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Public Consultation website on African Internet Rights launched - Spread the word!
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

FYI The address is: www.africaninternetrights.org and we are now collecting public feedback on the Declaration until August 4th. We would really appreciate your help in sharing the link far and wide and urging your contacts to read the Draft Declaration and send us their feedback so that we can make the final Declaration as strong as possible. In particular, if there are groups from outside the traditional internet community, or groups whose perspectives may have not been well represented so far, we would really like to hear from them. For more information about the initiative and to submit your comments, please contact: Dixie HawtinGlobal Partners Digitaldixie(a)gp-digital.org Or Emilar VushaAssociation of Progressive Communications (APC)emilar(a)apc.org

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Reminder: Invitation to the Kenya IGF to be held on 3rd July 2014 at Strathmore University.
by Mwendwa Kivuva 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has brought together people from government, private sector, technical community, academia and civil society to discuss Internet governance issues on an equal basis through an open and inclusive process at a series of annual meetings since 2008 in an informal setting, free from binding negotiations. This type of cooperative engagement is usually referred to as the multistakeholder model of Internet Governance, which is one of the key features for the Internet's success. This model is paramount to ensure that the Internet remains sustainable for economic and social development The IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans. Issues dealt by the IGF include: Privacy, Digital content, Human rights, and Interconnection. Every year, we organize the Kenya IGF in partnership with other stakeholders to address key Internet issues. The theme for this year's IGF is Connecting Counties for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance. Event Venue: Strathmore University, Ole Sangale Road Event website: http://kenyaigf.or.ke/ Registration page: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-kenya-internet -governance-forum-tickets-11801018163?aff=es2&rank=0 We are pleased to invite you to this national event. Please feel free to contact us for any clarifications; we look forward to seeing you at the IGF . Yours Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, ISOC 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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Invitation to the Kenya IGF to be held on 3rd July 2014 at Strathmore University.
by Mwendwa Kivuva 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has brought together people from government, private sector, technical community, academia and civil society to discuss Internet governance issues on an equal basis through an open and inclusive process at a series of annual meetings since 2008 in an informal setting, free from binding negotiations. This type of cooperative engagement is usually referred to as the multistakeholder model of Internet Governance, which is one of the key features for the Internet's success. This model is paramount to ensure that the Internet remains sustainable for economic and social development The IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans. Issues dealt by the IGF include: Privacy, Digital content, Human rights, and Interconnection. Every year, we organize the Kenya IGF in partnership with other stakeholders to address key Internet issues. The theme for this year's IGF is Connecting Counties for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance. Event Venue: Strathmore University, Ole Sangale Road Event website: http://kenyaigf.or.ke/ Registration page: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-kenya-internet-governance-forum-tickets-11… We are pleased to invite you to this national event. Please feel free to contact us for any clarifications; we look forward to seeing you at the IGF. Yours Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, ISOC 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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Dad Derby Invitation
by Global Shapers - Nairobi Hub 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

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Fiber Optic Communications Workshops - Johannesburg
by ICT Africa 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICT Africa Logo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DfjwfuJtnN-BU_XaVaogyhmWq-hi5xzy1K-5ZYlA1hn1…] June 19, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fibre Optic Communication Workshops Johannesburg, South Africa | 2 & 3 July 2014 On 2 and 3 July, ICT Africa will be hosting a two day workshop on Fibre Optic Communications at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. (19 Richards Drive, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) TIME: 08h30 to 17h00, daily COST: South Africa | ZAR 6 000.00per person Please note: All rates exclude travel and accommodation expenses. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This workshop is aimed at Engineers, Managers and anyone else responsible for, or interested in, designing reliable and cost-effective fibre optic networks. WHAT TO EXPECT: Endorsed by BiCSI and the FTTH Council Africa, this workshop will teach delegates the fundamental aspects and components of fiber optic networks. Topics covered include trends in optical communication systems, components of optical communication systems (fibre, EDFA's, DCMs, OAMs etx) and transmission systems (SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, PON etc). The Workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Jabulani Dhliwayo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DfjwfuJtnN-BU_XaVaogyhmWq-hi5xzy1K-5ZYlA1hn1…] who has more than 16 years' experience in the telecommunication industry, primarily in Fibre Optics. Download the full course brochure [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DfjwfuJtnN-BU_XaVaogyhmWq-hi5xzy1K-5ZYlA1hn1…] and to register to attend, visit www.thefibrelab.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DfjwfuJtnN-BU_XaVaogyhmWq-hi5xzy1K-5ZYlA1hn1…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't miss any important ICT information or events in Africa Register [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DfjwfuJtnN-BU_XaVaogyhmWq-hi5xzy1K-5ZYlA1hn1…] for our bi-weekly newsletter for updates Stay Connected ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=sp8euwbab&m=1101344697842&ea=… This email was sent to isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke by info(a)ictafrica.info. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001TPLYMzXMR5IlPI5-CxElnA%3D%3… Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001TPLYMzXMR5IlPI5-CxElnA%3D%3… Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com ICT Africa | 4209 Ridge Top Road #610 | Fairfax | VA | 22030

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Kenya IGF committee meeting on Saturday, 14th July 2014 at iHub, 2nd floor from 11am.
by Mwendwa Kivuva 14 Jun '14

14 Jun '14

Greeting members, We had send an invitation on ISOC list for the Kenya IGF organising committee to be held On Saturday, 14th July 2014 at iHub, 2nd floor from 11am. We urge you to turn up to plan for a successful Kenyan IGF. All are welcome. -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, Kenya IGF Organising Committee / Internet Society.

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Re: [ISOC_KE] Kenya IGF committee meeting on Saturday, 14th July 2014 at iHub, 2nd floor from 11am.
by PETER OLOO 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

See you tmrw ------------------------------ On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 12:37 PM PDT Mwendwa Kivuva wrote: >Greeting members, > >We had send an invitation on ISOC list for the Kenya IGF organising >committee to be held On Saturday, 14th July 2014 at iHub, 2nd floor >from 11am. > >We urge you to turn up to plan for a successful Kenyan IGF. > >All are welcome. > >-- >______________________ >Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >Secretary, Kenya IGF Organising Committee / Internet Society.

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Draft Wireless Broadband Spectrum Policy Guidelines 2014
by Ali Hussein 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. The above refers. Can anyone direct me where this document can be downloaded because I certainly cant see it on the Ministry Website below. Unless my browser is playing tricks on me... http://www.information.go.ke/?p=1174 As a matter of information the website says:- Stakeholders are invited to download the Draft Wireless Broadband Spectrum Policy Guidelines at http://www.information.go.ke. Substantive comments with specific proposals for amendments to the draft policy should be sent to: spectrumpolicyreview(a)information.go.ke by close of business Friday 13th June 2014. And in today's Standard, Page, 36 there is an advert that says that the deadline for submissions has been moved to Friday, 26th June 2014. Some one please update the Ministry Website... Regards *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Fwd: [bestbits] CIPESA report on the State of Internet Freedoms in East Africa, 2014 and Forum report
by Mwendwa Kivuva 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lillian(a)cipesa.org> Date: 12 June 2014 17:55 Subject: [bestbits] CIPESA report on the State of Internet Freedoms in East Africa, 2014 and Forum report To: Dear all, Apologies for cross posting incase you receive this on other mailing lists. Last month, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) hosted the Forum on Internet Freedoms in East Africa 2014 in Kampala, Uganda. The forum drew participants from Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The forum discussed the status of online freedoms in East Africa, including legal and extra-legal threats to the enjoyment of internet freedoms in the region and also drew recommendations for advancing a free, open and secure internet in East Africa. Please see event report here; http://www.cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=83 The forum also served as the launch of the State of Internet Freedoms in East Africa 2014 research report. (Please see report here; http://opennetafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/researchandpubs/Report%20on%20t…) The report produced under the OpenNet Africa Initiative - opennetafrica.org presents the findings of an exploratory study on policy developments and actions related to internet freedoms in Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda over the period 2009 to April 2014. Please feel free to share among your networks. Kind regards, -- Lillian Nalwoga CIPESA www.cipesa.org +256 712 204335 ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits

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Participate in Africa IGF 2014
by Barrack Otieno 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Listers, http://www.afigf2014.org.ng/ Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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