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Kenyan techies to monitor quality of service by ISPs
by Rebecca Wanjiku 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Kenyan techies to monitor quality of service by ISPs Kenya's technology experts are developing a community Web site to monitor quality of service by ISPs. According to Michuki Mwangi, one of the leaders in the project, it will be Kenya's largest technology-related online community-based initiative, where all members are expected to come up with a solution that will make the project work better. http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/04/21/kenyan-techies-monitor-quali… Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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KCSE
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

Dear All, My earlier e-mail to Aduda has elisted direct questions as to how the programing error could have occured. Usually errors such as the one explained by the Minister occur during Data Mining. Researchers generally define data mining (sometimes called data or knowledge discovery) as the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information - information that can be used to increase revenue, cuts costs, or both. Data mining software is one of a number of analytical tools for analyzing data. It allows users to analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize it, and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data mining is the process of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in large relational databases like KCSE. Data does not automatically become information unless it is mined properly. Ndemo ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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KenBlogs...
by Michael Kipsang Bullut 20 Apr '08

20 Apr '08

Greetings, I hope this reaches you in the best of health & highest of spirits. I'd like to introduce all to a mailing list I created for Kenyan Bloggers: KenBlogs (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ken-blogs/) I firmly believe this is a field which can be developed into a leading division in the Information Technology industry. I'm an amateur blogger & my blog is called The 411... (http://kipsang.wordpress.com/) Check it out & feel free to leave a comment... My dream is to create a large virtual community that can be felt both locally & globally. Looking forward to all of you joining! Kind regards,Michael.---"The computer programmer...is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver...No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or a field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops."Joseph Weizenbaum,Computer Power & Human Reason.--- _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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FW: LINK CENTRE: TPRM 2008: Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation & Management - places filling up fast
by Edith Adera 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

This may be of interest - it's an excellent course. _____ From: link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za [mailto:link-info-bounces@lists.wits.ac.za] On Behalf Of Charley Lewis Sent: 18 April 2008 10:53 To: link-info(a)lists.wits.ac.za Cc: Tennyson Mashiloane Subject: LINK CENTRE: TPRM 2008: Certificate in Telecomms Policy,Regulation & Management - places filling up fast I believe this course is filling up rapidly. Register today, or pass this information on to others who you know can benefit from the course. Your registration and payment secures your place on this valuable programme. ================================================== Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation and Management ================================================== The Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management is offered by the LINK Centre, School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand - Southern Africa's leading research and training body in the field of information and communications technology policy, regulation and management. It provides an essential background to the understanding the regulatory and policy issues and challenges in the rapidly changing telecommunications and broadcasting sector. Spread over three week-long sessions between May and July 2008, skilled and experienced staff at the LINK Centre, School of Public & Development Management, University of Witwatersrand, supported by an extensive panel of guest lecturers, each an expert in their field, will help you map the telecommunications landscape. Significance The course is designed to address the constantly evolving issues and concerns inherent in the dynamic and fast-paced nature of the telecommunications sector in South Africa. These changes - driven by rapidly developing technologies, by the evolving legal and regulatory environment and by the emergence of new markets, services and applications - give rise to increased demands for training and information. The advent of convergence and globalisation intensifies the ongoing challenge on people in these sectors to remain informed of local developments and international trends and practices. Who should attend? Decision-makers and senior policy-makers in the Department of Communications, ICASA and the USA, managers and regulatory staff in industry (manufacturers, service providers and fixed and mobile operators), bidders for PSTN licences, broadcasters, lawyers, consultants, journalists, union officials and NGOs involved in the sector. Objectives By the end of the course, the successful student will be able to: * demonstrate an understanding of the policy and regulatory environment for the telecommunications and broadcasting industries in South Africa; * demonstrate an understanding of information and communications technologies and the policy implications of these technologies; * describe the structure and process of policy formulation, regulatory oversight and licensing procedures in South Africa; * critically compare the South African telecommunications environment with international models and best practice benchmarks; * explain the approaches to telecommunications policy and regulation adopted in SADC, Africa and globally; * demonstrate an understanding of telecommunications reform and its implications for South Africa; * understand the essential drivers of reform locally and internationally, including the impact of globalisation and convergence. Content Overview A Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management is awarded to candidates who attend the following three modules (120 hours) and who successfully complete the required individual and syndicate assignments. Module 1: ICT Technologies and Markets * Basic concepts of telecommunications networks: the PSTN and its underlying technologies, digitisation, transmission, switching; * Wireless communications: WLL, satellite, mobile wireless, GSM, 3G; * Call traffic and its implications; * Spectrum, its planning and management, and the assignment of frequency; * Numbering and numbering plans, number portability, carrier pre-select, eNum; * The telecommunications market in SA: status, performance and trends; * Signal distribution, and broadcasting technologies; * The broadcasting market and the impact of digital broadcasting; * The Internet, VoIP, VANS and VPNs; * Convergence, broadband, multimedia and the future. Module 2: International ICT Trends, Organisations & Developments * Globalisation and the information age; * Global trends in regulatory reform: liberalisation, privatisation, regulation in a converging environment; * Global e-governance: structures, institutions and global obligations (ITU, WTO, GATS, ICANN); * Regional developments in telecommunications regulation: SATCC, CRASA, ATU, NEPAD; * National responses to the global information economy: e-commerce in South Africa; * ICT and labour; * ICT and gender; * Information and communications technologies and development (the digital divide, ISAD, GK, dotForce, UN ICT TT, WSIS); * Universal access and universal service. Module 3: Telecommunications and Broadcasting Policy, Law and Regulation * The SA Constitution and administrative law; * Telecommunications sector regulation: rationales, principles and practices; * Competition law, and the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors in SA; * ICT sector reform in SA: overview; * Legislative, regulatory and licensing framework for telecommunications in SA: agencies, structure and procedures; * Policy and legislative reform, the regulatory and licensing framework for broadcasting in SA; * Interconnection and facilities sharing: principles, law and regulation; * Licensing: the objectives, typology, procedures, content and monitoring of licences; * Pricing and tariffs; * Quality of service and consumer protection. About LINK The LINK Centre is the leading public policy, regulation and management educational body in the area of information and communication in Southern Africa. LINK focuses on capacity building in the public sector and development arenas through quality training, applied research and consultancy services necessary to maximise the benefits of the Information Society and the Knowledge Economy. Methodology An interactive and intensive teaching methodology is used, comprised of several learning methods, including lectures, syndicate work, case studies, structured learning group discussions and presentations from local and international experts in the field. In this way participants will develop a strong practical focus directly applicable to their own organisations. The course is evaluated via one individual and two syndicate assignments. Syndicate assignments are professionally presented to the group and external examiners drawn from government, industry or academia. Schedule 2008 TPRM 2008 is a block release course divided into three modules, each running for one week per month. Participants may attend individual modules as stand-alone executive courses. Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation & Management Module Title Dates Module 1 ICT Technologies and Markets 12 - 16 May, 08:30 - 17:00 Module 2 International ICT Trends, Organisations & Developments 23 - 27 June, 08:30 - 17:00 Module 3 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Policy, Law and Regulation 21 - 25 July, 08:30 - 17:00 Fees R 17 250 (plus VAT) per participant for the full three-week course. Individual modules may be taken on their own as executive courses (for which a certificate of attendance is issued) at a fee of R 7 500 (plus VAT) per participant. A small fee discount is available for bulk enrolments. Venue All lectures are held at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management campus, 2 St David's Place, Parktown. Lectures run daily from 08:30 to 17:00 with breaks for lunch and teas. Convenor Charley Lewis + 27 + 11 + 717-3784 or charley.lewis(a)wits.ac.za Information The course web page is available at <http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html> http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html. Registration can be done online, using the course code WE/TPRMGM/07/01, via <http://www.wits.ac.za/enterprise/courses/register.html> http://www.wits.ac.za/enterprise/courses/register.html. Contact Tennyson Mashiloane + 27 + 11 + 717-4595 or via Tennyson.Mashiloane(a)wits.ac.za for more information or to enrol. - - - ends - - - Charley Lewis Senior Lecturer, LINK Centre Tel: + 27 11-717-3784 Fax: + 27 11-717-3910 Mobile: + 27 83-539-5242 Post (personal): Box 81185, Parkhurst, 2120, SOUTH AFRICA Skype: charley.lewis URL: http://link.wits.ac.za Mwalimu House, School of Public & Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand 2 St David's Place, Parktown, 2193, SOUTH AFRICA ==> Master of Management in ICT Policy & Regulation: <blocked::http://link.wits.ac.za/training/training4.html> http://link.wits.ac.za/training/training4.html ==> Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation & Management: http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.

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animated indicators: how we were then, how we are now...
by saidimu apale 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

[My apologies for cross-posting.] http://www.gapminder.org/world A useful site loaded with statistical and historical data about the development of the countries of the world. A few things to try out: - visually compare growth trends between Africa and the rest of the world, in particular S.E Asia - narrow down to Kenya's stats: visualize growth/shrinkage trends for some key indicators: for this list, probably: income per person, urban pop. as a % of total pop., female labour force, mobile phone + internet per 100 people, primary school completion of boys + girls etc etc - play around with the X- and Y- axes, plot the data against each other, and against time. Then correlate with significant events in Kenya's history. What stood out for me (caveat: I'm no economist/statistician) 1) the number of medical doctors per 1,000 people has pretty much stayed constant since independence 2) where are the youth in Kenya? (the number of children and elderly per 100 is still quite high. Compare with Japan's figures - they have the opposite problem). 3) (female labor force as a % of total) vs (income per person): female workforce has been declining while income p.p has been more or less the same. 4) ... a lot more for your slicing and dicing. Regards, saidi

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Telecoms firms grapple with talent search
by wesley kiriinya 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Read: http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6886&Item… The last line says: "...Networking, customer support, security, database application development, and programming skills are the high demand areas..." The KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions probably contains senior management/CEOs of Telecoms companies. Is the above article true? If it is there's good talent at the Skunkworks mail list. For guys in Skunkworks: >From previous posts, we have talked a lot about these stuff. I feel there should be some sort of bridge between these 2 mail lists. If the article is true and managers in kictanet lists are looking for talent, well the skunkworks list seems to have skilled, passionate and talented people. It is very likely true there is competition for talent. I've talked to the CEO of Meltwater Group (an international group of companies), and the former head of IBM and they are very talent focused. Meltwater group has started an institution called MEST (Meltwater Enterprenueral School of Technology) in Ghana. They get talented guys in Ghana, train them and provide to them whatever they need (food, transport, monthly stipend, etc). What I saw there was excellent, and that's building the future! What is Kenya waiting for?

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Telecoms firms grapple with talent search
by wesley kiriinya 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

I think it's simple how these 2 parties can be linked together. The companies can host techie meetings in their premises. Skunkworks already has weekly meetings thanks to Riyaz, Mugambi and the team's great efforts (A round of applause). The companies can invite people to come and give free seminars and training camps to techies. If it's too expensive the companies can collaborate. In the example about MEST in my original post, they even go further to bring CEOs and other heads of international companies to train/talk these guys in Ghana every quater of the year. If that article is true and CEOs can't sleep at night coz of talent and talent is 3rd on the list of $afcom's worries then it's relatively easy to fix this. Talent doesn't grow on trees, it's natured! On the other hand if both parties aren't committed to this then CEOs can brace themselves for longer nights and techies will struggle harder to polish their skills and outsource them to foreign companies. Alex Gakuru <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: This is partly why I planned the business (kictanet), skunkworks and CS for next month. Unfortunately, the guys who responded wanted attendance sponsorship despite it not being a donor-driven meeting. Please suggest to me how technical persons and business could be linked better in a self-sustaining manner. Thxs On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:13 AM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: I think the argument that the article is attempting to bring out is that there's not enough talent to match the demand. That said, I agree with Wesley's suggestion of bridging the 'two lists' together - there's such a wealth of talent and skill on the skunkworks list. On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> wrote: Guys nothing compares to talent, youve got it or you simply dont have it...the only sad part is that our employers dont know how to do a talent search they think the best papers are the most talented...pole sana! Let them look at how global software giants hire and they will never complain about luck of talent in this market. BTW: global software companies come to africa to source for talent guess what, kenya dominates the list. cheers! On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti <atharab(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi It is an interesting article. The dilemma is as good as putting the cart before the horse and expecting things to work out. How many of these firms have a CIO/CTO ? Most Kenyan businesses have an IT Manager reporting to an Accountant or Finance person. I do not know the case with the mentioned companies. Technology is the bridge between a company's Strategic Objectives and their Operational implemention on the ground. If you want to retain staff give them a career plan and have the good manners of living up to promises. How many of us have heard the story,"We will start you on "x" and then later on after probation give "y". Many don' even get confirmation letters. HR is a rubber stamp. It all boils down to integrity. I would feel its not too much to say that the overall integrity of a company is determined by the retention of its staff.... Athar On 4/15/08, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: I can't blame those who try to do a lot and end up becoming a jack of trades and a master of none. I think people feel insecure about jobs. There's not enough info out there about jobs e.g: 1. What are the job statistics in Kenya? I think the bureau of statistics has them but are they made public well? 2. Which areas have future potential and how many people are likely to be absorbed? 3. What is the growth and direction in current industries so that Kenyans can arm themselves with the specific skills and tools? The education system sadly encourages this lack of specialization. Why should I do English and Kiswahili as a must? They are both languages and they follow the same structure. To be a specialist I think one has to UNDERSTAND the subject matter and not cram as what the education system makes students do. Understanding requires a lot more effort and time! I think if one tries to quickly train someone in order to take up a job that requires certain skills then it will be expensive. Training and experience is a gradual process, and thus can be cheaper in the long run. If a company takes someone at 20 years s/he will not have a lot of experience but the company can gradually train and when that person is 30 then they have a lot more experience. It surely beats getting a 29 year old who has been jobless from the time they were 20 and train them quickly. How much does CCNA and all these other certifications cost? I'm sure it ain't cheap and I don't think someone would just do them with little chance of getting a job, it might be a wasted investment. If companies want skilled people they should be ready to train and treat them well. Because this doesn't seem to be happening as it should employees are insecure, and companies loose skilled people. In the long run both parties suffer. Ochieng Maxwell <maxwell(a)barua.co.ke> wrote: ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info wrote: >On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Gituma Nturibi wrote: > > >>there is no shortage of the skilled manpower just people with the >> requisite experience as training new personnel costs a lot, >> >> > >I think this question of there being a shortage / no shortage depends on what >kind of skills you are looking for. > >Sometime ago i had repeatedly posted for an open vacancy in our organization >and gotten a very low response. > > the problem is Kenyans almost try and do everything just to land a job and in the process being good at nothing and therefore the shortage of skills, the few who are there getting them is another story. Maxwell >ashok > > >_______________________________________________ >skunkworks mailing list >skunkworks(a)my.co.ke >http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com >Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke between 0000-00-00 and 9999-99-99 _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 Blog: http://blog.josiahmugambi.com _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Fwd: WCIT 2008 eNewsletter Vol 6
by waudo siganga 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

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junior application developer / intern.
by Moses Kemibaro 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

Dotsavvy is looking for a Junior Application Developer/ Intern with the following competencies: i. 2+ years experience in internet application development. ii. A portfolio of functional personal work that includes the following examples: a. Web sites/pages that utilize database-driven concepts. b. Web sites/pages that demonstrate the ability to work from a project specification. c. Web sites/pages that show implementation of a standardized user interface. iii. Experience with Macromedia, Java, CSS, PERL, Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) is required. iv. Additional experience with AJAX, Ruby on Rails, .NET and others would be a bonus. If you meet these criteria, or know someone who does, please send CVs to jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 30th April 2008. Thanks, Moses

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Opportunity: Business Development Lead
by Dorcas Muthoni 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

Job Specification: Business Development Lead This is an excellent opportunity to join a young dynamic company in the software sub-sector. You will help define and manage a wide range of marketing campaigns focused on businesses and government establishments across the Kenya and the region. Working closely with our partners you will be responsible for leading the sales and business development teams develop our exciting range of customer solutions. You should have a degree in marketing, business studies or a related subject and/or at least one year experience working in a marketing or sales department. This is a superb opportunity to build an excellent career in a fast growth market. Based at: Nairobi Job purpose: Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the marketing strategy, product marketing and lead generation of our software services. Key Responsibilities: Marketing Strategy and Lead Generation will include: * Promotion of our software services. * Generating leads through industry research and outreach. * Development and implementation of marketing campaigns that deliver quality leads for our sales and partner channels. * Manage the Customer Relationship Management system to track lead generation and progress. * Develop and manage the corporate brand across all channels and partner organisations. * Define, develop and implement strategic marketing campaigns focused on businesses and government establishments * Produce client testimonials and partner references. * Organise and manage corporate events and exhibitions. Key Skills: Must Have: * Educated to degree level * IT literate * Self starter * Team Player * Strong writing skills and phone manner Nice to have: * Recognised marketing qualification( held or training for) * B2B marketing experience * Public sector knowledge * Procurement knowledge/ experience * Strong secondary research skills * Experience with the IT industry Compensation: * Salaries are based on success in meeting targets. * Base plus commissions Application Process: * Send your application by *25th April 2008* to: info(a)openworld.co.ke

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junior application developer / intern.
by Moses Kemibaro 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

Dotsavvy is looking for a Junior Application Developer/ Intern with the following competencies: i. 2+ years experience in internet application development. ii. A portfolio of functional personal work that includes the following examples: a. Web sites/pages that utilize database-driven concepts. b. Web sites/pages that demonstrate the ability to work from a project specification. c. Web sites/pages that show implementation of a standardized user interface. iii. Experience with Macromedia, Java, CSS, PERL, Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) is required. iv. Additional experience with AJAX, Ruby on Rails, .NET and others would be a bonus. If you meet these criteria, or know someone who does, please send CVs to jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 30th April 2008. Thanks, Moses --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ YOU ARE IN KAZI AFRIKA GROUP UNSUBSCRIBE: kaziafrika-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/kaziafrika?hl=en www.kazi-africa.com FOR A VERY PEACEFUL KENYA -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Fwd: [Council] Vacancy announcement: FOSSFA Secretariat Coordinator
by Dorcas Muthoni 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Milton Aineruhanga <milton(a)wougnet.org> Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:10 PM Subject: [Council] Vacancy announcement: FOSSFA Secretariat Coordinator To: council(a)fossfa.net POSITION: FOSSFA Secretariat Coordinator LOCATION: The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa is a not-for-profit Pan-African organization registered in Mauritius with secretariat in the Ghana-India Koffi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT, Accra, Ghana. FOSSFA is annoucing its FOSSFA Secretariat Coordinator vacancy, to be based at the FOSSFA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. TERM: Two years of Initial Contract. Renewable APPLICATION: Applications and remuneration preferences may be sent through any FOSSFA executive member, dorothyg(a)aiti-kace.com.gh or to nnenna(a)opensource.org COMMENCEMENT DATE: As soon as possible. ORGANIZATION: The mission of FOSSFA is the promotion of FOSS and the FOSS development model in Africa . OVERVIEW: FOSSFA is seeking an individual that has the passion and dedication to provide hands-on management for its planned expansion of activities. He/She should be motivated by FOSSFA's potential to connect people, spread FOSS, technology, and social possibilities in Africa and beyond. RESPONSIBILITIES: Leadership • Represent FOSSFA and the Africa FOSS community officially • Provide needed management for all FOSSFA projects • Coordinate smooth day to day activities of FOSSFA Secretariat • Support administrative and logistical preparations towards Idlelo 4. • Ensure that meaningful benchmarks are established, tracked, and revised as appropriate • Implement and evaluate an action plan based on the approved strategic goals and opportunities. Management/Program • Implement programs to fulfill the overall mission of FOSSFA. • Nurture FOSSFA's relationships with members, the general public, and funders. • Partner with appropriate organizations/people to increase awareness FOSSFA and its activities • Draft and present financial reports of FOSSFA projects and all received monies • Cultivate ongoing relationships with supporters to ensure a reliable source of funding for immediate operations, as well as to expand FOSSFA's asset and donor base. Community and Council Development • Ensure management of membership within FOSSFA • Ensure consistent and transparent communication with any and all FOSSFA council members, the general public, and sponsors. • Provide avenues for full and open communication and collaboration with the community at large and promote an awareness of the diverse and changing needs of the community. • Collaborate with the Council and members in the development of all actions of the Foundation. • Facilitate collaboration and cooperation between FOSSFA and other organizations and leaders, to build a shared vision of how to address and solve issues related to FOSS in Africa . QUALIFICATIONS: Background: • Project Management experience in either the non-profit or technology sectors • Well-known and respected within at least one Open Source community • Experienced in raising funds for non-profit organizations • Effectively organized, highly-independent and self-motivated. Characteristics: • Highly-organized self-starter with the ability to set, manage, and implement priorities. • High level of comfort with and passion for technology and Open Source • Able to listen well and build consensus from public discussions • Ability to understand and adapt to diverse African cultural backgrounds • Excellent oral and written English communication skills, with a working knowledge of French. Education: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in experience is required. COMPENSATION: A salary commensurate with Ghana national standards for not-for-profit organisations. _______________________________________________ Council mailing list Council(a)fossfa.net http://fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/council_fossfa.net -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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{Spam?} FW: ACHIEVERS NOMINATE NOW
by Fiona Asonga 14 Apr '08

14 Apr '08

Hallo All, As industry stakeholders we are being called upon to once again nominate outstanding ICT personalities. Kindly find the nomination details below. Regards, Fiona Asonga Administrator TESPOK ----- Forwarded message from Shirley Jacobs <shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za> ----- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:03:23 +0200 From: Shirley Jacobs <shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za> Reply-To: Shirley Jacobs <shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za> Subject: ACHIEVERS NOMINATE NOW To: 'Shirley Jacobs' <shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za> http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/top.jpg NOMINATE NOW Do you know of someone who has done tremendous work in ICT's but has not received their just recognition ? This is the opportunity to reward those individuals and organisations who have achieved in the information and communications technology sector. All Africans across the continent are invited to nominate those individuals and organisations whom they believe are worthy of recognition for their ICT achievements. _____ To nominate visit http://www.forgeahead.co.za/achievers/noms_form.asp www.forgeahead.co.za/achievers/noms_form.asp OR Contact Shirley Jacobs "mailto:shirley@forgeahead.co.za" shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za 011 603 1645 _____ http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/todays.gif http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/0logos_08.jpg http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/todays_bottom.gif http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/Bottom_new.jpg Please pass on this email to your colleagues and clients across Africa. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1366 - Release Date: 4/8/2008 5:03 PM ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1373 - Release Date: 4/11/2008 9:17 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1376 - Release Date: 4/13/2008 1:45 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [kictanet] Can Software Engineering Principles resolve Political Stalemate?
by John Walubengo 14 Apr '08

14 Apr '08

Amazing similarity b/w Computer Software and Political Deadlocks.... I was struck by the similarities between what is transpiring in our political arena and what happens in software engineering (in particular Operating System Software design) Wikepedia defines a deadlock as <<...a situation wherein two or more competing actions are waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. It is often seen in a paradox like 'the chicken or the egg'>>. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlocks. The same wikipedia page goes on to say that in Operating Systems, a deadlock occurs only when all of the following four conditions prevail: 1. Mutual Exclusion condition: a resource is either assigned to one process or it is available 2. Hold and Wait condition: processes already holding resources may request new resources 3. No Pre-emption condition: only a process holding a resource may release it 4. Circular Wait condition: two or more processes form a circular chain where each process waits for a resource that the next process in the chain holds. This transposes perfectly onto our political deadlock as described below (I just replaced the items 'Resource' with Ministry and 'Process' with Politician to understand prevailing conditions within the political context). So rephrasing the above:- Political deadlocks will occur when all of the following four conditions prevail: 1. Mutual Exclusion:-a Ministry can only be occupied by one Politician. The occupant automatically excludes the others. 2. Hold and Wait: -a Politician/Party holding some ministries may want to request for more. 3. No Preemption:-only the Politician holding the ministry can release it. (No external force can pre-empt or release that ministry). 4. Circular Wait: Politician-1 may release a Ministry 'A' - BUT only after recieving a Ministry 'B' from the other Politician-2. Unfortunately Politician-2 cannot realease Ministry 'B' because (s)he is awaiting for Politician-1 to release his Ministry 'A' first. So how do computers or Operating systems deal or resolve deadlocks? Three approaches have existed since 1960s and are described on the same wikipedia page. Basically they include: Option1: Deadlock Prevention, Option 2: Deadlock Avoidance and Option 3: Deadlock Detection. In more simplistic terms, Deadlock Prevention simply aims at ensuring that one or more of the above four conditions for deadlocks DO NOT hold. E.g most Operating Systems would therefore be pre-emptive (thus addressing condition 3) by retaining and exercising the right to terminate the offending processes (Politicians?). Operating Systems are careful not to allow one process to hoard resources at the expense of the other Processes. In the Deadlock Avoidance approach, Operating Systems try to make sure that they do not enter into a state that can lead to deadlocks. Basically, the competing processes are expected to declare in advance their maximum request levels for resources. Thereafter the Operating System polices their subsequent request granting or denying them accordingly. (All cards must be on the table in advance?) Finally, in Deadlock Detection, the Operating System may opt for the lazier but more expensive option- institute mechanisms that inform it that a deadlock has occured e.g. when the computer freezes (or the country?). Thereafter, it would need a manual reboot. Switch off and restart the machine, losing all your data (life?) in the process. I just hope we are not headed for Option 3. walu. --- Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: > > > Willem de Groot wrote: > > > > * Remove some of the URLs in the footer > > * Run the mailinglist on another server to see whether > my.co.ke IPs > > are somehow blacklisted/penalized > > > > > > The my.co.ke mx IP is clean and not blacklisted unless > someone wants to > verify that with other spots. > > Am monitoring the emails still and so far i dont seem to > any landing > into the spam folder since the very first one. > > I have no problem with my normal mail and using a mail > client which has > flags to read spamassassain spam counts and flag as spam. > No problems > with that so far. Considering that it goes through > spamassassin and a > barracuda box :) > > Regards, > > Michuki > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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ACHIEVERS NOMINATE NOW
by Dorcas Muthoni 14 Apr '08

14 Apr '08

*[image: http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/top.jpg]* NOMINATE NOW Do you know of someone who has done tremendous work in ICT's but has not received their just recognition ? This is the opportunity to reward those individuals and organisations who have achieved in the information and communications technology sector. All Africans across the continent are invited to nominate those individuals and organisations whom they believe are worthy of recognition for their ICT achievements. ------------------------------ To nominate visit www.forgeahead.co.za/achievers/noms_form.asp *OR * Contact Shirley Jacobs * * shirley(a)forgeahead.co.za 011 603 1645 ------------------------------ [image: http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/todays.gif] [image: http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/0logos_08.jpg] [image: http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/todays_bottom.gif] [image: http://www.forgeahead.co.za/Achievers/images/Bottom_new.jpg] *Please pass on this email to your colleagues and clients across Africa.*

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M- money services – The rise and rise of Africa’ s “killer-app” for 2008
by alice 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

M- money services – The rise and rise of Africa’ s “killer-app” for 2008 In the first four months of operation, from March to June 2007, M-Pesa, the mobile phone enabled payment system set up by Safaricom in Kenya, gained 150,000 customers. By December 2007, just before conflict erupted over the elections in December 2007, it had achieved 1 million customers who had made US$7 million in transactions. By January 2008, it had gained 1.6 million customers. This is the breakthrough moment for mobile-enabled cash transaction services, writes Russell Southwood. Strangely, the tragic circumstances of post-election violence in Kenya seemed to encourage the use of the service as ATMs ran out of cash and travelling across town to a bank became a riskier proposition. But as Kenya returns to normality, it will be the payments made in more normal times - things like wages to casual staff - that will begin to weigh in the balance. But Vodafone’s plans to roll-out M-Pesa in neighbouring Tanzania were pipped at the post this week by Zantel. Vodafone’s service is already also available in Afghanistan under the slightly amended name of M-Peisa. To be launched next week, Zantel’s money transfer service is to be called Z-Cash. Orascom’s Naguib Sawiris – never a man slow to spot an opportunity – this week announced that his company would offer Internet banking services to its 70 million customers: "It's not something that I'm starting from scratch. I have the subscribers. They were just doing e-mail, [text message] and voice. Now I'm going to tell them you can use this for banking." Perhaps less original and life-changing than M-Pesa but nevertheless a shift in how money transactions get done. This week sees the publication of “M-Money – Finances, Banking and Payments through Mobile Phones” , a 100+ page report which has some of the first detailed market research into the attitudes of potential African customers and how they handle both national and international remittances. The report includes: • Case studies of the pioneering services: The report provides full case studies of four fully operational M-money services: Globe Telecom’s G-Cash and Smart Communications’ Smart Money, both in the Philippines; Wizzit in South Africa; and M-Pesa in Kenya. In addition, there are many smaller mini-case studies of services that have been launched in Africa and elsewhere in the world. • User research findings: The report provides national sample surveys for three major markets – Ghana, Kenya and South Africa – which provide remarkably consistent findings in key areas. A key element of the research looks at how national and international remittances are made and how many people receive them. There is also additional research from a range of other African countries that help pin down the likely potential of M-money services. • User experience and customer business model interface: The report looks in detail at: how M-money services of different kinds can be delivered; different approaches to delivery (partners vs go-it-alone); different technologies that might underpin its development (for example, near field communications); and the business models and market segments. • How regulatory issues can be tackled: When banking meets the mobile world, two different sets of regulatory environments collide. The report provides a detailed section on how banking and financial requirements can be met and the implications for both the operator and consumer of these kinds of transactions. Balancing Act’s M-Money – Finances, Banking and Payments through Mobile Phones, is over 100 pages long and has 7 charts, 16 tables of statistical data, 2 graphic maps and 12 illustrations. If you’ve not worked out how to do M-Money services this year, you may be the one who’s missing out next year. For details, go to: http://www.balancingact-africa.com/publications.html <http://lists.balancingact-africa.com/t/1115/235533/2/0/> For an extract that contains a detailed table of contents with a full list of the charts, tables and maps, send an e-mail to: editorial(a)balancingact-africa.com <mailto:editorial@balancingact-africa.com> The report is priced as follows: Full price (Africa) – /GBP290/US$580; Full price (Rest of the World) – GBP350/US$700; Reduced price for universities and NGOs – GBP250/US$500. Click below to order:/ http://www.balancingact-africa.com/profiles/order/order_form.php <http://lists.balancingact-africa.com/t/1115/235533/226/0/>

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Swedish start-up TerraNet claims peer-to-peer mobile will increase phone penetration in developing countries
by alice 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

Swedish start-up TerraNet claims peer-to-peer mobile will increase phone penetration in developing countries Swedish start-up TerraNet has revealed further detail of its ‘peer-to-peer’ mobile phone technology that it claims could play a big role in increasing phone penetration in developing countries. According to TerraNet CEO and founder, Anders Carlius the company is working on what he calls ‘ad hoc’ networking Terranet’s peer-to-peer technology turns each handset into a switching node, passing on calls from other handsets within a 1 kilometre range. Each handset can simultaneously transit 7 calls and each call can make 7 hops before the switching delay starts to make conversation difficult. This peer-to-peer hopping communications has been done before in military applications, although expensively, and in the Tetra emergency communications system, but this is the first time anyone has tackled the mass market in this way. But isn’t the seven kilometre limit a real drawback? “It only seems so because we, us rich people in the west, are all used to zooming around the country or around the world. The other 4 billion don’t travel more than a few kilometres in a typical working day”. And most of the people they know spend all their time within the those few kilometers too.” Carlius is concerned to overcome the barrier to phone use from illiteracy. “I remember talking to a Pakistani telco who told me there was no way he could ever get beyond 40% penetration,” said Carlius. “‘Never? I asked.’ No,’ he said, ‘because 60% of our population is illiterate and innumerate and they therefore can’t use a phone.’ And he was right,” says Carlius. “If you think about it you can’t use a phone if you can’t read or manipulate numbers.” So Carlius’s next rethink was around the three button phone concept. An ad hoc networking phone might use people’s pictures instead of their names and numbers, he says. But perhaps the most important, and most re-thought, part of the model is Carlius’s ideas around distribution. Instead of a telecom network, TerraNet (or whoever had licensed the technology) would build a network of agents to push the phones, collect the monies and, most important, load up the appropriate photos for the illiterate customers. The technology still has to journey into final product. Journalists were shown a large circuit board working prototype but TerraNet says it has advance orders and expects to be manufacturing in bulk soonish. (Source: TelecomTV)

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Positive energy and the KCSE
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

Dear All, As we discussed the the KCSE error, Eric Aligula sent the quotations below and I think they capture the spirit in which we should approach such problems. Often we spend more time to criticise yet this forum has some of the best minds in ICT. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt In the past we have spent our collective negative energy to kill projects that could have uplifted this country out of poverty. For example, the Nyayo car. Although there was evidence of corruption it is common knowledge that cost of any protype is usually high. Our learned good men and women did not come out to explain the behaviour of variable and fixed costs. The Malaysians if you read about their Proton were experiencing the same. What saved their project was the benevolent dictatorship of their leadership. Today the Proton is as good a car as any and Kenyans are importing it. You learn the history of motor industry, Kenyan technicians were taken to India, Zechoslovakia and South Africa to teach them on motor assembly. There are many projects that have come and gone because the good men that Edmund Burke is referring to are doing nothining. Indeed even those in public offices wanting to do good for the country fear taking any risk because there is no legal insurance. Therefore, the public had a responsibility to develop a common culture whose focus is to build rather than condem and destroy. Regards Ndemo. ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Invitation to all Local Software Developers
by nancy bosire 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

*Dear ALL,* * * *Invitation to all Local Software Developers*** This is to invite you to a consultative meeting on Friday the 18th April 2008 at Centurion Systems Ltd, from 2.15pm to 4. 00 pm. The venue is New Rehema House, 2nd floor Centurion Systems Rhapta Road (Westlands). The objective of the meeting is to promote the local software development industry with all relevant government agencies. Issues for discussion include: - Identify hurdles that cripple local software development - The need for a Committee of KIF to address software development industry issues, and if need exists, terms of reference. Invite and circulate this email to other software developers so that we can have different points of view, contributions and suggestions to be able to start the journey towards advocating for the local software development industry. Please confirm attendance ahead of time, as we have limited accommodation. This is an initiative of Kevit Desai and Marcel Werner. -- Sincerely yours, Nancy Bosire Secretariat Manager Kenya ICT Federation Tel: 020 4440102 Mobile: 0721907995 secretariat(a)kif.or.ke, info(a)kif.or.ke http://www.kif.or.ke "When you learn to love what you strive for, then it ceases to be an effort" Napoleon Hill "Whatever your mind expects and demands, it will find a way to produce it." Mahatma Gandhi First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17
by godera＠skyweb.co.ke 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

Dear Citizens, I am simply perplexed at how an "outdated computer programming language" can be blamed for such a fiasco. With all due respect, SOMEONE is responsible for ensuring that no "outdated programs" are used, assuming that the report is really true.There is absolutely no room for such complacency, not when you are talking about the future of these children. We surely cannot simply blame a machine that requires instruction then say the machine let the country down. We are talking about the credibility of the Kenyan education system here! We have for years read such bizzare stories happening in other "banana" republics and it appears we spent so much time laughing we forgot to look at ourselves and continued living in "past glory". Such things were unheard of in Kenya then. These days we are simply a laughing stock of the so called "banana" republics! Can someone stand up and take responsibility please! Gilda Odera Quoting kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke: > 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: KCSE results fiasco explained? (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) > 2. KCSE (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) > 3. Re: KCSE results fiasco explained? (Frank Ojiambo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:53:29 +0300 (EAT) > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > To: "David Aduda" <daduda(a)nation.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: <50958.213.42.2.22.1207828409.squirrel(a)mail.jambo.co.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Dear Aduda, > You are dealing with multiple errors here. The first error was created by > a computer programmer. The second error was created by either the > reporter or the messenger who tried to correct error number one. Errors > of omission are common when fundermentals are not observed. We need to > examine the software since Hardware (the computer) does nothing unless > instructed to do so. > > Regards > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > Colleagues, > > > > I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called > > computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted > > with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks > > for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer > > becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does > > the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? > > > > If there is nay error here, blame my computer? > > > > Aduda > > > >> ---------- > >> From: kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on > >> behalf of Leonard Mware > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM > >> To: David Aduda > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > >> > >> <<File: ATT5157354.txt>> > >> 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to > >> 'uzee"? > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > >> To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM > >> Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > >> > >> >>>Daily Nation, 9th April. > >> A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE > >> results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of > >> mean grades for some students. > >> > >> Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a > >> report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco > >> yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming > >> language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean > >> grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use > >> of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya > >> National Examinations Council. > >> >>>rest of story @ > >> > http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp? category_id=1&newsid=120791 > >> > >> I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' > >> programming language that has been working well over the > >> years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the > >> 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 > >> remixed here? > >> > >> ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT > >> Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what > >> could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on > >> the Investigation committee? Because technically I still > >> dont get it... > >> > >> walu. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________________________________________________________ ____ > >> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > >> Total Access, No Cost. > >> http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > >> Total Access, No Cost. > >> > > > > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is > > intended for the use of the stated recipient only. 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You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, > > distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the > > intended recipient. > > > > Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and > > do not necessarily represent those of the Nation Media Group. > > > > ?To get all breaking news alerts send the word BREAK to 6667 or visit > > http://www.nationmedia.com/wap to read news on your mobile phone.? > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > --------------------------------------------- > > "easy access to the world" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:34:11 +0300 (EAT) > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Subject: [kictanet] KCSE > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Cc: 'Catherine Ngahu' <cngahu(a)sboresearch.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, vkyalo(a)ict.go.ke > Message-ID: <16784.213.42.2.22.1207834451.squirrel(a)mail.jambo.co.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Dear All, > My earlier e-mail to Aduda has elisted direct questions as to how the > programing error could have occured. Usually errors such as the one > explained by the Minister occur during Data Mining. > > Researchers generally define data mining (sometimes called data or > knowledge discovery) as the process of analyzing data from different > perspectives and summarizing it into useful information - information that > can be used to increase revenue, cuts costs, or both. Data mining software > is one of a number of analytical tools for analyzing data. It allows users > to analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize it, > and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data mining is > the process of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in > large relational databases like KCSE. > > Data does not automatically become information unless it is mined properly. > > > Ndemo > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:22:21 +0300 > From: "Frank Ojiambo" <wanyama(a)nation.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: > <61CFDAF4B595904B9156E157C2D9D44C0A395006(a)NATIONMAIL.nation.co.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Bitange, > > > Perhaps the likes of our Minister for Education, the KNEC Secretary and > others that choose to call a spade by any other name should submit to your > wise counsel. > > And it's not just the software that needs examination. The KNEC Secretary > and his officers should be placed under a microscope considering plethora > problems that have perennially afflicted national examinations. > > The abnormally high levels tolerance/impotence among Kenyans is perhaps to > blame. > > It's for this reason that ECK Chairman Samuel Kivuitu and his team of zombies > are, bizzaringly still in office. > > What of the top political leaders currently playing a dangerous chess game, > with the 35 million Kenyans relegated to mere pawns? > > It's an insult that Prof Ongeri, Mr Wasanga and his team of goofers at KNEC > are still in office. > > I long for the day when lynch mobs shall pay courtesy calls on such people > and do what they do best. > > > Frank > > > > > > > ---------- > > From: kictanet-bounces+wanyama=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf > of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:53 PM > > To: Frank Ojiambo > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > > > Dear Aduda, > > You are dealing with multiple errors here. The first error was created by > > a computer programmer. The second error was created by either the > > reporter or the messenger who tried to correct error number one. Errors > > of omission are common when fundermentals are not observed. We need to > > examine the software since Hardware (the computer) does nothing unless > > instructed to do so. > > > > Regards > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > Colleagues, > > > > > > I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called > > > computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted > > > with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks > > > for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer > > > becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does > > > the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? > > > > > > If there is nay error here, blame my computer? > > > > > > Aduda > > > > > >> ---------- > > >> From: kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on > > >> behalf of Leonard Mware > > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM > > >> To: David Aduda > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > >> > > >> <<File: ATT5157354.txt>> > > >> 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to > > >> 'uzee"? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ---- > > >> From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > >> To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM > > >> Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > >> > > >> >>>Daily Nation, 9th April. > > >> A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE > > >> results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of > > >> mean grades for some students. > > >> > > >> Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a > > >> report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco > > >> yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming > > >> language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean > > >> grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use > > >> of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya > > >> National Examinations Council. > > >> >>>rest of story @ > > >> > http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp? category_id=1&newsid=120791 > > >> > > >> I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' > > >> programming language that has been working well over the > > >> years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the > > >> 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 > > >> remixed here? > > >> > > >> ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT > > >> Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what > > >> could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on > > >> the Investigation committee? Because technically I still > > >> dont get it... > > >> > > >> walu. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ________________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > >> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of > Blockbuster > > >> Total Access, No Cost. > > >> http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> kictanet mailing list > > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > >> > > >> This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > > >> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com > > >> > > >> > > >> _____ > > >> > > >> You rock. 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Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
by Frank Ojiambo 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Bitange, Perhaps the likes of our Minister for Education, the KNEC Secretary and others that choose to call a spade by any other name should submit to your wise counsel. And it's not just the software that needs examination. The KNEC Secretary and his officers should be placed under a microscope considering plethora problems that have perennially afflicted national examinations. The abnormally high levels tolerance/impotence among Kenyans is perhaps to blame. It's for this reason that ECK Chairman Samuel Kivuitu and his team of zombies are, bizzaringly still in office. What of the top political leaders currently playing a dangerous chess game, with the 35 million Kenyans relegated to mere pawns? It's an insult that Prof Ongeri, Mr Wasanga and his team of goofers at KNEC are still in office. I long for the day when lynch mobs shall pay courtesy calls on such people and do what they do best. Frank > ---------- > From: kictanet-bounces+wanyama=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:53 PM > To: Frank Ojiambo > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > Dear Aduda, > You are dealing with multiple errors here. The first error was created by > a computer programmer. The second error was created by either the > reporter or the messenger who tried to correct error number one. Errors > of omission are common when fundermentals are not observed. We need to > examine the software since Hardware (the computer) does nothing unless > instructed to do so. > > Regards > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > Colleagues, > > > > I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called > > computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted > > with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks > > for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer > > becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does > > the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? > > > > If there is nay error here, blame my computer? > > > > Aduda > > > >> ---------- > >> From: kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on > >> behalf of Leonard Mware > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM > >> To: David Aduda > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > >> > >> <<File: ATT5157354.txt>> > >> 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to > >> 'uzee"? > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > >> To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM > >> Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > >> > >> >>>Daily Nation, 9th April. > >> A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE > >> results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of > >> mean grades for some students. > >> > >> Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a > >> report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco > >> yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming > >> language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean > >> grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use > >> of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya > >> National Examinations Council. > >> >>>rest of story @ > >> http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&ne… > >> > >> I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' > >> programming language that has been working well over the > >> years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the > >> 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 > >> remixed here? > >> > >> ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT > >> Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what > >> could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on > >> the Investigation committee? Because technically I still > >> dont get it... > >> > >> walu. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > >> Total Access, No Cost. > >> http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > >> Total Access, No Cost. > >> > > > > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is > > intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain > > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No > > confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If > > you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all > > copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify > > the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, > > distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the > > intended recipient. > > > > Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and > > do not necessarily represent those of the Nation Media Group. > > > > > '> To get all breaking news alerts send the word BREAK to 6667 or visit > > http://www.nationmedia.com/wap to read news on your mobile phone.> '> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > --------------------------------------------- > > "easy access to the world" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: wanyama(a)nation.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wanyama%40nation.co.ke > > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Nation Media Group. To get all breaking news alerts send the word BREAK to 6667 or visit http://www.nationmedia.com/wap to read news on your mobile phone.

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Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
by David Aduda 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Colleagues, I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? If there is nay error here, blame my computer? Aduda > ---------- > From: kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of Leonard Mware > Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM > To: David Aduda > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > <<File: ATT5157354.txt>> > 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to 'uzee"? > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM > Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? > > >>>Daily Nation, 9th April. > A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE > results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of > mean grades for some students. > > Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a > report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco > yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming > language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean > grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use > of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya > National Examinations Council. > >>>rest of story @ > http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&ne… > > I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' > programming language that has been working well over the > years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the > 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 > remixed here? > > ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT > Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what > could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on > the Investigation committee? Because technically I still > dont get it... > > walu. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com > > > _____ > > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Nation Media Group. To get all breaking news alerts send the word BREAK to 6667 or visit http://www.nationmedia.com/wap to read news on your mobile phone.

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FW: ANSA-Africa: FInal conference participation call
by Eric Aligula 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Any interested parties? Papers on ICTs and Social Accountability - Kenyan Perspective would be interesting. Forward as appropriate. Kind regards Eric Aligula Magolo Senior Policy Analyst Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke <mailto:jairah@kippra.or.ke> URL: www.kippra.org <http://www.kippra.org/> Proudly Kenyan "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility..........I welcome it." John F. Kennedy "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt "Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" From: rhumphries(a)hsrc.ac.za [mailto:rhumphries@hsrc.ac.za] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: ANSA-Africa: FInal conference participation call Dear Colleagues You should have received earlier notifications of ANSA-Africa's forthcoming stakeholder conference - to be held in Addis Ababa on the 19th and 20th of May 2008. Our website's home page contains the conference announcement. More details will be posted later this week. With the conference just over one month away, this e-mail is a final call for both abstracts and intention to participate as a delegate. We have some places left for sponsored delegates. Persons wishing to be considered for these places must fill in the delegate application form and submit it to Mrs Ingrid du Toit at the ANSA-Africa secretariat (Ingrid.dutoit(a)mweb.co.za) The form is attached for ease of access. Many thanks indeed. richard h Richard Humphries Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (Africa) www.ansa-africa.net Human Sciences Research Council Pretoria www.hsrc.ac.za

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MPesa - Whose brand is it? Safaricom or Vodafone?
by Harry Hare 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Dear Colleagues, Just saw this story on CNNMoney and started wondering whose product M-Pesa is.I always thought M-Pesa was a local invention of the creative minds at Safaricom but looks like Vodafone is claiming ownership of the brand. It would probably be good to start documenting the origins of M-Pesa as I see this brand across Africa. Regards Harry http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24343341.htm Vodafone's jv to launch mobile money transfer service in Tanzania April 08, 2008: 08:40 AM EST Apr. 8, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- - Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) Group Plc. said its joint-venture, Vodacom Group plans to launch its M-Pesa mobile money transfer service to its 4.1 mln customers in Tanzania at the end of the month. Vodacom, which has operations in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a joint venture between Vodafone and Telkom South Africa. The launch of Vodafone M-PESA in Tanzania will see Vodafone's award-winning mobile money transfer service available in a second African market. African eDevelopment Resource Centre 3rd Floor, Nelleon Place Raphta Road, Westlands PO Box 49475 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cel +254 725 650044 Land +254 20 4453445 www.africanedevelopment.org <http://www.africanedevelopment.org/> My Blogg <http://egov-notes.blogspot.com/> *********************************************************** April/May 2008 Training Opportunities GIS 16-18 April Records Management 28-30 April Web Applications Security 28-30 April Certified Fiber Optic Technician 6-9 May e-Marketing 27-30 May Book Now, Limited spaces available P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
by Leonard Mware 09 Apr '08

09 Apr '08

'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to 'uzee"? ----- Original Message ---- From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained? >>>Daily Nation, 9th April. A programming error is to blame for last year’s KCSE results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of mean grades for some students. Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a report on last year’s Form Four examinations fiasco yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya National Examinations Council. >>>rest of story @ http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&ne… I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' programming language that has been working well over the years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 remixed here? ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on the Investigation committee? Because technically I still dont get it... walu. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com

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KCSE results fiasco explained?
by John Walubengo 09 Apr '08

09 Apr '08

>>>Daily Nation, 9th April. A programming error is to blame for last years KCSE results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of mean grades for some students. Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a report on last years Form Four examinations fiasco yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya National Examinations Council. >>>rest of story @ http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&ne… I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' programming language that has been working well over the years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2 remixed here? ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on the Investigation committee? Because technically I still dont get it... walu. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com

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Digital Villages
by Edith Adera 08 Apr '08

08 Apr '08

Dr Ndemo, It's good to learn of this new development and to know that things are moving towards implementation. Kudos to the ICT Board! May I ask whether there is any plan to share with stakeholders (and the public) the DV Program implementation model that is envisaged for discussion and feedback? Has there been some in-country background research to determine the needs and potential areas for locating the DVs? Having been funders of similar telecentres and community-owned networks for the last decade across Africa, there are some hard lessons worth sharing (some of which have already been shared directly with the Board), but I believe others have invaluable lessons and experiences to share. An opportunity to publicly discuss the model will be useful. 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 bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: 02 April 2008 21:07 To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages Dear All, In today's Daily Nation, the ICT Board advertised (p 18) for Digital Village Entrepreneurs. This is very significant in the sense that we are now very close to involving our rural folks in creating wealth through ICT enterprise. In the past few months since the idea of DVs was mooted, we have learnt a great deal and new rural technologies have emerged. Private sector is beginning to see opportunities in our rural areas. Similar programs elsewhere have often been taken up by the private sector and escalated Broadband penetration. In Slovakia for example Government direct subsidies to rural areas has helped the country achieve the greatest broadband density in Europe. The subsidy drove demand for broadband beyond any estimates. In Chile direct subsidy, intense government local content coupled with tax incentives for rural infrastructure helped the country take broadband to the even sparsely populated Tundra regions of the Andes. Farmers in the region have as much as 11 MB broadband to homes. Operators are happy and productively utilizing rural Base Stations without additional subsidies. Although in our case we have managed some sort of subsidy, we need more especially tax incentives on rural infrastructure. With incentives, it will be attractive for operators to take up rural connectivity on commercial basis. We shall be through with the supply side of ICTs when the undersea, the terrestrial fibre, data centers, disaster recovery centers and network operation centers are ready in the next few months. Some of these projects are being undertaken by the private sector and where necessary the Government may intervene marginally. The challenge now lies on the Demand side. The risk is that operators may concentrate to provide for the bent up demand in urban areas forgetting rural areas. Yet Mpesa shows us that the money is in rural areas. The purpose of this e-mail therefore, is to seek for your support in identifying youth from your rural areas (that is if you come from a village like me) and recommend them to Victor at the ICT Board. I know there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be distinctively done without causing confusion. Knowing that we have a great resource in you (Kictanet) I am confident that your contribution would enhance the efforts to scale up ICTs in our country. Asante. Bitange Ndemo. ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world" _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke

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Fwd: Gender Specialist
by Florence Etta 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

FYI Sorry for crossposting! Good luck, FE Jonathan Edmonds <Jonathan(a)iod.uk.com> wrote: Subject: Gender Specialist Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:25:19 +0100 From: "Jonathan Edmonds" <Jonathan(a)iod.uk.com> To: "Florence Etta" <feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk>, "Amal Kunna" <amalkunna(a)yahoo.co.uk>, "Olaronke Ladipo" <oladipo(a)sfhnigeria.org>, "Olaronke Ladipo" <arikeladipo(a)yahoo.com> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Dear Florence, Amal and Olaronke, I found the following advertisement in the National newspaper and thought the AGDEN members might be interested in it. I use to work for TechnoServe Tanzania and believe the Regional Gender Advisor will be working on a large regional coffee programme funded by Gates. Regards, Jonathan Operations & Finance Manager Monitoring, Impact Assessment & Learning RIU Programme __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *: International Organisation Development Ltd 16-26 Forth Street Edinburgh EH1 3LH 7: jonathan(a)iod.uk.com 8: www.iod.uk.com / www.parcinfo.org (: +254 (0) 711 590 085 (: +44 (0) 131 270 4718 Confidentiality notice: The information contained in this email is for the intended recipient(s) alone. It may contain privileged and confidential information that is exempt from disclosure under English law and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by using the reply facility on your email system or to the numbers above. Thank you. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1358 - Release Date: 03/04/2008 18:36 Florence Etta PhD Africa Gender & Development Evaluators Network (AGDEN), P.O. Box 14285,00800 Westlands-Nairobi, Kenya Tel: Mobile + 254-733-621851 Terrestrial: + 254-20-7121506 Fax/Phone: + 254-20-7125723 Alternative Email:florence.etta@gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good helps you make a difference

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages
by Edith Adera 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

Absolutely Mucheru, I do hope this opportunity will be availed soon by the Board. regards -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Mucheru [mailto:jmucheru@google.com] Sent: 04 April 2008 02:09 To: Edith Adera Cc: mucheru(a)google.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages Hi Edith, I do agree with you about the discussion. It is truly great that we are finally at this stage. I do have several people that want to take advantage of the opportunity and could benefit immensely from yours and others experiences. Also I note some of the network operators have some very interesting and innovative proposals and solutions that they should also share so that we all make well informed decisions Bwans PS and the ICT Board, this is a great start! -- Joe Mucheru +254722522135 Google Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2008, at 15:49, "Edith Adera" <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > > Dr Ndemo, > > It's good to learn of this new development and to know that things are > moving towards implementation. Kudos to the ICT Board! > > May I ask whether there is any plan to share with stakeholders (and > the > public) the DV Program implementation model that is envisaged for > discussion > and feedback? Has there been some in-country background research to > determine the needs and potential areas for locating the DVs? > > Having been funders of similar telecentres and community-owned > networks for > the last decade across Africa, there are some hard lessons worth > sharing > (some of which have already been shared directly with the Board), > but I > believe others have invaluable lessons and experiences to share. > > An opportunity to publicly discuss the model will be useful. > > 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 bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Sent: 02 April 2008 21:07 > To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages > > Dear All, > In today's Daily Nation, the ICT Board advertised (p 18) for Digital > Village Entrepreneurs. This is very significant in the sense that > we are > now very close to involving our rural folks in creating wealth > through ICT > enterprise. In the past few months since the idea of DVs was > mooted, we > have learnt a great deal and new rural technologies have emerged. > Private sector is beginning to see opportunities in our rural areas. > Similar programs elsewhere have often been taken up by the private > sector > and escalated Broadband penetration. > > In Slovakia for example Government direct subsidies to rural areas has > helped the country achieve the greatest broadband density in > Europe. The > subsidy drove demand for broadband beyond any estimates. In Chile > direct > subsidy, intense government local content coupled with tax > incentives for > rural infrastructure helped the country take broadband to the even > sparsely populated Tundra regions of the Andes. Farmers in the region > have as much as 11 MB broadband to homes. Operators are happy and > productively utilizing rural Base Stations without additional > subsidies. > > Although in our case we have managed some sort of subsidy, we need > more > especially tax incentives on rural infrastructure. With incentives, > it > will be attractive for operators to take up rural connectivity on > commercial basis. We shall be through with the supply side of ICTs > when > the undersea, the terrestrial fibre, data centers, disaster recovery > centers and network operation centers are ready in the next few > months. > Some of these projects are being undertaken by the private sector and > where necessary the Government may intervene marginally. > > The challenge now lies on the Demand side. The risk is that > operators may > concentrate to provide for the bent up demand in urban areas > forgetting > rural areas. Yet Mpesa shows us that the money is in rural areas. > The > purpose of this e-mail therefore, is to seek for your support in > identifying youth from your rural areas (that is if you come from a > village like me) and recommend them to Victor at the ICT Board. I > know > there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to > support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be > distinctively done without causing confusion. Knowing that we have a > great resource in you (Kictanet) I am confident that your contribution > would enhance the efforts to scale up ICTs in our country. > > Asante. > > > Bitange Ndemo. > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: mucheru(a)google.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com

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Digital Villages
by wambui jane 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

Edith and all I join Edith in congratulating the ICT board. However, Dr. Ndemo says "... I know there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be distinctively done without causing confusion..." I am and believe others on this list are confused, what is the difference between the ICT board Digital villages and the ICT villages that are being promoted by ictvillage.com the on line/business portal that belongs to a member of the ICT board? Is this not conflict of interest and does it not go against the principles of good/accountable corporate governance? Pray I ask, how are KICTANet stakeholders expected to play a role/commit to an initiative that is already corrupt/ed/conflicted as it is and how does the ICT board intend to deal with this discrepancy? Could we hear from the ICT board and from Dr. Ndemo on this? regards On 03/04/2008, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: Dr Ndemo, It's good to learn of this new development and to know that things are moving towards implementation. Kudos to the ICT Board! May I ask whether there is any plan to share with stakeholders (and the public) the DV Program implementation model that is envisaged for discussion and feedback? Has there been some in-country background research to determine the needs and potential areas for locating the DVs? Having been funders of similar telecentres and community-owned networks for the last decade across Africa, there are some hard lessons worth sharing (some of which have already been shared directly with the Board), but I believe others have invaluable lessons and experiences to share. An opportunity to publicly discuss the model will be useful. 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 bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: 02 April 2008 21:07 To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages Dear All, In today's Daily Nation, the ICT Board advertised (p 18) for Digital Village Entrepreneurs. This is very significant in the sense that we are now very close to involving our rural folks in creating wealth through ICT enterprise. In the past few months since the idea of DVs was mooted, we have learnt a great deal and new rural technologies have emerged. Private sector is beginning to see opportunities in our rural areas. Similar programs elsewhere have often been taken up by the private sector and escalated Broadband penetration. In Slovakia for example Government direct subsidies to rural areas has helped the country achieve the greatest broadband density in Europe. The subsidy drove demand for broadband beyond any estimates. In Chile direct subsidy, intense government local content coupled with tax incentives for rural infrastructure helped the country take broadband to the even sparsely populated Tundra regions of the Andes. Farmers in the region have as much as 11 MB broadband to homes. Operators are happy and productively utilizing rural Base Stations without additional subsidies. Although in our case we have managed some sort of subsidy, we need more especially tax incentives on rural infrastructure. With incentives, it will be attractive for operators to take up rural connectivity on commercial basis. We shall be through with the supply side of ICTs when the undersea, the terrestrial fibre, data centers, disaster recovery centers and network operation centers are ready in the next few months. Some of these projects are being undertaken by the private sector and where necessary the Government may intervene marginally. The challenge now lies on the Demand side. The risk is that operators may concentrate to provide for the bent up demand in urban areas forgetting rural areas. Yet Mpesa shows us that the money is in rural areas. The purpose of this e-mail therefore, is to seek for your support in identifying youth from your rural areas (that is if you come from a village like me) and recommend them to Victor at the ICT Board. I know there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be distinctively done without causing confusion. Knowing that we have a great resource in you (Kictanet) I am confident that your contribution would enhance the efforts to scale up ICTs in our country. Asante. 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Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages
by wambui jane 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

>From a Google search, it seems that the digital villages are the ICT board/world bank initiative, while ICT villages are those being promoted by ictvillage.com the on line/business portal that belongs to a member of the ICT board? ICT village.com has what they refer to as DIGITAL VILLAGE NETWORK etc. Both initiatives refer to their projects as digital villages….. Kind regards and very confused Wambui From: wambui(a)live.co.uk To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:44:03 +0000 Edith and all I join Edith in congratulating the ICT board. However, Dr. Ndemo says "... I know there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be distinctively done without causing confusion..." I am and believe others on this list are confused, what is the difference between the ICT board Digital villages and the ICT villages that are being promoted by ictvillage.com the on line/business portal that belongs to a member of the ICT board? Is this not conflict of interest and does it not go against the principles of good/accountable corporate governance? Pray I ask, how are KICTANet stakeholders expected to play a role/commit to an initiative that is already corrupt/ed/conflicted as it is and how does the ICT board intend to deal with this discrepancy? Could we hear from the ICT board and from Dr. Ndemo on this? regards On 03/04/2008, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: Dr Ndemo, It's good to learn of this new development and to know that things are moving towards implementation. Kudos to the ICT Board! May I ask whether there is any plan to share with stakeholders (and the public) the DV Program implementation model that is envisaged for discussion and feedback? Has there been some in-country background research to determine the needs and potential areas for locating the DVs? Having been funders of similar telecentres and community-owned networks for the last decade across Africa, there are some hard lessons worth sharing (some of which have already been shared directly with the Board), but I believe others have invaluable lessons and experiences to share. An opportunity to publicly discuss the model will be useful. 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 bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: 02 April 2008 21:07 To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages Dear All, In today's Daily Nation, the ICT Board advertised (p 18) for Digital Village Entrepreneurs. This is very significant in the sense that we are now very close to involving our rural folks in creating wealth through ICT enterprise. In the past few months since the idea of DVs was mooted, we have learnt a great deal and new rural technologies have emerged. Private sector is beginning to see opportunities in our rural areas. Similar programs elsewhere have often been taken up by the private sector and escalated Broadband penetration. In Slovakia for example Government direct subsidies to rural areas has helped the country achieve the greatest broadband density in Europe. The subsidy drove demand for broadband beyond any estimates. In Chile direct subsidy, intense government local content coupled with tax incentives for rural infrastructure helped the country take broadband to the even sparsely populated Tundra regions of the Andes. Farmers in the region have as much as 11 MB broadband to homes. Operators are happy and productively utilizing rural Base Stations without additional subsidies. Although in our case we have managed some sort of subsidy, we need more especially tax incentives on rural infrastructure. With incentives, it will be attractive for operators to take up rural connectivity on commercial basis. We shall be through with the supply side of ICTs when the undersea, the terrestrial fibre, data centers, disaster recovery centers and network operation centers are ready in the next few months. Some of these projects are being undertaken by the private sector and where necessary the Government may intervene marginally. The challenge now lies on the Demand side. The risk is that operators may concentrate to provide for the bent up demand in urban areas forgetting rural areas. Yet Mpesa shows us that the money is in rural areas. The purpose of this e-mail therefore, is to seek for your support in identifying youth from your rural areas (that is if you come from a village like me) and recommend them to Victor at the ICT Board. I know there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be distinctively done without causing confusion. Knowing that we have a great resource in you (Kictanet) I am confident that your contribution would enhance the efforts to scale up ICTs in our country. Asante. 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FW:Shell awards outsourcing mega-deal, End user workplace outsourcing on rise
by Peres Were 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

I have received this newswire which should make interesting reading to those in the BPO sector. We need to build capacity for both the low-end functions (call centre, data processing, etc) and the high-end (software development, IT support etc) I believe we can do it. 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The FREE Exhibition Suppliers of outsourced IT services from every corner of the globe. Pavilions from China, Mauritius, Dubai, and India. Download <http://newsweaver.co.uk/eletra/go.cfm?z=empnewswire%2C252610%2Cb6N5MpJV%2C2 150775%2CbcnSvFF> Brochure _____ <http://content.ll-0.com/empnewswire/spacer.gif?i=040208111808> <http://content.ll-0.com/empnewswire/feature.gif?i=040208111808> <http://newsweaver.co.uk/empnewswire/e_article001058388.cfm?x=bcnSvFF%0d%0a, b6N5MpJV> Shell awards outsourcing mega-deal Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) has signed three separate contracts with AT&T, EDS and T-Systems to manage a major part of its IT infrastructure and telecommunications services over the next five years in a contract worth around $4 billion - the largest outsourcing contract ever awarded by a European-headquartered company. <http://newsweaver.co.uk/empnewswire/e_article001058388.cfm?x=bcnSvFF,b6N5Mp JV> read more <http://content.ll-0.com/empnewswire/divider.gif?i=040208111808> <http://newsweaver.co.uk/empnewswire/e_article001058375.cfm?x=bcnSvFF%0d%0a, b6N5MpJV> Accenture avoids credit crunch Accenture avoided the credit crunch by posting strong quarterly profits fuelled by continued investment from financial services companies. 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It has recently been reported that Virgin Media and rival broadcaster BSkyB have resumed high-level talks in an attempt to resolve the dispute that led to Virgin removing Sky channels from its pay-TV platform. However, a resolution to the dispute looks some way off and the fight for the home TV market looks set to continue into the near future. Given this fierce competition, leading players in the telecommunications industry are desperately looking for ways to tighten their belts in an attempt to gain the upper hand over their rivals. With this in mind, Virgin's recent network deal with BT Wholesale suggests that companies are looking to outsourcing both as a way of cost-saving and improving efficiency. The £98 million network deal between Virgin and BT Wholesale signifies how the telecommunications industry is moving forward. 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International Leadership Training
by Dorcas Muthoni 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

FYI, Interesting program. Leading German companies have decided to start the "International Leadership Training for young professionals and junior executives from Sub- Saharan Africa - An initiative of German Industry". The purpose of the programme is the qualification of young professionals and junior executives in international management competencies. During a twelve-month stay in Germany, a nine-month internship in one of the participating companies forms the core of the programme. The practical training gives participants the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of management practice and to participate in economic, social and organisational change processes and will enable them to establish a network between cooperation partners from their home companies and German companies. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Fwd: OOXML Official results
by Dorcas Muthoni 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

OOXML was approved courtesy of other members. Kenya successfully filed an Abstain. *Ballot Information* *Reference* ISO/IEC DIS 29500 *Committee* ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 *Edition number* 1 *English title* Information technology -- Office Open XML file formats *French title* Technologies de l'information -- Formats de fichier "Office Open XML" *Start date* 2007-04-02 *End date* 2007-09-02 *Opened by ISO/CS on* 2007-03-30 17:17:56 *Closed by ISO/CS on* 2008-03-31 16:22:56 *Status* Closed *Voting stage* Enquiry *Version number* 1 *Note* New result of voting after official 30 days enquiry ending 2008-03-29 *Result of voting* *P-Members voting: 24 in favour out of 32 = 75 % (requirement >= 66.66%)* *(P-Members having abstained are not counted in this vote.)* *Member bodies voting: 10 negative votes out of 71 = 14 % (requirement <= 25%)* *Approved* * * *Votes by members* *Country* *Member* *Status* *Approval* *Disapproval* *Abstention* *Argentina* *IRAM* *O-Member* * * * * X * *Armenia* *SARM* *O-Member* X *Australia* *SA* *P-Member* * * * * X * *Austria* *ON* *O-Member* X * *Azerbaijan* *AZSTAND* *P-Member* X *Bangladesh* *BSTI* * * X *Barbados* *BNSI* * * X *Belarus* *BELST* *O-Member* X *Belgium* *NBN* *P-Member* * * * * X * *Bosnia and Herzegovina* *BAS* * * X *Brazil* *ABNT* *O-Member* * * X * *Bulgaria* *BDS* *O-Member* X * *Canada* *SCC* *P-Member* * * X * *Chile* *INN* *O-Member* * * * * X * *China* *SAC* *P-Member* * * X * *Colombia* *ICONTEC* *O-Member* X * *Congo, The Democratic Republic of* *OCC* * * X *Costa Rica* *INTECO* *O-Member* X *Côte-d'Ivoire* *CODINORM* *P-Member* X *Croatia* *HZN* *O-Member* X *Cuba* *NC* *O-Member* * * X * *Cyprus* *CYS* *P-Member* X *Czech Republic* *CNI* *P-Member* X *Denmark* *DS* *P-Member* X *Ecuador* *INEN* *P-Member* * * X * *Egypt* *EOS* *O-Member* X *Fiji* *FTSQCO* * * X *Finland* *SFS* *P-Member* X *France* *AFNOR* *P-Member* * * * * X * *Germany* *DIN* *P-Member* X * *Ghana* *GSB* * * X * *Greece* *ELOT* *O-Member* X * *India* *BIS* *P-Member* * * X * *Iran, Islamic 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Arabia* *SASO* *P-Member* X *Serbia* *ISS* *O-Member* X *Singapore* *SPRING SG* *P-Member* X * *Slovenia* *SIST* *P-Member* X *South Africa* *SABS* *P-Member* * * X * *Spain* *AENOR* *P-Member* * * * * X * *Sri Lanka* *SLSI* *O-Member* * * * * X *Switzerland* *SNV* *P-Member* X * *Syrian Arab Republic* *SASMO* * * X *Tanzania, United Rep. of* *TBS* * * X *Thailand* *TISI* *O-Member* X *Trinidad and Tobago* *TTBS* *P-Member* X *Tunisia* *INNORPI* *O-Member* X * *Turkey* *TSE* *P-Member* * * * * X * *Ukraine* *DSSU* *O-Member* X *United Arab Emirates* *ESMA* * * X *United Kingdom* *BSI* *P-Member* X *Uruguay* *UNIT* *P-Member* X * *USA* *ANSI* *Secretariat* X * *Uzbekistan* *UZSTANDARD* * * X *Venezuela* *FONDONORMA* *P-Member* * * X * *Viet Nam* *TCVN* *O-Member* * * * * X *Zimbabwe* *SAZ* * * * * * * X *P-Member TOTALS* Total of P-Members voting: 32 24 8 9 *TOTALS* 61 10 16 (*) A comment file was submitted with this vote *Comments from Voters* *Argentina* *IRAM* *O-Member* 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Fwd: [Ifip_pres] IFIP WCC2008
by waudo siganga 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Dear Colleagues - IFIP, the international body grouping national IT professional Associations will be holding the 20th World Computer Congress in Milano, Italy September 7-10th, 2008. The event will be hosted by the Italian Computer Society. Those who are interested to attend can find more information below. Kind Regards, Waudo [] The 20^th IFIP World Computer Congress Milano, September 7-10 2008 AICA, the Italian Computer Society, is pleased to invite you to the 20th IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC 2008) that, under the high [1]patronage of the European Union and the Italian Central and Local Government, will convene from 7th to 10th September 2008 in Milano, Italy. During the four days congress, delegates coming from all over the world will debate the main questions and perspectives in the ICT domain which is the heart of the 21st century economy of knowledge and the main driver of our society. A rich and innovative program is envisaged including: * an opening session on Globalization in the Digital Scenario * the following hosted conferences: Women & Technology, e-Inclusion, AICA 46^th National Congress * a record number of 13 Technical Conferences n mental Protection to Smart Energy Distribution Grids. A Congress 25% registration discount is provided to all persons registered within April 30th See the congress program, details and online registration at [2]http://www.wcc2008.org Group registrations are also welcome. IFIP Member Societies and other organizations wishing to benefit of such possibility should contact AICA for further details. I hope you will contribute to WCC 2008 success forwarding this message and future updatings to all your organization members. Looking forward to seeing you in Milano, please have my best regards. . . Giulio Occhini WCC 2008 Chair, Organizing Committee * up to 17 Industry oriented Sessions WCC 2008 will provide links between Business and Research. The program will indeed cover the most brillant ICT applications and practices in crucial economic areas: from Textile to Public Administration, from Enviro ------------------------------------------- Giulio Occhini CEO AICA - The Italian Computer Society Piazzale Rodolfo Morandi, 2 - 20121 Milano - Italy Tel. +39 02 76455024 - Fax +39 02 76015717 -------------------------------------------- References 1. http://www.epractice.eu/document/4458 2. http://www.wcc2008.org/ -- waudo siganga emailsignet(a)mailcan.com

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Re: [kictanet] SHADY DEALS AT UNON HR
by David Makali 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

These claims of unethical and unfair employment practices at the UN office in Nairobi have been around for a very long time. When I was at The Standard three years ago, we actually undertook an investigation of the allegations of rampant sex-for-employment and nepotism. Cant remember now if we published that story, but a few people seemed quite culpable. It appears there is something not quite right with the prestigious institution, and the top dogs there are well advised to approach this matter judiciously. David --- Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Martin > > UN Quota system does not mean that to be employed at > Gigiri you have to be > from a specific tribe or region in Kenya. Dont be > ambigous in your answer. > Also it doesnt mean that you exchange sex for > appointments. Please read > through complaints well and know that if UNON has a > tribal quota system and > sex gauge then we must be openly told so by Madam > Tibaijuka and UNON Public > Information Department. We might as well be wrong. > Maybe they have such > quota system. We aree not applying for SG, DG, SRSG, > or any UN political > position which starts from the P5. We need to know > why GS and NO positions > at UNON must be filled by only one tribe in Kenya. > > Martin this is not a new question and the UN quota > system has been promptly > addressed by UN HQ HR in one of the mails we wrote > to them. We need the > Nairobi office to be open and not be run mafia > style. > > UN is a public body and the thought that we dont > know anything about UN HR > is wrong. Let UNON tell us what is happening. > > Robert Alai > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Martin Yaola > <martinyaola(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > First let me pass my complements to all esteemed > members of Kaziafrika and > > hpoe that you had a nice easter, though saw on the > news ayer, that this > > Easter is very special: came early infact there > was one like this on 1890s > > the next will after alomst 160 anos to come. > > > > The issue about shaddy deals at UNON especially on > Employment is not true > > (though can correct me), we need to understand the > creteria used to high > > staff there. UN is not just any other Private > company or NGO in our > > neighbourhood. > > Must understand that UN employs through a quota > criteria which reflects a > > country's annual contribution. Infact Kenya is the > second leading after the > > United States in terms of UN Staffers, but because > we host such a facility. > > Kenya's Quota for ur Information is 0.6% which is > always full. > > > > But ask yourself why is that NO single Kenyan > holds high profile Job in > > the UN unlike Tanzania which has 2 ladies: Deputy > Secretary General, H. E. > > Rose and Director UN Habitat H. E. Anna. Siple > answear, Kenyans filled their > > quota through applying low cadre jobs. We should > be ambitious and apply for > > middle or top cadre jobs! come you folks! > > > > The secrete of securing a job at UN is through > working as an intern, know > > the intrigues and networks but we should not > displase our disappointments to > > unconfirmed allegations. To me is just defence > mechanisms. > > > > Thank you folks > > > > *martin njalale <njalale_m(a)yahoo.co.uk>* wrote: > > > > I worked for an org that had a lot of dealings > with them and it was so so > > obvious that u had to come from a certain > community to get jobs there.Itis naive for some one > to suggest that cos the place is headed by non > kenyans > > it does not happen it does in the kenyan job > sector > > > > *jmwanzuki(a)yahoo.com* wrote: > > > > Not unless things have changed alot! > > > > I worked at the UNON - HR for 6 months. I and many > others applied onlineand were called for interviews > without knowing anyone. > > I also have a number of colleagues working there > and they got jobs the > > same same way! Many having started as interns, > then working on > > contracts/consultation then getting jobs which are > also on contractual > > terms!! > > > > What are these shady deals you are talking > about???? > > > > FYI: HR is not even headed by Kenyans.... Which > "particular" community is > > being favored? > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> > > To: Kazi Africa <Kaziafrika(a)googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:29:35 PM > > Subject: Fwd: SHADY DEALS AT UNON HR > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Sidney Matiko <sidneymatiko(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 12:28 PM > > Subject: Re: SHADY DEALS AT UNON HR > > To: alai.robert(a)gmail.com > > > > > > I dont know what the heck is going on there, but I > can put one plus one > > about this. > > > > One thing I know for sure is that, it seems that > on persons from a > > particular community are getting jobs from time to > time. > > > > Incidentally, paper qualification means nothing > but where you come. > > > > This habit has a gross effect of derailing our > country and dichotomous a > > nation! > > > > > > On 3/24/08, Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Wanakazi > > > > > > Guys can you share me your experience with UNON > HR department as I hear > > > its one bunch of authority of its own. I want to > get to the bottom of this > > > as I have a big dossier on how the recruitment > is done and big man syndrome > > > is killing the morale of staff in UNON gigiri. > > > > > > Kind Regards > > > Robert > > > Moderator - KaziAfrika > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sidney Matiko, > > VSAT Technician, > > SpaceLink Ltd, > > Email: sidneymatiko(a)gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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Joining Technical Committee at KEBS
by Dorcas Muthoni 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

FYI Attached are nomination forms for those who may be interested in the membership of the technical committee to fill and return to contact by email, normal mail, fax etc. KEBS Contact: Mwatha Zacheus I

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Re: [kictanet] Just A Thought!
by dmakali＠yahoo.com 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Damaris, I don't support poor pay. But neither do I support loss making enterprise. That's not business. There has to be a correlation between revenue, operating costs, and the investor's return on investment. That's what the guy outluubbed and I supported. Moeeover not every1 will start an enterprise in the world. Thea will always be employees, just as someone said there will always be poor poor peole in the world. Am sure in ur self employment u r still employing staff. How much do you pay them? Be honest and let's stop idealistic rhetoric. David Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Damaris wanjiru <dshiro82(a)yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:10:37 To:kaziafrika@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just A Thought! I disagree totally with my friend makali here who says that we should congratulate the cyber guy paying 8 k. it is unfortunate that most employers don't care much about their employees, if a guy is making lots of profit, why pay peanuts to someone. that is where most companies in Kenya go wrong. you need to motivate your employees to get even better results. all in all it is time most young people thought of moving away from employment to becoming enterprenuars. for how long will you work from hand to mouth, working for fare, lunch, rent(with 8 k how are you even going to pay rent?). huo ni ukoloni mambo leo. unless you are trying to build your cv with work experience. you are better off staying at home making some beads and selling to friends. at the end of the day you will spend less money, not get rained on in the morning and you won't have to worry about fare etccc. the thing messing up most of us young people is wanting to wake up every morning and be seen carrying a hand bag or in a suit going to someone's office to make them rich. it's time to throw away the box and think. trust you me i did it that 2 years ago and i'm reaping the fruits of being self -employed. and forget that story of needing finances to start up baaah blaah blaaah. God is a fair guy, he gave us all talents, make use of your talents and you'll not only be enjoying your work but be reaping great fruits. Best regards, Damaris --- David Makali <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Folks, > I think the person who offered that job of 8k should > be congratulated. S/he is an entrepreneur. Jobs are > offered to willing takers and i suppose as we go on > an > on here, there are already applicants or the slots > have already been filled. I don't understand what > this whole saga is about: how many of you > ventilating > on this offer pay your house helps that amount? Yet > they most likely work more hours? And guards? > > Maurice is spot on: pay has to be relative to the > income generated. Its take it or leave it. That is > not > to advocate prejudice or injustice; its being > pragmatic in today's world. > Lets move on. > David > > > --- Maurice Barasa <barazam(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > The 8K/month is really low considering the high > cost > > of living we experience in Kenya. Maybe we can try > > and advice the Cyber guy and others who may be in > > this forum that have plans to start by considering > > the numbers they operate on. > > > > As stated the Cyber has 8 computer and its open > 12.5 > > hours. This means that if the cyber has all the > > eight computer being paid for at an average of 7 > Hrs > > a day coz not guaranteed that the computers will > be > > running all thro, then the computers will earn a > > monthly average of KES 80640 (running for an > average > > of 24 days a month X 8 hrs/day * 60KES/hr since > > assumed the Christian lady will be allowed a > Sunday > > off and they charge 1KES/Min.) and then assumed > > there are other things like printing and > > photocopying >KES10000 making it a total of 90K > > Subtracting the costs before salary, say rent, ISP > > charges.... assuming its 40K (advice if wrong), > > meaning the net is around 50K, > > > > What would be the expected salary for the > attendant > > considering that the owner also needs to make some > > profit? > > > > > > Have a thoughtful day, > > > > Maurice > > > > > > From: catherine ongoro > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:29 AM > > To: kaziafrika(a)googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Just A Thought! > > > > > > Hi all, > > I disagree with Dan. The problem wasn't with the > > phrase which in my view is very o.k. The problem > is > > with the specs that is christian (what about > > qualified Kenyans from one of the very many > > religious followings we have in Kenya?)and the > 12.5 > > working hrs for Kes. 8,000.00. > > > > Catherine. > > > > > > dan chira <danchira2004(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Wanakazi, > > > > If you read the original email, the guy's > opening > > remarks were: > > > > "sambaza the following slot. There are hundreds > of > > able people who qualify and yet they don't have > > access to internet, so people should speak of this > > vacancies with their friends who don't have access > > to Internet. Most of the online applicants I have > > come across are people who have options, either > they > > want to switch jobs etc and so the real needy > person > > is locked away. So guys be kind to involve those > > guys who even can't access Kaziafrica... > > > > > > I think most of the people who acted emotionally > > didnt understand the phrase, and they went ahead > to > > "lock" other people a vancacy that can change > their > > lifes! > > > > Just a thought!!! > > > > Danny > > > > -- > > Real Men Fear God! > > See No Evil,Hear No Evil,Say No Evil. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________ > > "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to > live, > I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." > -- Isaac Asimo, Columbian Author and Scientist > _______________ > > PO Box 3234 > 00200 Nairobi, Kenya > cell: +254 722 517 540 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. 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Making the Knowledge Economy Work for Kenya
by Alex Gakuru 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

[Apologies for cross posting to consumers, skunkworks kictanet [Apologies for cross posting to consumers, skunkworks kictanet mailing lists. Please circulate to this message to as many who may be interested] Way Forward Technologies and partners are organising a one-day workshop "Making the knowledge economy work for Kenya" scheduled for mid-May 2008 ( Date TBC) at a Nairobi hotel. We shall showcase business implementations of Free and Open Source Software (or FOSS) and provide a discussion platform on issues regarding migration to the platform. We shall have local speakers discuss not only their cost-savings but additional benefits realised from strategic decisions to adopt Open solutions in their organisations operations. There shall be free operating system software given out in addition to selected applications software for cross section of sectors' needs (for example free corporate ERPs, Content Management Systems (CMS), e-learning, and graphics design software to name but just a few) Although primarily targeting the Private Sector, SME and Civil Society Organizations, Public Sector is welcome considering that cost-saving fits their public service agenda as set out in the National ICT Policy. We are aware that whereas Free and Open Source Software (or FOSS) has enabled many organizations, corporates, small business, and individuals save tens of millions of shillings, newcomers to the platform are spoilt for choice over which of the hundreds of thousands of free applications to install; overwhelmed by the abundance and variety of software courtesy of the free software community of developers. Kenya has skunkworks - a technical community network comprising over 500 highly skilled professionals, a growing consumers network approaching 300 members and a business heavy (but inclusive) kictanet communities. Each has much to benefit from participating at this unique workshop and we welcome other interested communities to also join in. We look forward to speakers abstracts on the subject of successful use FOSS for business. During Idlelo 3 meeting held at Dakar, Senegal last week, I gave a presentation on "connecting and sustaining linkages between business and technical communities." Above planned workshop aims at translating the belief into action and it requires your support to reinforce our positioning in the knowledge economy ecosystem even better. Considering that it is not a funded workshop, entrance shall be upon payment of attendance fees of Kshs 5,000/= per person to offset venue and hosting expenses. Corporate sponsorships (for logos to appear on our publicity material such as banners) is set at Kshs 20,000/=. FOSS services providers interested in exhibiting their business solutions pay kshs 20,000/= per exhibition stand. For additional information contact; Alex Gakuru Email: *gakuru(a)gmail.com* Tel: 020-2013393 PS: Comments most welcome (on or off-list) and please circulate this message as widely.

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SAT3 to get a competitor – Infinity set to finalise $865 million financing
by Eric Osiakwan 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

SAT3 to get a competitor – Infinity set to finalise $865 million financing In the coming week the Infinity Worldwide Telecom Group of Companies (IWTGC) looks set to finalise the funding of its first phase build for its international fibre route from Portugal to South Africa along the west coast of the continent. Once built, it will be the first independently operated competitor for the incumbent monopoly- controlled SAT3 cable. Russell Southwood looks at what’s involved. A West African bank, a leading institutional investment advisor and European institutional investment advisors are all in the final stages of agreeing an investment package that will come up with the funding for the first stage of the Infinity project. Once agreed, work will start 45-60 days after funding package has been inked. Phase one of the project is estimated to cost US $865 million, of which US$750 million is earmarked for capital Expenditure and the remainder for working capital. This includes funding for sub-sea cable; marine; wet and dry plant; cable stations; licenses; backhaul; and central city PoPs. Tyco International has been chosen as the System Supplier and Infinity and Tyco are ready to execute an ITP that will commit to the marine survey, manufacturing slot, and overall system schedule. Desk Top and Marine Surveys are set to commence in Q2 2008 and the RFS date (commercial operation) for Phase one is planned for Q4 2010. In phase one of the project Infinity will construct a 14,000 kilometre international fiber route along the western coast of continent with direct links into Southern Europe and South Africa. The network will run from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Town, South Africa with branching units to land in the Sub Saharan coastal countries of Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Angola. Phase 2 will see Infinity land the cable in additional planned countries in the region including: Canary Islands, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, Gabon, Congo, DRC, and Namibia. Inland routes will also be explored to link in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Significantly Infinity already has an MOU with VSNL (owners of Neotel) for engineering and design support; use of its global infrastructure; network services; and operational support. VSNL’s International Global Network spans across 4 continents and comprises major ownership of 206,356km of terrestrial network fibre and sub-sea cable. Infinity has three other projects racing it to completion (in likely order of arrival): Globacom’s Glo cable which has already reached Dakar, the Infraco/NEPAD Uhurunet project and Mainstreet Technologies’ One project. All cover broadly similar ground. South Africa’s National Treasury declined funding for Infraco’s west coast fibre project (variously described as landing in Fortaleza and Portugal) on concerns about the lack of private sector involvement and as a result, it is in the process of combining forces with NEPAD’s Uhurunet project which will be partly financed by India’s Bharti. Infraco will hold a stakeholders’ meeting on 15 April. Globacom has been extremely secretive about what it is planning to do with its cable and despite having announced that it will land in a long list of West African countries, there is little sign on the ground in several of these countries that licence applications have been made. Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 ext 2031 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now"

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, ITIL, etc????
by John Walubengo 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

--- fyodor <fyodor(a)hushmail.com> wrote: As a side note for John, who's aggressively advertising for the CISA Cert, precisely convince me why I should take a white hat tailored course. Instead of,lets say, attend one of those Black hat Cons where they teach far beyond what you will get in CISA!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~0000~~~~~~ fyodor(a)hushmail.com, CISA,CISM, CISSP, CCSP, ITIL, CoBIT and many others can indeed present challenges to prospective security candidates. What to chose? what to leave? etc. I wouldnt say one is better than the other, because they all have their unique objectives that they try to address in the ICT security market. Its like asking whether a heart surgeon is preferred to a Brain surgeon or to a Physiotherapist or to an Optician. They are all medical practitioners with unique skills that presumes a common undertanding of medicine. So it is with all these Security Certifications, they all offer a common security foundation but with various tangents depending on whether you want to drill down to the 'hands-on' or keep an overall birds-eye view of the IS security status of an organisation. I cannot speak for the other Certifications but for CISA/SM track of certification, they focus on the overall security view of the organisation, sort of the architectural blue-print view of the security status. From this perspective, the CISM/SA holder will actually see the need to hire the hands-on or drill-down hacker-type of techie to seal any technology specific security issues (e.g what a Cisco Certified Security Professionals, CCSP would do)... This is not to imply that CCSP is therefore weaker or cheaper than CISM/SA since the CCSP will have the perrogative to charge an arm and a leg for her skills when called upon by the CISM/SA to provide her services.... Bottom line of the real value of the certification will eventually be dictated by the domestic market conditions i.e. what are the appropriate number of CISMs, CISAs, CCSPs etc that can be absorbed by the Kenyan ICT Security market annually? If we have too many of each, then automatically organisations will begin paying peanuts for their respective services. walu. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Verisign to raise .COM fees again
by alice 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Effective October 1, 2008, Verisign's fee for .COM will go up to $6.86. http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSWNAS610320080327 --

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Subject Line: Become CISA or CISM Certified in 2008
by John Walubengo 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom IPO & Telecom France
by dmakali＠yahoo.com 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Interesting clarification, Nick, but why is the govt apparently hellbent on protecting the underhand deal and the mobitelea link? And any plausible reason why the govt is defiantly proceeding roughshod with the sale, in the name of the public, despite such vocal objections? Is the govt depending on the sale for deficit financing of the budget? The whole thing reeks of something foul like anglo leasing. David Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Nick Wachira <nwachira(a)nation.co.ke> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:58:45 To:David Makali <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> Cc:mmathiu@nation.co.ke,Joseph Odindo <jodindo(a)nation.co.ke>,Jaindi Kisero <jkisero(a)nation.co.ke>,Charles 'Mase' Onyango-Obbo <cobbo(a)nation.co.ke>,Peter Munaita <pmunaita(a)nation.co.ke>,Ochieng Rapuro <orapuro(a)nation.co.ke>,Albert Muriuki <amuriuki(a)nation.co.ke> Subject: Re: Safaricom IPO & Telecom France We need to check the facts first and there are problems in this story. Telkom Kenya gave up its 40 per cent stake in Safaricom late last year as BD reported in exchange of the government taking over Sh67 billion of its debts (the way Kenya did with KLM in the KQ transaction in 1996). In short GOK bought TKL's stake in Safcom for Sh68 billion, which Parliament approved. France Telecom does not own a piece of Safcom, but it is in the process of being awarded the fourth mobile phone license if this has not been done already. CCK should already have placed ads in the papers asking to public to petition if they objected France Telecom getting this licence. On Mar 27, 2008, at 6:41 PM, David Makali wrote: > Nick, Odindo, Jaindi, Mutuma: > > Guys, this is staggering. The press must save Kenya > from this disgraceful pass. Over to you. > David > > > >> Wananchi, >> >> >> >> I do not see how the Safaricom IPO can be stopped >> now without the GoK >> incurring hefty penalties. So many institutions >> engaged have spend huge sums >> >> of money they just can't fold their papers and >> accept to walk away 'hand >> nothing'. >> >> The reality is that *Continuous Disclosure* of info >> by companies trading at >> the NSE >> isn't enforced at all. In fact, a govt that thrives >> on opaqueness cannot be >> expected >> to legislate against opaqueness much less enforce >> such legislation if it >> existed. >> >> When the UK Serious Fraud Office started >> investigating Vodafone UK, that >> company's >> subsidiary (Vodafone Kenya) is said to have quickly >> swallowed Mobitelea's 5% >> shareholding in Safaricom reverting back to owning >> 40%of Safaricom while >> giving >> Mobitelea 12.7% of Vodafone (K) itself. And, info >> from the grapevine has it >> that >> Mobitelea and Vodafone (K) are presently arguing >> over shareholding. So >> Vodafone >> is lying in the bed it made. Who knows! Mobitelea >> might have been >> deregistered >> already and another company assigned Mobitelea's >> interest in Vodafone >> Kenya. >> >> There was fraud and govt covered up. Now they must >> keep covering up for as >> long >> as they can. But this is not all. There is a bigger >> problem that people are >> forgetting. >> Namely, that a big junk of proceeds from the >> Safaricom IPO will go to >> Telecom >> France (and the shadowy figures who facilitated >> their recent susipicious >> takeover of >> Telecom Kenya). >> >> *Telecom France got 51% of Telecom Kenya at >> Sh23billion*! The takeover was >> suspicious indeed. The GoK thro' Telecom Kenya owns >> 60% of Safaricom (i.e. >> 60% of Sh200billion) which equals to Sh120billion. >> The French now own 51% of >> >> Telecom Kenya which means they also own 51% of >> Telecom's holding in >> Safaricom >> (i.e. 51% of 120billion = *Sh61billion*) and this is >> in addition to 51% of >> other Telecom >> Kenya assets. What is depressing is the fact that >> the French who paid >> Sh23billion for >> 51% of Telecom Kenya will walk away with 51% of the >> proceeds of the IPO ( >> i.e. >> 51% of Sh50billion =Sh25.3billion). They will still >> own 51% of what remains >> of Telecom >> Kenya and its stake in Safaricom. This is daylight >> robbery. And the French >> are very >> notorious for such fraudulent activities outside of >> France. >> >> *Scenario* >> Telecom Kenya is valued at about *Sh54billion* >> (although it owns * >> Sh120billion* worth >> of Safaricom shares in addition to >> numerous other assets) >> Telecom France pays *Sh23billion* for 51% of Telecom >> Kenya >> Safaricom IPO Telecom Kenya sells percentage of its >> holding to get approx * >> Sh50billion >> *Telecom France to get 51% of* Sh50billion *(IPO >> proceeds)* = approx >> Sh25.5billion* >> You buy a company at Sh23billion and get your money >> back immediately and >> continue to own >> the company! * >> >> *I cannot understand how the French crooks could >> have been given 51% of our >> Telco for free. >> Someone tell me, please. >> >> I'm surprised no one is talking about this. >> >> Kanaka__,_._,___ >> >> > >> >> > > >_______________ > > "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, > I wouldn't brood. 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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom IPO & Telecom France
by David Makali 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Nick, Odindo, Jaindi, Mutuma: Guys, this is staggering. The press must save Kenya from this disgraceful pass. Over to you. David > Wananchi, > > > > I do not see how the Safaricom IPO can be stopped > now without the GoK > incurring hefty penalties. So many institutions > engaged have spend huge sums > > of money they just can't fold their papers and > accept to walk away 'hand > nothing'. > > The reality is that *Continuous Disclosure* of info > by companies trading at > the NSE > isn't enforced at all. In fact, a govt that thrives > on opaqueness cannot be > expected > to legislate against opaqueness much less enforce > such legislation if it > existed. > > When the UK Serious Fraud Office started > investigating Vodafone UK, that > company's > subsidiary (Vodafone Kenya) is said to have quickly > swallowed Mobitelea's 5% > shareholding in Safaricom reverting back to owning > 40%of Safaricom while > giving > Mobitelea 12.7% of Vodafone (K) itself. And, info > from the grapevine has it > that > Mobitelea and Vodafone (K) are presently arguing > over shareholding. So > Vodafone > is lying in the bed it made. Who knows! Mobitelea > might have been > deregistered > already and another company assigned Mobitelea's > interest in Vodafone > Kenya. > > There was fraud and govt covered up. Now they must > keep covering up for as > long > as they can. But this is not all. There is a bigger > problem that people are > forgetting. > Namely, that a big junk of proceeds from the > Safaricom IPO will go to > Telecom > France (and the shadowy figures who facilitated > their recent susipicious > takeover of > Telecom Kenya). > > *Telecom France got 51% of Telecom Kenya at > Sh23billion*! The takeover was > suspicious indeed. The GoK thro' Telecom Kenya owns > 60% of Safaricom (i.e. > 60% of Sh200billion) which equals to Sh120billion. > The French now own 51% of > > Telecom Kenya which means they also own 51% of > Telecom's holding in > Safaricom > (i.e. 51% of 120billion = *Sh61billion*) and this is > in addition to 51% of > other Telecom > Kenya assets. What is depressing is the fact that > the French who paid > Sh23billion for > 51% of Telecom Kenya will walk away with 51% of the > proceeds of the IPO ( > i.e. > 51% of Sh50billion =Sh25.3billion). They will still > own 51% of what remains > of Telecom > Kenya and its stake in Safaricom. This is daylight > robbery. And the French > are very > notorious for such fraudulent activities outside of > France. > > *Scenario* > Telecom Kenya is valued at about *Sh54billion* > (although it owns * > Sh120billion* worth > of Safaricom shares in addition to > numerous other assets) > Telecom France pays *Sh23billion* for 51% of Telecom > Kenya > Safaricom IPO Telecom Kenya sells percentage of its > holding to get approx * > Sh50billion > *Telecom France to get 51% of* Sh50billion *(IPO > proceeds)* = approx > Sh25.5billion* > You buy a company at Sh23billion and get your money > back immediately and > continue to own > the company! * > > *I cannot understand how the French crooks could > have been given 51% of our > Telco for free. > Someone tell me, please. > > I'm surprised no one is talking about this. > > Kanaka__,_._,___ > > > > _______________ "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." -- Isaac Asimo, Columbian Author and Scientist _______________ PO Box 3234 00200 Nairobi, Kenya cell: +254 722 517 540 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ YOU ARE IN KAZI AFRIKA GROUP UNSUBSCRIBE: kaziafrika-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/kaziafrika?hl=en www.kazi-africa.com FOR A VERY PEACEFUL KENYA -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Private investors sign up for stake in cable project
by Bill Kagai 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

* Private investors sign up for stake in cable project* http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6661&Item… * March 27, 2008:* The construction of the undersea fibre optic cable that is to connect Kenya to the world of high speed Internet has received a big boost with the signing of an agreement that paves the way for the private sector to contribute to its financing. The agreement which makes the signatories co-owners of the East African Marine System project with the Government, was signed last week even as the new shareholders forced out two prospective buyers. The new shareholder agreement leaves Safaricom and the Government of Kenya as the anchor shareholders with a 20 per cent stake each in the project and Wananchi Telecom with 10 per cent. Kenya Data Network and Celtel jointly acquired a 10 per cent stake in the company while France Telecom and Econet Kenya have a 10 per cent share each. Jamii Telkom got four per cent although it had initially expressed interest in buying 3.75 per cent. Two firms, Gilat Satcom and Internet Research, a Ghanaian company, were knocked out of the ownership agreement for failing to meet the 20 per cent local representation requirement. Each had expressed an interest in acquiring a 1.25 per cent stake. The identity of two local companies that had expressed interest in the project remains unknown. The companies are, however, said to be associated with Brian Longwe, a Kenyan IT sector businessman. The signing of the shareholder pact, also known as an Escrow agreement comes after the Government signed an initial shareholder agreement with Etisalat of United Arab Emirates. The Government paid 12 per cent of its total 85 per cent ownership in the cable. Etisalat also made a down payment of $1.2 million to cover 12 per cent of its total 15 per cent ownership of the cable. These two payments gave Alcatel-Lucent, the company that won the tender to build the cable from Fujairah to the port of Mombasa . Manufacturing the cables was to begin on March 15, this year, but started three days later. Information ministry Permanent secretary, Bitange Ndemo, said Alcatel-Lucent has appointed a team to oversee construction. The timeline for the TEAMs project indicates that it should be ready by the second quarter of next year. Other than TEAMs, two other fibre optic cables, SEACOM and EASSy are competing to connect East Africa to the global network of highspeed internet. EASSy concluded financial closure in the last week of February having raised $248 million that enabled it to make a down payment to the contractor Alcatel-Lucent. According to the EASSy secretariat, the first phase of construction kicked off on March 14, this year and is expected to be ready in the first half of 2010. The EASSy cable will run 10,500 kilometres from South Africa, through Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan. Thirteen land locked countries will also be linked to the system through terrestrial backbone networks. This includes, Bostwana, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Jamii Telecom Limited, a subsidiary of the AdGroup of Companies' investment in TEAMS project is meant to complement its Metro Fiber Network whose construction began last year. Technology company AccessKenya has a 1.25 per cent stake in the project and aims at increasing its bandwidth capacity 10 times. Access Kenya is yet to disclose the amount of money it plans to pump into the project. So far Jamii has spent more than Sh500 million on the Nairobi Metro Fibre –– targeting a market that is currently dominated by Telkom Kenya and Kenya Data Networks (KDN) ––and plans to spend additional Sh700 million in the network. By buying into TEAMS, Jamii and Access Kenya hope to provide terrestrial connectivity that will ultimately hook consumers to the global network of high speed Internet. John Kamau, the general manager at Jamii said the firm hoped to leverage on the National Fiber Optic backbone to enhance international connectivity. Kenya's information communication technology (ICT) sector is expected to grow tremendously once the fibre optic cables are up and running. The cables will stop reliance on the more expensive satellite technologies, bringing down costs and attracting new players especially in the Business Process Outsourcing, call centres, segment. Mr Kamau says that the Jamii's Metro Fiber network, is able to support High Definition Video, Voice and Data is ideal for Telco's, businesses with branch networks like banks, BPOs, disaster recovery sites, SMEs, ISP's, Media Houses and residential users among others.

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INVITATION - New Generation Organizational Models for eGovernment: Emerging Role of Centers of Excellence, April 1, 2008; 4.30-pm-6.30 pm
by Harry Hare 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Dear colleagues, You are kindly invited to join us for a Global Dialogue workshop on New Generation Organizational Models for eGovernment: Emerging Role of Centers of Excellence. The event will take place via video conference from 4.30pm on April 1, 2008 at the World Bank offices in Nairobi. The event is organized by the e-Development Thematic Group/Global ICT Department of the World Bank in collaboration with GDLN, DGF, ECCB, IIS Russia, African eDevelopment Resource Centre in Kenya and other organizations. Workshop Description Given the complexities of designing and implementing e-government applications, institutional structures are extremely important for achieving success. Traditionally, governments have established specialized ICT agencies/organizations to deal with technology issues in the public sector. Such agencies variously deal with policy, operational and procedural aspects of e-government. However, rapid changes taking place in technologies and business models, require a fundamental rethink of the organizational structures and institutional designs for ICT organizations supporting e-government. Apart from the public sector, the private sector has some useful lessons of experience to offer in this regard. For example, Integration/SOA Competency Centers are playing a useful role in rationalizing and coordinating IT deployments, in cost effective and efficient ways. This workshop will discuss the role of a new generation of e-government organizations which could extend the role of e-Government "Centers of Excellence" or "Competency Centers" in keeping with emerging technology and organizational trends. These organizations could potentially help expand and scale-up successful e-Government approaches, including those using Service Oriented Architecture and Web 2.0 technologies. These "e-Gov 2.0" organizations could be designed as hybrids with flexible structures, drawing expertise from government agencies, academia, private sector and industry. The session intends to explore promising approaches to the design of such organisations drawing upon successful experiences from the private and public sectors. The session will discuss the applicability of such next generation e-government organizations to different environments. In environments where e-Government projects are risky and, involve high level technical skills, and domain expertise, such approaches could effectively meld the business of government with new technologies and business models to achieve future oriented and high impact eGovernment applications. The speakers will include: Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, Global ICT Dept., World Bank Reinhard Posch, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Government of Austria Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, Global ICT Dept., World Bank Jaijit Bhattacharya, Country Director at Sun Microsystems India Samia Melhem (Moderator), Senior Operations Officer, Global ICT Dept., World Bank; and Chair, e-Development Thematic Group Juan Navas Sabater, Senior Operations Officer, Global ICT Dept., World Bank Additional information on this seminar, such as the agenda, speaker profiles and slides will be placed online as they become available at http://go.worldbank.org/2LA3GGGEA0. Participation to the event is free; however, one needs to register to get access to the venue. If you are interested in participating send an email directly to <mailto:susan@africanedevelopment.org> susan(a)africanedevelopment.org giving your name, organization, position and contacts. Space is limited at the venue; only 15 places are available and will be given out on a first-come-first-served basis. Deadline for registration is midday Monday 31st March 2008. Kindest Regards Harry Hare African eDevelopment Resource Centre 3rd Floor, Nelleon Place Raphta Road, Westlands PO Box 49475 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cel +254 725 650044 Land +254 20 4453445 www.africanedevelopment.org <http://www.africanedevelopment.org/> My Blogg <http://egov-notes.blogspot.com/> *********************************************************** April 2008 Training Opportunities GIS 16-18 April Records Management 28-30 April Book Now, Limited spaces available P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Re: [kictanet] Cellphone Types - Chinese case
by dmakali＠yahoo.com 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Elijah, stop the hype. I bought that nokia N95 u r talking about and threw it away after two days. The thing was vibrating in my ears wen I pick calls and radiating my entire head! It was a cheap health hazard I boughtfor 25k! The original is 65k plus. Obviously there is gud chinese technology but on phones, am yet to see. Don't become a conduit for cheap hazardous goods. D Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Elijah Kombo <komboelijah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:10:59 To:kaziafrika@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Cellphone Types - Chinese case I planned to start selling chinese phones as i have good deals with a Chinese company. Infact i am set to start very very soon. Companies like Nokia have given some chinese companies to assemle the phones uisng very cheap materials. I bought N95 phone sometime last year at only 350 usd while its going at approximately 85k in Kenya. I have a sample of several chinese phones whihc have been tested and approved by all standards. If you also watch CNN Richard Quest programme - the guys shows how China products are way ahead. Its not in order to buy something which doesnt have a name or brand! I presume such do not come with guarantee. Remember too that that any gadget has got some effect on human body as the pro........i can recall that in chemistry. Even the ordinary nokia 3310 we normally use has got dangeraous radio activityy. I attended a seminar in Singapore where they demonstrated 2 eggs left with an active phone overnight - found cooked in the morning (ready to chew). Basically, we can contain side effects by buying or having anti radiation..... Go chinese............please don disqualify them from the market. And anyone needing to have a sample price list and models can talk to me - of course i might not reveal the source cos i dont want compe..... Kombo Elijah ----- Original Message ---- From: James K. Kamau <jimkamau(a)gmail.com> To: kaziafrika(a)googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:45:39 PM Subject: Re: Cellphone Types - Chinese case Hi pple, My friend bought a chinese phone...which had no "name"! The phone had : 1. Blue-tooth, 2. Infra-red, 3. Huge memory,external memory, 4. Camera with a zoom, 5. TWIN sim both operational, 6. radio and a 7.TV <http://7.tv/> ...with active local channels,KTN,KBC,NTV...! The fones are all-over Nairobi for KSHs.13,000 only! The big question is...How safe are they...especially on radio-activity! We need to be careful.... On 3/26/08, eric maina <iz_cartmanz(a)yahoo.com <mailto:iz_cartmanz@yahoo.com> > wrote: Hey Robert, I am one of the silent guys in the group but Man you are one in a million. thanks alot n God above is going to bless U 4 ur great for ur good ideas especially 4 coming up with this group. you spoke of Chinese phones which have an effect on the hearing capability? please can you may be give the models of the ones that your friends are using coz at least if anyone has any of them we can try n do something about it, or else even use alternative options eg bluetooth headsts for receiving the calls??? how comes the phones are getting to users hands. this is so serious and thanks alot for everything you do, have done n will ever do. may it be a blessing. Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com <mailto:alai.robert@gmail.com> > wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Becky Kem <beckygrs(a)yahoo.com <mailto:beckygrs@yahoo.com> > Date: Mar 26, 2008 3:30 PM Subject: Cellphone Survey To: alai.robert(a)gmail.com <mailto:alai.robert@gmail.com> Hi Welcome to our survey section at Sambaza Group. Survey data is extremely helpful in allowing us to create the best programs possible to aid the communities we work in. This particular survey is about cellphone use in Kenya. You have been invited by Sambaza Group to take this survey if you live in Kenya, please click on the link below and answer the following questions. All answers will be electronically submitted to Sambaza Group. The survey is completely anonymous but will help us serve better the communities we work with. The link: http://www.sambazagroup.com/survey <http://www.sambazagroup.com/survey> Thank you for your support and valuable information. Please feel free to forward it to your friends and other cellphone users. Yours Sincerely Javier Ogembo ---------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> ---------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/c…> ---------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/c…> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ YOU ARE IN KAZI AFRIKA GROUP UNSUBSCRIBE: kaziafrika-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/kaziafrika?hl=en www.kazi-africa.com FOR A VERY PEACEFUL KENYA -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Fwd: Urgent meeting of SC 34 Mirror Committee
by Dorcas Muthoni 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

*Attention: All those interested in attending the OOXML Technical Committee Meeting at KEBS tomorrow. *General Manager - Standards Development Division will address the meeting A call from KEBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result of the meeting held on 2008-03-19 on the final vote by Kenya on DIS 29500, and the mail I circulated on Thursday 2008-03-20, several issues have arisen which the KEBS management would like to clarify to members before transmitting the vote to ITTF. This message is therefore to invite you to a meeting tomorrow Thursday, 2008-03-27 at 0900 hrs at KEBS headquarters, where General Manager - Standards Development Division will make a few issues clear. Please arrange to attend.

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Fwd: Opportunity for Learning / IT Professional
by Patrick Mburu 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Thank you for the responses coming through; I apologise to re-send the message on here, however, if you could fill out the attached form and re-send this to me, this would be highly appreciated; Kind Regards, Patrick ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Patrick Mburu <patrick.mburu(a)gmail.com> *To:* Kenya ICT Action Network - KICTANet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:35 PM *Subject:* Looming opportunity for Learning / IT Professional Dear Colleagues, There is an opportunity that is urgently required for those of us in the business of Learning + Development / E-Learning / IT Project Management arena; Unfortunately i am engaged in a similar activity and cannot take on the task; Do you know anyone who fits on the below profile? The assignment will be in Rome, Italy on a short term contract with one of the UN Bodies *Brief:* Project Management Experience with Training background, to work on Global Needs Assessment programme; Must have elearning content design / implementation experience and is familiar with Learning Management systems as this will be the platform that all of the above will be linked to. If you know of someone, please send CV's through to me; Thanks in advance. Patrick Mburu

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