Bwana Omo

I think you are entirely missing the point here. 

1. Business models are changing rapidly and we have to change with them or we will perish.

2. Too much legislation won't kill cybercrime. For example the notion that CCK can control cybercrime or mitigate against it through forcing local content providers to host locally

3. That we are going to sign the ITRs which we rejected in 2012. 

4. That government apparatchiks 'collude' with telcos to set pricing.

5. The fact that we are behind in Digital TV and whether the government or analogue TV Broadcasters like it or not that ship left the port long time ago.

These are facts which we as a country must address (govt, private sector and NGOs). Personal attacks not withstanding!

Ali Hussein

+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113

"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein

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On Nov 29, 2013, at 11:06 PM, "Omo, John" <Omo@cck.go.ke> wrote:

Thanks Dkt.
A small but important correction to the first paras of your write-up:

I suppose the 'ITU forum' you allude to is the recent ITU Telecom World held in Bangkok. In one of the Ministerial Roundtable on Digital Dividends where our Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Matiangi, was a discussant and during  Q&A, a Minister from an Africa Country, who was part of the audience, inquired what would happen for countries that did not migrate by the set date. The ITU BR Director , the Roundtable moderator, in response basically reiterated what the Member States of Region 1 (Europe, Africa, Middle East &Iran) had agreed to in a treaty, in sum: that post 2015, digital broadcasts are protected from analogue broadcast interferences from a distance of 200 Km from the boarders, and that any extension could only be granted by Member States through another round of negotiations in  a Regional Radiocommunication Conference.
It is not true that Africa tried to seek for an extension. The Forum was neither one where such extension could be sought nor even be given. The South African Minister who was also a discussant at that session did not raise the 'postponement proposal' It is equally not empirical to say that 'everybody has moved except Africa'. Many countries/regions are still grappling with challenges such as the ones we face, like resistance from analogue TV broadcasters.
Africa has a great deal of challenges, including Africans oftentimes deliberately misrepresenting facts about it.
Rgds.
Omo.


----- Original Message -----
From: Bitange Ndemo [mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke]
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 08:01 PM
To: Omo, John
Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration

Grace,
At the recent ITU forum in Asia, Africa tried to get an extension beyond
2015 but but they were rejected.  It was even embarrassing for South
Africa to raise the postponement proposal.  Reason.  Everybody has moved
except Africa.  Africa is talking about set to boxes when the world has
shifted to computers and mobile phone to watch what we used to call
television content.  It is no longer prophesy to say that the current TV
business model dying and cannot be resuscitated.  It is only a matter of
time before advertising adopts newer models.

Schumpeter's creative destruction theory is in the works here and only
those who will listen will survive.  The current multiplex operators too
will not survive for long.  Convergence of ICT and broadcast has started
in earnest and we shall see a focus on core business with consolidation of
new specialized infrastructure providers.

If you see MNOs getting into content then you know content is KING.
Viewership is changing from being a slave or controlled by broadcaster
schedule to controlling when you want to watch any content.  We shall be
searching for latest news and only watch what you want to see in a
bulletin.

Those who will succeed must simply have good local content in several
thematic areas, that is, comedy, news, lifestyle etc.  There will be
different revenue models such that if you want to watch Baba Shirandula or
Vioja Mhakamani without pay, then you will have to endure advertising as
sponsored by XX otherwise you can subscribe or pay per view without the
interruptions.  Major advertisers will them selves own channels and
compete for good content.

This is why we declined to vote for the new ITRs where content providers
will heavily pay and pass the cost on to consumers.  It is dangerous to
have Telcos and bureaucrats in one room to decide new revenue streams in
the face of disruptive technologies.

We must see every problem as an opportunity.  That is why I oppose too
much legislation around cyber security.  We shall end up curtailing our
own freedoms trying to catch a thief who will anyway continue to steal
(even with death sentence, we still have thieves around).  We must
constantly come with new ways of fighting cyber crime through technology
not legislation.


Ndemo.





@ WambuaYawe raises a point that CCK should consider. The need to have a
public forum to  discuss this TV migration roho safi. There is
misconception on this process by many ordinary folks. Lets hope that the
courts will dispense with the matter real soon.

RgdsGG
From: Wambua@cck.go.ke
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:18:42 +0000
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration
CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com









Robert,

You are most welcome Robert.

Best regards,


Christopher Wambua
Manager – Communications
Consumer and Public Affairs Department
Communications Commission of Kenya
P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800
Tel: +254 20 4242209
info@cck.go.ke
www.cck.go.ke






From: robert yawe [mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk]


Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 8:43 AM

To: Wambua, Christopher

Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions

Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration




Chris,



Thanks for your response even though it weakens my conspiracy theory as
Kivuva puts it but also indicates that there is still a level of
commitment towards the migration.



I wish we had a public platform that could have the true issues discussed
without contravening the laws especially with all the rubbish being
peddled by the traditional (shuka and all).



It is my sincere hope that on the 13th of December 2013 I will eat humble
pie, I am open to an icecream scoop to go with it.



Regards




Robert Yawe

KAY System Technologies Ltd

Phoenix House, 6th Floor

P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200

Kenya





Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696






On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 23:29, "Wambua, Christopher"
<Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:





Robert





I am afraid that your allegations regarding our silence on this issue are
unfounded and absolutely untrue.





As much as we may wish to, CCK cannot comment on matters before a court of
law without running into problems with the law.





We shall nonetheless argue our case in court.





Wambua


Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.








From:
robert yawe


Sent:
Wednesday, 27 November 2013 17:46 PM


To:
Wambua, Christopher


Reply To:
robert yawe


Cc:
KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions


Subject:
Re: [kictanet] Digital TV Migration











On an aside I now realise that it is actually the government that does not
want the migration to digital and are using the mainstream media and COFEK
to front the assault.



This is being done to curtail our growing freedoms, with the migration
every governor can run his own local channel for only Kes. 1,000,000/- per
month which allows them to drawn the voice of the National Government.



The blatant lies by all the TV stations yesterday that turning off the
analogue signal in Nairobi will leave over 90% of Kenyans in the dark and
CCK has not come out to dispute this just thickens the plot.




Regards





This is what the government does not want
http://www.democracynow.org/








Robert Yawe

KAY System Technologies Ltd

Phoenix House, 6th Floor

P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200

Kenya





Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696






On Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 15:47, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:






Finally a simple advert that even I can understand





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wcLTnVXDcU





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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