[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Kenya IGF 2011 Mailing List Discussions

[Barrack Otieno]

Dear Aki,

Many thanks for your response, looking forwad to your resourcefullness as we
carry on with the discussion in the next ten days on the KICTANET List, the
proceedings will also be shared on skunkworks, with regard to the question
on KeNIC , i might not be in a position of authority to respond but i would
like to inform you that a presentation on the new look KeNIC website  was
made at the AGM last week. It was interesting to note that as registrars we
will now be able to transact with the registry through our mobile phones
which is a major step, i hope Paul Musee or David from KeNIC will respond to
you fully. I am sure other Participants at the meeting like Mwendwa Kivuva
can also bring out another angle to this.

On Cloud Computing we have scheduled a day to discuss the issue
comprehensively, with regard to whether the government has made it mandatory
to store electronic records at a location beyond their premises, i dont
think this is the case since i havent seen a component of disaster recovery
planning embedded in the National ICT policy, your question brings out the
need for a comprehensive disaster recovery Master Plan, i hope PS Ndemo or
any lister who may be in the know could bring us upto speed with the current
state of affairs.

With regard to your question on broadband, we will also have a fullday to
discuss broadband related issues. It is worth mentioning that earlier this
year a lister (I think Harry Delano) wrote about the need for a National
Broad Band Policy similar to what the FCC had come up with in the United
States, i am not very sure whether Kenya will have a unique 4G/LTE scenario,
i am confident there are listers in the know who will share. I saw 4G/LTE
being tested in Vilnius Lithuania during the last IGF, the more reason
listers are encouraged  to register for the forthcoming IGF since it serves
as an important platform for knowledge exchange.

Best Regards

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:59 AM, aki <aki275 at gmail.com> wrote:

> @Barrack, thank you for sharing the IGF resource and discussion. I shall be
> following online, and I'd like to list some questions:
>
> - The first question that does come up is electronic registration of .KE
> domains from a user view. Is this a system that has been implemented into
> the core of KENIC so that any domain registrars can use the facility or has
> the process been left to private companies to create and offer, thus
> creating an un-competitive environment. I believe such a core system should
> provide universal access to any kenyan domain registrars and hope there is
> something in the pipeline and funds too, if not already in place. Hope this
> is something we hear more about.
>
> - The second question is not directly related but part of cloud computing.
> Has the govt now made it mandatory for companies to store electronic records
> at location beyond their business premises, a planning against fire and
> theft?
>
> - The third question is that of BroadBand. Especially for ISPs as the
> market share has been dropping, is the govt going to make any concessions
> for ISP groups to purchase 4g/LTE licenses to compete with Telcos? Since the
> Unified licensing model allows Telcos to offer services on Wimax or other
> Open bands--which does not require expensive licenses. Will change of govt
> make Kenya a unique 4g/lte scenario?
>
> Rgds.
>
>
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