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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Isaac,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this information. Would the question of Free and Open Software and its advantages and challenges also be discussed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jaco<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>-------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Jaco DU TOIT</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Adviser for Communication & Inf</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>ormation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Mobile: +254 (0)728 610 912 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org,<br> Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit=unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Isaac Rutenberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 20 July, 2012 10:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Du Toit, Jaco<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] CIPIT and Seminar on Computer Software Patents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Please save the dates of 14th-15th August, 2012. The Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT) will be hosting a seminar and training workshop focusing on protecting Intellectual Property (IP) in the ICT sector. The seminar/workshop will be at Strathmore University, and is co-hosted by iBizAfrica.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>On Aug. 14, the topic will be computer software patents. We will explore many issues both local and international, in an effort to answer two questions: (1) Is software patentable in Kenya? and (2) Should software be patentable in Kenya?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>On Aug. 15, we will answer the question: "how can people in the ICT industry protect their intellectual property?" This will be a highly practical (i.e., not academic and not theoretical) session and will cover many issues of IP.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>CIPIT is part of the new Strathmore Law School, and focuses on helping the ICT sector effectively use IP.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>More information will be posted in the next few days. Stay tuned!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Dr. Isaac Rutenberg <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>twitter: #iruten<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PS - tried to send this yesterday, can't tell if it worked though. Apologies if you've seen this before. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Isaac Rutenberg<br><a href="mailto:iruten@gmail.com" target="_blank">iruten@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>