[kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do commercial web portals andsitesfall into Content Service Provider category?

Wed Sep 23 10:46:49 EAT 2009

Hi Robert,

Please refer to my earlier email - you have misunderstood the target group
and basis for the content provider license.

Brian

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:44 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It is good to see that there are many people out there who are developing
> content I feel we need to form a platform where we can share information of
> what we are doing to reduce duplication and create opportunities for
> collaboration.
>
> But what we are fighting for right now is to have this punitive licensing
> fees for those who would like to charge for their content.
>
> Dr. Ndemo gave a process for how we should make money from advertising
> after the content has been offered for free, but what about those who want
> to pay for the content without being bombarded with advertising?
>
> Why do we want to have the developers start off with a 100,000/- deficit
> that has gone towards licensing yet it would have been better utilised in
> product development?
>
> It is encouraging that the PS has indicated he is more than willing to walk
> with us to have this licensing charges lowered or waived on a case by case
> basis.  So lets look at the media act and any other that might be acting as
> bottlenecks to developing content and any other ICT issues.
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
> --- On Tue, 22/9/09, aki <aki275 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: aki <aki275 at googlemail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do commercial web portals
> andsitesfall into Content Service Provider category?
> > To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> > Date: Tuesday, 22 September, 2009, 9:45 PM
> > I'd like to share some thoughts and
> > please note this is my techie opinion. After reading the
> > contribution about domains hosting etc, I'd like to
> > introduce into the discussion about some work that some of
> > us have been pushing through its incubation and testing
> > since late last year. Though I wanted to avoid listing it at
> > the moment until ready, I think the issues are no longer
> > about simple things like domains nor mail hosting.
> >
> >
> > The next generation of services to come will be based
> > on what is commonly known as Content Delivery Networks. (
> > CDN ) CDN will be a platform that will allow kenyans not a
> > miss a moment of any important events in their lives. Using
> > the internet to deliver services like Live streaming and
> > Video on Demand, the stage is set for the next important
> > development cycle in technology for our sector. While not
> > complete, it has taken many months of various tests, setups
> > and simulations to come up with a working model and costs
> > dynamics. but due to unavoidable reasons ( not technical
> > ones ), I expect the next few months to have something that
> > will show case this. If others are thinking along the same
> > axis, that's brilliant and shows we are much ahead than
> > in the development cycle.
> >
> >
> > Please bear with the example below, which now deals
> > with a real life event that bring rich social content into
> > people's lives :
> >
> > - Imagine a wedding scenario where the wedding will
> > take place in Nairobi. You have very close relatives in
> > Mombasa, Kisumu, The US, The UK and Australia. To
> > provide air travel or stay expenses would break the bank.
> > And those relatives who can travel are restricted due to
> > employment or work commitments. As the bride or groom, you
> > wish they could be present during your special event.
> > Well......big problem!
> >
> >
> > Well, actually not. Using content delivery, they will
> > be able to capture their wedding live as it happens and
> > stream it to any part of the world that has internet access.
> > So while the marriage event takes place in Nairobi, all
> > those who were not present can watch it on their computers
> > in the UK, US or Australia and share in the happy
> > moments....
> >
> >
> > There are many applications to the technology and the
> > social content that it can carry. It all depends on many
> > factors that make projects successful and as innovations
> > go, success is not usually a guarantee but a step towards
> > development. I hope serious providers will be looking into
> > this, else we may catchup to them. :-)
> >
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> > With Rgds.
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