January 2014 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Fwd: Fwd: [rajef] Fw: Please share this announcement with as many friends as possible-
by Barrack Otieno 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

Dear Colleagues ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)dotafrica.org> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:14:20 +0300 Subject: Fwd: Fwd: [rajef] Fw: Please share this announcement with as many friends as possible- To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Hi Barrack You may want to share this with ISOC Kenya members. Very best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: [rajef] Fw: Please share this announcement with as many friends as possible- Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:09:21 +0100 From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CBACBB.915F8810 ** *Sent:* Tuesday, December 31, 2013 9:54 AM* To:* OCFT* Subject:* Sharing Information about the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Dear Colleagues, We wanted to make you aware of a new flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), /the 2014 Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (“Washington Fellowship”)/. President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa. For more information about YALI, please visit _http://youngafricanleaders.state.gov/_. The Washington Fellowship, which is being launched in 2014, will provide leadership training, professional development, and mentoring to 500 accomplished young African leaders each year. The application period for the 2014 Washington Fellowship is now open, and its implementation is being supported by IREX. The online application for the Washington Fellowship is currently available through the IREX Online Application System at _https://yaliapp.irex.org_ <https://yaliapp.irex.org/>. Completed applications, including all supporting documents, must be submitted to IREX online by *_12:00 midnight Eastern Standard Time on_*_*January 27, 2014*_.Competition for the Washington Fellowship is merit-based and is open to young African leaders who meet the following criteria: ·Are between the ages of 25 and 35 at the time of application submission, although exceptional applicants younger than 25 will be considered; ·Are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S; ·Are eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa; ·Are proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English; and ·Are citizens and residents of one of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.* /* _Note_: Individuals residing in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Sudan, and Zimbabwe may not apply to the public management track. Residents of Sudan may only apply for the Civic Leadership track. Current IREX employees and consultants and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings) are not eligible to apply for any IREX-implemented grant programs, either as individuals or as the responsible party representing an institutional applicant./ We encourage qualified and interested young African leaders to apply. We hope you will help spread the word by sharing this information with your networks in the United States and in the aforementioned countries. All individuals should submit their applications with sufficient time to meet the deadline. Detailed application instructions and a fact sheet about the fellowship are attached. More information about the Washington Fellowship is available at _http://youngafricanleaders.state.gov/washington-fellows/_. -- -- -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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A REPORT OF THE ONLINE DEBATE ON AFRICA UNION CONVENTION ON CYBERSECURITY (AUCC)
by Gideon 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

Thanks GG for sharing. Best regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > Dear Listers > > Please find attached the Report of the Online Debate conducted in November > 2013 on the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity (AUCC), which has now > been submitted to the Africa Union Commission. A meeting with the drafters > took place in December where it was agreed that the Commission would look > into our input, and provide an explanation/justification on areas of > disagreement. > > Most important is that the convention will not be signed in January as > earlier expected, and the earliest this can happen would be in June 2014. > This means that we now have an opportunity to engage further and shape the > Convention. We therefore look forward to a Stakeholders Consultation > meeting as promised by the CS to hopefully inform the official Kenya > Position. > > Wishing you Peace, good health and prosperity. > > Rgds > Grace > > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > >

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A REPORT OF THE ONLINE DEBATE ON AFRICA UNION CONVENTION ON CYBERSECURITY (AUCC)
by Grace Githaiga 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

Dear Listers Please find attached the Report of the Online Debate conducted in November 2013 on the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity (AUCC), which has now been submitted to the Africa Union Commission. A meeting with the drafters took place in December where it was agreed that the Commission would look into our input, and provide an explanation/justification on areas of disagreement. Most important is that the convention will not be signed in January as earlier expected, and the earliest this can happen would be in June 2014. This means that we now have an opportunity to engage further and shape the Convention. We therefore look forward to a Stakeholders Consultation meeting as promised by the CS to hopefully inform the official Kenya Position. Wishing you Peace, good health and prosperity. RgdsGrace

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Fwd: Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
by Barrack Otieno 08 Jan '14

08 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 22:05:17 +0300 (EAT) Subject: Re: Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Listers, Below find a self explanatory letter from one of my former IT expert at the Ministry. We had sent him to the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Don't forget to read the attachments too. Ndemo. Dear Sir, Happy 2014, The university I attended in South Korea (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) is recruiting undergraduate students on full scholarship to pursue IT, Engineering and Natural Sciences. The recruitment Team will be in Nairobi between 16th and 19th January, 2014. Kindly help me circulate the message below (on kictanet, tweeter etc), this way we can give a poor bright Kenyan kid a chance to rise and shine. Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) will conduct '2014 Undergraduate Scholarship Recruitment' as follows; 1. Date: Jan 16th Thur 2:30pm Place: University of Nairobi 2. Date: Jan 17th Friday 10am Place: Sunrise Hotel Conference Hall, Keekorok Road, off Ngariama Road, 00600 Nairobi, P.O. Box 519-00600 Participants: max 30 people (due to the limited space) * If there are any Int'l undergraduate admission applicants, we do have a plan to conduct the paper review and interview in Kenya. ** I will recommend applicants to prepare all the document before the KAIST 2014 Scholarship Recruitment presentation. For additional information, plse contact: Admissions Officer Ms. Sky Lee Undergraduate Admissions Team 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-42-350-4811 Fax: +82-350-2420 Email: sky.lee(a)kaist.ac.kr Additional information on KAIST can be found via the links here below; http://www.kaist.edu/edu.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAIST -- With Compliments from Nicholas Awiti -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Facebook faces suit for data mining 'private' messages
by KASWESHA 04 Jan '14

04 Jan '14

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Facebook-faces-suit-for-d… -- *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS.

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Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 50 in London
by Grace Githaiga 04 Jan '14

04 Jan '14

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jan14-en.htm

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] Best wishes for 2014!
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jan '14

03 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Hinden <bob.hinden(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 4:57 AM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Best wishes for 2014! To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> I am writing on behalf of the Internet Society Board of Trustees to wish our community of Members, Chapters, Staff, partners, and friends a very Happy New Year! 2013 was a very busy year with many new challenges. Lynn St. Amour notified the Board and the community that she would step down as ISOC's President and CEO at the end of her contract, revelations about the U.S. NSA and other government surveillance programs threatened the Internet's fundamental principles, new Internet Governance meetings emerged such as the 2014 Brazil meeting, and many questioned the sustainability of the Open Internet model. 2014 may well be a watershed year for the Internet and a test for our mission of creating an Internet for everyone. There were also many important accomplishments in 2013. IPv6 deployment continues to increase, the IETF reached a consensus to improve the security of Internet protocols to respond to pervasive surveillance, the I* Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation was very well received, and after a long and thorough search, the announcement that the Board hired a new CEO to replace Lynn St. Amour. As we look ahead to 2014, we welcome our new CEO Kathy Brown to the organization and look forward to her strong leadership to carry us into the future. This also means we say goodbye to Lynn, who built the Internet Society into a trusted and internationally respected leader operating at the intersection of policy, technology, and development. Lynn made ISOC what it is today. The Board and I greatly appreciate all her hard work and wish her the very best in her future endeavors. Thank you all for your support and engagement to advance our mission around the world. Working together we can create the Internet we want for everyone. I look forward to continuing our important work to keep the Internet strong and open. Happy New Year! Bob Hinden Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees _______________________________________________ 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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