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BYOG: YEES! Program School-Kids Wonderland Weekend in Kawangware; Saturday, May 28, 2016
by Wangari Kabiru 25 May '16

25 May '16

YEES! Program School-Kids Wonderland Weekend When did you last get a chance to roll in the mud, make a paper ball, skip to 100? We School-Kids get to do it every day! May is Enterprise & Technology Exploration (ETECH) Month in Education! We invite you to this weekend's School-Kids Wonderland Weekend. Spend a day with School-Kids and have some real FUN! A great opportunity for you to Mentor and expose School-Kids into the evolving world of technology; computers, mobile phones, satellites, machinery, automation... Date: Saturday, May 28, 2016 Time: 07:30am - 12:30pm Your Arrival: 09:00am Venue: Community Partners Knowledge Hub (KNOW HUB) @Vigil School Kawangware Nairobi Kawangware 46 (Behind Kenya Bus KBS Depot) Total School-Kids: >500 signed up Total Schools: >15 signed up Average Age of YE-Scholar! Mentees: 9 - 15y (Primary School), 14 - 20y (Secondary School) Do you use any technology aka gadget to do your work/study/business? Bring Your Own Gadget (BYOG) - powered! Spend an hour, show a School-Kid how to use it. Kindly RSVP. E: SCHOOLOFWORKSAFRICA(a)OUTLOOK.COM "YEES! WE KIDS HAVE FUN WHILE WE LEARN NOW!" l YEES! We Engage l YEES! We Play l YEES! We Discover l YEES! We Pray l YEES! We Learn l About; YOUNG ENTERPRISE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS! (YEES!) Program "Creating The Next Generation of Africa's Entrepreneur Citizen Leaders Now! A Wholistic Education Leadership Model Reaching 1Million School Going Children with Financial Capacity & Enterprise Education. http://www.educationinnovations.org/program/young-enterprise-education-scho… https://1millionyoungenterprises.wordpress.com/ ≠==================== I may only borrow from the quote "The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn." I look forward to your company! Be blessed. Regards/Wangari

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BitHub: BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency
by WANGARI KABIRU 18 May '16

18 May '16

Warm Greetings Eric! Thank you for pointing out on BitHub. It would be exciting to know what they are up to. I have found their address from the link as bithubafrica(a)gmail.com (copied herein). Address BitHub Africa,P.O. BOX 76081 Space Kenya, 2nd Flr Timau Plaza, Argwings Kodhek Road.Nairobi 00508 Kenya Let us see what we might discover from them. BitHub Team; A request you enlighten us on 'WhattsUp'', what is happening in the blockchain sphere in Kenya and your experiences - possibly as one fast and first in the market. Brian: Thank you for the link too. Tech talent and investment doesn't seem to be following this blockchain discovery... ('I argued before that 2016 will be the year that the development sector’s back end operations will take the front stage and become the focus of substantial innovation efforts. The current level of attention (or hype?) around the blockchain might be just an indicator of that – whether you are talking remittances or supply chains, social finance or refugee ID registration, cap and trade for emissions or identification in conflict zones.....London has a vibrant blockchain development and investor scene – the City of London has switched on to the possibilities and its proximity to London’s tech hubs is leading to the rapid emergence of a blockchain developer and startup community. But how can we firewall and apply some of that talent to the global development and humanitarian system? And how can we attract financial investment to build blockchain systems for development, a sector notoriously poor at investing in information technology directly itself?....) - Giulio Quaggiotto http://diytoolkit.org/sprinkling-blockchain-magic-dust-exploring-use-cases-… Rosemary; Your take that blockchain is an improvement to the financial services sector takes me back to the heated discussions on Bitcoin/CBK and others. Kivuva; Your drift on usage of Blockchain for elections or in other words for other sectors in addition to financial services is where I see the greatest opportunity lies. What I find perplexing is that our Tech community has not gone into this in droves, creating for different industries. Or what are people working on,or we do not understand, find it worth or too risky? '...As often is the case, however, to date the rhetoric around the potential of the technology by far outstrips the practice.'- Giulio Quaggiotto I am yet to understand on the group called 'miners' in this Blockchain, what they do and how they make money - where the rubber meets the road! Hopefully by the end of the week I shall, and share. $&$$$$$ have a way to cause and attract interest. Thank you all for the ongoing enlightenment on this! Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- 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". -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 17/5/16, Eric Mugendi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Eric Mugendi" <emugendi(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, 17 May, 2016, 15:56 There's Bithub, a hub that's focusing on incubating blockchain startups locally. http://techcabal.com/2016/01/14/space-kenya-launches-bithub/ On Tue, May 17, 2016, 2:11 PM Wangari Kabiru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Tuesday! Would any of our Tech hubs be handling any entrepreneurs doing this? Otherwise, tuko mbali! And this is not synonymous with the Kenya Silicon Savanna hype. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari On May 17, 2016 10:44, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: KenyaCoin sounds very interesting. The use of blockchain technology is best viewed as an improvement of the current financial systems rather than a competitor. I'm convinced that it can tremendously improve financial services. Thank you Wangari for the introduction of this discussion. Regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Tel: +254 718181644Skype: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Baiju Shah via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Wangari, Many thanks for the notes on the understanding of theBlock Chain and we are very interested in the distributed ledger technology as a means of exchanging trading and financial information from a b2b perspective. We are looking to kick off an R&D project on developing some key transactional areas especially on dealing with cross boarder trade and the application of using open ledgers. Thanks, Best Regards,BaijuTelemedia Africa Ltd. On Monday, 16 May 2016, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Monday! Pray you are well. Today I have learnt on Blockchains and I am delighted to share of. Learnt from Ashis Gadnis - BANQUAPP.COM and Ric Shreves. Any persons in this community in the field? The last time this discussion was here it was CBK and Bitcoin rundowns and the Ministry. Globally a lot is happening. The discussion is beyond financial services into data management, humanitarian data and refugee transfers services...and more. This community needs to have sharp deliberations on this at this year's IGF. <<< start notes>>> BTC4D @ ICT4D on 16/05/2016 'The blockchain is the new black..' First overlay is the web Second is blockchain - trust layer Challenge old ways, disrupt governance and centralised authority for enforcing transactions What is; A block chain is a distributed ledger via peer-to-peer Chain of digital signatures Protocal for exchanging value over internet without an intermediary A technology that allows people to exchange trust over transactions - Bank of England Critical elements in old times is trust. A block chain is another type of database for recording transactions - one that is copied to all computers Blockchain can be more than digital currency eg Asset tokenisation - transaction metadata used for transactions Structure; Data stored in structures called blocks. Elements; Header, Content - validated list of assets 15M - No. of Bitcoins in circulation 20B - Maximum no.of Bitcoins (2140), algorithm - manage inflation (unlike Ksh, $) $56M - 24hour Turnover of Bitcoins $746 M - Ethirium, 2nd Digital Currency Volatility of Bitcoin 1.24% 2013 + 2014 - 2015 + Other Blockchains; Best known are public; Litecoin, BitShares, Dogecoin, Namecoin. Others are private Types; unpermissioned, permissioned Newer ones; Ethereum, Microsoft BaaS - Blockchain as a Service Blockchain can be as a; Platform - build others on it Software What is happening; R3 working with 40+ banks Visa working on an independent proof of concept Citi has 3 blockchains and own digital currency (Citicoin) SEC, USA Stock Exchange The players you should know? R3 Hyperledger Ethereum - an app platform Microsoft Azure BaaS - flexible Ripple Bitcoin is what is well known <<< end notes>>> Be blessed. Regards/Wangari -- Baiju Shah_______________________________________________ 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/emugendi%40gmail.com 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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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. 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BitHub Revert: BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency
by WANGARI KABIRU 18 May '16

18 May '16

Many thanks John K+254 725 274191,BitHub for your revert. Copied in colleagues on KICTANET and ISOCKE for your interest/Updates. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- 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". -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 18/5/16, BitHub Africa <bithubafrica(a)gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: BitHub: BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency To: "WANGARI KABIRU" <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "ISOC Kenya Chapter" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "Eric Mugendi" <emugendi(a)gmail.com>, "Christian Kakoba" <kryskaka(a)gmail.com>, "John Karanja" <mauxdatabase(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, 18 May, 2016, 8:20 Thanks Wangari, Eric and Listers for the Invitation. We at BitHub.Africa are a commercially Blockchain Accelerator that is driving the adoption of blockchain technology and solutions including Bitcoin across Africa. You can see what we do here http://BitHub.co.ke Blockchain to summarize is about the disintermediation of trust by using a shared public ledger of transactions that can be only updated by holders of tokens on that particular network. Blockchain is designed in a manner that it is very difficult to change previous transactions as everyone will notice the ledger is being tampered with and therefore any suspicious transactions will not be approved. You can already imagine what such a system can do for the Land Registry and also IFMIS considering the NYS scandal for example. Bitcoin is the most the secure Blockchain protocol, network and platform being more powerful than the top 500 super computers in the World. It allows the transmission of value over its distributed networked at nearly no cost, near instant from any part of the globe to another. So sending 1 billion Kshs over the Bitcoin networks costs the same as sending 10 Kshs over the network. I think the fee is about Kshs 2 at the moment. You can think of it as Digital Mpesa over the Internet but not governed by a Company like Vodafone but by distributed computers similar to how Bittorrent works. Its near impossible to stop this technology as subsequently it is becoming the Internet of Value. While M-Pesa turns your mobile phone into a "Bank Account", Bitcoin turns your mobile phone into a "Bank" meaning you are in actual possession of your own money & assets. Kids born today will find current banking systems very archaic just like we stopped sending letters through Posta because of Email & Whatsapp. At BitHub we offer consultancy services for organizations who would like to understand or rethink their governance/business models using Blockchain technology. This could be lenders, insurance or any financial technology startup looking to scale rapidly at low costs. Just yesternight we were at the launch of Tala formerly Mkopo Rahisi and they are already using blockchain tech to scale their lending app globally. We have published a feasibility study on Blockchain in Kenya & Africa here. I will leave you with a comprehensive blog post we just wrote on Blockchain titled The Blockchain Opportunity in Africa! Ideas, Concepts & Implementation? I look forward to all your comments here, let's grab this opportunity! Kind Regards,John K+254 725 274191 On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 6:16 AM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Warm Greetings Eric! Thank you for pointing out on BitHub. It would be exciting to know what they are up to. I have found their address from the link as bithubafrica(a)gmail.com (copied herein). Address BitHub Africa,P.O. BOX 76081 Space Kenya, 2nd Flr Timau Plaza, Argwings Kodhek Road.Nairobi 00508 Kenya Let us see what we might discover from them. BitHub Team; A request you enlighten us on 'WhattsUp'', what is happening in the blockchain sphere in Kenya and your experiences - possibly as one fast and first in the market. Brian: Thank you for the link too. Tech talent and investment doesn't seem to be following this blockchain discovery... ('I argued before that 2016 will be the year that the development sector’s back end operations will take the front stage and become the focus of substantial innovation efforts. The current level of attention (or hype?) around the blockchain might be just an indicator of that – whether you are talking remittances or supply chains, social finance or refugee ID registration, cap and trade for emissions or identification in conflict zones.....London has a vibrant blockchain development and investor scene – the City of London has switched on to the possibilities and its proximity to London’s tech hubs is leading to the rapid emergence of a blockchain developer and startup community. But how can we firewall and apply some of that talent to the global development and humanitarian system? And how can we attract financial investment to build blockchain systems for development, a sector notoriously poor at investing in information technology directly itself?....) - Giulio Quaggiotto http://diytoolkit.org/sprinkling-blockchain-magic-dust-exploring-use-cases-… Rosemary; Your take that blockchain is an improvement to the financial services sector takes me back to the heated discussions on Bitcoin/CBK and others. Kivuva; Your drift on usage of Blockchain for elections or in other words for other sectors in addition to financial services is where I see the greatest opportunity lies. What I find perplexing is that our Tech community has not gone into this in droves, creating for different industries. Or what are people working on,or we do not understand, find it worth or too risky? '...As often is the case, however, to date the rhetoric around the potential of the technology by far outstrips the practice.'- Giulio Quaggiotto I am yet to understand on the group called 'miners' in this Blockchain, what they do and how they make money - where the rubber meets the road! Hopefully by the end of the week I shall, and share. $&$$$$$ have a way to cause and attract interest. Thank you all for the ongoing enlightenment on this! Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- 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". -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 17/5/16, Eric Mugendi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Eric Mugendi" <emugendi(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, 17 May, 2016, 15:56 There's Bithub, a hub that's focusing on incubating blockchain startups locally. http://techcabal.com/2016/01/14/space-kenya-launches-bithub/ On Tue, May 17, 2016, 2:11 PM Wangari Kabiru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Tuesday! Would any of our Tech hubs be handling any entrepreneurs doing this? Otherwise, tuko mbali! And this is not synonymous with the Kenya Silicon Savanna hype. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari On May 17, 2016 10:44, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: KenyaCoin sounds very interesting. The use of blockchain technology is best viewed as an improvement of the current financial systems rather than a competitor. I'm convinced that it can tremendously improve financial services. Thank you Wangari for the introduction of this discussion. Regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Tel: +254 718181644Skype: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Baiju Shah via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Wangari, Many thanks for the notes on the understanding of theBlock Chain and we are very interested in the distributed ledger technology as a means of exchanging trading and financial information from a b2b perspective. We are looking to kick off an R&D project on developing some key transactional areas especially on dealing with cross boarder trade and the application of using open ledgers. Thanks, Best Regards,BaijuTelemedia Africa Ltd. On Monday, 16 May 2016, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Monday! Pray you are well. Today I have learnt on Blockchains and I am delighted to share of. Learnt from Ashis Gadnis - BANQUAPP.COM and Ric Shreves. Any persons in this community in the field? The last time this discussion was here it was CBK and Bitcoin rundowns and the Ministry. Globally a lot is happening. The discussion is beyond financial services into data management, humanitarian data and refugee transfers services...and more. This community needs to have sharp deliberations on this at this year's IGF. <<< start notes>>> BTC4D @ ICT4D on 16/05/2016 'The blockchain is the new black..' First overlay is the web Second is blockchain - trust layer Challenge old ways, disrupt governance and centralised authority for enforcing transactions What is; A block chain is a distributed ledger via peer-to-peer Chain of digital signatures Protocal for exchanging value over internet without an intermediary A technology that allows people to exchange trust over transactions - Bank of England Critical elements in old times is trust. A block chain is another type of database for recording transactions - one that is copied to all computers Blockchain can be more than digital currency eg Asset tokenisation - transaction metadata used for transactions Structure; Data stored in structures called blocks. Elements; Header, Content - validated list of assets 15M - No. of Bitcoins in circulation 20B - Maximum no.of Bitcoins (2140), algorithm - manage inflation (unlike Ksh, $) $56M - 24hour Turnover of Bitcoins $746 M - Ethirium, 2nd Digital Currency Volatility of Bitcoin 1.24% 2013 + 2014 - 2015 + Other Blockchains; Best known are public; Litecoin, BitShares, Dogecoin, Namecoin. Others are private Types; unpermissioned, permissioned Newer ones; Ethereum, Microsoft BaaS - Blockchain as a Service Blockchain can be as a; Platform - build others on it Software What is happening; R3 working with 40+ banks Visa working on an independent proof of concept Citi has 3 blockchains and own digital currency (Citicoin) SEC, USA Stock Exchange The players you should know? R3 Hyperledger Ethereum - an app platform Microsoft Azure BaaS - flexible Ripple Bitcoin is what is well known <<< end notes>>> Be blessed. Regards/Wangari -- Baiju Shah_______________________________________________ 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/emugendi%40gmail.com 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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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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BLOCKCHAINS - Get in the Conversation and Perhaps Conversion..Digital Currency
by Wangari Kabiru 16 May '16

16 May '16

Happy Monday! Pray you are well. Today I have learnt on Blockchains and I am delighted to share of. Learnt from Ashis Gadnis - BANQUAPP.COM and Ric Shreves. Any persons in this community in the field? The last time this discussion was here it was CBK and Bitcoin rundowns and the Ministry. Globally a lot is happening. The discussion is beyond financial services into data management, humanitarian data and refugee transfers services...and more. This community needs to have sharp deliberations on this at this year's IGF. <<< start notes>>> BTC4D @ ICT4D on 16/05/2016 'The blockchain is the new black..' First overlay is the web Second is blockchain - trust layer Challenge old ways, disrupt governance and centralised authority for enforcing transactions What is; A block chain is a distributed ledger via peer-to-peer Chain of digital signatures Protocal for exchanging value over internet without an intermediary A technology that allows people to exchange trust over transactions - Bank of England Critical elements in old times is trust. A block chain is another type of database for recording transactions - one that is copied to all computers Blockchain can be more than digital currency eg Asset tokenisation - transaction metadata used for transactions Structure; Data stored in structures called blocks. Elements; Header, Content - validated list of assets 15M - No. of Bitcoins in circulation 20B - Maximum no.of Bitcoins (2140), algorithm - manage inflation (unlike Ksh, $) $56M - 24hour Turnover of Bitcoins $746 M - Ethirium, 2nd Digital Currency Volatility of Bitcoin 1.24% 2013 + 2014 - 2015 + Other Blockchains; Best known are public; Litecoin, BitShares, Dogecoin, Namecoin. Others are private Types; unpermissioned, permissioned Newer ones; Ethereum, Microsoft BaaS - Blockchain as a Service Blockchain can be as a; Platform - build others on it Software What is happening; R3 working with 40+ banks Visa working on an independent proof of concept Citi has 3 blockchains and own digital currency (Citicoin) SEC, USA Stock Exchange The players you should know? R3 Hyperledger Ethereum - an app platform Microsoft Azure BaaS - flexible Ripple Bitcoin is what is well known <<< end notes>>> Be blessed. Regards/Wangari

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Now business wants to lead policy making
by Barrack Otieno 13 May '16

13 May '16

Dear Listers, Might be of interest to some of us. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 11:26:22 +0530 Subject: [Internet Policy] Now business wants to lead policy making To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> A recent announcement by Alibaba's founder Jack Ma exposes what the real intent, and the problem, with business led multistakeholderism is, something a lot of people/ groups have perhaps innocently got into supporting.... He proposes a new business led initiative to frame global e-commerce rules, which would rival the WTO, which can keep making them for offline trade. And he is entirely serious, with Alibaba already working with a number of groups and intending to present the proposal to G 20 later this year.. To me it is a political shocker, but that is where much of multistakholderism ideology is headed. I wrote an op-ed on this issue in The Hindu, which is at http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/a-borderless-economy-that-will-be-c… We must re-assess what does unhinging of the role of legitimate political actors in key public policy areas means. It just transfers power to a few global corporates to runs our societies as a corporatocracy. Many of our discussions here on mulitistakeholderism as a sovereign political form need to be seen in this context. parminder _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [kictanet] Postel Award Nominations Open
by Barrack Otieno 12 May '16

12 May '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 18:57:22 +0000 Subject: [kictanet] Postel Award Nominations Open To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Listers Do we have an individual or an organisation we can nominate? It would be good to see someone or organisation from Kenya or Africa. Yes? RgdsGrace From: Carly Morris <morris(a)isoc.org> Subject: Postel Award Nominations Open - Please distribute Date: May 11, 2016 at 5:42:54 AM EDT To: DL All Staff <DLAllStaff(a)isoc.org> Hi everyone, I wanted to let you all know that candidate nominations for the 2016 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are open and the deadline approaches (May 18, 17:00 UTC). *Iâ€™d like to appeal to you all to share this call for nominations with your networks or any contacts you may feel are relevant and worthy of a nomination.* This prestigious annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community. The signature crystal globe and a USD 20,000 prize will be presented at the 96th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Berlin, Germany (17 -22 July 2016) to the chosen candidate. Nominations are encouraged for individuals or teams of individuals from across the data communications industry around the world, either by self-nomination or by third party. Nominations can be submitted using this web form: https://www.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations Many thanks for your support. Best, Carly *** More About the Award The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award was established by the Internet Society to honor a person who has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community. The award is focused on sustained and substantial technical contributions, service to the community, and leadership. With respect to leadership, the award committee places particular emphasis on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions. The award is named for Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate the extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jon Postel over the course of a thirty-year career in networking. Jon Postel served as the editor of the RFC series of notes from its inception in 1969 until 1998. He also served as the ARPANET â€œnumbers Czarâ€ and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority over the same period of time. He was a founding member of the Internet Architecture (nee Activities) Board and the first individual member of the Internet Society, which he also served as a Trustee. Find out more Â· Find the out more on the award, nomination procedures, and online submission forms. http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-s… Â· Learn more about Jon Postelâ€™s life and contributions. http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-s… Â· I'm ready to nominate someone! http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-s… For any questions please contact postel(a)isoc.org Carly Morris Manager, Stakeholder Relations Internet Society Mobile + 41 76 29 61 104 email: morris(a)isoc.org http://www.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [afnog] Application for AfPIF- 2016 Fellowship is open/ L¹inscription au programme de bourses AfPIF-2016 est ouverte!
by Barrack Otieno 12 May '16

12 May '16

Listers, This might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Betel Hailu <hailu(a)isoc.org> Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 06:58:30 +0000 Subject: [afnog] Application for AfPIF- 2016 Fellowship is open/ L¹inscription au programme de bourses AfPIF-2016 est ouverte! To: "afnog(a)afnog.org" <afnog(a)afnog.org> Hello everyone, Application for AfPIF-2016 Fellowship is open! Looking for a travel fellowship to attend AfPIF-2016? There is a limited fellowship opportunity<https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif-2016/node/2173> - see if you qualify. L'inscription au programme de bourses AfPIF-2016 est ouverte! Vous cherchez des bourses de voyage pour participer à AfPIF-2016? Les places sont limités, cependant vérifiez si votre profil correspond aux critères<https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif-2016-fr/node/1092>. Betel Hailu | Africa Regional Bureau - Communications Coordinator | ISOC: Internet Society skype: betty.hailu | www.InternetSociety.org<http://www.InternetSociety.org> | Follow Us [Description: Macintosh HD:Users:betelhailu:Desktop:facebook.png] <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica> [Description: Macintosh HD:Users:betelhailu:Desktop:twitter.png] <https://twitter.com/ISOC_Africa> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [isoc_ke] CALL FOR PAPERS ON IoT
by Ronald Ojino 11 May '16

11 May '16

Dear all, Greetings!Kindly find the call for papers for the upcoming IEEE 3rd World Forum on Internet on Things that will be held on 12-14 December, 2016 at Reston, USA. Circulate widely to friends (of great interest are graduate students). Best regards, Ronald Ojino

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Fwd: [kictanet] Webinar on DNS essentials, 18 May at 15:00 UTC and 19 May at 4UTC
by Barrack Otieno 09 May '16

09 May '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alice Munyua via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 22:03:14 +0300 Subject: [kictanet] Webinar on DNS essentials, 18 May at 15:00 UTC and 19 May at 4UTC To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: Alice Munyua <alice(a)dotafrica.org> Dear all, This might be of interest. As I am sure you have all heard, ICANN will be launching an engagement center in Nairobi in May. This webinar is therefore a good opportunity for both new comers and seasoned "ICANNers" to understand and/or refersh ICANN/DNS. Best regards Alice --------------- Two Webinars will be held, on 18 May at 15:00 UTC (other times <http://tinyurl.com/gac-dns>) and 19 May at 4UTC (other times <http://tinyurl.com/gac-dns2>). *_What will you learn_*? > How does the domain name system work? > - What is domain name resolution? > - How is the DNS structured, from the root to your device? > How are domain names registered? > - What is a registry, a registrar, a reseller and a privacy/proxy > provider? > - How are domain names registered? > > - What are some of the security considerations that you need to be > aware of? > - What is WHOIS? What does WHOIS accuracy mean? > - What are reports of DNS abuse? _Presenters_: Carlos Alvarez and Steve Conte _Date and time_: Wednesday 18 May at 15:00 UTC and Thursday 19 May at 4UTC _Dial in Numbers_: http://adigo.com/icann/—Conference ID: 36456. _Adobe Connect link_: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/GAC -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Tweetathon for Fund for Internet Research and Education
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 May '16

05 May '16

The Fund for Internet Research and Education from AFRINIC has benefited seven Kenyans researchers and startups before. More Kenyans can benefit from this is the word goes around. AFRINIC has planned a Tweetathon to promote the FIRE program and ensure the communication on the grants has reached a wider audience within the Continent before the expiry date of 31st May 2016. The idea of a tweetathon is to have as many accounts tweeting at the same time on the same #hashtag (#FIREAfrica) that it may even trend on twitter. This way, we can communicate to our collective audience, with the language our audience understand. The Aim of the Fund for Internet Research and Education is to boost innovative solutions and research that enhance the use of ICT within the continent. Just yesterday, Native Project fro FIRE was in Geneva, Switzerland, at the World Summit on the Information Society meeting to receive the WSIS Champion Certificate for the NatiV Project http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktakingp/en/Database/Search?pId=1447600201. That is the aim of FIRE program. Basic rules for a Tweetathon ——————————————— 1. Use a common hashtag: #FIREAfrica 2. Tweets with images are more visible. You can attach any relevant appropriate image with your tweets 3. Tweet in common days: 5th, 6th and 7th May 2016. 4. Ride on other popular hashtags: currently #FASTAfrica #AIS16 5. Tweet with your personal twitter account 6. Retweet other similar tweets 7. If you have TweetDeck, schedule your tweet to send at certain intervals We have generated some tweets for you. You can compose your own new generic tweets. You can tweet in any language understandable by any community in Africa. If there is any clarification, don’t hesitate to contact me. AFRINIC | EN AVANT ————————————— TWEETS BELOW ————————————— Do you want better Internet in Africa? Apply now for Fund for Internet Research and Education grants (link: http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016) fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbuHAz> #FASTAfrica #FIREAfrica The FIRE grants application can be done in both English and French http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica FIRE encourages Francophone, Lusophone, female-led projects, & projects that support isolated communities #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Where can I get more details about the FIRE Grants? Check the Frequently asked questions http://fireafrica.org/faq #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for internet Research and Education is an initiative of @AFRINIC to increase uptake of the Internet #FIREAfrica How do I make an application for the Fund for Internet Research and Education? Register on this page and then login http://fireafrica.org/users/users/login #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica How do I submit a successful Grant application? Check this link http://www.fireafrica.org/tips_for_successful_grant_submission #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Contact the FIRE Africa Team at fireprogram(a)afrinic.net if you have any questions about your application #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica What is the deadline for applying for Fund for Internet Research and Education grants? It is 31st May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research and Education is funding upto 9 projects for a total of $240,000 for innovative projects across Africa http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research and Education is part of the Seed Alliance. See past projects from Africa, Asia and South America here seedalliance.net #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Like the Fund for Internet Research and Education page on Facebook https://facebook.com/fireafrinic #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Tip: Prepare your FIRE application well in advance offline, then copy paste on the application system http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you don’t get an email notification after application, you may need to apply again, or contact FIRE secretariat http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you have attachments, ensure they are submitted with the FIRE application form http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you have any challenge with your FIRE application, the secretariat is happy to help http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you make an omission during your FIRE application, you can always resubmit your application again http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Read more about past #FireAfrica grants on the website fireafrica.org <https://t.co/9jIw47XavC> and http://seedalliance.net/ #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research & Education twitter account is @FIREAfrica. Please follow and retweet to your followers @AFRINIC #FASTAfrica #FIREAfrica Le nouveau compte twitter FIRE Africa est @FIREAfrica. S'il vous plaît suivre et retweet à tes followers de #AfricaRising @AFRINIC The Fund for Internet Research and Education is now calling for applications fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbuHAz> Please retweet #FIREAfrica APPLY NOW! #AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the FIRE Programme GRANTS 2016 are opened. Visit fireafrica.org <https://t.co/a9xzNjqOn3> @FIREAfrica APPLIQUER MAINTENANT! @AFRINIC Est heureux d'annoncer que le programme FIRE SUBVENTIONS 2016 sont ouvertes. Visitez fireafrica.org <https://t.co/a9xzNjqOn3> What is the closing date for #FIREAfrica grants? Grants applications close on 31 May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Do you have a projectwith clearly demonstrated benefit for the African community? Then apply for a #FIREAfrica grant fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbMis7> #FIREAfrica has 3 types of grants giving a total of $240k: FIRE Africa Grant, Internet Society Africa Grant, FIRE Africa Scale Up Grants #FIREAfrica <https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/FIREAfrica?src=hash> support projects that use ICT for solutions to Africa's education, access, information, infrastructure, communication needs #FIREAfrica Grants in conjunction with @IDRC_CRDI will provide 4 Grants of up to US$25,000 each per project fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Community Development grant: Innovative projects that use technical concepts to provide solutions http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> #FIREAfrica #FIREAfrica Technical Innovation grant: projects with technical concepts, solutions related to Internet development http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Education grant: Innovative projects that use ICT to solve educational issues throughout Africa http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Appel à #candidatures 2016 #FIREAfrica, #ISOC & @IDRC_CRDI US$25,000 par projet #Afrinic - http://www.fireafrica.org <https://t.co/SgzAqJlA6f> /grant-2016 Who should apply #FIREAfrica? Project proposals from African orgs, university, or research dev institutions and NGOs http://fireafrica.org <https://t.co/9jIw47Fz72> #FIREAfrica announce the @ISOC_Africa Grant where two Grants of US$ 25,000 for Projects within Africa http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4Wefo1> The Internet Society #FIREAfrica Grant offers US$ 25,000 for two projects in Africa @internetsociety http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant is for projects that focus on solutions on CyberSecurity http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant is for projects that focus on Naming: through innovative approaches to DNSSEC http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @SOC_Africa #FIREAfrica focus on Routing: deployment of a secure routing standard – RPKI and BGP http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant focus on Access to promote & sustain an open assessable Internet http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa <https://mobile.twitter.com/ISOC_Africa> Access #FIREAfrica grants focus on User experience: Making sure everyone can access the Internet http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa Access #FIREAfrica grants: Infrastructure Contributing to development of infrastructure in ur community http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa Access #FIREAfrica grants focus on Cost: Breaking down the financial barriers to Internet access http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @internetsociety #FIREAfrica grants is for projects with an implementation period of 10-12 months http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> Individual @internetsociety members are welcome to apply for the #FIREAfrica grants through their ISOC Chapters http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @internetsociety #FIREAfrica Grants applications close on 31st May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> #FIREAfrica <https://mobile.twitter.com/FIREAfrica> <https://mobile.twitter.com/FIREAfrica> #FIREAFRICA Scale Up Grants include Technical Innovation projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI FIRE Africa scalp grants projects will benefit from institutional strengthening and capacity building http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> #FIREAfrica Scale Up Grants provides three Grants of $30,000 each to scalp existing projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grant <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW>s @IDRC_CRDI #FIREAfrica Scale Up Grants provides three Grants of $30,000 each for existing successful projects to scale up http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> Community Dev Innovative projects use technical concepts to solve unique problems faced by communities throughout Africa #FIREAfrica FIRE AFRICA Scale Up Grants include Community Development Innovations http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Fire Africa scale up Technical Innovation grants includes innovation in materials, devices, standards for software and content and delivery Technical Innovation are projects that use technical concepts and solutions related to Internet development, security and access. #FIREAFRICA Scale Up Grants include Education grants http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Governance #FIREAfrica address Internet governance & Internet policy issues including privacy, online freedoms, data retention & access FIRE AFRICA Scale Up Grants include Governance Enhancement Innovative projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Where can I get answers on the Frequently asked questions about the #FIREAfrica grants? Check fireafrica.org/faq <https://t.co/1WTh6VNDil> @AFRINIC ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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