<html><head><base href="x-msg://12007/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">Dear listers,</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">AFRINIC has launched a global
Members and Community Survey in bid to improve its services and identify key
areas in which to focus its activities and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">The survey launched on Monday,
8 October, by AFRINIC Chief Executive Officer Adiel A. Akplogan is aimed at the
African community and its members as the organisation seeks to improve Internet
development in the Africa region. “The outcome of the Survey that will come
from your valued feedback will have a direct impact on AFRINIC’s future
Operational Plan,” said Mr Akplogan in a message to the African Internet
community during the launch. “We are committed to take into consideration all
your inputs and comments.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">The survey, found online at <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/stakeholders-survey-2012"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(7, 78, 230); ">http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/stakeholders-survey-2012</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%; "> will
run until 8 November 2012 . The survey will be reviewed and analysed by TNS
Analysis Mauritius (an Independent consulting firm) in order to provide<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>a fair and accurate analysis of the feedback. Please participate in the survey if you can.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Best regards,</span></p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dr George Nyabuga Tel: +230 403 51 00<br>Head, Communications and PR, AFRINIC Fax: +230 466 67 58</div><div><a href="mailto:george@afrinic.net">george@afrinic.net</a> - <a href="http://www.afrinic.net">www.afrinic.net</a><br> <br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Join us at AFRINIC-17 for our Public Policy Meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, on 24 – 29 November 2012<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div>
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<br><div><div>On Oct 9, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Grace Githaiga wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><div dir="ltr">FYI<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Ellery@cdt.org">Ellery@cdt.org</a><br>Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 11:23:59 -0700<br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wcit12@cdt.org">wcit12@cdt.org</a><br>Subject: [WCIT12] ITU Twitter Storm on Wednesday 10/10<br><br><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>We got word today that the ITU secretariat is planning to do a "Twitter storm" tomorrow 10/10 at 18:00 CET---sounds like they will focus on promoting the ETNO proposal, which presents a clear threat to net neutrality and access to information. A few folks have pointed out that the act of promoting a particular proposal contradicts the ITU's depiction of the secretariat as a neutral arbiter of the process. Here is a tweet from ETNO, announcing the planned "storm": <a href="https://twitter.com/ETNOAssociation/status/255684963389825025" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ETNOAssociation/status/255684963389825025</a></div><div><br></div><div>We plan to do some strategic "counter tweeting" here at CDT, and we think it would be great if others do the same. Does this sound like a good idea to folks?</div><div><br></div><div>If so, you can follow @ITU or @lgambardella (Luigi Gambardella, executive board chair of ETNO) or just @CenDemTech (CDT's account) to see what's happening.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Use hashtags and #ITU #WCIT and tweet at @ITU and/or @lgambardella to participate.</b></div><div><br></div><div>If you're looking for simple messages to tweet about the ITU process, our ITU toolkit [<a href="https://www.cdt.org/content/itu-tools-advocates" target="_blank">https://www.cdt.org/content/itu-tools-advocates</a>] has plenty to offer. As for ETNO-specific tweets (if this is indeed the focus), I would recommend focusing on the fact that the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>ETNO proposal could</b> <b>threaten Internet neutrality; threaten</b><b> access to information online; and </b><b>limit access to information in less-developed countries.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Hoping to get a little conversation going around this today---reply all with ideas, strategies, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks all,</div><div><br></div><div>Ellery</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>PS: If you want to read more about the ETNO proposal, here are a few materials we've put out recently:</div><div><br></div><div>Short summary of our ETNO proposal analysis</div><div><a href="https://www.cdt.org/files/pdfs/EU_Telco_Proposals-CDT.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cdt.org/files/pdfs/EU_Telco_Proposals-CDT.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Full ETNO proposal analysis</div><div><a href="https://www.cdt.org/blogs/cynthia-wong/2106radical-proposal-now-table-itu" target="_blank">https://www.cdt.org/blogs/cynthia-wong/2106radical-proposal-now-table-itu</a></div><div><br></div><div>Global Voices post on ETNO proposal</div><div><a href="http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/27/european-telco-proposal-to-itu-a-threat-to-the-open-web/" target="_blank">http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/27/european-telco-proposal-to-itu-a-threat-to-the-open-web/</a></div><div><br></div><div><center></center></div><br><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Ellery Roberts Biddle<div><a href="http://cdt.org" target="_blank">Center for Democracy and Technology</a></div><div>(415) 814-1711</div><div><br></div></div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"></div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/george%40afrinic.net">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/george%40afrinic.net</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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