[kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

Wed Jun 22 23:24:47 EAT 2016

County Governments should be empowered to build last mile “corridors” in the form of ducting and access tunnels for infrastructure. Its ridiculous how many times we suffer cuts because Yet Another ISP is trenching. 

On 22/06/2016 7:39 pm, "kictanet on behalf of Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+arebacollins=gmail.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

>Hi Walu,
>
>If we consider the fact that we have a lot of legacy infrastructure is
>there a way the Policy can factor in transition from IPv4 to IPv6 now
>that the rumours for IPv4 exhaustion are getting louder?
>
>Regards
>
>On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Great Point Gitau,
>> I like particularly the point on IPv6- very critical infrastructure that
>> will require its own attention. Some say Government should treat it the same
>> way they treated the now successful Digital TV migration project.
>> +1 on that.
>> walu.
>>
>>
>>
>>       From: John Gitau via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Cc: John Gitau <jgitau at gmail.com>
>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 6:49 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure
>>
>> -- The idea for community broadband initiatives - these should be revisited
>> and to barracks point NOFBI should not lay idle. it should be used to offer
>> free or very near free backhaul. when we discuss content we may even find
>> that if enough content is generated locally, then its up to whoever needs it
>> to figure out how to get it from that 'local community'.
>> -- the above will drive a need for CDN and even local exchange points.
>> -- infrastructure sharing is something that should be encouraged. other
>> areas like wifi roaming etc are not very popular here but there is a limit
>> to the number of ssids i can authorise on my phone.
>> -- other areas in systems we need quick action are general systems design in
>> areas like dns, load balancing parental controls etc that never get
>> mentioned but are critical.
>> -- IPv6 - hard to discuss infrastructure without how its addressed. this is
>> so important for the near future we should probably form a taskforce
>> immediately to come up with recommendations and an implementation plan.
>> there are countries where governments are taking charge of their ip address
>> management * ie as an LIR. I dont agree with them but its happening.
>>
>> JG
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Walu,
>>
>> While i appreciate Ali's thesis, Mwana inchis view on the NOFBI is
>> disheartening. The few people i have asked seem to allude to the fact
>> that they are still unable to access services upcountry (mashinani). I
>> think this was one of the factors that slowed down IFMIS
>> implementation in Northern Kenya (i stand to be corrected).
>> Be that as it may we have the private sector popularising Fibre and
>> related services through our good friend 'Bogua' who has since started
>> other ventures that are not relevant to this discussion at this point.
>> I think the government needs to market NOFBI properly and look at the
>> public including government departments as customers otherwise the
>> initiative will not fly. Can you imagine the county government of
>> Kajiado has been building toilets for the community yet a good number
>> of residents still prefer the serene environment. In fact in some
>> parts of Bondo billboards had to be erected to discourage people from
>> dishonouring the environment and peoples farms. In a small way i am
>> trying to explain how complex serving mwanainchi can be.
>>
>> Unless it is sold or brought to Mwanainchi in simple terms we will not
>> get our return on investment. I say this knowing that it is not
>> governments business to look for money even though it needs the money
>> so point number
>> 1. Packaging, marketing or branding of NOFBI to Mwanainchi is important.
>> 2. Let us fix this trunking issue once and for all, we need a solution
>> that will stop this business of our roads being dug up by every
>> operator. We can have trunking provided by County governments for use
>> by all operators at uniform rates. Some County governments have
>> discouraged the spread of the Internet with ridiculous requirements
>> for laying fibre.
>> 3. Including a provision for Internet Infrastructure in the Building
>> Code to make it easier for Infrastructure Service Providers to provide
>> connectivity to clients.
>>
>> ni hayo to kwa sasa, still thinking about the role of Posta.
>>
>> On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> Thnx @Al (for breaking down your thesis :-)
>>> And very true, we talk of infrastructure sharing, when one of the biggest
>>> infrastructure project, the National Fiber Optical Cable remains quite
>>> under
>>> utilized.  It may be reaching all counties but how many counties use it
>>> beyond accessing govt IFMIS services?
>>> There seems to be little leveraging on this cable beyond mandatory
>>> government services with private sector largely preferring to duplicate
>>> their own fiber.  The question is what Policy intervention do we need to
>>> increase usage?
>>> Perhaps a redifination of the management structures? Or serious
>>> incentives
>>> for private Telkos - if they light/use NOFBI as the backbone (which they
>>> wont unless they are sure of the stability of the operational /management
>>> issues).
>>> Which also brings in the Equity /Sharholding issues. TEAMS (submarine
>>> cable)
>>> seems to work better since the Shareholding and Operational management
>>> issues seem to be more spread around...
>>> Lets have more views for day 1 which ends in jst another 6hrs :-)walu.
>>>
>>>       From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>>>  To: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:22 PM
>>>  Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure
>>>
>>> Walu
>>> Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:-
>>> 1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone
>>> (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority
>>> website:-
>>> The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic
>>> cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be
>>> complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber
>>> linking
>>> all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for
>>> military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I
>>> completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 countiesTo date:
>>>    - 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed.
>>>    - 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section.
>>>    - The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the
>>> 47
>>> counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road
>>> construction)
>>> and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other
>>> operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga
>>>    - Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47
>>> counties.
>>> NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom,
>>> Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the
>>> cable.
>>> The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by
>>> Telkom.Read
>>> more:-http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/This is
>>> absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical
>>> evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.  a) What are the
>>> learnings? b)
>>> What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile
>>> connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering
>>> that
>>> most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national
>>> resource? We
>>> are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for
>>> the
>>> country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the
>>> advantage it has given us.
>>> e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings?
>>> Make
>>> no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.
>>> 2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too
>>> often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical
>>> resource
>>> is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map
>>> showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its
>>> largess
>>> and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and
>>> last
>>> mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.
>>> WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that
>>> ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue
>>> hunting
>>> at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so
>>> critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all
>>> stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.
>>> What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband
>>> connectivity?
>>> Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype:
>>> abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>
>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>>> what
>>> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> On 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms,
>>> broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity
>>> Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave
>>> etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers,
>>> IXPs, CDN
>>> ---So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the
>>> discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what
>>> needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal
>>> environment from an infrastructure perspective.  The subtopics above
>>> being
>>> guidelines.
>>> Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with
>>> respect
>>> to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be
>>> mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding
>>> requires
>>> local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs
>>> (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate).
>>> On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the
>>> submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS,
>>> LION,
>>> EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do
>>> we
>>> want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of
>>> infrastructure
>>> sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?)
>>> Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem,
>>> particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system -
>>> which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential.
>>> Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure
>>> issues.
>>> walu.
>>>
>>>       From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>>>  To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM
>>>  Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day
>>> 10)
>>>
>>> Greetings Listers,
>>> As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like
>>> to
>>> share the general flow and how we shall move.
>>> Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use
>>> one
>>> or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili
>>> Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1)
>>> courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.
>>> The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and
>>> Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the
>>> platform.
>>> The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided
>>> discussions
>>> as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be
>>> consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview
>>> of
>>> the discussion will be as shown below.
>>> How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms,
>>> broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives
>>> (FDI,EquityShares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts,
>>> Ducts,Wayleave
>>> etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers,
>>> IXPs, CDN  How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day2-Thrs 23rd June
>>> 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity,
>>> CulturalIdentity*Access
>>> to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development  How to Develop
>>> Skilled Human Capital(Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in
>>> primary,
>>> secondary,tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills
>>> (Software/Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for
>>> citizens/public   *How to enhance Universal Service &Access  (Day 4-Mon
>>> 27th
>>> June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service
>>> (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices
>>>  How
>>> to Develop local ICT Industry (Day5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce,
>>> National
>>> Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity
>>> Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium SizeEnterprises)*ICT regional export
>>> incentives*Local Device Manufacturing  How to Accelerate eGovt Services
>>> (Day
>>> 6-Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport,eGovt,
>>> eLearning*ICT
>>> regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture  How to enhance
>>> Cybersecurity (Day 7) -Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child
>>> Protection*Privacy issues*Security business
>>> transactions(Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of CriticalICT
>>> infrastructure  Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July2016)Internet of
>>> Things,
>>> M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains  Institutional,
>>> Legal & RegulatoryFramework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator,
>>> USAC, CERTs, NCS,ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded
>>> Legislation,
>>> Data Protection,eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc  DAY 10, Tue 5th
>>> July -Wrap UP Closure
>>> I look forward to your active engagement.
>>> J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.
>>>       From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>>>  To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>  Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM
>>>  Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input
>>>
>>> Dear Listers,
>>>
>>> The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week
>>> moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the
>>> current 2006 ICT Policy.
>>>
>>> Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions
>>> scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.
>>> You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to
>>> validated
>>> the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to
>>> be
>>> confirmed later.
>>> Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)
>>> Best rgds.
>>> walu.
>>>
>>>
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>>> http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-Policy-20June2016.pdf Kind
>>> regards,
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