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The Kenyan Government has accused the East Africa Marine system (TEAMs) shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices. Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from s...
October 1
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The Kenyan Government has accused the East Africa Marine system (TEAMs) shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices. Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from s...
October 1
Fred Safari added a blog post
Trade in counterfeit products is still raging on in Kenya in the face of weak anti-counterfeit laws, a dormant anti-counterfeit agency and a porous border. Now manufacturers are calling for strict enforcement of anti-counterfeit measures to curb t...
September 18
A blog post by Fred Safari was featured
Is your driver using the company car to run personal errands or even as a taxi service? Technology is offering an answer to this and other business operation challenges such as motor vehicle theft, fuel consumption or loss of goods in transit. C...
September 1
Hello Fred, thanks for sharing this. A mobile phone is such a small device but its bringing out lots of simplicities in homes, work places among others. Btw, good to see you on board! As Francis has noted, its been a while! Hope all is well. Cheers
September 1
Thanks Fred for this contribution, we have missed you, as its been a while since your last contribution. Welcome back.
September 1
Fred Safari added 2 blog posts
September 1
This group is all about efforts by individuals and corporations all over the globe who strive to use ICT based media to ensure sustainable agriculture,environmental conservation,food security,social entrepreneurship thrives unfettered.
September 1

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At 4:50am on December 16, 2008, Francis Mwathi said…
Thank you for the contribution you have been sharing to us. You are now one of the featured members and your blog-Schools, Parents Use New Website has been featured.
At 7:32am on December 2, 2008, Francis Mwathi said…
Welcome fred to the Telecentre.org website, hopefully you will upload a photo, join the groups present, discussions as well as blog stories. Thank you
At 7:16am on December 2, 2008, Sandra Nassali said…
Hello Fred, welcome to telecentre.org. We are glad to have you here. Please upload a photo on your profile as we love giving a face to the community and visit URL http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/notes/Getting_Started for the community guide. In case of any thing else, feell free to contact me.

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Uproar over Kenya internet costs

The Kenyan Government has accused the East Africa Marine system (TEAMs) shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices.

Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from selling their capacity before the cable officially goes live. The shareholders have said that they will first have to recoup their investment before lowering the internet connectivity prices.

He said the shareholders should be selling internet connectio… Continue

Posted on October 1, 2009 at 3:21am —

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Nokia to train Kenyan anti-counterfeit agency on detecting counterfeits

Trade in counterfeit products is still raging on in Kenya in the face of weak anti-counterfeit laws, a dormant anti-counterfeit agency and a porous border. Now manufacturers are calling for strict enforcement of anti-counterfeit measures to curb trade in counterfeits and consolidate economic growth.

To fight counterfeits in the market, Nokia, a leading mobile phone manufacturer, has set out a plan to train Kenya Bureau of Standards officials on how to detect counterfeits at the point of entry.… Continue

Posted on September 18, 2009 at 3:11am —

Fred Safari

Kenyan MPs launch website to drum support for tribunal

Kenya MPs pushing for a special tribunal to try post-election violence suspects launched a website to seek public support.The website www.endimpunityinkenya.org was launched in Nairobi with a call on the civil society, religious groups and the public to give their input to improve the proposed Bill.

“We want to make the process as interactive as possible,” One MP said said at the launch organised by the Law Society of Kenya and the International Commission of Jurists.… Continue

Posted on September 1, 2009 at 2:29am —

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Fleet managers turn to technology for security

Is your driver using the company car to run personal errands or even as a taxi service?

Technology is offering an answer to this and other business operation challenges such as motor vehicle theft, fuel consumption or loss of goods in transit.

Commonly known as ‘the big brother’, technology based business monitoring systems are offering managers a real-time peep into what their employees are doing and the cost of such activities to their business. Kenyan entrepreneurs have found these systems… Continue

Posted on September 1, 2009 at 2:25am — 2 Comments

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Tax waive on airtime will boost ICT growth in Kenya

Story source www.eastandard.net

With mobile communication popularity on the rise, all eyes are on Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta to see if he will reduce or waive taxes on airtime and mobile phones.

Stakeholders say high cost of communication prohibits growth in the telecommunications sector, especially in rural areas.

Yu Marketing Director Anna Othoro said mobile phone companies pay 10 per cent excise duty and 16 per cent VAT on air time.

The custom duty on… Continue

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 5:01am —

 
 

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Hello Niranjan, thank you. Yes, agreed. But a wiki can give us the tool to move forward and bring along newcomers and grass roots champions who are looking for structure. This structure is to nurture innovation in all of the categories. Looking fo...
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I hope the TCF and community facilitators are taking cue on this thread.
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The output of M&E serves as one among the good inputs to the process of decision-making leading not only to sustainability but also to effectiveness and up-scaling, i.e., expansion in depth and/or breadth.
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I think there are other useful tools aside from M&E that we can use to capture knowledge (experiences, learning, etc). And some of these probably are Profiling, Knowledge Exchange, and Research, or a combination of such tools. I am not fully aware...
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I would just like to share the following diagram that links knowledge to community development. The outputs of M&E and the M&E process itself is knowledge that is useful to the telecentre ecosystem.
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Dear Jan I agree with you on web 2.0 importance in democracy, but a wiki alone can't be the solution for telecenter 2.0 as the new wants are just not knowledge, business, advocacy, entertainment all that matters, we will need a new applications fo...
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Dear Alain This question is being asked by Richard Heeks in his ICT4D 2.0 Paper in a different way, Why donors do not invest in be wells to increase access to water and why they want to invest in ICT4D, an one possible answer he brings in is the i...
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Jimmy, a TC dedicated bank is a good idea... however, why wouldn't the World Bank and the developing country governments that borrow from the World Bank, fund programs to eradicate the digital divide? In the 90's The World Bank started infoDev... ...
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I deeply agree with you Polly... it would be wonderful if TCF had an endowment then membership fees would not needed... When I approached a big donor recently to consider an endowment for GKP - arguing instant and guaranteed financial sustainabili...
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