+ 1 Waithaka. And this should have been or still should be what we should negotiate with Netflix as opposed to insisting on subjecting them to our rules. Netflix should also carry a certain percentage of our local content. RgdsG Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 10:22:29 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] EU PLANS TO LIFT BARRIERS ON INTERNET SHOPPING AND IMPOSE QUOTAS ON NETFLIX From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: ngigi@at.co.ke; kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Lots of sense. Can you imagine if Vioja, Vitimbi, Tahamaki All Episodes were on Netflix? Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke From: Ali Hussein via kictanetSent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:52 AMTo: Ngigi WaithakaReply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy DiscussionsCc: Ali Hussein; KICTAnet ICT Policy DiscussionsSubject: Re: [kictanet] EU PLANS TO LIFT BARRIERS ON INTERNET SHOPPING AND IMPOSE QUOTAS ON NETFLIX Ahmed Makes sense for us too.. #JustSaying.. Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 26 May 2016, at 8:09 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer@gmail.com> wrote: Well.. they not only have but also actively encourage and develop local capacity to rival such products. For them I suppose it makes sense. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 6:15 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: The EU announced plans to free internet shopping and ban geo-fencing. Netflix and Amazon are to adhere to a 20% local content requirement (Seems like these guys are case studying Kenya). :-) Read on:- http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2016/05/eu-plans-free-internet-shopping-... Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@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/ultimateprogramer%40gm... 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. -- Ahmed Maawy Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer swahilibox.co.ke www.okfn.org startupgrind.com ajplus.net www.everylayer.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.co... 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.