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[CNSIG-Council] [CNSIG-Counsil] [Decision] Tunapanda membership request

by Sol Luca de Tena

Dear CNSIG, Please see below the membership request and info from the Kenyian CN Tunapanda. Kindly share your vote for or against. Thanks, Sol Brief Description I am the project manager for TunapandaNET community network, championed by Tunapanda Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to promote use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and community centers and provide them learning resources and skills to utilise ICTs. Additionally, I focus on promoting gender equity in technology through mentorship and training for women and girls. Topics vary from careers in technology to ICTs and governance for women. Community Networks SIG Country where you operate: Kenya Brief description: TunapandaNET is a community network located in Kibera, Nairobi Kenya.TunapandaNET is a community network championed by Tunapanda Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to promote use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and community centers and provide them learning resources and skills to utilise ICTs. Areas of interest: Education, Affordable access, Connecting underserved communities, Policy & regulation Representatives (up to 3): Josephine Miliza - josephine(a)tunapanda.org Nelson Mandela - mandela(a)tunapanda.org Renice Owuor - renice(a)tunapanda.org -- Sol Luca de Tena e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 w: zenzeleni.net Skype: sol.lucadetena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge 2017 - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017

6 years, 3 months

[CNSIG-Council] council meeting and CNSIG work

by Sol Luca de Tena

Hello, so this email is an attempt to a) get a sense of what activity has been happening in the SIG, b) suggest we have a meeting to regroup. I havent received any emails from the working groups Im in, have people been active on the chat groups facilitated by Nico? Any answers on BTN? Who is keen for a meeting? Maybe to simply regroup, maybe to restart some WG work? if I get majority response Ill set up a meeting poll. Looking forwards, Sol 2018-04-02 21:25 GMT+02:00 Sol Luca de Tena <sol(a)zenzeleni.net>: > Hi all, > > Using the impetus from our meeting today, and following the decision to > keep council meetings to every 6 weeks, I am sending out a meeting poll for > our 3rd council meeting. Please indicate your availability here: > https://framadate.org/ulw3LUg8NewCplln > > Cheers, > > Sol Luca de Tena > > e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net > c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 > w: zenzeleni.net > Skype: sol.lucadetena > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M > > *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* > - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge > 2017 > - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017 > -- Sol Luca de Tena e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 w: zenzeleni.net Skype: sol.lucadetena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge 2017 - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017

6 years, 4 months

[CNSIG-Council] local content in community networks

by Nicolás Echániz

Hi CNSIGers, I'm in the process of writing an article on local content in community networks for the GISSWatch 2018. I'm focusing on our experience, but I'd like to mention relevant initiatives or examples from other communities. If anyone wishes to share a paragraph on experiences you have taken part of, please contact me or just share in reply to this e-mail. Thank you all in advance! -- NicoEchániz

6 years, 4 months

[CNSIG-Council] Regional Meeting (LAC)

by Nicolás Echániz

I'm opening a thread about this regional meeting so we can discuss it in particular. As soon as we receive more info on the other two regional meetings I'll let everyone know and we can start a thread for each. Christian O'Flaherty (ISOC) has just pointed out (again because Thiago already mentioned this event), that it would be interesting to have CNSIG participation here: https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568 ... and he proposed that we consider it as a possible opportunity to "piggyback" for our regional meeting.

6 years, 4 months

Re: [CNSIG-Council] [CNSIG-Counsil] [Decision] Tunapanda membership request

by Damian Cejas

If we dont missunderstood, the cnsig will be for Tunapanda another subject or duscussion to put efforts, but it wont be the central point from where they started as organsation. In that case, we vote yes for the inclusion. We think that the cn are a tool to put the attention in many others problems related (spectrum distribution, regulations, education, etc.) and not only a subject itself. (We are not sure if our vote is on time, today is the 5th day since the votation started) Until victory, always! 2018-07-16 19:23 GMT-03:00 panayotis antoniadis <panayotis(a)nethood.org>: > > I vote YES > > (since CNSIG is "comprised of members of Community Networks and > organizations whose purpose is directly related to the development of > Community Networks" I think that the concern of Nico is not really > blocking, otherwise NetHood wouldn't be also eligible) > > (perhaps we should separate the discussion of the applications from the > actual voting?) > > > On 12.07.2018 17:23, Nicolas Pace wrote: > > Hi Council (and Sol), > > > > I have personally met Josephine and her team, and the work their are > > doing in Kibera is amazing. > > For those that don't know about the project, you can check this article > > by ISOC: > > https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/06/tunapandanet- > paves-the-way-for-kenya-to-connect-the-underserved/ > > > > My only concern is that Tunapanda (as many Networks in Africa) are more > > a Network 4 Communities projects, than community engaged Community > Networks. > > > > I give my +1 to accepting here, and would encourage the council to add a > > question like: > > how is the community that this network serves involved in the network > > activities? > > do you have plans of increasing community ownership, and how? > > > > That would give the collective more awareness of the direction the > > network is taking, and by doing so having allies that are walking the > > same path (or being aware which path each are walking :) ). > > > > Mailing lists end up being spaces where we do not end up sharing much, > > so it is good to know each other better from the beginning. > > > > Regards, > > > > On 2018-07-12 04:19 AM, Sol Luca de Tena wrote: > >> Dear CNSIG, > >> > >> Please see below the membership request and info from the Kenyian CN > >> Tunapanda. Kindly share your vote for or against. > >> > >> Thanks, Sol > >> > >> > >> Brief Description > >> > >> I am the project manager for TunapandaNET community network, championed > >> by Tunapanda Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to > >> promote use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable > >> access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect > >> schools and community centers and provide them learning resources and > >> skills to utilise ICTs. Additionally, I focus on promoting gender equity > >> in technology through mentorship and training for women and girls. > >> Topics vary from careers in technology to ICTs and governance for women. > >> > >> > >> Community Networks SIG > >> > >> Country where you operate: > >> > >> Kenya > >> > >> Brief description: > >> > >> TunapandaNET is a community network located in Kibera, Nairobi > >> Kenya.TunapandaNET is a community network championed by Tunapanda > >> Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to promote use > >> and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and > >> capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and > >> community centers and provide them learning resources and skills to > >> utilise ICTs. > >> > >> Areas of interest: > >> > >> Education, Affordable access, Connecting underserved communities, > >> Policy & regulation > >> > >> Representatives (up to 3): > >> > >> Josephine Miliza - josephine(a)tunapanda.org <mailto:josephine@tunapanda. > org> > >> > >> Nelson Mandela - mandela(a)tunapanda.org <mailto:mandela@tunapanda.org> > >> > >> Renice Owuor - renice(a)tunapanda.org <mailto:renice@tunapanda.org> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sol Luca de Tena > >> > >> e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net <mailto:sol@zenzeleni.net> > >> c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 > >> w: zenzeleni.net <http://zenzeleni.net> > >> Skype: sol.lucadetena > >> > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M > >> > >> *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* > >> - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge > 2017 > >> - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Council mailing list > >> Council(a)lists.cnsig.info > >> https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Council mailing list > > Council(a)lists.cnsig.info > > https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council > > _______________________________________________ > Council mailing list > Council(a)lists.cnsig.info > https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council >

6 years, 5 months

[CNSIG-Council] Regional Meeting (Africa)

by Nicolás Echániz

Hi all, we have also contacted Michuki Mwangi (ISOC - Africa). Here's his reply: " The 3rd summit on Community Networks in Africa is scheduled for 3 - 7 September in Mankosi, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It will be hosted at the Zenzeleni CN in the community that they serve called Mankosi. We are finalizing the logistics and venue information. It should be available in the next 2 weeks. Do you have any strategy on how to increase membership to the CNSIG? If you have any outreach materials that we can share with the CN operators in the regions, that might help getting more of them involved with the CNSIG. " So... we are locals there! :) Sol, maybe you can share a bit more detail on this event and how the CNSIG could participate as a collective. Should I add you in CC in the thread we started with Sebastian, Michuki and Naveed ? Same as with the APAC meeting, I propose we appoint one person as CNSIG contact for the organization of the event, Sol you seem like the natural choice, but you are also already swamped with work; what's your take on this. Michuki also asked about outreach materials. We can start a different thread about this. Cheers! Nico

6 years, 5 months

[CNSIG-Council] Regional Meeting (APAC)

by Nicolás Echániz

Hi all, Naveed Haq (ISOC - Asia Pacific region), has sent some detail on the CN regional meeting that ISOC is organizing there. Here is his reply: " Our Regional CN summit (CNxAPAC as we call it) is schedule on 31 October (tentatively) in India – more details available at http://cnxapac.org/ We would surely like to explore on CNSIG participation. " We have little participation from the APAC region in the CNSIG but it would be very interesting if we could organize to be an active actor in this meeting. The website mentions 10 community networks from the region, but I cannot find them listed. I propose that someone from the APAC region take the lead in coordinating with Naveed Haq regarding the CNSIG participation in this regional meeting. Cheers! Nico

6 years, 5 months

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