Re: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in Main Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008

3 Dec 2008

      Joseph

I have not seen a single insult from JM. Unless you have pre-conceived ideas
and what you should read.

Lets not throw tantrums brother. Respect is two way

Alai

On 12/3/08, Joseph Okech <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
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I may be a manamba on this list but for sure I do respect people and you
don't. If you have personal vendatta with Brian, please square it with him
and leave the rest of us alone. Brian sent out a very objective statement
which did not warrant your insults, and if you will shout at me for standing
up and saying no, please go ahead for I will not stop.
rgds,
Ok3ch
On Wednesday 03 December 2008 17:28:34 John Maina wrote:
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Joseph
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What do you help this forum with apart from squating? And who told you
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you must be pleased all the time? Nobody is your entertainer here. You
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contribute and have nothing to offer in this forum apart from being a
forum
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manamba
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JM
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From: Joseph Okech <okechukwu@gmail.com>
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To: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
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Cc: John Maina <j.maina@ymail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 4:57:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in
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Main Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008
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JM you are one hell of a bore and the sooner you realize the better!!
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./Ok3ch
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On Wednesday 03 December 2008 16:34:38 John Maina wrote:
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KICTANET
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Why is a Malawian representing Kenya at the IGF? Do we lack enough
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Kenyans to sit on Kenyan boards and also represent Kenya abroad? This
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disgusting and the earlier the masqueraders like Brian Longwe and the
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bunch of foreign attack dogs are told off the better.
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JM
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From: Brian Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>
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To: j.maina@ymail.com
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Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:15:20 PM
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Subject: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in
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Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008
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Brian Munyao Longwe – Main Session on Access (Development Perspective)
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Traditionally teledensity has been used as a measure of access or the
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extent to which communication technologies have pervaded a community.
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In the past Africa as a region has recorded extremely low fixed-line
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teledensity of below 1% that is less than 1 line per 100 people.
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it or not this is still the case!
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However, when one incorporates mobile lines in a teledensity analysis -
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the results are not only incredible, they are amazing. as of 2007,
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Africa's mobile teledensity stood at an impressive 23% or 23 lines per
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100 people. There was a recorded growth in mobile users from 128
million
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in 2006 to over 215 million subscribers by 2007. This represents an
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annual growth of over 46%. We have just heard that India's mobile
network
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is growing at an incredible rate of over 10 million new connections per
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month!
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Given the fact that most operators around Africa have rolled out
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GPRS/EDGE coverage across most of their networks as well as deployment
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3G access across their larger markets it is entirely feasible that
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mobile, not broadband may present the opportunity for increased access
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for developing countries. MOBILE and not BROADBAND is the silver
bullet.
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Another key element crucial to the growth of access in developing
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countries is a suitable environment for the dispersion of relevant
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content and applications that meet the day to day needs of the
populace.
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Internet Exchange Points are the primary critical ingredient needed to
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create these conditions. By keeping all locally originated and
requested
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traffic local, Internet exchange points serve a crucial role in
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the user experience, lowering operational costs and providing a
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framework for the growth and development of the Internet in general.
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While many developing countries have adopted policies and regulations
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that encourage and promote competition in the mobile sectors, which has
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resulted in continued growth in the numbers of users, the establishment
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of IXPs has received a relatively low priority - despite the
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impact that such simple infrastructure presents to the community.
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Access enhances the interface between government and the citizen at a
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transactional level. The Kenya Revenue Authority last year suggested
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the Kenya Internet Exchange Point receive "critical infrastructure"
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status with 24-hour armed guard due to the fact that 100% of all
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import/export declarations and documentation transit the IXP via the
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revenue authority's web-based platform.
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Going back to mobile, Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile operator introduced a
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money transfer service called M-Pesa less than two years ago. M-Pesa
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has over 4 million subscribers (within 1 year - the service signed up
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more users than Kenya's entire banking industry signed up within a
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century!) Safaricom reported that over half a Billion US dollar had
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transacted over the platform within less than 18 months.
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Key policy lesson? The financial services and communications regulator
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Kenya decided not to subject m-pesa to punitive obligations through
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treatment as a bank but rather chose to perceive m-pesa a non-bank
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payment service. That decision has today affected and continues to
affect
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millions of lives.. Regulators can either promote innovation, access &
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development or hinder it.
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In East Africa communications regulators have completely opened up the
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communications sector; fully liberalizing every area, but providing
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structure through unified licensing regime that separates facilities,
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services and content In Kenya this has spurred investments of over half
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Billion USD over the past 2 years.
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Key stakeholder lesson: relevant content drives demand - Safaricom's
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m-pesa met a basic and everyday need, this has driven the increased use
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of their mobile platform by touching the lives & livelihoods of both
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urban & rural citizens.
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Re: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in Main Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008

Robert Alai