Thank you Alari for this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alari Alare Kenneth" <watoyi@yahoo.com> To: <alice@apc.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:24 PM Subject: Today's ICT/Media coverage on the local press

Hi, Today's ICT/Media coverage on the local press

Tuesday April 11:

NATION NEWSPAPER 1) Under- Technology Upgrade Housing Finance automation goes full stream-(Half Pg)

2) Under-Telecommunication Kenyans pay dearly for mobile phone service-(Two thirds of a Pg)

3) Under-Tech Forum (This is an International story) Supporters hit at Internet regulator (ICANN) for its slow pace - (Half Pg)

4) Under-Management Web Firm that Savvy built - (half pg)

5) Under -New Campaign (A wire/ international story) Satellite finds its way to cell phones -(Quarter Pg)

6) Under - Help File Use of password to protect private folders-(Quarter Pg

7) Under - Software (A wire story) Mac or Windows? Apple goes for both - (Quarter Page)

THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER 1) Under-Business News Uunet in pact with Italian Firm -(Quarter pg)

2) Under- ICT E-Solution to speed up cheque clearance in financial system - (A third of a Pg)

3) Under - Media Pan African TV to go on air by the end of 2006 - A third of a pg)

4) Under-Technology Uganda, Tanzania overtage Kenya in technology advancement - (Half a page)

5) Under -Under Tech briefs Why Kenya lags behind in Internet connectivity - (two-thirds of a pg0

6) Under-Computer Doc What fifth generation computers will do -(A quarter pg)

7) Under- e business Why the best publishers have turned out to best retailers - (a quarter pg)

8) Under- New Products Canon goes for wireless image transmission - (a strip)

THE PEOPLE DAILY 1) Under - National record ICT bill set to be tabled in Parliament soon, says Were - (A third of a pg) NB: Were is the InfoComm asst minister

KENYA TIMES 1) Under - Industry Computer merchants 'invade' Busia town - (One full pg)

Good Day Alari Alare Kenneth

Kenneth Alari Alare P.O. Box 27768 00506 Nairobi, Kenya tel +254 20 273 7033-4 fax +254 20 273 7035 cell +254 722 465 998 +254 735 66 21 91 aka JAGDISH SODHA 'book maker'

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