[kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world

[Michuki Mwangi]

Hi Everyone,


I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK
has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment.

Regards,

Michuki.

On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote:
> TIM and Listers,
> 
> The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved
> in their development)are available on the CCK website at
> http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html
> 
> CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African
> Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national
> positions ahead of the WCIT-12.
> 
> The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third
> African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications
> Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12.
> 
> The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded
> on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders
> fully apprised on what is happening in this space.
> 
> CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the
> Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to
> the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be
> taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. 
> 
> I hope this sheds light on this matter.
> 
> 
> Christopher Wambua
> Manager/Communications
> Consumer and Public Affairs Division 
> Communications Commission of Kenya
> P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800
> KENYA
> 
>   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kictanet
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of McTim
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 3:34 PM
> To: Wambua, Christopher
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to
> developing world
> 
> hi, is there a link to the "africa region proposal"??
> 
> rgds,
> 
> McTim
> 
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:35 AM,  <alice at apc.org> wrote:
>>
> http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposa
> ls-to-developing-world/S
>>
>> Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
>> Report author Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, founding chair and CEO of
> LIRNEasia and former telecommunication regulator in Sri Lanka, finds
> that proposals contributed by ETNO and the Africa region could
> artificially raise the cost of network interconnection, content
> delivery, and quality of service, and that these costs would ultimately
> be passed along to those least able to afford them or would result in
> exclusion from the Internet economy.
>>
>>
> http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposa
> ls-to-developing-world/S
>>
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