July 2012 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Call for research proposals: exploring the emerging impacts of open data in developing countries
by Grace Githaiga 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

ListersThis may be of interest to some of you. RgdsGG Call for research proposals: exploring the emerging impacts of open data in developing countries Open data has become a hot topic around the world. Open data initiatives, from governments and grassroots groups are emerging in a wide range of settings. But what impacts do they have? And how can they lead to greater transparency and accountability, efficiency and innovation, and greater social inclusion? That's what the www.opendataresearch.org research network is planning to explore. The Web Foundation and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are inviting research proposals that address current gaps in the evidence base underlying the implementation of open data initiatives in the developing world, and to inform policy and practice in a range of different settings. Research partners will be invited to form part of an international research network that will be established over the course of 2013. The project will fund a series of detailed case studies that examine the emerging impacts of specific on-going open data initiatives that address key development themes. Cases could look at: Open data in local and national budgeting processesOpen data for legislation processes and elections Open data in judicial systems Open data for smarter cities Open data for the delivery of privately provided public services Open data for the regulation of markets (e.g. extractive industries) Open data for the welfare and empowerment of marginalized groups and communities (e.g. data for small farmers) Open data and international development The call for proposals sets out full details of what we are looking for in the case studies, and the process for application. As a result of this call, we expect to issue a series of grants ranging from USD$25,000 to USD$75,000. It is expected that smaller grants will focus on small, single-country or local initiative cases, and larger grants can include a wider range of activities such as multi-country comparisons of open data about a particular governance domain (e.g. budget, cities, extractive industries), technical assistance to on-going initiatives and/or significant engagement with relevant policy dialogues. The duration of each project will not exceed 12 months, with projects expected to start in early 2012. The closing date for the call is 10th September 2012. Download the call: - Call for proposals (HTML) - Call for proposals (Word, Docx) - Call for proposals (Open Office Document) - Call for proposals (PDF) Mrs. Carole Excell Senior Associate The Access InitiativeWorld Resources Institute Tel: 202-729-7901 Fax: +1-202-729-7759 cexcell(a)wri.org www.accessinitiative.org www.wri.org https://twitter.com/#!/TAIGlobalTAI Global on Facebook -- Francesca Fanucci Lawyer - Freelance consultant on freedom of expression, transparency and freedom of information Senior Associate at Free Expression Associates (www.foeassociates.com) London, UK Email: franfanu(a)gmail.com Skype account: franfanu Fax: 0044 7092872411 Linkedin profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/francescafanucci "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" -- (George Orwell)

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EAIGF ISOC Session
by Bonface Witaba 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Greetings, I am an ISOC member and would like to attend your session on Tuesday. I am working on an open data project proposal for funding and hope to learn from you. Regards Bonface Witaba 0722286583 It does NOT matter how SLOWLY you GO so long as you do Not STOP. --Confucious (Chinese Philosopher and Reformer)

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EAIGF Programme
by Grace Githaiga 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Good morning Listers Please find attached the tentative EAIGF Programme. We look forward to seeing you next week July 17-18, 2012 at Jacaranda Hotel. Kind RegardsGrace

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Your comments on the bylaws
by Liz Orembo 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Dear colleagues, Kindly find the bylaws with the proposed changes attached. Please note that the grey highlight is what we deleted and the grey fonts is to be added to the doc. The floor is open for comments. -- Best regards.

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IT intern
by Davis Onsakia 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Dear all, I'm looking for an IT intern volunteer. Should have ideally completed the academic bit in Computer Science, IT, Computer Technology or related courses. You can send me a mail (attach your or his/her CV). Share with your colleagues who might be interested. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd

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Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan meeting
by Liz Orembo 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Colleagues, Kindly find the minutes of the July 4th (strategic plan) meeting attached. -- Best regards.

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Re: [ISOC_KE] isoc Digest, Vol 13, Issue 13
by Charles Oloo 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hi Listers Thanks for all the ongoing contributions regarding the recent "Strategic Plan meeting". Much ground was covered compared to other meetings and we were able to analyse issues critically. However, due to the backlog we were not able to complete everything in entirety. Timelines are utmost necessary as Kelvin has pointed out, and I thought of remember us tying the same to the pending activities, rather than having a discussion with no end. We agree to continue contributing and building on the 'Strategic Plan meeting" on the list, so that those who did not attend the meeting can have the opportunity to contribute, especially the GROUP LEADERS. It was suggested that these suggestions will be collated and compiled for final deliberation in the next meeting. The next meeting should finalize the Strategic Plan, so that we can move ahead. So please I urge all to go thro the documents and please share your views b4 the next meeting. As for the local registration, it is in the process and once complete there will be a notification. @Liz, could you please share the last meeting's minutes as well so that members can have enough time to read thro and provide ideas before the next meeting. On the website, it has not been finalized because of a technicality. I discussed the issue with @Musee and I can report that we are working towards its finality. However, other contrubutors in this Work group are welcome aboard. Volunteers are needed in this group, content builders, editors, writers, programming techies etc. Those interested, just get in touch with me off-the list. Regards Charles On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan meeting > (kelvin githira) > 2. Re: Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan meeting > (Ali Hussein) > 3. Re: Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan meeting > (Daniel Otieno Omondi) > 4. Re: Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan meeting > (Daniel Otieno Omondi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:28:29 +0300 > From: kelvin githira <kgithira(a)gmail.com> > To: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Minutes of the Isoc kenya strategic plan > meeting > Message-ID: > <CAFKidnmhN0EY-j+jW4tmvzM4GUKHJB2EwivhwEN1Ghq= > jaXvUg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, > > we have come along way in formalizing this chapter, most recent activity > was in a meeting that we discussed the by laws. all gray areas were > highlighted and shared to all for either comments or proposed changes. > > i haven't seen much response in regard to this and if there was might have > missed it, do > we have a deadline to receive this comments or proposals to the bylaws? > > if not when do we expect to submit the bylaws to the registrar ? > having timelines on this and sticking to them will be of need if we are to > launch isoc as expected (mid Aug- end Aug ) > > regards, > kelvin > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Liz Orembo <lizorembo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Colleagues, > > Kindly find the minutes of the July 4th (strategic plan) meeting > attached. > > > > -- > > Best regards. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > isoc mailing list > > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > >

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Fwd: [kictanet] Fwd: [afripv6-discuss] IPv6 Global Survey
by Barrack Otieno 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:38 AM Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [afripv6-discuss] IPv6 Global Survey To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Dear colleagues, See the message bellow and please take few minutes to provide us some feedback on what you are doing on IPv6. AFRINIC is part of this initiative and the outcome will be useful for our future IPv6 related initiatives. We will really appreciate hearing from you. Thanks for your collaboration. - a. Begin forwarded message: *From: *Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> *Date: *July 5, 2012 17:19:24 PM GMT+04:00 *To: *afripv6-discuss(a)afrinic.net *Subject: **[afripv6-discuss] IPv6 Global Survey* *Reply-To: *IPv6 in Africa <afripv6-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues, As in previous years, the Number Resource Organization invites you to participate in the 3rd consecutive IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey on the current and future use of IPv6. The IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey is now online, and we encourage all members of our community to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GlobalIPv6survey2012 The purpose of the survey is to better understand where the community is moving, and what can be done to ensure the Internet community is ready and moving toward widespread adoption of IPv6. As it is mostly the same as the survey carried out globally in 2010 and 2011, comparison of progress will be possible. Last year's results are available on the NRO website at: http://www.nro.net/documents/ipv6-survey-2011 You will note that 94% of last year’s over 1600 respondents indicated that they were interested in participating again, in 2012. We encourage all organisations to participate in this survey, which we hope will establish a comprehensive view of present IPv6 penetration and future plans for IPv6 deployment. The survey is composed of 23 questions and can be completed in about 15 minutes. For those without IPv6 allocations or assignments, or who have not yet deployed IPv6, the questions will be fewer in number. The survey will close on 13 July 2012. Results of the IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey will be presented and discussed widely. Please provide your name and contact information on the survey form if you wish to receive the draft survey analysis when available. Please also indicate whether you are willing to share additional data with the TNO and GNKS Consult IPv6 Deployment Monitoring team. We appreciate your time and interest in completing this survey. If you have any questions concerning the survey, please send an email to info(a)gnksconsult.com. Regards, _______________________________________________ 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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Fw: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities
by Davis Onsakia 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

FYI I think ISOC grants is something we should target as a society (or individuals or groups) come August 2012 to advance ISOC ideals and vision. Surely, when you look at the to-be funded projects, we need to put something come August 2012. Areas like IPv6 training are places we can target for a start. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "cover(a)isoc.org" <cover(a)isoc.org> To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 5:50 PM Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities Grants awarded to nine programs that expand Internet use around the world Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland, 3 July 2012 – Nine community-based initiatives that advance Internet access, leadership, education, and development have been selected to receive grants from the Internet Society. Internet Society Community Grants are awarded twice each year and recipients receive up to US$10,000 to implement their projects. The projects funded in this round of grants will: * Provide Internet access to blind and visually impaired people in Armenia * Generate a public framework for the global governance of identity management solutions. Major priorities include the preservation of online privacy and multistakeholder participation. * Develop IPv6 training in Zimbabwe for university and service provider engineers * Launch IT-related vocabulary for preservation of the Niue language * Empower youth in Somalia with Internet skills through training centers * Bring solar powered Internet connectivity and computing technology to remote school in Chuuk, Micronesia * Update and translate IPv6 book developed by Internet Society into other languages * Offer solar powered computer access to primary school students in Bamako, Mali * Improve infrastructure at St. Louis College in Jos, Nigeria to extend Cisco Networking Academy to the entire school of 700 girls “We are extremely pleased to be able to support these nine remarkable projects,” said Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer at the Internet Society. “The Internet Society is a strong advocate of equal access to the Internet for all people. The Community Grants program is designed to encourage innovative thinking by supporting outreach efforts that address the humanitarian, educational, and societal aspects of online connectivity. These nine grantees reflect the values and goals that the Community Grants program has been created to help advance. We applaud the Internet Society Chapters and members who are giving their time and talents to help others through these initiatives.” This is the 15th round of Community Grants since 2005, and applications will open again in August 2012. Additional information on the Internet Society Community Grants program is available at http://www.internetsociety.org/communitygrants _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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WEBCAST live now: Kenya IGF
by Barrack Otieno 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Listers, Another day, another webcast. This is a good one for content, moderate for quality, just coming from a laptop webcam in the corner of the room. ** Kenya IGF 2012 has just commenced. A live webcast from Nairobi is available on the Internet Society Chapters Webcasting Channel. This is an all day event covering a wide range of issues including WCIT & ITRs, Consumer organization, E-Government, ICANN matters, Intermediary Liability, and the future of the Internet. *What*: Kenya IGF 2012 *When*: Thursday July 6 2012 8.30am-4pm EAT | 0530-1300 UTC | 0130-0900 EDT *Where*: Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi *Programme*: http://www.kictanet.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-Kenya-IGF-Program… *Webcast*: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters *Twitter*: #k <https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23kigf>enyaigf Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4095#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4095#comments> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4095 ____ Internet Society - NYC Metropolitan Area Chapter http://isoc-ny.org 'The Internet is for Everyone." ___________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)lists.isoc-ny.org http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ Chapter-delegates mailing list Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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