Hi Listers,<br><br>Everybody remember Dan York one of the presenters for the African IETF conference , here is another workshop.<br><br>You can attend to this meeting Remotely<br><br>Links,<br><br><a href="http://www.iab.org/cc-workshop/">http://www.iab.org/cc-workshop/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120621_webrtc_rtcweb_congestion_control_workshop_on_july_28_in_vancouver/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120621_webrtc_rtcweb_congestion_control_workshop_on_july_28_in_vancouver/</a><br>
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1. 1st African Internet Standards Forum: May 12th at the iHub<br>
(live streamed) (Barrack Otieno)<br>
2. The role of Media in political developement (Barrack Otieno)<br>
3. perennially planning to plan - RSA comms policy (Francis Hook)<br>
4. Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] WIPO Development Agenda<br>
Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP<br>
(Brian Munyao Longwe)<br>
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 13:19:39 +0300<br>
From: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: [kictanet] 1st African Internet Standards Forum: May 12th at<br>
the iHub (live streamed)<br>
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Listers FYI ,<br>
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This Saturday at the iHub, you are cordially invited to attend a<br>
conference that will be live streamed from Gambia. The forum is<br>
technical in nature and will be discussing<br>
Internet standards and how to encourage more African participation in the<br>
IETF <<a href="http://ietf.org" target="_blank">http://ietf.org</a>>. Those who can make it please attend, KENIC will be<br>
sponsoring the local event and will provide snacks. You can read more about<br>
the event<<a href="http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum" target="_blank">http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum</a>>from<br>
the Internet Society website.<br>
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 14:09:04 +0300<br>
From: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
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Subject: [kictanet] The role of Media in political developement<br>
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Listers,<br>
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Having watched a couple of programmes focusing on current political<br>
happenings i am left wondering on the role of the media, are some of<br>
this media houses engaged in political activism or are they educating<br>
the masses?. Why cant media houses be more innovative and focus on<br>
debates such as what we had on this list (Ndemo for president). This<br>
populist debates centered around opinions are a recipe for chaos. One<br>
just needs to look at what happened in Sabatia to know what can happen<br>
when this opinion contests are not handled well. We need to evaluate<br>
the possible impact of some of this opinion based discussions, they<br>
may shore up profits for media houses but divide the country.<br>
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 14:52:33 +0300<br>
From: Francis Hook <<a href="mailto:francis.hook@gmail.com">francis.hook@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:53:26 +0300<br>
From: Brian Munyao Longwe <<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] WIPO Development Agenda<br>
Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP<br>
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Date: Wed, May 9, 2012 at 5:38 PM<br>
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] WIPO Development Agenda Implementation: The<br>
Ongoing Fight For Development In IP<br>
To: <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><br>
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WIPO Development Agenda Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development<br>
In IP<br>
<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/09/wpo-development-agenda-implementation-the-ongoing-fight-for-development-in-ip/?utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/09/wpo-development-agenda-implementation-the-ongoing-fight-for-development-in-ip/?utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts</a><br>
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Published on 9 May 2012 @ 8:23 am<br>
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<br>
By William New <<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/author/william/" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/author/william/</a>>, Intellectual<br>
Property Watch<br>
<br>
As World Intellectual Property Organization members engage this week in<br>
discussions about the extent of change to the UN agency?s development<br>
orientation, a new substantive proposal for reform has been put forward<br>
based on an external review of WIPO technical assistance.<br>
<br>
The Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) is meeting<br>
from 7-11 May <<a href="http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=25013" target="_blank">http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=25013</a>>.<br>
The committee exists to implement the 2007 WIPO Development Agenda.<br>
<br>
In general, it could be said that developing countries, which initiated the<br>
movement that led to the Development Agenda, are working to enact a<br>
substantive transformation at the organisation, while developed countries<br>
are eager to make improvements without drastically altering the agency.<br>
<br>
The work in the CDIP addresses a full range of WIPO activities. With a wide<br>
range of reports and activities being carried out, a wide range of WIPO<br>
professional staff and consultants are cycling through the committee.<br>
Projects range from databases, to competition policy, to flexibilities in<br>
IP law, to the public domain. Technical assistance is only one aspect, but<br>
it reaches into the core of the organisation?s orientation.<br>
<br>
The breadth of issues was reflected in opening statements, such as by Iran<br>
on behalf of the Asian Group, available<br>
here<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asian-group-general-statement-in-CDIP-9.doc" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asian-group-general-statement-in-CDIP-9.doc</a>>.<br>
<br>
<br>
On the first day, an attempt was made again by developing countries to<br>
create a permanent agenda item on ?IP and development,? which developed<br>
countries again resisted on the grounds that it is repetitive with the<br>
title of the committee itself. But developing countries? concern is that<br>
broader issues of IP and development do not have a place in a committee<br>
that spends most of its time working through specific projects. They have<br>
raised this issue for several years.<br>
<br>
The first day also saw a discussion of the relation of the CIP to other<br>
committees and activities within WIPO, which raises recurrent issues of how<br>
far-reaching the committee?s work is.<br>
<br>
The remainder of the week will focus on the WIPO secretariat?s extensive<br>
report on the implementation of the Development Agenda, and numerous<br>
project reports as well as evaluations of past projects. There are now some<br>
23 projects completed or in the process of being completed, according to<br>
the secretariat.<br>
<br>
The timetable for the week (as of 8 May) is available<br>
here<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-Timetable-7-11-May-2012-v2.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-Timetable-7-11-May-2012-v2.pdf</a>>[pdf].<br>
<br>
Deere/Roca Report<br>
<br>
A key element of the week?s agenda is to address an external review of WIPO<br>
technical assistance called for by member states and co-authored by Carolyn<br>
Deere and Santiago Roca. The report found numerous areas for improvement<br>
for member states to consider.<br>
<br>
Yesterday, the entire day was spent discussing the report, but no decisions<br>
were made on how to proceed. The chair is expected to draft a summary of<br>
this and other activities by week?s end.<br>
<br>
The day opened with a presentation to the plenary by Deere, who outlined a<br>
number of key recommendations from the report. These fell into the areas of<br>
transparency and mutual accountability, management and strategic planning,<br>
effectiveness and impact, good governance, and orientation.<br>
<br>
Deere, who is a senior researcher in the Global Economic Governance<br>
Programme at Oxford University, told the plenary that the report research<br>
was completed in August 2011. At the last CDIP in November 2011, the<br>
committee set up an ad hoc working group to look at the report and among<br>
other things identify where there might be redundancy in the report<br>
recommendations and help prepare for a committee decision on how to proceed<br>
(*IPW*, WIPO, 18 November<br>
2012<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/11/18/wipo-development-committee-completes-work-creates-technical-cooperation-review-group/" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/11/18/wipo-development-committee-completes-work-creates-technical-cooperation-review-group/</a>>).<br>
<br>
<br>
Also at the last CDIP meeting, the WIPO secretariat was asked to respond to<br>
the Deere/Roca report. The WIPO management response was completed in March<br>
and reflects a number of improvements, including many in the past few<br>
months, leading to a debate over which Deere/Roca recommendations had<br>
already been addressed or whether and how the WIPO secretariat?s claims<br>
need to be confirmed.<br>
<br>
The secretariat clustered the Deere/Roca recommendations into three<br>
categories. Cluster A are those which are ?already reflected in WIPO<br>
activities, or ongoing reform programs.? Cluster B is made up of those<br>
which ?merit further consideration.? And Cluster C represents those which<br>
?raise concerns as to implementation.?<br>
<br>
The management response is<br>
here<<a href="http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=199874" target="_blank">http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=199874</a>>.<br>
<br>
<br>
Some developing country members said that some recommendations listed as<br>
completed in Cluster A may need to be confirmed. Co-author Deere took a<br>
similar view on this, suggesting the regularisation of a monitoring<br>
mechanism would be helpful. Concern was also raised on the criteria used to<br>
place recommendations into Cluster C.<br>
<br>
The Group B developed countries generally accepted the secretariat response<br>
and moved right into discussing items in Cluster B. But Group B appears to<br>
be looking to slow down the work of the committee.<br>
<br>
The *ad hoc* working group only began meeting in March, and was crippled in<br>
part by a lack of translation services. After a series of five meetings<br>
ending two weeks ago, the group could not reach agreement and left off its<br>
work.<br>
<br>
The minutes of the *ad hoc* group meetings are<br>
here<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Minutes-of-Ad-Hoc-WG-on-Ext-Rvw-CDIP_-May-20121.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Minutes-of-Ad-Hoc-WG-on-Ext-Rvw-CDIP_-May-20121.pdf</a>>[pdf],<br>
and the report of the group is<br>
here<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Rpt-of-Ad-Hoc-WG-on-External-Rvw-CDIP_-May-20121.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-Rpt-of-Ad-Hoc-WG-on-External-Rvw-CDIP_-May-20121.pdf</a>>[pdf].<br>
<br>
New DAG/African Group Proposal<br>
<br>
The African Group and the Development Agenda Group (which includes<br>
countries from other regions) issued a large, new proposal today on ways to<br>
take forward the Deere/Roca report. The new document includes a variety of<br>
specific proposals ?aimed at improving WIPO?s development cooperation<br>
activities.?<br>
<br>
The DAG/African joint proposal is available<br>
here<<a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-DAG-Propl-8-May-2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WIPO-CDIP-DAG-Propl-8-May-2012.pdf</a>>[pdf].<br>
<br>
Under ?relevance and orientation,? the groups proposed experts to develop<br>
guidelines with details on how to plan and implement more<br>
development-oriented assistance. They also call for the secretariat to<br>
develop a comprehensive manual on delivery of technical assistance.<br>
<br>
The 17-page document also includes proposals for the WIPO program and<br>
budget, including moving ?funds-in-trust? ? targeted funding from<br>
governments intended for specific activities ? into the regular WIPO<br>
budget, programming and reporting processes.<br>
<br>
Other proposals lay out steps for addressing: extra-budgetary resources;<br>
human resources; expert/consultants; transparency and communication;<br>
redesigning the technical assistance database; assessing impact, monitoring<br>
and evaluation; IP policies and strategies in countries; provision of<br>
legislative and regulatory assistance; IP office modernization, training<br>
and capacity building; coordination; and follow-up.<br>
<br>
The joint proposal also includes a 25-point appendix of guidance for WIPO,<br>
such as ensuring development cooperation assistance is more than just<br>
responding to requests, but also a dialogue with appropriate assistance.<br>
<br>
A presentation on the new set of proposals was made by Algeria on behalf of<br>
the DAG, but it could not be agreed by the committee how to proceed on it.<br>
Developed countries suggested they would need time to review the proposal.<br>
<br>
Protection and Development<br>
<br>
The WIPO Development Agenda?s 45 recommendations reach well beyond<br>
technical assistance and development cooperation, but there continues to be<br>
disagreement on how far they should go in the organisation?s activities.<br>
Last week, for instance, there was disagreement over whether it relates to<br>
the WIPO Committee on Standards.<br>
<br>
The discussion is reaching into the original purpose of the organisation,<br>
as the United States and Japan today raised Article 3 of the original WIPO<br>
Convention, noting that it does not mention development but does emphasise<br>
IP protection. The United States said a shift from an ?IP-centric? to<br>
development-oriented WIPO would contravene Article 3.<br>
<br>
Article 3 states<<a href="http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/convention/trtdocs_wo029.html#P68_3059" target="_blank">http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/convention/trtdocs_wo029.html#P68_3059</a>>:<br>
<br>
<br>
*The objectives of the Organization are:*<br>
*<br>
<br>
(i) to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world<br>
through cooperation among States and, where appropriate, in collaboration<br>
with any other international organization,<br>
<br>
(ii) to ensure administrative cooperation among the Unions.<br>
*<br>
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