[kictanet] Day 7 of 10:-IGF Discussion, Economic Issues

Thu Aug 21 02:33:11 EAT 2008

Sylvester,

There is, Kenya ICT Consumer Association, with Alex Gakuru as the
Chairman....what am not sure of, is whether...its a lobby group or an
established
office that has been ignored and needs to be recognised and given powers to
perfom the tasks that you mention.

On the political end....I wish we could be able to separate development and
politics.....but since we cant....when we vote...lets not go for
euphoria....lets select leaders who are "with It".

Kind Regards,

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Sylvester Kisonzo <skisonzo at securenet.co.ke
> wrote:

>  Who should be responsible:  I (still) suggest a regulator, supported by
> requisite legislation. Trust, Confidence need to be created for e-comm to
> thrive. I do not think developing countries can afford to move in a
> direction different from the rest of the world – one – because they do not
> make up a substantial market of their own  and – two – they greatly depend
> on the first world. As has been said in the past, for e-commerce to thrive,
> there is need for trusted systems to exist, starting from CAs all the way to
> Governance structures supported by legislation.
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>
> How about politics? All economies need to have (strong democratic)
> political structures in place. Economics in the third world is dependent on
> politics, so having national legislation that may not be respected by
> governments may not make it any easier.
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>
> Sylvester
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> *From:* kictanet-bounces+skisonzo=gmail.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:
> kictanet-bounces+skisonzo <kictanet-bounces%2Bskisonzo>=gmail.com@
> lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *mwende njiraini
> *Sent:* 19 August 2008 11:27
> *To:* skisonzo at gmail.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 7 of 10:-IGF Discussion, Economic Issues
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> I agree, there is definitely a link between economics and interconnection.
> For example, mobile operators have networks spanning across East and
> Southern Africa enabling users to communicate without incurring roaming
> charges thus encouraging commercial activity.
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> Interconnection of telecommunication networks is supported by ongoing
> efforts to harmonize regulatory requirements in the region.  This is a great
> accomplishment considering that Europe has over a long time battled with the
> introduction of roaming regulation.  Though there are distinct differences
> between mobile and the internet interconnection, what is the limitation in
> providing connectivity been IXPs existing in the COMESA, EAC and SADC
> trading blocks?
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> References:
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> 1.      The roaming regulation Available at:
> http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/roaming/regulation/index_en.htm[Accessed August 2008]
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> Disclaimer: These comments are the author's own
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> On 8/19/08, *Michuki Mwangi* <michuki at swiftkenya.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Well just to add on to this debate. We have various trading blocks - EAC,
> COMESA etc. I dont have the data on how much we trade against each of this
> blocks - but i would imagine that the level of trade carried out between the
> regions is almost equal to the amount of communications that  is conducted
> amongst the trading parties. If thats the case, what role should
> Governments, regulators etc play in ensuring that communications between the
> various trading blocks is efficient and cost effective i.e almost as the
> cost of local services. IMHO this would go a long way in reducing the amount
> of dependence on international connectivity for regional traffic. - This may
> as well be a point to review on the interconnection issue - but i sort of
> see the relationship between the economics and interconnection.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michuki.
>
> mwende njiraini wrote:
>
> Morning!!
>
> Thank you all for your contribution to various aspects of internet
> governance.  Today we start our discussions on economic issues.  The
> internet is increasingly playing a critical role in economic development
> specifically in facilitating international trade.
>
>
>
> The economic issues therefore basically relate to the framework that makes
> e-commerce possible. The participation of developing countries in
> e-commerce
> is limited by the lack the appropriate legislation, authentication
> technologies and electronic payment methods.  The main limitation however
> is
> the lack of appropriate legislation that is essential in the protection of
> consumers in relation to confidentiality, misleading advertising and
> delivery of faulty products.
>
>
> In your view, who should be responsible for protection of the consumer in
> light of the fact that the national legislation may be faced with the
> limitation of jurisdiction?  Given that mobile services are available to
> the
> majority, should developing countries concentrate their efforts in enabling
> m-commerce to overcome the challenges of e-commerce?  What private sector
> initiatives are there in e-commerce particularly in e-Payments?
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you.
>
> Kind regards
> Mwende
>
>
>
> Disclaimer: These comments are the author's own
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