson Corporate Public & Media Relations Phone: +46 10 719 69 92 E-mail: <mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com> media.relations(a)ericsson.com Ericsson Investor Relations Phone: +46 10 719 00 00 E-mail: <mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com> investor.relations(a)ericsson.com SOURCE Ericsson UNSUBSCRIBE <mailto:sec.sg@apo-opa.org?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE%20ERICSSON>

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What kind of CIO do you want in your County?
by S.M. Muraya 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Dear Listers, Suspect it is going to take 15-20 years before Kenyan counties become like 60% effective in the utilization of funds. When KES 150 Billion (15% of a KES 1 Trillion budget) is devolved to 47 counties, each county (factoring populations in each) will get at least KES 2.5B per annum. In 5 years this is at least KES 12.5 Billion per county. With 40% (of KES 2.5B = KES 1B) to be lost per annum lost through mismanagement and theft, we MUST legislate / create posts of County Chief Information Officers. The CIO should head a committee of at least 5 people from different "constituencies" in each county to be accountable for the deployment of Information systems and services. A technically literate person / committee responsible to to make sure basic (accounting and project management) reporting systems are in place in each county within 2-3 years. Have looked at hundreds of pages of past US tenders / requirements in the past two weeks regarding Information and Collaboration systems and I am confident we are locally able to deploy the same standards / products. We just need to make sure we keep people who live in technical and ethical darkness out of County IT Committees. In the US, 2007 ICT budgets range from 3% for Government up to 8% (in the finance and education sectors) per anuum http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-571-generating-bus… A good gauge of the quality of an IT Manager/ Director is projects deployed well (enough to CONVENIENTLY provide required business intelligence or transparency) under their watch in the private of public sector. This has more to do with work ethics + practical experience or knowledge / certification.. NOT the outdated academics that are over-emphasized in Kenya. It seems to take a good IT Professional in Kenya, 2-3 years to convince ignorant Business Executives, Organizational Leaders and Public Officials to deploy basic Information Systems. Which kind of companies were contracted under their watch? Were local skills developed and certified in their department / organization? Typically an IT Manager / Director oppressed with very low budgets (or needing a cut in the budget), cannot deliver Quality Network, Computing and Information services. What kind of CIO do you want in your County? :)

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Powerhouse of the future
by Sam Aguyo 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

This could be interesting to read. It is a prediction that Kenya could be a powerhouse of the future besides South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt in Africa, the rest are out there. How would we use such a plus from independent bodies to our advantage? http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/specials/global-exchange/index.html?&hpt=hp… Sam

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PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money
by robert yawe 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

I was in Nanyuki over the weekend as I passed the post office a pig red sign caught my attention which got me thinking about the mandate of the Postal Corporation of Kenya as to its services to the populace. In my opinion if PCK is to provide 3rd party money transfer services its has an obligation to offer at least the services of the top 3 and not to only benefit a single entity. The same obligation needs to be enforced in relation to all other government agencies otherwise we shall be disenfranchising the common mwanainchi. Last and not list it is a branding no no to place such a sign so prominently in the front of the post office, the sign is so loud that one would think that the location belonged to the mobile phone company. On appointment that will be one of the things I will rectify during my first, proverbial, 100 days. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya

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Internet Services more expensive in .KE than .TZ & .UG
by Walubengo J 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Contrary to popular belief, ITU's recent statistics @ http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2011/Material/MIS2011-ExceSum… indicates that ICT services (internet, voice, video) are generally more expensive in Kenya than in our neighbourhood. Specifically, the cost of ICT services as compared to average national incomes is at 30% for .UG, 31% for .TZ and 33% for Kenya. In layman terms, Kenyans have to fork out 33% of their average monthly income if they want to enjoy decent access (e.g. 20hrs of internet) per month. So PS Dr. Ndemo, it looks like before you become President, what are you doing to make sure we catch up and bypass our neighbours as far as pricing of ICT services is concerned? walu. nb: incidentally, we are the ones supplying .UG the bandwidth - so how comes its cheaper in Kampala?

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From the Google Policy Blog: Advancing the free flow of information.
by alice＠apc.org 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -----Original Message----- From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> Sender: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 15:56:50 To: <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org> Reply-To: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org,McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> Subject: [governance] From the Google Policy Blog Advancing the free flow of information<http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2011/11/advancing-free-flow-of-infor…> Friday, November 4, 2011 at 12:28 PM ETPosted by Winter Casey, Senior Policy Analyst, Google The global economy relies on the free flow of information more than ever before. Companies large and small can use the Internet to reach new markets, which contributes to economic growth, job creation, and increased trade around the world. But as companies and individuals are transmitting more information online, some governments are seeking to impose limits on the free flow of information. More than 40 governments now block or restrict information and data available on the Internet. Last year, we released a white paper<http://www.google.com/googleblogs/pdfs/trade_free_flow_of_information.pdf> demonstrating that governments which block the free flow of information on the Internet are also blocking trade and economic growth. For example, when companies canâ€™t confidentially and confidently transmit the files and information that are necessary to keep their business running, their ability to export goods and services is hurt. The thesis is simple: when countries support the free flow of information, they will see more economic growth. Thatâ€™s why we joined companies like Citi, Microsoft, IBM, GE and others to endorse a new set of principles endorsing the free flow of information across borders. The principles<http://www.nftc.org/default/Innovation/PromotingCrossBorderDataFlowsNFTC.pdf>, written under the leadership of the National Foreign Trade Council, outline several priorities for the U.S. business community which will promote transparent, fair, and secure cross-border data flows. Individuals and businesses will benefit from a more consistent and transparent framework for the treatment of cross-border flows of goods, services and information. We look forward to continued work with governments and industry to advance the free flow of information online. ------------------ Principles are here: http://www.nftc.org/default/Innovation/PromotingCrossBorderDataFlowsNFTC.pdf -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: I AM FREE NOW.
by Jose' 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

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Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy? Online Interview with PS Ndemo
by Grace Githaiga 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear Listers Greetings. This is to inform you that PS Ndemo has agreed to articulate his vision in regard to his role under the new constitution, and his plans for the Internet Governance and ICT sector. PS Ndemo, can we in this sector say "Bitange for President?" And can we be confident that you would drive the country into a knowledge economy? Listers, this will not be an interrogation as such but an engagement similar to what was being done with "Yawe for Post Master General"-- the Kictanet style. Anyone with questions to PS Ndemo has this chance to ask him. The discussion will take place for five days, starting tomorrow wednesday August 3, 2011 to next week on tuesday August 9, 2011 and will be facilitated by me and Barrack Otieno. Over to you listers! Rgds Grace and Barrack

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Facebook Shuts Down Tonight
by Kamotho Njenga 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

For the big fans, please back up to avoid loosing your online "face" http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Hackers+pledge+to+deliver+new+world+without+Fa… Kamotho Njenga

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PC Tech Magazine November 2011 Issue: Free Download
by Albert Mucunguzi 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Hi Listers, This month's PC Tech Magazine features, among other things, an extensive analysis of eBooks, and whether it's time to ditch your "paperback". The article is a build up from last year's "Future of Reading". There's also a detailed supplement on the upcoming Orange Uganda Expo 2011, with an interview with Chief Strategy Officer, Eduoard Blondeau. Those are just two of the stories featured in the 60-page magazine. Prints will be available next week. Follow the link below to download the High-Resolution version. You may also select a lighter one from the second link. http://pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid… http://pctechmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=77&… - Link to select download options If you would like to contribute to our discussions, please join our mailing list from this link: http://groups.google.com/group/pctechmagazine Finally, we have a website where bloggers can share their "stuff". Visit http://blogs.pctechmagazine.com for details. Message body -- Albert Mucunguzi Company URL:pctech.co.ug, pctechmagazine.comPersonal Web:www.almuc.meBlog:almuc.me/blogTwitter:@albertmucFacebook:facebook.com/almucMessenger:albertmuc@hotmail.com

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OT: Vacancies at KSL
by Odhiambo Washington 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Find details of vacancies at Kenya School of Law**** ** ** http://www.ksl.ac.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog… <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksl.ac.ke%2Findex.php%3Fop…> -- 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.

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Re: [kictanet] [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Internet Services more expensive in .KE than .TZ & .UG
by Walubengo J 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

True that Anders, the biggest component in the internet price equation is the cost of local access. But that still begs the question: Does .UG and .TZ enjoy a better domestic infrastructure/ better business environment/better tax regimes/etc (just to quote some of your variables) than .KE? Why are the costs in the neighbourhood lower than in .Ke? walu. --- On Thu, 11/3/11, Anders Comstedt <anders(a)ssvl.kth.se> wrote: From: Anders Comstedt <anders(a)ssvl.kth.se> Subject: SV: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Internet Services more expensive in .KE than .TZ & .UG To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com, "'I-Network Uganda'" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 10:26 AM On your last comment , UG vs KE, and UG being “supplied” with bandwidth from KE, you live in a past mindset. The majority of the cost driver is local networks, and to some extent national backbones, not international connectivity. The VSAT days obscuring this are gone after the landing of fiber cables. This has become even more apparent after transit prices has plummeted, also in East Africa. Try Telegeography for some data on commercial conditions on Internet transit. Below USD 10 /Mb/month at global nodes. The price to get there on any global fiber system is USD 50-150 or less. Mombasa to London was expected to fall from USD 3000-5000 to USD 500 by the most optimistic pundits as cables arrive. It is now more like USD 100-150. Several deals include backbone transport to Kampala and other major landlocked nodes in that price. Just check what EASSy partners, like WIOCC, and SEACOM are into in their wholesale business. So the big cost element is the access network. In East Africa that is more or less the same as 3G mobile for Internet access but for some services in major cities. The second cost driver, far more expensive per Mb than international connectivity, is the national backbone, but it is (or should be) anyway just a few percent of the total. What is then the economics for 85-90% of the cost, local access, in various countries? Good business or bad business? Provider efficiency? What may drive or prevent competitive pressure? Taxes and license costs? Customer density? (covering sparsely populated areas is a financial disaster for telcos globally). Lots of things to benchmark. ITU statistics not very helpful here. Having more than a casual opinion about end-user prices begins with having knowledge about cost drivers. CheersAnders Från: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com] För Walubengo J Skickat: den 3 november 2011 07:05 Till: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Kopia: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com; I-Network Uganda Ämne: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Internet Services more expensive in .KE than .TZ & .UG Contrary to popular belief, ITU's recent statistics @ http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2011/Material/MIS2011-ExceSum… indicates that ICT services (internet, voice, video) are generally more expensive in Kenya than in our neighbourhood. Specifically, the cost of ICT services as compared to average national incomes is at 30% for .UG, 31% for .TZ and 33% for Kenya. In layman terms, Kenyans have to fork out 33% of their average monthly income if they want to enjoy decent access (e.g. 20hrs of internet) per month. So PS Dr. Ndemo, it looks like before you become President, what are you doing to make sure we catch up and bypass our neighbours as far as pricing of ICT services is concerned? walu. nb: incidentally, we are the ones supplying .UG the bandwidth - so how comes its cheaper in Kampala? __._,_.___Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Anyone who would like to join eThinkTankTz is welcome to do so by sending a blank email to: eThinkTankTz-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com MARKETPLACEStay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use.__,_._,___

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: Pasha 2nd call for entries from Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Greetings, Kindly circulate widely, On behalf of the chairman and directors of Kenya ICT Board I am pleased to announce the second round; Pasha, call for Proposals. Note that the application process is ON-LINE.Therefore, you do not need to go to Family Bank to present your proposal. ONLY complete on-line applications will be accepted. You are advised to go through the following steps carefully, to assist you complete your application. Step-1: Log onto the Kenya ICT Board website- www.ict.go.ke; Step-2: Click on the "PASHA" banner; - takes you to the Pasha online application form Step-3: Register and log-in Step-4: Complete Pasha online application form Step-5: Click "submit" to complete the application process Step-6: Wait to get feedback. Applicants will be contacted via the email address provided on their application form. Shortlisted candidates will undergo a face to face interview at the Family Bank branch closest to their proposed business location.The successful applicants will be announced. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The deadline for submission of applications is December 3rd 2011. You have 30 days; from today, to submit your proposal. Do not wait until the last day! Successful applicants will be required to present additional documentation in person where necessary. Note that applicants from the 37 constituencies listed HERE are not eligible to apply. These constituencies were part of the first round of successful applications and thus are not eligible for this round. If you may have any queries, do not hesitate to contact The Kenya ICT Board on 020-2089061 and e-mail pasha(a)ict.go.ke also visit our website on www.ict.go.ke. Questions sent via e-mail will be answered within 2days. Feel free to also visit the Kenya ICT Board offices. The physical address is shown below. Kind regards, Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board The Project: Kenya ICT Board Digital Village 'PASHA' Project Teleposta Towers-GPO, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-20-2089061 | e: digitalvillage(a)ict.go.ke| Visit: www.ict.go.ke Forward email digital village(a)ict.go.ke | Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya -- 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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Orange Kenya plans triple-play offer in 2012
by McTim 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-kenya-plans-triple-play-offer-in-20… -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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FoI Bill
by Edith Adera 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Did you know that....a meeting has been convened by CIC on Draft Access to Information Bill and the Data Protection Bill on the 4th November 2011? ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca ________________________________________

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Internet service Providers: policy and regulations
by Kerubo Ombati 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hi Listers, Do we have any regulations, policies or directives, governing the conduct of ISP'S?Whether existing or in the pipeline. Regards, Kerubo

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A Crisis can create innovation. Don't waste it.
by Paul Kukubo 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Great example simple ideas. Applicable here. >From Huffingtonpost.com New York: In the wake of the confiscation of gasoline generators by the NYPD, the people of Occupy Wall Street have turned to a new source of power. Within 48 hours of losing their electricity, members of the Sustainability Working Group drove to Occupy Boston to collaborate on the design of bicycle-powered generators. The bikes charge batteries that can run for 100 hours, powering the lighting, cell phones, and laptops of protestors. But there is a downside to charging each battery. "It can take up to two hours of uninterrupted pedaling to reach 12.5 volts," said Ben Tevelow, an electrician from Brooklyn. He decided to join the project and put his skills to use when he heard about it in General Assembly. Isabelle Garbani, an artist who came to donate socks and other comfort items for the protest, pedaled tirelessly for 20 minutes before she was relieved by another participant. The Sustainability Working Group, which includes members from MIT Media Lab, Pedal Power, and Time's Up!, has already received donations of bicycles and other basic parts. They are currently seeking funding from the Finance Working Group and the general public in order to buy expensive electrical equipment that will allow them to build more generators. These will be placed around Liberty Square for the groups that need them the most: three bikes will go to the Media tent, to power all the communication around the protest, and others will go to Legal, Press, Finance, and the Library. Across the park, a projection screen rises above the Library, depicting scenes from classic horror films. The protestors, who have been occupying the park for over a month, are preparing for a Halloween movie night. The projectionist fusses with her equipment, blissfully unaware of the team toiling to power the camp just steps away. "We need this too," she says. -- 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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Online TV and Radio in Kenya
by Edith Adera 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Bwana Ndemo, While we are on your Presidential bid, could you tell us why Kenyan TV and radio stations cannot be watched/listen to online consistently!! I've been very frustrated while on travel or when I want to follow breaking news on the go. It just doesn't work....most of the links are offline! (camera offline etc etc) What is wrong? And what needs to be done differently? Media houses on the list may also want to tell us what's happening? Edith

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Africa-assets.com: African digital content and new Kenyan ICT venture
by Andrea Bohnstedt 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hey listers, This is in shameless (and also quite excited) self promotion: After mighty dragon-fighting battles, my business partner Rachel Keeler and I are finally ready to go live with our new website: www.africa-assets.com. All about African private equity and venture capital. We hope to make this the main online space for news, analysis, interviews, features etc on private equity in the continent. So far, we've had a very encouraging response, and will be the co-authors and co-publishers of Deloitte's next 2011 East Africa Private Equity Confidence Survey - out in early January. It has by default plenty of African (digital) content, and it's a new Kenyan ICT venture, so I thought I could bug this list with it :) We're also very keen to do more coverage on ICT and telco related private equity/venture capital news, too, so any suggestions and updates would be appreciated. Please keep checking back regularly as there'll be lots more new content. And feel free to email me back (maybe directly rather than to the whole list) with feedback, comments, suggestions - and if you want to be on our mailing list. Have a lovely day, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.africa-assets.com www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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3772 Kenya Gazette supplement no. 130
by Grace Githaiga 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Listers This may not be related to our discussion on the list but... well you dont want to be caught off guard. Basically the following became effective on 27th October 2011 1. Alco blow 2. Speed cameras 3. Every vehicle has to be equipped with 2 red reflecting warning triangle signs. (Please just go and buy these quick from the street:)) Rgds GG

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Kenyans *are* very active internet users: Twitter warning for Somalis
by Andrea Bohnstedt 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Brilliant: Kenya's military spokesman has warned the residents of 10 towns in Somalia via Twitter that they "will be under attack continuously" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15547512 And yes, I find this difficult, too: 'Maj Chirchir said it was difficult to fit all the information into the 140 characters allowed in a Twitter message' -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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mechanism to inform Kenyan's on the progress to realise vision 2030 goals
by muriuki mureithi 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Hi Listers I beg your indulgence and Kindly request you to respond to the questionnaire below In partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), an IBM Corporate Service Team is working with the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat to determine a process to inform Kenyan citizens on the status of the various Vision 2030 flagship projects. As a part of this effort, the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat has sponsored a survey for the IBM research team to distribute to Kenya citizens. The purpose of this survey is to: * Understand Kenyan citizens' level of awareness of the Vision 2030 efforts; * Determine the type of information Kenyan citizens would like to learn concerning the Vision 2030 projects; and, * Determine how Kenyan citizens would prefer to receive this information. Below is a link to the survey; it is ten short questions and should take no longer than five minutes to complete: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVMQMQQ The more responses received will help to ensure that the Vision 2030 efforts are customized to fulfil the needs of Kenyan citizens. We request that this survey is completed by Friday, November 4th. We greatly appreciate your help in this effort. Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi Consultant Member Society of Telecommunications Consultants People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering - st Augustine cid:image001.jpg@01CBEEFA.ACBDDDB0 Landmark Plaza 13th flr Argwings Kodhek Rd -Opp Nairobi Hospital P O Box 62454 - 00200 Nairobi Kenya tel + 254 20 3673925/2637177 Cell+254 701 016555 <mailto:Info@summitstrategies.co.ke> info(a)summitstrategies.co.ke <http://www.summitstrategies.co.ke/> www.summitstrategies.co.ke Personal Cell +254 722 520090 <mailto:sam@summitstrategies.co.ke> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke skype; muriukimureithi twitter: @mmureithi

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Final programme for AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Oshwal Centre, 2-3 November 2011
by Sean Moroney 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Dear Fellow Listers, I wanted to send you the final programme for our ICT Summit which starts tomorrow morning at 9am sharp at the Oshwal Centre. We have some late speaker entrants such as Dr Philip Miller from Carnegie Mellon University in the US who will be speaking on the lead Kenya is taking in software certification. As I have mentioned before, entry is free. If you haven't registered in advance you can do so at the registration desk. And you are welcome to attend whichever sessions are of interest to you. I look forward to seeing you there. Sean PS Video clips on the Summit can be viewed at: http://youtu.be/DlPQ6iO7pi8 http://youtu.be/KIynbK2CX0g http://www.eziki.tv/videos/AITEC-East-Africa-ICT-Summit-2011 Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Skype: seanmoroney <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events: <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/73> AITEC Mozambique ICT Congress <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/72> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/74> AfriHealth <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/76> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money Comesa InsureAFRICA <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/68> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/71> Broadcast & Film Africa

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Internet matters
by Kerubo Ombati 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Hi Listers, What regulations/body, if any govern the conduct of ISPS,host sites and search engines in Kenya? Do we have any policies that are similar to the DMCA and e-commerce directive in the EU? Regards, Kerubo

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Re: [kictanet] Please Celebrate with us!
by Chris Kiagiri 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

[+ kictanet, skunkworks] Congratulations Anne! Your work with Nairobits has been - and continues to be - an inspiration to all of us. Kudos also to Judith Owigar of Akirachix, who has also been named a recipient of the 2011 Anita Borg Change Agent Awards<http://gracehopper.org/2011/conference/2011-award-winners/#change>sponsored by Google. It is great to see two Kenyan women being recognized on this global stage. Regards, - Chris ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anne Ikiara <anne(a)nairobits.com> Date: 1 November 2011 11:20 Subject: Please Celebrate with us! To: ** ** Dear All,**** ** ** Greetings.**** I believe this finds you well. I am inviting you to celebrate some good news with us and all Kenyan and indeed African women.**** I have been declared this years social impact winner in an international contest by the Anita Borg institute.**** This is not just an honor for me, but also for the whole of Nairobits fraternity, and the marginalized men and women of Kenya, Africa and the world. Please join us in cerebrating this great achievement ! For more details please see the link below! **** http://gracehopper.org/2011/conference/2011-award-winners/#social **** ** ** Regards,**** ** ** Anne K. Ikiara General Manager, NairoBits Digital Design School african youth online t + 254 020 557 635 m + 254 722925661,0736707095 e anne(a)nairobits.com w www.nairobits.com a nairobi godown arts centre, south b Twitter: www.twitter.com/nairobits Blog: www.nairobits.wordpress.com Alumni: www.nairobitsalumni.ning.com**** ** ** Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility." Louis Armstrong -- Chris Kiagiri | Sales Engineer/Technical Account Manager, Partner Solutions Organization (PSO) Africa | ck(a)google.com | +254-20-360-1000 *----------------* To find out what Google is doing in Africa, visit the Google Africa Blog<http://google-africa.blogspot.com/> or follow @googleafrica <http://twitter.com/googleafrica> on Twitter.

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On Kenyan Languages
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Wananchi The subject of language is interesting and matters of language have far-reaching implications. We should debate this on a number of aspects such as (a) expressiveness for effective communication and considering that people tend to think in their first language and translate into the language of communication; (b) the national unity question (TZ is a good example); (c) the cultural content/heritage/history/etc inherent in those language (of course granted that culture is dynamic and static cultures are prescriptions for doom); etc. Our sister business (Nsemia Inc Publishers) has recently collaborated with a number of academic in the subject. The result is a collection of 14 academic research papers titled: Themes in Language, Education and Development in Kenya (see attached flier for details). The book will be in circulation in Kenya in December 2011. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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is an e-book a book?
by robert yawe 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Hi, My son's kindle crashed and Amazon sent him a replacement which arrived a few days ago. Fortunately the customs fellow accepted that it is a computer device and therefore did not charge duty and VAT but I still needed to pay 6,000/- that was categorised as GOK charges which interestingly do not apply to books. In my understanding a kindle is a book and therefore it needs to be treated as such otherwise we are shooting ourselves in the leg as we talk about e-books for use in school. Yesterday at the launch of the Safaricom Cloud both Dr. Ndemo and Bob Collimore both emphasised e-book readers but if the cost of shipping in the readers is hindered by taxes all because someone at KRA refuses to move with the times both this visionaries will remain frustrated. Regards Its interested what a free meal can bring out Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Fw: Fw: Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?
by mpodhiambo＠yahoo.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:09:50 To: Edith Adera<eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Reply-To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Thank you Barry. Indeed Edith you are right.It goes way beyond language...in fact my unscientific research points to even food as a major factor of development. We only point out that language is one of the major if not the Major contributor to locals not comprehending best practices. We talk to them but they don't understand what we are saying;hence we don't communicate. A case in point is the lack of the word 'maintenance'(differentiate from repair) in most of our languages.It means we are socialised to wait for things to get spoiled then either correct the errors or acquire others. Hence when we talk to them on maintenance since it's not in their 'system code' they only think repair. That's my two cents. Cheers Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:58:50 To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com<mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: RE: [kictanet] Fw: Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Thanks for sharing some of these insights. Bwana Ndemo/Odhiambo, don't you think it goes beyond language? Local business does not necessarily use best practices (which is what Ndemo was trying to communicate) - how do we inculcate these practices in ways that people will understand and make them a natural part of doing business like the Coffee SACCO you spoke about? Edith -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 1:04 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Fw: Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Hi Listers, Forwarded is a thread I wish to share. Some two cents on a tech repository of our languages----- Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:36:48 To: <mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Odhiambo, Did you not want to share this? It is absurd that we need the language to express ourselves and at the same time have so many educated and unemployed Kenyans. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:19:41 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Reply-To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Daktari, Though I concur with your thesis...I dare not conceive that considering discarding our languages should even be an option! Science has told us we think in vernacular then translate to other languages. That's a given. I submit that our languages are part of our 'genetic code' through which we view, understand and relate with the rest of the world. Discarding our languages therefore would result in a slavery of sorts since we would need to use 'imported genetic code' to view, understand and relate with not just the world but ,regrettably, with ourselves as well! We would be a 'GMO' so to speak. Indeed the part of the world that is producing technology on a large scale as opposed to us(consumers of technology on a large scale) learn in there 'genetic code' or at least have a repository of it. Resolved:Making our languages more expressive and dynamic is key-I think we could introduce this much needed dynamism as we create a tech-repository of our languages. Indeed we should create institutes of Maasai,Kamba,Taita etc within our Universities-Makerere seems to be ahead in this in the region. I think they introduced diplomas on local indigenous languages(Luo,Luganda,Runyakitara,Kiswahili,Ateso). To have the institutes is one side of the coin, to complement the institutes with tech---so that they serve as the supply end to the tech-repository for our languages is the second side of the coin. The third side of the coin is to engage the universities in research(actual and meaningful). Cheers. Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:24:51 To: <mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Odhiambo, Most unfortunate, we have no repository for any of our languages. Will it be possible if the tech community created local wikis? Oral cultures do not help in sustaining a language. Since language is a key development component, shouldn't we be creating institutes of Digo, Kikuyu, Dholuo, Bukusu etc in our Universities. We can develop a highly Knowledgeable society within a short period if we address the dynamic nature of language and its repository. My thesis is that our backwardness is as a result of using non expressive non dynamic languages and our continued use of them will undermine our long term economic growth. Should we consider discarding these languages? Recently we debated on the poverty of English language in our journalism. This is because we think in venacular then try to write in English (several studies reveal this). For Africa to change, we must be bold and adopt what will bring us to bar with the rest of the world. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:49:47 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Reply-To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Daktari, You seem to be pointing out a very pertinent issue in African Languages. It appears we've been socialised without the vocabulary for development. I encountered this when looking for the word 'maintenance' (differentiate with repair) in dholuo. I came to nought. I put it that we've been talking but not communicating! Cheers Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sender: kictanet-bounces+mpodhiambo=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:19:00 To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com<mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Grace, Approximately 90% of development language centers around those words. Could it be that we have not been talking? Couuld this be the reason why Africa lags behind? Are our leaders communicating? Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:21:52 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? _______________________________________________ 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke 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. 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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke 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. 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Google Paid More Than $1.4B for 57 Acquisitions in 2011
by Titus Ngeno 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Paid-Over-14B-for-57-Acquisi… I just read an article entitle "Google Paid More Than $1.4B for 57 Acquisitions in 2011" and one thing hit me are mergers and acquisition the best thing?...Most conspicuously, the biggest problem created by the ill-fated urge to merge is that the new company is often more fragile than its predecessors. Then, add a recession on top of that. A company can quickly find itself in a weak position while it is forced to blend two different labor forces and cultures in order to stay competitive. Worse, mergers often leave a company awash in short-term debt required to finance the transaction. Thus, companies are left trying to simultaneously restructure their finances and a mish-mash of product lines and operations. So is this a good thing? My two cents! Google acquired a whopping 57 companies of various assets through September, according to an SEC filing. With three months left to go in the year, anyone want to guess what else is on the radar? Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) spent more than $1.4 billion to purchase 57 companies of various sizes and persuasions, blasting apart the company's previous record of 48 acquisitions from 2010. The search engine provider revealed in a 10-Q filing with that Securities and Exchange Commission<http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312511282235/d228523d1…> that it paid $941 million in cash for three deals alone. That sum includes $676 million for flight software provider ITA Softwar<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/DOJ-Clears-Google-ITA-Bid-with-Cond…>e in April; $151 million for restaurant review guide maker Zagat; and $114 million for daily deals asset Daily Deals<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Buys-DailyDeal-German-Groupo…>, both in September. Google paid another $502 million on the other 54 companies, which include These acquisitions were not material individually or in aggregate, according to Google. Google also bid in August to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, but that isn't likely to close until 2012, due to current regulatory scrutiny. Google isn't done with M&A either. The company spent that much and picked up that many assets<http://www.eweek.com/> only through September, which means that it acquired more than 6 companies a month to date. With 3 months left in the new year, it's possible Google could tack another 10 or 15 purchases before 2012. Why buy all of these companies and what's the grand plan? Most of the buys have been cloud-based players that bolster the company's local search, advertising, video and social software<http://www.eweek.com/> services. Ultimately, Google is weaving a fresh tapestry of Web services and applications into its Google+ social network, which it hopes to make the center of the user experience. ITA has been leveraged in Google Flight Search. Zagat will be used in Google Places for local business<http://www.eweek.com/> search. Daily Deals, along with loyalty card provider Punchd<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Google-Buys-Punchd-to-Boost-Go…>, coupon provider<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Buys-Zave-Networks-Coupon-Pl…> Zave Networks<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Buys-Zave-Networks-Coupon-Pl…> and daily deals aggregator DealMap<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Buys-The-Dealmap-a-Groupon-A…> will likely be used to fortify the Google Offers deals and Google Wallet mobile payment services. Google's YouTube arm bought video producer Next New Networks<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/YouTube-Buys-Video-Pro…>, which is being used to help fashion new channels on YouTube, as well as Fflick for social sentiment analysis<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/YouTube-Buys-Fflick-fo…> and Green Parrot Pictures<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/YouTube-Buys-Green-Par…> for video processing. ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.

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UNESCO's code of ethics for the internet
by Grace Githaiga 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

FYI UNESCO General Conference on Internet ethics‏. Here is the code of ethics for internet. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002126/212696e.pdf Rgds GG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Information
by Kerubo Ombati 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hi Listers, Would anyone happen to know who the domain name 'www.kenyanews24.com' is registered to? Regards, Kerubo

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UK Police Acquire Mobile Surveillance Technology.
by Muchiri Nyaggah 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hi. The technology the Met police has acquired for use in the UK has great benign value in the protection of citizens from serious crime and acts of terrorism. However, the potential for misuse is extremely high even for a country with such established legislation to protect civil liberties. In the event that the GoK's security agencies acquire such technology do we have a legal framework sufficient to ensure the rights of citizens are not violated? Would we even know when such technology is acquired or would it fall under an ambiguous budget line such as 'Technology Hardware'? See story here http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/30/metropolitan-police-mobile-phone-s… Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Principal Partner @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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Fw: Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?
by mpodhiambo＠yahoo.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hi Listers, Forwarded is a thread I wish to share. Some two cents on a tech repository of our languages----- Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:36:48 To: <mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Odhiambo, Did you not want to share this? It is absurd that we need the language to express ourselves and at the same time have so many educated and unemployed Kenyans. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:19:41 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Reply-To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Daktari, Though I concur with your thesis...I dare not conceive that considering discarding our languages should even be an option! Science has told us we think in vernacular then translate to other languages. That's a given. I submit that our languages are part of our 'genetic code' through which we view, understand and relate with the rest of the world. Discarding our languages therefore would result in a slavery of sorts since we would need to use 'imported genetic code' to view, understand and relate with not just the world but ,regrettably, with ourselves as well! We would be a 'GMO' so to speak. Indeed the part of the world that is producing technology on a large scale as opposed to us(consumers of technology on a large scale) learn in there 'genetic code' or at least have a repository of it. Resolved:Making our languages more expressive and dynamic is key-I think we could introduce this much needed dynamism as we create a tech-repository of our languages. Indeed we should create institutes of Maasai,Kamba,Taita etc within our Universities-Makerere seems to be ahead in this in the region. I think they introduced diplomas on local indigenous languages(Luo,Luganda,Runyakitara,Kiswahili,Ateso). To have the institutes is one side of the coin, to complement the institutes with tech---so that they serve as the supply end to the tech-repository for our languages is the second side of the coin. The third side of the coin is to engage the universities in research(actual and meaningful). Cheers. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:24:51 To: <mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Odhiambo, Most unfortunate, we have no repository for any of our languages. Will it be possible if the tech community created local wikis? Oral cultures do not help in sustaining a language. Since language is a key development component, shouldn't we be creating institutes of Digo, Kikuyu, Dholuo, Bukusu etc in our Universities. We can develop a highly Knowledgeable society within a short period if we address the dynamic nature of language and its repository. My thesis is that our backwardness is as a result of using non expressive non dynamic languages and our continued use of them will undermine our long term economic growth. Should we consider discarding these languages? Recently we debated on the poverty of English language in our journalism. This is because we think in venacular then try to write in English (several studies reveal this). For Africa to change, we must be bold and adopt what will bring us to bar with the rest of the world. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:49:47 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Reply-To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Daktari, You seem to be pointing out a very pertinent issue in African Languages. It appears we've been socialised without the vocabulary for development. I encountered this when looking for the word 'maintenance' (differentiate with repair) in dholuo. I came to nought. I put it that we've been talking but not communicating! Cheers Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sender: kictanet-bounces+mpodhiambo=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:19:00 To: mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com<mpodhiambo(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? Grace, Approximately 90% of development language centers around those words. Could it be that we have not been talking? Couuld this be the reason why Africa lags behind? Are our leaders communicating? Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:21:52 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report? _______________________________________________ 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke 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. 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Fwd: We're looking for good restaurants. Any advice?
by waudo siganga 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Dear people - TripAdvisor (a site referenced by millions around the world daily) is looking for information on good eating places in and around Nairobi. I take it this is one way of buiding up local content on the Internet. Pls. see their mail below. Waudo ----- Original message ----- From: "TripAdvisor" <members(a)e.tripadvisor.co.uk> To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:08:50 -0600 Subject: We're looking for good restaurants. Any advice? Trouble viewing this e-mail? [1]View it as a web page [2]TripAdvisor [3]Hotels | [4]Flights | [5]Restaurants | [6]Holiday Rentals | [7]Trip Ideas What's your favourite restaurant? We Brits aren't really famous for good food, are we? But we know there's loads of truly great grub right here on our doorsteps. If you've got a favourite place to eat near Nairobi, [8]tell us. Maybe it's a curryhouse, a chippy, or a pub. Whatever it is, travellers would love to hear about it. Thanks, Grace TripAdvisor LLC 141 Needham Street, Newton, MA 02464 [9]Go to TripAdvisor | [10]Unsubscribe | [11]Privacy Policy | [12]Contact Us Please do not reply directly to this e-mail. This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. If you have questions or need assistance, [13]ask us here. © 2011 TripAdvisor LLC. All rights reserved. TripAdvisor, the TripAdvisor logo, the Owl logo and Get The Truth. Then Go. are either registered trademarks or trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. [open.aspx?ffcb10-fe5c16767c64007b7110-fdfb107976640478701d7074-f ef213777d6601-febe1c7974650d78-fdf815707d62057470157370-ffce15] References 1. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0a65406013be671ee7619dfaa… 2. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce04c87411171fdc770a0a98972… 3. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0ca93ea1bbd65d0546d0b6ef5… 4. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce027992f0cce67722dff05f7a6… 5. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0b881ba175c716dc29c714213… 6. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce063b6ad0def9ccddccea72740… 7. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0fa7c480f9673f5f853fc5763… 8. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0096a4c640e2ff349fca3658b… 9. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0d95f0b811ab2556c7fcc0717… 10. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce01045e4ec5b455450ccee9936… 11. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce062f081c546138e68963dd776… 12. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0274c03f07434b46e1100dafe… 13. http://click.e.tripadvisor.com/?qs=5eab3bf6b5af0ce0e317a9cfe8f7731b07d8a07b…

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APC is seeking a communications manager
by alice＠apc.org 30 Oct '11

30 Oct '11

APC has an opening for a communications manager to lead our virtual communications team and play a leadership role within the staff of the world’s oldest online progressive network. The position is full time on a one year contract with option to renew if funding is available. Candidates should be available to begin in January 2012. The deadline for applications in November 28. http://www.apc.org/en/news/all/apc-seeking-communications-manager

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom daily bundles
by Charles Mutsi 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Spot on. I wonder whose interests CCK champions because it is clearly not the consumer or public. Bad combination of the Kenya Police and KRA! Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Huawei E160 antenna
by robert yawe 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

Hi, I have an external antenna for the Huawei E160 modem for anyone who might be interested, I had bought it to use when I had weak 3G signal but as many of you are aware that situation was permanently resolved by Safaricom thanks to this list. I am aware that marketing and selling of items is a no no on the list but as this is an item that can assist someone become more productive I ask for your indulgence, the antenna is available for 5,000/- shillings. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya

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Safaricom daily bundles
by robert yawe 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

Hi All, Seems the case against a blogger has dampened the activity on the list. That's beside the point, I recently got a SMS about the Safaricom daily data bundle, which to the best of my knowledge I did not subscribe to as I do not use my phone for browsing (actually I have a separate phone for such activities). I assumed that the message was in error so I ignored it just to realise a few days later that the service was being renewed every day so I dialled the request code *544# to unsubscribe from the service just to find that the option does not exist on the menu. I then called 200 for assistance to be told that the item is not on the menu but that I should type "98" to get the option, we expect better from Safaricom can someone please resolve this issue a.s.a.p to prevent some of us from blowing the issue to the required proportions. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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