January 2014 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Workshop on Internet Policy and Human Rights
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Dear Listers Please find attached an invitation to the above one day workshop. You are all welcome. Kindly email me offline to confirm your participation. We would also appreciate participation from those of you now working in the counties. RgdsGrace

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JAPAN MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP
by Kivuva 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

*African Business Education (ABE) Initiative* Government of Japan has launched scholarship program in Japan. The first year targets the students from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. This program offers opportunities for young African men and women to study at Master's courses in Japanese universities as international students. The duration is up to 3 years and there are various courses, such as ICT, business, tourism, agriculture etc. If you are interested in, please check the following links; Outline: http://www.jica.go.jp/regions/africa/ku57pq00001jwm0b-att/general_info_en.p… Course list: http://www.jica.go.jp/regions/africa/course.html For those interested in Applied Computing, Kobe university has a course called ICT for development. This course aims to use ICT techniques effectively for the development of countries. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MSCI2013-UONBI" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to msci2013-uonbi+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to msci2013-uonbi(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Fwd: FW: [EANOG] The Art of Network Architecture
by Barrack Otieno 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:25 PM Subject: [Skunkworks] Fwd: FW: [EANOG] The Art of Network Architecture To: East Africa Network Operators Group <eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke>, Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> [image: Description: http://www.cisco.com/web/europe/images/email/campaign/header-plain-galaxy.j…] *How do you: * · Deepen interactions between business and technology in your organization and improve the effectiveness of those interactions · Face down challenges of complexity and cost in environments where the business changes faster than the network can · Frame the problem(s) and conceptualize the optimal network solution · Reflect operational realities, cost issues, and application support in your design · Fully leverage the benefits of modularity, hierarchy, and virtualization · Build networks that are more manageable and more resistant to security failures · Make better choices about topology, virtualization, and routing *Please join* *:* Melville Makokha | Systems Engineer | Cisco Systems John Gitau | Systems Engineer | Cisco Systems Cyrus Ngaruiya | Technology lead (SP)| Dimension Data | CCIE#37227 As we seek to answer some of the questions above. We will be redelivering 'The Art of Network Architecture' tomorrow from 3pm. This virtual training will be on webex (see details below) and was initially targeted at the East African Network Operators Group (EANOG). Please forward the links to friends partners and anyone that might be interested. We expect a varied audience so it will be a great interaction. ------------------------------------------------------- *To join the training session* ------------------------------------------------------- Date: *Thursday, January 30, 2014* Time: *3:00 pm, Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00)* (You can join 15 minutes earlier) 1. Go to https://cisco.webex.com/ciscosales/k2/j.php?ED=252801142&UID=0&HMAC=8c2a4fb…. 2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID). 3. Enter the session password: *eanog * 4. Click "Join Now". 5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. *About EANOG:* · *EANOG (East African Network Operators Group) was started to bring together network operators and anyone aspiring to become one or just hang out with one**J* · *EANOG provides a forum to discuss operational issues and technologies of interest to data network engineers in the East African region. We meet at the IHUB once every two months.* · *While the main objective is educational, it also gives vendors a chance to talk to engineers about newer technology and products on the sidelines. * · *Engineers get to network and discuss their experiences and general areas of improvement.* *Join the mailing list: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog <http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog>* *Based on a self-titled cisco live presentation and an upcoming book <http://www.ciscopress.com/store/art-of-network-architecture-business-driven…> by the same title* (c) Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliated entities Cisco.com <http://www.cisco.com/> | Privacy Statement<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/swassets/sw293/privacy_statement.html> | Trademarks<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/swassets/sw293/trademark_statement.html> -- **Gitau _______________________________________________ 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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How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username...
by Michael Bullut 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Greetings Good People, This is social engineering on an *EPIC* scale! Here's the *link. <http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2014/01/29/lost-50000-twitter-username/#d…>* *(GoDaddy & Paypal users beware!)* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] EMEA Regional Communications Director
by Barrack Otieno 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:48 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] EMEA Regional Communications Director To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all / Bonjour à tous A position of *EMEA Regional Communications Director is opened. Please more detail at:* https://icann-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobi… Français: Il s'agit d'un poste ouvert et plus d'information disponible à l'adresse ci-dessus. Thanks/Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager - Africa ICANN - www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 Skype : yaovi.atohoun.icann _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenya's Internet domain market is set for a shakeup
by Grace Githaiga 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-domain-market-is-se… "The regulator, CCK, has published draft framework and regulations that would shake up the internet domain market in Kenya. Whereas it has been its good practice to invite public comments on draft regulations, it is rare that CCK will change too much from what it has already drafted". @Walu, in your opinion, is this exercise of CCK soliciting for comments an exercise in futility? How do ensure that stakeholders' input is taken on board? Well, I know this might be a rhetorical question but still...

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Re: [ISOC_KE] Open Data Research Network Newsletter
by Daniel Otieno Omondi 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

On Monday, January 27, 2014 12:04 PM, Tim Davies <tim.davies(a)webfoundation.org> wrote: Open Data Research Network Newsletter Open Data Research Network: Newsletter View this email in your browser Welcome to the latest Open Data Research Network newsletter. News from the ODDC NetworkOpen data supply is improving, but there is still a long way to go before the data that is published connects with citizen demand, and open data is regularly put to high-impact use. That's the general impression shared by participants in our Linked In conversation about the biggest open data issues in 2014, and mirrors emerging findings from our case study research. Yet, efforts to overcome barriers that might prevent the realisation of the promise of open data continue to grow, you can be sure more organisations and countries will be engaging with open data over the coming year. In fact, this year started with the launch of a new Open Data Portal in the Philippines at last week's Good Governance Summit, where two ODDC partners were presenting their early research findings. This increasing growth of open data activities is likely to be matched by increasing demand for evidence about open data outcomes and impacts. Central to any research that can address these demands will be understanding the context and politics of a country or city. Four short summaries of the open data journey in different cities in Latin America recently shared by ODDC partners illustrate the very different forms that open data initiatives can take. Over the next few months we're going to focussed in writing up the diverse case studies from across the ODDC network, and planning for a second network meeting in Berlin alongside the 2014 Open Knowledge Festival in July where we hope to also be sharing our learning publicly, and launching the next phase of the ODDC project. As always - you can keep in touch and tell us about your open data research and plans to through the Open Data Research Network LinkedIn group. We look forward to the ongoing open data conversation in 2014. ReadRecent books, papers, reports & presentations to provide inspiration and insight. A new paper from Anneke Zuiderwijk and Marijn Janssen in Government Information Quarterly looks at Open data policies, their implementation and impact: A framework for comparison. Drawing on the Open Data Barometer, Carlos Iglesias as written a topic report for EPSI Platform on A Year of Open Data in Europe, Middle East Asia and Africa Joel Gurin's Open Data Now book, providing a broad survey of the open data landscape has been published. Also in the last month, Joel and the GovLab team launched the first version of the Open Data 500, profiling companies in the United States working with open data. Josefin Lassinantti has written a paper on "Relevant Social Groups Within the Open Data Initiative–a matter of intertwining meanings" through a study of two municipalities in Sweden, exploring how people attribute meaning to their open data engagement. Seen a paper or report on open data we should know about? Join our Zotero group or get in touch by e-mail to suggest papers to feature in next months newsletter, or check the Open Data Research Network tumblr for the latest links. LinkedIn Twitter EngageUpcoming events; open calls; conferences and consultations. Discussions Rebecca Carter from the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre is seeking input into a literature review on the conditions that facilitate more and better data being accessed by citizens and the conditions that support citizens' greater access to data leading to better governance and political accountability. Share your suggestions on our Linked In group. Events ODDC Co-ordinator Tim Davies will be in Montreal for the Developers for Development conference on 27th/28th January. Find out more about the event here. International Open Data Day takes place on the 22nd February. This community organised day invites local groups to host their own open data hackathons and events to raise awareness of and promote open government data. Visit the website to find out if there is an event near you, or plan your own. Conferences The Open Technology Institute are hosting a pre-conference on 'Data and Discrimination: Converting Critical Concerns into Productive Inquiry' ahead of the 64th International Communications Association conference in Seattle on the 22nd May. A call for extended abstracts is open until 31st January. The International Conference on e-Democracy & e-Government takes place in Quito, Ecuador on April 25th and 26th, and has a call for papers open until 9th February. The conference also offers the opportunity for remote presentation from those who cannot travel to attend. OpenSym, the 10th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, held in Berlin, Germany from 27th to 29th August 2014 will have a track on Open Data Research. A call for papers is open until April 20th. The 15th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research is taking place in Aguascalientes City, Mexico on June 18th - 21st 2014 and has a call for papers on "Open Innovations and Sustainable Development in Government: Experiences from around the World" open until February 1st 2014. Journals The International Journal of Public Information Systems (IJPIS) is running a special issue on The non-government and voluntary sector, ICT, and democracy. A call for papers is open until 1st March. Conferences or events on open data coming up? Let us know about them for the next newsletter. The Open Data Research network is a collaborative project. This newletter was prepared by the Web Foundation as part of the ODDC project, funded by grant 107075 from the Canadian International Development Research Centre. Copyright © 2014 Open Data Research project c/o Web Foundation, All rights reserved. You joined this list to get updates about the Open Data Research network: www.opendataresearch.org Our mailing address is: Open Data Research project c/o Web Foundation 114 State Street Suite 600 BostonMassachusetts, MA 02109 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences

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Fwd: [kictanet] Job opportunity: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS PANOS
by Barrack Otieno 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Alice Munyua" <alice(a)apc.org> Date: Jan 22, 2014 6:12 PM Subject: [kictanet] Job opportunity: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS PANOS To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS PANOS WEST AFRICA http://peopledev.net/dep-director-prog.html _______________________________________________ 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.

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Fwd: Searching for open license videos/movies/documentaries on dialogue/tolerance
by Alex Gakuru 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Can you help? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 2:45 PM Subject: Searching for open license videos/movies/documentaries on dialogue/tolerance To: "ccafrica(a)lists.ibiblio.org" <ccafrica(a)lists.ibiblio.org>, " jnb-foe-workshop-newtork(a)googlegroups.com" < jnb-foe-workshop-newtork(a)googlegroups.com> Hi, Would you be in a position to help? It would be great if you could share. Regards, Alex ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <wsis-groupforum-1513918(a)wsis-community.org> Date: Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:30 PM Subject: [Open Educational Resources (OER)] [Searching for open license videos/movies/documentaries on dialogue/tolerance] To: gakuru(a)gmail.com To all members of the OER Community on the KC Platform, Colleagues working in South Sudan are searching for openly-licensed videos, movies, or documentaries on dialogue, tolerance, the mitigation of conflicts, cultural diversity etc to show at the UN Mission Camps for displaced peoples. Are you aware of any such videos? Is there a way to search for openly licensed videos in addition to Creative Commons search (http://search.creativecommons.org/)? Please reply to this email and/or directly contact Stephen Kovats: kovats(a)r0g-media.org [1] Let's make OERs alleviate the suffering in South Sudan! With advance thanks, Abel Posted by: Abel Caine http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/profile/abelcaine http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/forum/topic/1513918/searching-for-open-lic… You can comment on this post by visiting the URL posted above or send an email to: wsis-groupforum-1513918(a)wsis-community.org Links: ------ [1] mailto:kovats@r0g-media.org

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Commonwealth of Learning Developer's Certificate
by Grace Githaiga 21 Jan '14

21 Jan '14

This may be of interest to some of you. http://www.col.org/progServ/programmes/livelihoods/healthyComm/CLP/Pages/de…

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