mmmh, I have been holding the misplaced position that these ammendments had been quietly retired after the Ministry & Regulator publicly and loudly distanced themselves from the same. But then again, this is Kenya. The land of freedom and opportunities. Anyone has a right to propose amendments. #BringItOn :-) walu. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: CIO East Africa Insider <newsletter@cio.co.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:57 AM Subject: TESPOK demands involvement in Communication Act 1998 amendments | | | | Subscribe to CIO East Africa Magazine Subscribe | | | | | | | | Featured News View More | | | TESPOK demands involvement in Communication Act 1998 amendments Information Technology lobby group Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) has expressed concern of not having being involved in the amendments of the Kenya Information Communications Act,1998 (No2 of 1998) on telecoms dominance by the parliamentarians on Tuesday 10th November 2015. read more > | | | #CloudDayKE: Why cloud adoption is critical for SMEs in emerging markets Cloud technology is a game-changing advancement we have all heard of or are even using it by now.Companies Oracle quickly adopted this and started offering their cloud-based product variants. Cloud technology is not a passing cloud and is here to stay. read more > | | | CEOs should drive business transformation Oracle Kenya today held its annual Cloud Day event at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. This event attracted customers; partners, stakeholders and government officials from various industries to discuss how Cloud is transforming business today. read more > | | | Western Union CEO to unveil new digital products for Africa Western Union's CEO Hikmet Ersek is this expected to unveil his organisation's new digital solutions as they mark the 20th anniversary of Western Union services on the Continent. read more > | | | KoTDA seeks investors for Phase 1 development of Konza City Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has invited investors to take up space in the first phase of the Konza Techno City. The initial development dubbed “phase 1” has been sub-divided into various parcels of land. read more > | | | Ericsson, Cisco in partnership to generate sales and synergies Ericsson has announced a next-generation strategic partnership with Cisco to create the networks of the future. read more > | | | Microsoft's new online toolkit to help entrepreneurs build their brands Launched as part of the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, the SME (small and medium enterprises) Public Relations (PR) & Communications toolkit is built to serve as a one-stop resource for entrepreneurs across the African continent and other emerging markets to get started in building an effective, impactful, measurable and repeatable communications strategy. read more > | | Best Analysis & Opinions View More | | | Why we need behavior-centric detection and response According to the Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), 60 percent of the time, attackers were able to compromise an organization within minutes. Meanwhile, in more than 75 percent of the cases, the average time to discover breaches was measured in days. These findings indicate a growing “detection deficit” between attackers and defenders. Verizon sees this as one of the primary challenges to the security industry today and going forward. read more > | | | Are wearables dead? This report says consumer interest is declining fast A report released today shows that consumer demand for wearables in the U.S. has declined steeply and steadily since the 2014 holiday shopping season, and is now lower than it was at the beginning of last year. read more > | | | | | | | | | | | | Latest Blog How retailers can protect themselves from data breaches | Retailers have much to consider when running their business, allocating capital towards operational expenses is usually at the top of their list, but emphasis should also be placed on developing and implementing a safety and security plan that will help protect the businesses valuable information and assets, or that of their clients.read more > | Why Africa's technology boom may change our image of justice | Africa has been said to be leapfrogging when it comes to mobile technology. Instead of following the paths that the West took, the continent jumped several steps and now leads the world in certain aspects of mobile technology, such as Kenya's use of M-Pesa. read more > | More Blogs | | CIO Monthly Events More Events | | Connect with us | | | | | | | | If you received this email from a friend and would like to subscribe to this or other CIO/East Africa e-newsletters, click here. Unsubscribe Click the unsubscribe link above to be removed from our email program | |