Dear Phylis, It is well noted, your response identifies a specific person @ict.go.ke (with an e-mail address) for more queries. On a South African Government site, the name (and e-mail) of the Web Master is noted at the bottom of the site. http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/countries-exempt-from-sa-visas We need to hire people to keep Go.Ke sites up to date, with information, not just plugging security holes. Government (including County) executives failing to fund transparency should be noted and challenged. Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Phyllis Nyambura via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
Please note the below and attached release on the interruptions of service on Government websites.
*Press Release: Service Interruption of GoK Websites*
*Thursday, 3rd September, 2014*
The ICT Authority has developed comprehensive standards to guide public web content, appearance, security and accessibility of public websites.
For the standards to be implemented, we conducted an audit of Government websites. The audit revealed that in their present state, many of the government websites do not conform to the standards and they are not secure.
It has therefore become necessary to upgrade the hosting environment, reorient the websites to the approved standards, and train ICT officers and Public Communication officer’s on best practices for developing and maintaining websites.
During this exercise we request the indulgence of users of Government websites since there will be service interruption from 3rd Sept 2014 to the 10th of Sept 2014.
*For more information please contact Mary Ngaruma on mary.ngaruma@ict.go.ke <mary.ngaruma@ict.go.ke> or call us on 254-020-2211960/62*
You can also access more information on: http://www.icta.go.ke/draft-web-standards/
Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority
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