<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Crisis Mildred. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Most regulators are ill equipped to deal with the hyper changing world. And this is a problem worldwide not just in Africa. Think of the conundrum that the American Federal Communication Commission is facing on Net Neutrality. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I'd say one thing though. In looking at the Kenya scenario I'd say that The CA is acquainting itself fairly well in its execution of its regulatory mandate as they go beyond the normal definitions and try to encompass a changing ecosystem. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">There are obvious areas of improvement but I'd say the way for example The CA is starting to deal with connectivity issues in various parts of the country is something we can learn from. Another area is the competition environment. I know this is a contentious issue but I'd say these guys are going about their mandate in a way that endengers confidence. One area I feel that they have a pulse on is their role in starting to understand the Innovation and Startup Ecosystem. They even went to the extent of bringing together industry players for a half day forum on this in December. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Kudos to them. Some can learn from them.<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 4 Jan 2017, at 12:21 PM, Mildred Achoch <<a href="mailto:mildandred@gmail.com">mildandred@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">All good questions! And I will add one more: How do the relevant Kenyan regulatory authorities plan to address this issue of media convergence?<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Mildred Achoch.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! <br><a href="http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com</a><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck and swims like a duck... :-)</div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">In today's complicated world however, where whole industries have been disrupted its more difficult to pigeon hole a company into an industry.. The loose definition is usually taken from the business model of companies - Say if more than 50% of your revenue comes from advertising space on your platform then you are a media company; from Software and Hardware then you are an IT/Technology Company; from voice calls/data a telco company etc. </div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">This however is the traditional definition hence why I'd agree with Zuckerberg in his assertions that whilst Facebook is a media company it's simply not a traditional media company.</div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">So if we look at the local context I'd like to pose some questions:-</div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">1. Which industry is Safaricom in? Media? Telecommunications? Banking? Entertainment? </div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">2. How about Equity Bank? Telco, Banking?</div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_6307365243438198662AppleMailSignature">3. Wananchi? <span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Media? Telecommunications? Content disruption? </span><br><br><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><br></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.<wbr>com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On 4 Jan 2017, at 10:15 AM, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Happy new year everyone,<br><br></div>This may be of interest:<br><div><div><br>"Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, appears to have finally conceded that the social network is a media company, just not a “traditional media company”."<br><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/mark-zuckerberg-appears-to-finally-admit-facebook-is-a-media-company" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/<wbr>technology/2016/dec/22/mark-<wbr>zuckerberg-appears-to-finally-<wbr>admit-facebook-is-a-media-<wbr>company</a><br><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div>Mildred Achoch.<br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_6307365243438198662gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! <br><a href="http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://<wbr>kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.<wbr>blogspot.com</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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