February 2013 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

DIGITAL MIGRATION
by kelvin githira 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Fiy as kenyans keep rushing to courts for court orders, the region and the world moves "ahead" Tanzania will start today to switch off analogue broadcasting, whereby Dar es Salaam region will be the first to enter into digital broadcasting system at 11.59 PM. According to the statement issued by Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, the first region to switch off analogue broadcasting system will be Dar es Salaam, which will switch off today. The second regions will be Dodoma and Tanga which will switch off analogue broadcasting in January 31, 2013. On 28 February 2013, the analogue broadcasting system will shut down in Mwanza, while Moshi and Arusha will follow on March 31 and April 30, 2013 will see the switch off in the Mbeya region. The digital broadcasting infrastructures has been made to regions which will be the first to enter into digital broadcasting system, while others have to wait until infrastructures are ready. The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has insisted that the changing in broadcasting systems from analogue to digital will be conducted smoothly and to avoid inconveniences to people in the country.

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Kenya IGF: Planning
by Paul M 02 Mar '13

02 Mar '13

Dear listers and fellow IGF stakeholders, Firstly, I would like to extend my appreciation to the organisers of last year's Kenya IGF. The meeting was indeed a success and we witnessed in the Kenya IGF and in subsequent meetings, how discussions and outcomes regarding the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) forged the policy position for the Kenyan delegation to Dubai. We hope in this year's Kenya IGF, more can be accomplished. As you are all aware this year the ISOC Kenyan chapter will be planning, hosting and co-ordinating the local IGF. The event is slotted for the month of May. Because the IGF is a multi-stakeholder meeting, as such I believe stakeholders should be consulted in the planning and preparation of such an important meeting. Indeed as the chapter, we've just barely began the ground work and we'll need all the necessary inputs from the wider stakeholder community to properly plan and execute the meeting. I would like to suggest a first meet up in the second week of March (11th - 16th). I have no qualms hosting the meeting at the iHub (coffee would be on me :) but I'll leave the stakeholders to agree on what date and time best suits them. Let me know what works for you. I'll also work with fellow organisers to draft an agenda and circulate it in the list before the first meet up. I welcome your contributions to this discussion. Kind Regards, Paul Muchene.

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Fwd: IGF 2013 Open Consultations and MAG meeting - February 2013
by Liz Orembo 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:42 PM Subject: IGF 2013 Open Consultations and MAG meeting - February 2013 To: Dear all, The Internet Governance Forum, 2013 Open Consultations are currently taking place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The IGF 2013 will be held to take place 22-25 October 2013 in Bali, Indonesia You can follow /contribute to the consultation by participating remotely by visiting the links below: Open Consultations 28 February 2013<http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=Day1-28Feb13> MAG meeting 1 March 2013<http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=Day2-1Mar13> To join the meeting online please click on the link below: Join the Open Consultations online<https://intgovforum.webex.com/intgovforum/j.php?ED=22567332&UID=126844372&P…> or visit this link to read more about the IGF consultations... http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/121-preparatory-pr… Thanks, Lillian Nalwoga -- Best regards.

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Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging Markets
by Davis Onsakia 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

FYI ...The Internet Society today announced that it has been awarded a grant by Google.org to extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging markets ... I'm not sure whether 'emerging markets' includes Africa (or Kenya). Link - http://www.internetsociety.org/news/googleorg-awards-grant-internet-society… 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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UNESCO Internet Society Swahili wiki roundtable
by Barrack Otieno 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

Dear Listers, The Internet Society Kenya Chapter has organised a roundtable at Pete's restaurant Bishop Magua Centre to discuss the Swahili / English Glossary Wiki the two organisations are jointly developing http://ictglossary.wikia.com/wiki/FAHARASA_YA_ISTILAHI. We have had interesting deliberations with content developers, social media developers and language experts, we welcome comments and thoughts from experts on how to improve the wiki and make it more relevant to swahili speakers. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Member Education E-Shot 3 _ Growing your Chapter’s membership
by WANGARI KABIRU 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Member Education E-Shot 3 (The final in a series of member education e-shots) Growing your Chapter’s membership The Internet Society is YOU. It is a community of entrepreneurs and innovators; thinkers and doers; artists and activists; darers and dreamers; and everyday individuals. Have a voice. Play your part. Join the Chapter community actively. A Chapter’s membership is, without question, its most valuable asset. Some Chapters thrive by recruiting large numbers of members; others work better with a smaller, more focused group. For a Chapter to be successful in its mission, it is important to have members who are active and engaged in the Chapter’s activities. In addition to attending meetings, activities can include: developing content (such as topical brochures or special websites) creating special interest groups, building sponsorship programmes contributing to mailing lists, and many other forms of support. As a Chapter leader, you and your board should think carefully about how the Chapter’s charter will determine what type of members you will need to recruit and how to go about recruiting them. It is important that your Chapter always be attracting new members. Remember, though, that while having a few hundred members may seem ideal, managing that many members will require additional resources. Similarly, too few members might make it too easy for your Chapter to lose momentum. While growing membership is one important sign of a Chapter’s health and vitality, merely having a long list of people who have expressed interest after attending one or more meetings will not necessarily help you achieve your goals. In fact, as many Chapter leaders have reported, you should expect to lose some members along the way as you get new ones. Your Chapter’s ability to accomplish its goals, and your leadership team’s ability to bring its vision to life, will be largely determined by the abilities and energy level of your membership. http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapters/lead/membership-developm… --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Reminder: ISOC KENYA
by Charles Oloo 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

@Grace, @ Jolly @Daniel Otieno Omondi must have obtained the phrase below in the other website http://isoc.or.ke/ > The chapter was chattered on 9th May 2012 and is currently undergoing local registration processes by the Kenyan government.), These are not in the current platform that is being populated http://isoc-ke.org/ -- Having these concurrent platforms are actually affecting our online presence, and maybe not providing the precise information as maybe required. These are basically some pending administrative issues, that have being deliberated and raised previously, and which I think we shall make efforts to rectify as soon as possible. Charles

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allAfrica.com: Kenya: Poghisio Appoints USF Board Members
by Kelvin Githira 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

http://allafrica.com/stories/201302230595.html Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] Findings - Membership Consultation on IG & IGF 2012 Stock Taking
by Liz Orembo 23 Feb '13

23 Feb '13

best regards. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Constance Bommelaer" <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Feb 21, 2013 7:38 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Findings - Membership Consultation on IG & IGF 2012 Stock Taking To: <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Members, Each year, we reach out to our members seeking their views on Internet Governance and more specifically on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). End of 2012, the Internet Society conducted a formal consultation on Internet Governance. The findings are now available and we invite you to read the full report accessible here: http://www.internetsociety.** org/doc/internet-society-**consultation-internet-**governance-%E2%80%93-2012<http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/internet-society-consultation-internet-g…> The findings will be extremely useful to feed ISOC’s contribution to upcoming discussions, including the next IGF MAG and Open Consultations to be held on 28 February and 1 March 2013, in UNESCO’s headquarters, immediately after the WSIS+10 Review (http://www.internetsociety.** org/wsis/wsis10-review-event<http://www.internetsociety.org/wsis/wsis10-review-event> ). The findings also provide excellent ideas on how to improve overall the IGF structure and lead to a successful IGF 2013. Hence, we have annexed them to ISOC’s contribution to the IGF 2012 Stock Taking consultation: http://www.internetsociety.**org/doc/isoc-contribution-igf-** 2012-stock-taking-**consultation#overlay-context=**what-we-do/policy<http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/isoc-contribution-igf-2012-stock-taking-…> Throughout the year, we will continue engaging with our members and the broader Internet community. The input we receive from our members from all across the world forms a critical part of our engagement in Internet Governance discussions. Thanks again for your participation and best regards, -- Constance Bommelaer Director, Public Policy The Internet Society www.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

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ISOC KENYA - UNESCO WIKI Project _ Roundtable Panel Session (Tuesday, February 26, 2013, , 0730am - 1000am
by WANGARI KABIRU 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

http://ictglossary.wikia.com/wiki/ICT_COMPETENCY_FRAMEWORK_FOR_TEACHERS_-_G… Are you an ISOC Kenya member with expertise in any of the following areas? Sign up and join in the Roundtable Panel Session (Tuesday, February 26, 2013 @ 0730am. The session will be held within Nairobi. Interested? Please send your name,area of expertise to: Email: info(a)isoc-ke.org Acceptance is on first-email received basis per area of expertise (so be the first). Qualified members will receive a confirmation email. General discussions are encouraged to continue over the general mailing list. No Area Pax 1 Internet Marketing 1 2 Legal 1 3 Education 1 4 Linguistics 1 5 Web Development/Wiki 1 6 Finance/ Accounting 1 7 East Africa Regional Affairs 1 8 Project Management 1 9 IT Related Pojects 1 10 Social Media 1 Subtotal 10 The Task: The Event is part of the UNESCO Translation and Wiki Development Project outreach to members in various fields, language expertise and the Project Work Group (ISOC and UNESCO). It provides a crucial mid-project face-face engagement to review work done, critique, generate improvements, and recommend innovative outreach strategies in addition to further proposals for advancement of similar projects within the region. --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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