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Facebook's Express Wifi is Now Live in Nairobi
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Morning Listers. Any of you who have encountered this service in the said locations? What has been the experience? http://www.techweez.com/2017/03/01/express-wifi-facebook-kenya/ Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] The $24 Billion Data Business That Telcos Don't Want to Talk About (Today's worth?)
by Ali Hussein 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Alex Let me add Snowden to that voice. No one is denying the misdeeds of Telcos. In this particular Greek case Vodafone was held accountable. All we are saying is that we need to hold our governments accountable while definitely considering matters of National Security. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad > On 3 Mar 2017, at 5:00 AM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Steering off selective amnesia, recall: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/sep/17/mobilephones.observerbusin… > >> On 20 Feb 2017 7:59 pm, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> Alex >> >> I think you missed my point. Which basically was this:- >> >> In a commercial arrangement one has a choice. In a 'National Security' scenario you simply don't. You go to court. Like Omtata did. >> >> In my humble opinion we are in a classic scenario of a Glass Half Full. >> >> For those of us who lived in the Pre-Multi Party era these sort of discussions would have landed ALL of us in Nyayo House. The fact that we have these freedoms makes us more determined to protect them. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 20 Feb 2017, at 6:23 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ali, >>> >>> For the avoidance of doubt, I am neither apportioning new and or additional responsibilities to any person. >>> Merely, challenging Safaricom media posture, legitimacy and sincerity as defender of consumers privacy. >>> When clearly evidence proves, if anything, they are protecting own 'exclusive' corporate right to our data? >>> Privacy (or erosion thereof) is far greater than currently being narrowly packaged, presented and 'sold' >>> >>> Gakuru >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 5:54 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >>>> Alex >>>> >>>> This is great. Thanks for sharing. So, to some extent this is what Terms and Conditions are all about. Much as it's definitely not a perfect scenario these is an 'assumed' acceptance. Which can be challenged in court. There is also a certain 'transparency' and a sort of 'Buyer Beware' notice. >>>> >>>> This could be something that the consumer protection agencies can take up? >>>> >>>> Ali Hussein >>>> Principal >>>> Hussein & Associates >>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> >>>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On 20 Feb 2017, at 3:48 PM, Alex Gakuru via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Conditions of Use for the Safaricom Prepaid Services >>>>> g. You accept that we may disclose and/or receive and/or record any details of your use of the Services including but not limited to your calls, emails, SMS’s, data, your personal information or documents obtained from you for the purposes below: >>>>> …. >>>>> (ii) For reasonable commercial purposes connected to your use of the mobile service, such as marketing and research related activities; >>>>> >>>>> https://www.safaricom.co.ke/images/Downloads/Terms_and_Conditions/condition… >>>>> >>>>> ---- >>>>> We must feel very safe for our consumers privacy caring Safaricom uses any details of your use of the Services including but not limited to your calls, emails, SMS’s, data, your personal information or documents obtained from you .... >>>>> >>>>> for their "commercial purposes" -- whatever broadly defined those purposes are ok! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 3:29 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> The $24 Billion Data Business That Telcos Don't Want to Talk About >>>>>> >>>>>> Mobile Carriers Are Working With Partners to Manage, Package and Sell Data >>>>>> >>>>>> By Kate Kaye. Published on October 26, 2015 >>>>>> U.K. grocer Morrisons, ad-buying behemoth GroupM and other marketers and agencies are testing never-before-available data from cellphone carriers that connects device location and other information with telcos' real-world files on subscribers. Some services offer real-time heat maps showing the neighborhoods where store visitors go home at night, lists the sites they visited on mobile browsers recently and more. >>>>>> >>>>>> Under the radar, Verizon, Sprint, Telefonica and other carriers have partnered with firms including SAP, IBM, HP and AirSage to manage, package and sell various levels of data to marketers and other clients. It's all part of a push by the world's largest phone operators to counteract diminishing subscriber growth through new business ventures that tap into the data that showers from consumers' mobile web surfing, text messaging and phone calls. >>>>>> >>>>>> SAP's Consumer Insight 365 ingests regularly updated data representing as many as 300 cellphone events per day for each of the 20 million to 25 million mobile subscribers. SAP won't disclose the carriers providing this data. It "tells you where your consumers are coming from, because obviously the mobile operator knows their home location," said Lori Mitchell-Keller, head of SAP's global retail industry business unit. >>>>>> >>>>>> There is a lot of marketer interest in that information because it is tied to actual individuals. For the same reason, however, there is potential for resistance from privacy advocates. >>>>>> >>>>>> WPP units such as Kantar Media and GroupM's Mindshare have "kicked the tires" for three years on Consumer Insight 365, testing and helping develop applications for the service, said Nick Nyhan, CEO of WPP's Data Alliance. The extensive time spent so far partly reflects "high sensitivity to not doing something that would be too close for comfort from a consumer point of view," Mr. Nyhan said. >>>>>> >>>>>> The service also combines data from telcos with other information, telling businesses whether shoppers are checking out competitor prices on their phones or just emailing friends. It can tell them the age ranges and genders of people who visited a store location between 10 a.m. and noon, and link location and demographic data with shoppers' web browsing history. Retailers might use the information to arrange store displays to appeal to certain customer segments at different times of the day, or to help determine where to open new locations. >>>>>> >>>>>> "It used to be that this data was a lot harder to come by," said Ross Shanken, CEO of LeadID, a lead generation analytics firm. In a previous position at data firm TargusInfo 2008 and 2010 he nonetheless partnered with "a very large telco" to validate names, addresses and phone numbers for data appending. >>>>>> >>>>>> Too risky for the E.U.? >>>>>> To protect privacy, SAP receives non-personally-identifiable, anonymized information from telcos, and only provides aggregated information to its clients to prevent reidentification of individuals. Still, sharing and using data this way is controversial. Nearly all the players exploring the burgeoning Telecom Data as a Service field, or TDaaS for short, are reluctant to provide the details of their operations, much less freely name their clients. And despite privacy safeguards, SAP is focused on selling its 365 product in North America and the Asia-Pacific region because it cannot get the data it needs from telcos representing consumers in the E.U., where data protections are stricter than in the U.S. and elsewhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> But the rewards may outweigh the possible tangles with government regulators, consumer advocates and even squeamish board members. >>>>>> >>>>>> The global market for telco data as a service is potentially worth $24.1 billion this year, on its way to $79 billion in 2020, according to estimates by 451 Research based on a survey of likely customers. "Challenges and constraints" mean operators are scraping just 10% of the possible market right now, though that will rise to 30% by 2020, 451 Research said. >>>>>> >>>>>> "If I was a CEO of any telecom operator in the U.S., I would be saying to myself I can do the same," said Michael Provenzano, CEO and co-founder of Vistar Media, which teams up with mobile operators to provide anonymized and aggregated data for targeting digital out-of-home ads based on consumers' comings and goings. "That's going to be something these guys are talking about in the boardroom." >>>>>> >>>>>> Perhaps the most prominent recent moves in the burgeoning TDaaS realm are Verizon's $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL in May, followed by its purchase of mobile ad network Millennial Media for $238 million in September. Many saw the AOL buy as a means for Verizon to turn its data into a viable business, in part because AOL provides ad-tech infrastructure and marketer relationships that Verizon lacks. >>>>>> >>>>>> The level of authenticated information derived from Verizon and other mobile operators is seen as potentially more valuable than some other consumer data because it directly connects mobile phone interactions to individuals through actual billing information. "We're talking about linking a household and a billing relationship with a human being," said Seth Demsey, CTO of AOL Platforms. >>>>>> >>>>>> Verizon's Precision Market Insights division previously stumbled in its attempts to aggregate and package mobile data to help marketers target consumers and measure campaigns. Sprint's similar Pinsight Media division and AT&T's AdWorks—which segments and targets TV audiences—have not fared much better, according to observers. >>>>>> >>>>>> But lackluster results from going it alone have driven telcos toward companies that can facilitate cashing in on data. Along with SAP on the marketer-facing side, others including HP and IBM have stepped in to help phone carriers on the back-end data management and analysis side. >>>>>> >>>>>> When Spanish operator Telefonica embarked on its Dynamic Insights offering, it partnered with consumer insights firm GfK to help package the telco's mobile data for clients including U.K. food purveyor Morrisons. The grocery chain used the service to garner anonymized data connecting consumer demographic data to location visits. >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of these data relationships have long histories. SAP America owns Sybase, a subsidiary it bought in 2010 that serves as a technology hub for multiple mobile carriers and counts Verizon as a partner. The Sybase business has provided "deep relationships with mobile operators around the globe," said Rohit Tripathi, global VP and general manager of SAP Mobile Services, in an email. >>>>>> >>>>>> AirSage, another firm that has tight integrations with mobile operators, supplies data to municipal planners, retail store developers and city tourism boards. The company integrated its technology with telecom companies in the 1990s to enable 911 call support services. More recently it has signed data deals with Verizon Wireless and Sprint. "Our solution is actually plugged into the network behind the firewall of the carrier," said Ryan Kinskey, director of business development and sales at AirSage. Device IDs tracked by AirSage are anonymized, he added. >>>>>> >>>>>> Verizon and Sprint declined to comment for this story. AT&T and T-Mobile said they don't share consumer or location data with SAP, Sybase, AirSage or Vistar. >>>>>> >>>>>> Why the secrecy? >>>>>> Insiders say phone carriers exploring data-sharing businesses are tight-lipped because they don't want to reveal too many details to competitors, but fear of consumer complaints is always lurking in the background. >>>>>> >>>>>> "The practices that carriers have gotten into, the sheer volume of data and the promiscuity with which they're revealing their customers' data creates enormous risk for their businesses," said Peter Eckersley, chief computer scientist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy watchdog. Mr. Eckersley and others suggest that anonymization techniques are faulty in many cases because even information associated with a hashed or encrypted identification code can be linked back to a home address and potentially reidentified by hackers. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unlike other types of location tracking, such as beacon technologies that work only with mobile apps that people have agreed to let track them, many services employing telco data require no explicit opt-ins by consumers. Companies like SAP instead rely on carriers' terms and conditions with their subscribers, calling acceptance of the terms equivalent to opting in. Verizon's privacy policy, for example, says that information collected on its customers may "be aggregated or anonymized for business and marketing uses by us or by third parties." >>>>>> >>>>>> Ultimately, for mobile operators, these relationships could reap substantial income from the data generated by subscribers who already account for their primary revenue streams. The telcos do not break out revenue derived from their data-related sales in their quarterly earnings reports, so just how much money they're making from these deals is not known. >>>>>> >>>>>> SAP will "effectively share the revenue back with the operator, so they get to make money from data that they're basically not utilizing or under-utilizing today," former SAP Mobile President John Sims said at an industry conference in Las Vegas in 2013 as the company introduced Consumer Insight 365. >>>>>> >>>>>> "The mobile operators don't want to reveal this," said Mr. Tripathi, the SAP Mobile Services executive. No matter how much telcos and their partners stress that the data is anonymized and aggregated, he said, "they are fearful people will take this and twist it into something that it isn't." >>>>>> >>>>>> http://adage.com/article/datadriven-marketing/24-billion-data-business-telc… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> isoc mailing list >>>>> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >>>

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GAIA 2017 AgTech Innovation Challenge I 2017 Konza Enterprise Innovation Challenge: Apply Now! | Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
by WANGARI KABIRU 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

May interest your networks. Blessed Furahi day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Thursday, 2 March 2017, 12:57, Intellecap wrote: @media screen and (max-width:480px){#yiv4162462268 td .filtered99999 {display:none;}}@media screen and (max-width:480px){#yiv4162462268 table .filtered99999 , #yiv4162462268 img .filtered99999 , #yiv4162462268 td .filtered99999 , #yiv4162462268 span .filtered99999 {display:none;}#yiv4162462268 td .filtered99999 , #yiv4162462268 table .filtered99999 , #yiv4162462268 span .filtered99999 {display:block;}#yiv4162462268 .yiv4162462268FooterText {line-height:1.6 !important;}}#yiv4162462268 blockquote .yiv4162462268hideInRplyFwd, #yiv4162462268 .yiv4162462268WordSection1 .yiv4162462268hideInRplyFwd, #yiv4162462268 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Calling all Entrepreneurs! Enterprise Opportunities open now Agriculture Technology | Health Science | Engineering | ICT Dear WANGARI, Intellecap and its partners are delighted to announce three opportunities for entrepreneurs to gain advise, feedback, and exposure: Applications are now open for the GAIA 2017 AgTech Innovation Challenge for enterprises from West, North, Southern & Central Africa! Innovations should contribute towards transforming agricultural practices for improved incomes and food security for ALL. Successful AgTech innovations should demonstrate a clear focus on bridging the gender gap in African agriculture. They should also be scalable across multiple geographies in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualified applicants are enterprises who: - Serve the agricultural or allied sectors - Demonstrate clear benefits to groups that are often marginalized in agriculture including women smallholder farmers and other women value chain actors - Have an innovative technology or business model - Have a clear for-profit business model with high potential for scale - Have some proof of concept on the ground, conducted pilots, and are preferably generating revenues - Are seeking support to commercialize or scale West & North Africa enterprises should apply here by 9th March. Southern & Central Africa enterprises should apply here by 16th March. Selected enterprises will benefit from an in-depth boot camp and demo day to incubators, investors, and key stakeholders in the agriculture sector in April 2017. Konza Technopolis Development Authority is now accepting applications for the 2017 Konza Enterprise Innovation Challenge! Konza is looking for businesses and institutions that use science, technology, and innovation to transform the lives of Kenyans. Innovations should contribute towards transforming science and technology practices for increased productivity and job creation. Qualifying innovations should demonstrate clear benefits for end users, and in particular base of the pyramid consumers. They should also be scalable across multiple geographies in sub-Saharan Africa. Apply here by 31st March if your enterprise meets the following criteria: - Is in Life Sciences, Engineering, or ICT sector(s) - Have a tested, and innovative technology or business model - Have an experienced, credible and dedicated management teams - Have some proof of concept on the ground, conducted pilots and is preferably generating revenues - Is looking to commercialize/scale - Have operations in Kenya The top 25 companies will be chosen from the applicants to participate in an in-depth boot camp, and then be showcased to investors, incubators, and other support organizations in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2017. | | | | | | | | | | | | INTELLECAP Intellecap is a pioneer in providing innovative business solutions that help build and scale profitable and sustainable enterprises dedicated to social and environmental change. Founded in 2002, Intellecap has grown into a Group with more than 900 employees and 300 engagements across 25 countries. GAIA Gender in Agribusiness Investments for Africa (GAIA) is an initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) focused on increasing agribusiness investments in technological innovations to help close the gender gap in African agriculture. Through a call for applications, intensive boot camp, GAIA ensures visibility, commercialization and scale up of AgTech innovations that respond to women needs across the agricultural value chain. KONZA TECHNOPOLIS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Konza Technopolis is a vision 2030 project whose objective is to position Kenya as knowledge based economy and a preferred Science, Technology and Innovation destination. Through building a vibrant innovation ecosystem, Konza Technopolis shall focus on key sectors of the economy, among them, Life Science, Engineering and ICT/ITES that will enhance local innovation, R&D, entrepreneurship and Technology enterprise formation culture. Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) will initiate programs that will support the generation of 17,000 direct jobs and 200,000 residence in Technopolis by the end of 2030. | | | | | | | | | | | Intellecap, Tetezi Towers, Ground Floor, At the corner of George Padmore Road & Marcus Garvey Road, Nairobi, Kenya | | | | | | |

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Africa Cloud Summit 15-16 March 2017
by Harry Hare 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Hey All, I have a few (5) complementary tickets for this event https://www.africacloudsummit.com/schedule#ParentTab1 drop me a note if interested. Kindest regards Harry

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Africa Cloud Summit 15-16 March 2017
by City Creation 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

*Greetings Harry,* Much appreciated regarding the update upon the upcoming Africa Cloud Summit. Was requesting for a complimentary ticket to access the event if possible. Looking forward *Regards* [image: photo] *Beru Lilako* Director, City Creation +254 780 405 057 | +254 725 013 209 | citycreation21(a)gmail.com | Skype: Beru Lilako <#> | Bishop Magua Centre, ngong road Nairobi <http:////www.facebook.com/beru.lilako> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/beru-lilako-b8a28b35> <http://twitter.com/BeruLilako> Get a signature like this: Click here! <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW…>

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Proposals on usage of the Universal service fund. (USF)
by Job Muriuki 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

A lot has been asked on the usage of the Universal service fund which is a the tune of billions now. Why don't we have an open forum and give our views of how it can be beneficial to all especially the marginalised areas. One practical way to address the issue is using the fund to identify areas in need and setup stations in government secured areas like chief camps and police posts that are back hauled via the NOFBI cable. Then invite the private sector to offer services and in return contribute to the fund at agreed rates. The infrastructure would be on a shared mode and managed by the fund.

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Re: [kictanet] Launch of the Digital Gender Gap Audit Scorecard and Workshop for leaders and ICT Industry Stakeholders
by Barrack Otieno 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Listers, The above mentioned meeting is happening now. You can participate remotely through the following link: https://livestream.com/accounts/23663258/iaowirat The meeting is organized by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television with the support of the World Wide Web Foundation, the Embassy of the United States of America and UNESCO. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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kictanet Digest, Vol 118, Issue 9
by Frederick Muriithi 01 Mar '17

01 Mar '17

1. Re: Why Bill Gates would tax robots (Ahmed Mohamed Maawy) On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:11 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > I for one welcome our robot overloads :-) First off, I think the problem is that the current system (the way things are and have been, status quo, if you will) is trying to maintain itself in the face of changes in technology and society, rather than adapting to the changes. To put this in perspective: the major reason the automation is such a big deal, is that people will lose employment and not be able to pay for essential services, but this can be fixed by dealing with a more pertinent question, "Why should people have to pay for basic services?" In a number of countries around the world, essential services like healthcare, education etc. are already free, meaning people really do not need to have an income to access these services. I think this can still be maintained in the robotic era without having to treat robots like humans (i.e. taxing the robots) I think that taxing the robots might be used as a stop-gap measure, but eventually, the system will have to adapt. The reason I say this is, robots are initially expensive to build/install, but once built, they do not need a salary, and can work for longer, and better than humans, especially for manual manufacturing steps. This is their main attraction to companies/institutions that consider them. Question becomes, how do you tax an entity that earns nothing? How exactly will we tax the robots? I think eventually governments might have to increase income-tax rates for companies, or come up with other measures to tax companies according to their automation efforts which will only lead to a slow-down of the automation efforts, but they will still happen. I have no solutions to this, but I do think we'll need to collectively look at the existing systems and think of how we could adapt or change the systems. Maybe we should bring back the idea of a universal basic salary on the table. Maybe we should rethink the funding of essential services in the face of technological changes... On the issue of AI taking over: I think humans will merge with AI/robots, from bionic augmentation, to the current use of multiple devices to increase our catchment area of ideas and opinions a.k.a the internet I am hoping this will be the trend, where we will have devices implanted in our brains and bodies to help us make use of the benefits of the larger AI. On the other side, I see the development of organic neural nets being added into robots. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetware_computer for a quick introduction) These 2 developments will mean differentiating between augmented humans and robots with organic parts will be difficult, and messy.

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Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax robots
by Mark Kipyegon 01 Mar '17

01 Mar '17

During the Industrial Revolution, critics of mechanisation would use similar arguments. Advances in technology should be embraced. On 28 Feb 2017, at 10:25, "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:21:47 +0300 > From: Job Muriuki <muriukin(a)gmail.com> > To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax robots > Message-ID: > <CAJ+RKRbKRsadcYewDv-zEiAN0dpVKryxHye64aUc0FSB5toOkA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Barrack, > > Am in business and I know it's the bottom line that counts at the expense > of people. > Now we further what to fire the already strained employee replace them with > a robot > for a fatter bank account and cash you don't need. > I believe Bill Gates been the billionaire he is has realised you can have > all the cash > and wealth you can get but it all without meaning what really matters is > the humanity. > >

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Re: [kictanet] Swahili Internet Governance Glossary E-book
by Bonface Witaba 28 Feb '17

28 Feb '17

Hello Listers, Kindly find attached e-book containing A-Z of Internet Governance Glossary in Swahili. I authored/compiled it under a cc-by-sa.The community is thus free to repurpose, reuse, redistribute as it deems provided they maintain similar cc terms. Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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