<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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