November 2013 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Day 1: On-line debate on African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC)
by Grace Githaiga 19 Dec '13

19 Dec '13

Good morning Listers Further to the announcement we made last Friday, we now commence this one week discussion on the African Union Convention on Cyber Security(AUCC)http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20… on multiple lists of KICTANet and ISOC-KE, in Kenya and on I-Network list moderated by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and ISOC -Uganda. Background to the African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC) African Union (AU) convention (52 page document) seeks to intensify the fight against cybercrime across Africa in light of increase in cybercrime, and a lack of mastery of security risks by African countries. Further, that one challenge for African countries is lack of technological security adequate enough to prevent and effectively control technological and informational risks. As such “African States are in dire need of innovative criminal policy strategies that embody States, societal and technical responses to create a credible legal climate for cyber security”. The Convention establishes a framework for cybersecurity in Africa “through organisation of electronic transactions, protection of personal data, promotion of cyber security, e-governance and combating cybercrime” (Conceptual framework). As an additional reference to the earlier ones, please find attached a letter that was sent to the AU by the Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology law and Strathmore University school of law. We begin the discussion with Part 1 on Electronic transactions. Today, we will discuss two out of four articles from this section. Section III: Publicity by electronic means Article I – 7: Without prejudice to Article I-4 any advertising action, irrespective of its form, accessible through online communication service, shall be clearly identified as such. It shall clearly identify the individual or corporate body on behalf of whom it is undertaken. Question: Should net anonymity be legislated? If so, what measures need to be or not be considered? Question: Should individuals or companies be obliged to reveal their identities and what are the implications? Article I – 8: The conditions governing the possibility of promotional offers as well as the conditions for participating in promotional competitions or games where such offers, competitions or games are electronically disseminated, shall be clearly spelt out and easily accessible. Question: Should an international (or should we call it regional) law legislate on promotional offers and competitions offered locally? Over to you Listers. Let us engage and make concrete suggestions. A great week to you all.RgdsGG

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Day 5: Any other Issue(s)
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Good morning Listers So far the discussion has been good and has raised good points. Thanks to all who have actively continued to participate and even those who are silent observers:) Everyone's support is appreciated. Today is day 5 of the discussion and the final day before we start compiling the concerns that have been raised. We dedicate it to "any other issue(s)" that listers may want to raise in regard to the Convention. Additionally, listers can go back to issues of any other day and discuss them here. Questions: Are there other articles that you would like to share that need clarification? What other issue(s) would you like to raise? This is the link to the Draft African Union Convention and Security in cyberspace for your reference. http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20E… Have a wonderful FridayRgdsGG

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Fw: Survey on African domain name customers/Enquête sur les clients de noms de domaine Africains
by Davis Onsakia 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

FYI and possible action 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 On Friday, November 29, 2013 7:01 AM, Internet Society African Regional Bureau <bekele(a)isoc.org> wrote: [Message en Français plus bas] Dear Davis, If you ever registered any domain name, please kindly help the study on African ccTLDs by completing the following online questionnaire that will only take at most 15 minutes of your time. The study aims at helping the development of a program to assist African ccTLDs understand their market and better compete in the industry. Your input will be kept confidential and only aggregated information will be shared. The questionnaire is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPDQC87 We are also happy to inform you that, as a respondent, you will qualify for a lottery that might win you a Samsung Galaxy SIII mini mobile phone if you complete the questionnaire before December 6, 2013. Don’t forget to give your email address in the questionnaire in order to participate to the lottery. Thank you!!! Dawit Bekele African Regional Bureau Director Internet Society (ISOC) --------------------- Français ----------------- Cher(ère) Davis, Si vous avez déjà enregistré n’importe quel nom de domaine, veuillez s'il vous plaît contribuer à l'étude sur les ccTLD africains en remplissant le questionnaire en ligne ci-dessous qui ne prendra tout au plus 15 minutes de votre temps. L'étude vise à aider le développement d'un programme pour aider les ccTLD africains à mieux comprendre leur marché et à être de meilleurs concurrents dans l'industrie. Vos réponses seront traitées de manière confidentielle et seules les informations agrégées seront partagées. Le questionnaire est disponible à l'adresse: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DD9RW2F Nous sommes également heureux de vous informer que vous serez admissible à une loterie qui pourraient vous gagner un téléphone portable Samsung Galaxy SIII mini , si vous remplissez le questionnaire avant le 6 Décembre 2013. N'oubliez pas d'indiquer votre adresse e-mail dans le questionnaire afin de participer à la loterie. Merci! Dawit Bekele Directeur du bureau régional pour l’Afrique Internet Society (ISOC)

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Fwd: [i-network] ICT report adopted by EALA
by Barrack Otieno 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pamela Kiria <kiria(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 10:27 AM Subject: [i-network] ICT report adopted by EALA To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> …Meanwhile, the Assembly wants the implementation of cross border broadband networks to facilitate the integration of ICT Networks and affordable costs of cross-border communications. In order to harmonise roaming on call costs, EALA wants the Council of Ministers to push for the introduction of uniform price cap regulation for roaming mobile costs within the EAC. This it says shall enable consumers to enjoy the benefits of competitive calling rates. Regulators on their part should encourage all mobile operators in the region to adopt one network approach as applied by Airtel Telecommunication Company……….. http://www.eala.org/media-centre/press-releases/588-house-adopts-two-resolu… Good news don’t you think?! Regards, PamKiria. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <kiria(a)i-network.or.ug> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ITU - WG on Internet Public Policy Issues
by Barrack Otieno 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

Dear Colleagues, Any Volunteers willing to initiate this working group? We can then engage the regulator on the way forwad. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 7:22 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ITU - WG on Internet Public Policy Issues To: "veni(a)veni.com" <veni(a)veni.com>, ISOC Chapter Delegates < chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Hi all In all the list traffic over recent days, I wanted to underscore Veni's excellent note below regarding the ITU Council Working Group on international Internet public policy issues. This is a good opportunity for Chapters to work with their national governments to help shape gov't input to the group. As many of you did in the run-up to WCIT, this is also a chance to encourage your government to have an open and inclusive process for addressing this activity as well as in their preparations for upcoming ITU Conferences like the World Telecom Development Conference and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. These events seem like they are a long way off but, as you can see from Veni's note, the work is already underway to prepare. Veni's message spells out the details quite well so please read that carefully. As you'll see, the ITU Group is considering a number of very important Internet issues. As you reach out to policymakers in your country, you may also wish to share your experiences with other chapters so we can all learn from one another about your experience and what is happening at the local level. Kind regards, Sally Sally Wentworth Senior Director, Strategic Public Policy Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Veni Markovski <veni(a)veni.com> wrote: After my initial reaction, and positive feedback I am getting from you, I decided it's a good time to share something we have prepared couple of days ago, which fits perfect in Lynn's informative message: ISOC-Bulgaria has been following the developments around Internet governance on the global arena since 2001, when we started participate in the WSIS process. Our representatives supported the efforts of the Bulgarian government to make sure the Internet is developed in an open, bottom-up, and transparent way. Last week in Geneva (November 11-12) at the ITU there was a meeting of the ITU Council Working Group<http://www.itu.int/council/groups/CWG-internet/index.html>on international Internet-related public policy issues. The group finished its discussions with a question that the ITU will send to all member states (note – that means to governments!), and the text accepted by the group is: “Recognizing the scope of work of ITU on international Internet-related public policy matters, represented by the list of topics in Council Resolution 1305 Annex 1 which was established in accordance with decisions of ITU membership at the Plenipotentiary Conference, the Council Working Group on International Internet Related Public Policy invites Member States to provide their position on following question: Q1. What actions have been undertaken or to be undertaken by governments in relations to each of the international Internet-related public policy issues identified in Annex 1 to Resolution 1305 (adopted by Council 2009 at the seventh Plenary Meeting)?” Annex 1 gives the following issues: - Multilingualization of the Internet Including Internationalized (multilingual) Domain Names - International Internet Connectivity - International public policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the management of Internet resources, including domain names and addresses - The security, safety, continuity, sustainability, and robustness of the Internet - Combating Cybercrime - Dealing effectively with spam - Issues pertaining to the use and misuse of the Internet - Availability, affordability, reliability, and quality of service, especially in the developing world - Contributing to capacity building for Internet governance in developing countries - Developmental aspects of the Internet - Respect for privacy and the protection of personal information and data - Protecting children and young people from abuse and exploitation) ISOC-Bulgaria urges all ISOC chapters around the world, but also Internet Service Providers, Regional Internet Registries, Internet-related companies and organizations that are involved in any of the 12 issues, to reach out to their governments, and help them explain to the ITU what actions are being undertaken in their respected countries or territories. *Why is it important? * For several reasons. There are views at the ITU that the organization should “take care” of the Internet. Different countries understand it differently. The ITU itself has been talking about “establishing international control over the Internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the ITU”. Some countries believe that governments play too small role in the Internet coordination on a world scale, and believe that they should take care of all the 12 issues listed above. Some countries say that there should be regulation of Internet content, access to the Net, and some request web sites to be registered with the government, and content providers to be responsible for published content. Others claim that this is impossible to achieve because of the nature of the Internet. Some believe that the current Internet is not well designed and built, and there should be a new internet developed, by governments, which will be more secure, and without spam, harmful content, etc. There are, in general, two views of development of the Internet. The President of Estonia covered both views<http://www.president.ee/en/official-duties/speeches/7589-the-president-of-e…>in his speech at a conference last year in Tallinn. ISOC – Bulgaria dealt with these issues back in 1999, when it filed a case<http://isoc.bg/kpd>against the government at the Supreme Administrative Court, and reached an out-of-court agreement to get rid of any licenses or registrations about ISPs, content, or any Internet-related business. We would like to see Bulgaria’s leading role on the ITU question, and we are hopeful that other countries will also step in, and will share their positive experience in the Internet pubic policy that they have accepted within their national territories. Bulgaria, by the way, did that in an official information document <http://isocbg.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/bg-itu/>, submitted to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2010. Best, Veni http://www.isoc.bg On 11/15/13 23:19, Lynn St.Amour wrote: Dear Chapter leaders, Please find the second of what is planned to be regular updates on key Internet governance activities. Future updates will be shorter. The background included here is to help layout today’s overall environment. _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] CCK pushes firms to host websites locally in new rules
by Barrack Otieno 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stephen Wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 6:15 PM Subject: [Skunkworks] CCK pushes firms to host websites locally in new rules To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> I thought I would post this here: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-… _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Day 3: Personal Data Protection
by Grace Githaiga 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Good morning Listers Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and will tackle four questions. Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data Article II – 2: Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a legal framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, transmission, storage and use of personal data. The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data processing, in whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of physical persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of local communities and the target for which the businesses were established. Question: What is the relevance of this article? What are these state prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance, how can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives? Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection Authority which is meant to establish standards for data protection. Article II – 14 provides for each Member State of the African Union to establish an authority with responsibility to protect personal data. It shall be an independent administrative authority with the task of ensuring that the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with domestic legislations. Further, article II-17 states that ‘Sworn agents may be invited to participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in Member States of the African Union’. Question: Considering that this article seems to be tied to the Protection Authority, what is its relevance? And who is a ‘sworn agent?’ What should this authority look like in terms of its composition? Article II – 20: …Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from any authority in the exercise of their functions. Article II – 21: Member States are engaged to provide the national protection authority human, technical and financial resources necessary to accomplish their mission. Question: It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it ensures independence of the Authority? Article II – 28 to II-34 outlines six principles governing the processing of personal data namely: Consent and of legitimacy, Honesty, Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal data, Accuracy, Transparency and Confidentiality and security of personal data. Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation of how each should be undertaken is offered. Question: Is this explanation and detailing of how to undertake each necessary in an international (regional) law necessary or needed? Is this legislation overkill? Lets get your views on data protection concerns. RgdsGG

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Kenya ranked 53 out of 81 in web index ranking
by Gideon 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Thanks Esther for the report, time to improve our rankings by more synergy for development. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>wrote: > FYI > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Esther Muchiri <emuchiri(a)andestbites.com> > Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM > Subject: [kictanet] Kenya ranked 53 out of 81 in web index ranking > To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > > The Web Index that measures the World Wide Web’s contribution to > development and human rights globally has been released. > > > > Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is > the world’s first multi-dimensional measure of the Web’s growth, utility > and impact on people and nations. Sweden ranked highest for the second year > running, with Norway in second. The UK and US come third and fourth > respectively, but both come in for criticism for surveillance practices. > New Zealand rounds out the top five. > > > > *Kenya ranked number 53, *of the 81 countries released with a web index > score of 36.8 out of a maximum of 100. South Africa and Mauritius ranked > better than Kenya at position 35 and 37 respectively. Scores are given in > the areas of access; freedom and openness; relevant content; and > empowerment. First released in 2012, the 2013 Index has been expanded and > refined to include 20 new countries and features an enhanced data set, > particularly in the areas of gender, Open Data, privacy rights and > security. > > > > *Kenya ranked poorly on universal access with a web index score of 27.7, *while > South Africa and Mauritius had a web index rank of 53.2 and 44.1. Iceland > ranked best in universal access. UK ranked best in having relevant content. > Norway had the highest rank in openness and freedom while United States had > the internet having the greatest impact on its people. The report suggests > that targeted censorship of Web content by governments was widespread > across the globe. 94% of countries in the Web Index did not meet best > practice standards for checks and balances on government interception of > electronic communications. In 80% of the countries studied, the Web and > social media had played a role in public mobilisation in the past year, and > in half of these cases, had been a major catalyst. Rich countries did not > necessarily rank highly in the Web Index. The study shows that once > countries surpass a GDP threshold of USD 12,000 per capita, the link > between wealth and Web Index rank weakened significantly. > > > > Only 56% of Web Index countries were assessed as allocating ‘significant’ > resources to ICT training programmes targeting women and men equally. > > > > Source: The Web Index, Standard Investment Bank > > > > ============================ > > *Esther W. Muchiri, Executive Director* > > > > ================================================================== > > Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life. > > > *John C. > Maxwell (Running with the Giants)* > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Kenya ranked 53 out of 81 in web index ranking
by Barrack Otieno 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Esther Muchiri <emuchiri(a)andestbites.com> Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM Subject: [kictanet] Kenya ranked 53 out of 81 in web index ranking To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> The Web Index that measures the World Wide Web’s contribution to development and human rights globally has been released. Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is the world’s first multi-dimensional measure of the Web’s growth, utility and impact on people and nations. Sweden ranked highest for the second year running, with Norway in second. The UK and US come third and fourth respectively, but both come in for criticism for surveillance practices. New Zealand rounds out the top five. *Kenya ranked number 53, *of the 81 countries released with a web index score of 36.8 out of a maximum of 100. South Africa and Mauritius ranked better than Kenya at position 35 and 37 respectively. Scores are given in the areas of access; freedom and openness; relevant content; and empowerment. First released in 2012, the 2013 Index has been expanded and refined to include 20 new countries and features an enhanced data set, particularly in the areas of gender, Open Data, privacy rights and security. *Kenya ranked poorly on universal access with a web index score of 27.7, *while South Africa and Mauritius had a web index rank of 53.2 and 44.1. Iceland ranked best in universal access. UK ranked best in having relevant content. Norway had the highest rank in openness and freedom while United States had the internet having the greatest impact on its people. The report suggests that targeted censorship of Web content by governments was widespread across the globe. 94% of countries in the Web Index did not meet best practice standards for checks and balances on government interception of electronic communications. In 80% of the countries studied, the Web and social media had played a role in public mobilisation in the past year, and in half of these cases, had been a major catalyst. Rich countries did not necessarily rank highly in the Web Index. The study shows that once countries surpass a GDP threshold of USD 12,000 per capita, the link between wealth and Web Index rank weakened significantly. Only 56% of Web Index countries were assessed as allocating ‘significant’ resources to ICT training programmes targeting women and men equally. Source: The Web Index, Standard Investment Bank ============================ *Esther W. Muchiri, Executive Director* ================================================================== Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life. *John C. Maxwell (Running with the Giants)* _______________________________________________ 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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Heart-warming story...
by Alex Gakuru 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

re: http://teamopen.cc/kasyoka/ (coming amidst ever *hot * cyberspace engagements:-) nice reading, alex

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