Malawi switches to digital television
Malawi has switched to Digital Terrestrial Television. They had set a deadline of 31st December 2013. http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/01/malawi-switches-to-digital-tv-broadcasters-challenged-to-produce-quality-local-programmes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+more_digitaltv+%28More+Digital+TV+News+%29 -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
Content will always be King. Ndemo.
Malawi has switched to Digital Terrestrial Television. They had set a deadline of 31st December 2013. http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/01/malawi-switches-to-digital-tv-broadcasters-challenged-to-produce-quality-local-programmes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+more_digitaltv+%28More+Digital+TV+News+%29
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Content is King, distribution is Queen. Those sentiments have also been echoed by the Malawian minister for information. That is also what Bill Gates thought way back in 1996 http://www.craigbailey.net/content-is-king-by-bill-gates/ Those who have invested in content are today ripping the benefits On 03/01/2014, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Content will always be King.
Ndemo.
Malawi has switched to Digital Terrestrial Television. They had set a deadline of 31st December 2013. http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/01/malawi-switches-to-digital-tv-broadcasters-challenged-to-produce-quality-local-programmes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+more_digitaltv+%28More+Digital+TV+News+%29
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Are you guys aware that in Malawi, the regulatory authority - Macra has completely been sidelined in the switchover n that the migration is currently being run exclusively n directly by the government? I thought the whole point of the ITU pushing for these bodies to be set up was for them to be autonomous from the governments n therefore be able to fairly arbitrate/regulate the communication industries? I totally support the digital migration, but there needs to be some order n rules need to be respected. In Malawi, most of the tv licencees hold religious licenses n only two private tv stations have been licensed in the run up to the switchover, so there really is no much interest in the populace to get the STBs, which is making a mockery of the whole migration exercise... JB... Content is King, distribution is Queen. Those sentiments have also been echoed by the Malawian minister for information. That is also what Bill Gates thought way back in 1996 http://www.craigbailey.net/content-is-king-by-bill-gates/ Those who have invested in content are today ripping the benefits On 03/01/2014, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Content will always be King.
Ndemo.
Malawi has switched to Digital Terrestrial Television. They had set a deadline of 31st December 2013.
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Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness. Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car. She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong. Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones. Ndemo.
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where. Best Regards On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives? Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have. Its quite a slippery road. I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler! Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them. In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Ngigi, Please let us see where you draw the like. The airline industry has had the black box since time immemorial. New aircraft record flight details in and out of the plane. I think privacy can only be found in the bedroom. By the way it is not always the government that needs individual data. Talk to the Telcos, they will tell you that spouses are the greatest threat to privacy. Ndemo.
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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I agree with Dr. Ndemo as there is good necessary technology and there is bad use of good technology. We cannot wait for Kenyans to have a changed mindset!!! This will not happen for a long time to come!!! Patience, courtesy and moral human decency does not exist in our society. Youth are rude, have no respect and watch as the parents behave in the same way!! No one takez responsibility for their actions!!! Tberefore, technology will kind of sutley enforce a ceptance of responsibilsity of our actions and also help remove the attitude of getting away with all and sundry. For example, having CCTV cameras around will forcefully make people be more respo sible with their driving habits and behaviour!!! How about that!!! Maybe SOMEDAY Kenyans will change their mindset, but we have a long way to go! Cheers On 4 Jan 2014 09:21, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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My two cents. I agree with Daktari Ndemo. When you've been in some bad situations in traffic it really helps to have good technology help to get the truth. There is need to differentiate between good technology or rather necessary use of technology and bad use of technology. Waiting for Kenyans Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives? Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have. Its quite a slippery road. I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler! Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Daktari, Very bright and the future of things to come. When serving a stint in Austria I noticed the whole of Vienna was wired -traffic lights, fly-overs as concerns roads; tram and train stations, all government buildings including major private investments like banks, supermarkets etc. Once after the opening for the Eastern Europeans a robbery with violence was committed in a jewelery store resulting in cold blooded murder of the attendant as the robbers took away money and jewelry. In less than 72 hours all the robbers had been nabbed and sentenced as per the Austrian laws. So when we will have linked surveillance system there will be no need to ban night travel which afflicts distant, read Western, Coast and North Eastern, travellers when a more intelligent system may be deployed. And less of you did...no you did exchanges in the absence of witnesses. And no need to ask leaders to reconcile when they misbehave in public as our city Governor and Women representative have done. David On 1/4/14, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Wow! How about that. Got me thinking about digitizing my car as well. Btw, it wasn't really a VW bug was it? Maybe VW without the bug? On 4 Jan 2014 08:15, "Bitange Ndemo" <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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participants (8)
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Anthony Kiarie -
Barrack Otieno -
Bitange Ndemo -
David Otwoma -
Kivuva -
Lizette Kraft -
Ngigi Waithaka -
Ohaga JB