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Re: [kictanet] Africa Domain Name Industry Awards Final Call
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Listers For your attention and action, Within the framework of the Africa strategy, ICANN Africa, in partnership with the AfTLD and ISOC Africa has established an award committee to initiate the award program for registries and registrars in Africa and to define an annual program for the DNS industry. The Award programme was launched on 2nd May 2013 and will take us to the ICANN 47 meeting in Durban next July when the initial awards will be given out. Details on the Award programme are attached, with the questionnaire to be filled out and sent to Pierre.dandjinou(a)icann.org. These will be also posted on the www.africanncommunity.org site for online registration of nominees. We look forward to you participation in the Award programme.

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Re: [kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Barrack and team Thanks for this initiative. This matter has come up at our meetings at the Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) and the most effective way members can provide content. I would like to share this with the KPA leadership (if you haven't contacted them yet) for purposes of participation. Do you have a formal communique or some other such communication I can share with them? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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Thank you. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:10:21 +0300 From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>, Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium Message-ID: <CAKX6dsGHMiTh=ihST9xB4KO6ghNv0yp_Sv7KTvT-e6SdF4ausw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Lister's, We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the first stakeholder meeting on 4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore University Auditorium from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:36:36 +0300 From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> To: WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>, John Wali <jwali(a)jakenya.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium Message-ID: <CAKX6dsFJ42N=tnTLBkUr6RnNUO83ex_AOfS9QGozocSX6VBQQw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Wangari, colleagues So far we don't have any implementation plan, ours is a response as a sector to a Presidential directive to ensure it is well implemented since the project will be funded by tax payers. We will prepare a report based on the week long discussions on the lists. In addition all stakeholders are invited to come up with position papers that will be included in the final document to be handed over to concerned parties in the government. I hope this helps. Best Regards On 6/17/13, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Happy Monday Chair, > > Thank you for the update on the date on the Thursday, July 04 2013 for the > Stakeholders Forum. > > Prior to July 04th, may we receive the Ministry of Education and related > agencies implementation plan-I have not been able to trace this as yet and > certainly there is a lot already happening to make the project a success. > > Even as views are shared and called on, Please let us not shoot too much in > the dark. This would also enable valuable contributions to be made to the > well researched and informed plan, demystify and enhance the goodwill that > has built up for the project. > > Have a pleasant 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". > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; > "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>; Skunkworks forum > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Cc: > Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:10 > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the > Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium > > Dear Lister's, > > We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the > above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different > stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the > first stakeholder meeting on? 4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore > University Auditorium? from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different > stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online > discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and > presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013. > > Thank you > > Best Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:42:10 +0100 (BST) From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man Message-ID: <1371472930.10496.YahooMailNeo(a)web171705.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Ali, The article indicates that those who contribute are those from the middle class but I disagree based on my experiences on this forum which I believe consists of members of the middle and upper classes. Regards ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2013, 10:33 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man Robert I fundamentally disagree with that assertion. Our offline behaviors usually mirror our online ones. The issue remains one of connectivity. Our fellow Kenyans at the bottom of the pyramid may want as much as anyone to access and be part of the online community. The fact of the matter is that the majority of Kenyans are not online. Universal Access MUST?be the most urgent issue of the day. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:05 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi all and the rest, > > >I came across the following article and noted that the writer was likely not a member of this forum otherwise he would have realised that the problem transcends economic and social class; > > >There?s little content from low income earning communities in Kenya on the Internet due to self censorship, rather than due to lack of access to connectivity. > > > >This has been revealed by Chris Orwa, who works with iHub Research On a piece on the iHub blog, Orwa says that the iHub, in following up on incidents reported on Ushahidi?s Uchaguzi election monitoring tool, found that much more happened in Mathare slums than was reported online. > > > >In addition, the team had observed that most of the reports on the platform were made from middle income neighbourhoods in Nairobi. > > >In a visit to Mathare, Orwa and his team were told that the community there was tight knit - with people tending to know each other. There were a few people with access to the Internet, who also knew each other. The community tends to shun those who post negative information about the community, with indication that the community may in addition clamp down on those posting such information. > > >Additionally, those who came from such areas did not want to be associated with the neighbourhood. This resulted in little information about such neighbourhoods being posted online. In addition, if any info was posted, it was rarely negative. > > >Please only respond if you disagree with my interpretation > >? >Regards > > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _______________________________________________ >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.

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Self censorship and the need for a village mad man
by robert yawe 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Hi all and the rest, I came across the following article and noted that the writer was likely not a member of this forum otherwise he would have realised that the problem transcends economic and social class; There’s little content from low income earning communities in Kenya on the Internet due to self censorship, rather than due to lack of access to connectivity. This has been revealed by Chris Orwa, who works with iHub Research On a piece on the iHub blog, Orwa says that the iHub, in following up on incidents reported on Ushahidi’s Uchaguzi election monitoring tool, found that much more happened in Mathare slums than was reported online. In addition, the team had observed that most of the reports on the platform were made from middle income neighbourhoods in Nairobi. In a visit to Mathare, Orwa and his team were told that the community there was tight knit - with people tending to know each other. There were a few people with access to the Internet, who also knew each other. The community tends to shun those who post negative information about the community, with indication that the community may in addition clamp down on those posting such information. Additionally, those who came from such areas did not want to be associated with the neighbourhood. This resulted in little information about such neighbourhoods being posted online. In addition, if any info was posted, it was rarely negative. Please only respond if you disagree with my interpretation Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium
by Barrack Otieno 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Dear Wangari, colleagues So far we don't have any implementation plan, ours is a response as a sector to a Presidential directive to ensure it is well implemented since the project will be funded by tax payers. We will prepare a report based on the week long discussions on the lists. In addition all stakeholders are invited to come up with position papers that will be included in the final document to be handed over to concerned parties in the government. I hope this helps. Best Regards On 6/17/13, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Happy Monday Chair, > > Thank you for the update on the date on the Thursday, July 04 2013 for the > Stakeholders Forum. > > Prior to July 04th, may we receive the Ministry of Education and related > agencies implementation plan-I have not been able to trace this as yet and > certainly there is a lot already happening to make the project a success. > > Even as views are shared and called on, Please let us not shoot too much in > the dark. This would also enable valuable contributions to be made to the > well researched and informed plan, demystify and enhance the goodwill that > has built up for the project. > > Have a pleasant 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". > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; > "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>; Skunkworks forum > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Cc: > Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:10 > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the > Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium > > Dear Lister's, > > We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the > above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different > stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the > first stakeholder meeting on 4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore > University Auditorium from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different > stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online > discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and > presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013. > > Thank you > > Best Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium
by Barrack Otieno 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Dear Lister's, We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the first stakeholder meeting on 4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore University Auditorium from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Day 2 Laptops project: What Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives above(examples of educ. content/software used)
by Barrack Otieno 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Listers, Many thanks to all that have contributed to day ones discussion, feel free to continue posting your comments as we proceed. Day 2 will focus on education content: *Question What Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives above(examples of educ. content/software used)*? The floor is open. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Day 4:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :Day 4: Maintenance & Disposal (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc)
by Barrack Otieno 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Lister's, Many thanks to all those who have contributed to todays discussion, the thread is still open, day four will focus on hardware: What Maintenance & Disposal issues should the government take into account before the project is implemented? (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc) -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Call for nominations for the DNS Awards - KENIC nomination
by Kivuva 14 Jun '13

14 Jun '13

There is a call for nominations for the DNS Awards for the best registry/registrar in Africa. Please nominate KENIC. We need the visibility and profile. Have a good one. Warm Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Date: 14 June 2013 02:22 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] final call for nominations for the DNS Awards To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear Listers, This is a final call for the nominations for the Africa domain name Award. kindly go to africanncommunity.org and fill out the questionnaire if you want to give a chance to your preferred registry/registrar. Ceci est le dernier appel pour la nomination des registres et registrars pour l'attribution du prix du nom de domain africain. Merci de visiter le site africanncommunity,org et de remplir le questionnaire afin de donner une chance a votre registre/registrar preferre. Best regards Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Day 5 : Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables (Day 5:Wrap up and Way Forward (Key declarations, what next)
by Sam Aguyo 14 Jun '13

14 Jun '13

One key issue to any innovation is to ask, what is this laptop (innovation) thing extending. The wheel is an extension of the foot, similarly, writing is an extension of the ephemeral nature of natural language. Would we comfortably say that the laptop is an extension of the teacher, time and or books? Each of these domains require a thorough analysis considering that perception is not a passive process, Sam ------------------------------ On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 11:46 PM AST (Arabian) Barrack Otieno wrote: >Listers, > >Many thanks to all who have contributed to this weeks discussion the >threads are still open, today we discuss any issues that are significant to >the project and that may have been overlooked, the discussion is open. > > >Best Regards > >-- >Barrack O. Otieno >+254721325277 >+254-20-2498789 >Skype: barrack.otieno >http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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14 Jun '13

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