[kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in Main Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008

Wed Dec 3 17:45:35 EAT 2008

Joseph

I have not seen a single insult from JM. Unless you have pre-conceived ideas
and what you should read.

Lets not throw tantrums brother. Respect is two way

Alai

On 12/3/08, Joseph Okech <okechukwu at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  I may be a manamba on this list but for sure I do respect people and you
> don't. If you have personal vendatta with Brian, please square it with him
> and leave the rest of us alone. Brian sent out a very objective statement
> which did not warrant your insults, and if you will shout at me for standing
> up and saying no, please go ahead for I will not stop.
>
> rgds,
>
> Ok3ch
>
> On Wednesday 03 December 2008 17:28:34 John Maina wrote:
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> > Joseph
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> >
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> > What do you help this forum with apart from squating? And who told you
> that
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> > you must be pleased all the time? Nobody is your entertainer here. You
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> > contribute and have nothing to offer in this forum apart from being a
> forum
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> > manamba
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> >
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> > JM
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> >
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> > ________________________________
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> > From: Joseph Okech <okechukwu at gmail.com>
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> > To: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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> > Cc: John Maina <j.maina at ymail.com>
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> > Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 4:57:47 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in
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> > Main Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008
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> >
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> >
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> > JM you are one hell of a bore and the sooner you realize the better!!
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> > ./Ok3ch
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> >
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> > On Wednesday 03 December 2008 16:34:38 John Maina wrote:
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> > > KICTANET
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> > >
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> > > Why is a Malawian representing Kenya at the IGF? Do we lack enough
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> > > Kenyans to sit on Kenyan boards and also represent Kenya abroad? This
> is
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> > > disgusting and the earlier the masqueraders like Brian Longwe and the
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> > > bunch of foreign attack dogs are told off the better.
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> > >
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> > > JM
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > ________________________________
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> > > From: Brian Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
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> > > To: j.maina at ymail.com
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> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:15:20 PM
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> > > Subject: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in
> Main
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> > > Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > Brian Munyao Longwe – Main Session on Access (Development Perspective)
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> > >
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> > > Traditionally teledensity has been used as a measure of access or the
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> > > extent to which communication technologies have pervaded a community.
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> > >
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> > > In the past Africa as a region has recorded extremely low fixed-line
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> > > teledensity of below 1% that is less than 1 line per 100 people.
> Believe
>
> > > it or not this is still the case!
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> > >
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> > > However, when one incorporates mobile lines in a teledensity analysis -
>
> > > the results are not only incredible, they are amazing. as of 2007,
>
> > > Africa's mobile teledensity stood at an impressive 23% or 23 lines per
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> > > 100 people. There was a recorded growth in mobile users from 128
> million
>
> > > in 2006 to over 215 million subscribers by 2007. This represents an
>
> > > annual growth of over 46%. We have just heard that India's mobile
> network
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> > > is growing at an incredible rate of over 10 million new connections per
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> > > month!
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> > >
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> > > Given the fact that most operators around Africa have rolled out
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> > > GPRS/EDGE coverage across most of their networks as well as deployment
> of
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> > > 3G access across their larger markets it is entirely feasible that
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> > > mobile, not broadband may present the opportunity for increased access
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> > > for developing countries. MOBILE and not BROADBAND is the silver
> bullet.
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> > >
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> > > Another key element crucial to the growth of access in developing
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> > > countries is a suitable environment for the dispersion of relevant
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> > > content and applications that meet the day to day needs of the
> populace.
>
> > > Internet Exchange Points are the primary critical ingredient needed to
>
> > > create these conditions. By keeping all locally originated and
> requested
>
> > > traffic local, Internet exchange points serve a crucial role in
> enhancing
>
> > > the user experience, lowering operational costs and providing a
> suitable
>
> > > framework for the growth and development of the Internet in general.
>
> > >
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> > > While many developing countries have adopted policies and regulations
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> > > that encourage and promote competition in the mobile sectors, which has
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> > > resulted in continued growth in the numbers of users, the establishment
>
> > > of IXPs has received a relatively low priority - despite the
> significant
>
> > > impact that such simple infrastructure presents to the community.
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> > >
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> > > Access enhances the interface between government and the citizen at a
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> > > transactional level. The Kenya Revenue Authority last year suggested
> that
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> > > the Kenya Internet Exchange Point receive "critical infrastructure"
>
> > > status with 24-hour armed guard due to the fact that 100% of all
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> > > import/export declarations and documentation transit the IXP via the
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> > > revenue authority's web-based platform.
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> > >
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> > > Going back to mobile, Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile operator introduced a
>
> > > money transfer service called M-Pesa less than two years ago. M-Pesa
> now
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> > > has over 4 million subscribers (within 1 year - the service signed up
>
> > > more users than Kenya's entire banking industry signed up within a
>
> > > century!) Safaricom reported that over half a Billion US dollar had
> been
>
> > > transacted over the platform within less than 18 months.
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> > >
>
> > > Key policy lesson? The financial services and communications regulator
> in
>
> > > Kenya decided not to subject m-pesa to punitive obligations through
>
> > > treatment as a bank but rather chose to perceive m-pesa a non-bank
>
> > > payment service. That decision has today affected and continues to
> affect
>
> > > millions of lives.. Regulators can either promote innovation, access &
>
> > > development or hinder it.
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> > >
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> > > In East Africa communications regulators have completely opened up the
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> > > communications sector; fully liberalizing every area, but providing
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> > > structure through unified licensing regime that separates facilities,
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> > > services and content In Kenya this has spurred investments of over half
> a
>
> > > Billion USD over the past 2 years.
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> > >
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> > > Key stakeholder lesson: relevant content drives demand - Safaricom's
>
> > > m-pesa met a basic and everyday need, this has driven the increased use
>
> > > of their mobile platform by touching the lives & livelihoods of both
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> > > urban & rural citizens.
>
>
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