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Tue, 24 Oct 1995 12:16:28 -0400
by Matunga 19 May '07

19 May '07

These are some fo the email volleys that would be worth alot on e-bay today. I now can understand the motivation around KCA award to Ochuodho. I am sure Shem can share the very first packets from Kenyan soil. Rev From: Shem Ochuodho <shem(a)ARCC.OR.KE<mailto:shem@ARCC.OR.KE>> To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <DEVEL-L(a)AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 21:52:18 -0500 Subject: Re: KENYA finally on FULL Internet Just to inform that after several years of "agony", Kenya has finally joined Cyberspace with a full Internet access through a dedicated leased line to Oregon from the African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC, Nairobi). This has been possible through the kind support of the Overseas Development Agency (ODA -UK). The National Science Foundation (NSF US) supported Randy's trip for the engineering. Special thanks to: John Sutherland, Peter Hoare (ODA), Steve Goldstein (NSF), Lenore Blum (ICSI Berkeley), and Randy Bush (NSRC). Shem, ARCC, Nairobi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 12:16:28 -0400 From: Steve Goldstein <sgoldste(a)NSF.GOV<mailto:sgoldste@NSF.GOV>> Subject: Re: KENYA finally on FULL Internet X-To: Shem Ochuodho < shem(a)arcc.or.ke<mailto:shem@arcc.or.ke>> X-cc: africana-l(a)warthog.cc.wm.edu<mailto:africana-l@warthog.cc.wm.edu>, wg94-l(a)uku.fi<mailto:wg94-l@uku.fi>, afrik-it(a)ir.ucd.ie<mailto:afrik-it@ir.ucd.ie> , randy(a)psg.com<mailto:randy@psg.com>, sgoldstein(a)nsf.gov<mailto:sgoldstein@nsf.gov>, lblum(a)icsi.berkeley.edu<mailto:lblum@icsi.berkeley.edu>, sghuter(a)nsrc.org <mailto:sghuter@nsrc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <DEVEL-L(a)AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>> At 2:52 AM 1/4/80, Shem Ochuodho wrote: >Just to inform that after several years of "agony", Kenya has finally joined >Cyberspace with a full Internet access through a dedicated leased line to >Oregon from the African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC, Nairobi). Congratulations, and WELCOME, Shem! This was a surprise to us all, but a very pleasant one. We had expected that Randy would be visiting Kenya to help set up a UUCP-net. --Steve ___________________________________ Steve Goldstein, National Science Foundation +1(703)306-1949 Ext. 1119 "Let's not procrastinate until tomorrow!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 09:47:00 PDT From: Randy Bush <randy(a)PSG.COM<mailto:randy@PSG.COM>> Subject: Re: KENYA finally on FULL Internet X-To: Steve Goldstein < sgoldste(a)nsf.gov<mailto:sgoldste@nsf.gov>> X-cc: Shem Ochuodho <shem(a)arcc.or.ke<mailto:shem@arcc.or.ke>>, africana-l(a)warthog.cc.wm.edu<mailto:africana-l@warthog.cc.wm.edu>, wg94-l(a)uku.fi<mailto:wg94-l@uku.fi>, afrik-it(a)ir.ucd.ie<mailto:afrik-it@ir.ucd.ie>, lblum(a)icsi.berkeley.edu<mailto:lblum@icsi.berkeley.edu>, sghuter(a)nsrc.org<mailto:sghuter@nsrc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L < DEVEL-L(a)AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>> > We had expected that Randy would be visiting Kenya to help set up a > UUCP-net. Damn! Blew it again. The whole month has been like that. Well, we still have a day and a half to fix it. But I had hoped to get a bit of sleep. Ah well. Thanks for catching the bug. BTW, thanks for saying 'help'. The folk here are a sharp, pretty organized, and hard working lot, and had layed years of groundwork. While a few days of a UNIX and router geek can help accellerate the process, IMIHO parachute jobs and heros don't stick. There are a lot of wasted silver bullets in these countries. And, BTW, while am doing these jobs, I have amazing support from folk on the net who bail me out of panics by making fixes ftpable, advising on what are to me (a BSDoid) strange flavors of almost-UNIX and <shudder> DOS, even sending the occasional bits of hardware in diplomatic pouches. We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before. randy

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Fwd: Financial Journalists to be barred from NSE
by Bill Kagai 19 May '07

19 May '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: May 19, 2007 12:10 PM Subject: Financial Journalists to be barred from NSE To: Business journalists may soon be barred from dealing in stocks and securities at the stock market if their work involves writing stories and analyses on the same. This is among the raft of proposals contained in a new Bill that was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Bill proposes that financial journalists be barred from dealing in stocks they plan to write on grounds of a possible conflict of interest. "Journalists should not write or broadcast about shares, securities and other market instruments in whose performance they know they or their families have significant financial interest," says the Bill in part. Full story... http://bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1070&Itemid=3… -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Suite B2, Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 URL. www.mediacorp.co.ke --

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Re: [kictanet] Media Bill
by Wainaina Mungai 18 May '07

18 May '07

I stand with Dorcas on the media issue. What the media is saying is like Paul Wolfowitz insisting that he should from now on be allowed to "self-regulate" ;-) so that he can effectively police corruption in developing countries (as he had promised when he was appointed). Laws/rules should not scare our fellow Kenyans in the media unless they know they will soon cross a line they should not. We saw it with the 'matatu' industry that was a law unto themselves ("self-regulating") until order was forced on them by the government. Our media has already failed to play the role of a conscience for our society. When our conscience is dead, the law has to be put to effect to guide us. --- Wainaina Mungai > -------Original Message------- > From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Media Bill > Sent: 18 May '07 18:06 > > Nice, But the media is far from self regulation. Or at least, we have not > seen enough of that. The govt definitely has a role. > > Mis-information is really a great role the media is recently playing. > > The public has to be guarded against irresponsible journalism and govt is > definitely one of those key stakeholders in ensuring this. A supplier/s > cannot be solely trusted on this. > > > On 5/18/07, KANJA WARURU <[LINK: mailto:kanjawaruru@yahoo.com] > kanjawaruru(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Alice, > In brief, the Bill seeks to establish > a Media Council of Kenya and a Media Advisory Board to > regulate journalist, enforce a code of conduct and > manage a complaints committee. > > The Media Owners Association has been campaigning > against establishment of statutory media regulation to > replace the existing self-regulation mechanism. > > On Thursday 17th May the MOA issued a press statement > to make their two points clear to the govt.. > > 1, MOA rejects the Media Bill 2007. > > 2, We have our own Bill which we would be happy to > replace with the govt Bill. > > Will keep you posted on that. > Kanja > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > [LINK: http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php] > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > [LINK: mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke] kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > [LINK: http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at [LINK: > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com > > > -------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > [LINK: compose.php?to=kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke] kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > [LINK: http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at [LINK: > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org

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Fwd: Re: Holding our Leaders Accountable
by Alex Gakuru 18 May '07

18 May '07

Bill, You may be just right and in the process, we stand higher chances of getting the ICT laws passed to send these "hackers" to jail. Alex Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> wrote: Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:14:05 +0300 From: "Bill Kagai" <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable To: Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com> William Ruto website was working fine..when I bumped into it this morning..now it has been re-directed to the KACC website... No wonder these guys are avoiding ICT foras. Any slightly distorted media can cost them jobs... I see a dialogue entry point..by collectively working together with the August house members to sort out this persistent website beef they have had to keep with....from Kalonzo Musyoka and now to Ruto.. I would not touch ICTs with ten yard pole if I were a politician...I can say... Bill On 5/18/07, Alex Gakuru <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Bill, I found websites for hon. Julia Ojiambo, hon. William Ruto, hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, hon. Raila Odinga, hon. Najib Balala, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta but did not succeed for hon. Musalia Mudavadi, hon. Joseph Nyaga, and Nazlin Umar. I deliberataly avoided looking for hon. Mutahi Kagwe's website. Noticeably, Uhuru Kenyatta is ".ke" and registered his domain in May 2005. The others have dot coms and dot net. The oldest was created in June and two were registered two days apart in September last year. <http://www.kenic.or.ke/cgi-bin/kenic/whois> domain: UHURUKENYATTA.CO.KE created: 2006/05/05 changed: 2007/05/10 expiry: 2008/05/05 from <http://www.whois.net/> Domain Name: RAILA2007.COM Updated Date: 15-nov-2006 Creation Date: 12-jun-2006 Expiration Date: 12-jun-2008 Domain Name: WILLIAMRUTTO.COM Updated Date: 20-nov-2006 Creation Date: 01-sep-2006 Expiration Date: 01-sep-2007 Domain Name: KALONZOMUSYOKAFORPRESIDENT.COM Updated Date: 16-feb-2007 Creation Date: 03-sep-2006 Expiration Date: 03-sep-2007 Domain Name: ELECTJULIA.COM Updated Date: 14-feb-2007 Creation Date: 01-feb-2007 Expiration Date: 01-feb-2009 Domain Name: NAJIBBALALA.NET Updated Date: 14-mar-2007 Creation Date: 14-mar-2007 Expiration Date: 14-mar-2008 It was quite interesting, thanks. Alex On 5/18/07, Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> wrote: Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated guests...and... 1. Ruto William Samoei Education BSc. Hons (UON) Born 1966 Email - info(a)williamrutto.com URL. www.williamrutto.com Verdict Cannot be ICT illiterate 2. Eng. Raila Odinga Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg Born 1945 Email. railaodinga(a)yahoo.com URL. http://www.raila2007.com/ Verdict Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching his vision.. 3. Najib Balala Born 1967 Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University Urban Management, University of Toronto Email najib(a)mombasa.co.ke URL www.najibbalala.net Verdict Also not ICT illiterate. For those doing work/research..Why don't you check... - is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest?? -what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate?? -and other questions... Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we think... Bill -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+research= mediacorp.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke ] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55 To: Bill Kagai Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows the dynamism of the ICT fraternity . The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they are not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us roll our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues, the significance and why they matter. This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we shall have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition as broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants that ICT is an national issue Muriuki Mureithi Team leader ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project KICTANET -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Suite B2, Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 URL. www.mediacorp.co.ke -- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mediacorp.research%40mediaco… _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alex.gakuru%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! 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Media Bill
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

Hi All Has anyone got a copy of the media bill that is hotly contested by media sector? I thought that they (the media) had worked jointly with the government to draft this bill, so it would be interesting to find out what the points of contention are. Is it the issue of cross ownership? best alice

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Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
by Bill Kagai 18 May '07

18 May '07

Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated guests...and... 1. Ruto William Samoei Education – BSc. Hons (UON) Born – 1966 Email - info(a)williamrutto.com URL. www.williamrutto.com Verdict – Cannot be ICT illiterate 2. Eng. Raila Odinga Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg Born – 1945 Email. railaodinga(a)yahoo.com URL. http://www.raila2007.com/ Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching his vision.. 3. Najib Balala Born – 1967 Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University Urban Management, University of Toronto Email – najib(a)mombasa.co.ke URL – www.najibbalala.net Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate. For those doing work/research..Why don't you check... - is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest?? -what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate?? -and other questions... Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we think... Bill -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55 To: Bill Kagai Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows the dynamism of the ICT fraternity . The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they are not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us roll our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues, the significance and why they matter. This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we shall have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition as broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants that ICT is an national issue Muriuki Mureithi Team leader ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project KICTANET -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Suite B2, Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 URL. www.mediacorp.co.ke --

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Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 18 May '07

18 May '07

Dear All, The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill 2007 is contained in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 51 (Bills No. 22)of today May 18, 2007. We are hoping that it will go for its first reading next week. Regards 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"

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APC Press release: Global Information Society Watch -- First report looks at ICT policy's impact]
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW REPORT MONITORS POLITICAL WILL TO MAKE THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION REALITY FOR ALL MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, Thursday May 17 -- A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, will be launched in Geneva on May 22. The fruits of the information technology 'revolution' are unevenly distributed between countries and within societies. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is claimed that as little as 2.5% of the population owns a telephone, whereas neighbouring Nigeria has one of the fastest growing IT markets in Africa. In India, a burgeoning technology industry has failed to provide phones or internet to vast rural areas. The gap is not only “digital” The reasons for the inequalities are complex but, claim the editors of the report - the Association for Progressive Communications and the Third World Institute - “experience shows that the status quo prevails unless citizens actively demand change from their governments. A ‘Global Information Society Watch’ is needed to make governments and international organisations accountable.” Launch of first Global Information Society Watch report The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports - looks at the state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries. Studies of the ICT policy situation in twenty-two countries from four regions are featured: Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines); Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru); and Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), with one report from a Western European country (Spain). The report concludes that when it comes to ICTs for development, there are some conspicuous similarities between countries. Excluding Spain, the other twenty-one countries each show obvious evidence of the “digital divide” which impacts on the majority of people negatively. According to Brazilian authors RITS, the absence of a people-orientated policy framework in Brazil runs the risk of condemning the vast majority of people to “eternal disconnection”. The report also includes provocative, analytical essays on five international institutions (including the ITU, ICANN and the World Intellectual Property Organisation) questioning the extent to which they allow all stakeholders to participate in their processes. There is a special section on how to measure progress. “This report is an important effort at a critical time,” says Markus Kummer, executive coordinator of the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). “It is of utmost importance to know the extent to which the people affected have a voice in the policy-making organisations. Participation of all stakeholders in policy processes is a key element of good global governance. In this sense, the report will also be good input to the IGF in its continuing work on a development agenda for internet governance and the special emphasis being placed on capacity building for all stakeholders. More so, while so much attention is being put on the effort to overcome the inequities in global information access it is important to make sure that the people who need this access are actually served by those efforts.” "There is a lack of ICT-oriented indexes which focus on inclusion and exclusion in ICT policy decisions. Global Information Society Watch is a serious attempt to bridge this gap," says Rikke Frank Jørgensen, senior adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Connecting the dots to form the big ICT policy picture Alice Wanjira Munyua is part of KICTANet, a citizen-coalition that has worked critically with the Kenyan government to ensure issues of universal access and consumer rights are being addressed in Kenya’s first national ICT policy. “Rather than just publishing statistics,” she comments, “this new report provides an opportunity to share examples of the road travelled in policy-making, which will hopefully reduce the risk of following inappropriate paths.” “While international organisations and research institutions regularly churn out reports packed with data about the diffusion of ICTs and offer mainstream assessments of policy trends, they generally devote little attention to what all this means for the global public interest. Global Information Society Watch [...] connects the dots between national and global-level trends and gives readers a ‘big picture’ understanding of where we are heading and the risks and opportunities that entails,” explains Dr William J. Drake, director of the “Information Revolution and Global Governance” project, Graduate Institute for International Studies (Switzerland). More citizen involvement in policy-making is key “Increase in access to ICTs will not reduce poverty,” state APC and ITeM in their introduction to the 2007 report. “But there is a real danger that lack of access to ICTs can deepen existing social exclusion and create new forms of exclusion. In this context we believe it is essential for civil society networks to participate in and watch over ICT policy processes at the global, regional and national levels.” OBTAIN THE REPORT Download or read online: http://www.GlobalISWatch.org ABOUT THE EDITORS In compiling this publication, the APC and ITeM are following up on their long-term interest in the impact of civil society on governance processes and their efforts to enhance public participation in national and international forums. The APC network has been involved in global, regional and national ICT policy processes since 2000, with a focus on human rights and social inclusion in the information society and on promoting “digital inclusion”. Association for Progressive Communications (APC): http://www.apc.org ITeM has been active in researching and promoting the use of ICTs to strengthen citizen involvement in decision-making processes. It hosts international civil society advocacy initiatives such as “Social Watch”, which monitors social development and gender policies, and “IFIwatchnet”, which monitors the activities of the international financial institutions. Third World Institute (known by its Spanish acronym, ITeM): http://www.item.org.uy FOR MORE INFORMATION Pablo Accuosto Third World Institute Paullier 977 Montevideo 11200 URUGUAY Tel: + 598 2 412 4224 ext. 110 Email: accuosto(a)item.org.uy Karen Banks Association for Progressive Communications c/o GreenNet, Development House 56-64 Leonard Street London EC2A 4JX UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0935 Email: karenb(a)gn.apc.org

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Location of Third ICANN Meeting for 2007
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may07.htm *Location of Third ICANN Meeting for 2007* 17 May 2007 ICANN advises that the public meeting scheduled to be held from 29 October through 2 November 2007 will take place in Los Angeles, California, USA. ICANN holds three public meetings each year. The location of these meetings are rotated through the five ICANN regions and selected on the basis of proposals received from various local groups interested in hosting the meeting. The announced region for the location of the October 2007 meeting was Asia Pacific. A review of proposals from two potential hosts determined that it was not possible to proceed at this time due to various logistical issues. ICANN examined a number of non-hosted locations in the Asia Pacific in attempt to adhere to the Asia Pacific rotation. Again, for reasons of logistics, cost and seasonal demand, it proved extremely difficult to find a location. Given this situation it has been decided to locate this meeting in Los Angeles. Without a host this maximizes the capacity of staff to resource the event in an efficient and economical way. The location is also a major travel hub and the quantity of hotel accommodation means that this should prove to be a less expensive meeting than some other options. ICANN recognizes that, following the upcoming meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this means two meetings in a row held in the United States. As a result, ICANN today is posting a request for proposal to host ICANN meetings in 2008, as well as the dates and rotations for meetings to be held in 2009 and 2010. As part of this posting, ICANN has modified the rotation to designate the region for the first meeting in 2008 as Asia Pacific. The next scheduled North American meeting has been removed from the rotation. Due to the increased participation at the ICANN meetings, significant changes have been made to the requirements to host an ICANN meeting, with ICANN assuming more responsibility for planning and finances. Proposals to host the three 2008 meetings will be accepted through 15 June 2007. The 2008 – 2010 meeting rotation schedule can be found at http://www.icann.org/meetings/ and the request for proposal to host ICANN meetings in 2008 can be found at http://www.icann.org/meetings/rfp/rfp-2007.htm. Questions regarding hosting a meeting should be addressed to the ICANN meeting staff at meeting(a)icann.org <mailto:meeting@icann.org>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org <mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com <mailto:ashtonhart@hotmail.com> / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com <mailto:nashtonhart@mac.com> / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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Re: [kictanet] Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence
by John Walubengo 18 May '07

18 May '07

Congrats Shem, I must confess that I first 'met' internet through Shem way back in 1994. At that time I was a young IT lecturer at the then Strathmore College. Shem had been invited to 'show' internet to the students and I must admit, Shem's demo was my first exposure to internet....(bu ofcourse the students didn't know!) 16years later, I can see Dr. Shem continues to break new grounds for the rest of us. Keep it up... walu. >>> <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> 05/17/07 05:44pm >>> Hi Shem, How are you? Yes a big congratulations to you. You are quiet,what's up? Gilda Quoting Shem Ochuodho <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw>: > Ndugu Namuye, Dougi, Rev, Lut, Patricia and other > colleagues, thanks for the words of "congrats" and > encouragement. Without the support and partnership with you > guys, the award would never have been possible. Actually my > personal role in all this (both in Kenya, Rwanda and > elsewhere) has been very minimal. This is why I felt most > humbled and honoured to receive the award. But even more > importantly, that for the first time ICT is also beginning > to register in the radder of Kenyan Diaspora (and I believe > others too - if not already, then soon) is comforting. But > much more works remains to be done by all of us. > > Warmest regards, > Shem > KCA 2006/07 Excellence Award Winner > > Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (EE), PhD, LLD (Hon) > ICT Advisor to Minister of State in charge of Energy and > Communications, Kigali, Rwanda > Cell: +250-0830-4492 > > On Tue, 15 May 2007 11:21:19 +0300 > "Sylvester A. Namuye" <snamuye(a)usiu.ac.ke> wrote: > > Congratulations Shem. You have made us proud of you, > > remember when you > > got us together, Kenyans leaving abroad, to support your > > efforts in > > introducing ICT in Kenya (read public-wide email). Keep > > it up. > > > > S Namuye. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bounce-kiplist-cl-114543(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > [mailto:bounce-kiplist-cl-114543@lyris.idrc.ca] On Behalf > > Of Matunga > > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:02 AM > > To: KIPlist > > Subject: Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence > > > > Shem Ochuodho Snags Kenya Community Abroad Award for > > Excellence > > > > Julia N. Opoti , Assistant Editor > > Published 05/03/2007 - 11:59 a.m. > > Email:jopoti@mshale.com > > > > Dr. Shem Ochuodho is this year's winner of the > > prestigious Kenya > > Community > > Abroad (KCA) Award for Excellence. Ochuodho has been > > honored for his > > exemplary efforts in the Information, Communication and > > Technology > > industry (ICT). His work as an IT professional was > > significant in > > ushering > > in the current wave of information technology in Kenya. > > Kenya Community > > Abroad is a group that represents, as the name implies, > > Kenyans residing > > > > overseas. It was a leading voice among those who called > > for the opening > > up > > of the political space in Kenya under then president > > Daniel Arap Moi. > > KCA > > president, Mkawasi Mcharo, made the announcemnt in a > > press release on > > Tuesday from Washington, DC where she is based. > > > > He has also made outstanding contributions in Rwanda > > where his work has > > brought that country to international limelight with > > regard to its > > advances in ICT. He is currently the ICT Advisor to > > Rwanda's Minister of > > > > State in charge of Energy and Communications and past CEO > > of the Rwanda > > Information Technology Authority (RITA). Ochuodho will be > > presented with > > > > his award at KCA's tenth anniversary celebrations which > > will be held in > > Delaware, July 6th to 8th 2007. > > > > The KCA statement said "The award-wining candidate is > > elected from a > > list > > of esteemed persons nominated and campaigned for by KCA > > members. The > > process elicits informative discourse on worthy > > leadership and brings to > > > > the fore the trimmings of exemplary citizenship that > > inspire and > > transform. It culminates in the election of one whose > > extraordinary > > efforts have contributed to significant development in > > our society. The > > nominees are picked from any profession or social > > engagement." > > > > This year, the list of nominees included Hon. Njoki > > Ndung'u, for her > > outstanding effort in introducing the historic Sexual > > Offences Bill and > > > > ensuring its signing into law; Hon. Raila Odinga for his > > persistent > > fight > > for democratic space; Bitange Ndemo and Hon. Mutahi Kagwe > > for their > > efforts in setting down enabling government policy that > > now ushers in > > competent information technology infrastructure; and H.E. > > President Mwai > > > > Kibaki, for leadership that has brought on the revival > > and continued > > rise > > of Kenya's economy. > > > > KCA celebrates its tenth anniversary during its annual > > conference in > > Delaware in July 6-8 of this year. It is at this > > conference that the > > award to Dr. Ochuodho will be presented. Past awardees > > include: > > > > 1997 - Vitalis Musebe and Isaiah Kabira for their high > > standards of > > professionalism and sacrifice in covering the SABA SABA > > brutalities of > > 1997 while working for the Kenyan Television Network > > (KTN). > > > > 1998 - Police Inspector, Joel Kipkemboi Sang the > > Jogoo-Road based > > traffic > > policeman for his impartial and fearless enforcement of > > the rule of > > law, > > amidst reckless disregard of the same within the police > > force and > > across > > the entire spectrum of the Kenyan leadership. > > > > 1999 - Mr. James Orengo for his consistency in > > championing the rule of > > law and promoting democracy while Kenya struggled through > > the > > transition > > to multiparty politics. > > > > 2000 - Professor Kivutha Kibwana, for his efforts and > > clarity in > > informing and entrenching the structure for > > constitutional reforms in > > Kenya. > > > > 2001 - Professor Wangari Maathai, for her dedication to > > Kenyan people > > in > > the struggle for justice, equity, fair play and > > protection of the > > environment. > > > > 2002 - Hon. Charity Ngilu, for her exemplary role in the > > transformation process that brought about the peaceful > > change of power > > in > > the 2002 elections. > > > > 2003 - Ms. Asunta Wagura, Executive Director Kenya > > Network of Women > > with > > AIDS (KENWA), for her heartfelt and open fight to restore > > dignity to > > HIV- > > AIDS infected persons. > > > > 2004 - Mr. Hezekiah Nyaranga for his selfless work in > > feeding, > > schooling > > and providing emotional support to orphaned children in ith > > regard to its > > a > > Kisumu through > > the Reachout Centre. > > > > 2005 - Mr. John Githongo, for his whistleblowing efforts > > that exposed > > high-level corruption in Kenya and in the process > > catapulting the fight > > > > for economic justice and political accountability. > > > > "It is with deepest pride that KCA adds Dr. Shem Ochuodho > > to the above > > list," Ms. Mcharo said in her statement. > > --- > Submitted by: Dr. Shem Ochuodho - CEO - RITA -RWANDA <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw> > 2007-05-17 02:52:23 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [godera(a)skyweb.co.ke] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > %%email.unsub%% > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ --- Submitted by: Gilda Odera - MD - Skyweb Technolgies <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> 2007-05-17 10:50:02 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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live stream
by Rebecca Wanjiku 18 May '07

18 May '07

just to let you know that today there will be a live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ its kenya's quest to create content, www.kenic.or.ke the adminstrators of the .co.ke Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) teamed up with Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Kenya Data Networks to make this possible, we will also be using my blog- beckyit.blogspot.com so be on the loop am sure this can make good news wherever you are in case of further interest, please feel free to contact me Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/

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debate of the year
by Rebecca Wanjiku 18 May '07

18 May '07

THE DEBATE OF THE YEAR It was going to be the debate of the year, it was eagerly waited for, and at last Kenyan politicians were expected to address issues. “I was going to be extremely impressed if they turned up. It would have been the debate of the year,” said Michuki Mwangi. Probably Michuki’s argument epitomizes the feeling of over 80 people who gathered for the debate. It was going to be a good day. It has been argued that some of the expected guests may not have been aware of the ICT issues expected to be discussed. Whilst this may be true, the leaders- Balala, Raila, Ruto, Kalonzo, Mudavadi, Nyagah, and Umar were sent a background note outlining the state of ICT in the country. There was every indication that they would turn up, Ruto and Mudavadi even claimed to be on the way. At the end of it, the wait was too long and we had to proceed with the program. The function was facilitated by Eng. James Rege and Muriuki Mureithi and all networks within KICTANet were represented. Joseph Mucheru, Kanja Waruru, Edith Adera and Brian Logwe took turns leading the debate and the participation was equally good. Though the live stream was hampered by poor PA system, people managed to tune in. it was a first step towards creating local content. Next time KDN and Intersat Africa will provide video streaming. afew journalists were expected to help with the blogging but when the program did not go as organised, somehow we got disorganised. apologies for lack of updates on the blog. A full report will be availed to the mailing list. ____________________________________________________________________________________Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

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Fwd: Satellite and Wireless Broadband East Africa Conference & African VoiP Forum, 4-8 June 2007, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi
by Judy Okite 17 May '07

17 May '07

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: GRACE GATHONI <graceg(a)in-sync.co.ke> Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 15:50:17 +0300 Subject: Satellite and Wireless Broadband East Africa Conference & African VoiP Forum, 4-8 June 2007, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi To: Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com> Dear Judy, RE: Invitation to the Satellite and Wireless Broadband Africa Conference and the African VoiP Forum 4-8 June 2007, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. AITEC Africa, in collaboration with leading suppliers of these technologies, is hosting SatWiBB East Africa and the African VoIP Forum to provide marketing and education platforms to promote effective roll-out of satellite and wireless technology throughout Africa. The theme for this year's event is " Broadband Bridges Across Africa: First & Last Mile Solutions". These conference follow the highly successful WiMAX & CDMA Forum held in Johannesburg in April 2006 (see http://new.aitecafrica.com/WiMAX_CDMA_Forum) and Wireless Broadband East & West Africa in Nairobi and Lagos in December 2006 (see http://new.aitecafrica.com/node/432) Introduction Satellites still provide a communications lifeline for a large proportion of Africa's internal and external traffic. And wireless broadband technologies are increasingly providing the continent's intermediate and last mile links. SatWiBB Africa is the first conference to cover both ends of this increasingly integrated and converging communications paradigm. SatWiBB East & West Africa will provide practical business and technology briefings to empower resellers, service providers and users to maximize their returns on the increasing investment that they will be making in satellite and wireless broadband technology over the coming years. By providing a platform for vendors, service providers and users to network and share knowledge, the conference will act as a catalyst to stimulate take-up of the right technologies to multiply connectivity across the region. In addition, to usher in the conference there will be a Wireless Security Preview Masterclass on the 31st May 2007 to be presented by Maiendra Moodley, Security Advisor, South Africa Reserve Bank (attached find his profile). Who is Satellite and Wireless Broadband aimed at? SatWiBB has several key audiences: a.. ICT Managers & network administrators in major corporates & public institutions b.. Telecom Operators: senior managers and planners, engineering managers and staff, network managers c.. Telecommunication policy-makers & regulators d.. ISPs & Cyber Cafe operators e.. NGOs/ Civil society organizations directly involved with connectivity f.. Media representatives g.. Senior telecommunication engineering students h.. Service providers, consultants and suppliers serving the telecommunication industry Attached find the draft agenda and the registration form. To book a slot in this high level communication event contact the undersigned. Kindly note that delegate space is limited. With regards, Grace Gathoni Events Co-ordinator In-Sync Ltd Dik Dik Gardens| Kileleshwa PO Box 63103-00619, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 2011244 | Tel/Fax: +254 20 4451655 Mobile: +254 721 605166 | Email: graceg(a)in-sync.co.ke -- Judy Ann Okite, +254-721237507,+254-734252336 P.O. BOX 2228 00100, NAIROBI,KENYA. "Even if you are on the right track, you'll still get run over if you just sit there."

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[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: presidential aspirants' debate on ICT enabled Kenyan Economy]
by alice 17 May '07

17 May '07

Hi Shem, Thanks for the probe - as I recall all the presidential aspirants were invited - Hon. Kibaki is the incumbent and his Govt has already clearly demonstrated both their vision and made some crystallisation and deliverables over the period - we wanted to hear what/how the others intended to handle ICT issues in their government (if elected) and what part ICT played in their vision. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the loud silence says it all....... Brian On May 17, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Shem Ochuodho wrote: > Eng. Rege, Dada Alice, Ndugu Michuki, and colleagues, > congrats! This is an excellent idea. > > But I wonder, how about the other presidential candidates - > or this is largely an ODM-K affair? Did you also invite > Hon. Musikari Kombo, Hon. Charity Ngilu, Mheshimiwa Rais > Mwai Kibaki, and other presidential candidates (Jirongo, > Pattni, Bishop ... and all the rest)? > > Warmest regards, > Shem > KCA 2006/07 Excellence Award Winner > 2005/06 AfricaOnline Industry Pioneer Award Recipient > > On Thu, 10 May 2007 15:28:33 +0300 > "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> wrote: >> Thank you Engineer. I will be away for WITSA meetings in >> Kualr Lumpur >> 14-19 May. Keziah Muthoni will attend on my behalf. >> >> Kind Regards >> Waudo Siganga >> Chairman >> The Computer Society of Kenya >> >> >> On Thu, 10 May 2007 14:20:10 +0300, "alice" >> <alice(a)apc.org> said: >>> *_Mainstreaming Information Communication Technology >> (ICT) Agenda in >>> 2007 national electioneering debate_* >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) wishes to >> invite you the ICT >>> debate titled- *Mainstreaming ICT agenda in 2007 >> national electioneering >>> debate* scheduled for May 16^th 2007 at 2 pm, at the >> Norfolk hotel. >>> >>> >>> >>> *KICTANet has invited political leaders- hon. Julia >> Ojiambo, hon. Joseph >>> Nyaga, hon. William Ruto, hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, hon. >> Musalia Mudavadi, >>> hon. Raila Odinga, hon. Mutahi Kagwe, Nazlin Umar, hon. >> Najib Balala and >>> hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to share their vision of an ICT >> enabled Kenyan >>> economy. * >>> >>> >>> >>> As a member of KICTANet, your presence is important so >> that we can pose >>> questions concerning private sector, civil society, >> media, academia, and >>> government >>> >>> >>> >>> Because you are an expert in your area, the questions >> you have ever >>> wanted to ask the leaders, you can ask them that day. >> KICTANet hopes >>> that the debate will assist in advancing ICT issues and >> demonstrate why >>> we need to start holding our leaders accountable. >>> >>> >>> >>> As we head to the general elections, KICTANet desires >> to lift ICT issues >>> into the political agenda and demonstrate how the two >> issues can be >>> meshed up to accelerate development in Kenya and bridge >> the digital >>> divide. >>> >>> >>> >>> KICTANet is counting on you to make this a success. >>> >>> Yours faithfully, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Eng. James Rege, >>> >>> KICTANet >>> > > --- > Submitted by: Dr. Shem Ochuodho - CEO - RITA -RWANDA > <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw> 2007-05-17 02:50:47 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [brian(a)pure-id.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > cl-91321D(a)lyris.idrc.ca --- Submitted by: Brian Longwe <brian(a)pure-id.com> 2007-05-17 11:47:58 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Why you should be at CTO's 2nd Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum]
by alice 17 May '07

17 May '07

2nd Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007: Bridging the digital divide through sustainable ICT connectivity HOSTED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA Dear Colleague, Take advantage of the opportunity to attend the forum which will enhance your understanding of connecting rural Africa through ICT. Early booking has already started at reduced prices. So, if you would like to participate, please contact Marco by email: m.dekock(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c35cbc10a80201004…> or telephone: 0044 208834 1577. Book by 20th July and save up to £100. THE CONFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL The 2nd Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007: Bridging the digital divide through sustainable ICT connectivity Pre-conference workshop day: Tuesday 21st August 2007 Main conference: Wednesday 22nd August to Thursday 23rd August 2007 Rural Services & Applications Focus Day: Friday 24th August 2007 Five star venue to be confirmed, Nairobi, Kenya Host Organisation: The Communications Commission of Kenya Website: www.cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c4b49ca4cb135b254…> This international event will bring together African government officials, senior figures from African regulatory authorities and international ICT experts who are leading the private sector connectivity drive. At this forum you have the opportunity to discuss and analyse best practices, share case studies and debate crucial topics such as: Optimal regulation strategies to promote rural connectivity Creating the right environment to attract foreign investment How to best harness and utilise ICT to deliver socio-economic benefits to rural communities Analyse current projects which seek to bridge the digital divide The opportunity to advance rural connectivity through mobile, internet and satellite and enhance access to key services, content and applications HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE: If you would like to participate as a speaker: Contact Mani by email (m.kaur-rai(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c458b4b0a80300c05…>) to discuss speaker opportunities Speakers receive FREE admission to the whole forum Speaker submissions must be received by 28th May Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting? We have limited space available for solution providers, if you have services which you would like to highlight to our large delegation, please email Mani at m.kaur-rai(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c458b4b0a80300c05…>. If you would like to register as a delegate, please contact Marco by email: m.dekock(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c35cbc10a80201004…> or telephone: 0044 208834 1577. If you would like to help us create a successful event, please email Andrea: a.hooker(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c4b49ca4cb135b254…> or telephone: 0044 208834 1589 for details of becoming a media partner and receiving your press pass. We look forward to meeting you in Kenya in August. Yours sincerely, Mani Rai Senior Conference Producer Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation m.kaur-rai(a)cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c458b4b0a80300c05…> P.S Please be sure to book before 20th July in order to register at the discounted price. Click here to unsubscribe <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?789c1d8a3b0a80301005…>

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Holding our Leaders Accountable
by Mr President 17 May '07

17 May '07

Yes Yes YesWe who know better should hold our leaders accountable for their ideas or LACK of them, the dismal attendance and lack of understanding, should form our mode of attackHow can we be led, by those who know nothing or very little,yet we talk about using ict to advance into the digital age while our "Leaders" are in the stone age ????Like i said before, this talk about E-Govt etc is hot air, i wish it was optical fiber- (i am VENTING) really members , this is just but the tip of the ice berg, in terms of caliber, capability and comprehension of those who lead OR aspire to lead us.Look at the quality of debate, the lack of quorum, the pettiness of discussion and the lack of focus, back to the aspirants, am sure they thought they were meeting a bunch of ?? Tea pickers or ICT planners ??We should lead in the planning, of ICT and the way foward, if the aspirants who are the cream of the bunch- ARE THEY ??- what about the rest in bunge ??Things are thick?I would appreciate ANY ONE who can explain a way out of this quagmire, my thots ??If they know nothing, they can offer nothing and are therefore not worthy of our votes ??Point to ponder? What of the incumbent ??You get my point ? The govt intends-of have obtained- billions to fund the Optical Fibre backbone, the Ps is talking of engaging with the European Submarine cable, who will pass the legislation ?? Those who know jack ??You tell me......We should debate this exhaustively lest we- who know better- get left with the egg in our face AMA ??Njenga M.P �those who fear to fail.will never try to succeded,for to fail to plan is to plan to FAIL _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com

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Unleash Your Business Potential! BiD Challenge Kenya 2007 Is Now Open]
by Jose' 17 May '07

17 May '07

The Business in Development Challenge Kenya 2007 is open! This year, Kenyans can participate in the International Business in Development SME business plan competition both locally and internationally! You can win up to Ksh. 1,000,000 in the Local Challenge and Ksh. 1,800,000 plus a business trip to the Netherlands in the International Challenge! The BiD Challenge 2007 is open to start-up or established entrepreneurs with a business proposal for a new, or for the expansion of an existing enterprise in Kenya. For participation criteria, timeline and other information please visit our website: www.kenya.bidnetwork.org to: 1) get more information about the BiD Challenge 2007 2) create your profile and share your experience as entrepreneur, screener, coach, expert or investor in the BiD Network! 3) inspire others by forwarding this e-mail today to as many entreprenuers as you like! We kindly ask you to help us in our search for creative entrepreneurs. Creating a 3 page business concept to enter the challenge will take on average only 30 minutes! Please send out our promotional flyer to your personal and professional network AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE! In case of any queries, please contact Morris Muchemi or Annabel Onyando Kind regards, The BiD Network Kenya Team Unleash your business potential! Are you a Small or Medium Enterprise? Established or starting up and looking for capital between Ksh. 500,000 to Ksh. 35,000,000? Enter the SME Business Plan Competition Now! [Partners] [DEADLINE MAY 31st] Why Participate? International award is up to Ksh. 1,800,000 eqv. (Netherlands) for your business. National local awards are Ksh 1,000,000, Ksh. 750,000 and Ksh. 500,000 to support your business Receive professional coaching to develop a comprehensive business plan Get exposed to a network of potential investors, for business plans qualifying for finance ranging between Ksh. 500,000 to Ksh. 35,000,000 per business Promote your business plan and share experiences on the Business in> Development (BiD) Network: the first online marketplace supporting SME business in developing countries The BiD Challenge Kenya is part of an International Competition. Easy online Submission in about 30 minutes! Submit your proposal before 31st of May http://kenya.bidnetwork.org --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.

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Re: [kictanet] Kudos KICTANET on live stream
by Kagwe James 17 May '07

17 May '07

With the kind of response I'm hearing I would like to freely advice all the presidential hopefuls to have ICT consultants as members in their campaign trails and strategists otherwise at this rate they will never get any votes from us and more so from the youth who are well versed as long as ICT is concerned. And in any case why should they get our votes when they are saying nothing about what we beliefs is driving the world economies. How will they achieve the Millennium goals while in total ignorance of the obvious? Kind Regards, James Kagwe ************************************************************************ ********** Alexander Forbes Financial Services (EA) Ltd 9th floor, Nation Centre, Kimathi Street P. O. Box 52439 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254) 20 - 216 986 Fax: (254) 20 - 221 470 Confidentiality Warning ======================= The contents of this e-mail and any accompanying documentation are confidential and any use thereof, in what ever form, by anyone other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify actuaries(a)aforbes.co.ke or benefits(a)aforbes.co.ke and delete it immediately from your system.. Alexander Forbes Financial Services (EA) Limited from whom this e-mail originates accepts no responsibility for losses or damage as a result of any viruses and it is your responsibility to check attachments (if any) for viruses. ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=aforbes.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=aforbes.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Jose' Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:18 AM To: Kagwe James Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kudos KICTANET on live stream Kudus to KICtanet. "Kai U. Wulff" <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> wrote: Hello, We would be happy to stream all events and I am sure ISPs would be happy to store. We would even be happy to stream from Parliament (once we are allowed to terminate fiber there). Kai ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Mr President Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 16:08 To: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kudos KICTANET on live stream Importance: High HI ALL To give credit where it is due? KICTANET for organising the event KDN for live streaming, infact as a precidence has been set, may be KDN could/ should live stream all KICTANET events? adn provide a library for archiving ? The act of Leading is not fearing to be ahead, the fear of being led is not knowing your LEADER, thus it is paramount that we, KNOW our leadrs and the views they hold, plans they have, directions they plan to take and visions they intend to ask us the public to share with them. Regards Njenga M.P those who fear to fail.will never try to succeded,for to fail to plan is to plan to FAIL ________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com <http://www.myway.com/> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngunjirijnr%40yahoo.com Best Regards, Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 || ________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49980/*http:/tv.yahoo.com/collections/265%0d %0a> (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49980/*http:/tv.yahoo.com/collections/265%0d %0a>

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INVITATION TO THE ICT NYERI ROADSHOW MAY 24TH, 2007.]
by alice 17 May '07

17 May '07

*RE: INVITATION TO THE ICT NYERI ROADSHOW MAY 24^TH , 2007.* Following the highly successful ICT Development Expo held in February 2007 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, the Ministry of Information and Communication, in association with ICTvillage.com, would like to invite you to the official opening of the 2007 Nyeri ICT Roadshow on May 24^th , 2007 at 10.00 a.m. at the Temple Road Hall, in Nyeri town. The theme of the ICT Roadshow is “Bridging the Urban-Rural Digital Divide” by enabling ICT companies and organizations to showcase their products, services and programmes to the rural areas and to initiate the establishment of Digital Villages nationwide which will in turn accelerate implementation of the Kenya 2030 Vision. The programme of events is as follows: · *Thursday 24^th 9.00a.m. – 11.00a.m.* Opening Day · *Friday 25^th 9.00a.m. – 5.00p.m.* Commercial Day · *Saturday 26^th 9.00a.m. – 5.00p.m.* Community Day If you wish to participate as an exhibitor please get in touch with the undersigned at the contacts listed below and we will facilitate your placement. We look forward to your attendance. Yours faithfully, Njoki Mumira ------------------------------------ ICTvillage.com - Idea Factory Ltd, The Office Park, Riverside Drive. P O Box 12, Sarit Centre 00606, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254-020-4449277. Tel: 254-020-4447655. Fax: 254-020-4449210. www.ictvillage.com

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Re: [kictanet] Kudos KICTANET on live stream
by Mr President 17 May '07

17 May '07

HI ALLTo give credit where it is due?KICTANET for organising the eventKDN for live streaming, infact as a precidence has been set, may be KDN could/ should live stream all KICTANET events? adn provide a library for archiving ?The act of Leading is not fearing to be ahead, the fear of being led is not knowing your LEADER, thus it is paramount that we, KNOW our leadrs and the views they hold, plans they have, directions they plan to take and visions they intend to ask us the public to share with them.Regards Njenga M.Pthose who fear to fail.will never try to succeded,for to fail to plan is to plan to FAIL _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com

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Re: [kictanet] live stream-Oops! Apologies
by John Walubengo 16 May '07

16 May '07

Evelyn, we need to take this conversation ooffline...am not even sure I was the one supposed to do the flashing but I quickly send out a rejoinder to everyone! my bad...sorry...am out. walu. >>> "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> 05/16/07 01:59PM >>> what's your phone number? walu. >>> "Evelyn Rono" <evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke> 05/16/07 09:54AM >>> Pls flash me in your cell phone I need to talk to you Warm Regards, Evelyn Rono External Affairs Manager Kenya Data Networks Tel: +254 20 556755, 828659/68/81 Mobile: 0724-255047, 0733-730504 Fax: +254 20 828685 URL: www.kdn.co.ke Kindly get in touch with us to experience the freedom. _____ From: kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Rebecca Wanjiku Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:46 AM To: evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke Subject: [kictanet] live stream just to let you know that today there will be a live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ its kenya's quest to create content, www.kenic.or.ke the adminstrators of the .co.ke Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) teamed up with Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Kenya Data Networks to make this possible, we will also be using my blog- beckyit.blogspot.com so be on the loop am sure this can make good news wherever you are in case of further interest, please feel free to contact me Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ _____ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48252/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearc h?refer=1ONXIC> search that gives answers, not web links. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalubengo%40kcct.ac.ke

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Re: [kictanet] live stream
by John Walubengo 16 May '07

16 May '07

what's your phone number? walu. >>> "Evelyn Rono" <evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke> 05/16/07 09:54AM >>> Pls flash me in your cell phone I need to talk to you Warm Regards, Evelyn Rono External Affairs Manager Kenya Data Networks Tel: +254 20 556755, 828659/68/81 Mobile: 0724-255047, 0733-730504 Fax: +254 20 828685 URL: www.kdn.co.ke Kindly get in touch with us to experience the freedom. _____ From: kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+evelyn.rono=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Rebecca Wanjiku Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:46 AM To: evelyn.rono(a)kdn.co.ke Subject: [kictanet] live stream just to let you know that today there will be a live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ its kenya's quest to create content, www.kenic.or.ke the adminstrators of the .co.ke Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) teamed up with Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Kenya Data Networks to make this possible, we will also be using my blog- beckyit.blogspot.com so be on the loop am sure this can make good news wherever you are in case of further interest, please feel free to contact me Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ _____ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48252/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearc h?refer=1ONXIC> search that gives answers, not web links.

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A HEROE worth his TIME
by Eric Osiakwan 16 May '07

16 May '07

Dear All, "A NATION that does not honour her HEROES, is not WORTH dying for" - the key words are "NATION, HEROES and WORTH". The NATION of Kenya honoured her HEROES and one of them is Brian Longwe, a GENERAL in his own RIGHT in the African ICT Fraternity. Please join me in CONGRATULATING a Living Saint @ http:// www.ictvillage.com/icthof_BrianLongwe.asp Eric here NB: Aplogise for cross posting 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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ICT debate
by Rebecca Wanjiku 16 May '07

16 May '07

hi, confirmations are flowing in, i hope you will be there on wednesday 2pm at Norfolk, the debate will surely be heated, regards becky Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz

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USDA ANNOUNCES NEW PROPOSED RULES FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
by Alex Gakuru 16 May '07

16 May '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WWWhatsup <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: May 15, 2007 10:27 PM Subject: [isoc-ny] USDA ANNOUNCES NEW PROPOSED RULES FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES To: isoc-ny(a)yahoogroups.com, discuss(a)isoc-ny.org USDA ANNOUNCES NEW PROPOSED RULES FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES [SOURCE: US Department of Agriculture] On Friday, Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr announced the publication of new proposed rules designed to facilitate the further deployment of broadband services to rural communities nationwide. Key elements include: 1) Promoting deployment to rural areas with little or no service; 2) Ensuring that residents in funded areas get broadband access more quickly; 3) Limiting funding in urban areas and areas where a significant share of the market is served by incumbent providers; 4) Clarifying and streamlining equity and marketing survey requirements; 5) Increasing the transparency of the application process, including legal notice requirements, to make more informed lending/borrowing decisions; 6) Promoting a better understanding of all application requirements, including market survey, competitive analysis, business plan, and system design requirements; and 7) ensuring that projects funding are keeping pace with increasing demand for bandwidth. http://www.dailywireless.org/2007/05/14/rural-broadband-gets-a-plan/ -----

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reminder
by Rebecca Wanjiku 15 May '07

15 May '07

hi, just to remind you of the upcoming debate on ICT at the Norfolk, on wednesday (16th) at 2pm the confirmations are coming in, and it will be good for members to attend in huge numbers, hope to see you there, regards becky ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121

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Re: [kictanet] [Fwd: presidential aspirants' debate on ICT enabled Kenyan Economy
by Michuki Mwangi 15 May '07

15 May '07

waudo siganga wrote: > Thank you Engineer. I will be away for WITSA meetings in Kualr Lumpur > 14-19 May. Keziah Muthoni will attend on my behalf. > I see content opportunity - maybe if someone can provide bandwidth we can audio-stream the session live for those who not able to make it. Regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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Live Streaming for presidential aspirants' debate on ICT enabled Kenyan Economy. Mainsteraming ICTs into the National Agenda
by alice 15 May '07

15 May '07

Apologies for cross posting Dear All Courtesy of KENIC and KDN, there will be live streaming of this event for those who can not make it to be there physically. The URL is: http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ best alice ------------------------------------------------------------------- Michuki Mwangi wrote: > I see content opportunity - maybe if someone can provide bandwidth we > can audio-stream the session live for those who not able to make it. > > Regards, > > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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End of Online Deliberation - CCK Internet Report
by John Walubengo 14 May '07

14 May '07

Dear All, I wish to 'officially' declare the above deliberation closed after 3 weeks of enriching online exchange. I want to thank all of you who spared the time and effort to contribute your ideas on the various topics. I also want to thank all those who spared the time to READ those contributions - even though you may have said nothing, am sure you may have learnt alot more like I did. As for the way forward? Basically, I would be compiling a summary of the deliberations in form of a report which will be published on the list and possibly handed over to appropriate authorities in a short 'Breakfast' ceremony that will be announced later after confirmations. Thanx again to all and hope to get your participation in future online deliberations. J. Walubengo KICTANet ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/

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KCCT looking for an Intergrated Management System.
by John Walubengo 14 May '07

14 May '07

Hey, Allow me to air some commercial, some of you may be ICT Consultants and may be interested.. ...KCCT went public (advertised) the other friday for the above system. Plse ask your colleagues who may be intrested in supplying the system to visit the url below for details. http://www.kcct.ac.ke/downloads/brochures/TenderNotice.pdf walu ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php

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"INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING" Nairobi, Kenya 6 – 7 June 2007: Eighth Forum on Telecommunications
by alice 13 May '07

13 May '07

"INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING" Nairobi, Kenya 6 – 7 June 2007 We are pleased to announce the eighth Forum on Telecommunications/ICT Regulation in Africa (FTRA-2007), organized by the Telecommunications Bureau (BDT) in collaboration with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK).The Forum will be held in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya from 6 to 7 June 2007 and will be chaired by, Eng. John Waweru, the Director General, CCK. INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING: Africa is one of continents where countries are still working on the roll out of basic infrastructure, including the Telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Various utilities and various Telecommunications and ICT Operators in particular, are running parallel infrastructure that if shared could have reduced the costs; duplications and wasting of scarce resource. Further by sharing some infrastructure we could minimize the negative impact in our environment! Can Policy Makers and Regulators Promote Infrastructure Sharing without jeopardizing the competition and the benefits to consumers? Would the Sharing of Infrastructure minimize the impact on the environment? What are the issues to be looked at when considering the infrastructure sharing and what are the long term implications? These and other topic will be introduced in the discussion paper being prepared by the ITU/BDT for discussion in the Forum. The Forum will be preceded in the same venue by the Public and Private Partnership Forum (PPPF-2007) from 4 to 5 June 2007, providing the opportunity for the participants to meet formally and informally the representatives from the Private Sector, Policy Makers and Regulators http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/afr/events/FTRA/Nairobi-2007/index.html <http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/afr/events/FTRA/Nairobi-2007/index.html>

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KENYA’S TEAMS FIBRE PROJECT LOOKS SET TO DRAW IN OTHER COUNTRIES
by alice 13 May '07

13 May '07

From Balancing Act: KENYA’S TEAMS FIBRE PROJECT LOOKS SET TO DRAW IN OTHER COUNTRIES At the East African Broadband Workshop in Kigali on 8-9 May, five Governments signed a communiqué that may well be the first step on the road to the widening out of participation in the TEAMS fibre project to all East African Community countries: these now include: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Signatories included three Ministers (Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda) and two senior officials (Burundi and Tanzania). The event was organised by the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure and the US Digital Freedom Initiative. The communiqué noted that:”Progress must be made to bring undersea fibre optic cable systems and backbone connections to the region as quickly as possible.” In a diplomatically worded statement clearly aimed at the faltering NEPAD sponsored project it stated that all fibre projects “should aim to meet the requirements of all public and private stakeholders.” The Kenyan Government requested the nomination of technical teams from East African countries and said it would brief regional governments about the technical, legal and investment details in 4-6 weeks time. Furthermore, the signatories agreed that the EAC should adopt “an open access policy for backbone networks and agree that they should be operated on a non-discriminatory manner based on a cost model that is sustainable, which supports regional interconnectivity and allows for high end usage that is affordable to the end users within three months.”

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KENYA SPECIAL: MARKET GETS READY FOR CHEAPER BANDWIDTH
by alice 13 May '07

13 May '07

TOP STORY FROM BALANCING ACT: KENYA SPECIAL: MARKET GETS READY FOR CHEAPER BANDWIDTH _____________________________________________________________________ The Kenyan Internet market is set for a big change as the players transform their strategies to take advantage of new opportunities. With legal VoIP, they are now no longer looking at just offering Internet access. Once the long-delayed interconnect agreements are sorted out, these newcomers will start making inroads into the voice market. With the arrival of cheaper, plentiful international bandwidth in 2008, those who will flourish in a competitive market will no longer primarily sell bandwidth. With cheaper broadband offers, the number of their customers will increase and they will look to services and applications that they can sell their customers. The market is going through a major period of re-alignment and investment. Access Kenya’s IPO was four times over-subscribed, showing the level of interest there is in the market and it has plans to expand (see On the Money) . Telkom South Africa is now the proud owner of Africa Online and is devising its strategy for both the pan-African and local markets. ATC is now firmly at the helm of Wananchi and has ambitious expansion plans. There are also losers as we understand that there are at least two ISPs that are not in the best of financial health. Last week five governments signed a communiqué in Kigali saying that the East Africa Community “should adopt an open access policy for backbone networks”. TEAMS will be fast-tracked, promising to start in Q1 2008 and it will seek input from regional partners within 4-6 weeks. (see Internet News below). Meanwhile, a large team from the private sector competitor project, Sithe’s Seacom, was in Nairobi last week talking to potential customers. The heat is on to see who will be the first to market with cheaper international fibre. In this Kenya special, Russell Southwood interviews John Joseph, the new CEO of Africa Online who gives some pointers about its future direction and to Kai Wulff, CEO of KDN whose recent “free access” experiment provides a fascinating insight into the potential size of the market. After the flattening out of dial-up demand, the market’s on the move again with strategies to attract new customers in what looks set to become a much bigger market. * AFRICA ONLINE’S NEW CEO LAYS OUT HIS STALL In an interview last Friday, Africa Online’s new CEO talked to Russell Southwood about his strategy to revive the company and renew faith in its pan-continental brand. He spoke frankly about how he sees competitive markets and the kind of opportunities the company will pursue. Q: Why did Telkom buy Africa Online? It links immediately with the pan-African acquisition target Telkom has set itself and its desire to create a presence across the continent. It’s been looking right across the IT scale (at potential acquisitions), including fixed and mobile service providers. Africa Online gives us the opportunity to immediately get into eight countries and the ability to opportunity to expand in each of them. It gives us immediate access to the existing licences and the potential to acquire new licences in these territories. In addition, we have affiliates in 20 countries where they are resellers of our corporate connectivity services. We’re searching for affiliates in those countries where we currently don’t have a presence. There’s a also number of carriers in South Africa and the Far East who want to be able to deal with one service operator. We’re also talking to major European carriers who we will be pursuing to set up agreements to provide corporate connectivity and obviously similarly with Telkom SA. It’s always had difficulties with a number of corporates about creating a presence across Africa to meet their needs, companies like retailers and banking organisations, to provide reliable connectivity in their branches. Q: What about the competitors in that market? There’s very few competitors in that space and that’s what makes it attractive. We’ve also had discussions with providers in Hong Kong. Q: What’s the current subscriber base across the eight countries? There’s around 15,000 subscribers. Q: So where are you starting from? We’re offering dial-up and broadband access. The broadband we’re rolling out is using iBurst which is already set up in Kenya and Ghana. We’re currently sorting out spectrum licences to roll that out elsewhere. Our main business will become broadband. We want to significantly grow existing services and add growth in new markets. There’s currently limited iBurst coverage in Kenya with only Nairobi and Mombasa but we’re looking to expand. Q: What kinds of things will you be investing in? There’s currently a limitation on operations that we need to address to increase the top line. The way we do our business is limiting the number of orders per month we can handle. We need to invest in IT systems for process flow. There are limitations on connectivity and bandwidth. We need to increase in-country connectivity and international connectivity and get subscriber numbers up. We need to look at our initial technology choices – iBurst – and then have a wireless base station roll-out. We need to expand services like good quality VoIP services. We’re trialling these within African Online at the moment but we have to do a lot more to improve them. We need to invest in products like VoIP and video calling. Q: What about investment in the brand? I’ve picked up on the history of pride with the brand but this has faded over time. We need to create a passion for the brand in Kenya and other countries but also outside of the continent. Customers need to know what they might get so it’s the brand plus the quality of the product. The brand association should be quality and price. I see a lot of other ISPs advertising here in Kenya and elsewhere and we need to create our own external profile. But we also need to do create that profile internally within the company so that Africa Online is the employee of choice. Q: You mentioned the need for more plentiful, cheaper bandwidth. What’s your attitude to SAT3 and the new East coast fibre projects? My opinion is that there’s a real urgency to get an undersea fibre cable landed on the East coast. It will change the whole ICT marketplace in East Africa. It changes the capacity of price per consumer that would be possible and provides quality connectivity. I believe that the prices we now see on SAT3 and other projects are coming down. I’m flying to the west coast later this month to discuss this. We have to have more investment in fibre projects because it’s a supply and demand issue. Q: Will you be focusing only on services or will you also look at infrastructure? There’s some discussion on the West coast of Africa about looking at providing some infrastructure. Specifically we’re looking at bandwidth provision to other ISPs in some countries. There’s discussions about facilitating that so investment is focused on the service layer but progressing infrastructure and connectivity. Q: Will demand increase if prices come down? Even without price reductions, demand is not being met. We’re moving forward on broadband in Kenya and it’s going to be very competitive. We need to remove the bottlenecks and offer more cost effective offerings. There’s a great deal of demand there but it’s not being fulfilled because of the limitations of current coverage. Q: How does it feel being in a competitive market? I’ve seen greater liberalisation in East Africa than down in South Africa. Regulators in the region have moved more quickly towards competition and deregulating the marketplace. Within the South African marketplace, there’s great competition but there’s a need from the regulatory point of view to change the landscape more. The reality’s there but there’s the need for more implementation. Q: Telkom SA has expressed interest in buying Telkom Kenya. How would it work? Do you buy it or does the parent company? Africa Online is looking to expand. We’re looking at ISP operations, new markets and new licences to grow. However, we would not look at buying into Telkom Kenya as Africa Online. Telkom SA’s expansion plans are looking at all operations throughout Africa and that’s what they’re really pursuing. We are operating as an arms length subsidiary but generating synergies between the two operations. * KDN’S FREE ACCESS OFFER UNCOVERS EXTENT OF WI-FI DEVICES KDN’s Wi-Fi service called Butterfly has been offered for free with no login page on the basis of a word-of-mouth “whispering” campaign and the results have thrown up some potential surprises about the shape and size of the Kenyan market and what the users really want. The free trial took place over a public holiday when there would be plenty of bandwidth available. According to KDN’s CEO Kai Wulff:”We wanted to see where our traffic threshold was. It got up to 22,000 users and then we were smoked away. There were things like corrupted config files occurring.” When it crashed, it was provisioned for 40 megs up and 40 megs down. The significance of the test is that there are 22,000 users with separate MAC addresses using Wi-Fi-enabled devices, purely on the basis of spreading news about the offer on a word-of-mouth basis. It guesses that the figure may actually be double or triple that number. KDN itself has sold around 2,000 Wi-Fi cards in the last few months. At present, Wulff says that:”A broadband service costs on average around KS30,000 a month and I’m confident that by the end of the year there will be 20-30,000 users on a pay-for basis.” Interestingly, customer expectations have gone up considerably with the provision of the Wi-Fi service. Wulff says:”Customers expect the service to be like a leased line. When they see the Wi-Fi indicator going from 48 meg to 36 meg, I start to get customers ringing me on my mobile.” So what was the demand from customers over the free period? Lots were browsing international content. There was a lot of VoIP usage, particularly Skype, where users were phoning each other both within the country and outside it. The network was offered without bandwidth restrictions and it enabled peer-to-peer services like Skype to work well. Apparently lots of students found out about the offer and went out and bought Wi-Fi cards to take advantage of it. Peak use period was after-office hours between 7-9 pm. On a pay for basis, VoIP use (by traffic) on the KDN network is between 10-15% but rises to 20% on the Butterfly service. It’s possible to have a Skype conversation between two people without delays. Unfortunately users are not as security conscious with Skype and viruses are now being spread by users. KDN is now offering all its ADSL 2 customers (unless they specifically request otherwise) Funkwerk modems with Wi-Fi capability. Out of the 24 meg capacity, 4 meg is devoted to Wi-Fi, in effect creating lots of little base stations and thus rolling out coverage to an ever wider number of places. It has tested IP-TV over Wi-Fi and although this is not yet commercially available, it is talking to KTN about offering content.

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{Disarmed} {Filename?} FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Short term opportunities for Software developers ..
by Harry Hare 13 May '07

13 May '07

Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (Tender No. 38 .pdf). Warning: Please read the "smtpout.swiftkenya.com-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. Any takers? _____ From: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Raymun Mutagahywa Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 11:32 AM To: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Short term opportunities for Software developers .. Hi EThinkers, We have advertised this call for Expressions of Interest as of Monday 7th May 2007. I would encourage any capable ethinkers to respond or, inform people whom they think are capable. We would also welcome any hints on any other forums (in the East Africa region) that would have people interested in software development work using JAVA, MS Visual Studio, ASP.Net and MS SQL or Oracle databases. Please respond to my official address: raymondmutagahywa@ <mailto:raymondmutagahywa%40estabs.go.tz> estabs.go.tz and cc: to raymunm@hotmail. <mailto:raymunm%40hotmail.com> com Thanks and Best Regards, Raymond Mutagahywa M & E Database Specialist Presidents Office - Public Service Management >From: eThinkTankTz@ <mailto:eThinkTankTz%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com >Reply-To: "No Reply"<notify-dg-eThinkTan <mailto:notify-dg-eThinkTankTz%40yahoogroups.com> kTz(a)yahoogroups.com> >To: eThinkTankTz@ <mailto:eThinkTankTz%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com >Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Digest Number 2006 >Date: 10 May 2007 10:21:50 -0000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Think Tank on the development of Information and Communications Technology >as the "infostructure" for socio-economic progress > > > > > > Think Tank on the development of Information and Communications >Technology as the "infostructure" for socio-economic progress > > > Messages In This Digest (2 > Messages) > > > > > 1a. > > Re: World Bank in turmoil > From: > eberhardblocher > > > 2. > > Hardening your Firefox browser > From: > Dharmin > > > > View All Topics | Create New Topic > > > Messages > > > > 1a. > > > > Re: World Bank in turmoil > > Posted by: "eberhardblocher" > director@ourtanzani <mailto:director%40ourtanzania.com> a.com > > > eberhardblocher > > > > Wed May 9, 2007 8:01 am (PST) > > > Greetings eThinkers, > > > >now this is totally off-topic. But sorry, couldn't resist. > >It was David Sawe who started this thread, by the way, didn't you, > >David? Thanks to Mervyn Lobo of Tanzanet for pointing out this piece > >of news, giving a new twist to the matter. > > > >Wolfowitz's Girlfriend Resigns as Wolfowitz's Girlfriend > > > >Relinquishes Girlfriend Post `Effective Immediately' > > > >In yet another setback for the embattled World Bank > >president, Paul Wolfowitz's girlfriend Shaha Riza > >announced today that she was resigning as Mr. > >Wolfowitz's girlfriend, "effective immediately." > > > >While Ms. Riza's role in the conflict of interest > >scandal involving Mr. Wolfowitz and the World Bank had > >placed her in the eye of the media storm, few had > >expected her to relinquish her girlfriend post without > >a fight. > > > >But according to a source close to Ms. Riza, the > >increasing pressure on the high-profile couple in > >recent days had convinced her that she "could no > >longer function effectively as Paul Wolfowitz's > >girlfriend." > > > >A joint communiqué released by the couple indicated > >that the decision to leave her girlfriend post was > >entirely Ms. Riza's, but sources close to Mr. > >Wolfowitz suggest that the idea had originated not > >with her, but with the World Bank president himself. > > > >According to one source, "Paul had dinner with Shaha > >last night and told her they should start seeing other > >banks." > > > >News of Ms. Riza's departure sparked speculation that > >Mr. Wolfowitz's might have difficulty acquiring a new > >girlfriend, but according to Vice President Dick > >Cheney, who has served as Mr. Wolfowitz's unofficial > >"wingman" for years, nothing could be farther from the > >truth. > > > >"The fact that the World Bank found Paul guilty of > >wrongdoing gives him an air of danger," Mr. Cheney > >said. "The ladies dig that." > > > >--- In eThinkTankTz@ <mailto:eThinkTankTz%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com, "David Sawe" <david.sawe@...> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings eThinkers, > > > > > > > > > > > > This posting may be a little off-topic in our forum. But given the > >global > > > role of the World Bank in our areas of interest, it is certainly of > > > relevance to us. The article below contains some interesting > >perspectives, > > > while depicting of how key countries are dealing with this widely > >publicised > > > crisis situation. 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How to Upgrade 22,000 Nurses in Kenya
by Harry Hare 13 May '07

13 May '07

Dear Colleagues, As we debate the CCK report its also important to reflect on other successful initiative in the country. On such initiative is a partnership between AMREF, the Nursing Council of Kenya and Accenture, a global management consultancy, technology services, and outsourcing company, where 22,000 nurses will have an opportunity of continuous professional development through ICT or if you like eLearning. I wonder how many such initiatives are taking root albeit quietly in the country. Congratulations are in order to both AMREF and the Nursing Council of Kenya for this effort. Kindest Regards Harry http://www.checkpoint-elearning.com/article/3925.html How to Upgrade 22,000 Nurses in Kenya Nairobi (KEN), May 2007 - In a public-private partnership, Accenture and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) have developed the Kenya Nurses Training Program. eLearning Program Manager Adesuwa Akinboro from AMREF will present this very successful case study in the conference section "Online Learning Opportunities for Health Professionals". How did the cooperation with Accenture come to be? Adesuwa Akinboro: AMREF and the Nursing Council of Kenya have been involved in the training of nurses for over five years now. Initially, this was through the distance education print-based mode. However, due to the chronic nurse shortage, the need to accelerate the training of health workers arose. AMREF approached Accenture, a global management consultancy, technology services, and outsourcing company with many years of experience in eLearning for a solution. Together, AMREF, Accenture, and the Nursing Council of Kenya designed a solution to address the chronic shortage of registered nurses in the country. Could you please describe the outline of the program? Adesuwa Akinboro: Twenty-seven nursing schools are currently implementing the program. Their role is to enrol the students, who are drawn from hospitals, health centers, non-governmental organisations, and from the general population. The students must meet the following requirements: * A community health nurse certificate (ECHN); * Furthermore, government employees should have more than three years of service. Once enrolled, the students take the course at their places of work on computers that are installed and maintained by AMREF. The program currently has 100 of these centers equipped with a total of 340 computers. These include hospitals and medical training colleges. The eLearning centers have an AMREF trained mentor whose responsibility is to assist the students during their clinical placements and to serve as the first level of computer help-desk support. The upgrading program is structured into four modules. Every module consists of several units with two self-tests in each module. In addition to the self-tests, the schools administer a written exam at the end of each module and a final exam at the end of the course. The school also monitors student progress on an ongoing basis. The need for practical experience cannot be over emphasised. The program requires that all students receive practical experience at approved hospitals, and this is one of its strengths since it allows students to put into practice the knowledge they will have acquired almost immediately. What has been the most important experience? Which obstacles did you have to overcome? Adesuwa Akinboro: This has been a very exciting program. It has motivated the nurses enrolled in their provision of health services across the country. The nurse managers have also noted and commented on the improved service delivery as a result of the eLearning programme. In addition, it has enabled many nurses who previously did not have the opportunity to take the course to do so. Such multi-faceted national level programs will encounter obstacles in implementation, particularly when they contain such innovative components. The program has a strong risk management strategy in place and thus mitigates the following risks and challenges: * The need for internet access, connectivity, and IT infrastructure in the hospitals where the nurses work. AMREF has provided computers but is currently looking into the connectivity issue. * The release of students from hospitals to take up the training, since nurse managers initially did not quite grasp the benefits that eLearning can bring. * The fees charged by schools. As you might expect, the cost of taking the course should be less than that of a residential course. This has not always been the case. Through stakeholder sensitisation, this is gradually being achieved. * Policy issues: there is the need to integrate eLearning into the training policy for health workers. * Stakeholder identification and involvement is crucial to ensuring their participation support and continued buy-in. So far over 2,000 student nurses have been enrolled for the eLearning courses. Can you tell us any success stories? Adesuwa Akinboro: Through our monitoring and evaluation exercises, we have received feedback from nurse managers regarding improvement in the quality of care provided by the trainee nurses. The managers have attributed this to the eLearning course. In addition, nurses have broadened their managerial and technical knowledge and acquired IT skills. This has enhanced their confidence and motivation. The program has enabled more nurses to enroll than was previously possible with the residential programme. Some nurses who previously could not get admitted to the course due to the limited number of places available and who have tried for over ten years have finally been able to enroll. The uptake of the program by students, schools, and hospitals has been overwhelming. Many more nurses need to be trained. What are the next steps that need to be taken? Adesuwa Akinboro: A core component of this program is skills transfer and as such, the partnership has built up the capabilities of AMREF, the Nursing Council of Kenya, and the schools, including through a bespoke training programme delivered by Accenture Learning. The eLearning model can be used to train other cadres of health workers even to the degree level. We now cover all of the country's eight provinces. This infrastructure is capable of training the remaining nurses. We also intend to hook up the centers to the Internet so that we can improve communication and access to information, encourage collaboration among students, improve data management, and get the most out of our Learning Management System. Will the cooperation between AMREF and Accenture continue? Adesuwa Akinboro: Yes, the cooperation will continue. As a result of this program, AMREF and Accenture have extended the partnership to include other organizational areas such as strategic support. Furthermore, discussions are also underway that will allow replication of the program in other African nations. This is indeed just the beginning and an excellent example of North-to-South cooperation and of a public-private partnership. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Naturing the next ICT Gurus
by Jose' 12 May '07

12 May '07

Apologies Walu and all for interrupting the discussion on the CCK internet study report. Kimathi Information centre "DIGITAL VILLAGE" is now One year and five months old.We have upto 13 computers connected to ADSL internet that serves upto 5 communities around our constituency.We are the only running digital village in our Kamukunji costituency and Nairobi area. We believe in naturing young talent and approaching different age groups with their interest.Part of our 6 computers are used by children from 4 year olds to 12 year olds to play computer games thus creating a craving for them to learn more on how the computers work. Due to the overwhelming number of children per day on weekends,(70 per day on weekends),we have aquired Two Play stations. We therefore require two television sets to use them on the Play stations(PS) to actually meet the game demand.It doent matter if the televisions are second hand.This kids need to be adressed at there level.Kindly respond if you can help the next ICT gurus. Best Regards, Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 || Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. ____________________________________________________________________________________Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

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Re: [kictanet] Day 7-9 -The Impact of The Recommendations-CCKInternet Rprt
by Meoli Kashorda 11 May '07

11 May '07

The recommendation does NOT state that the regulator should build the national fiber backbone. It is the government, DCNOs, and partners (see http://www.cck.go.ke/recommendations) Report does not go into the details of how these will be achieved. However, the government plans to establish a Universal Service Fund defined in ICT Policy 2006 and draft KIC 2006 bill. The government has also recently created the ICT board (see relevant gazette notice). In addition, Mobile operators and DCNOs continue to build national telecommunications and Internet infrastructures. There are therefore many vehicles that could be used to create a national broadband backbone. Data shows that in the last five years, the national Internet infrastructure has been growing very slowly and largely in the Nairobi and Mombasa. Only the Mobile Internet might increase penetration if it follows mobile coverage. But there are only about 200,000 mobile Internet customers out of the total 8 million mobile customers (2.5%). A National Information Infrastructure (NII) is really an ICT strategy that is aligned to the national strategic economic plans (see Singapore, Mauritius, China NII ). That is, NII aligns the national economic/development strategy with the national ICT strategy (not policy). That is the only way to translate infrastructure to traffic and therefore revenue for the operators. By the way, have any of you ever wondered why so many of us prefer to send SMS messages at 5/- per 160 bytes while Mobile Internet is available at 10/- per Mbytes from the same provider? Does it mean affordability does not matter? Meoli _____ From: kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Eric Osiakwan Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:45 PM To: Meoli Kashorda Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 7-9 -The Impact of The Recommendations-CCKInternet Rprt 1. Regulator building national fiber infrastructure is a VERY BAD recommendation, am sorry. Regulator is Referre and MUST remain asuch. 3. Develop National Information Infrastructure, please watch this too. Am surprised though that there is no recommendation for the regulator to gain MORE AUTONOMY and INDEPENDENCE through laid out engagements with the government and more oversight from the industry stakeholders. Eric here On 9 May 2007, at 08:01, John Walubengo wrote: In trying to improve on the arising Internet Statistics, the Report set out specific recommendations for the Regulator(CCK) some of which are summarised by Category below. 1.Network Infrastructure (CCK Action Points) *Build National Fiber Infrastructure *Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses) *Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for Operators *Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on a PPP basis 2. Affordability (CCK Action Points) *Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet) Operators *Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup & Mobile Internet Services *Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile Services 3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points) *Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies *Develop National Information Infrastructure *Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy Again, Operators, Consumers, Govt, Regulator, Academia and others Lets hear your views. To what extend do you think the above action points will improve on the status of Infrastructure, Affordability and Dispersion? More importantly, why do you think some of the Action Points will not fly (work)? And what specific changes would make them work? We have upto Friday 11th May on this conclusive phase. Lets think 'beyond' the box and plse don't hold back your ideas, the more unconventional the better ;-). walu. ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org 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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Naturing the next ICT Gurus
by Jose' 11 May '07

11 May '07

Apologies Walu and all for interrupting the discussion on the CCK internet study report. Kimathi Information centre "DIGITAL VILLAGE" is now One year and five months old.We have upto 13 computers connected to ADSL internet that serves upto 5 communities around our constituency.We are the only running digital village in our Kamukunji costituency and Nairobi area. We believe in naturing young talent and approaching different age groups with their interest.Part of our 6 computers are used by children from 4 year olds to 12 year olds to play computer games thus creating a craving for them to learn more on how the computers work. Due to the overwhelming number of children per day on weekends,(70 per day on weekends),we have aquired Two Play stations. We therefore require two television sets to use them on the Play stations(PS) to actually meet the game demand.It doent matter if the televisions are second hand.This kids need to be adressed at there level.Kindly respond if you can help the next ICT gurus. Best Regards, Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 || ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/

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Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability- CCKInternetStudyReport
by Florence Etta 11 May '07

11 May '07

Looks like we are looking to issues around the last mile for which a whole mesh of possibilities, actors and services must be considered, planned for and provided. If monopolies continue, forget lower prices and affordability! The governemnt is right in looking to provide the super highway and so it ought. And in doing so it is in its purview to take any loans from any development banks that it can get and at reasonably low interest rates. My only concern is that the AfDB is nowhere in sight or is it? With such high ROI on th continent from ICT investments as I am told where is the AfDB playing? Some one pls tell me or indeed the national dev banks? Are they any to speak of? O just for news; the Nigerian ICT community is celebrating the hand over of managemnt of the top level domain name .ng to nigerians! Cheers from hot and humid Lagos, FE ----- Original Message ---- From: alice <alice(a)apc.org> To: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk Sent: Monday, 7 May, 2007 11:08:31 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability- CCKInternetStudyReport Dear all Talking about government’s engagement in infrastructure development, the Malaysian government, for example was one of the first to attempt to replicate the Silicon Valley model in a developing country. “In its attempt to move the ICT sector to attract domestic and foreign private investment, the Malaysian government invested in creating a world class physical and information infrastructure. Called the Multimedia Super Corridor, this USD 40 billion initiative now serves as the backbone for the country’s information superhighway. The network is supported by a high-speed link, which connects to Japan, ASEAN, the US and Europe. The network is also capable of supporting extensive public, education and business applications”. Beyond infrastructure, the Malaysian government provides attractive tax incentives for world-class technology-led companies to participate in the MSC initiative. And most importantly, it launched actions to provide a well-educated work force with relevant skill levels ranging from technical to research. I see nothing wrong with the Kenya government investing in infrastructure for public good, while private sector supporting this venture by perhaps focusing on the infrastructure as well, technology aspect, content, applications, skills, civil society assisting by ensuring there is demand at the local/rural level, etc The idea here being partnerships. We do seriously need to consider strategies for partnerships, which would involve leveraging the creative potential of the different actors, allowing them to work on the basis of both established as well as new roles and responsibilities. That implies sharing of resources and responsibilities (sharing not shifting risks). For this to happen there is need to ensure that there is sufficient mutual respect and trust between partners to enable them to work together. (The above comments are is entirely personal and do not reflect any position of the organisations I am affiliated with) alice Kai U. Wulff wrote: > Well, > > If you tender the capacity you require in Garissa, we will quote a price and > commit a deployment of fiber. > > Kai > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of > bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 18:10 > To: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability- > CCKInternetStudyReport > > Dear All, > Please do not be misled. The Government will never compete with anybody. > All that is being done is to develop a platform where big and small can > reasonably compete. I think Kai is confusing Telkom projects and > Government infrastructure projects. If the private sector indeed wanted > to do infrastructure projects they will have done so but most private > sector have to have a business case first. I wonder why Kai did not do > the Garisa route first before heading to Uganda. Please understand that > Government has the obligation to provide infrastructure. > > > Regards > > > Bitange Ndemo. > > > > > > >> My point is: >> >> Yu have limited room for infrastructure since the cost is constant and >> only >> increased usage can drop the price. The Government should NOT be a >> competitor but a price sensitive user! >> >> You will have enough people now competing for the business of the >> Government >> and the private users .. That forces prices down. Having a state owned >> cable >> or a state owned Telkom is in my opinion not the way forward. >> >> Rgds >> >> Kai >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of >> Wainaina Mungai >> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:35 >> To: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability- >> CCKInternetStudyReport >> >> Kai said; >> >>> The problem is when you create the demand and then some World Bank money >>> starts to compete before you can recover the cost.. >>> ...The private sector needs the Government as a user there as well as >>> the >>> private companies and consumers. [Only then will the prices drop!] >>> >> Pricing >> I would like to assume that competition from government is as good as >> competition from other market players. The beauty of competition is in the >> way it forces the private sector to put a smile on the face of every >> consumer ;-) so as to guarantee revenue. I am convinced that a significant >> drop in prices results only from fierce competition and some degree of >> regulation. TESPOK and others fought for years to introduce competition >> which resulted in the current lower prices of internet and telephony >> services. >> >> >> The recent intervention of CCK on the pricing of mobile services is a case >> that proves that price controls may become necessary to protect consumers. >> For internet services, we need many 'small scale' providers whose products >> and pricing would be more market-driven and responsive to fluctuations in >> consumer needs. >> >> For instance, an internet user paying KShs. 6,000 per month for DSL per >> month is actually incurring 14 cents per minute for a 30-day month. This >> is >> a great deal for any 24 hour user who may even make money through such >> access to the internet. The same user would be said to incur 28 cents per >> minute if s/he were to use the link for an average 12 hours per day at the >> same monthly rate. There may be a catch here but there is a high >> probability >> that more businesses can survive on such low rates and pass such rates >> down >> to rural consumer. >> >> >> >> --- >> Wainaina Mungai >> http://www.madeinkenya.org >> >> SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present >> without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own >> needs. >> >> >> >>> FROM: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] ON BEHALF >>> OF >>> Rebecca Wanjiku >>> SENT: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:23 >>> TO: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke >>> SUBJECT: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - >>> CCKInternetStudyReport >>> >>> >>> thanks Kai for the response, >>> we need many people responding to this issue, >>> >>> in my opinion, the government should find a way of using the WB money >>> through the private sector, so that the private sector does not see as >>> if >>> the government is competing and killing the profit margin, >>> >>> in this regard, the government could come up with some MOU with the >>> private sector so that some of the money invested is government's and >>> >> some >> >>> PS. >>> that way, part of the profits will be ploughed back (it will be >>> mandatory) >>> >>> i remember during the OFC workshop, Kai shared how IFC funded a private >>> secotor consortium to carry out some survey at USD 300k and a similar >>> survey carried out by govts was valued at USD 3m >>> >>> maybe this can help reduce costs and provide a way for govt and PS to >>> work together and deliver quality market services, develop the content >>> >> and >> >>> all.. >>> >>> its just an opinion, its not absolute, >>> >>> lets hear as many voices as possible, >>> it is at these forums/discussions that great ideas come up, >>> >>> regards >>> >>> _KAI WULFF <KAI.WULFF(a)KDN.CO.KE>_ wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> we leave it to the ISPs to create the demand. We were hoping that with >>> our >>> rural initiatives, like connecting schools and showing them how to >>> educate >>> the parents (and make money with this) will increase the demand on a >>> natural >>> way. >>> >>> What we have seen wit some Rural BTS, it takes about 12 month until it >>> is >>> >>> break even ... >>> >>> The problem is when you create the demand and then some World Bank >>> money >>> starts to compete before you can recover the cost. It is my strong >>> believe >>> that wherever a device can be operated, there WILL be a market. The >>> private >>> sector needs the Government as a user there as well as the private >>> companies >>> and consumers. Only then will the prices drop! We still focus too much >>> on >>> >>> the INTERNET, what most people need for a start is LOCAL information >>> and >>> communication .. so I would say: 90% local IP traffic and 10% >>> international >>> .. >>> >>> Kai >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Joan Walumbe" >>> To: >>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:26 >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - >>> CCKInternetStudy Report >>> >>> >>> > Walu, >>> > >>> > I agree with you that affordablity is a factor especially for rural >>> > communities when it comes to access to the internet. But I think that >>> lack >>> > of awareness is an even bigger factor. It's fine for the urban folk >>> (who >>> > already recognise the benefits to the internet etc.) taking a short >>> break >>> > in >>> > shags to have the internet access when back home, but it there is no >>> > demand >>> > for the internet among the residents what is the point? >>> > >>> > So does KDN enter a market and then hope to create demand or is their >>> a >>> > market that demands the service or is it a little of both? >>> > >>> > I understand that Kai would not be venturing into the rural areas if >>> it >>> >>> > did >>> > not make any financial sense. Can anyone provide some info/statistics >>> on >>> > demand for internet access in rural areas? >>> > >>> > Joan Walumbe >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "John Walubengo" >>> > To: >>> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:01 AM >>> > Subject: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - CCK >>> > InternetStudy >>> > Report >>> > >>> > >>> > Day 5- Statistics on Affordability. >>> > >>> > I acknowledge an interesting thread filtering in on Trust >>> relationships >>> >>> > b/w >>> > IGOs/ISPs...feel free to continue contributing on that as well as on >>> > today's theme on affordability (multi-tasking >>> > encouraged by internet technologies ...) >>> > >>> > and just to pick up from Kai's projection of KDN fiber hitting >>> Bungoma >>> in >>> > early August 2007. This would be quite a welcome and timely >>> development, >>> > but at what cost to the consumer? To what extend will the (internet) >>> > services be affordable to the rural/average communities? >>> > >>> > Affordability is a subjective term gven that what is considered cheap >>> by >>> > the >>> > Bill Gates of this world is probably not so for the average Kenyan on >>> the >>> > street. In trying to get an objective measurement for affordability, >>> the >>> > Report pegged it on the national average incomes. In other words, if >>> the >>> > monthly average income in Kenya is around 100USD and if the average >>> > monthly >>> > cost for internet access is also around 100USD then obviously the >>> average >>> > Kenyan will not bother with accessing the Internet - it just becomes >>> way >>> > beyond their means or too expensive or not affordable. >>> > >>> > The report indicated that access through the more convenient Internet >>> > Dial-up/Desktop services costed over 200% the average incomes (too >>> > expensive), while the same access through mobile phones was costing >>> just >>> > 8% >>> > of the average incomes (quite affordable). What needs to be done in >>> > order >>> > to make Internet Services more afforable to Kenyans? >>> > >>> > 1 day deliberation on this one. >>> > >>> > walu. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > kictanet mailing list >>> > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> > >>> > Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff%40kdn.co.ke >>> > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >>> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com > >>> Rebecca Wanjiku, >>> journalist, >>> p.o box 33515, >>> Nairobi.00600 >>> Kenya. >>> >>> Tel. 254 720 318 925 >>> >>> blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >>> -------------------- >>> >>> >>> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? >>> Check out [LINK: >>> >>> > http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http:/autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=X > >> 3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-] >> >>> new cars at Yahoo! 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Day 7-9: The Impact of the Recommendations-CCK Internet Report
by John Walubengo 10 May '07

10 May '07

In trying to improve on the arising Internet Statistics, the Report set out specific recommendations for the Regulator(CCK) some of which are summarised by Category below. 1.Network Infrastructure (CCK Action Points) *Build National Fiber Infrastructure *Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses) *Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for Operators *Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on a PPP basis 2. Affordability (CCK Action Points) *Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet) Operators *Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup & Mobile Internet Services *Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile Services 3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points) *Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies *Develop National Information Infrastructure *Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy Again, Operators, Consumers, Govt, Regulator, Academia and others Lets hear your views. To what extend do you think the above action points will improve on the status of Infrastructure, Affordability and Dispersion? More importantly, why do you think some of the Action Points will not fly (work)? And what specific changes would make them work? We have upto Friday 11th May on this conclusive phase. Lets think 'beyond' the box and plse don't hold back your ideas, the more unconventional the better ;-). walu.

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presidential aspirants' debate by Kictanet
by Rebecca Wanjiku 10 May '07

10 May '07

Mainstreaming Information Communication Technology (ICT) Agenda in 2007 national electioneering debate The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) wishes to invite you the ICT debate titled- Mainstreaming ICT agenda in 2007 national electioneering debate scheduled for May 16th 2007 at 2 pm, at the Norfolk hotel. KICTANet has invited political leaders- hon. Julia Ojiambo, hon. Joseph Nyaga, hon. William Ruto, hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, hon. Musalia Mudavadi, hon. Raila Odinga, hon. Mutahi Kagwe, Nazlin Umar, hon. Najib Balala and hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to share their vision of an ICT enabled Kenyan economy. As a member of KICTANet, your presence is important so that we can pose questions concerning private sector, civil society, media, academia, and government Because you are an expert in your area, the questions you have ever wanted to ask the leaders, you can ask them that day. KICTANet hopes that the debate will assist in advancing ICT issues and demonstrate why we need to start holding our leaders accountable. As we head to the general elections, KICTANet desires to lift ICT issues into the political agenda and demonstrate how the two issues can be meshed up to accelerate development in Kenya and bridge the digital divide. KICTANet is counting on you to make this a success. Yours faithfully, Eng. James Rege, KICTANet ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather

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[Fwd: Re: RE : [AfrICANN-discuss] http://www.icann.org/fellowships/ - please distribute]
by alice 10 May '07

10 May '07

Apologies Walu and all for interrupting the discussion on the CCK internet study report. Herewith additional information on fellowships for Participation in ICANN meeting coming up in June in Puerto Rico. best alice -------------------------- Dear All, Applications can be sent until May 18, 2007. Cheers ar */Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com <mailto:annerachel@gmail.com>>/* a écrit : ******************************************************************* Dear All, Please find below information about the trial fellowship programme at ICANN. Be advised that the African region has a very limited number of fellowships this time because prices are so high for airline tickets especially. Given that ICANN has rotating meetings, each region will get more participants from its region as meetings come to that region. Please read the information carefully and apply directly online. Good luck. ********************************************************************** ICANN Meeting Fellowships Trial *About this Trial* This is a trial of the ICANN fellowships programme. Documentation and policies are being rolled out in a test format for the San Juan ICANN meeting June 25-29, 2007. Following the San Juan meeting ICANN will evaluate the programme and make changes based on participant and community feedback. We are excited about the opportunity this program presents for both ICANN and the developing world and are looking forward its success. *Questions/Comments? *fellowships(a)icann.org <mailto:fellowships@icann.org> *Current Round* : ICANN San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29 *Application Opens*: May 1 Online Application Form <http://survey.icann.org/cgi/fellowship> *Documentation * Terms and Conditions <http://www.icann.org/fellowships/terms-and-conditions.htm> Fellowships Committee <http://www.icann.org/fellowships/fellowship-committee.htm> *Overview * *What is ICANN? * **The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. These include domain names (like .org or .museum, and country codes like .UK), as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation. ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. The domain name system (DNS) and Internet Protocol (IP) addressing systems rely on global input and perspectives in order to ensure they continue to function in a stable and secure fashion. ICANN's fellowships program helps ensure that voices from all regions of the world have the opportunity to provide that input. *What is an ICANN fellowship and who are the fellowships for? * An ICANN fellowship is a one time grant of support to enable attendance at an ICANN organised meeting. They are awarded to enable individuals from stakeholder groups from around the world to attend ICANN meetings. The fellowship covers the cost of airfare, hotel and basic expenses. Recipients are expected to actively contribute to ICANN processes and be a part of the next generation of ICANN leadership. ICANN Government advisory committee representatives and ccNSO members from eligible countries will be prioritised but anyone (apart from participants in the ICANN At-Large advisory committee, which has its own programme) is welcome to apply. *How are the fellowships awarded? * Fellowships are awarded by a selection committee based on a mix of criteria including applicant experience and references, geographic proximity to meeting, receipt of past fellowships, etc. Due to financial limitations ICANN may not be able to provide fellowships for all applicants. In the case of a dispute or similar applications final decisions will be made by the fellowships committee <http://www.icann.org/fellowships/fellowship-committee.htm>. *Who may apply for and be awarded a fellowship? * * Applications are targeted to individuals from government, the ccTLD community, and non-profits not involved in or associated with the at-large advisory committee. * Preference will be given to citizens who are resident in a low, lower-middle, or upper-middle income economy according to the World Bank country groups classification <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421…>. * Successful applicants will have demonstrated: o Ability to utilize the experiences gained from the fellowship to become a part of the next generation of ICANN leadership o A role or interest in the Internet space o An interest in contributing to: + ICANN policy development processes. + The ICANN fellowship alumni network. + A leadership role in stimulating local interest in ICANN. + An ICANN supporting organization or advisory committee. *Overview of fellowship procedures * The fellowship agreement with ICANN includes several clauses that relate directly to travel and related expenses. Please note that all ICANN supported air travel will be by economy class and use the most direct and economical routing. See ICANN Fellowship Terms and Conditions <http://www.icann.org/fellowships/terms-and-conditions.htm>. Per diem costs are covered via a lump sum stipend of US$ 300.00 for the entire period of the fellowship. The stipend will be provided to each fellow upon his or her arrival at the meeting. During the fellowship fellows are responsible for their own personal health and safety. Fellows should consult travel and health advisories in advance of the fellowship. Following the completion of the fellowship, all fellows will be invited to join a network of ICANN fellowship alumni. This global network will provide instant connections with peers worldwide who share a common interest in ICANN related issues. Please note that consideration for future fellowships will depend on active contribution to ICANN policy development processes. Completion of post-fellowship reports and feedback forms is a critical part of gauging the level of contribution made by each fellow. *Frequently Asked Questions * *How will my travel be covered? ** * Travel will be covered by ICANN directly. * * *How will my hotel be covered? * Hotels will be booked and covered by ICANN directly. All additional hotel charges beyond the room are the responsibility of the fellow. *How will the stipend work? * **All fellows receive a flat stipend of 300 US Dollars. The stipends will be provided in the form of an AMEX check card or travellers checks depending on the location of the meeting. Stipends will be given to fellows at the fellow orientation session on day one of the ICANN meeting. * * *Do I need insurance? * ICANN will provide access to travel insurance for the fellowship. It is the fellow's responsibility to review the policy and process any resulting claims. *I would like to add personal or other business segments to my travel. What do I do? * This is not possible. _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net <mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Découvrez une nouvelle façon d'obtenir des réponses à toutes vos questions ! Profitez des connaissances, des opinions et des expériences des internautes sur Yahoo! Questions/Réponses <http://fr.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42054/*http://fr.answers.yahoo.com>. -- Anne-Rachel Inne _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Day 7-9 -The Impact of The Recommendations-CCK Internet Rprt
by John Walubengo 10 May '07

10 May '07

In trying to improve on the arising Internet Statistics, the Report set out specific recommendations for the Regulator(CCK) some of which are summarised by Category below. 1.Network Infrastructure (CCK Action Points) *Build National Fiber Infrastructure *Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses) *Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for Operators *Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on a PPP basis 2. Affordability (CCK Action Points) *Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet) Operators *Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup & Mobile Internet Services *Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile Services 3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points) *Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies *Develop National Information Infrastructure *Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy Again, Operators, Consumers, Govt, Regulator, Academia and others Lets hear your views. To what extend do you think the above action points will improve on the status of Infrastructure, Affordability and Dispersion? More importantly, why do you think some of the Action Points will not fly (work)? And what specific changes would make them work? We have upto Friday 11th May on this conclusive phase. Lets think 'beyond' the box and plse don't hold back your ideas, the more unconventional the better ;-). walu. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php

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Re: [kictanet] Flight KQ 507: Did the Media cross the line?
by Kagwe James 09 May '07

09 May '07

Just concerned and probably out of context as far as the discussions we've been having are concerned. Isn't there a technology, probably GPRS based that can be used to track aeroplanes all over the world? Just like the way car track traces cars using GPRS. Is it possible to have such to track and trace aeroplanes. The time it took to trace the KQ plane was quite worrying and given that aeroplanes traverse deserts, seas and forests, then a system like this would make a difference in the time that it takes to trace a plane and probably save peoples lives. Just a view, no politics please!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=aforbes.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=aforbes.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Wainaina Mungai Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:19 PM To: Kagwe James Subject: [kictanet] Flight KQ 507: Did the Media cross the line? Was the media insensitive and offensive as they competed to air and publish reports of the flight KQ507 crash? Read about it on http://www.madeinkenya.org/forum_files/forum0507-2.php _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkagwe%40aforbes.co.ke

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Global Fellowships Program to enhance participation in ICANN's meeting in Puerto Rico
by alice 09 May '07

09 May '07

*Fellowship Program to Enhance Global Participation in ICANN **MARINA DEL REY, Calif.*: People from across the world will have more opportunities to attend ICANN's 29th Public Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico thanks to the trial global fellowships program <http://www.icann.org/fellowships/> launched today. "We want to foster increased participation from developing and least developed nations at our public meetings and this fellowship program will do just that," said Paul Levins, ICANN's Executive Officer and Vice President Corporate Affairs. Priority will be given to current residents of developing and least developed nations who are interested in participating in the ICANN government advisory committee, the country code names supporting organization, and the generic names supporting organization. The fellowship will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. As always, registration for ICANNs meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. "The program will play a key role in meeting part of ICANN's operational plan which has been through extensive public discussions and consultations to create a program to encourage and find participation by interested parties in developing countries," Levins said. After the San Juan meeting, which takes place 2530 June, ICANN will get feedback on the program from participants and the public, and identify areas where there might be improvements. "As a global organization ICANN is working hard to reach out and work with people from every part of the world, and especially individuals and organizations from developing countries," Levins added. "Making sure we have participation from people who normally couldnt attend means ICANNs work in the administration of the Domain Name and Internet Protocol addressing systems is more accountable and transparent." _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org www.alac.icann.org www.icannalac.org

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Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - CCKInternetStudyReport
by Wainaina Mungai 09 May '07

09 May '07

Kai said; > The problem is when you create the demand and then some World Bank money > starts to compete before you can recover the cost > .The private sector needs the Government as a user there as well as the > private companies and consumers. [Only then will the prices drop!] Pricing I would like to assume that competition from government is as good as competition from other market players. The beauty of competition is in the way it forces the private sector to put a smile on the face of every consumer ;-) so as to guarantee revenue. I am convinced that a significant drop in prices results only from fierce competition and some degree of regulation. TESPOK and others fought for years to introduce competition which resulted in the current lower prices of internet and telephony services. The recent intervention of CCK on the pricing of mobile services is a case that proves that price controls may become necessary to protect consumers. For internet services, we need many small scale providers whose products and pricing would be more market-driven and responsive to fluctuations in consumer needs. For instance, an internet user paying KShs. 6,000 per month for DSL per month is actually incurring 14 cents per minute for a 30-day month. This is a great deal for any 24 hour user who may even make money through such access to the internet. The same user would be said to incur 28 cents per minute if s/he were to use the link for an average 12 hours per day at the same monthly rate. There may be a catch here but there is a high probability that more businesses can survive on such low rates and pass such rates down to rural consumer. --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. > > FROM: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] ON BEHALF OF > Rebecca Wanjiku > SENT: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:23 > TO: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > SUBJECT: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - > CCKInternetStudyReport > > > thanks Kai for the response, > we need many people responding to this issue, > > in my opinion, the government should find a way of using the WB money > through the private sector, so that the private sector does not see as if > the government is competing and killing the profit margin, > > in this regard, the government could come up with some MOU with the > private sector so that some of the money invested is government's and some > PS. > that way, part of the profits will be ploughed back (it will be > mandatory) > > i remember during the OFC workshop, Kai shared how IFC funded a private > secotor consortium to carry out some survey at USD 300k and a similar > survey carried out by govts was valued at USD 3m > > maybe this can help reduce costs and provide a way for govt and PS to > work together and deliver quality market services, develop the content and > all.. > > its just an opinion, its not absolute, > > lets hear as many voices as possible, > it is at these forums/discussions that great ideas come up, > > regards > > _KAI WULFF <KAI.WULFF(a)KDN.CO.KE>_ wrote: > > Hello, > > we leave it to the ISPs to create the demand. We were hoping that with > our > rural initiatives, like connecting schools and showing them how to > educate > the parents (and make money with this) will increase the demand on a > natural > way. > > What we have seen wit some Rural BTS, it takes about 12 month until it is > > break even ... > > The problem is when you create the demand and then some World Bank money > starts to compete before you can recover the cost. It is my strong > believe > that wherever a device can be operated, there WILL be a market. The > private > sector needs the Government as a user there as well as the private > companies > and consumers. Only then will the prices drop! We still focus too much on > > the INTERNET, what most people need for a start is LOCAL information and > communication .. so I would say: 90% local IP traffic and 10% > international > .. > > Kai > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Walumbe" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:26 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - > CCKInternetStudy Report > > > > Walu, > > > > I agree with you that affordablity is a factor especially for rural > > communities when it comes to access to the internet. But I think that > lack > > of awareness is an even bigger factor. It's fine for the urban folk > (who > > already recognise the benefits to the internet etc.) taking a short > break > > in > > shags to have the internet access when back home, but it there is no > > demand > > for the internet among the residents what is the point? > > > > So does KDN enter a market and then hope to create demand or is their a > > market that demands the service or is it a little of both? > > > > I understand that Kai would not be venturing into the rural areas if it > > > did > > not make any financial sense. Can anyone provide some info/statistics > on > > demand for internet access in rural areas? > > > > Joan Walumbe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Walubengo" > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:01 AM > > Subject: [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - CCK > > InternetStudy > > Report > > > > > > Day 5- Statistics on Affordability. > > > > I acknowledge an interesting thread filtering in on Trust relationships > > > b/w > > IGOs/ISPs...feel free to continue contributing on that as well as on > > today's theme on affordability (multi-tasking > > encouraged by internet technologies ...) > > > > and just to pick up from Kai's projection of KDN fiber hitting Bungoma > in > > early August 2007. This would be quite a welcome and timely > development, > > but at what cost to the consumer? To what extend will the (internet) > > services be affordable to the rural/average communities? > > > > Affordability is a subjective term gven that what is considered cheap > by > > the > > Bill Gates of this world is probably not so for the average Kenyan on > the > > street. In trying to get an objective measurement for affordability, > the > > Report pegged it on the national average incomes. In other words, if > the > > monthly average income in Kenya is around 100USD and if the average > > monthly > > cost for internet access is also around 100USD then obviously the > average > > Kenyan will not bother with accessing the Internet - it just becomes > way > > beyond their means or too expensive or not affordable. > > > > The report indicated that access through the more convenient Internet > > Dial-up/Desktop services costed over 200% the average incomes (too > > expensive), while the same access through mobile phones was costing > just > > 8% > > of the average incomes (quite affordable). What needs to be done in > > order > > to make Internet Services more afforable to Kenyans? > > > > 1 day deliberation on this one. > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff%40kdn.co.ke > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com > > > Rebecca Wanjiku, > journalist, > p.o box 33515, > Nairobi.00600 > Kenya. > > Tel. 254 720 318 925 > > blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ > > > -------------------- > > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check out [LINK: > http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http:/autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=…] > new cars at Yahoo! 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A world laggard, the U.S. needs a real policy to bring affordable, high-speed Internet service to everyone
by Alex Gakuru 09 May '07

09 May '07

[Local consumers are not alone in this discourse.] [Mercury News] http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/vindu/2007/05/06/a-world-laggard-the-us-need… <snip> When it comes to reasonably priced, high-speed Internet service, the United States is an embarrassment. Despite years of promises from politicians and technology titans, the U.S. continues to lag far behind our global competitors. During the past year, the U.S. slipped from 12th to 15th place in broadband Internet penetration per capita, behind much of Western Europe, Korea, Japan and Canada, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Worse, much of U.S. "broadband" service is only a smidgen faster than a dialup modem. Japan leads the world in cutting-edge fiber connections, offering speeds of up to 100 Mbps to 7.9 million home subscribers in 2006. In the U.S., only a paltry 700,000 have fiber connections. ..... Both government and the telecommunications industry are to blame. The technology to deliver truly high-speed Internet access is there, especially for cable subscribers. Customers need to demand better service from providers. ..... What can you do about this shameful state of Internet access? First of all, speak up as a customer. If you're in the Bay Area, complain to Comcast and AT&T/SBC/Pacific Bell and ask them why they offer such slow Internet speeds. Demand better. A coalition of consumer groups has launched SavetheInternet.com, which is principally dedicated to net neutrality (the principle that no Web site should get favored access from an Internet service provider) but also crusades for affordable broadband. You can join their efforts to push for better broadband. Contact the FCC directly and tell them you're tired of seeing the U.S. lag the rest of the world and they need to start pushing the cable and DSL companies to upgrade service. Ask the president why we he has utterly failed to keep his 2004 promise to give every American access to high-speed Internet service. And finally, contact your congressional representatives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi campaigned last year on bringing affordable broadband to everyone within five years. Hold her to it! <snip>

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Flight KQ 507: Did the Media cross the line?
by Wainaina Mungai 09 May '07

09 May '07

Was the media insensitive and offensive as they competed to air and publish reports of the flight KQ507 crash? Read about it on http://www.madeinkenya.org/forum_files/forum0507-2.php

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Common services policy
by Mr President 08 May '07

08 May '07

Hi ALLWould it be possible to have a common services policy, that would entail laying of services like communications, internet via optical fibre,electricity etc in common ducts.This would anable sharing of costs by users for maintenance, access by all providers, and a reduction is costs of digging up trenches for each service provider ?It would also enable easy access for repairs and upgrades.A certain amount of "joint" planning -which is lacking- would reduce the over all cost of rolling out the infrastructure nationwide.It can be financed, via govt investment bonds, that� should have NO capital gains tax,council and municipal bonds etc.My take is that the funds can not only be� sourced but also applied in the most logical way, and this would provide massive employment for rolling out the sameLater the infrastructure can be given to firm(s) to maitain at a nominal fee as "local" outsourcing for none core business.Lawyers could work out legalities, contractors "LOCAL" not chinese prisoners being fronted as cheap labour, municipal and other local authorities could have the service now and not later, funds could also be sourced via the women funds, youth funds, lasdap, latf and CDF whcih is set to increase to 10%The aformentioned would enable urban and rural industrialisation by 2010 as envision by Hon Raila and not 2030 by reactives� as opposed to pro-actives.The� "Greemen" concept sounds to me like the wheel, yet we seem to want to invent it again "kenyan " style ama ?MAy the souls of those who departed rest in peace and may all of us observe a moment of silence and prayer for them and their loved onesNjenga M.P�those who fear to fail.will never try to succeded,for to fail to plan is to plan to FAIL _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com

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Re: [kictanet] Day 6 of 10 - Statistics on Dispersion- CCK Internet Report
by John Walubengo 08 May '07

08 May '07

Lets extend 1day (today) on the above theme... I know the recent posts have commented on the above. In particular, the 'conflicting' approaches with regard to infrastructure development b/w Govt & Private Sector. I think Govt feels that the Private sector initiatives into the rural areas has been lacking hence their intervention. Private sector may feel that Govt is 'duplicating' their efforts or presenting 'unfair' competition in that space. I think the report had a middle ground where the Universal Access Fund (UAF)is deployed. Private sector would be 'funded' to implement infrastructure in non-economic zones using the UAF. In other words the Goverment advances the funds and the Private Sector implements the projects. I don't know if this would present a middle-ground or addresses a different issue? walu. --- John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> wrote: > <<<a prayer for the missing KQ passengers, Mt Elgon & > other Land-Clashes victims observed>>> > > and now I Wish to thank all for the surge of > contributions that are continuing to come through. Plse > keep them flowing as we move into today's theme > -Statistics on Dispersion. > > snip >>The Report found that even though ISPs were > present in all the 8 Provinces, they were hardly present > at the districts level * covering only 30% of the > districts in Kenya. In addition, of the three key > stakeholders, Government, Educational and Commercial, the > Commercial sector had the bulk of the existing Internet > Connectivity (80%) while the Education Sector had the > lowest (less than 2%). Finally, of the estimated 2.8 > Million Internet users in the country, 80% are in the > capital city Nairobi, 9% in Mombasa and the rest (11%) > are spread across the country.<<snip > > Quite bleak statistics and my recent trip to my rural > home (Bungoma) confirmed it. Even the supposedly > ubiqitous GPRS access failed to deliver and yet it works > wonders in the urban setting. The fixed line access was > out of question - despite me having a laptop that could > have hooked onto the (suprisingly?) available telephone > line. Problem was that the phone was 'Hard-wired' to the > headset -old models- that cannot allow flexibility to > port onto a laptop. > > The other wireless option (Wifi, Wimax or Butterfly et > al) are yet to hit he region...so the question is what > initiatives can be done to improve on the above bleak > statistics? > > 1-day discussion. > > walu. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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