June 2012 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Interactive Voice Response System
by Esther Wanjau 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Dear All, The Directorate of e-Government has developed an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) geared towards providing information about the services provided by the Government to the public. This is departure from the traditional methods of providing this information like through the media (print and electronic), or physical enquiries from where the services are provided. It is a mobile based application where the citizens can get this information. It is a one-stop-shop. The system has been motivated by the high number of citizens (over 65%) with the access to the mobile phones as well as the changing communication channels. Please call 0900007282 from from your phone to get government services. For more information please visit www.e-government.go.ke. Let us have some feedback. Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency & Cabinet Affairs Office email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke Public Services Everywhere, All the Time.

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Kenya IGF on line Discussions Day 1: International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR's)
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Listers, International Telecommunication regulations are general principles related to international telecommunication services and its transport means. The purpose and Scope includes among other things: - Interconnection and interoperability of telecommunication facilities. - Giving precedence for the *Radio Regulations* in case of contradiction. - Allowing, within its framework, mutual agreements between countries. - To set primary rules for accounting and settlements between members. The ITR treaty was adopted in the *World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone* *Conference* (WATTC) held in Melbourne, 1988. It however came into force on July 1 1990, since then no updates have been made to the ITR provisions which leads to the following question: 1. As countries prepare for the World Congress on International Telecommunications to be held in Dubai in December 2012 ( http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/overview.aspx) What should Kenya's priorities be? 2. Should Kenya make its stand as a country or should we bargain through the Africa Telecommunications Union as per Dr. Ndemos proposal during a discussion on the list what are the implications of taking a stand as a country or as a regional block ? The floor is open -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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On line debate Agenda for 2012 Kenya IGF commences tomorrow June 14, 2012
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM Subject: [kictanet] On line debate Agenda for 2012 Kenya IGF commences tomorrow June 14, 2012 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Good morning Listers The Kenyan IGF debate will commence tomorrow and Barrack Otieno will be taking the lead. All your suggestions have been taken on board and even if they do not appear in the main themes, they will be dealt with in the debate. This is the proposed agenda: * * 1. ITRs, *Thursday June 14, 2012* *2. *Intermediary liability, *Friday June 15, 2012*** 3. Technology and violence against women, *Monday June 18, 2012* 4. Open data/E-government, *Tuesday June 19, 2012**·* *5. *Infrastructure *Wednesday*, *June 20, 2012*** *6. *Data Protection Bill as well as the Freedom of Information Bill, *Thursday June 21, 2012*** 7. Winding up, *Friday June 22, 2012.* * * As always we look forward to a very healthy debate. Rgds GG _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [kictanet] ICANN new gTLDs revealed
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM Subject: [kictanet] ICANN new gTLDs revealed To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-120… 1930 applications, after refunds, for new generic top-level domains. 1846 of those are “standard” applications. 84 are designated as “community-based”. Of the 1930, 66 have designated themselves as geographic name applications. 116 applications are Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs, using non-Latin scripts. Just three applicants seek support through ICANN’s Applicant Support Program [that CS fought to get established.] Applications from 60 countries. Using ICANN’s definitions of the world’s regions: 911 applications came from North America. 675 from Europe. 303 applications are from the Asia-Pacific region. 24 are from Latin America and the Caribbean. 17 from Africa. Some domain names have been applied for by more than one applicant. There are 230 domain names for which at least two applications were submitted, involving a total of 751 applications. -- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [ISOC_KE] [kictanet] On line debate Agenda for 2012 Kenya IGF commences tomorrow June 14, 2012
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Many thanks GG, looking forwad to interesting discourse as has been in the previous list discussions. Best Regards On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > Good morning Listers > > > The Kenyan IGF debate will commence tomorrow and Barrack Otieno will be > taking the lead. All your suggestions have been taken on board and even if > they do not appear in the main themes, they will be dealt with in the > debate. This is the proposed agenda: > > * > * > > 1. ITRs, *Thursday June 14, 2012* > > *2. *Intermediary liability, *Friday June 15, 2012*** > > 3. Technology and violence against women, *Monday June 18, 2012* > > 4. Open data/E-government, *Tuesday June 19, 2012**·* > > *5. *Infrastructure *Wednesday*, *June 20, 2012*** > > *6. *Data Protection Bill as well as the Freedom of Information > Bill, *Thursday June 21, 2012*** > > 7. Winding up, *Friday June 22, 2012.* > > * > * > > As always we look forward to a very healthy debate. > > > Rgds > > GG > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > 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. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [ISOC_KE] Updates on the World IPv6 Day and Outreach Activities
by Barrack Otieno 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Colleagues, The last two weeks have been very eventful, thanks to all who made the World IP V 6 Day a success in particular Wangari, Paul Muchene and Paul Musee, Judy, Liz, Davis . Special thanks to Charles, Liz, Emmanuel , Peter and all those who made it to Alliance High School to speak to the Computer class 2012 on IP v 6 last saturday from 3 pm to 5 pm, we had 50 students from Alliance High School and Alliance Girls High School attending the session which was really productive. On Monday we had an opportunity to address over 50 delegates at a National Youth Delegates dinner on the use of Social Media to promote Peace, we also took the opportunity to introduce the Internet Society to them. Charles accompanied me to the event held at Pan Afric Hotel, we are gratefull to Wangari for availing an opportunity to the Internet Society to address the gathering. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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IPv6 news
by Liz Orembo 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

*Can Kenya move to new internet version IPV6 in time?* http://www.the-star.co.ke/lifestyle/star-tech/79385-ipv6-can-kenya-move-to-… Wednesday was IPv6 day. IP stands for Internet Protocol and the whole term refers to how the internet locates devices connected to it. Of the billion plus devices connected to the internet, it needs to have a way of keeping their information so that it can move information from one to the other just like the Post Office assigns people boxes so that it knows in which one to put a letter. Another way of looking at it is that while a mobile netwo... -- Sent via http://www.addtoany.com

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World IPv6 Day Presentation Slides
by Paul M 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Go to the link http://www.eanog.org/Isoc-V6-Launch/ to download the slides from the speakers & panelists during the June 6th IPv6 day at the iHub. -- :-) Paul M

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Internship at the IGF Secretariat Geneva
by Paul M 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Dear all, Kindly take a look at this opportunity. Barrack will attest on how this internship (unpaid) can boost one's career. Interested students are encouraged to apply. Cheers! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/1154 Each year, the IGF Secretariat offers a limited number of unpaid internships. Successful applicants are able to demonstrate a strong interest in Internet Governance related issues and have an understanding of and experience in research. Internships last approximately three months with the possibility of extension. Interns are expected to work full time, but part-time internships are available to applicants studying in Geneva. The applicants may be post-graduate students or they may have completed their studies. The applicant must have study and/or work experience in one of the following fields: Internet governance, information and communications technology, public policy, public relations, international relations, political sciences, international law, economics. Of particular interest are applicants who have a personal interest and experience in more than one of the above fields. Interns are expected to participate in the daily activities and administration of the IGF Secretariat and also to undertake research activities. *Requirements* Applicants must be: - able to demonstrate that they have a strong interest in Internet Governance related issues; - fluent in English (a general knowledge of French or another UN language is desirable). *Applications and selection process* To apply for an internship, please send a CV and a statement of interest to the IGF Secretariat, at igf [at] unog.ch. In addition, you must provide the names and contact information of two references (former employers, professors, supervisors, etc.). After an initial evaluation, the Secretariat will send you further application materials to be filled in and returned for consideration. -- :-) Paul M

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Re: [ISOC_KE] World IP V 6 Day in Kenya
by Barrack Otieno 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Listers, Enjoy http://kenya.news24.com/MyNews24/Internet-Protocol-Version-Six-IPV6-launche… Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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