May 2015 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon - Yahoo News
by Barrack Otieno 16 May '15

16 May '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com> Date: Fri, May 15, 2015 at 5:01 PM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon - Yahoo News To: accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org All I would have loved to have asked the Board about this today! Paul http://news.yahoo.com/icann-sees-privatization-internet-management-soon-214… San Francisco (AFP) - The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the world's Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday that it would be privatized and out of US government control by year's end. Fadi Chehade's comments came despite criticism in the US Congress, where some lawmakers have resisted the plan to end Washington's key management role in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Chehade said all the necessary components for a new stewardship scheme are accounted for and there will be "major legitimizing endorsements" from several countries in coming weeks. "It is now up to the community to wrap them up, put them in a nice little box with a bow and ship them to Washington," Chehade said, of the pieces of a plan to supplant a contract ICANN has with the US Department of Commerce.... _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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#Miss.Africa announces 2015 Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in #Africa
by Gideon 15 May '15

15 May '15

Dear Listers, FYI, #Miss.Africa announces 2015 Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in #Africa http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/112106864709… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica *"Please mainstream women into your efforts. The gender gap is more pronounced in the developing world, where according to ITU, 16% fewer women than men use the Internet, compared with only 2% fewer women in developed world. What this means is, if you can create services that can be attractive to serve the gender gap, you can leverage these numbers to make revenue." * *--- * *Sophia Bekele, Founder, DCA Trust, * * Keynote Address, May 2015, Berkeley HASS School of Business, USA* Miss.Africa Initiative led by DCA Academy, is announcing a Seed Fund in Africa that will a small grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase their digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles. The program is interested in learning about successful activities that are currently supporting women and girls in STEM, and through this effort, we identify how we might support scalability and their impacts. The 2015 Seed Grant for the amount *Five Thousand US dollars ($5,000)* will assist the winning initiative to start or expand their capacity. To apply, please follow the instructions in the link below and send an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the email address at: eoi(a)dotconnectafrica.org SEED FUND ELIGIBILITY *Click here for further information <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…>* *TIMELINE* July 1, 2015: Miss.Africa Fund Online Application opens November 15, 2015: Miss.Africa Seed Fund Application deadline February 2, 2016: Round One of Miss.Africa grants announced *________________________________________________________________* *About DCA Academy* DCA Digital Academy was established to provide training and capacity development on various topics related to the Internet - from how to effectively use it, to its governance - so as to increase Internet and digital literacy in Africa. This project, in conjunction with other DCA's projects managed under DCA Trust, is aimed at achieving the organization's objective of advancing education in information technology to the African society. The DCA Digital Academy provides the tools and skills to foster training, leadership, entrepreneurship and also connecting women and youth to innovation highways, through its *Miss.Africa* and *Generation.africa* programs to provide digital opportunities. This way, Africa can be part of the foundations of a digitally aware societies. * Connect with DCA on our Multi-Lingual Social Media Platforms [image: View our videos on YouTube] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> [image: View our profile on LinkedIn] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> [image: Follow us on Twitter] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…>DotAfrica <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…>; DotAfrique <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…>; DotAfriqya <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> [image: Like us on Facebook] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> DotAfrica <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> ; DotAfrique <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…>; DotAfriqya <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001af33mLsPhTYu3h742Jt6cQyWWymVNk2uIuxiIWxsq4aN…> * Forward this email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&m=1102516344150&ea=…> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001lWKnchynT7X5vxeCZUNB0A%3D%3…> This email was sent to gideonrop(a)gmail.com by press.africa(a)dotconnectafrica.org | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001lWKnchynT7X5vxeCZUNB0A%3D%3…> | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001lWKnchynT7X5vxeCZUNB0A%3D%3…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. DotConnectAfrica | 1/F River Court | 6th Denis Street | | Port Louis | Africa | Mauritius

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Online Course : Children and Mobile Technology
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 May '15

05 May '15

Greetings, this is an interesting course for those who might be interested. Children and Mobile Technology http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/children A free 7-week online course offered by GSMA's *Capacity Building in Mobile Sector Regulation <http://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/capacitybuilding>* initiative in cooperation with DiploFoundation. "Children and young people are among the most avid users of mobile technologies, which can have a tremendous positive impact on their lives. Like any tool, however, mobile technologies can be used to cause harm, and parents, governments and industry have a role in protecting and supporting children who are connected. This course looks at the issue from several angles, including cultural differences regarding children's use of mobile devices, child online protection and whether regulation is necessary. This seven-week online course is offered by GSMA's *Capacity Building in Mobile Sector Regulation <http://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/capacitybuilding>* initiative, in cooperation with DiploFoundation. *The course is for staff and management of national telecommunications regulatory authorities*. Participation in this course is fully funded by GSMA." Source : http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/children ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Information on the CCWG-Accountability Public Comment which has just gone live
by Barrack Otieno 05 May '15

05 May '15

Listers, For your attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Omondi <omondibob(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 08:20:08 +0300 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Information on the CCWG-Accountability Public Comment which has just gone live To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear team, *NB: The Public Comment will span from 04 May through 23:59 UTC 03 June 2015.* The public comment page is here: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20… • As noted on the front page, the draft is not presented as the consensus of the CCWG-Accountability. The group has engaged in healthy and prosperous dialogue over the past weeks and months and has decided that at this point in their recommendation development process *they want more input from the community*. ◦ This public comment will be *VITAL* to the development and finalization of the proposal that will eventually go to NTIA as a part of the IANA Stewardship Transition Enhancing ICANN Accountability process. ——— Secondly, coinciding with the public comment, the CCWG-Accountability has announced two Webinars on their draft proposal for *next Monday, 11 May 2015*: • 11 May from 11:00-12:30 UTC (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit…> ) • 11 May from 19:00-20:30 UTC (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit…> ) The full announcement is here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en Regards Bob. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Facebook Opens Internet.org to All Developers [Net Neutrality]
by Mose Karanja 04 May '15

04 May '15

Listers, Facebook is turning internet.org into an open platform to all devs. Three principles however have to be upheld: 1. Services should encourage the exploration of the broader internet wherever possible 2. Websites that require high-bandwidth will not be included. Services should not use VoIP, video, file transfer, high resolution photos, or high volume of photos. 3. Websites must be built to be optimized for browsing on both feature and smartphones and in limited bandwidth scenarios. Find more here: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/05/announcing-the-internet-org-platform/ Is it good enough, neutralists? -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0x1529552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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