Walu Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:- 1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:- The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date: 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom. Read more:- http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/ This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure. a) What are the learnings? b) What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource? We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us. e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global. 2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal) *Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares) *Open Access *Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc) *Spectrum Management *Postal/National Addressing System *Data Centers, IXPs, CDN

--- So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal environment from an infrastructure perspective. The subtopics above being guidelines.

Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate).

On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION, EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?)

Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem, particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system - which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential.

Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure issues.

walu.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)

Greetings Listers,

As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move.

Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.

The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform.

The KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below. Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function. The overview of the discussion will be as shown below.

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal) *Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares) *Open Access *Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc) *Spectrum Management *Postal/National Addressing System *Data Centers, IXPs, CDN

How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016) *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity *Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development

How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016) *ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels, *Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering) *Research & Development Capacity *eLiteracy for citizens/public

*How to enhance Universal Service & Access (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure) *Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services *Affordable User Devices

How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day 5- Tue 28th June 2016) *eCommerce, National Addressing System *Local eBusiness, * BPOs *Investment incentives (Equity Shares) *ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) *ICT regional export incentives *Local Device Manufacturing

How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6- Wed 29th June 2016) *eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning *ICT regional (county) incentives) *ICTs in Society, Culture

How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) - Thrs 30th June 2016) *Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection *Privacy issues *Security business transactions (Info-Security) *Security & Reliability of Critical ICT infrastructure

Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July 2016) Internet of Things, M2M Net Neutrality & OTT Big Data Virtual Money/BlockChains

Institutional, Legal & Regulatory Framework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016) Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS, ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etc Needed Legislation, Data Protection, eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc

DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure

I look forward to your active engagement.

J. Walubengo for KICTAnet.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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Walu Absolutely. I have argued on this list before that we need to stop treating bandwidth like its something unattainable and leaving it completely to the vagaries of the profit motive. We must find a formula that works. Imagine if we let the private sector totally control the road network in this country. Or the power sector for that matter. A good mix and the right governance structures will take us a long way. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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 22 Jun 2016, at 6:09 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thnx @Al (for breaking down your thesis :-)

And very true, we talk of infrastructure sharing, when one of the biggest infrastructure project, the National Fiber Optical Cable remains quite under utilized. It may be reaching all counties but how many counties use it beyond accessing govt IFMIS services?

There seems to be little leveraging on this cable beyond mandatory government services with private sector largely preferring to duplicate their own fiber. The question is what Policy intervention do we need to increase usage?

Perhaps a redifination of the management structures? Or serious incentives for private Telkos - if they light/use NOFBI as the backbone (which they wont unless they are sure of the stability of the operational /management issues).

Which also brings in the Equity /Sharholding issues. TEAMS (submarine cable) seems to work better since the Shareholding and Operational management issues seem to be more spread around...

Lets have more views for day 1 which ends in jst another 6hrs :-) walu.

From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

Walu

Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:-

1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:-

The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date: 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom. Read more:- http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/ This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure. a) What are the learnings? b) What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource? We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us.

e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.

2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.

WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.

What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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

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On 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal) *Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares) *Open Access *Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc) *Spectrum Management *Postal/National Addressing System *Data Centers, IXPs, CDN

--- So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal environment from an infrastructure perspective. The subtopics above being guidelines.

Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate).

On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION, EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?)

Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem, particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system - which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential.

Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure issues.

walu.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)

Greetings Listers,

As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move.

Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.

The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform.

The KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below. Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function. The overview of the discussion will be as shown below.

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal) *Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares) *Open Access *Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc) *Spectrum Management *Postal/National Addressing System *Data Centers, IXPs, CDN

How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016) *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity *Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development

How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016) *ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels, *Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering) *Research & Development Capacity *eLiteracy for citizens/public

*How to enhance Universal Service & Access (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure) *Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services *Affordable User Devices

How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day 5- Tue 28th June 2016) *eCommerce, National Addressing System *Local eBusiness, * BPOs *Investment incentives (Equity Shares) *ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) *ICT regional export incentives *Local Device Manufacturing

How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6- Wed 29th June 2016) *eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning *ICT regional (county) incentives) *ICTs in Society, Culture

How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) - Thrs 30th June 2016) *Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection *Privacy issues *Security business transactions (Info-Security) *Security & Reliability of Critical ICT infrastructure

Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July 2016) Internet of Things, M2M Net Neutrality & OTT Big Data Virtual Money/BlockChains

Institutional, Legal & Regulatory Framework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016) Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS, ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etc Needed Legislation, Data Protection, eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc

DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure

I look forward to your active engagement.

J. Walubengo for KICTAnet.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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-- The idea for community broadband initiatives - these should be revisited and to barracks point NOFBI should not lay idle. it should be used to offer free or very near free backhaul. when we discuss content we may even find that if enough content is generated locally, then its up to whoever needs it to figure out how to get it from that 'local community'. -- the above will drive a need for CDN and even local exchange points. -- infrastructure sharing is something that should be encouraged. other areas like wifi roaming etc are not very popular here but there is a limit to the number of ssids i can authorise on my phone. -- other areas in systems we need quick action are general systems design in areas like dns, load balancing parental controls etc that never get mentioned but are critical. -- IPv6 - hard to discuss infrastructure without how its addressed. this is so important for the near future we should probably form a taskforce immediately to come up with recommendations and an implementation plan. there are countries where governments are taking charge of their ip address management * ie as an LIR. I dont agree with them but its happening. JG On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Hi Walu,

While i appreciate Ali's thesis, Mwana inchis view on the NOFBI is disheartening. The few people i have asked seem to allude to the fact that they are still unable to access services upcountry (mashinani). I think this was one of the factors that slowed down IFMIS implementation in Northern Kenya (i stand to be corrected). Be that as it may we have the private sector popularising Fibre and related services through our good friend 'Bogua' who has since started other ventures that are not relevant to this discussion at this point. I think the government needs to market NOFBI properly and look at the public including government departments as customers otherwise the initiative will not fly. Can you imagine the county government of Kajiado has been building toilets for the community yet a good number of residents still prefer the serene environment. In fact in some parts of Bondo billboards had to be erected to discourage people from dishonouring the environment and peoples farms. In a small way i am trying to explain how complex serving mwanainchi can be.

Unless it is sold or brought to Mwanainchi in simple terms we will not get our return on investment. I say this knowing that it is not governments business to look for money even though it needs the money so point number 1. Packaging, marketing or branding of NOFBI to Mwanainchi is important. 2. Let us fix this trunking issue once and for all, we need a solution that will stop this business of our roads being dug up by every operator. We can have trunking provided by County governments for use by all operators at uniform rates. Some County governments have discouraged the spread of the Internet with ridiculous requirements for laying fibre. 3. Including a provision for Internet Infrastructure in the Building Code to make it easier for Infrastructure Service Providers to provide connectivity to clients.

ni hayo to kwa sasa, still thinking about the role of Posta.

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Thnx @Al (for breaking down your thesis :-) And very true, we talk of infrastructure sharing, when one of the biggest infrastructure project, the National Fiber Optical Cable remains quite under utilized. It may be reaching all counties but how many counties use it beyond accessing govt IFMIS services? There seems to be little leveraging on this cable beyond mandatory government services with private sector largely preferring to duplicate their own fiber. The question is what Policy intervention do we need to increase usage? Perhaps a redifination of the management structures? Or serious incentives for private Telkos - if they light/use NOFBI as the backbone (which they wont unless they are sure of the stability of the operational /management issues). Which also brings in the Equity /Sharholding issues. TEAMS (submarine cable) seems to work better since the Shareholding and Operational management issues seem to be more spread around... Lets have more views for day 1 which ends in jst another 6hrs :-)walu.

From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

Walu Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:- 1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:- The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber

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all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 countiesTo date: - 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. - 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. - The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga - Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.Read more:-http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure. a) What are the learnings? b) What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering

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most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource? We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for

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country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us. e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global. 2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity? Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 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 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN ---So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal environment from an infrastructure perspective. The subtopics above being guidelines. Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate). On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION, EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?) Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem, particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system - which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential. Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure issues. walu.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)

Greetings Listers, As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move. Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School. The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform. The KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below. Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function. The overview of the discussion will be as shown below. How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,EquityShares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts,Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, CulturalIdentity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development How to Develop Skilled Human Capital(Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in

On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: linking that the primary,

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secondary,tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software/Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public *How to enhance Universal Service &Access (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium SizeEnterprises)*ICT regional export incentives*Local Device Manufacturing How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6-Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport,eGovt, eLearning*ICT regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) -Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection*Privacy issues*Security business transactions(Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of CriticalICT infrastructure Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July2016)Internet of Things, M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains Institutional, Legal & RegulatoryFramework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS,ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation, Data Protection,eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure I look forward to your active engagement. J. Walubengofor KICTAnet. From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016. You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later. Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-) Best rgds. walu.

---- Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

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Hi Walu, If we consider the fact that we have a lot of legacy infrastructure is there a way the Policy can factor in transition from IPv4 to IPv6 now that the rumours for IPv4 exhaustion are getting louder? Regards On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Great Point Gitau, I like particularly the point on IPv6- very critical infrastructure that will require its own attention. Some say Government should treat it the same way they treated the now successful Digital TV migration project. +1 on that. walu.

From: John Gitau via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: John Gitau <jgitau@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

-- The idea for community broadband initiatives - these should be revisited and to barracks point NOFBI should not lay idle. it should be used to offer free or very near free backhaul. when we discuss content we may even find that if enough content is generated locally, then its up to whoever needs it to figure out how to get it from that 'local community'. -- the above will drive a need for CDN and even local exchange points. -- infrastructure sharing is something that should be encouraged. other areas like wifi roaming etc are not very popular here but there is a limit to the number of ssids i can authorise on my phone. -- other areas in systems we need quick action are general systems design in areas like dns, load balancing parental controls etc that never get mentioned but are critical. -- IPv6 - hard to discuss infrastructure without how its addressed. this is so important for the near future we should probably form a taskforce immediately to come up with recommendations and an implementation plan. there are countries where governments are taking charge of their ip address management * ie as an LIR. I dont agree with them but its happening.

JG

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Hi Walu,

While i appreciate Ali's thesis, Mwana inchis view on the NOFBI is disheartening. The few people i have asked seem to allude to the fact that they are still unable to access services upcountry (mashinani). I think this was one of the factors that slowed down IFMIS implementation in Northern Kenya (i stand to be corrected). Be that as it may we have the private sector popularising Fibre and related services through our good friend 'Bogua' who has since started other ventures that are not relevant to this discussion at this point. I think the government needs to market NOFBI properly and look at the public including government departments as customers otherwise the initiative will not fly. Can you imagine the county government of Kajiado has been building toilets for the community yet a good number of residents still prefer the serene environment. In fact in some parts of Bondo billboards had to be erected to discourage people from dishonouring the environment and peoples farms. In a small way i am trying to explain how complex serving mwanainchi can be.

Unless it is sold or brought to Mwanainchi in simple terms we will not get our return on investment. I say this knowing that it is not governments business to look for money even though it needs the money so point number 1. Packaging, marketing or branding of NOFBI to Mwanainchi is important. 2. Let us fix this trunking issue once and for all, we need a solution that will stop this business of our roads being dug up by every operator. We can have trunking provided by County governments for use by all operators at uniform rates. Some County governments have discouraged the spread of the Internet with ridiculous requirements for laying fibre. 3. Including a provision for Internet Infrastructure in the Building Code to make it easier for Infrastructure Service Providers to provide connectivity to clients.

ni hayo to kwa sasa, still thinking about the role of Posta.

On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

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Thnx @Al (for breaking down your thesis :-) And very true, we talk of infrastructure sharing, when one of the biggest infrastructure project, the National Fiber Optical Cable remains quite under utilized.  It may be reaching all counties but how many counties use it beyond accessing govt IFMIS services? There seems to be little leveraging on this cable beyond mandatory government services with private sector largely preferring to duplicate their own fiber.  The question is what Policy intervention do we need to increase usage? Perhaps a redifination of the management structures? Or serious incentives for private Telkos - if they light/use NOFBI as the backbone (which they wont unless they are sure of the stability of the operational /management issues). Which also brings in the Equity /Sharholding issues. TEAMS (submarine cable) seems to work better since the Shareholding and Operational management issues seem to be more spread around... Lets have more views for day 1 which ends in jst another 6hrs :-)walu.

       From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>   To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>   Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:22 PM   Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

Walu Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:- 1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:- The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 countiesTo date:     - 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed.     - 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section.     - The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga     - Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.Read more:-http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.  a) What are the learnings? b) What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource? We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us. e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global. 2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity? Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 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 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN ---So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal environment from an infrastructure perspective.  The subtopics above being guidelines. Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate). On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION, EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?) Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem, particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system - which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential. Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure issues. walu.

       From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>   To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>   Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM   Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)

Greetings Listers, As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move. Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School. The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform. The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview of the discussion will be as shown below. How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,EquityShares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts,Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN  How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, CulturalIdentity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development  How to Develop Skilled Human Capital(Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary, secondary,tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software/Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public   *How to enhance Universal Service &Access  (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices  How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium SizeEnterprises)*ICT regional export incentives*Local Device Manufacturing  How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6-Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport,eGovt, eLearning*ICT regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture  How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) -Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection*Privacy issues*Security business transactions(Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of CriticalICT infrastructure  Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July2016)Internet of Things, M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains  Institutional, Legal & RegulatoryFramework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS,ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation, Data Protection,eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc  DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure I look forward to your active engagement. J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.        From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>   To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>   Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM   Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016. You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later. Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-) Best rgds. walu.

   ---- Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments.  Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P... Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications SecretariatP.O. Box 10756-00100, NBITel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell:  0721 850 561

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I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just  fungua roho :-).  walu.

Good morning, 1. "some bandwidth activity may be irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation." Question: who determines what is relevant and of value? What will the criteria be? Content may just have the purpose of entertaining and not touch on weighty matters about the nation. (Regulation of content) 2.Incentives for content creators: - reduce the license fee required to make a film and maybe even waiver it for noncommercial and student films - embed content creation into the school curriculum On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.

*Today we move to Day2 theme: **How to Develop ICT Info-Structure.*

*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity *Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development

Background: Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.

So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.

How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy?

There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.

We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just fungua roho :-).

walu.

-- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

As of broadcasting we have a big challenge in the cost issue I think more and more companies should be given licenses to put up infrastructure. As we stand we are still taking content with hard disk to upload to a server in Limuru or KBC. We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya. Some companies have been licensed by CA but are two or three months are still waiting to get a channel from PANG or SIGNET. The cost of broadcasting is too high and that is why most of the broadcasters are in one region only.To promote local content development, the Government will need to invest in studios and broadcasting space and equipment that can be hired at a small fee to upcoming broadcasters and content developers Jane On Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Mildred, thnx for your views.  irrelevant is indeed relative...but what I had in mind is the fact that Kenya is currently a content consumer rather than content producer.  And most of the content consumed from abroad tends to earn revenue for big player in US/EU e.g. Facebook, Google, Youtube just to name a few (am avoiding to mention Porn content, but this also earns revenue abroad :-) Good points on incentives. I know there are more broadcasters in lurking in the background.  Plse say something.  Many debates around local content regulations that demand 60% local vs 40% foreign broadcast. Is this a good thing? Similarly, Equity shares in broadcast enterprises. Plse share ur views. The days is almost ending and tomorrow is another topic... walu. From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred@gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure Good morning, 1. "some bandwidth activity may be irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation." Question: who determines what is relevant and of value? What will the criteria be? Content may just have the purpose of entertaining and not touch on weighty matters about the nation. (Regulation of content) 2.Incentives for content creators: - reduce the license fee required to make a film and maybe even waiver it for noncommercial and student films- embed content creation into the school curriculum On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just  fungua roho :-).  walu. -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.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/nnfeischools%40yahoo.c... 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.

@Jane, Sorry, that escaped from my keyboard before I finished...trying to multitask bt failing :-) But my questions follow:1. We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of thiscountry like Northern Kenya   I thought the whole fight about digital TV was to have a Signal Provider that reaches the whole country and one or two were identified by the regulator to do this.  Are we saying they have failed? 2.) The cost of broadcasting is too high  Again, the rationale of digital broadcast was meant to bring this down. No? Plse shed some light on the above and better still suggest some way forward since you are in the mix of all this. walu. From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure @Jane, Excuse my ignorance since broadcast is not my speciality. But please clarify:1) We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya.  Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor From: Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools@yahoo.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure As of broadcasting we have a big challenge in the cost issue I think more and more companies should be given licenses to put up infrastructure. As we stand we are still taking content with hard disk to upload to a server in Limuru or KBC. We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya. Some companies have been licensed by CA but are two or three months are still waiting to get a channel from PANG or SIGNET. The cost of broadcasting is too high and that is why most of the broadcasters are in one region only.To promote local content development, the Government will need to invest in studios and broadcasting space and equipment that can be hired at a small fee to upcoming broadcasters and content developers Jane On Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Mildred, thnx for your views.  irrelevant is indeed relative...but what I had in mind is the fact that Kenya is currently a content consumer rather than content producer.  And most of the content consumed from abroad tends to earn revenue for big player in US/EU e.g. Facebook, Google, Youtube just to name a few (am avoiding to mention Porn content, but this also earns revenue abroad :-) Good points on incentives. I know there are more broadcasters in lurking in the background.  Plse say something.  Many debates around local content regulations that demand 60% local vs 40% foreign broadcast. Is this a good thing? Similarly, Equity shares in broadcast enterprises. Plse share ur views. The days is almost ending and tomorrow is another topic... walu. From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred@gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure Good morning, 1. "some bandwidth activity may be irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation." Question: who determines what is relevant and of value? What will the criteria be? Content may just have the purpose of entertaining and not touch on weighty matters about the nation. (Regulation of content) 2.Incentives for content creators: - reduce the license fee required to make a film and maybe even waiver it for noncommercial and student films- embed content creation into the school curriculum On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. 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+1 @Mich, R&D is the only way to move us from consumer to producer status within the knowledge economy. Huawei, Samsung, Apple, etc have a tight and active link with research universities to produce the next innovation. I think this is lacking in the African context. Sometimes the industry seems keen to have the linkages more than the Universities.  This is something that must be cracked either through policy or other strategies/incentives. walu.   From: Michuki Mwangi <michuki.mwangi@gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure Hi Walu, First, R&D is the bedrock of innovation. We need to invest more in R&D both from private sector and public sector. IMHO, ICT organizations need to have R&D budget or make it a part of their CSR.  Perhaps there should be fiscal incentives for private sector that invests in R&D. Govt needs to set aside budget for R&D in ICT. Huawei has over 70,000 staff members in R&D spread across 16 centers in 9 countries (none of which are in Africa). In your spare time read up on the WEF info on top countries for R&D or the Fortune report on top R&D companies. Am more than certain that, if we invested a little bit more on R&D in content, we shall probably change find something.  Second we need to ensure that the content ecosystem exists and thrives. For the ecosystem to exist, all the barriers i.e policy, capacity building, infrastructure, etc should be tackled. Here is an example, Chamasoft is a well used local solution - question is why is it hosted abroad ?. Why can't local solutions compete ? or what do we need to do to make local solutions compete with similar international hosting platforms that host most of our local content ?.  If we brought M-PESA home, we can clearly bring everything else back.  Lastly, we need to build trust and confidence that when the content is available, especially online, it will be accessed by all and at all times. For instance, decisions to block Internet access do not encourage e-commerce in any way.   Thanks and regards, Michuki. On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Jane, Sorry, that escaped from my keyboard before I finished...trying to multitask bt failing :-) But my questions follow:1. We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of thiscountry like Northern Kenya   I thought the whole fight about digital TV was to have a Signal Provider that reaches the whole country and one or two were identified by the regulator to do this.  Are we saying they have failed? 2.) The cost of broadcasting is too high  Again, the rationale of digital broadcast was meant to bring this down. No? Plse shed some light on the above and better still suggest some way forward since you are in the mix of all this. walu. From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure @Jane, Excuse my ignorance since broadcast is not my speciality. But please clarify:1) We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya.  Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor Excuse my ignor From: Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools@yahoo.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure As of broadcasting we have a big challenge in the cost issue I think more and more companies should be given licenses to put up infrastructure. As we stand we are still taking content with hard disk to upload to a server in Limuru or KBC. We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya. Some companies have been licensed by CA but are two or three months are still waiting to get a channel from PANG or SIGNET. The cost of broadcasting is too high and that is why most of the broadcasters are in one region only.To promote local content development, the Government will need to invest in studios and broadcasting space and equipment that can be hired at a small fee to upcoming broadcasters and content developers Jane On Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Mildred, thnx for your views.  irrelevant is indeed relative...but what I had in mind is the fact that Kenya is currently a content consumer rather than content producer.  And most of the content consumed from abroad tends to earn revenue for big player in US/EU e.g. Facebook, Google, Youtube just to name a few (am avoiding to mention Porn content, but this also earns revenue abroad :-) Good points on incentives. I know there are more broadcasters in lurking in the background.  Plse say something.  Many debates around local content regulations that demand 60% local vs 40% foreign broadcast. Is this a good thing? Similarly, Equity shares in broadcast enterprises. Plse share ur views. The days is almost ending and tomorrow is another topic... walu. From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred@gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure Good morning, 1. "some bandwidth activity may be irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation." Question: who determines what is relevant and of value? What will the criteria be? Content may just have the purpose of entertaining and not touch on weighty matters about the nation. (Regulation of content) 2.Incentives for content creators: - reduce the license fee required to make a film and maybe even waiver it for noncommercial and student films- embed content creation into the school curriculum On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just  fungua roho :-).  walu. -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.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/nnfeischools%40yahoo.c... 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. _______________________________________________ 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/michuki.mwangi%40gmail... 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. 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My thoughts about local content and archival material Most media houses emphasize fresh and new content and mayregard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged andreplayed after months  even years (I likewhat foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units onalmost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material whichinform our past and future in all almost all aspects. When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcastsome media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need apolicy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviouslyit’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need ofarchived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing thatcontent even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubiousmeans to access.  Toepista From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: nabusoba@yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just  fungua roho :-).  walu. _______________________________________________ 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/nabusoba%40yahoo.com 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.

Good points Toepista, on a lighter note, I now know how to spell your name :-) walu. From: toepista nabusoba <nabusoba@yahoo.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure My thoughts about local content and archival material Most media houses emphasize fresh and new content and mayregard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged andreplayed after months  even years (I likewhat foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units onalmost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material whichinform our past and future in all almost all aspects. When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcastsome media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need apolicy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviouslyit’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need ofarchived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing thatcontent even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubiousmeans to access.  Toepista From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: nabusoba@yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic.  It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title. Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development Background:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure.  Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation. So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc.  We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.   How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact  local content economy?   What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured.  We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format. We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just  fungua roho :-).  walu. _______________________________________________ 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/nabusoba%40yahoo.com 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.

@Toepista KBC holds alot of historical content that should be digitized and made available to those interested. I know alot of guys in the diaspora who would want to have old music that is not easily available and footage that goes way back to 1963. Is it possible as a strategy to compel the National broadcaster (assuming it still gets support from the exchequer) to digitize content that is of national and cultural value to this country, and make it easily available to the public and local broadcasters? Say at a subsidized cost to cater or admin costs? RgdsGG Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:46:25 +0000 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: nabusoba@yahoo.com To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com My thoughts about local content and archival material Most media houses emphasize fresh and new content and may regard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged and replayed after months even years (I like what foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units on almost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material which inform our past and future in all almost all aspects. When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcast some media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need a policy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviously it’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need of archived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing that content even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubious means to access. Toepista From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: nabusoba@yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application DevelopmentBackground:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work. How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just fungua roho :-). walu._______________________________________________kictanet mailing listkictanet@lists.kictanet.or.kehttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanetUnsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nabusoba%40yahoo.comTh... 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. _______________________________________________ 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.

Asante Ndugu Ali for sharing. RgdsGG Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure From: ali@hussein.me.ke Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:49:31 +0300 CC: ggithaiga@hotmail.com To: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke GG The answer to your issue on KBC could be found in this story:- The government has moved to split state broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) into two companies —public and commercial— in line with proposed recommendations in a draft ICT policy.The proposed changes are contained in the draft National ICT policy June 2016.KBC’s Managing Director Waithaka Waihenya said the move is aimed at making the corporation more competitive while at the same time protecting its role of informing the public without the headache of pursuing profits.Read on:-http://www.nation.co.ke/business/KBC-set-to-be-split-into-two-in-pursuit-of-... Regards Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 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 25 Jun 2016, at 3:32 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Toepista KBC holds alot of historical content that should be digitized and made available to those interested. I know alot of guys in the diaspora who would want to have old music that is not easily available and footage that goes way back to 1963. Is it possible as a strategy to compel the National broadcaster (assuming it still gets support from the exchequer) to digitize content that is of national and cultural value to this country, and make it easily available to the public and local broadcasters? Say at a subsidized cost to cater or admin costs? RgdsGG Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:46:25 +0000 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: nabusoba@yahoo.com To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com My thoughts about local content and archival material Most media houses emphasize fresh and new content and may regard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged and replayed after months even years (I like what foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units on almost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material which inform our past and future in all almost all aspects. When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcast some media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need a policy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviously it’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need of archived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing that content even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubious means to access. Toepista From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: nabusoba@yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application DevelopmentBackground:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work. How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just fungua roho :-). walu._______________________________________________kictanet mailing listkictanet@lists.kictanet.or.kehttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanetUnsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nabusoba%40yahoo.comTh... 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. _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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/info%40alyhussein.com 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. 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Listers The Utah Data Center that Kivuva refers to offers some interesting useful insights. Here is the article that gives more info. The Utah Data Center, also known as the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center is a data storage facility for the United States Intelligence Community that is designed to store data estimated to be on the order of exabytes or larger.Its purpose is to support the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), though its precise mission is classified. The National Security Agency (NSA) leads operations at the facility as the executive agent for the Director of National Intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center From: Kivuva@transworldafrica.com Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 01:21:52 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure To: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: kivuva@transworldafrica.com; ggithaiga@hotmail.com I feel that we have concentrated more on broadcast media and entertainment while talking about local content. Michuki has tried to balance the debate. I would like to hear from an ISP perspective, or even the IXP on what type of content passes through their network. The most popular services in Kenya are google.com, youtube.com, facebook.com, yahoo.com, twitter.com, instagram.com, wikipedia.org. Throw in local news websites like nation.co.ke and standardmedia.co.ke. Apart from the ubiquitous MPESA, and local news, we are generally not generating any local content of any value. What opportunities do we have for local content? We have had extensive debates on the case for local hosting, latency, keeping local traffic local, etc. For me, local content would entail low hanging fruits like no government official sends an official email from a yahoo account. There has been positive effort by various stakeholders on local content. I want to credit the government and other players like Google for the wonderful work they have done, in digitising the Kenya gazette, and the Kenya national archives. kenyalaw.org is a shining star on how local content can be made available for the masses. The Africa ICT Policy database by CIPIT at Strathmore http://ictpolicy.org/ is also something we should applaud. The Universities in Kenya especially the University of Nairobi has an extensive repository of all their dissertations, thesis, publications, speeches, etc http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/ You see, we can start and continue with the low hanging fruits, then build on them. There is still an extensive amount of information out there that can be converted to meaningful local content. Local content is tied at the hip with local hosting. There are still areas that can be improved to have quality affordable local hosting. These are affordable and reliable power supply (for powering and cooling), affordable reliable broadband (the undersea cable is our saviour here), multihoming, physical security, and economies of scale. To put things into perspective, the Utah data center in US require 65 megawatts of electricity to run annually. Kenya's current effective installed grid electricity capacity is 2,200 megawatts. For that reason alone, colocation costs in Kenya re still 10 times more than those of Europe and US. As Ali usually says in this list, we are not competing with ourselves. Our competition is out there. Let us benchmark with them. Lets be audacious. The Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs). And are BHAGs not the ones that propelled Kenya into the much envied ICT trendsetter in the region?______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh On 25 June 2016 at 19:30, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Asante Ndugu Ali for sharing. RgdsGG Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure From: ali@hussein.me.ke Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:49:31 +0300 CC: ggithaiga@hotmail.com To: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke GG The answer to your issue on KBC could be found in this story:- The government has moved to split state broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) into two companies —public and commercial— in line with proposed recommendations in a draft ICT policy.The proposed changes are contained in the draft National ICT policy June 2016.KBC’s Managing Director Waithaka Waihenya said the move is aimed at making the corporation more competitive while at the same time protecting its role of informing the public without the headache of pursuing profits.Read on:-http://www.nation.co.ke/business/KBC-set-to-be-split-into-two-in-pursuit-of-... Regards Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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 25 Jun 2016, at 3:32 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Toepista KBC holds alot of historical content that should be digitized and made available to those interested. I know alot of guys in the diaspora who would want to have old music that is not easily available and footage that goes way back to 1963. Is it possible as a strategy to compel the National broadcaster (assuming it still gets support from the exchequer) to digitize content that is of national and cultural value to this country, and make it easily available to the public and local broadcasters? Say at a subsidized cost to cater or admin costs? RgdsGG Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:46:25 +0000 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: nabusoba@yahoo.com To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com My thoughts about local content and archival material Most media houses emphasize fresh and new content and may regard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged and replayed after months even years (I like what foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units on almost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material which inform our past and future in all almost all aspects. When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcast some media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need a policy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviously it’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need of archived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing that content even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubious means to access. Toepista From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: nabusoba@yahoo.com Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure. *Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application DevelopmentBackground:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work. How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy? There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.We have 1 Day on this topic. 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@Alex, Data Centers - Govt or Private sector to build? Perhaps both should - to a certain extent. At a Policy level, we want to hear what Government should do to inspire both development and usage of Data Centers.  Indeed Mauritius sells itself as a Data-Center Destination with a lot of multinationals using the island state as their preferred backup for their European/US operations. What should Kenya do to get into that segment? I heard our lack of laws e.g Data Protection makes multinationals jittery about storing their data in our territory. I also hear our cost and reliability of of electrical power (energy) is an issue as compared to other destinations SA, Egypt, etc.  So we need to have Policy statements that can begin to unlock some of these things. walu From: Alex Watila <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> To: 'Walubengo J' <jwalu@yahoo.com>; 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure #yiv5269120351 #yiv5269120351 -- _filtered #yiv5269120351 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5269120351 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5269120351 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv5269120351 #yiv5269120351 p.yiv5269120351MsoNormal, #yiv5269120351 li.yiv5269120351MsoNormal, #yiv5269120351 div.yiv5269120351MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv5269120351 a:link, #yiv5269120351 span.yiv5269120351MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5269120351 a:visited, #yiv5269120351 span.yiv5269120351MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5269120351 span.yiv5269120351EmailStyle18 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv5269120351 .yiv5269120351MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv5269120351 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv5269120351 div.yiv5269120351WordSection1 {}#yiv5269120351 Data Centers – How does GOK plan to utilize the cloud? Should the building of data centers be left to private sector and GOK MDA’s procure the services? In the US agencies such as CDC are now using Amazon cloud instead of building their own ICT infrastructure.Infrastructure Sharing – Data Centers can also be shared among GOK MDA’s. In Liberia, MOH and MOE we looking at using each other’s data centers as disaster recovery centers.    Regards,  Alex    From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:48 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Subject: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure  How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN  ---So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal environment from an infrastructure perspective.  The subtopics above being guidelines.  Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate).  On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION, EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?)  Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem, particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system - which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential.  Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure issues.  walu.     From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)  Greetings Listers,  As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move.     Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.   The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform.   The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview of the discussion will be as shown below.  How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public  *How to enhance Universal Service & Access  (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day 5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)*ICT regional export incentives*Local Device Manufacturing How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6- Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning*ICT regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) - Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection*Privacy issues*Security business transactions (Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of Critical ICT infrastructure Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July 2016)Internet of Things, M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains Institutional, Legal & Regulatory Framework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS, ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation, Data Protection, eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure  I look forward to your active engagement.  J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.  From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input  Dear Listers,    The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.    Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.  You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.  Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)  Best rgds.  walu.    ----Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments.  Please use the link below to access the document. http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P... Kind regards,Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications SecretariatP.O. Box 10756-00100, NBITel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell:  0721 850 561                 

@Alex Good question.  I did not explicitly allocate time for this, thinking the vision, mission hoping this will emerge from the 10Day deliberations.   Vision, mission statements often get extremely contentious and we can easily get stuck splitting hairs on text at the expense of the bigger issues.  That said, we shall add this on the last day (Day 10) and hope we agree on the text then :-). walu. From: Alex Watila <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> To: 'Walubengo J' <jwalu@yahoo.com>; 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:41 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10) #yiv5318439364 #yiv5318439364 -- _filtered #yiv5318439364 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5318439364 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5318439364 {panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}#yiv5318439364 #yiv5318439364 p.yiv5318439364MsoNormal, #yiv5318439364 li.yiv5318439364MsoNormal, #yiv5318439364 div.yiv5318439364MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv5318439364 a:link, #yiv5318439364 span.yiv5318439364MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5318439364 a:visited, #yiv5318439364 span.yiv5318439364MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5318439364 span.yiv5318439364EmailStyle18 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv5318439364 .yiv5318439364MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv5318439364 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv5318439364 div.yiv5318439364WordSection1 {}#yiv5318439364 Walu,On what day will we discuss the mission and vision statements?  Regards,  Alex    From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:26 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Subject: [kictanet] ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)  Greetings Listers,  As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move.     Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.   The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform.   The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview of the discussion will be as shown below.  How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public  *How to enhance Universal Service & Access  (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day 5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)*ICT regional export incentives*Local Device Manufacturing How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6- Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning*ICT regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) - Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection*Privacy issues*Security business transactions (Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of Critical ICT infrastructure Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July 2016)Internet of Things, M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains Institutional, Legal & Regulatory Framework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS, ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation, Data Protection, eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure  I look forward to your active engagement.  J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.  From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input  Dear Listers,    The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.    Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.  You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.  Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)  Best rgds.  walu.    ----Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments.  Please use the link below to access the document. http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P... Kind regards,Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications SecretariatP.O. Box 10756-00100, NBITel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell:  0721 850 561               

@Gitau, Yes u will need to read the earlier mails - Governance, Institutional , Regulatory framework are actually on Day 9. However, remember the Draft Policy Document is hosted on Jadili and anyone can actually start editing/making proposals on any issue (including Vision/Mission..)  as opposed to waiting to post against the prescribed daily thematic areas. We tried to take care of the BOTH old-school (day by day approach on KICTAnet list) and the Dot-com approach on the Strath Jadili board (one-touch-fullblown approach). Eventually both contributions will be collated. rgds. walu. From: John Gitau <jgitau@gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10) 10th day is also the day we go over governance challenges to infrastructure development? , capacity to design a strategic vision for developing infrastructure etc etc...? I also suspect im reading this thread from the bottom up  On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Alex Good question.  I did not explicitly allocate time for this, thinking the vision, mission hoping this will emerge from the 10Day deliberations.   Vision, mission statements often get extremely contentious and we can easily get stuck splitting hairs on text at the expense of the bigger issues.  That said, we shall add this on the last day (Day 10) and hope we agree on the text then :-). walu. From: Alex Watila <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> To: 'Walubengo J' <jwalu@yahoo.com>; 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:41 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10) Walu,On what day will we discuss the mission and vision statements?  Regards,  Alex    From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:26 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Subject: [kictanet] ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day 10)  Greetings Listers,  As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to share the general flow and how we shall move.     Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1) courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.   The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the platform.   The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview of the discussion will be as shown below.  How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public  *How to enhance Universal Service & Access  (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day 5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)*ICT regional export incentives*Local Device Manufacturing How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6- Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning*ICT regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) - Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection*Privacy issues*Security business transactions (Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of Critical ICT infrastructure Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July 2016)Internet of Things, M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains Institutional, Legal & Regulatory Framework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS, ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation, Data Protection, eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure  I look forward to your active engagement.  J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.  From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input  Dear Listers,    The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.    Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.  You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.  Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)  Best rgds.  walu.    ----Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments.  Please use the link below to access the document. http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P... Kind regards,Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications SecretariatP.O. Box 10756-00100, NBITel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell:  0721 850 561                _______________________________________________ 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/jgitau%40gmail.com 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. -- **Gitau

Ali, +1, an excellent post, as usual :) An additional point to consider, in respect of both inter-ministry cooperation, and blockchain technology is a point I raised earlier on this list regarding elections - which should put an end, once and for all, to issues of 'rigging' - I refer to: https://followmyvote.com/blockchain-voting-the-end-to-end-process/ which explains the open-source voting system which relies on blockchain to ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Cheers, Tony On 22/06/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Walu and all

My contribution:-

1. Bandwidth capacity increased from 847k Mbps to 1.5m Mbps yet the utilization ratio decreased from 58.7% to 55.1%. It would have been interesting to understand what occasioned the drop in utilization? Lessons learnt? Pricing? Accessibility?

2. Broadband subscriptions increased from 4.2 million to 7.1m. This is commendable. A more detailed penetration review by county would be very helpful. It would help some of the counties understand why they are lagging behind in the adoption of ICTs. Even if this is too detailed for the Policy Document a link to a more detailed study would be very helpful. This could then be presented to Governors in a sort of report probably named:- 'The State of ICTs in the Counties'

3. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:-

The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date:

1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.

Read more:-

http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/

This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.

a) What are the learnings?

b) What could we have done better?

c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity?

d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource?

We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us.

e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm

4. A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without private, public and government working in tandem. Some of the areas to look into:- a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while protecting the public good. c) Access to markets outside the country d) Access to cheap capital.

5. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.

6. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.

7. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?

8. Mobile Money and the new reality of Blockchain Technology. Let's not beat about the bush here. The very leadership position that has been achieved by our adaption of Mobile Money is at risk by burying our heads in the sand when it comes to Blockchain Technology. Kenya, and Africa are again at risk of being left behind. No other than the Governor of the Central Bank is on record saying that we shall wait and see what the west does before jumping in. I respect the man alot but I think engagement with the nascent Fintech space in Nairobi together with the ICT Ministry is long overdue. We MUST chart our own path - And it needs to be a pioneering path not a follower path. We need a clear policy statement from the ICT Ministry on this.

Time for pussyfooting around is over.

9. Science, Technology and Innovation. The importance of this cannot be gainsaid. Beyond the policy statements the Ministry needs to articulate achievements in this area over the last 10 years, lessons learnt and clear way forward.

The mash up (no pun intended) of higher learning institutions, hubs, incubators, accelerators and businesses need to be prioritized to achieve true breakthroughs.

10. Gaming and application development. How can we replicate the success of such local content as Papa Shimanyula, Mother in Law etc online. What happened to once popular Ma3Racer, which at its height was downloaded in 200 countries. What are the lessons learnt?

11. Postal and Courier Services. What needs to be done to enthuse a more vibrant and profitable postal service? The CS has just appointed a new board to this beleaguered giant. He needs all our support to ensure its success. At the same time the government needs to be absolutely ruthless in its mandate of ensuring management deliver on its promises.

New comers in this space also require policy support as the postal service cannot by itself achieve the requirements of an economy that is increasingly digital.

Great move on enumerating where we are on the establishment of a National Addressing System and the recent launch of mPost. How can the government collaborate with private sector initiatives like OkHi? How can we avoid duplication?

12. Consumer Protection. The Consumer Protection Act of 2012 gives us a good foundation. What can the ICT Ministry and stakeholders in the sector contribute to enhance this act in this new digital dispensation?

13. Cyber Security. Too often governments the world over use this blanket term to spy and infringe on the rights of citizens. This is a delicate balancing act which requires all players to work with utmost good faith in ensuring that our digital resources are safe from those who would want to take them away from us.

Did I miss the part on Privacy Protection in this policy document?

14. Human Resource Development and Training. The policy document mentions the Establishment of ICT Centers of Excellence. I propose the government goes one step further and Establish The Kenya Institutes of Technology fashioned around the Indian Institutes of Technology.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

15. Knowledge Economy. Great improvement to the policy document here. Commendable to actually spell out the difference facets of this sector. My only disappointment here is that the document mentions eServices like health and agriculture but conspicuously misses out Finance? I'm curious why? Seeing as this is the one sector that we actually stand to have the best competitive advantage due to the uptake of mobile money in this country. This is an obvious glaring oversight.

16. New Innovations and services in ICT. Great section. Very bold. Now to its implementation.

17. eGoverment. It cannot be gainsaid the strides this country has made in this area. Kudos to all who have played a role in it. We now must move to the next level and beat Estonia, which is the leading digital government in the world.

18. Policy, legal and regulatory framework. Here, a lot of work needs to be done. Often times ministries and government departments work at cross-purposes and seem at odds with each other. Can the ICT Ministry champion a Common Purpose Task Force with the help of the AG's office to smooth over diverse views and vested interests? ICT is the thread that molds the nation and the Ministry MUST take its rightful place in the scheme of things. For example:-

Before the Film classification board makes comments on OTT they could consult the ICT Ministry or the Central Bank makes comments on Blockchains they could do the same?

We appreciate the role regulators play in an economy. What we would like to see is for them to be equipped for Regulation in the 22nd Century as opposed to using regulation tools fit for the era of The Robber Barons (early 1900s) or that of Alexander Graham Bell (mid 1800s).

Bottom line? A well thought out Policy document that requires a few tweaks and more importantly - EXECUTION.

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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

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...

On 20 Jun 2016, at 3:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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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.

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Me too! Still, let's bear in mind when the day comes to discuss blockchain technology - it's not just about the money ;) Cheers, Tony On 22/06/2016, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:

Tony

Thanks. Seems though I jumped the gun abit. Walu has a very structured discussion plan for the next two weeks. Mine I guess was a personal overview after reading the document and the fact that I'm too impatient to wait for two weeks? LOL

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim

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On 22 Jun 2016, at 11:30 AM, Tony White <tony.mzungu@gmail.com> wrote:

Ali, +1, an excellent post, as usual :)

An additional point to consider, in respect of both inter-ministry cooperation, and blockchain technology is a point I raised earlier on this list regarding elections - which should put an end, once and for all, to issues of 'rigging' - I refer to:

https://followmyvote.com/blockchain-voting-the-end-to-end-process/

which explains the open-source voting system which relies on blockchain to ensure the integrity of the electoral process.

Cheers, Tony

...

On 22/06/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Walu and all

My contribution:-

1. Bandwidth capacity increased from 847k Mbps to 1.5m Mbps yet the utilization ratio decreased from 58.7% to 55.1%. It would have been interesting to understand what occasioned the drop in utilization? Lessons learnt? Pricing? Accessibility?

2. Broadband subscriptions increased from 4.2 million to 7.1m. This is commendable. A more detailed penetration review by county would be very helpful. It would help some of the counties understand why they are lagging behind in the adoption of ICTs. Even if this is too detailed for the Policy Document a link to a more detailed study would be very helpful. This could then be presented to Governors in a sort of report probably named:- 'The State of ICTs in the Counties'

3. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:-

The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date:

1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.

Read more:-

http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/

This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.

a) What are the learnings?

b) What could we have done better?

c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity?

d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource?

We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us.

e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm

4. A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without private, public and government working in tandem. Some of the areas to look into:- a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while protecting the public good. c) Access to markets outside the country d) Access to cheap capital.

5. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.

6. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.

7. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?

8. Mobile Money and the new reality of Blockchain Technology. Let's not beat about the bush here. The very leadership position that has been achieved by our adaption of Mobile Money is at risk by burying our heads in the sand when it comes to Blockchain Technology. Kenya, and Africa are again at risk of being left behind. No other than the Governor of the Central Bank is on record saying that we shall wait and see what the west does before jumping in. I respect the man alot but I think engagement with the nascent Fintech space in Nairobi together with the ICT Ministry is long overdue. We MUST chart our own path - And it needs to be a pioneering path not a follower path. We need a clear policy statement from the ICT Ministry on this.

Time for pussyfooting around is over.

9. Science, Technology and Innovation. The importance of this cannot be gainsaid. Beyond the policy statements the Ministry needs to articulate achievements in this area over the last 10 years, lessons learnt and clear way forward.

The mash up (no pun intended) of higher learning institutions, hubs, incubators, accelerators and businesses need to be prioritized to achieve true breakthroughs.

10. Gaming and application development. How can we replicate the success of such local content as Papa Shimanyula, Mother in Law etc online. What happened to once popular Ma3Racer, which at its height was downloaded in 200 countries. What are the lessons learnt?

11. Postal and Courier Services. What needs to be done to enthuse a more vibrant and profitable postal service? The CS has just appointed a new board to this beleaguered giant. He needs all our support to ensure its success. At the same time the government needs to be absolutely ruthless in its mandate of ensuring management deliver on its promises.

New comers in this space also require policy support as the postal service cannot by itself achieve the requirements of an economy that is increasingly digital.

Great move on enumerating where we are on the establishment of a National Addressing System and the recent launch of mPost. How can the government collaborate with private sector initiatives like OkHi? How can we avoid duplication?

12. Consumer Protection. The Consumer Protection Act of 2012 gives us a good foundation. What can the ICT Ministry and stakeholders in the sector contribute to enhance this act in this new digital dispensation?

13. Cyber Security. Too often governments the world over use this blanket term to spy and infringe on the rights of citizens. This is a delicate balancing act which requires all players to work with utmost good faith in ensuring that our digital resources are safe from those who would want to take them away from us.

Did I miss the part on Privacy Protection in this policy document?

14. Human Resource Development and Training. The policy document mentions the Establishment of ICT Centers of Excellence. I propose the government goes one step further and Establish The Kenya Institutes of Technology fashioned around the Indian Institutes of Technology.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

15. Knowledge Economy. Great improvement to the policy document here. Commendable to actually spell out the difference facets of this sector. My only disappointment here is that the document mentions eServices like health and agriculture but conspicuously misses out Finance? I'm curious why? Seeing as this is the one sector that we actually stand to have the best competitive advantage due to the uptake of mobile money in this country. This is an obvious glaring oversight.

16. New Innovations and services in ICT. Great section. Very bold. Now to its implementation.

17. eGoverment. It cannot be gainsaid the strides this country has made in this area. Kudos to all who have played a role in it. We now must move to the next level and beat Estonia, which is the leading digital government in the world.

18. Policy, legal and regulatory framework. Here, a lot of work needs to be done. Often times ministries and government departments work at cross-purposes and seem at odds with each other. Can the ICT Ministry champion a Common Purpose Task Force with the help of the AG's office to smooth over diverse views and vested interests? ICT is the thread that molds the nation and the Ministry MUST take its rightful place in the scheme of things. For example:-

Before the Film classification board makes comments on OTT they could consult the ICT Ministry or the Central Bank makes comments on Blockchains they could do the same?

We appreciate the role regulators play in an economy. What we would like to see is for them to be equipped for Regulation in the 22nd Century as opposed to using regulation tools fit for the era of The Robber Barons (early 1900s) or that of Alexander Graham Bell (mid 1800s).

Bottom line? A well thought out Policy document that requires a few tweaks and more importantly - EXECUTION.

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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 20 Jun 2016, at 3:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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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.

-- Tony White

-- Tony White

Dear Walubengo, This is a very good initiative which seeks to seek views from all the stakeholders before adoption. Congratulations for being appointed to steward this noble process. Kindly clarify whether you need to moderate the views via email submission or through a discussion platform where stakeholders can engage online to convince each other based on the various viewpoints. rgds Joseph Kuria Director ICT Services Commission on Revenue Allocation [Description: Description: Description: cid:image004.jpg@01CD2147.C7CB3370] 2nd Floor, Grosvenor Suite│14 Riverside Drive Riverside P.O. Box 1310 – 00200, City Square NAIROBI Tel: +254 20 4298000 Direct: +254 20 4298202 CellPhone: +254 720401485 email: joseph.kuria@crakenya.org<mailto:joseph.kuria@crakenya.org> Website: www.crakenya.org<http://www.crakenya.org/> Skype: prislov From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+joseph.kuria=crakenya.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:14 PM To: Joseph Kuria Cc: Walubengo J Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-plse post under daily/ theme Good points, Ali and Tony. But it would be better to re-post the same in UNDER with the various thematic titles/points per day. It will makes it easier to track the points during the compilation stage. Today's theme is posted and titled Day1 : How to Develop ICT infrastructure walu. ________________________________ From: Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> To: jwalu@yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com> Cc: Tony White <tony.mzungu@gmail.com<mailto:tony.mzungu@gmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input Ali, +1, an excellent post, as usual :) An additional point to consider, in respect of both inter-ministry cooperation, and blockchain technology is a point I raised earlier on this list regarding elections - which should put an end, once and for all, to issues of 'rigging' - I refer to: https://followmyvote.com/blockchain-voting-the-end-to-end-process/ which explains the open-source voting system which relies on blockchain to ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Cheers, Tony On 22/06/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:

Walu and all

My contribution:-

1. Bandwidth capacity increased from 847k Mbps to 1.5m Mbps yet the utilization ratio decreased from 58.7% to 55.1%. It would have been interesting to understand what occasioned the drop in utilization? Lessons learnt? Pricing? Accessibility?

2. Broadband subscriptions increased from 4.2 million to 7.1m. This is commendable. A more detailed penetration review by county would be very helpful. It would help some of the counties understand why they are lagging behind in the adoption of ICTs. Even if this is too detailed for the Policy Document a link to a more detailed study would be very helpful. This could then be presented to Governors in a sort of report probably named:- 'The State of ICTs in the Counties'

3. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:-

The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date:

1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.

Read more:-

http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/

This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.

a) What are the learnings?

b) What could we have done better?

c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity?

d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource?

We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us.

e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm

4. A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without private, public and government working in tandem. Some of the areas to look into:- a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while protecting the public good. c) Access to markets outside the country d) Access to cheap capital.

5. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.

6. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.

7. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?

8. Mobile Money and the new reality of Blockchain Technology. Let's not beat about the bush here. The very leadership position that has been achieved by our adaption of Mobile Money is at risk by burying our heads in the sand when it comes to Blockchain Technology. Kenya, and Africa are again at risk of being left behind. No other than the Governor of the Central Bank is on record saying that we shall wait and see what the west does before jumping in. I respect the man alot but I think engagement with the nascent Fintech space in Nairobi together with the ICT Ministry is long overdue. We MUST chart our own path - And it needs to be a pioneering path not a follower path. We need a clear policy statement from the ICT Ministry on this.

Time for pussyfooting around is over.

9. Science, Technology and Innovation. The importance of this cannot be gainsaid. Beyond the policy statements the Ministry needs to articulate achievements in this area over the last 10 years, lessons learnt and clear way forward.

The mash up (no pun intended) of higher learning institutions, hubs, incubators, accelerators and businesses need to be prioritized to achieve true breakthroughs.

10. Gaming and application development. How can we replicate the success of such local content as Papa Shimanyula, Mother in Law etc online. What happened to once popular Ma3Racer, which at its height was downloaded in 200 countries. What are the lessons learnt?

11. Postal and Courier Services. What needs to be done to enthuse a more vibrant and profitable postal service? The CS has just appointed a new board to this beleaguered giant. He needs all our support to ensure its success. At the same time the government needs to be absolutely ruthless in its mandate of ensuring management deliver on its promises.

New comers in this space also require policy support as the postal service cannot by itself achieve the requirements of an economy that is increasingly digital.

Great move on enumerating where we are on the establishment of a National Addressing System and the recent launch of mPost. How can the government collaborate with private sector initiatives like OkHi? How can we avoid duplication?

12. Consumer Protection. The Consumer Protection Act of 2012 gives us a good foundation. What can the ICT Ministry and stakeholders in the sector contribute to enhance this act in this new digital dispensation?

13. Cyber Security. Too often governments the world over use this blanket term to spy and infringe on the rights of citizens. This is a delicate balancing act which requires all players to work with utmost good faith in ensuring that our digital resources are safe from those who would want to take them away from us.

Did I miss the part on Privacy Protection in this policy document?

14. Human Resource Development and Training. The policy document mentions the Establishment of ICT Centers of Excellence. I propose the government goes one step further and Establish The Kenya Institutes of Technology fashioned around the Indian Institutes of Technology.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

15. Knowledge Economy. Great improvement to the policy document here. Commendable to actually spell out the difference facets of this sector. My only disappointment here is that the document mentions eServices like health and agriculture but conspicuously misses out Finance? I'm curious why? Seeing as this is the one sector that we actually stand to have the best competitive advantage due to the uptake of mobile money in this country. This is an obvious glaring oversight.

16. New Innovations and services in ICT. Great section. Very bold. Now to its implementation.

17. eGoverment. It cannot be gainsaid the strides this country has made in this area. Kudos to all who have played a role in it. We now must move to the next level and beat Estonia, which is the leading digital government in the world.

18. Policy, legal and regulatory framework. Here, a lot of work needs to be done. Often times ministries and government departments work at cross-purposes and seem at odds with each other. Can the ICT Ministry champion a Common Purpose Task Force with the help of the AG's office to smooth over diverse views and vested interests? ICT is the thread that molds the nation and the Ministry MUST take its rightful place in the scheme of things. For example:-

Before the Film classification board makes comments on OTT they could consult the ICT Ministry or the Central Bank makes comments on Blockchains they could do the same?

We appreciate the role regulators play in an economy. What we would like to see is for them to be equipped for Regulation in the 22nd Century as opposed to using regulation tools fit for the era of The Robber Barons (early 1900s) or that of Alexander Graham Bell (mid 1800s).

Bottom line? A well thought out Policy document that requires a few tweaks and more importantly - EXECUTION.

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim

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On 20 Jun 2016, at 3:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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On 22 Jun 2016, at 12:13 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Good points, Ali and Tony.

But it would be better to re-post the same in UNDER with the various thematic titles/points per day. It will makes it easier to track the points during the compilation stage.

Today's theme is posted and titled Day1 : How to Develop ICT infrastructure

walu.

From: Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: Tony White <tony.mzungu@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input

Ali, +1, an excellent post, as usual :)

An additional point to consider, in respect of both inter-ministry cooperation, and blockchain technology is a point I raised earlier on this list regarding elections - which should put an end, once and for all, to issues of 'rigging' - I refer to:

https://followmyvote.com/blockchain-voting-the-end-to-end-process/

which explains the open-source voting system which relies on blockchain to ensure the integrity of the electoral process.

Cheers, Tony

On 22/06/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

...

Walu and all

My contribution:-

1. Bandwidth capacity increased from 847k Mbps to 1.5m Mbps yet the utilization ratio decreased from 58.7% to 55.1%. It would have been interesting to understand what occasioned the drop in utilization? Lessons learnt? Pricing? Accessibility?

2. Broadband subscriptions increased from 4.2 million to 7.1m. This is commendable. A more detailed penetration review by county would be very helpful. It would help some of the counties understand why they are lagging behind in the adoption of ICTs. Even if this is too detailed for the Policy Document a link to a more detailed study would be very helpful. This could then be presented to Governors in a sort of report probably named:- 'The State of ICTs in the Counties'

3. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority website:-

The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 counties To date:

1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed. 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section. The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47 counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction) and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47 counties. NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable. The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by Telkom.

Read more:-

http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/

This is absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.

a) What are the learnings?

b) What could we have done better?

c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile connectivity?

d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource?

We are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the advantage it has given us.

e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm

4. A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without private, public and government working in tandem. Some of the areas to look into:- a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while protecting the public good. c) Access to markets outside the country d) Access to cheap capital.

5. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.

6. WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.

7. What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?

8. Mobile Money and the new reality of Blockchain Technology. Let's not beat about the bush here. The very leadership position that has been achieved by our adaption of Mobile Money is at risk by burying our heads in the sand when it comes to Blockchain Technology. Kenya, and Africa are again at risk of being left behind. No other than the Governor of the Central Bank is on record saying that we shall wait and see what the west does before jumping in. I respect the man alot but I think engagement with the nascent Fintech space in Nairobi together with the ICT Ministry is long overdue. We MUST chart our own path - And it needs to be a pioneering path not a follower path. We need a clear policy statement from the ICT Ministry on this.

Time for pussyfooting around is over.

9. Science, Technology and Innovation. The importance of this cannot be gainsaid. Beyond the policy statements the Ministry needs to articulate achievements in this area over the last 10 years, lessons learnt and clear way forward.

The mash up (no pun intended) of higher learning institutions, hubs, incubators, accelerators and businesses need to be prioritized to achieve true breakthroughs.

10. Gaming and application development. How can we replicate the success of such local content as Papa Shimanyula, Mother in Law etc online. What happened to once popular Ma3Racer, which at its height was downloaded in 200 countries. What are the lessons learnt?

11. Postal and Courier Services. What needs to be done to enthuse a more vibrant and profitable postal service? The CS has just appointed a new board to this beleaguered giant. He needs all our support to ensure its success. At the same time the government needs to be absolutely ruthless in its mandate of ensuring management deliver on its promises.

New comers in this space also require policy support as the postal service cannot by itself achieve the requirements of an economy that is increasingly digital.

Great move on enumerating where we are on the establishment of a National Addressing System and the recent launch of mPost. How can the government collaborate with private sector initiatives like OkHi? How can we avoid duplication?

12. Consumer Protection. The Consumer Protection Act of 2012 gives us a good foundation. What can the ICT Ministry and stakeholders in the sector contribute to enhance this act in this new digital dispensation?

13. Cyber Security. Too often governments the world over use this blanket term to spy and infringe on the rights of citizens. This is a delicate balancing act which requires all players to work with utmost good faith in ensuring that our digital resources are safe from those who would want to take them away from us.

Did I miss the part on Privacy Protection in this policy document?

14. Human Resource Development and Training. The policy document mentions the Establishment of ICT Centers of Excellence. I propose the government goes one step further and Establish The Kenya Institutes of Technology fashioned around the Indian Institutes of Technology.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

15. Knowledge Economy. Great improvement to the policy document here. Commendable to actually spell out the difference facets of this sector. My only disappointment here is that the document mentions eServices like health and agriculture but conspicuously misses out Finance? I'm curious why? Seeing as this is the one sector that we actually stand to have the best competitive advantage due to the uptake of mobile money in this country. This is an obvious glaring oversight.

16. New Innovations and services in ICT. Great section. Very bold. Now to its implementation.

17. eGoverment. It cannot be gainsaid the strides this country has made in this area. Kudos to all who have played a role in it. We now must move to the next level and beat Estonia, which is the leading digital government in the world.

18. Policy, legal and regulatory framework. Here, a lot of work needs to be done. Often times ministries and government departments work at cross-purposes and seem at odds with each other. Can the ICT Ministry champion a Common Purpose Task Force with the help of the AG's office to smooth over diverse views and vested interests? ICT is the thread that molds the nation and the Ministry MUST take its rightful place in the scheme of things. For example:-

Before the Film classification board makes comments on OTT they could consult the ICT Ministry or the Central Bank makes comments on Blockchains they could do the same?

We appreciate the role regulators play in an economy. What we would like to see is for them to be equipped for Regulation in the 22nd Century as opposed to using regulation tools fit for the era of The Robber Barons (early 1900s) or that of Alexander Graham Bell (mid 1800s).

Bottom line? A well thought out Policy document that requires a few tweaks and more importantly - EXECUTION.

Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375

Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: 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 20 Jun 2016, at 3:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Dear Listers,

The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy.

Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.

You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later.

Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)

Best rgds.

walu.

---- Dear All,

The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document.

http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-P...

Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications Secretariat P.O. Box 10756-00100, NBI Tel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429 Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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