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

[Barrack Otieno]

Very well Solomon, looking forwad to your contributions in the coming week.

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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