Walu

Are you suggesting  that at best we can only be second best – we cannot go beyond ‘riding’  and using   public good  as a cover

 We have smart Kenyans who can invent  - what we need is a mechanism to recognise and motivate  for innovation

Cheers

MM

From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J
Sent: 09 February 2010 09:08
To: mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Reverse engineering - or patent infringement?

@Andrea,

Reverse engineering - or patent infringement?

If I was Prof. Kamau, I would carefully ride on both - depending on the convenience of the laws applicable and the demand for public good. Draw the parallel with generic HIV medicines...

walu.

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From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Getting a hold on cybercrime against women (cyber pests!)
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Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 12:40 AM

Reverse engineering - or patent infringement?

On 8 February 2010 21:01, <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:

Dear listers,
Prof. Kamau, University of Nairobi's engineering school has successifully reverse engineered the converter box for digital TV.  Those willing to visit the fab lab next week should register with Awiti in my office.  His e-mail is nawiti@information.go.ke.

I am hoping soon we can reverse engineer the ipad so that we can use it to distribute e-books to all kids in the country and avoid this theft of textbooks.

Regards.

Ndemo.
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