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Safaricom gets crucial support in battle with CA
by Grace Githaiga 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Telecoms operator Safaricom has received crucial support in its war with the Francis Wangusi-led Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) which wants to automatically declare it a dominant player in the market.The support came from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), the consumer markets referee, which has poked holes into Mr Wangusi’s draft regulations that will from mid-June declare Safaricom a dominant player on grounds that it controls more than 50 per cent of the telecoms market. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-gets-crucial-su…

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:07:13 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information To: Internet Policy External <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, May has traditionally been a busy month for Internet governance discussions in Geneva. This year is no different, but the stakes are higher for those who care about the Internet and its future. 2015 is the year where we celebrate the 10 years of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). For the past 10 years, governments, the private sector, civil society, academia and the Internet technical community have worked together at the local and the global levels to make the Internet a useful tool for development. We now have more than 3 billion people online, with growth mostly in developing countries. We have more work to do to reach the vision of an "Internet for Everyone"; but much has been achieved and we should celebrate success. May will be populated with a series of WSIS-related meetings taking place in Geneva. Here is some background information to help you navigate and engage in these discussions: * CSTD<http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=606> (4-8 May): This is the last phase of the WSIS review process before the UN General Assembly process begins in June. A report on "Implementing WSIS outcomes: A ten-year review" will be discussed, and a Resolution on WSIS will be negotiated, which will provide important guidance for the events to happen in New York in December. Raul Echeberria, VP Global Engagement (ISOC), has been invited to deliver a high-level statement at this occasion. * IGF MAG and Open Consultations<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> (20-22 May): The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will continue preparations for the 2015 Internet Governance Forum, to be held 10-13 November 2015 in Brazil. Much efforts are spent on intersessional work and ongoing progress with Best Practice Forums<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums>, a format that focuses on sharing lessons learned from dealing with tangible issues such as spam. A new track on developing "Policy menus for Connecting the Next Billion" has also been launched. We will be sending a separate note on how to concretely engage in this work next week. * ITU Council 2015<http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/default.aspx> (12-22 May): ITU Council meetings are open to all ITU Member States as well as ITU sector members and are available as webcasts to Member States and sector members. It is expected that the Council will discuss the role of the ITU in the WSIS process. * ITU WSIS Forum<http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/> (25-29 May): WSIS Forums provide an annual avenue to take stock of progress on WSIS Action Lines. The Internet Society is organizing a set of sessions (collaborative security, local content) and will have high-level representatives delivering policy statements. The theme of this year's forum is "Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development". More to follow as we get closer to the event. The original WSIS process took place soon after international agreement on the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Similarly, this year's final WSIS+10 review takes place shortly after the follow-up to the MDGs, the so called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted in New York, 25 - 27 September 2015. It is already quite apparent that the SDG process is going to influence the direction of the WSIS beyond 2015 towards the contribution of ICTs for development. As you can see, 2015 is a busy year for Internet Governance and the Internet Society will continue to be on the front and facilitate the participation of the Internet community. For an outlook and key global and local IG tracks this year, visit our Internet governance timeline: http://www.internetsociety.org/igtimeline Additional information will be circulated w.r. to each of these events. In the meantime, if you plan to participate or have any questions, please let us know! Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Director, Global Internet Policy The Internet Society http://www.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Women in tech - Mpesa Migration Story
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

It was said to be one of the biggest and most complex projects the company had ever embarked on and the information technology specialist, who led the team of 320 people in the Herculean task of moving M-Pesa servers from Germany to Kenya -- a process that lasted between 11 p.m. on Friday April 17 and 11.30 a.m. on April 19 after years of meticulous planning -- received special mention from the CEO. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/-/1950774/2696774/-/format/xhtml/-/618… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Reminder: Invitation to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability consultative forum for Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Thursday 30th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds). AGENDA ---------------- 1400hrs: IANA transition and ICANN Accountability, - 1ne and a half hours. 1530hrs: African DNS Forum brief, and Leadership opportunities within ICANN for Africa - 30 minutes BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Digital Piracy - Nigeria Copyright Proposed Bill in Parliament
by Bernard Kioko 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

A number of you took issue with my going to court to petition for ISPs to block piracy websites - by saying it would amount to restricting internet freedom. Well Nigeria seems be ahead on the same. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/ncc-proposes-bill-on-digital-piracy-t o-impose-two-percent-levy-on-dvds-others/ Regards Bernard -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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The Future of CyberSpace in Kenya
by Nanjira Sambuli 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hi Listers, I penned this after attending the Global Conference on Cyberspace at the Hague (16-17 April). As always, Kenya government was quick to signing docs, not heard on the various discussions. To me, a shame from the ‘home of the Silicon Savannah’. (NG and SA were also missing). https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-… <https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-…> Regards, Nanjira. About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter <http://nanjira.com/> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/107895438010445454247> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>

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Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by GG 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

+1 --- Original Message --- From: "muriuki mureithi via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: 27 April 2015 12:24 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Cc: "muriuki mureithi" <muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Congratulations to the Alice thanks for flying the flag high Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:27/04/2015 10:27 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == Open Forum Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo and John Levine to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee Reply All via Email Login to Contact Sender View Thread Flag as Inappropriate Post to Group via Email You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. _______________________________________________ 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… 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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Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == ------------------------------ Open Forum <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> [image: Gihan Dias] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gonzalo-camarillo/1/475/925> and John Levine <http://johnlevine.com/> to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee *Reply All via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY_openforum_a89d1efe-c130-4331-b441-93eb5424c022@ConnectedCommunity.org?subject=Re:+Final+results+of+the+2015+ISoc+Board+of+Trustee+elections>* *Login to Contact Sender <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?G…>* *View Thread <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Flag as Inappropriate <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Post to Group via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY-openforum(a)ConnectedCommunity.org>* You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions <http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe <http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…> . [image: Internet Society] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/internetsociety>

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 95, Issue 39
by Delano Kiilu 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

1. A WorldClass University Interesting views but the facts remain that the University will be a massive business investment driven by an entirely different business model and will likely not flow with the existing rationale. My view is that what is even more important is the DNA that will infuse this endeavor and create the lifeblood that will fuel the growth of the city around this important core. That said there are a number of current models being looked into which break the mold entirely on anything that we've seen previously. I'd like to challenge the group to dream again. For example we might end up with an advanced institution that also focuses on future-tech athletics and sports that drives business through the Konza Stadium. Its all possible as with the below example of a non-traditional model: http://iovine-young.usc.edu/ Lets think out of the box. Regards Delano Kiilu Longwe On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:34 AM, <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: A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: > The rest will follow (John Kieti) > 2. AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers (christian kisutsa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:42:05 +0300 > From: John Kieti <jkieti(a)gmail.com> > To: James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] A Worldclass University is all Konza > Technocity Needs: The rest will follow > Message-ID: > < > CAOZidXoxbxGXq0dq5QDnk5Ci0VxfLVnWhH_wPMJj82WK2VtcFg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Prof. Kulubi, > > That Moi University would be the best parallel to the proposed first > university in Konza is not convincing. This is more so as regards the > aspects (i) a world class university (ii) focusing on innovation and > entrepreneurship. Your point about inflexibility and inherent bureaucracy > of the world's top universities is well noted. Your point about following > the MSC Malaysia model is noted. I stand corrected but I would think the > MSC Malaysia model is a lot more about a special economic zone with tax > breaks which is OK but does not directly address our specific dream of home > grown scalable IT enterprises tapping into home grown world-class talent. > > That said this is a good discourse that may not have absolutes. > > ps. is being academic a bad thing? > > best > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:12 PM, James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > John, > > You may be easily accused of being academic. Careful examination of your > > statement "For instance we have seen thriving new University towns in > > Kenya. From Egerton, to Maseno, to Daystar and other universities, we see > > independently thriving ecosystems." shows that you are trying to select > > cases that fit your imaginations. > > The best example of a Kenyan university that fits Konza is Moi University > > - not Egerton, Maseno or Daystar. Moi started as a government sponsored > > science and technology university but quickly degenerated into something > > else. You can confirm with the report of the second university in Kenya. > > Moi University's location with respect to Eldoret is similar to Konza's > > with respect to Nairobi. It is 35 kms from Eldoret. Moi's impact the > local > > town - Kesses - is well know. After 30 years of existence, Kesses is not > a > > leading innovation centre. Neither has any leading international company > > found it appropriate to set base at Kesses. > > But the best of the Kenyan KCSE graduates still go to Moi University and > > the best of the Kenyan lecturers teach at Moi. Why are the leading > > innovation companies not going to Kesses? Must you hand over the > > institution to them so that they come? Most leading universities have > very > > restrictive policies on setting up constituent colleges and more so in > > foreign countries. > > If you reflect on these questions deeply, then you will see that the > > focus should not be on setting up a university campus. It should be to > set > > up an ICT city modeled along the lines of the Multimedia Super corridor > in > > Malaysia or other inovation centres elsewhere. Institutions (schools, > > universities, hospitals, etc) will follow when you get the city concept > > right. > > Regards > > Prof. James Kulubi > > > > > > > > On Thursday, 23 April 2015, 21:06, John Kieti via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Listers and Pundits, > > > > Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a > > University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza > Technocity > > would mean. > > > > > http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html > > > > Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do > pundits > > here think? > > > > Best regards > > > > -- > > > > John Kieti > > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com/> // LinkedIn: > > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > > > The ordinary just won't do > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/jkulubi%40yahoo.co.uk > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > John Kieti > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > The ordinary just won't do >

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A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: The rest will follow
by John Kieti 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Dear Listers and Pundits, Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza Technocity would mean. http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do pundits here think? Best regards -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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FW: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles
by Norman Boinett 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anthony Nandaa <profnandaa(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 7:16 PM Subject: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles To: "Devs@Deveint" <devs(a)deveint.com> Cc: Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> We are welcoming direct referrals for these roles, from the internals. Send me the emails of the referrals and I will be on it. These are the roles: - 1 .NET developer – senior developer, at least 2 years of experience developing on .NET - 1 .NET developer Intern – junior developer, at least 1 year experience developing on .NET - 1 Android Developer Intern - at least 1 year experience developing Android apps - 1 PHP fullstack developer Intern – experience with PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, Zend or Yii) - 1 Designer – 2+ years experience with AI and Ps; HTML/CSS will be an added advantage. For more details and how to apply: - http://blog.kaziplus.com/2015/04/deveint-is-hiring-1/ Rgds, Nandaa -- *Nandaa Anthony,* *Software Architect, Serial Founder & Mentor.**Twitter/Github: *@profnandaa <http://twitter.com/profnandaa> *Blog: *www.nandaa.com <http://nandaa.com/> *Quick Links:* labs.beyon.de | www.deveint.com | www.gdgnairobi.info -- *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he whointroduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.”* (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, 1984, p. 21.)

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AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers
by christian kisutsa 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Greetings all, We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers for the AfricaHackon Conference on 31st July, 2015. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. Kind Regards, Christian Kisutsa

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015
by Mwendwa Kivuva 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Emilar Vushe - Gandhi <emilar(a)apc.org> Date: 23 April 2015 at 11:43 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015 To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, Please share with your networks. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the third African School on Internet Governance. The call is available here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-third-african-school-internet… Deadline: 15 May 2015 For more information contact Dr Towela Nyirenda-Jere at towelan(a)nepad.org and Yolanda Mlonzi at afrisig(a)apc.org Regards, -- Emilar E. Gandhi Africa Policy Coordinator Communications and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org skype/twitter: emilarvushe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Greetings All, >From the feedback we have received, the IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Forum has been rescheduled as follows Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University Way. Please continue giving feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson On 22 April 2015 at 12:29, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the > Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th > April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA > to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN > Accountability. > > > > This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and > feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to > face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from > the US Government. > > > > Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with > your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG > > > > For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. > > > > NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite > Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) > > > > BACKGROUND > > On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition > its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder > community: > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… > . > > Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the > development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following > principles: > > > > 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; > > 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet > DNS; > > 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and > partners of the IANA services; > > 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. > > 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a > government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. > > > > The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in > July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with > assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The > ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names > community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the > Protocol Parameters community (IETF), > > > > ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single > proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board > shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. > > > > The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol > parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), > and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released > proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. > > Number resource process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… > > IETF process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html > > Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Mwendwa Kivuva > Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal > (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region. >

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Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… Sincerely, Mwendwa Kivuva Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region.

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Re: [kictanet] Mpesa Migration
by Ali Hussein 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Emmanuel There really isn't a right or wrong view on this. Success is defined differently by different constituents. For Safaricom that may well be that Mpesa has been successful beyond their wildest dreams. Locally (this includes East Africa). In my humble opinion though even locally the game isn't over yet. Not by a long shot. The payments space game is just warming up. There iis no dominant player in this space yet. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "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 Apr 21, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > Ali, > > I beg to differ. > > Statistics show a different story. > > Tanzania: Mpesa is the largest provider of Mmoney services with a market share of 65%...about 8m users. > Afghanistan and Fiji : For the longest part Mpaisa has been a great service > Egypt and South Africa haven't been so great ( But one can also argue that in South Africa Vodafone attempted to let go of control and gave their platform to Nedbank and this didnt work out so well). > > I general Mobile Money requires a certain kind of gravitas in distribution that telcos do so well and most other sectors fail in so badly. > > In the end Ali, the question is "what does success really look like within the Mmoney context" > > My a quarter > >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Dennis >> >> Safaricom needs to outsource cloud to Angani (disclosure: I'm a fan) :) >> >> Seriously though, for as long as Mpesa is under the control of Safaricom/Vodafone it will nor grow beyond Kenya. Safaricom uses Mpesa as a big stick against its competitors and I'm not sure that's the way to grow a brand. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> >> "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 Apr 21, 2015, at 2:39 PM, Dennis Kioko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> By having a separate M-Pesa server and control over the same, allows Safaricom to vastly improve what M-Pesa can do, and also experiment a lot with the local market. >>> >>> Kenya is more mature than other countries in M-Pesa products - Safaricom is able to specifically create new services for Kenya. >>> >>> Secondly, Safaricom's running of M-Pesa servers enables the firm to build its cloud skills, and also to bring down the cost of cloud solutions to some extent, in my opinion. After all, skills and capacity can be shared with M-Pesa, with fixed costs coming down due to M-Pesa's uptake. >>> >>>> On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 at 13:57 Phares Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> Safaricom does not really care about QoS for users in India or Latvia for that matter. It's the KE users. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Phares >>>> >>>>> On Apr 21, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 21 April 2015 at 09:47, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> True that. Majority of users are in Kenya. For now. Would really be interesting to see how this affects the plans to go global especially if they want to tap into the remittances business and Vodafone has global ambitions for Mpesa... >>>>> >>>>> Ali, MPESA has gone global but not as a Safaricom product since the IP is owned by Vodafone. MPESA is in India, South Africa, Tanzania, Afghanistan, e.t.c. I am not an IP expert, but forget Safaricom ever getting anything out of it from the global market. Vodafone has that in their pockets. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________ >>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>> >>>>> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>>>> >>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/pkariuki%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. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/dmbuvi%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. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/info%40alyhussein.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/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 Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0731849128 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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KICTANet's Input into the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill
by Grace Githaiga 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

The Secretariat, Director Programmes & Standards, ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, P. O Box 27150-00100 Nairobi. critical(a)ict.go.ke Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)’s input into the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill Acknowledge ICT is a tool that is critical for operations and hence requires specialized attention: availability, integrity and confidentiality. Starting point: Have criteria for defining what critical ICT infrastructure is. Distinguish between critical ICT infrastructure (Registry, content delivery networks) and traditional critical infrastructure. Question if there is need to put transport and energy infrastructure on Internet and if so, how is it protected? Anything put on the internet is vulnerable. Acknowledge that business models of ICT companies are different from the traditional models of non-ICT critical infrastructures such as energy utilities and industrial control systems. They require more maintenance and upgrades that translate into much more investments. How do we ensure we have scalable and resilient critical infrastructure? In the past we have seen government institutions invest in white elephants, sending them back to the procurement room before the system goes live. Consider the need for expertise to deal with and protect the infrastructure (developers focusing on software security and information security professionals specializing in critical infrastructure). Consider cybersecurity but avoid raising fear, uncertainty and doubt. Avoid any type of strategy that hacks back. Hacking back will not fix broken infrastructure, and the attribution problem makes it very hard and sometimes impossible to find the real source of attacks. Focus on defense and resilience. Need to have websites running latest versions of software including security updates otherwise we will continue to experience this: https://www.google.com/#q=%22hacked+by%22+site:go.ke. There should be a big focus on identifying XP use and migrating away from XP usage in government and critical infrastructures. Management questions 10. Who manages critical infrastructures? 11. Should the government own/manage/handle infrastructures like the NOFBi? 12. Which infrastructure can the government outsource? Which infrastructure is a security threat to outsource? Who are trusted partners for outsourcing? 15. What is the value of investment in NOFBI while there is no last mile connectivity? Should the NOFBI operator be able to go the long haul and provide last mile services to all intended recipient(s) of the service? 16. What levels of approvals are there (change management) for any change to happen in a critical internet resource? (Just last month, a misguided change at KENIC affecting DNSSEC affected the entire .ke domains for a whole day. No domain was accessible). 17. How is the security and integrity of PKI maintained? 18. How are the counties managing ICT county specific infrastructure and what capacities exist at that level? Roll out/ Rapid Response questions 19. How fast can we rollout, upgrade, and repaired our fibre optic infrastructure? (There has been a deliberate systematic plot to ensure there are no ducts on wayleaf to pull fibre optic cable within minimum time, and cost effectively). 20. Can we vet the software that runs on and support critical infrastructure? We have had cases of defective and compromised firmware, and compromised software that has payloads executed at certain times by malicious actors. Which software and hardware do we trust? Can we audit this software? 21. What is the role of standards? ( ISO 27000 series Standards on Information Security and the ISO 20,000 series on Service Management). Regulation vs Legislation and questions regarding scope 22. Is it necessary to have an Act on critical infrastructure considering the dynamism and complexity of ICT? Would a few amendments under the KICA 2013 not suffice?23. Would it perhaps not be useful to have separate acts or regulations for critical internet infrastructure on the one hand, and critical infrastructures like (power and transport) connected to the internet on the other hand? The two types of critical infrastructure are related but require different and specialized approaches.24. The development of a critical infrastructure policy framework should precede the bill to contextualize the Critical Infrastructure bill. The policy framework should also have an implementation framework, a result of which could be the development of a law. Before the development of the policy it may be necessary to conduct a study and expert consultation on the matter that includes a review of global best practices.25. The protection of critical infrastructure may be better managed under regulations rather than Bills/Acts. This is because in the fast changing world of IT, what is critical today may not be tomorrow and vice versa. Who would have known five years ago that M-PESA would move beyond just sending money, to becoming a lifestyle for millions of Kenyans aka a critical infrastructure? You don’t manage such issues through hard-wired Acts, but through Regulation. Recommendations on Policy and law The said policy and law should clearly outline: - Definition of what constitutes critical infrastructure. - Distinguish between critical internet/ICT infrastructures and critical infrastructures connected to the internet. - Criteria for identification of CI. - Threat analysis to various CI in Kenya. - Risk management framework for the CI. - Requirement of mandatory minimum protection of critical infrastructure as well as demonstrated assurance through compliance. - Coordination framework (including PPP arrangements, lead coordinating org and perhaps the need for a single body?). - Investigate frameworks for threat intelligence and information sharing between all concerned stakeholders. - Incident reporting mechanisms and investigations of possible requirements for breach disclosure to all affected stakeholders. - Research and development strategies. - Capacity assessment and development. - Funding mechanisms. - Implementation plan. Note: It will be important for institutions (private and public) to meet the law and associated regulatory requirements (Consistent with with the 2010 constitution). In addition, Institutions must integrate their plans with agencies/bodies (e.g. fire, security, emergency, hospitals, etc.) that are critical to effective response. Submitted on behalf of KICTANet by Grace Githaiga, Victor Kapiyo, Barrack Otieno, Mwendwa Kivuva, John Walubengo, Matunda Nyanchama, Alex Comninos and Ali Hussein

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Seeking your opinion on dotAfrica
by nmutungu＠gmail.com via surveymonkey.com 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

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Mpesa Migration
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

Dear Listers, Other than the emotional value, what is in it for Kenyans with Mpesa "coming home"? -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Kenya among top data collectors, reveals research
by Gideon 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Dear Listers, Interesting read on Big Data Kenya is among the most advanced countries in collecting and managing data in Africa, a global development think tank has revealed. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-among-top-data-collectors-reveals-resear… Regards Gideon Rop

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XENOPHOBIA AND SA MULTINATIONALS
by James Mbugua 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Listers, It seems like some South African companies are having to scale back operations especially in the SADC region in the wake of xenophobic attacks affecting citizens of countries in the region. Multichoice has actually ran two ads in the Nation and Standard condemning the xenophobic attacks and promoting pan-Africanism. Question is, how much responsibility should multinationals take for events taking place in their mother countries. IT linked companies like MTN, UUnet, Internet Solutions, Jumia and so on operate across the continent. What should be their response to likely backlash from events they have no control over? Regards, James

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Kenya among top data collectors, reveals research
by Grace Githaiga 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Kenya is among the most advanced countries in collecting and managing data in Africa, a global development think tank has revealed.Some technology and development experts have even described the country as the “Silicon Savannah” of Africa, says a report published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-among-top-data-collectors-reveals-resear…

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Proposal to Setup an IT Lab and Train 15 Students
by Jude Kikuyu 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Dear all, In case you are interested in participating in this proposal. Details can be found on their website. An excerpt is given below Jitegemee, a nonprofit organization working with street children in Machakos Kenya, is currently accepting proposals to develop a computer lab by June of 2015 and launch a pilot class focused on web development skills for at least 15 students that will run daily for at least three months. For more information on how to submit a proposal, please visit: http://www.jitegemee.org/?p=2820

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Indians fight for Net Neutrality
by Mose Karanja 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Listers, Facebook led internet.org has been met with vibrant opposition from netizens seeking a fair play for all. Kenyans, brace yourselves. It's creeping in slowly where you see 'xxx is using Facebook for free'. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32334181?ocid=socialflow_facebook

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FW: Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Consultative Forum, Tue, 21st, April, 2015
by GG 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

FYI. Pls register if you are interested in attending. -----Original Message----- From: "ICT Authority" <communications(a)ict.go.ke> Sent: 16 April 2015 15:18 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Subject: Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Consultative Forum, Tue, 21st, April, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Grace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Forum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ministry of Information Communications and Technology through the ICT Authority is pleased to invite you to a consultative forum for the formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill. At the forum, participants will give contributions on how the planning, design,deployment,maintenance and protection of critical infrastructure can be enhanced. The forum will take place as per the below details: Date: Tuesday, 21st April 2015 Venue: Bomas of Kenya, Lang'ata Road REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jXYUaEN-jTujPd_pX4V7qXqe4S8ltzq6cv3APuH9XpRf…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology in fulfillment of its mandate to the people of Kenya, has been undertaking key infrastructure projects across the country considered critical in nature. This infrastructure includes roads, Power lines, Pipelines ,ICT infrastructure and water reticulation systems among others. Currently, the deployment, maintenance and protection of Critical Infrastructure is done in an independent and uncoordinated manner leading to disruption of essential services and losses due to accidental damage. Due to this,there is need to protect them. In this regard, the Cabinet Secretaries of the Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure, Energy and Petroleum and that of Information, Communications and Technology formed a Taskforce to draft a policy and legislative framework for the protection of critical infrastructure in the Country. In addition, the taskforce invites proposals and/or submissions for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Draft Bill in the form of written memoranda so as to reach them on or before the 21st April 2015. View the matrix [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jXYUaEN-jTujPd_pX4V7qXqe4S8ltzq6cv3APuH9XpRf…] to guide you in formulating your presentations to the task force. The proposals may be submitted to critical(a)ict.go.ke or the address below: The Secretariat, Director Programmes & Standards, ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, P. O Box 27150-00100 Nairobi. Sincerely Victor Kyalo Chief Executive Officer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=s7ex7gdab&m=1102964298642&ea=… This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001mFz_c9JBoXlpZNlJITPO0w%3D%3… Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001mFz_c9JBoXlpZNlJITPO0w%3D%3… Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com ICT Authority | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.O. Box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Global Net Neutrality Coalition Hague Meetup
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Hi Everyone, We'd like to gather folks from the Global Net Neutrality Coalition <https://www.thisisnetneutrality.org/> to catch up at GCCS, provide updates, and talk about whatever else suits people's fancy. *Time: 14:00- 14.45hours on Thursday, 4/16 (today)Place: Bilateral room 10 (Everest 2)* -(This room is on the second floor. On the app you can see the map of the location). Can you make it? We've created an Etherpad here for people to follow along: https://pad.riseup.net/p/gnn-hague-meeting P.S- Please feel free to join us if you are interested to join the coalition or learn more about the Coalition. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito Twitter: @ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] FW: Blogpost: Why I'm Giving Up on the Digital Divide
by Barrack Otieno 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Interesting read ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Gurstein <gurstein(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:40:20 -0700 Subject: [Internet Policy] FW: Blogpost: Why I'm Giving Up on the Digital Divide To: internetpolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Folks might find this of interest (and comments are of course welcome. https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/why-im-giving-up-on-the-digital-di vide/ M -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Are Regulators punishing 'Dominant Positions' or rewarding mediocrity? Or is this regulatory thinking outdated?
by Ali Hussein 15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15

Listers Google is on the crosshairs of the European Regulator for behavior unbecoming of a Dominant Position. Reminds us of companies that were dominant and punished by Regulators the world over:- Remember Microsoft? Intel? Palm? IBM? AT&T? Standard Oil? http://adage.com/article/digital/google-face-eu-charges-antitrust-violation… What Regulators couldn't do the Market took care of. I have no problem with Regulation per se. What I have a problem with is this Old-School interpretation of Dominance when the world around us is shifting every second. Let's reconfigure our thinking on how we define and execute regulation lest we kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Take our local Telco space. If we consider Safaricom playing in one space - data and mobile money then we can easily say Yes! It is dominant. But consider this:- 1. Zuku dominates the Triple Play space. No actually, just the two play space. - Paid TV (debatable that they are dominant here with the proliferation of digital TV) and Internet at home. Strong contenders are entering the market led by Jamii and Safaricom. For some reason Zuku has decided to ignore the phone they give you with every installation. 2. Payments space. Lipa Na Mpesa, Equitel, Visa, MasterCard, PesaPal, white label products from Cellulant, Craft Silicon, Jambopay and other players scrambling to claim a share of the billions in the Payments space. So who is dominant? 3. Remittances:- this is a global $550 billion market with corridors across the world - from source markets in the GCC countries to the U.S. into India, Africa etc. Safaricom does about a billion in remittances, partnering with the likes of Western Union and every bank willing to jump onto the bandwagon. This is not a business that can be geo regulated in Kenya alone but needs a global mindset. Regulators (and yes this includes CA, because in my humble opinion we should be the benchmark the world looks up to since it's now not a doubt that we are Ground Zero on innovation in mobile payments) need to balance the need to nurture innovation and protect consumers and trust the market will take care of the rest. So instead of every regulator the world over scrambling to be the first to punish 'Dominant Positions' let them instead broadly define and ensure adherence to concepts like Net Neutrality, work with consumer protection agencies/organizations and embrace (really embrace) multi-stakeholderism. Let them do this and I have a sneaky suspicion that Wanjiku (and her equivalents) the world over will take care of the rest. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "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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Fw: [COMOSA] OER Workshop
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

On Monday, April 6, 2015 10:56 PM, Frances Ferreira <notifications(a)colkm.basecamphq.com> wrote: #yiv2222609550 ol, #yiv2222609550 ul {padding:0;}#yiv2222609550 li {margin-left:30px;line-height:1.425em;padding:0;}#yiv2222609550 ul li {list-style-type:square;} | Reply ABOVE THIS LINE to add a comment to this message | | | Project: | COMOSA | | Company: | Open Schooling | | | | | | Frances Ferreira posted a new message: OER Workshop Dear All, Kindly make sure your staff members register for this course.Thanks Frances.Why Open Education? What does open mean? Does it mean free? Does it mean without restriction? Why is open important? How does open relate to you?April 13 to April 24 join an open online course exploring open educational resources, open policy, open research, open practice and everything related to working towards and advocating for open education. A certificate will be awarded to those who complete the course requirements.>Click here to register for the online course, Open Education and OERVisit OpenSchoolingConnect at: http://openschoolingconnect.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network | | | | This message was sent to 'Ana Hau'alofa'ia Koloto, Alex Souffe, Ali Asghar Chishti, Angaraj Mohan, Antonio Franque, B. R. Verma, Bellanage Sanath Pujitha, Beverly Faber, Carol Walker, Cynthia Thompson, Daniel Tau, David Manuel, Dean Dundas, Diwan Chand, Edwig Karipi, Eleanor Liddy, Fancy L Amey, Fidelice M.S. Mafumiko, Frances Ferreira, Glenden Ilaisa, Guilherme Vaz, Henry Gwede, Heroldt Murangi, Irene Anigafutu, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Jane Muthiga, Jeane Schocroft, Joshua C. Mallet, K. A. Hashim, Kuldeep Agarwal, Lesego Pelotona, Lorna McKay, Luis Uamusse, Lystra Sampson-Ovid, M. A. Mannan, Maxine McKay, Mike Hollings, Mohsin Ali, Monique Brewer, N.K. Agrawal, Pedro João Baptista, Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Prasanta Mahapatra, Puja Minni, R. Elangovan, R. R. Varsani, Rhoda Mweetwa, Sadia Afroze Sultana, Salanieta Bakalevu, Sanjay Singh, Sh. J. Alam, Shanmugam Kannappan, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Sophia Esterhuizen, Surina Rajan, Tanzila Nabeel, Tejinder Kaur, Tereeao Teingiia, Terry Neal, Veenu Gupta, Vincent Sechaba Seutloali, and W. M. Abeyrathna Ban. | | Stop receiving emails when comments are posted to this message. Prefer plain text emails? | | | Delivered by Basecamp |

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How China Deployed a DDoS against GreatFire
by Moses Karanja 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 (Xposting) Listers, A report released by Citizen Lab on Friday shows how the Chinese (or their affiliates) hijacked millions of IPs globally to pull a DDoS on GreatFire - a circumvention, countersurveillance tool - that helps access blocked pages in China. Dubbed the Great Cannon, the tool has been used to bombard two anti-censorship Git pages with junk traffic, but it just as easily could be used to wage stealthy attacks that silently install malware on the computers of unwitting end users. The report compare it to the secret Internet backbone nodes known as Quantum that the National Security Agency and its British counterpart use to conduct targeted surveillance and who knows who else. Main recommmendation: Use of HTTPS and end-to-end could help a great deal to neutralize the man-in-the-middle. Read the full report here: https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVLL52AAoJEP0V0h0VKVUvXjUP/06QBHIcBWJHn0bdKWzIcc8U WId1ER+Er4TqhcPVKmxUltOPQAkQTUKdeRRQLQfsVAl1fJTRWePLJCnO/ZZKaulL oxTebMd6lENAyTbQ5v0Hm7YtJiMn1UQiF7SOAW+35PkEpdrs7gX5aaXnyQncK5eu i1y/vZejr/XuO4zxEXuSHnx1kEnhoLWiPwOhbTlIJb8KFv7LeooIKQuBgPeT8xez 9PIpmk1xOeSDDB2wMLNn1Ug+MTvjKncSW2Fodab2NYQBF0dygbfxEgoqEOgLyrAN tqxR0gUAKNQfnu9QOsMw5lzDVfsbq2/yVW5D55Y/Ty7CO6bAl6ZeqnRyKpM2Yz/N 6nq4rpgld/mA3RHo9kbXyToEoq0fWIn/Iba/rS58TQXKenaC+KRlXscHzNT7tQQX tgthaBHSzzG6VAN4aSr/YHgCM2ZE/Ab0NbiGzs+UPaleyDSs0xbsCm9oq0Jht1ib VWLnUZyfdsqlsLhjtVEPc8DW2793VieJmYqhmHBEbExy/OgjweExIZdU2KTC2PFJ UsNWQpaw50RJBXL6Vc/ErpFA9N+NwOVmF0OOI+E5vFybARKRX2EWXb9W/BEPgeOa iZa1bt594RFo6xqywE8XxBVwNehnYErhvrwylZud1rzLpTR6LxT8KuXvht8DY7bG CMcAp73/w0N/D1EXUMIA =Pe2L -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of TrusteesElection Results
by Dourice Ofisi 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Congrats Alice Best luck lead us, we shall follow your footsteps. Regards Doris "When you empower a woman, you empower the whole world". On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Network of non- formal Educational institutions via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> Network of non- formal > Educational institutions (nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com) is not on your Guest > List > <https://www.boxbe.com/approved-list?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280…> > | Approve sender > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280&utm_sour…> > | Approve domain > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280&utm_sour…> > > Very Nice. Congurats Alice > > Jane > > > > On Friday, April 10, 2015 6:21 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Congratulations Alice. > Regards > On Apr 10, 2015 12:30 PM, "Liz Orembo via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Congrats Alice! > Keep going. > On Apr 10, 2015 12:28 PM, "alice koech via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Alice, Congratulations! > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech= > atu-uat.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Grace Githaiga via > kictanet > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 10:52 AM > *To:* a.koech(a)atu-uat.org > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > > Well done Alice. You keep going! > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:36:27 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > From: > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Great, We will now have our own as a member of the ISOC Board of > Trustees. http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees > > Congratulations to Alice Munyua. > > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > On 9 April 2015 at 17:17, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization > membership category. > > Well done Alice! > > Well deserved. > *Ali Hussein* > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > *Date:* April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > *To:* ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > *Subject:* *[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results* > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > > On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to > extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates > for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such > well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified > by the Elections Committee. > > CHAPTERS > > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee > seat. Walid Al-Saqaf > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> > received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates > (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all > Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters > exercised their voting privilege, is available here > <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/librarydocume…> > . > > ORGANISATIONS > > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for > one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> received > 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other > candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In > this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of > between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 > Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between > now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the > Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the > reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the > Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the > Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's > decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date > on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > > Gihan Dias > > Chairman, Elections Committee > > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… > 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/lizorembo%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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/otieno.barrack%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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/nnfeischools%40yahoo.… > > 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/dorisofisi%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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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by Liz Orembo 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Congrats Alice! Keep going. On Apr 10, 2015 12:28 PM, "alice koech via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Alice, Congratulations! > > > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech= > atu-uat.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Grace Githaiga via > kictanet > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 10:52 AM > *To:* a.koech(a)atu-uat.org > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > > > > Well done Alice. You keep going! > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:36:27 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > From: > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Great, We will now have our own as a member of the ISOC Board of Trustees. > http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees > > > > Congratulations to Alice Munyua. > > > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > > > > On 9 April 2015 at 17:17, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization > membership category. > > > > Well done Alice! > > > > Well deserved. > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > *Date:* April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > *To:* ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > *Subject:* *[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results* > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > > On behalf of the Internet Society's Elections Committee, I wish to > extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates > for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such > well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified > by the Elections Committee. > > CHAPTERS > > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee > seat. Walid Al-Saqaf > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> > received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates > (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all > Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters > exercised their voting privilege, is available here > <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/librarydocume…> > . > > ORGANISATIONS > > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for > one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> received > 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other > candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In > this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of > between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 > Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between > now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the > Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the > reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the > Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the > Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's > decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date > on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > > Gihan Dias > > Chairman, Elections Committee > > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… > 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/lizorembo%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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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by muriuki mureithi 11 Apr '15

11 Apr '15

Well deserved Alice -- Congratulations - keep the flag high up Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:09/04/2015 17:17 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization membership category. Well done Alice! Well deserved. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> Date: April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results Dear Chapter Delegates, On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified by the Elections Committee. CHAPTERS In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee seat. Walid Al-Saqaf received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters exercised their voting privilege, is available here. ORGANISATIONS In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua received 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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Meet the man police link to Safaricom, NIC Bank frauds
by Grace Githaiga 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Like someone asks, is this misplaced brilliance? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/The-man-police-have-linke…

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by Ali Hussein 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization membership category. Well done Alice! Well deserved. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > Date: April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified by the Elections Committee. > CHAPTERS > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee seat. Walid Al-Saqaf received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters exercised their voting privilege, is available here. > ORGANISATIONS > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua received 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > Gihan Dias > Chairman, Elections Committee > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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regulations
by Edna shiko 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

All, Does this need updating or is this still correct: The basis for ICT legislation in Kenya is the amended Kenya Communications Act 1998 (KCA 1998), which was updated by the Kenya Communications (Amendment[MV1] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> ) Act 2009 which provides a section on electronic transactions (e-transactions). A national ICT policy dates of March 2006. Undersea cables – Seacom and The East African Marine System (TEAMS) landed in 2009 and the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) is landed in 2010[MV2] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> . The landing of the cables brought a lot of consumer expectations in terms of quality (whch has been realized) and costs (which has remained elusive). The Kenyan Government has also invested in building a national fibre backbone, referred to as the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI), which is under progress.[MV3] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> The new Constitution includes in the Bill of Rights provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms relevant to infrastructure and content content transmitted and the governance thereof. ------------------------------ [MV1] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>This KCA establishes a also established a Universal Service Fund under the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), but this is yet to be implemented. There is also the Freedom of Information Bill, which is still pending. This Bill proposes a Commission be established to enforce data privacy and security together with other stakeholders. Have these been established? [MV2] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>Is this correct? [MV3] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>Is this finalised?

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Internet Governance for newbie - Where to learn and get funding for events
by Mwendwa Kivuva 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

*FYI: IG 4 Newbie prepared by *"João Carlos R. Caribé" <joao.caribe(a)me.com> *ABOUT/ INSTRUCTIONS* - the purpose of research, is to list the major opportunities for newcomers to IG. - These opportunities fall into courses, financial assistance for participation in IG events and programs for youth participation in IG events. - Our focus are the newcomer that has a few or none relation to IG - Please prefer write a link to program / course instead describe then here. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *1) IG Schools, courses and resources * *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Classroom courses* - EGI - CGI.br - https://egi.nic.br/ - Brazil - Euro SSGI - http://www.euro-ssig.eu/ - Europe and the region - South School on Internet Governance - http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/en/ - LAC region - African School on Internet Governance (APC) - http://african-ig-school.events.apc.org/ - Africa region *Online courses* - ICANN Learn (online - free) - http://learn.icann.org/ - Diplo Foundation (online - scholarship available) - http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP - Blended learning - Online with a with a week or so initial onsite course in University of Malta - Scholarships available of 20-40% and priority given to small island states - ISOC (online - free) - http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-online *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *2) Youth Programs / Next Generation Programs* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* - NetMission Ambassadors (Asia) - Youth Program - ICANN and IGF meetings http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/programa-de-becas - Youth IGF (Childnet) (Europe) - Youth Program - IGF meetings http://www.youthigfproject.com/ - ISOC - Next Generation Leaders Programme http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/leadership-programmes/next-genera… - ICANN - NextGen conducted by NetMission staff - http://ngi.asia/ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *3) IG meeting scholarship/fellowship* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *NOTE: Integral support = airfare, acomodation and stipend; Travel support = airfare and acomodation, Partial Suport = describe)* *ICANN meetings* - ICANN Fellowship Program - https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-en *IGF meeting* - CGI.Br (Integral support) - http://cgi.br/ - Diplo - based on the performance on the courses - APC (just for members) - https://www.apc.org/en/projects/member-exchange-and-travel-fund-metf *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *3.1) Regional IGF meetings* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *LACIGF - Latin America and Caribe * - CGI.Br (integral support) -http://cgi.br/ - LACNIC (Partial: airfare or hotel) http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/programa-de-becas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2) By Country IGF meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Forum da Internet (Brazil) * - CGI.Br (Integral Support) *IGF Paraguay (Paraguay)* Check it http://igfpak.org/?p <http://igfpak.org/?p=450> <http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=450>=450 <http://igfpak.org/?p=450> http://igfpak.org/?p <http://igfpak.org/?p=452> <http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=452>=452 <http://igfpak.org/?p=452> -- João Carlos R. Caribé Consultor Skype joaocaribe (021) 4042 7727 (021) 9 8761 1967 ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Is Kenya Putting the Chill on Internet Freedoms?
by Lillian Nalwoga 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Dear listers, Greetings from Kampala! I wanted to share with you our our recent briefing on recent developments on Kenya in regard to Internet freedoms. See: http://www.cipesa.org/2015/03/is-kenya-putting-the-chill-on-internet-freedo… We hope to see some positive developments in the coming months. Regards, Lillian

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State-owned fibre optic cable not viable, says auditor-general
by Grace Githaiga 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Just in case you missed this... The Auditor–General has questioned the economic viability of a government-owned terrestrial fibre cable.An audit revealed that by last year, more than Sh12.5 billion had been used to finance the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) project. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/State-owned-fibre-optic-cable-not-viable/-…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowship Applications - AIS'15 Tunis - FOUR (4) DAYS LEFT
by Barrack Otieno 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 09:00:59 +0400 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowship Applications - AIS'15 Tunis - FOUR (4) DAYS LEFT To: AfrICANN list <AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues, Only four days left to apply for Fellowships for the AIS'15 meeting, being held from 24 May to 5 June 2015 , in Tunis, Tunisia. The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries. Selected candidates are expected to actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for a fellowship, you: • Must be a resident of an African nation • Don't need to be an AFRINIC member • Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background • Must not have benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships • Are willing to report on how the Fellowship benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed time frame Upon selection, candidates will be notified and will have seven (7) days to respond to the offer. A public announcement of the Fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance of the selected candidates has been received. Please find below the schedule for the Fellowship process: • Call closes on: 12th April • Selected fellows contacted on: 20th April • Deadline for fellowship acceptance: 30th April • Fellows list announced on: 4th May The Fellowship includes: • Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue • Hotel accommodations for participation at the event during the plenary session days • Daily stipend If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the Fellowship application form upon registration (http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in) and submit it with requested information before 13th April 2015. AFRINIC Team ………………………………………. Chers Collègues, Il ne reste que quatre (4) jours pour s'inscrire au programme de bourse de l'AIS 2015, qui se tiendra du 24 mai au 5 juin 2015, à Tunis, Tunisie. Les bourses sont réservées en priorité aux individus provenant d’organisations, d’universités, ou médias, qui participent activement aux opérations et développement de l'internet ou des télécommunications dans leurs pays. Les bénéficiaires sont appelés à contribuer positivement aux programmes de sensibilisation de la gestion des ressources Internet dans notre région de service. Pour être éligible, le boursier : • doit être un résident d’un pays africain • doit avoir une formation technique (IT, informatique) • ne doit jamais avoir bénéficié d’une bourse AFRINIC • ne doit pas nécessairement être un membre d’AFRINIC. • devra aussi soumettre un rapport sur son expérience durant l’événement, détaillant comment sa participation bénéficiera à son organisation / pays. La bourse comprend : • une prise en charge partielle du billet aller-retour • la prise en charge total du séjour à l’hôtel pour l'événement (J-1 de la séance plénière jusqu’au dernier jour de l'événement) • une indemnité journalière Une annonce pour communiquer la liste des candidats sélectionnés sera diffusée. Veuillez consulter ci-dessous les dates clés du programme : • L'appel à candidature ferme le 12 avril • Prise de contact avec nos boursiers le 20 avril • Date limite pour accepter la bourse le 30 avril • Liste finale des boursiers annoncée le 4 mai Si vous pensez que vous remplissez les critères mentionnées, merci de remplir notre formulaire d’application en vous inscrivant àhttp://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in et de le soumettre avec les informations requises avant le 13 avril. Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance et vous remercions pour votre participation ! L’Equipe d'AFRINIC _______________________ Join us for AIS’15 in Tunisia 24 May - 5 June, 2015 Register to attend at http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/ Regards, __________ Gaëlle Anta Fall (Ms) Head of Communications & PR, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia _______________________ Join us for AIS’15 in Tunisia 24 May - 5 June, 2015 Register to attend at http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/ _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India
by Ali Hussein 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Listers I thought this worth sharing. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Ashly A K <ashlyak(a)gmail.com> > Date: April 7, 2015 at 1:49:25 PM EAT > To: discuss(a)1net.org > Subject: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India > > fyi : > > Indian Govt published this doc for the pubic discussion on net neutrality, and they would take inputs from public before drafting the law. > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kNXtANR9UV6fSjV2DNrkcIMAJVVN4CJfHHiq_0k… > > > > -- > Ashly A K > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)1net.org > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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Always leading: - Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

| | | | | | | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity AgencyThe latest sign of growing global concerns over cybersecurity: Singapore has established a new ministry to combat bad guys lurking in the Internet's shadows. | | | | View on blogs.wsj.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today
by Grace Githaiga 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

Hi The fellowship application round for the October meeting in Dublin is now open. From: Janice Douma Lange <janice.lange(a)icann.org>Subject: ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today Date: April 4, 2015 at 1:43:29 AM GMT+2 Please use your networks and mailing lists to alert everyone that the ICANN 54 Fellowship Application round launched today and will be open for 6 weeks…closing on May 15th. All announcement information included here along with translations: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en As always, will appreciate your support and outreach to engage as many eligible candidates as possible to submit their online application.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sunday Folayan <sfolayan(a)gmail.com> Date: 27 March 2015 at 17:35 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO To: AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, AfriNIC Resource Policy < rpd(a)afrinic.net>, AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you that the board has completed the process for the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC. Mr Alan Barrett will assume the role of CEO of AFRINIC with effect from 20th April 2015 for a term of 3 years in the first instance. He replaces Mr Adiel Akplogan, who served as the Pioneer CEO, until January 2015. Alan Barrett's involvement with the Internet began in 1989, when he was a lecturer in the Electronic Engineering department at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. During 1990 and 1991, he played a key part in the transformation of the South African universities network to the TCP/IP protocols and in its connection to the global Internet. He operated the primary name server for .ZA at that time. He was a co-founder of South Africa's first commercial Internet service provider, in 1993. In 1997, he was one of the four authors of the proposal to form AFRINIC, and he served on the AFRINIC Board from its inception until 2009. He has been a member of the ASO Address Council since 2005. He is currently a member of the CRISP Team, which drafted the number resource community's response to the ICG's request for proposals. He is also a member of the ICG, which is preparing a proposal for the transition of the IANA functions away from oversight by the US government's NTIA. He was also one of the founding members of the South African chapter of the Internet Society, and one of the founding members of Namespace ZA, an organisation that was intended to oversee the .ZA ccTLD before that role was taken over by legislation. Join me in congratulating Alan, and wishing him the best in his new position. Yours Sincerely, Sunday Folayan Chair, AFRINIC Board -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVFWqmAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25mJsH/Am6cuv8RW8+VzoAubV1+4fF xJbWLgg/pEuUD0OnVSEPcBnhrSGVRgkqVmTDjOrGckFBz9K6cnVgp6ooCdsknJR0 hjtezSMv9ynMA+Cya/VPT+8zSfUxMIYFHnSix/H2FJ5hzcEcWMpettYIXnViR4YP /lIu76XkCLCvDrZp4AK48Z7IMhJPe+FSV219rUtlkqeB7vmjd7fxlllhjagthG7Z Cyd+Sc8ddA0M1ipbMkQbGlVt9z1QtqVaFK7QaHTrMJ0b/vyE6nsWsV49lHvOnM0B y71g2sv84moURBGLud54EImuycjIBcLLA/VmhaXSxan7eZDx8mh2JLRS1xAcAQY= =XgeH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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ITU Young Innovators Competition
by Grace Githaiga 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Entrepreneurship Challenge is open for applications! Until 7 May 2015, we will be looking for the best young social entrepreneurs with startups or ideas for startups that use technology to help other entrepreneurs thrive. These efforts can encourage entrepreneurs in any field, through incubation, skill building, mentorship, sharing resources and collaboration between small businesses. The winners, as always, will join us for ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, October 12-15, 2015 to network, showcase and pitch their ideas, participate in workshops, win seed funding, and benefit from a year of ongoing mentorship. Within the ITU and throughout the UN, entrepreneurship has been singled out as a priority. This year, ITU Telecom World will be focused on small businesses and startups, and we are excited to have the chance to bring young people with businesses in this area to the event. Many have all highlighted the role that entrepreneurship plays not only in creating the economies of the future, but in reshaping the lives of the individual entrepreneurs and those around them. This is how we bring new products to market. This is how we help communities to develop. This is how individuals turn their ideas into reality. For more information, check out http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://ideas.itu.int, and follow us on Facebook. Apply today, and maybe we’ll see you in Budapest.

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Battle for African Internet Users Sparks fears
by Ali Hussein 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Listers Interesting discussion going on about zero rating certain services within a walled Facebook/Google garden. I think some telcos are running campaigns where after your internet bundles are exhausted you can still use Facebook or Google Apps. For more:- http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-africa-internet-idUSKBN0MK10F2… It's easy to applaud search measures to offer 'free' connectivity. However some markets have already outlawed such practices as anti-competitive and designed to lure users to certain services at the detriment of others who don't have the deep pockets of the Multi-Nationals. It's all about eyeballs. which drive advertising. What's the CA's position on this practice? *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com 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.

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by William Warero 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

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Intellectual Property Owners Association
by Bernard Kioko 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Listers, I would like to introduce Intellectual Property Owners Association. This being an ICT related list, I believe this organisation is relevant to many. Intellectual Property Owners Association of Kenya (IPOKENYA) is a trade association for owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. IPOKENYA serves all intellectual property owners in all industries and all fields of technology. IPOKENYA advocates for effective and affordable IP ownership rights and provides a wide array of services to members, including: supporting member interests relating to legislative and international issues; analyzing current IP issues; information and educational services; and disseminating information to the general public on the importance of intellectual property rights. Our Vision As owners of intellectual property we believe that intellectual property rights accelerate the innovation, creativity, and investment necessary to address major global challenges and improve lives. We strive to maximize innovation across all industries and improve lives throughout the world by fostering high quality rights and effective, harmonized systems to obtain and enforce them, on behalf of all our members. Our Principles 1. We represent the interests of IP owners. 2. We believe IP rights drive innovation, which creates economic prosperity. 3. We believe that valid and enforceable IP rights are fundamental to both developed and emerging economies. 4. We believe that advancing IP owners' interests requires global dialogue and cooperation. 5. We seek to transparently address the needs of all members, foster relationships among members and facilitate the ongoing exchange of information. 6. We ensure that IP systems apply without advantage or discrimination to all industries and all technologies. 7. We believe in a sustained education focus for experts, professionals, and the public to understand and appreciate the benefits of developed IP systems. 8. We strive to promote improvements and eliminate abuses in IP systems. 9. We seek to maintain ongoing, constructive engagement with governmental IP offices, regulators and IP policy legislators globally. 10. We choose to lead IP initiatives or influence IP policy when there is sufficient Board support to justify IPOKENYA involvement. For those interested in membership, we will be providing membership information details soon. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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April 2015 Holiday Boot Camp
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 9-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students. The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 7th April 2015 to 17th April 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University, blends technology learning with a Holiday Boot Camp targeted for Primary and High School Students.The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. We cover a range of multimedia subjects including web design, video game programming, 3-D animation, Designed for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. The Students will pursue their tech interests with hands-on, project-based learning experiences at our state of the art computer Laboratories. The Boot Camp will offer fun personalized instruction from industry experts, meals, certificates and so much more. The Holiday Boot Camp is tailored for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. This are just a few of the things the students will be taught: - Create 3D animation - Design a website - Learn to code - Make apps - Design video game - Get Motivational talks from Speakers in blue chip IT firms - And so much more 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 following this link: http://goo.gl/Jj6myo. For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact @iLabAfrica on 0724 239 020 or eMail: tweru(a)strathmore.edu. -- *Kind Regards, * *Tracy Weru * *Business Development Analyst - @iLabAfrica * *Strathmore University* *M:(+254) (0) 724 239020 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034452|Ext 2452* *Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor),* *Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya,* Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Tools to demystify learning
by Sam Aguyo 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Good people, interested in understanding electronic tools to demystify learning of science particularly, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics for the young minds in high school. Also of interest is teaching of English as a language. Regards Sam P O Box 61453 00200 NAIROBI tel. 254 722881427

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