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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
by Peter Osotsi 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

If one is seeking a job we have enough international standards and certifications that guide ICT. I can own a medical institution and I'm an ICT graduate. Should KMPDB lock me out from their industry because I'm not a medical practitioner? It will not work trust me folks. It will not work. I don't fear laws, I fear people that want to use the laws to steal from me On Dec 2, 2016 11:14 AM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Bwana Nelson, Can I say its worth noting that you may be on a Windows or Mac machine sending this email. Either way. The technology you are using right now was developed by college drop outs. I would advise you rid that then. Also. These lax regulations on innovation led to some of the revolutionary technology which you - I am afraid are benefiting from massively. Youd not be able to even reply to this email if you practiced what you preach right now. From a beneficiaries perspective. #JustSaying On 2 Dec 2016 11:07 a.m., "Nelson J kwaje via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @James, I like how people are open minded about ICT professional. it is okay to be a drop out, it is okay to not have any qualifications, just have passion and be good at what you do. Doctors and Pilots used to be treated the same way. few regulations, few standards and no regularity body until we realized that our lives depends on these people and their mistakes can be catastrophic. The ICT Industry is heading in the same direction. our errors are starting to cause some serious damages and the society is right when it demands some yardstick to know who is who. Will you fly with an uncertified pilot ? Can you go to the operating theater with a passionate and committed doctor but no certificate ? Why will you accept anyone to mange the system for your bank, hospital, airport and even national security. Cheers Nelson On 02/12/2016 10:42 WD, James Muendo wrote: Nelson, "we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name of innovation and disruption." I think what you have quoted there is what drives the profession and the industry at large. What you are suggesting is we curb creativity of people who seek to curb a niche out of the huge industry. As Ahmed said, this is not like professions, like, being a doctor or a lawyer that have a pre-set set of standards. If anything, the industry thrives on its dynamic nature, which leads to disruption and innovation. On that I beg to disagree with you. Also, in terms of standards, if we look outside .KE, what other country/town has ICT standards? Am with Ngigi in this one, we need to separate business from profession. The tricky bit, would be, what criteria will you use to do so. Regards, On 2 December 2016 at 10:28, Nelson J kwaje via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Let us face it, the ICT Industry has a problem with standards, > ambiguity rules the ICT Industry in Kenya. the words below can have as > many meanings as the are ICT professionals > > - Cloud Solution > - Software Architect > - Software Developer > - IoT > - Web APP > - and many other > > we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name of > innovation and disruption. > > > On 02/12/2016 10:12 WD, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet wrote: > > My point is, chaos are eminent in the industry. Is it what we want.. NO. > > Then, let's agree on the criteria. ICT Authority is part of the KICTANET > community, let's engage them, instead of shooting in your defense. Let's > get a constructive multi-stakeholder engagement. > > I am afraid that having a few highly opinionated people rule mailing lists > stalls multi-stakeholder participation. > > I hope that the ICT Authority is listening somewhere. > > On Dec 2, 2016 10:00 AM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Its not really about why people feel insecure. Its about what policy is >> meant to do. Why? Technologists are not doctors or lawyers. >> >> With all due respect. What does the education system offer as a yardstick >> for competence? Most of us got jobs before we even graduated school. And we >> went on to work for projects and institutions that went on to win Awards in >> the international arena. >> >> You see, IT is not about being a Doctor or being a Lawyer (where theory >> is a factor). IT is an operational field. IT, more than any other field - >> is based on Talent. Not much on Knowledge. This is why we have so many >> people out of Uni looking for Internships that they can not find. In a >> market where the dynamics are governed by people who did not even do that >> degree - to drive technical jobs. >> >> And yes, we have several CEOs in several companies who (and some of them >> entrepreneur their own way through) did not even do a BCom at the least. >> Some of them did not even see an higher learning institution. >> >> We need to understand that the market dynamics are shifting. Schools in >> developing are evolving. Why? *Because Technology has changed the >> education field. The education field is not changing technology.* >> Apologies if we believe so. >> >> Just my two cents. >> >> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Collins Areba via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> @Dorcas. >>> Before we even get to answering why many people are insecure about the >>> discussion, I would point to the more obvious question. What are the >>> protagonists trying to do? what are they trying to solve? Unfortunately >>> thus far, It is not clear. What is in need of regulation? and why does it >>> need to be regulated? is this regulation for regulation's sake? >>> >>> I did mention yesterday that from my point of view, Regulation makes >>> sense only where there is a limited resource, shared by many, which left >>> without regulation would result in disorder and "law of the jungle". Which >>> ICT component is this that needs to be streamlined to prevent it from >>> spiralling out of control? >>> >>> From where I sit, It feels like a bunch of individuals feel shortchanged >>> about the time, effort and money they spent in learning "the science" only >>> to come out here and find the arena flattened by the same technology. It >>> feels like "the bill" which seeks to assign non existent value to those >>> that feel some level of entitlement to that "ict professional" title purely >>> on the basis of having done ICT formally. >>> >>> I stand corrected. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Why are so many people insecure about this topic. >>>> >>>> Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not? >>>> >>>> Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know, >>>> most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer >>>> science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and >>>> engineering graduates. >>>> >>>> I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling >>>> entity coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain >>>> professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues >>>> at hand. >>>> >>>> Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of >>>> extreme tender-prenuership. >>>> >>>> Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark >>>> Mark Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion. >>>> >>>> If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with >>>> money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups. >>>> >>>> Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working >>>> on it. >>>> >>>> Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic. >>>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority. >>>>> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar). >>>>> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests . >>>>> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but >>>>> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true, >>>>> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets. >>>>> Personally I thing further probing is required. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in >>>>>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated >>>>>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully >>>>>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any >>>>>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and >>>>>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm; >>>>>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such >>>>>> a model exists? My two cents. >>>>>> >>>>>> Beryl Aidi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < >>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Waithaka Ngigi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alliance Technologies >>>>>>> www.at.co.ke >>>>>>> *From: *Collins Areba via kictanet >>>>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM >>>>>>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>>>>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>>> *Cc: *Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Exactly! >>>>>>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to >>>>>>> define it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action >>>>>>> - reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A >>>>>>> decision for instance in some of these association, say which colour to >>>>>>> paint a wall might take four months. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If >>>>>>> this can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions >>>>>>> collectively. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are >>>>>>>> not really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high >>>>>>>> places. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said >>>>>>>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show >>>>>>>> you a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < >>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a >>>>>>>>> limited, shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a >>>>>>>>> set of rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government >>>>>>>>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the >>>>>>>>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive >>>>>>>>> legislation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james(a)muendo.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Collins, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> James Muendo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO), >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Logic Craft Ltd, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> P.O Box 28016 – 00200, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | >>>>>>>>>>> @MmuendoW:|http://about.me/muendo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Too Brief? Here's Why >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks >>>>>>>>>>>> that professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of >>>>>>>>>>>> departure which will show the distinct difference so as to justify >>>>>>>>>>>> regulation. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> College drop outs who rule the world. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry “Bill” Gates iii, Paul >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gardner Allen, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen “Woz” Wozniak, Steven Paul >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jobs, Robert Edward “Ted” Turner iii >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kenya. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>>>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since >>>>>>>>>>>>> the term ICT started being used. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the >>>>>>>>>>>>> role of GateKeeper and RentSeeker? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ >>>>>>>>>>>>> to see whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will >>>>>>>>>>>>> lose most as they are hands on. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti >>>>>>>>>>>>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract >>>>>>>>>>>>> jobs for the government, right? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Blessed Thursday! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Might the sector be getting its shape? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to >>>>>>>>>>>>> education - now we even have more innovative home schooling and best >>>>>>>>>>>>> practice approaches. Healthcare etc >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most >>>>>>>>>>>>> instances - it is the industry associations working with the governments. >>>>>>>>>>>>> An angle to borrow from. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks >>>>>>>>>>>>> launch ICT standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve >>>>>>>>>>>>> public service must comply. >>>>>>>>>>>>> “One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next >>>>>>>>>>>>> couple of weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT >>>>>>>>>>>>> national standards and we plan on having them effective from first of >>>>>>>>>>>>> January and based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,” >>>>>>>>>>>>> said the CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will >>>>>>>>>>>>> be blacklisted..." >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape >>>>>>>>>>>>> while keep its jelly-nature? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We >>>>>>>>>>>>> are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kingdom of God on Earth". >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m ailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Bwana Nelson, Can I say its worth noting that you may be on a Windows or Mac machine sending this email. Either way. The technology you are using right now was developed by college drop outs. I would advise you rid that then. Also. These lax regulations on innovation led to some of the revolutionary technology which you - I am afraid are benefiting from massively. Youd not be able to even reply to this email if you practiced what you preach right now. From a beneficiaries perspective. #JustSaying On 2 Dec 2016 11:07 a.m., "Nelson J kwaje via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @James, I like how people are open minded about ICT professional. it is okay to be a drop out, it is okay to not have any qualifications, just have passion and be good at what you do. Doctors and Pilots used to be treated the same way. few regulations, few standards and no regularity body until we realized that our lives depends on these people and their mistakes can be catastrophic. The ICT Industry is heading in the same direction. our errors are starting to cause some serious damages and the society is right when it demands some yardstick to know who is who. Will you fly with an uncertified pilot ? Can you go to the operating theater with a passionate and committed doctor but no certificate ? Why will you accept anyone to mange the system for your bank, hospital, airport and even national security. Cheers Nelson On 02/12/2016 10:42 WD, James Muendo wrote: Nelson, "we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name of innovation and disruption." I think what you have quoted there is what drives the profession and the industry at large. What you are suggesting is we curb creativity of people who seek to curb a niche out of the huge industry. As Ahmed said, this is not like professions, like, being a doctor or a lawyer that have a pre-set set of standards. If anything, the industry thrives on its dynamic nature, which leads to disruption and innovation. On that I beg to disagree with you. Also, in terms of standards, if we look outside .KE, what other country/town has ICT standards? Am with Ngigi in this one, we need to separate business from profession. The tricky bit, would be, what criteria will you use to do so. Regards, On 2 December 2016 at 10:28, Nelson J kwaje via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Let us face it, the ICT Industry has a problem with standards, > ambiguity rules the ICT Industry in Kenya. the words below can have as > many meanings as the are ICT professionals > > - Cloud Solution > - Software Architect > - Software Developer > - IoT > - Web APP > - and many other > > we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name of > innovation and disruption. > > > On 02/12/2016 10:12 WD, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet wrote: > > My point is, chaos are eminent in the industry. Is it what we want.. NO. > > Then, let's agree on the criteria. ICT Authority is part of the KICTANET > community, let's engage them, instead of shooting in your defense. Let's > get a constructive multi-stakeholder engagement. > > I am afraid that having a few highly opinionated people rule mailing lists > stalls multi-stakeholder participation. > > I hope that the ICT Authority is listening somewhere. > > On Dec 2, 2016 10:00 AM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Its not really about why people feel insecure. Its about what policy is >> meant to do. Why? Technologists are not doctors or lawyers. >> >> With all due respect. What does the education system offer as a yardstick >> for competence? Most of us got jobs before we even graduated school. And we >> went on to work for projects and institutions that went on to win Awards in >> the international arena. >> >> You see, IT is not about being a Doctor or being a Lawyer (where theory >> is a factor). IT is an operational field. IT, more than any other field - >> is based on Talent. Not much on Knowledge. This is why we have so many >> people out of Uni looking for Internships that they can not find. In a >> market where the dynamics are governed by people who did not even do that >> degree - to drive technical jobs. >> >> And yes, we have several CEOs in several companies who (and some of them >> entrepreneur their own way through) did not even do a BCom at the least. >> Some of them did not even see an higher learning institution. >> >> We need to understand that the market dynamics are shifting. Schools in >> developing are evolving. Why? *Because Technology has changed the >> education field. The education field is not changing technology.* >> Apologies if we believe so. >> >> Just my two cents. >> >> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Collins Areba via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> @Dorcas. >>> Before we even get to answering why many people are insecure about the >>> discussion, I would point to the more obvious question. What are the >>> protagonists trying to do? what are they trying to solve? Unfortunately >>> thus far, It is not clear. What is in need of regulation? and why does it >>> need to be regulated? is this regulation for regulation's sake? >>> >>> I did mention yesterday that from my point of view, Regulation makes >>> sense only where there is a limited resource, shared by many, which left >>> without regulation would result in disorder and "law of the jungle". Which >>> ICT component is this that needs to be streamlined to prevent it from >>> spiralling out of control? >>> >>> From where I sit, It feels like a bunch of individuals feel shortchanged >>> about the time, effort and money they spent in learning "the science" only >>> to come out here and find the arena flattened by the same technology. It >>> feels like "the bill" which seeks to assign non existent value to those >>> that feel some level of entitlement to that "ict professional" title purely >>> on the basis of having done ICT formally. >>> >>> I stand corrected. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Why are so many people insecure about this topic. >>>> >>>> Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not? >>>> >>>> Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know, >>>> most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer >>>> science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and >>>> engineering graduates. >>>> >>>> I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling >>>> entity coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain >>>> professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues >>>> at hand. >>>> >>>> Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of >>>> extreme tender-prenuership. >>>> >>>> Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark >>>> Mark Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion. >>>> >>>> If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with >>>> money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups. >>>> >>>> Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working >>>> on it. >>>> >>>> Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic. >>>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority. >>>>> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar). >>>>> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests . >>>>> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but >>>>> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true, >>>>> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets. >>>>> Personally I thing further probing is required. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in >>>>>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated >>>>>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully >>>>>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any >>>>>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and >>>>>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm; >>>>>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such >>>>>> a model exists? My two cents. >>>>>> >>>>>> Beryl Aidi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < >>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Waithaka Ngigi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alliance Technologies >>>>>>> www.at.co.ke >>>>>>> *From: *Collins Areba via kictanet >>>>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM >>>>>>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>>>>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>>> *Cc: *Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Exactly! >>>>>>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to >>>>>>> define it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action >>>>>>> - reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A >>>>>>> decision for instance in some of these association, say which colour to >>>>>>> paint a wall might take four months. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If >>>>>>> this can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions >>>>>>> collectively. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are >>>>>>>> not really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high >>>>>>>> places. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said >>>>>>>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show >>>>>>>> you a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < >>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a >>>>>>>>> limited, shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a >>>>>>>>> set of rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government >>>>>>>>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the >>>>>>>>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive >>>>>>>>> legislation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james(a)muendo.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Collins, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> James Muendo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO), >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Logic Craft Ltd, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> P.O Box 28016 – 00200, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | >>>>>>>>>>> @MmuendoW:|http://about.me/muendo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Too Brief? Here's Why >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks >>>>>>>>>>>> that professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of >>>>>>>>>>>> departure which will show the distinct difference so as to justify >>>>>>>>>>>> regulation. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> College drop outs who rule the world. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry “Bill” Gates iii, Paul >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gardner Allen, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen “Woz” Wozniak, Steven Paul >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jobs, Robert Edward “Ted” Turner iii >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kenya. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>>>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since >>>>>>>>>>>>> the term ICT started being used. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the >>>>>>>>>>>>> role of GateKeeper and RentSeeker? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ >>>>>>>>>>>>> to see whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will >>>>>>>>>>>>> lose most as they are hands on. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti >>>>>>>>>>>>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract >>>>>>>>>>>>> jobs for the government, right? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Blessed Thursday! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Might the sector be getting its shape? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to >>>>>>>>>>>>> education - now we even have more innovative home schooling and best >>>>>>>>>>>>> practice approaches. Healthcare etc >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most >>>>>>>>>>>>> instances - it is the industry associations working with the governments. >>>>>>>>>>>>> An angle to borrow from. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks >>>>>>>>>>>>> launch ICT standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve >>>>>>>>>>>>> public service must comply. >>>>>>>>>>>>> “One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next >>>>>>>>>>>>> couple of weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT >>>>>>>>>>>>> national standards and we plan on having them effective from first of >>>>>>>>>>>>> January and based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,” >>>>>>>>>>>>> said the CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will >>>>>>>>>>>>> be blacklisted..." >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape >>>>>>>>>>>>> while keep its jelly-nature? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We >>>>>>>>>>>>> are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kingdom of God on Earth". >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via >>>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
by Dorcas Muthoni 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

I am sure they will be willing to listen too. Let's focus on the issues so that people feel free to engage. Walu, can this be an AOB somewhere during the planned meet-up? On Dec 2, 2016 9:21 AM, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Dorcas I'm answering you specifically because you raised the issue. And yes the Authority needs to engage all stakeholders. And yes. Definitely beyond this list. We are yet to see evidence of that. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Is this for me? It's for us all. Perhaps what you are saying is the ICT > Authority should should use a multi-stakeholder process. > > I am certain that getting the best criteria would involve more than those > in this list. > > On Dec 2, 2016 9:10 AM, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> Dorcas >> >> You miss the point. Infact we are super concerned especially because >> these machinations are specifically targeting tenders. >> >> Why are you not answering the pertinent issues we have asked? >> >> 1. Who is an ICT Practitioner? >> 2. Who decides and what criteria is going to be used to ask and answer >> the above question? >> >> We are all for self-regulation. The majority of the malpractices are >> actually perpetrated by government functionaries who collude with >> TenderPreneurs. How then would you zero in on the so-called 'quacks'. >> >> Lets be honest with ourselves and say it as it is. >> >> This is simply a way to Ring-Fence certain opportunities for certain >> people. >> >> Regards >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> >> *Principal* >> >> *Hussein & Associates* >> >> >> >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >> >> >> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >> >> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >> >> Nairobi, Kenya. >> >> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely >> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the >> organizations that I work with. >> >> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Why are so many people insecure about this topic. >>> >>> Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not? >>> >>> Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know, >>> most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer >>> science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and >>> engineering graduates. >>> >>> I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling >>> entity coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain >>> professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues >>> at hand. >>> >>> Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of >>> extreme tender-prenuership. >>> >>> Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark >>> Mark Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion. >>> >>> If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with >>> money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups. >>> >>> Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working >>> on it. >>> >>> Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic. >>> >>> On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority. >>>> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar). >>>> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests . >>>> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but >>>> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true, >>>> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets. >>>> Personally I thing further probing is required. >>>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in >>>>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated >>>>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully >>>>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any >>>>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and >>>>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm; >>>>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such >>>>> a model exists? My two cents. >>>>> >>>>> Beryl Aidi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..." >>>>>> >>>>>> Waithaka Ngigi >>>>>> >>>>>> Alliance Technologies >>>>>> www.at.co.ke >>>>>> *From: *Collins Areba via kictanet >>>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM >>>>>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>>>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> *Cc: *Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks >>>>>> >>>>>> Exactly! >>>>>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to >>>>>> define it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action >>>>>> - reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A >>>>>> decision for instance in some of these association, say which colour to >>>>>> paint a wall might take four months. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If >>>>>> this can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions >>>>>> collectively. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are >>>>>>> not really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high >>>>>>> places. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said >>>>>>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show >>>>>>> you a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < >>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a >>>>>>>> limited, shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a >>>>>>>> set of rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government >>>>>>>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the >>>>>>>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive >>>>>>>> legislation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james(a)muendo.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Collins, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> James Muendo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO), >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Logic Craft Ltd, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> P.O Box 28016 – 00200, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | >>>>>>>>>> @MmuendoW:|http://about.me/muendo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Too Brief? Here's Why >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via >>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks >>>>>>>>>>> that professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of >>>>>>>>>>> departure which will show the distinct difference so as to justify >>>>>>>>>>> regulation. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> College drop outs who rule the world. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry “Bill” Gates iii, Paul Gardner >>>>>>>>>>>> Allen, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen “Woz” Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, >>>>>>>>>>>> Robert Edward “Ted” Turner iii >>>>>>>>>>>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in >>>>>>>>>>>> Kenya. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since >>>>>>>>>>>> the term ICT started being used. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the >>>>>>>>>>>> role of GateKeeper and RentSeeker? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ >>>>>>>>>>>> to see whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will >>>>>>>>>>>> lose most as they are hands on. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti >>>>>>>>>>>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract jobs >>>>>>>>>>>> for the government, right? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Blessed Thursday! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Might the sector be getting its shape? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to >>>>>>>>>>>> education - now we even have more innovative home schooling and best >>>>>>>>>>>> practice approaches. Healthcare etc >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most instances >>>>>>>>>>>> - it is the industry associations working with the governments. An angle to >>>>>>>>>>>> borrow from. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks >>>>>>>>>>>> launch ICT standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve >>>>>>>>>>>> public service must comply. >>>>>>>>>>>> “One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next >>>>>>>>>>>> couple of weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT >>>>>>>>>>>> national standards and we plan on having them effective from first of >>>>>>>>>>>> January and based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,” >>>>>>>>>>>> said the CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will >>>>>>>>>>>> be blacklisted..." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape >>>>>>>>>>>> while keep its jelly-nature? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We >>>>>>>>>>>> are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The >>>>>>>>>>>> Kingdom of God on Earth". >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Well in this case this dog could come biting back at the same >>>>>>>>>>>> people who unleashed it. That is if we take into consideration how our >>>>>>>>>>>> institutions are run. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Listers >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> All Information Communication and Technology (ICT) >>>>>>>>>>>> professionals will now be vetted to weed out quacks and sanitise the >>>>>>>>>>>> industry, ICT Authority chief executive officer Robert Mugo said yesterday. >>>>>>>>>>>> He said the authority is alarmed by the rising of cases of >>>>>>>>>>>> individuals and groups masquerading as ICT experts seeking to tender for >>>>>>>>>>>> services in the counties. >>>>>>>>>>>> Read on:- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, possible >>>>>>>>>>>> phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='http://www.mediamaxn >>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.mediamaxn>etwork.co.ke/people- >>>>>>>>>>>> <http://etwork.co.ke/people->daily/277875/ict-authority-weed-quacks/'. >>>>>>>>>>>> Original text='http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co >>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co>. ke/people-daily/277875/ict- >>>>>>>>>>>> authority-weed-quacks/'. For more information on phishing click here >>>>>>>>>>>> <http:///docs/phishing.html>.* >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, >>>>>>>>>>>> possible phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='http://ke.linkedin.c >>>>>>>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin.c>om/in/alihkassim'. Original text='http://ke.linkedin >>>>>>>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin>. com/in/alihkassim'. 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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
by Ali Hussein 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Dorcas I'm answering you specifically because you raised the issue. And yes the Authority needs to engage all stakeholders. And yes. Definitely beyond this list. We are yet to see evidence of that. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Is this for me? It's for us all. Perhaps what you are saying is the ICT > Authority should should use a multi-stakeholder process. > > I am certain that getting the best criteria would involve more than those > in this list. > > On Dec 2, 2016 9:10 AM, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> Dorcas >> >> You miss the point. Infact we are super concerned especially because >> these machinations are specifically targeting tenders. >> >> Why are you not answering the pertinent issues we have asked? >> >> 1. Who is an ICT Practitioner? >> 2. Who decides and what criteria is going to be used to ask and answer >> the above question? >> >> We are all for self-regulation. The majority of the malpractices are >> actually perpetrated by government functionaries who collude with >> TenderPreneurs. How then would you zero in on the so-called 'quacks'. >> >> Lets be honest with ourselves and say it as it is. >> >> This is simply a way to Ring-Fence certain opportunities for certain >> people. >> >> Regards >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> >> *Principal* >> >> *Hussein & Associates* >> >> >> >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >> >> >> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >> >> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >> >> Nairobi, Kenya. >> >> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely >> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the >> organizations that I work with. >> >> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Why are so many people insecure about this topic. >>> >>> Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not? >>> >>> Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know, >>> most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer >>> science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and >>> engineering graduates. >>> >>> I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling >>> entity coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain >>> professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues >>> at hand. >>> >>> Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of >>> extreme tender-prenuership. >>> >>> Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark >>> Mark Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion. >>> >>> If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with >>> money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups. >>> >>> Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working >>> on it. >>> >>> Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic. >>> >>> On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority. >>>> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar). >>>> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests . >>>> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but >>>> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true, >>>> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets. >>>> Personally I thing further probing is required. >>>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in >>>>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated >>>>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully >>>>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any >>>>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and >>>>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm; >>>>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such >>>>> a model exists? My two cents. >>>>> >>>>> Beryl Aidi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..." >>>>>> >>>>>> Waithaka Ngigi >>>>>> >>>>>> Alliance Technologies >>>>>> www.at.co.ke >>>>>> *From: *Collins Areba via kictanet >>>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM >>>>>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>>>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> *Cc: *Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks >>>>>> >>>>>> Exactly! >>>>>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to >>>>>> define it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action >>>>>> - reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A >>>>>> decision for instance in some of these association, say which colour to >>>>>> paint a wall might take four months. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If >>>>>> this can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions >>>>>> collectively. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are >>>>>>> not really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high >>>>>>> places. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said >>>>>>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show >>>>>>> you a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < >>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a >>>>>>>> limited, shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a >>>>>>>> set of rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government >>>>>>>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the >>>>>>>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive >>>>>>>> legislation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james(a)muendo.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Collins, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> James Muendo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO), >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Logic Craft Ltd, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> P.O Box 28016 – 00200, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | >>>>>>>>>> @MmuendoW:|http://about.me/muendo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Too Brief? Here's Why >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via >>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks >>>>>>>>>>> that professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of >>>>>>>>>>> departure which will show the distinct difference so as to justify >>>>>>>>>>> regulation. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> College drop outs who rule the world. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry “Bill” Gates iii, Paul Gardner >>>>>>>>>>>> Allen, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen “Woz” Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, >>>>>>>>>>>> Robert Edward “Ted” Turner iii >>>>>>>>>>>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in >>>>>>>>>>>> Kenya. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since >>>>>>>>>>>> the term ICT started being used. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the >>>>>>>>>>>> role of GateKeeper and RentSeeker? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ >>>>>>>>>>>> to see whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will >>>>>>>>>>>> lose most as they are hands on. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti >>>>>>>>>>>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract jobs >>>>>>>>>>>> for the government, right? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Blessed Thursday! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Might the sector be getting its shape? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to >>>>>>>>>>>> education - now we even have more innovative home schooling and best >>>>>>>>>>>> practice approaches. Healthcare etc >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most instances >>>>>>>>>>>> - it is the industry associations working with the governments. An angle to >>>>>>>>>>>> borrow from. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks >>>>>>>>>>>> launch ICT standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve >>>>>>>>>>>> public service must comply. >>>>>>>>>>>> “One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next >>>>>>>>>>>> couple of weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT >>>>>>>>>>>> national standards and we plan on having them effective from first of >>>>>>>>>>>> January and based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,” >>>>>>>>>>>> said the CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will >>>>>>>>>>>> be blacklisted..." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape >>>>>>>>>>>> while keep its jelly-nature? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We >>>>>>>>>>>> are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The >>>>>>>>>>>> Kingdom of God on Earth". >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Well in this case this dog could come biting back at the same >>>>>>>>>>>> people who unleashed it. That is if we take into consideration how our >>>>>>>>>>>> institutions are run. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Listers >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> All Information Communication and Technology (ICT) >>>>>>>>>>>> professionals will now be vetted to weed out quacks and sanitise the >>>>>>>>>>>> industry, ICT Authority chief executive officer Robert Mugo said yesterday. >>>>>>>>>>>> He said the authority is alarmed by the rising of cases of >>>>>>>>>>>> individuals and groups masquerading as ICT experts seeking to tender for >>>>>>>>>>>> services in the counties. >>>>>>>>>>>> Read on:- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, possible >>>>>>>>>>>> phishing attempt. URL disabled. 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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
by Ali Hussein 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Dorcas You miss the point. Infact we are super concerned especially because these machinations are specifically targeting tenders. Why are you not answering the pertinent issues we have asked? 1. Who is an ICT Practitioner? 2. Who decides and what criteria is going to be used to ask and answer the above question? We are all for self-regulation. The majority of the malpractices are actually perpetrated by government functionaries who collude with TenderPreneurs. How then would you zero in on the so-called 'quacks'. Lets be honest with ourselves and say it as it is. This is simply a way to Ring-Fence certain opportunities for certain people. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Why are so many people insecure about this topic. > > Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not? > > Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know, > most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer > science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and > engineering graduates. > > I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling entity > coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain > professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues > at hand. > > Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of > extreme tender-prenuership. > > Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark Mark > Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion. > > If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with > money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups. > > Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working on > it. > > Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic. > > On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority. >> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar). >> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests . >> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but >> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true, >> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets. >> Personally I thing further probing is required. >> >> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in >>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated >>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully >>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any >>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and >>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm; >>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such >>> a model exists? My two cents. >>> >>> Beryl Aidi >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..." >>>> >>>> Waithaka Ngigi >>>> >>>> Alliance Technologies >>>> www.at.co.ke >>>> *From: *Collins Areba via kictanet >>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM >>>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>> *Cc: *Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks >>>> >>>> Exactly! >>>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to define >>>> it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action - >>>> reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A decision >>>> for instance in some of these association, say which colour to paint a wall >>>> might take four months. >>>> >>>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If this >>>> can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions collectively. >>>> >>>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are >>>>> not really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high >>>>> places. >>>>> >>>>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said >>>>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes. >>>>> >>>>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show >>>>> you a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond... >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a limited, >>>>>> shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a set of >>>>>> rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government >>>>>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the >>>>>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive >>>>>> legislation. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james(a)muendo.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Collins, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> James Muendo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO), >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Logic Craft Ltd, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.O Box 28016 – 00200, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | >>>>>>>> @MmuendoW:|http://about.me/muendo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Too Brief? Here's Why >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via kictanet" >>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks >>>>>>>>> that professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of >>>>>>>>> departure which will show the distinct difference so as to justify >>>>>>>>> regulation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> College drop outs who rule the world. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry “Bill” Gates iii, Paul Gardner >>>>>>>>>> Allen, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen “Woz” Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, >>>>>>>>>> Robert Edward “Ted” Turner iii >>>>>>>>>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in Kenya. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since the >>>>>>>>>> term ICT started being used. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the >>>>>>>>>> role of GateKeeper and RentSeeker? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ to >>>>>>>>>> see whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will lose >>>>>>>>>> most as they are hands on. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti >>>>>>>>>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via kictanet" >>>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract jobs >>>>>>>>>> for the government, right? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Blessed Thursday! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Might the sector be getting its shape? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to education >>>>>>>>>> - now we even have more innovative home schooling and best practice >>>>>>>>>> approaches. Healthcare etc >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most instances - >>>>>>>>>> it is the industry associations working with the governments. An angle to >>>>>>>>>> borrow from. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks >>>>>>>>>> launch ICT standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve >>>>>>>>>> public service must comply. >>>>>>>>>> “One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next >>>>>>>>>> couple of weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT >>>>>>>>>> national standards and we plan on having them effective from first of >>>>>>>>>> January and based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,” >>>>>>>>>> said the CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will >>>>>>>>>> be blacklisted..." >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape >>>>>>>>>> while keep its jelly-nature? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are >>>>>>>>>> Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of >>>>>>>>>> God on Earth". >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via >>>>>>>>>> kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Well in this case this dog could come biting back at the same >>>>>>>>>> people who unleashed it. That is if we take into consideration how our >>>>>>>>>> institutions are run. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Listers >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> All Information Communication and Technology (ICT) professionals >>>>>>>>>> will now be vetted to weed out quacks and sanitise the industry, ICT >>>>>>>>>> Authority chief executive officer Robert Mugo said yesterday. >>>>>>>>>> He said the authority is alarmed by the rising of cases of >>>>>>>>>> individuals and groups masquerading as ICT experts seeking to tender for >>>>>>>>>> services in the counties. >>>>>>>>>> Read on:- >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, possible >>>>>>>>>> phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='http://www.mediamaxn >>>>>>>>>> <http://www.mediamaxn>etwork.co.ke/people- >>>>>>>>>> <http://etwork.co.ke/people->daily/277875/ict-authority-weed-quacks/'. >>>>>>>>>> Original text='http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co >>>>>>>>>> <http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co>. ke/people-daily/277875/ict- >>>>>>>>>> authority-weed-quacks/'. For more information on phishing click here >>>>>>>>>> <http:///docs/phishing.html>.* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, >>>>>>>>>> possible phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='http://ke.linkedin.c >>>>>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin.c>om/in/alihkassim'. Original text='http://ke.linkedin >>>>>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin>. com/in/alihkassim'. For more information on phishing >>>>>>>>>> click here <http:///docs/phishing.html>.* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ______________________________ _________________ >>>>>>>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>>>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>>>>>>> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >>>>>>>>>> mailman/options/kictanet/ ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com >>>>>>>>>> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40g…> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >>>>>>>>>> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >>>>>>>>>> and regulation. 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Program for tomorrow's Kenya ICT year in review cocktail - 2nd December 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
by Grace Githaiga 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Listers Please find attached the program for tomorrow's cocktail. Regards Grace

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Petition against Ajira
by Tony White 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

This is strange - It seems to me that those who are already involved in 'online' work just don't want 1 million Kenyan youth 'invading their space'. Fear? Jealousy? Sijui ;) I have to hope that CS Mucheru knows what he is doing! http://www.techweez.com/2016/11/30/petition-fronted-bring-ajira-digital-web… -- Tony White

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Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues
by WANGARI KABIRU 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Blessed new month December! Kindly find comments, with thanks! Be blessed! Regards/Wangari Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback -Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues Listers,(apologies for cross-posting) Thanksagain for those who spared time to provide feedback - so that the rest of uscan read and interrogate the same :-) Over thenext 3 days I shall share the feedback and basically hope to get furtherreactions from the floor. I attach the feedback document but withsummaries below: 1. Policy& Legal Feedback a) 52% of the respondents felt that the UniversalService Fund(USF) had not met its objective. 40% felt that it had to a moderateextent while 8% felt it had a very large extent. - CSOs tappinginto the fund; for advocacy, lobbying- Innovators - for groundbreaking research and solutions that others may ride on as enterprises a) 61% of therespondents felt that ICT Policies and initiative had not impacted thecounties. 23% of the respondents felt that these had moderately impacted thecounties, while 10% felt they had an impact to a very large extent.- CountyGovernments must take initiative to inbuilt in their services. c) 41% of the respondents felt that the multi-stakeholder approachbetween ICT stakeholders and government was moderately achieved. 31% feltit was not achieved while 25% felt it was, to a very large extent.We have seen public calls to ICT stakeholders by Government agencies- The Tech community contribution can do much better- CSOs are not at the forefront lobbying - perhaps may not have the capacity d) Policy/Legal Issues not yet addressed include: Cyber Crime /CyberSecurity Bill and its position in Senate and National Assembly, Data ProtectionBill, ICT Practitioners Bill, Privacy Issue Linkages between National &County Governments on ICT matters, Quality of Internet, Infrastructure SharingRegulatory FeedbackThe feedback loop can be improved2. Regulatory Feedbacka) 48% of the respondents felt that the question of affordable communications/internetpricing had not been well addressed. 30% felt that the question of affordablepricing has been moderately addressed while 20% felt it has been addressed to avery large extent.- CSOs who are best placed to lobbyfor this seem not to consider ICT as a frontier to venture into. They are stillfocused on the poverty areas where donors pump money of food, health, education- Donor support linked to the ICTs isnew frontier that entities like ISOC Chapter may champion forb) 68% of the respondents felt that the issue of dominance in the sectorwas affecting pricing of communication services to a very large extent. 16%felt it moderately affected pricing while 13% felt it was really not an issue.- Monopoly, oligopoly with a lukewarm regulator hand to players is notgood for the consumer. It is very good for the investor- The fact that the ICT sector is predominantly foreign-owned should be acontributor – with repatriation of profits and foreign versus local interestsc) 48% of the respondents felt that the urban-rural digital divide hadnot been adequately addressed while 34% felt that it had been moderatelyaddressed while only 7% felt it had been addressed to a very large extent. Urban-urban divide requires to get into the conversation. This is also adiscriminatory element.- ISPs cables within urban centres terminate as you enter into a slumarea.- What this means is that the low income pay more, have to find theirown local ways to access servicese.g Kenya Power in the slum electrification has shown that it can bedone.d) 65% of the respondents felt that the regulator had not addressed theissue of inclusivity with regard to persons with disabilities (PWD). 27% feltthis had been moderately addressed while only 5% felt it has been addressed toa large extent.What does legislation say – this becomes the benchmark andall players comply- CSOs take on their role to engage and lobby for e) Areas needing Regulatory Interventions: Operator Dominance Issues,Internet Pricing & Affordability issues, White Spaces, Operationalizationof Universal Service Fund & Access, Failed Number Portability, Dataprotection for Subscriber Data, Conflict between regulatory bodies, Last mileconnectivity and Way-leaves, Net-Neutrality, Support for ICT-startups, Supportfor Digital evidence in courts, Inclusion & Support for Persons With Irrespectiveof whether you participated in the questionnaire or not, you are invitedto comment, support, oppose and/or seek clarifications on the views ofstakeholders.Tommorrow weshall post the feedback on Human Capital & Infrastructure. --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Information Infrastructure Issues
by WANGARI KABIRU 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Blessed new month! Kindly find comments, with thanks! Blessed day. Regards/Wangari Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in ReviewFeedback - Information Infrastructure IssuesFrom: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback- Human Capital Feedback Thanx Bomu, Wangari, Rop, Barrack, Wambui and others for yourreactions...the floor is actually open for belated reactions on previousthematic areas, just keep the subject line in context. Today we share the feedback on the last thematic area :- InformationInfrastructure as given below. a) 86% of the respondents felt that governmentdigitization (Huduma Centers, eCitizen portal, etc) program has been useful toa very large extent. 12% felt it was moderately useful with a very smallminority1.5 thinking it has not been useful.The usefulness isundoubted when you look at access, possibly when you compare with a past whenit was not as efficient.Kenya has won awardsand honourable global recognition for some of the initiatives such as HudumaCenters.Let us move thediscourse forward now. Is this the best there is?- Could we define afuture then gauge from it- What other practicesare there in other countries- How is the businessand technical community riding on this “like over the top services”Areas to interrogate;- Local supply- Local labourWhat are the declared hiddencosts;- The user pays the feefor the service- There is anadministration fee e.g business name search went higher. What are the undeclaredhidden costs;- Buy a phone that iscompliant- The user absorbs theother hidden costs – internet bundles, cybercafé charge – cybers charge Ksh200-500 to assist with PIN registry plus cybercafé per minute charges- Centralised servicesaway from our local chiefs means transport costs - These undeclaredhidden costs are poverty propagators – the well to do seeking for efficiencymay not feel the pinch loudly, what of the hard-pressed?- Who is benefiting – Phonecompanies, ISPs, local cybersb) 48% of the respondents felt that thedigitization of government operations has gone to the other sectors to amoderate extent. 30% felt this cross-sector absorption of ICTs has not reallyhappened while 10% feel it has to a very large extent.A wholesome survey on the national state would aidto respond to this with affirmative- This is where CSOs plug in and conduct a neutralsurveyPR is important- Discussions in public recently were on how IFMISis said to propagate fraud by senior officials – Governors who definemwananchis mindset a lot. Leaders should be held accountable c) 52% of the respondents felt that the localcontent industry has NOT been well supported. 34% felt it has been moderatelysupported while only 8% felt it has been supported to a very large extent.We need a sharedappreciation of local content – and to broaden the scope- This has been takento be for TV, Radio mainly in the arts. - This would elicit heavy emotions versusrationalisation- Universities and higher level institutions can take this one d) 70% of the respondents felt that the issue ofinformation security has not been adequately addressed. 25% thought it had beenmoderately addressed while only 4% felt it had been addressed to a very largeextent.This must get into the Internet Governanceconversations- Lack of security or protection negates and reduces thethrust of ICTs driving the economyGod is merciful to us certainly because the day “saidfraudstar types” descend, Kenyans are in trouble- As a general public, awareness on security evenphysical security is not an every day factor- This makes digital security a farfetched subjectto most- Until money is involved- Data is conceptualPrivate sector as the provider of services must beincreasingly liable to protect its customers. Consumers trust that the produceris in the market and certified because they offer a good product – which includesprotection from all harm- Might this be a factor in increase in cost ofsome services - Consumer education should be reinforced. ByGovernment, CSOs and private sector – the way a product/service is broadcasted,the dangers should be highlighted tood) The following werementioned as key info-infrastructure interventions that have not beenaddressed/misaddressed: Misguided/aggressive e-Content regulation maybecounter-productive to local content industry. Security surveillance withoutData Protection Act is counter-productive. The Government Shared Serviceconcept still not effective, particularly at County levels. Expand eGovServices to be accessible thro USSD, Improve the user-interface on mostGovernment websites, enhance cyber security and offer public awareness programson the same. The detailed report is attached and we have until tomorrow mid-day toclose this up. --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human Capital Feedback
by WANGARI KABIRU 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Blessed new month December! Kindly find comments with thanks! Regards/Wangari [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year inReview Feedback - Human Capital Feedback WalubengoJ via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.ukCC Walubengo J 29 Nov at12:48 PM Thanx Barrack, Looks like Day1 had littlereaction/comments. Feel free to belatedly post on Policy, Legal/ Regulatory mattersbut just keep the correct subject line. Today we to move to Day2a (HumanCapital feedback) and Day 2b (Infrastructure feedback to be sent in next email) Summary feedback on Human Capital wasas follows with detailed document attached. a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government hadprovided sufficient ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30%however felt youth opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27%felt it had been done to a large extent. How far is this the mandate of the Government? - ICT Labour force projections; then building capacity backwards Some areas that may betapped into;- Private sector in capacity building of their staff- Personal initiatives to advance in ICT skills- Community resource centresb) 58% of therespondents felt that the DLP (Laptop Project) will have a positive impact to avery large extent. 30% felt it would be a moderate impact while 12% think itwill have little or no impact. There is a lot of positiveness - Keeping in mind that the laptop is not the education and that learnershave different abilitiesc) 40% of therespondents felt that tertiary institutions were, to a moderate extentproviding the requisite skill set for the ICT industry. 34% felt they were to alarge extent providing these skills while 24% felt they were not.ICT skills to many is still at the word, excel tutorials – so as to handin typed out assignments- The tertiary institutions should be able to lift the level of learningfor all learners beyond thisd) 40% of therespondents felt that Konza City will have a positive impact to a very largeextent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impact while 25% think it will have noimpact.- Replicationacross the country- Lift one to theremote areas of Kenya; open up- CountyGovernment can take on such as their own long term initiative; investoropportunities, local jobse) Providegeneral ICT literacy programmes to the public, Coding as a skill to allstudents – irrespective of discipline, Continuity in government offices (ratherthan sabotage of previous holder initiatives), Improve Academia-Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identify and supportTechnology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanisms to weed outICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings, Digitizationof key services - police occurrence books, land registries should be availed tothe youth.Toa maoni (let hear your reactions) walu. --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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The Ups and Downs of Social Media
by Mildred Achoch 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hi all, This may be of interest: http://kenyainsights.com/take-a-loan-youll-need-it-ntvs-larry-madowo-facing… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Information Infrastructure Issues
by Wambui Wambui 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Sorry for the cross-post but figured it will may make life easier for those compiling. Here are some thoughts on information infrastructure: *a) 86% of the respondents felt that government digitization (Huduma Centers, eCitizen portal, etc) program has been useful to a very large extent. 12% felt it was moderately useful with a very small minority1.5 thinking it has not been useful.* Comment: Digitizing operation has been a great idea. But is it widespread and consistently applied? E.g. getting an abstract at a police station means paying a certain fee for the photocopy usually available at the station’s kiosk. Yet if I go to Huduma Centre, I should get it at no fee and it’s a downloadable form. If I need to get the abstract over the weekend, I’ll pay for the photocopy at the station, yet I could have gotten it for free at a Huduma Centre. Government should therefore also invest in awareness programs that inform citizens about the digitizing of services, how to get them, what to expect etc. This can be done to grassroots level, and should include creative people like the Nakuru chief who tweets to residents in his location. Stability of the digitized systems should be guaranteed. ID replacement services recently had been shut down for several weeks at Huduma Centres because the system was down. I was told that that wasn’t the first time, and the system has even gone almost a month without working. *b) 48% of the respondents felt that the digitization of government operations has gone to the other sectors to a moderate extent. 30% felt this cross-sector absorption of ICTs has not really happened while 10% feel it has to a very large extent.* Comment: Same thought as presented in a). *c) 52% of the respondents felt that the local content industry has NOT been well supported. 34% felt it has been moderately supported while only 8% felt it has been supported to a very large extent.* Comment: I agree that the local content industry is not well supported. At my university for example, I have many students bubbling with ideas for online content such as shows, blogs, information hubs, etc. But they’re afraid their ideas will be stolen if they ask for advice, they wonder what resources – financial or other – they will need, and sometimes they don’t know where to start. Content also is often the target of existing and proposed law, and even when it is encouraged (such as the CAK’s call for more local content on TV), it often seems to be most vulnerable to overzealous and sensitive authorities. The proposed Film Bill and pressures on bloggers come to mind. I think support should come from a variety of sources: government can provide a regulatory and policy environment that not only supports, but encourages the development of local content; government can partner with industry, academia and communities to raise awareness about local content, create opportunities for it, and enable creators to protect their intellectual work while getting paid for it. *d) 70% of the respondents felt that the issue of information security has not been adequately addressed. 25% thought it had been moderately addressed while only 4% felt it had been addressed to a very large extent.* Comment: I agree that information security is a weak point. I have questions about whether any of the digital information on our systems is well protected, whether it is sold to the highest bidder, who is watching what, etc. I have no solutions, but regulatory authorities and whoever else is concerned should consider that this is not just a technical issue, but one about trust. People may choose to do certain things on digital platforms, or to keep off, based on how much they trust the systems. d) The following were mentioned as key info-infrastructure interventions that have not been addressed/misaddressed: *Misguided/aggressive e-Content regulation maybe counter-productive to local content industry. Security surveillance without Data Protection Act is counter-productive. The Government Shared Service concept still not effective, particularly at County levels. Expand eGov Services to be accessible thro USSD, Improve the user-interface on most Government websites, enhance cyber security and offer public awareness programs on the same. * Comment: Let more digitization services start from the grassroots up, not from the top down. The tweeting chief in Nakuru offers an example of how a digital tool (Twitter) can be used to reach a large number of people (in his case, via sms) to address local challenges and provide information about local matters. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:31 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > My bad, > > I had the wrong the subject line - now refreshed. Body message + > attachments remains the same. > > walu. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > *Cc:* Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:23 AM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback > - Human Capital Feedback > > Thanx Bomu, Wangari, Rop, Barrack, Wambui and others for your > reactions...the floor is actually open for belated reactions on previous > thematic areas, just keep the subject line in context. > > Today we share the feedback on the last thematic area :- Information > Infrastructure as given below. > > > *a) 86% of the respondents felt that government digitization (Huduma > Centers, eCitizen portal, etc) program has been useful to a very large > extent. 12% felt it was moderately useful with a very small minority1.5 > thinking it has not been useful.* > *b) 48% of the respondents felt that the digitization of government > operations has gone to the other sectors to a moderate extent. 30% felt > this cross-sector absorption of ICTs has not really happened while 10% feel > it has to a very large extent.* > *c) 52% of the respondents felt that the local content industry has NOT > been well supported. 34% felt it has been moderately supported while only > 8% felt it has been supported to a very large extent.* > *d) 70% of the respondents felt that the issue of information security has > not been adequately addressed. 25% thought it had been moderately addressed > while only 4% felt it had been addressed to a very large extent.* > d) The following were mentioned as key info-infrastructure interventions > that have not been addressed/misaddressed: > > *Misguided/aggressive e-Content regulation maybe counter-productive to > local content industry. Security surveillance without Data Protection Act > is counter-productive. The Government Shared Service concept still not > effective, particularly at County levels. Expand eGov Services to be > accessible thro USSD, Improve the user-interface on most Government > websites, enhance cyber security and offer public awareness programs on the > same. * > The detailed report is attached and we have until tomorrow mid-day to > close this up. > > best regards. > > walu. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/wwamunyu2009%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues
by Walubengo J 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Listers, (apologies for cross-posting) Thanks again for those who spared time to provide feedback - so that the rest of us can read and interrogate the same :-) Over the next 3 days I shall share the feedback and basically hope to get further reactions from the floor. I attach the feedback document but with summaries below: 1. Policy & Legal Feedback a) 52% of the respondentsfelt that the Universal Service Fund(USF) had not met its objective. 40% feltthat it had to a moderate extent while 8% felt it had a very large extent. b) 61% of the respondents felt that ICT Policies and initiativehad not impacted the counties. 23% of the respondents felt that these hadmoderately impacted the counties, while 10% felt they had an impact to a verylarge extent. c) 41% of the respondents felt that the multi-stakeholder approachbetween ICT stakeholders and government was moderately achieved. 31% feltit was not achieved while 25% felt it was, to a very large extent. d) Policy/Legal Issues not yet addressed include: Cyber Crime/Cyber Security Bill and its position in Senate and National Assembly, DataProtection Bill, ICT Practitioners Bill, Privacy Issue Linkages betweenNational & County Governments on ICT matters, Quality of Internet,Infrastructure Sharing Regulatory Feedback2. Regulatory Feedback a) 48% of the respondents felt that the question of affordablecommunications/internet pricing had not been well addressed. 30% felt that thequestion of affordable pricing has been moderately addressed while 20% felt ithas been addressed to a very large extent. b) 68% of the respondents felt that the issue of dominance inthe sector was affecting pricing of communication services to a very largeextent. 16% felt it moderately affected pricing while 13% felt it was reallynot an issue. c) 48% of the respondents felt that the urban-rural digitaldivide had not been adequately addressed while 34% felt that it had beenmoderately addressed while only 7% felt it had been addressed to a very largeextent. d) 65% of the respondents felt that the regulator had notaddressed the issue of inclusivity with regard to persons with disabilities(PWD). 27% felt this had been moderately addressed while only 5% felt it hasbeen addressed to a large extent. e) Areas needing RegulatoryInterventions: Operator Dominance Issues, Internet Pricing & Affordabilityissues, White Spaces, Operationalization of Universal Service Fund &Access, Failed Number Portability, Data protection for Subscriber Data,Conflict between regulatory bodies, Last mile connectivity and Way-leaves,Net-Neutrality, Support for ICT-startups, Support for Digital evidence incourts, Inclusion & Support for Persons With Irrespective of whether you participated in the questionnaire or not, you are invited to comment, support, oppose and/or seek clarifications on the views of stakeholders.Tommorrow we shall post the feedback on Human Capital & Infrastructure.

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Fwd: [i-network] BREAKING: MTN Mobile Money customers can now send money to Kenya and Rwanda
by Barrack Otieno 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Might be of interest, i suppose i can now order for ground nut sauce from the very source online. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Sevume <sevume(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:04:36 GMT Subject: [i-network] BREAKING: MTN Mobile Money customers can now send money to Kenya and Rwanda To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Hello all, MTN Mobile Money customers in Uganda will now also be able to send money to MPesa and MTN Mobile Money customers in Kenya and Rwanda respectively. <http://pctechmag.com/2016/11/breaking-mtn-mobile-money-customers-can-now-se…> Full story here. Regards. -- Jeddy Genrwot Gerald Sub Editor <http://pctechmag.com/> PC Tech Magazine Kampala, Uganda Mobile/WhatsApp +256 773 202 182 Skype: jeddygen Twitter: @jgenrwot Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/jgenrwot> /jgenrwot You are receiving this message because you are a leader of the community <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network> I-Network Uganda. All community leaders receive these notifications immediately regardless of their email settings for this community. __________ MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Call for Nominations for Internet Technical Community Representation in the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group 2017 (MAG)
by Barrack Otieno 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Listers, For your attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carl Gahnberg <gahnberg(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:11:06 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Call for Nominations for Internet Technical Community Representation in the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group 2017 (MAG) To: Internet Policy External <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Call for Nominations: 2017 MAG Renewal The Internet Society (ISOC) is facilitating a process leading to recommendations from the Internet Technical Collaboration Group<http://www.internetcollaboration.org/> for participation in the 2017 Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout>). This process is for the technical community candidates only and candidate evaluations will include their relationship to that community. Other communities have their own processes. The purpose of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is to advise the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. The MAG comprises of 55 Members from governments, the private sector and civil society, including representatives from the academic and technical communities. Those nominated should expect to attend two virtual MAG meetings per month as well as typically three face to face meetings per year. Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to complete the Nomination Form<http://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/20…> in full and return it to information.itcg(a)gmail.com<mailto:information.itcg@gmail.com> by 2359 UTC on Tuesday, December 6th. In addition, applicants are asked to provide responses to a set of Questions<http://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/Su…> that are specific to the Internet technical community. Applications with incomplete responses to either set of questions will not be considered. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt. ISOC will transmit the names of nominees to the United Nations no later than December 16th 2016. Both sets of questions should be answered completely. Responses need not necessarily be lengthy, but they must be sufficiently content-full that the Nominating Committee can accurately judge from them the extent and specifics of your background. If the applicant believes that an existing CV or biographical sketch would contribute to the Nominating Committee's understanding of the candidacy, such a document may be provided in either PDF form or in the form of a link. In terms of attendance at physical meetings, potential funding for MAG members (selected applicants) is available through the IGF "Participant funding" program outlined at http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/participant-funding. Note that this program is targeted only toward participants from Least Developed Countries, Developing Countries or Transitional Economies. 2017 MAG NomCom Members: * Michael Nelson * Scott Mansfield * Nigel Hickson * Chris Disspain * Adiel Akplogan * Pablo Hinojosa * Alejandro Pisanty Quick Links: * Nomination Form<http://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/20…> (2017) * Supplementary Questions Form<http://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/Su…> (2017) * Submit both forms to: information.itcg(a)gmail.com * Potential UN funding for applicants<http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/participant-funding> for attendance at physical meetings * UN Call for Nominations<http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/announcement-from-mr-wu-hon…> Privacy Statement The nominating committee is required to forward information provided by nominees on the MAG Nomination Form to the United Nations for purposes of the nomination. With the exception of candidates naming themselves, information provided to the NOMCOM for its consideration shall be treated in the strictest confidence. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] South School of Internet Governance (SSIG)
by Bonface Witaba 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hello Listers, I am hereby sharing the link to SSIG call for applications (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil): http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/ssig2017/ Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, 30 Nov, 2016 at 8:28, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance (WANGARI KABIRU) 2. Re: #GivingTuesday (Magdalene Kariuki) 3. Re: Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human Capital Feedback (Walubengo J) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:57:40 +0000 (UTC) From: WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "internetsociety-kenyachapter(a)connectedcommunity.org" <internetsociety-kenyachapter(a)connectedcommunity.org>, "mail(a)connectedcommunity.org" <mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Cc: Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance Message-ID: <1035937458.5081215.1480445860784(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We would appreciate you completing the following survey:?http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Blessed Tuesday! Kenyan community share in research on multistakeholderism for IG. Be blessed! Regards/Wangari ?--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 22:12, Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear IGC Community: We are researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Illinois at Chicago. We are conducting a research study about perceptions of multistakeholderism and the use of online tools for participation in internet governance processes. Our goal is to inform multistakeholder processes and help develop new online tools for inclusive participation in internet governance. We would appreciate you completing the following survey:?http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. This research protocol has been approved by the UC Berkeley Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS Protocol: 2016-08-9071). If you have any questions or concerns about your rights and treatment as a research subject, you may contact the office of UC Berkeley's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, at?510-642-7461?or?subjects(a)berkeley.edu. Thank you, Brandie Nonnecke and Dmitry Epstein Brandie M. Nonnecke, PhD Research and Development Manager, UC Berkeley Program Director, UC Davis CITRIS and the Banatao Institute nonnecke(a)citris-uc.org citris-uc.org?|?(a)BNonnecke?|?nonnecke.com Dmitry Epstein Assistant Professor of Digital Policy Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago www.thinkmacro.org comm.uic.edu?? ____________________________________________________________

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#GivingTuesday
by Magdalene Kariuki 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Dear fellow listers, I hope that this email finds you well! Did you know that today is #GivingTuesday? This is a follow up to #BlackFriday which was started to get people into the Christmas spirit of supporting the less fortunate in our communities. Why do I bring this up? I am a lister that is particularly passionate about leveraging ICT for Development (ICT4D). In relation to this I'm a member of the Rotary Club of Muthaiga and we are currently running a campaign to collect 20 tonnes of food estimated at Kes. 3.5M by 12th December to take to Turkana. We have been running a water and community livelihoods programme in Turkana for the last 4 years with great success. Unfortunately due to delayed minimal rainfall people living in Liwan and Lobur especially are the most affected and are facing death by starvation. We have therefore started a mitigation campaign to collect and transport food to the people of Turkana on/ thereabout 12th December 2016. I am therefore appealing to all of us/ our companies to please help us get to our target by either donating food or cash; tweeting/ using our social media platforms to generate awareness or linking us to any individuals or companies interested in partnering with us. For food donations, dry food stuffs are preferred eg unga; rice; lentils etc. Transport to collect the food can be organised for free at your convenience. If possible you please drop it at Mayfair hotel/ Southern Sun westlands on Mondays at 6-7:30 pm which is when we meet and you'll get to meet us and hear more about the campaign. For social media engagement we are using the hash tags #skipamealforTurkana #dontwaittocountthebodies Your consideration on the matter is highly appreciated! Best, Magdalene Kariuki.

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Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance
by WANGARI KABIRU 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

We would appreciate you completing the following survey: http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Blessed Tuesday! Kenyan community share in research on multistakeholderism for IG. Be blessed! Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 22:12, Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear IGC Community: We are researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Illinois at Chicago. We are conducting a research study about perceptions of multistakeholderism and the use of online tools for participation in internet governance processes. Our goal is to inform multistakeholder processes and help develop new online tools for inclusive participation in internet governance. We would appreciate you completing the following survey: http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. This research protocol has been approved by the UC Berkeley Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS Protocol: 2016-08-9071). If you have any questions or concerns about your rights and treatment as a research subject, you may contact the office of UC Berkeley's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, at 510-642-7461 or subjects(a)berkeley.edu. Thank you, Brandie Nonnecke and Dmitry Epstein Brandie M. Nonnecke, PhD Research and Development Manager, UC Berkeley Program Director, UC Davis CITRIS and the Banatao Institute nonnecke(a)citris-uc.org citris-uc.org | @BNonnecke | nonnecke.com Dmitry Epstein Assistant Professor of Digital Policy Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago www.thinkmacro.org comm.uic.edu ____________________________________________________________

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Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human Capital Feedback
by Gideon 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

>From the findings, my few comments on c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were,to a moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry.34% felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt they were not. Comment: Tech and specifically the ICT world is an ever evolving realm, and while therre are basics that remain constant, the institutions have the responsibility to introduce these basics and as a plus, engage the industry directly so that there is synergy and so that somehow the students come out of the labs co-established and supported by the industry such as the specialty labs with coding/startup ecosystems with skills hat can be arbsored directly. Does the millennial factor play a lot in this agile system, i think yes and is it time to consider the millennial factor? e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a skill to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity ingovernment offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identifyand support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings,Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land registries shouldbe availed to the youth. Comment: Digitization of all these legacy systems is a goo start, utilizing the digitized systems should be improved so that efficiency is achieved. Incubation centers are great to the extent that actual output can be measured. Regards Rop On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. > > Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human > Capital Feedback (Walubengo J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:26:24 +0000 (UTC) > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - > Human Capital Feedback > Message-ID: <2039769444.2418071.1480411584604(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanx Barrack, > Looks like Day1 had little reaction/comments. Feel free to belatedly post > on Policy, Legal/ Regulatory matters but just keep the correct subject line. > Today we to move to Day2a (Human Capital feedback) and Day 2b > (Infrastructure feedback to be sent in next email) > Summary feedback on Human Capital was as follows with detailed document > attached. > a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government had providedsufficient > ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30% howeverfelt youth > opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27% felt ithad been > done to a large extent. > > b) 58% of the respondents felt that the DLP (Laptop Project)will have a > positive impact to a very large extent. 30% felt it would be amoderate > impact while 12% think it will have little or no impact. > > > c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were,to a > moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry.34% > felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt > theywere not. > > d) 40% of the respondents felt that Konza City will have apositive impact > to a very large extent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impactwhile 25% > think it will have no impact. > > e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a skill > to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity ingovernment > offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),Improve > Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identifyand > support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have > mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT > Trainings,Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land > registries shouldbe availed to the youth. > > Toa maoni (let hear your reactions) > walu. > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - > Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues > > Listers, > > We welcome? more feedback? on day 1 discussions on how we have > performed as an industry in 2016 . We will start day two this > afternoon after providing a summary of day ones discussion should we > receive feedback by then. > > Best Regards > > On 11/28/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Walu, > > > > Many thanks for the email. My humble opinion is that generally the > > government and related agencies have made great efforts in investing > > in ICT's. However it is worth noting that government is never good at > > marketing itself or communicating and i guess this is where the > > Ministry and related agencies need to pay attention. For example the > > issue of IFMIS has really been misunderstood. Software should never be > > blamed for fraud , people commit Fraud. We should always remember that > > ICT's are a means to an end and not an end in themselves. > > > > Regards > > >

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Ajira Digital Program
by Peter Wakaba 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Dear All, My apologies for cross posting. I am looking for someone who can give independent analysis of the recently launched Ajira Digital Program, which was rolled out by the ICT ministry yesterday, and which aims to introduce Kenyans to online work, and provide the tools, training and mentorship needed to work and earn an income. This would be a quick live television interview today at about 2.10pm about five minutes from I and M building in the city centre? It would dwell around what this means for youth and just how this will jell across teh entire country with the proposed digital hubs.

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Threats to our Internet freedom remain plentiful
by Liz Orembo 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, This article is worth reading as we head towards the elections. To Quote: "...Kenya, having a more sophisticated leadership, can encroach on Internet freedoms in more subtle ways than many other African countries can. In other words, Kenyan authorities are unlikely to orchestrate a countrywide Internet shutdown like what typically happens in Uganda or Zimbabwe. However, they can achieve the same effect by shutting down selected zones of the country as and when they deem it necessary" Full article here <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3461054-52e4id/in…> -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Invitation to the Kenya ICT year in review cocktail - 2nd December 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
by Mwendwa Kivuva 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Greetings, As we approach the end of the year, KICTANET has organised a cocktail to evaluate the progress of the ICT sector in Kenya. The cocktail will be held on 2nd Dec 2016 at the Laico Hotel, Nairobi Kenya from 6pm to 9pm. Findings of the "Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review survey" will be shared and deliberate with the community. Please register for the event at this eventbrite page to enable logistics and planning: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-ict-sector-2016-end-year-shindig-tickets… If you have any questions, you can direct them to info(a)kictanet.or.ke Sincerely ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Re: [kictanet] ICT 2016 Year in Review Questions (Open from Monday 21st-Thursday 24th) - Polite Reminder
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, Many thanks to those who have taken time to respond to the survey, a few more slots are remaining for the end year cocktail grab your opportunity now. Please note the survey closes tomorrow. Best Regards On 11/21/16, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > I've invited you to fill out the following form: > Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review > > To fill it out, visit: > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_KNiIAYl4jfGWw1o-W5ocfhENPoTIxa7… > > Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Google Digitises Kenya National Archives
by Mildred Achoch 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

A welcomed move: "The institute will hold 1,000 archives and artworks as well as 15 exhibits, giving access to the cultural treasures housed by KNA. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000179442/google-digitises-kenya-na… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Economics of data breaches
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, This might be of interest to some of us. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:37:43 +0100 Subject: [Internet Policy] Economics of data breaches To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org I don't think that the ISOC 2016 Global Internet Report was yet posted to this list, so here it is: https://www.internetsociety.org/globalinternetreport/2016/ The report focuses on security issues, in particular the economic issues that engender the lack of security that we all know about. I think that it is an excellent report (full disclosure: I contributed to the report). I'd like to highlight here what I consider to be two of the key points in the report. The first point is that Internet growth rates are slowing down (see p. 33 of the Report). While this is not necessarily an issue in parts of the world where most of the population is already connected, it is a serious issue for developing countries, where significant proportions of the population are not connected. Lack of trust may be a factor in discouraging access to the Internet. As the Report says on p. 34: "The slowdown in Internet growth rates, particularly in regions that were already falling behind the global average, lends urgency to the Internet Society's objective to connect the unconnected. There is evidence that existing users are increasingly concerned about privacy and security issues worldwide, and this may start to spill over to new users, who might become more reluctant to go online. If people trust the Internet, they are more likely to use it. Trust is at the heart of the Internet economy, and more and more at the heart of economic growth. This lends urgency to our objective to promote and restore trust in the Internet." The other point is the clear identification of the economic issues that lead to inadequate security, in particular externalities. Security experts have long recognized that lack of ICT security creates a negative externality[1]. For example, if an electronic commerce service is hacked and credit card information is disclosed, the users of the service users will have to change their credit cards. This is a cost both for the user and for the credit card company. But that cost is not visible to the electronic commerce service. Consequently, the electronic commerce service does not have an incentive to invest in greater security measures. A comprehensive discussion is given in pages 103-107 of the Report, see in particular the examples on p. 101. A summary is presented on p. 18 of the Report: "There is a market failure that governs investment in cybersecurity. First, data breaches have externalities; costs that are not accounted for by organisations. Second, even where investments are made, as a result of asymmetric information, it is difficult for organizations to convey the resulting level of cybersecurity to the rest of the ecosystem. As a result, the incentive to invest in cybersecurity is limited; organisations do not bear all the cost of failing to invest, and cannot fully benefit from having invested." Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Policy Guidelines for the Regulation of Zero-Rated Services
by Nanjira Sambuli 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Hello all, The Alliance for Affordable Internet (www.a4ai.org) has just published the third (and final) brief in the A4AI series on the Impacts of Emerging Mobile Data Services in Developing Countries. Be sure to check out the full report, which outlines recommended policy and regulatory guidelines for the provision of zero-rated and other mobile data services in the countries studied, as well as this brief blog post about the report. Links to all 3 references: 1. http://a4ai.org/the-impacts-of-emerging-mobile-data-services-in-developing-… 2. http://a4ai.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MeasuringImpactsOfMobileDataServ… 3. http://a4ai.org/policy-guidelines-for-the-regulation-of-zero-rated-services/ Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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Re: [kictanet] Google Digitises Kenya National Archives
by Mildred Achoch 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Good point Emmanuel. I wonder, is there a mechanism for we the public to give our input on what we would like to be included in the archives? Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 10:46 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Great start..I trully hope the the history has not be pudgedto sanitize it > and make it 'acceptable' to state actors... > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Mildred Achoch via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Dear Alex, >> >> I had to Google to find the link: https://www.google.com/cultura >> linstitute/beta/partner/kenya-national-archives >> >> Regards, >> Mildred Achoch. >> >> Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! >> http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Alex Watila <awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >>> What is the link to access the digitized material? >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila= >>> yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Mildred Achoch via >>> kictanet >>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 19, 2016 1:53 PM >>> *To:* awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk >>> *Cc:* Mildred Achoch <mildandred(a)gmail.com> >>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Google Digitises Kenya National Archives >>> >>> >>> >>> A welcomed move: >>> >>> >>> "The institute will hold 1,000 archives and artworks as well as 15 >>> exhibits, giving access to the cultural treasures housed by KNA. >>> >>> Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke >>> /article/2000179442/google-digitises-kenya-national-archives >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mildred Achoch. >>> >>> >>> >>> Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! >>> http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > > *Oloo KhisaP.O. Box > 24324-00100Nairobi0721321086/0731849128http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa>* >

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Fwd: [AFRINIC-Announce] Call for Local Hosts for 2017 AFRINIC Training Workshops
by Mwendwa Kivuva 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 2016-11-24 11:33 GMT+04:00 Subject: [AFRINIC-Announce] Call for Local Hosts for 2017 AFRINIC Training Workshops To: announce(a)afrinic.net [Version française ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, In 2016, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train 638 engineers and managers during eighteen (18) training workshops held in sixteen (16) different countries. These trainings covered the knowledge and skills of Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and IPv6 planning and deployment. We are currently searching for partners/Local Hosts to collaborate with us for the 2017 Training Workshop series. If you are interested in hosting an AFRINIC Training workshop, please go through the hosting details, benefits and requirements here: http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details To submit your proposal please fill the form found here: http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 The deadline for proposal submission is 31 January 2017 at 23 59 GMT. - Publication of selected countries: 10 February 2017 - Publication of 2017 workshops calendar: 28 February 2017 Regards, The AFRINIC Training Unit (Follow us on Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) ----------------------------------------------- Chers Collègues, En 2016, grâce à la collaboration de nombreux partenaires, nous avons été capables de former 638 ingénieurs et décideurs de seize (16) pays africains, à travers dix huit (18) sessions de formations sur Ia gestion des ressources Internet (INRM) et le protocole Internet version 6 (IPv6). Pour l'année 2017, nous lançons donc l’appel à collaborer pour les sessions de formations d’AFRINIC 2017. Si vous souhaitez accueillir une session de formation AFRINIC, nous vous invitons à lire les détails d'hôtes, les avantages et critères de sélection ici : http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details Pour soumettre votre proposition veuillez remplir la fiche à l’adresse suivante : http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 La date limite de soumission de proposition est le 31 janvier 2017, 23 59 GMT - La liste des pays sélectionnés sera publiée le 10 février 2017 - Le calendrier pour les formations sera publié le 28 février 2017 Cordialement, L'Equipe de Formation d'AFRINIC (Suivez nous sur Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/announce

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(no subject)
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Listers, Stumbled an interesting article that none the less may be a good insight into how we may structure the business environments the way countries like China do: https://www.digitalasiahub.org/2016/11/04/is-china-buying-the-world-again-i… Although yes the market dynamics are different but one thing we have in common is the fact that we are each at the early stages of looking at creating global and regional digital presence. Anything significant to pick up for a discussion? Excerpt: *Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group – the company that had caught the attention of the global media with its historical IPO of $25 billion in 2014 – once again grabbed the headlines recently due to a standout $1 billion deal in April for a controlling stake of Lazada, an e-commerce company that operates across six countries in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 2015 alone, the company spent $18.3 billion acquiring stakes in more than 65 different companies both in and out of China, according to estimates.How to understand this recent but highly visible global buying spree? In 2012, University of Cambridge economist Peter Nolan wrote an illuminating book, “Is China Buying the World?”, which countered the pervasive anxiety in the popular media about China’s growing number of cross-border acquisitions, then mainly from its national oil companies. Fast forward to today, when China’s growing Internet industry is aggressively expanding globally, empowered by the Xi Jingping-Li Keqiang leadership’s flagship “One Belt One Road” roadmap and “Internet Plus” plan— one centred on expanding China’s presence globally, and the other on the country’s booming digital sector— the global expansion of China’s Internet firms, such as Alibaba, demands urgent attention.* -- *Ahmed Maawy* Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network Skype: ultimateprogramer

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Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk
by Mose Karanja 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Sidney et al. Since we all seem to agree that this is a real concern, may I ask how differently you would deliver news. It cannot be that we are complaining about Facebook and we are not offering what we would do differently. What became of our agency as individuals to source for our own news in the Internet age that we depend on Facebook exclusively to solve such a critical component of our lives? ---- Moses > On 23 Nov 2016, at 14:21, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Facebook's real risk (Sidney Ochieng) > > From: Sidney Ochieng <sidney.ochieng(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk > Date: 23 November 2016 at 14:17:55 EAT > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: Mose Karanja <mosekaranja(a)gmail.com> > > > My two cents > Fake news is less a problem than the fact that Facebook is very very good at insuring that you stay inside your own bubble. > > As the liberals and Democrats look for someone, anyone, to blame for the election result they don't like they seem to have settled on Facebook. Anyone who knows how the newsfeed algorithm works knows that it shows you what it thinks you'll engage most with. I suspect that fake news only reinforced people's belief but did nothing to change their minds. > > Meanwhile I shudder to think what will happen when FB has the power to decide what is fake news and what isn't. The ability for this to scale outside the US is dubious to say the least but I suspect what ever solution is created would be scaled globally. Other thoughts on why this is not a great thing can be found here: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/the-cure-for-fake-news-is-wo… <http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/the-cure-for-fake-news-is-wo…> > > Far more nefarious is the filter bubble, it's the same filter bubble that made so many sure that Hillary was going to win, the same bubble that makes it easy to stay within your "tribe" and stay unexposed other people's opinions. That's the real issue here and the way the incentives are set up makes it very unlikely that FB will do anything to fix it, even if they can. > > On 22 November 2016 at 14:20, Mose Karanja via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: > Andrew, I agree with you on personal responsibility. > > However, my post yesterday was more about the personalization of online experiences while isolating contrary opinion. That is very different from 'Fake News'. > > It is easier for individuals to blame Facebook or Google for issues that are practically beyond them. Fake news is one of them. As it relates to Fake News, what happens to content hosted outside Facebook? Will we expect Facebook or Twitter or whatever platform there is to verify that for us? Remember Free Basics? There was so much heat generated from that debate with much much less progress on how to get people connected through public resources. I hope organizations that invested millions of dollars to fight Free Basics can also direct such kind of funding to engage government and communities to bring about more connectivity. > > -Moses > >> On 22 Nov 2016, at 14:09, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com <mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I’ve been following this thread with some interest and figured I’d add some comments to it. >> >> Moses, you pose an interesting hypothesis below, and one I tend to agree with – we do tend to group with others that share our common ideas and beliefs, and it does tend to lead to a closed minded approach on alternative views. This is certainly a danger that I believe needs to be thought about. >> >> At the same time, if I look at the uproar around the fake news, and I look at the impact of social media, I also believe that we must not discount the concept of personal responsibility. So often we rely on the platforms we use to verify information, to protect us from fake news, to protect us from what we see. But at the end of the day, each of us has a responsibility to verify what we read and make informed decisions. That is the nature of personal responsibility, and I hesitate to blame the providers of a platform for how we, as users, choose to use it. >> >> In a recent interview with one of the guys who writes a lot of satire and so called fake news – he was asked why he did it, and what he felt about the fact that some of his articles may have actually helped Donald Trump assume the presidency in the states. He said that personally, he hated everything Trump stood for, and he regrets that, but in the past, people would have fact checked the stuff he wrote and discounted it, while Trump himself would have been spreading it around, and hence, his intention was actually to hurt the Trump campaign rather than help it, through writing satire. Unfortunately, people choose to actually believe verbatim what was written. Now – that raises a question – is he responsible for what was believed verbatim, or do you hold accountable the people who should have actually verified something before spreading it? I tend to lean towards the latter. >> >> One of the advantages of the internet is that there are loads of sources of information – fact checking things is easy – we just have to choose to do it. We also have to be very wary of implementing controls and acting out of fears that are unsubstantiated and unfounded. I have seen similar in AfriNIC recently, where there is a policy proposal coming before the Mauritian meeting that has horrific implications. The basis behind it is that people are scared that someone MIGHT be abusing resources to we should implement something to cater for a hypothetical – irrespective of the damage that our risk mitigation may do – based on a fear that is unsubstantiated. >> >> So guard against that – verify what we read – act from a position of knowledge rather than fear – and take personal responsibility rather than blame a platform for how we use it. >> >> In the same way you cannot blame a computer if you commit an illegal act using it – because the computer is just the tool, it was you who used it in that manner. >> >> Just my thoughts >> >> Andrew >> >> >> From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Moses Karanja via kictanet >> Sent: 21 November 2016 18:35 >> To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com <mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>> >> Cc: Moses Karanja <mosekaranja(a)gmail.com <mailto:mosekaranja@gmail.com>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk >> >> I think the biggest tragedy we face, not just as Kenyans but as humans, is the behavior of teaming with only those we agree with. >> >> This takes two levels. >> >> Consciously: Some shares a news item on your timeline about a topic you find disgusting. You unfriend or unfollow them. >> >> Unconsciously: Social network algorithms study your behavior and show you those things they think you 'like'. >> >> The end result is you have a busy social media life but you are only interacting with those who look like you. >> >> We end up with very weak social genes thanks to 'digital in-breeding'. >> >> Individuals can work on the first one - a very steep socialization process though. >> >> The issue is the second level; can social networks rewrite their algorithms to bring diversity to their subscribers at the cost of weakened business models that depend on engagement and personalization of online experiences. >> >> >> >> This is not a simple problem and even if Facebook fixes the 'Fake News' problem, this 'digital in-breeding' will still lurk with us, not forgetting that other social media platforms have a responsibility too. >> >> >> >> -Moses >> >> >> On 21/11/2016 18:14, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Send kictanet mailing list submissions to >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Facebook's real risk (Ali Hussein) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> > > www.moseskaranja.com <http://www.moseskaranja.com/> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sidney.ochieng%40gmai… <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sidney.ochieng%40gmai…> > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > -- > Regards, > Sidney > > Twitter: @princelySid <https://twitter.com/princelySid> | Website: sidneyochieng.co.ke <http://sidneyochieng.co.ke/> > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet www.moseskaranja.com

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Job opportunity: Research Assistant, Africa Programme Chatam House
by Alice Munyua 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Chatham House This may be of interest to some: https://www.chathamhouse.org/careers/africa-programme-research-assistant?ut… Best Alice

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Fwd: Open Forum : Data breaches and you: Global Internet Report 2016
by Barrack Otieno 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Lister's, This might be useful to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fernando Zarur via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:39:04 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : Data breaches and you: Global Internet Report 2016 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Hi everyone, We launched today the 2016 Global Internet Report <https://www.internetsociety.org/globalinternetreport/2016/>. This year's edition focuses on how large-scale data breaches, uncertainties about the use of our data, cybercrime, surveillance and other online threats are eroding trust in the Internet. Most importantly, though, it points towards solutions that may help us solve these problems. Data breaches are the oil spills of the digital economy! The above statement is no exaggeration. Over 429 million people were affected by reported data breaches in 2015 and that number is certain to grow even higher in 2016. This is why the report explores the impact data breaches have on user trust and their consequences for the global digital economy. The purpose of the publication is to offer solutions and to emphasize the important role that companies and organizations play in building a more trusted Internet. Here is a video preview <https://youtu.be/FxPRGDF-9iY> of the kind of data you can find in the publication. A key question raised by the report is: why are organisations not taking all available steps to protect the personal information they collect from each of us? As usual, would be great to read your responses. Best, Fernando PS - Feel free to share the report widely. This is key to raise awareness about these topics! ------------------------------ zarur(a)isoc.org Outreach manager Outreach Manager, Membership Services at ISOC Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=13305… You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: Open Forum : ISOC's perspectives on outcomes of WTSA-16
by Barrack Otieno 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Oluoch via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:46:30 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : ISOC's perspectives on outcomes of WTSA-16 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Dear Members, The ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016 (WTSA-16) meeting concluded just over 2.5 weeks ago where we had some time to reflect on the meeting in order to provide our perspectives on the some of the key outcomes. As such, our WTSA-16 Outcome report is available here: https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/itu-wtsa-2016-outcomes-internet-society… <https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/itu-wtsa-2016-outcomes-internet-society…> Additionally, we invite you to read attached contributions from Petko Kantchev on the new WTSA-16 Resolution on Studies concerning the protection of users of telecommunication/information and communication technology services and Verengai Mabika on new WTSA-16 resolution on Promoting the use of information and communication technologies to bridge the financial inclusion gap. As a side note, ISOC was fortunate to have a very strong and diverse delegation comprised of ISOC staff and members that brought various expertise and strengths to the conference. In ITU Conferences, speaking and voting rights are limited to Member States while Sector Members can participate only as observers (Ref: Article 3, ITU Constitution & Convention <https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/oth/02/09/S02090000155201PDFE.PDF>). At WTSA-16, the lack of technical expertise and substantive knowledge in some of the discussions was a chief drawback particularly when sector members were present but could not take the floor. Despite this limitation, the ISOC delegation was consulted at various levels and our information resources on our WTSA-16 section on the website referenced/highlighted by delegates in some of the more contentious proceedings. ISOCs information was credited by several delegations as essentially shaping the discussion on one of the key WTSA-16 issues which resulted in a more favorable outcome on that issue. The diversity of our delegation was an asset as delegates from various countries approached us and it is also where we could be most effective in shaping the discussions given the meeting constraints. Looking ahead to 2017 (WTDC) and also 2018 (Plenipotentiary), we will continue to consult and partner with our members in these preparations, so stay tuned. Finally, we welcome your questions/comments on any of the information that we circulated on WTSA-16. Other WTSA-16 related links: ISOCs WTSA-16 Resolutions Outcome Matrix https://www.internetsociety.org/wtsa/matrix <https://www.internetsociety.org/wtsa/matrix> ISOC WTSA page - https://www.internetsociety.org/WTSA <https://www.internetsociety.org/WTSA> (includes blogs posts from WTSA-16) ITU WTSA-16 Draft Proceedings URL: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa16/Documents/WTSA16_Draft_Proceedings_E.pdf <WTSA-16%20Draft%20Proceedings%20%0DURL:%20https:/www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa1…> Best, <WTSA-16%20Draft%20Proceedings%20%0DURL:%20https:/www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa1…> ------------------------------ Elizabeth Oluoch Policy Advisor Internet Society Oluoch(a)isoc.org ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=13309… To Download the attachment(s) click on the link below: https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/ViewAttachment/?DocumentKey=89b… (if the link doesn't work, copy and paste it into your web browser) ------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk
by Moses Karanja 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

I think the biggest tragedy we face, not just as Kenyans but as humans, is the behavior of teaming with only those we agree with. This takes two levels. *Consciously:* Some shares a news item on your timeline about a topic you find disgusting. You unfriend or unfollow them. *Unconsciously:* Social network algorithms study your behavior and show you those things they think you 'like'. The end result is you have a busy social media life but you are only interacting with those who look like you. We end up with very weak social genes thanks to 'digital in-breeding'. Individuals can work on the first one - a very steep socialization process though. The issue is the second level; can social networks rewrite their algorithms to bring diversity to their subscribers at the cost of weakened business models that depend on engagement and personalization of online experiences. This is not a simple problem and even if Facebook fixes the 'Fake News' problem, this 'digital in-breeding' will still lurk with us, not forgetting that other social media platforms have a responsibility too. -Moses On 21/11/2016 18:14, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Facebook's real risk (Ali Hussein) > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Fw: nairobi county parking system
by Grace Githaiga 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Hi Alex See response below. Rgds GG ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: George Ombua <gombua(a)nairobi.go.ke<mailto:gombua@nairobi.go.ke>> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:56 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] nairobi county parking system Thanks for sharing this case. We do rarely experience a few cases of downtime on the parking system and if they occur then they don't last for long. The parking system is very critical to Nairobi City County such that if it goes down for a day there will be no revenue collected. Please note that one can pay for his/her parking through the following methods:- 1. USSD Dial *217# 2. Mobile application downloadable from playstore 3. Go to http://epayments.nairobi.go.ke 4. Jambopay agents In case of any help on the epayment platform please call customer care number - 0709920000. Please feel free to contact us in case of further clarifications. Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Watila Alex via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Nov 22, 2016 10:00 AM Subject: [kictanet] nairobi county parking system [cid:image001.jpg@01D244BC.665FA3D0] dear all, have noticed that the nairobi county parking system has not been working for several weeks. does anyone know the story behind this? _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachments to it may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Its contents are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the author immediately and delete this email and any attachments immediately in its entirety. You are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright of this email and any of its attachments created by us belongs to the Nairobi City County, which asserts the right to be identified as the copyright holder and objects to any misuse. Nairobi City County accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and /or its attachments.

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UN Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
by Victor Kapiyo 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear Listers See the latest UNGA Resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age which was adopted on 21 November 2016. It is indeed a welcome development and presents a number of measures that states ought to take to protect the right to privacy. Regards Victor

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Re: [kictanet] Death knell for net neutrality?
by Ali Hussein 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

So for those of you who were wondering what Trump means for Net Neutrality in the US and possibly beyond its border below is your answer.. There's no other time as important as this for us to stamp our mark on our own version of Net Neutrality. This is the time for us to finalize the review of the ICT Policy 2016 and start implementing it. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 22 Nov 2016, at 5:17 PM, FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > SEND TIP > NOVEMBER 22, 2016 > If you’re AT&T or Comcast, you might like the sounds of Donald Trump’s transition team. But if you are a small content creator or someone who likes a wide range of services being available through your ISP, you probably aren’t going to like it much at all. > > That’s because the two advisers who President-elect Donald Trump named to help oversee his telecom policy agenda at the Federal Communications Commission are not friends of net neutrality. And they are likely to have a lot of sway over future FCC policy. > > Jeff Eisenach is an economist who once worked for Verizon, and Mark Jamison used to be part of Sprint’s lobbying team. Both men have written about how they are not in favor of net neutrality rules, which keep Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to certain forms of online content or services. > > Eisenach, in particular, has been a vocal opponent of net neutrality as co-chairman of consulting firm National Economic Research Associates. He once called net neutrality rules “crony capitalism,” arguing that imposing these rules would be “highly damaging” to the marketplace. > > Many believe that AT&T and Comcast have already weakened the principle of net neutrality significantly by using features such as “zero rating,” in which services they own or have licensed don’t use up any bandwidth or data when users access them. > > The FCC has said it is monitoring these kinds of efforts, and net neutrality defenders have pushed for more action to stop them from happening. But a Trump administration could make it even easier for them to give up any pretense of adhering to net neutrality rules at all. > > Mathew Ingram > @mathewi > mathew.ingram(a)fortune.com > > > > . > > BITS AND BYTES > IBM isn't put off by Brexit. The tech giant plans to build four new cloud data centers in the U.K., adding to the two it already uses to serve customers such as travel group Thomson, retailers Boots and Dixons Carphone, and National Grid. It didn't disclose the size of its investment. (Reuters) > > Oracle makes another big cloud acquisition. It will pay between $600 million and $700 million to buy Dyn, a well-known provider of domain name services—geek speak for technology that maps Internet servers to specific websites. Dyn was the company targeted by a widespread Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in late October. (Fortune) > > Apple may be ditching its wireless router business. The engineers working on AirPort, the Wi-Fi product first introduced by Steve Jobs, have been reassigned, reports Bloomberg. The company hasn't released an updated version in at least three years. (Fortune, Bloomberg) > > Arista gets brief reprieve in Cisco fight. U.S. customs officials will allow the company to import certain redesigned Ethernet networking products that were previously banned by the International Trade Commission. Cisco has accused Arista of both patent and copyright infringement. Their trial is scheduled to begin next week in federal court in California. (Reuters) > > Google adds more brainpower to artificial intelligence effort. It's staffing up a new division in Montreal and investing $4.5 million in a research laboratory at a local university. The Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms is led by Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the foremost experts in machine learning. (Fortune) > > Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander pull out of blockchain group. The banks are parting ways with R3 CEV, a consortium representing around 70 financial firms. According to a source close to the matter, Goldman—one of R3's original supporters—wasn't on board with an upcoming fundraising deal. Both Goldman and Banco Santander are both investors in a rival startup, Digital Asset Holdings. (Fortune) > > . > > THE DOWNLOAD > The era of cloud price discounts is fading. Not so long ago, the discussion of whether businesses should use Amazon, Microsoft, or Google data centers—instead of their own—centered mostly around pricing. The conventional wisdom was that cloud computing equaled inexpensive while using internal data centers was pricey. > > According to new research from Deutsche Bank, however, the era of discounts has peaked—as service providers invest in technologies for improving processing times and for shaping new analytics and artificial intelligence services. One caveat, savvy Fortune 500 companies can get significant discounts in the course of cutting enterprise contracts with Microsoft or Amazon—if they play their cards right. More on the dynamics around pricing cloud services. > > . > > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT > Amazon Isn't Just Gunning for Netflix—It's Going After ESPN, Too, by Mathew Ingram > > Here's Why Analysts Think Netflix Is Unstoppable, by Lucinda Shen > > Facebook Doesn't Need One Editor, It Needs 1,000 of Them, by Mathew Ingram > > How Some Unicorns Are Gearing Up to Go Public, by Kia Kokalitcheva > > Chinese Startup Unveils Record-Breaking Electric Vehicle, by Kirsten Korosec > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > Feds will investigate Facebook drone crash. Federal air-safety officials are looking into what caused the "structural failure" of one of the company's massive experimental drones, designed to offer wireless Internet communications in rural areas, earlier this year. (Time, Wall Street Journal) > > This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Heather Clancy. > Find past issues. 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Fwd: FW: [afnog] Reminder : AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH)
by Barrack Otieno 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Listers, For your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Original Message ---------- From: nancy dotse <nancy(a)ghana.com<mailto:nancy@ghana.com>> To: Afnog <afnog(a)afnog.org<mailto:afnog@afnog.org>>, Afrigeek <afrigeek(a)psg.com<mailto:afrigeek@psg.com>> Date: October 24, 2016 at 12:38 PM Subject: [afnog] AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH) Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2017 to be held in Nairobi - KENYA, from 21st May - 2 June 2017. Kindly send to various lists. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 21 January, 2017. Best Regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Secretariat AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - ENGLISH Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 21st May – 2nd June 2017 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Nairobi, KENYA from 21st May to 2nd June 2017. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD - AROC, ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event Event Calendar include the following: * AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) * Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials * AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums * AFRINIC Trainings * AfREN Forum * AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting * ISOC Africa Sessions * ICANN Africa Day * A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session * A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops were hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend? * The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry * It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. * It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. * Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics Local Host The Local Hosts for the Event are TESPOK & KENIC. Venue & Hotel This will be announces shortly. Time Table Workshop & Tutorials Event / Date(s) Unix Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD - AROC : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings : 27 - 29 May 2017 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials : 28 - 29 May 2017 (Sunday - Monday) ISOC Africa Sessions : 28 May 2017 (Sunday) Conference Event / Date(s) Opening Session 29 May 2017 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF : 29 May 2017 (Monday) AfNOG-18 Conference : 30 May 2017 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-26 Conference : 31 May - 2 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. “While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2016 in seventeen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into six parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks) * SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. * SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. * NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) * NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. * AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) * CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : English: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php French: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – January 21, 2017 ** About AFRINIC AFRINIC (See http://www.afrinic.net/) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 22nd – 27th May 2017 in Kenya. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : * Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; * Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; * Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; * Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; * Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; * Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; * Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit www.africacert.org for further information. ISOC AFRICA ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. on 28th May 2017. Further information will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2017 Tutorials will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 29th May 2017. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2017 will be provided shortly. AfNOG-18 Meeting The 17th AfNOG meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30th May 2017. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2017 conference in Tunisia drew over 500 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AFRINIC-26 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-24 Public Policy meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya for three days from 31st to 2nd June, 2017. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a two-day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Kenya. Please check with the Kenya Embassy or Consulate in your country Please join us, once again, as we come together to learn, network and shape the future of ICT in Africa. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - FRENCH Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) : Atelier & Réunions 21 Mai – 2 Juin, 2017 Le Secrétariat du Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) annonce le programme d’AfNOG au Sommet Afrique de l’Internet 2017 qui se tiendra à Nairobi, KENYA du 21 Mai au 02 Juin 2017. AIS est l'événement multipartite ; sommet combinant des ateliers, des conférences et rencontres de l'industrie d'Internet. Le sommet annuel attire des instructeurs de renommée internationale, des experts et des conférenciers pour partager les dernières innovations et les meilleures pratiques dans l'industrie de l'Internet. C'est l'endroit où les institutions techniques africaines et Af * comme AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfricaCERT, AfREN, AfTLD, ISOC Afrique, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc. se rencontrent. Répondre aux besoins de la communauté Internet en Afrique AIS vise à répondre aux besoins en constante évolution de l'industrie des TICs et de l'ingénierie IP et integre l'utilisation et l'impact des technologies IP. Les séances comprennent des aspects techniques et commerciaux de l'Internet: à savoir le renforcement des capacités, de l'Infrastructure, Sécurité, Politique, Contenu & noms, numéros de l'Internet et la Recherche. A propos de l'événement Le Calendrier de l’événement comprend les éléments suivants: * Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau (offre une formation de ponte en ateliers pratiques avancés) * Plusieurs ateliers techniques AfNOG avances sur une / deux journées complètes * Formations Ateliers & forum AfricaCERT * Formations AFRINIC * Forum AfREN * AfTLD - AROC Atelier & Réunion * Evénement et Tutoriax ISOC Afrique * Journée ICANN Afrique * Une journée AfNOG de session plénière * Trois jours AfriNIC de session plénière En outre, plusieurs réunions parallèles et des ateliers seront organisés en collaboration avec d'autres organisations. Qui participe? Un large éventail de leaders de l'industrie des ICT et des experts techniques, y compris les fournisseurs de services Internet (FSI), les ingénieurs réseau qui souhaitent acquérir les compétences nécessaires en matière des TICs, les gouvernements, les régulateurs, les entreprises de télécommunications et les fournisseurs d’equipements. C'est une bonne occasion de réseautage entre pairs et entreprises. Pourquoi participer? * L'AIS répond aux besoins actuels et futurs des opérateurs dans le secteur des TICs * Il est axé sur les tendances actuelles et nouvelles de l’industries des TICs telles que la cyber sécurité, les réseaux mobiles entre autres. * Il propose des discussions sur un large éventail de questions de l'Internet, y compris les tendances actuelles et les plus récents en matière d’ICT. * Les experts du l’industrie participeront à des sessions de conférences, des présentations de conférenciers inspirants et visionnaires, de tables rondes interactives, abordant tous les sujets les plus pressants. Hôte local Les hôtes pour l’évènement sont TESKPOK et KENIC. Lieu de la réunion & Hôtel : Ce sera annoncé prochainement. Calendrier Atelier & tutoriels Evénement Date Unix Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Boot Camp Réseautage : 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Atelier AfNOG : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) Atelier AfricaCERT : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AfTLD - AROC : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AFRINIC Trainings : 27 - 29 May 2017 (Samedi - Lundi) AfNOG Tutoriels : 28 - 29 May 2017 (Dimanche - Lundi) SessionsISOC Afrique : 28 May 2017 (Dimanche) Séance d'ouverture : 29 May 2017 (Lundi à 17 heures) AfREN Réunion / AAF : 29 May 2017 (Lundi) AfNOG-18 Conférence : 30 May 2017 (Mardi) AFRINIC-26 Conférence : 31 May - 2 June (Wed - Friday) À Propos d’AfNOG AfNOG (Voir http://www.afnog.org/) est un forum pour la coopération et l'échange d'informations techniques entre opérateurs de réseaux connectés à Internet en Afrique. AfNOG vise à construire une communauté d'ingénieurs qui s'entraident pour exploiter l'infrastructure Internet en Afrique, et l'Internet mondial. AfNOG vise aussi a promouvoir le débat sur les questions relatives à la mise en œuvre de nouveaux réseaux qui nécessitent la coopération de la communauté. AfNOG a depuis 2000 organisé leur manifestation annuelle dans un pays africain différent chaque année. “Alors que AfNOG alimente la croissance rapide de l'Internet en Afrique en formant des competences techniques qualifiees, notre contenu a été déterminé par les besoins de la communauté. Ce faisant, le rendement en terme de capacité de formation de AfNOG s'est multiplié au cours de la dernière décennie entrainant une croissance de la communauté ” Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau L'atelier AfNOG sur les technologies réseaux vise à offrir une formation avancée aux personnes qui sont dans le processus de mise en place et l'optimisation d'un réseau connecté à Internet avec connectivité régionale et internationale. Le public visé comprend le personnel technique de haut niveau et de niveau intermédiaire de fournisseurs commerciaux de services Internet (FSI), les réseaux universitaires, réseaux gouvernementaux, ou des réseaux d’ONG. Cet atelier s'appuie sur l'expérience des ateliers AFNOG précédents tenus chaque année de 2000 à 2016 dans dix-sept pays africains différents, et aussi des ateliers INET de l'Internet Society, a lieu chaque année de 1993 à 2000 dans huit endroits dans le monde. Les instructeurs de l'atelier sont une équipe internationale avec de nombreuses années d'expérience dans l'exploitation de grands réseaux et de l'enseignement sur l'exploitation de réseau. L'atelier est divisé en six Sessions parallèles: (5 Anglais et 1 Français) * SS-E Services Internet Evollutive (Scalable en anglais), porte sur la conception et le fonctionnement des services de courrier électronique, le Web et d'autres services Internet, dimensionnés pour supporter un grand nombre d'utilisateurs. * SI-E - Infrastructure Réseau Evolutive (en anglais), focalisé sur la conception et l'exploitation de réseaux utilisant routeurs et Switch, dimensionnes pour supporter un grand nombre de sites interconnectés. * NM-E, Gestion et Supervision de reseau (en Anglais) * NM-F, semblable à NM-E, en français. * AR-E, Techniques avancées de routage (en Anglais). * CT-E, Formation de CERT (Anglais). Plus d’Informations sur les candidatures de l'atelier se trouvent à: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.phphttp://www.afnog… ** Atelier Date limite - 21 Janvier, 2017 À Propos d’AfriNIC AfriNIC (Voir ) AfriNIC a été mis en place pour servir la communauté africaine en fournissant une gestion professionnelle et efficace des ressources Internet, en soutenant l'utilisation des technologies de l'Internet et le développement, et pour promouvoir une approche participative et multi approche des parties prenantes à la gouvernance de l'Internet. AfriNIC est une organisation non gouvernementale, sans but lucratif, organisation basée sur l’adhésion, située à l'île Maurice. Formations et renforcement des capacités constituent un élément central des activités d’AfriNIC et notre objectif est de développer des compétences au sein de notre région dans la mise en œuvre d’IPv6 et des technologies connexes requis pour utiliser efficacement nos ressources et à accroître la sensibilisation au sein de la région de service sur la façon dont Internet est régie et les rôles des differentes organisations dans cet environnement. AfriNIC organise deux réunions chaque année (voir http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT tiendra une série de formation pour les équipes de réponse aux incidents de sécurité et des tutoriels du 22 mai au 27 Mai 2017 à Nairobi, KENYA. AfricaCERT est le forum africain des équipes d'intervention en cas d'incident informatique, et a pour objectif de proposer des solutions aux défis pour une meilleure santé dans le Af * écosystème Internet. Les objectifs de AfricaCERT comprennent, mais ne sont pas limités à: * Aider les pays africains à établir CSIRT; * Renforcer les relations entre les CERT en Afrique et avec d'autres parties prenantes partout dans le monde; * Favoriser et soutenir des programmes d'éducation et de sensibilisation à la sécurité des TIC; * Encourager le partage dans la sécurité des TIC informations; * Promouvoir les bonnes pratiques et l'échange d'expériences entre les membres pour élaborer un cadre global pour la cybersécurité, y compris de mieux répondre juridique et les questions de réglementation; * Aider les CSIRT africains à améliorer Cyber préparation et le renforcement de la résilience des Infrastructure des TIC; * Promouvoir la collaboration en recherche de la technologie, du développement et de l'innovation dans le Domaine de la sécurité des TIC. S'il vous plaît visitez www.africacert.org pour plus d'informations. ISOC AFRIQUE Le bureau Afrique de Internet Society organise des sessions / tutoriaux sur la gouvernance de l’Internet etc. le 28 Mai 2017. Plus de détails seront communiqués. AfNOG Tutoriels AfNOG offrira 1 à 2 journées complet (es) des tutoriels avancés. Les Tutoriaux auront lieu dans un environnement de type salle de classe, et peuvent inclure des composants pratiques. Les didacticiels sont non-commerciaux, et sont orientés techniques. Ils sont destinés à offrir une formation avancée sur des technologies déjà déployées ou en cours de déploiement pour les fournisseurs d'ISP. Des renseignements supplémentaires sur les tutoriels AfNOG 2017 seront disponible ici peu de temps: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN Le réseau de la recherche et de l'éducation en Afrique (AfREN) organisera une réunion d'une journée le 29 Mai 2017. AfREN est un forum annuel sur la recherche et les réseaux de l'éducation en Afrique. Etant une des organisations Af*, le forum AfREN fait partie du Sommet Internet Afrique et a été convoquée depuis 2007 par l'Unité de Recherche et de mise en Réseau de l'Education (RENU) de l'Association des Universités Africaines, en collaboration avec AfNOG & AFRINIC. Le forum est une plate-forme pour les discussions sur les questions présentant un intérêt pour la Recherche et le Réseau de l’Education (REN) comme la collaboration, la sensibilisation et la coordination des activités en Afrique. Partage des expériences et de bonnes pratiques ainsi que la présentation des technologies de réseaux innovants sont également régulièrement abordée lors des reunions AfREN. Le parrainage des gestionnaires de réseau de campus pour assister aux ateliers annuels de formation AFNOG est également devenu une partie intégrante d’AfREN. Depuis 2012, avec la formation de REN régionaux couvrant tous les pays d'Afrique, une séance traditionnelle des mises à jour de l'UbuntuNet Alliance (Afrique orientale et australe), WACREN (Afrique occidentale et centrale) et ASREN (pays arabes, y compris l'Afrique du Nord) est organisee. Les participants de AfREN incluent entre autres, les professionnels de l’Education et gestionaires de reseaux de campus et de recherche, les opérateurs télécoms, les régulateurs, les décideurs politiques et les partenaires internationaux. Des informations supplémentaires sur AfREN 2017 seront fournies prochainement. AfNOG - 18 Conférence La 18éme Conférence AfNOG aura lieu à KENYA le 30 Mai 2017. Les conférences AfNOG sont un forum pour la coordination et la diffusion des informations techniques et pratiques relatives aux technologies réseaux ; architecture, cœur de réseau, entreprise. Les réunions sont informelles, avec un accent sur la pertinence des pratiques de backbones africains actuels et futurs. La conférence AfNOG 2016 à Gaborone a drainée plus de 400 participants, constitués essentiellement de personnel d'ingénierie de réseaux de fournisseurs de services internet, les Compagnies de télécommunications, Gouvernement, la communauté de la Recherche et de l'éducation, la Société civile. Des informations supplémentaires et le calendrier de la conférence seront disponibles d’ici prochainement: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AfriNIC-26 Conférence La réunion AfriNIC-24 sera organisée à Nairobi, Kenya sur trois jours à partir du 31 Mai au 2 Juin 2017. Les réunions AfriNIC sont ouverts à tous et offrent une excellente occasion de prendre part à des discussions relative a la gestion des ressources Internet. Les règles de Gestions décrivent comment les Ressources de numéros Internet devraient être géré et distribué, sont développés par la communauté. La réunion comprendra des tutoriels, des présentations, mise à jour sur des différents groupes de travail et la réunion de publique d'AfriNIC. La réunion de trois jours sera précédée par une formation IPv6 sur trois jours et une journée de formation à la Gestion des Ressources. La réunion portera sur le protocole IPv6 et son déploiement, notamment en Afrique et la question de l'épuisement du pool IPv4 de l'espace d'adressage. Plus d’informations seront disponibles à http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events Exigences relatives aux visas Les citoyens de certains pays ont besoin d'un visa pour entrer au Kenya. Veuillez s'il vous plaît vérifier auprès de l'Ambassade du Kenya ou avec le consulat dans votre pays. Nous vous invitons a nous rejoindre une fois encore, pour ensemble apprendre, echanger et façonner l'avenir des TIC en Afrique. _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] nairobi county parking system
by alex watila 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

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nairobi county parking system
by Watila Alex 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

dear all, have noticed that the nairobi county parking system has not been working for several weeks. does anyone know the story behind this?

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Computer and Cyber crimes bill 2016 Day 1 of 5 Part 2 Offences
by Victor Kapiyo 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Not yet. It's still a bill awaiting debate in parliament and enactment into law. Victor Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar* On 21 November 2016 at 09:02, Gregory Okoth via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Hi all, > I am not sure if we have an enacted law on Data Protection. A search from > kenyalaw.org doesn't revela much. Is the Data Protection Bill 2013 in > force? > > I am drafting a document and I need to quote any laws in Kenya regarding > protecting personal information. > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:53 PM, kelvin via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > wrote: > >> Article: Owner of 0 wants $90,000 >> >> >> New York (CNN) — A lawyer and artist in Washington D.C. hopes to gain >> tens of thousands of dollars from a prescient decision he made years ago. >> Jeremy Peter Green, a 28-year-old who goes by the pen name Jeremy Pegg, >> bought the ClintonKaine.com domain for $8 in 2011. Now that Hillary Clinton >> is of... Sent via Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to >> keep up with the news you care about. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Date: 7/25/16 7:28 AM (GMT-05:00) >> To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, ISOC Kenya Chapter < >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Cc: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy >> Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [isoc_ke] Computer and Cyber crimes bill 2016 Day 1 of 5 >> Part 2 Offences >> >> Barrack and all >> >> To address the issue of uhuru.co.ke in relation to the cyber crime Bill >> 2006. >> >> Let me first address the issue of cybersquatting as opposed to the >> practice of selling domains in the Domain After Market. >> >> *Cyber-Squatting* is best described as the practice of registering >> names, especially well-known company or brand names, as Internet domains, >> in the hope of reselling them at a profit. For example:- >> >> Walmart.co.ke >> Carrefour.co.ke >> Yahoo.co.ke (which incidentally I once owned when I didn't know any >> better! :-) ) >> Google.co.ke (which incidentally was free once not too long ago) >> >> The *domain aftermarket* is the secondary market for Internet domain >> names which a party interested in acquiring a domain that is already >> registered bids or negotiates a price to effect the transfer of >> registration from the registered holder of that domain name. >> >> The professional pursuit of speculation in the domain aftermarket >> is known as *domaining*. The domain aftermarket has grown substantially, >> as an increasing number of generic domains names that promise 'marketing >> appeal' and 'desirability' are registered by domain warehouses, or >> resellers. >> >> The domain aftermarket is facilitated by auction houses which provide >> communication methods for buyers and sellers to interact, often >> anonymously, to negotiate and close a transaction. They often provide >> additional services, such as financial escrow services and domain parking. >> >> Now let's address the *uhuru.co.ke <http://uhuru.co.ke>* case. This is >> similar to the Evans Kidero case sometime back. In that particular case the >> Good Governor's team had the good sense to negotiate and acquire the domain >> that had slipped through their fingers. >> >> So is Uhuru a Brand Name or a Generic Name? >> >> A quick look at Google search results indicate that the word Uhuru has a >> generic meaning (freedom) and is also a name. >> >> So which one is it? A Brand Name or a Generic one. >> >> Let's do another exercise. >> >> *Word*. Generic name or brand name for one of the most successful >> computer programs ever? >> >> You get the picture.. >> >> Does this issue belong in the Cyber-Security bill? >> >> My take:- A resounding NO. Let's apportion the blame where it >> belongs..with the guys who should have known better and let such a valuable >> Generic Name lapse. >> >> KeNIC are you listening? Seems like some people need 101 lessons on >> Defensive Domain Registration. >> >> And to Corporates out there here's my advise for free:- >> >> Move your domain custodian services from the IT Department to the >> Marketing Department. >> My two cowrie shells.. >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 25 Jul 2016, at 9:45 AM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> As you prepare your comments, we had an interesting case last week of >> www.uhuru.co.ke. Apparently the owner of the domain was ready to part >> with it for a tidy sum of money. There were counterarguments as to >> whether the domain was a generic name or whether it was a trademark >> :-)(you know what i mean), it also brought to fore the issue of >> cybersquatting and whether it is an illegal activity on the dot Ke >> space. There are those who felt that this is a genuine mode of >> business akin to speculation in real estate. Was this an offence in >> light of the Computer and Cybercrimes bill 2016? >> >> Regards >> >> On 7/25/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> >> As announced last week, online discussions on the Computer and >> >> Cybercrimes bill 2016 will start today. The Computer and Cybercrimes >> >> bill can be accessed using the following link >> >> http://www.mygov.go.ke/?p=11234. >> >> >> Today we focus on part II of the bill which focuses on the offences: >> >> >> Questions >> >> >> 1. Does the section address computer and cyber crime related offenses >> >> in a comprehensive manner and according to International standards ? >> >> 2. If it does not can you point out areas that need to be incorporated >> >> into the bill? >> >> 3. Are there clauses in this section that will impede the growth of >> >> electronic commerce or affect online citizen participation as seen on >> >> Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) ? If that is the case , how should the same >> >> be phrased? >> >> 4. Do you have any other proposals that can be incorporated into part >> >> 2 to improve it? >> >> >> We welcome your feedback on the questions above, >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> >> Kelvin and Barrack >> >> -- >> >> Barrack O. Otieno >> >> +254721325277 >> >> +254733206359 >> >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254733206359 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Greg > -------- > Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once! > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Listers This might be of interest especially because of the fact that we are entering an election year ourselves in Kenya.. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 21 Nov 2016, at 5:32 PM, FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > SEND TIP > NOVEMBER 21, 2016 > Mark Zuckerberg has done his best to get around the problems that his giant social network has created in the form of viral fake news and hoaxes, a problem that many believe may have played a key role in the election of Donald Trump. But he can’t evade the issue much longer. > > One of the arguments that the Facebook CEO offered when the fake news discussion first began was that the small proportion of fake news stories couldn’t possibly have affected the outcome of the election. This was “crazy talk,” he said. > > But as a number of people quickly pointed out, Facebook’s entire marketing and advertising business, which is worth billions of dollars a year, is predicated on the idea that having your message on the platform can reach and influence hundreds of millions of people. Zuckerberg can’t have it both ways. > > The risk for Facebook is that if it shows that it either isn’t willing to or can’t control the spread of fake news on its network, then it is sending the message that it isn’t willing to or can’t control any of the other activity that takes place there either. > > On Friday, Zuckerberg wrote a long post explaining that Facebook is concerned about the problem and is planning to take a number of steps to control it, including getting the help of outside news agencies and third parties to verify news. He needs to step that process up and quickly, or the media isn’t the only institution in which people are going to lose trust. > > Mathew Ingram > @mathewi > mathew.ingram(a)fortune.com > > . > > BITS AND BYTES > Symantec is making a $2.3 billion investment in identity protection. The security software giant plans to buy LifeLock, which was being pushed to "explore its options" by activist investor Elliott Management. The deal, along with the $4.6 billion acquisition of Blue Coat in August, gives Symantec a much deeper portfolio of consumer cybersecurity services. (Reuters) > > Microsoft leaps into quantum computing. This is more than its typical, quiet-ish research investment. Microsoft is putting considerable financial and engineering resources behind a prototype for a powerful computer that rivals efforts by Google and IBM. (New York Times) > > Alibaba's cloud is getting much larger outside China. New facilities in Dubai, Germany, Japan, and Australia will give the Chinese e-commerce giant's Aliyun division a presence on every major continent. Alibaba's cloud services are forecast to capture about 7.8% of a projected $135 billion global market by 2020. (Reuters) > > The IRS wants to know who's buying and selling bitcoins. The agency wants personal data for everyone who traded the cryptocurrency on the Coinbase exchange between 2013 and 2015. It's an alarmingly large and indiscriminate information request of the world's biggest bitcoin exchange. (Fortune, New York Times) > > . > > THE DOWNLOAD > Intel's strategy for AI chips is smart, but still lags rival. The chip giant hosted a conference last week to highlight its latest efforts to sell more microchips used to meet the booming demand for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related disciplines. The overall strategy made sense to analysts who follow the company. But some are concerned that Intel has a ways to go to catch up to competitor Nvidia. > > . > > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT > Tech Industry Could Be 'First to Suffer' From Trump's Immigration Stances, by David Z. Morris > > Red Hat CEO on Microsoft, Google, and Cutting Edge Software, by Jonathan Vanian > > Why Microsoft's Shares Are Near a 52-Week High, by Barb Darrow > > Homeland Security Chief Cites Phishing as Top Hacking Threat, by Jeff John Roberts > > The Big November Apple Release Isn't What You Expect, by Don Reisinger > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > Watch a Tesla navigate crowded urban streets. Its latest video showcases a self-driving car (in autonomous mode) reacting to cyclists and pedestrians that enter its path. (Fortune) > > This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Heather Clancy. > Find past issues. Sign up for other Fortune newsletters. > > . > EMAIL ADAM LASHINSKY > > SUBSCRIBE > > SHARE: > . > This message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to Data Sheet > UNSUBSCRIBE HERE > > Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: > HTTP://WWW.FORTUNE.COM/PRIVACY > > For Further Communication, Please Contact: > FORTUNE Customer Service > 3000 University Center Drive > Tampa, FL 33612-6408 > > ADVERTISING INFO | SUBSCRIBE TO FORTUNE

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VIP Invitation to Broadcast, Film & Music Africa, National Theatre, Nairobi, 23-24 November 2016
by Sean Moroney 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Dear Kictanet Colleagues, Attached is Complimentary VIP Invitation to attend BFMA 2016 over Wednesday-Thursday this week. You are welcome to attend the conference (programme attached), as well as network in the expo with over 30 local and international suppliers of technology and services for the digital media and content development industries. I look forward to seeing you there. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> |Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)737148814/721845674 www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> Let’s chat: T: @aitecafrica FB Page: AITEC Africa FB Event: BFMA IG: AITEC Africa #BFMA8

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Fw: [Internet Policy] ICANN's US jurisdiction
by WANGARI KABIRU 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Blessed Monday colleagues! With the transition, would be interesting to know how "much Kenya and Africa" cares and dares to act when it comes to the jurisdiction. I may relate this with the UN bodies. Kenya hosting one of the UN organs is a source of not only diplomatic prestige but also power position. On the Internet front, perhaps this is the time to be the heart and not observers of the next phase. >From the India Civil Societies Statement (attached), share in comments by Parminder below;"Recently, the US gave up its role of signing entries to the Internet's root zone file, which representsthe addressing system for the global Internet. This is about the Internet addresses that end with.com, .net, and so on, and the numbers associated with each of them that help us navigate theInternet. We thank and congratulate the US government for taking this important step in the rightdirection. However, the organisation that manages this system, ICANN1, a US non-profit, continuesto be under US jurisdiction, and hence subject to its courts, legislature and executive agencies.Keeping such an important global public infrastructure under US jurisdiction is expected to becomea very problematic means of extending US laws and policies across the world.We the undersigned therefore appeal that urgent steps be taken to transit ICANN from its currentUS jurisdiction. Only then can ICANN become a truly global organisation2. We would like to makeit clear that our objection is not directed particularly against the US; we are simply against animportant global public infrastructure being subject to a single country's jurisdiction....." Be blessed! Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 5:00, parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> wrote: All As you know, the issue of jurisdiction of ICANN is under consideration at ICANN's community process (in the accountability track where there is a sub group discussing this issue). ICANN is currently meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 3rd to 9th November. Today, on the last day of ICANN's Hyderabad meeting, the enclosed statement was issued by key Indian civil society organisations engaged with Internet governance issues, supported by two key global networks involved in this area. The statement expresses the urgent need for transiting ICANN from being under the jurisdiction of one country, presenting the rationale of why this is important to do. It also lists some possible options of doing so, towards beginning a serious action-oriented deliberation on this very important matter. Unlike what is often understood, the jurisdiction issue is not just a matter of sovereign prestige and self respect of the states but concerns vital matters impacting people's rights. This is especially so as the society gets more and more digitised in all areas. We welcome comments and feedback. The statement has been issued by the following Indian civil society organisations. Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore IT for Change, Bangalore Free Software Movement of India, Hyderabad Society for Knowledge Commons, New Delhi Digital Empowerment Foundation, New Delhi Delhi Science Forum, New Delhi Software Freedom Law Center India, New Delhi Third World Network - India, New Delhi It is supported by the following global networks: Association For Progressive Communications Just Net Coalition We will soon expand this effort to enlist more global support. Best, Parminder _______________________________________________

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ICT 2016 Year in Review Questions (Open from Monday 21st-Thursday 24th)
by lordmwesh＠gmail.com 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_KNiIAYl4jfGWw1o-W5ocfhENPoTIxa7… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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Career Mentorship for High School Students and Form Four Leavers
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 5 day Career Mentor ship workshop for High School Students and Form Four Leavers.The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 5th December to 9th December 2016 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Career Mentorship Programme (CMP) intends to promote a sharing and supportive relationship between experienced professionals and selected key top -notch speakers from the Kenyan Industry.The participants will learn about different careers they can pursue, Universities in Kenya and so much more . The Programme, though informal, may serve as a significant complement to the academic curriculum of their High School Education. *Objectives of the Program* - To broaden students’ perspective towards the world of work; - To develop students’ confidence in communicating with senior professionals; and - To assist students to develop their career aspiration. The Students will also interact with different mentors and will be provided with first hand information on how to select a career. For your convenience, we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let us know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by clicking here <https://docs.google.com/a/strathmore.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5F-TqZ9snu2WoK2…> . For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact @iLabAfrica on 0729 876 680/ 0703 034 000 or eMail: sanyanga(a)strathmore.edu . -- *Kind Regards,* *Tracy Weru* *Business Development Analyst**@iLabAfrica,Strathmore University* *Email*: tweru(a)strathmore.edu* | Office Tel: *+254 (0) 703 034123 *Ext:* 2123 www.strathmore.edu <http://www.twitter.com/StrathU> <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity/?ref=hl> <https://www.youtube.com/user/StrathmoreUniversity> <https://plus.google.com/110890271788869052448/posts> <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/strathmore-university-357048> <https://www.instagram.com/strathmore.university/> -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER 2
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [IGFmaglist] MAG renewal announcement
by Judy Okite 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

For your information. Kind Regards, *'Chance Favors the prepared mind'* - Louis Pasteur ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango(a)unog.ch> Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:11 PM Subject: [IGFmaglist] MAG renewal announcement To: IGF Maglist <Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org> Dear All, The MAG renewal announcement from Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has been posted on the IGF website. https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/ announcement-from-mr-wu-hongbo-under-secretary-general -for-economic-and-social-affairs The deadline to submit names is *16 December 2016.* Current MAG members do not need to reapply. >From the Secretariat’s counting we have twelve MAG members who are in their third term: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2 016-membership The MAG Renewal FAQ’s may also be a resource for those who have questions on the selection process: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/ mag-renewal-2016 I would be grateful if you could distribute the renewal announcement through your respective networks. Best regards, Chengetai _______________________________________________ Igfmaglist mailing list Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovforum.org

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Invitation to Nairobi Legal Hackers Fireside Chat on 22nd November 2016 at Strathmore University
by June Tessy 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Listers, Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology. Legal Hackers Nairobi in partnership with the Strathmore Center of Intellectual Property and Information Technology hereby invites you to 'Fireside Chat with Michael Murungi' Head of Public Policy and Government Relations at Google. Join us as Michael Murungi shares on opportunities and challenges for technology to be incorporated into the law and legal practice, his experience on building a legal tech arm of a State agency and the future of legal tech in Kenya. Event Details are: Date: 22nd November 2016 Time: 18.30 - 20.00 hours Venue: Strathmore University, Strathmore Business School Auditorium Entrance: Free Kindly RSVP here <https://goo.gl/forms/aJzz3cHXwSYxpBKv2>! Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal> www.legalhackers.org

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Internship Opportunity
by Magdalene Kariuki 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Hi fellow Listers, Please see an opportunity for young university students/ recent graduates. Please assist to circulate widely. Thanks. Best, Magdalene Kariuki.

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