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

[Ali Hussein]

Michuki

I would have to agree with you on this.

Ali Hussein

On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki at swiftkenya.com>wrote:

> 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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