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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>34% of Kenyans have Internet access (among the highest in Africa…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2012/01/14m-kenyans-have-access-to-the-internet/">http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2012/01/14m-kenyans-have-access-to-the-internet/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Only 5% of those in Rural Kenya have Internet access… also probably among the highest in Africa..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-03/27/c_131492795.htm">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-03/27/c_131492795.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gideon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; Angela Daly<br><b>Subject:</b> [governance] Google rolls out Kenya Elections Hub<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Sorry i did not mean to digress from the current topic but i thought this was interesting news<br><br><a href="http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/google-rolls-out-kenya-elections-hub">http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/google-rolls-out-kenya-elections-hub</a><br><br>-The Internet is playing increasingly an important role in transforming the way citizens participate and engage in the elections across Africa. Now its Kenya’s turn, and expectations are high both for a peaceful transition and a deepening of democracy under the new constitution. Voters are already turning to the internet for information: according to Google Zeitgeist, the IEBC (Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission) was the top trending search in Kenya in 2012, and all the major candidates have a strong presence across the various social media outlets.<br><br>Gideon Rop<br>DotConnectAfrica<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Angela Daly <<a href="mailto:angelacdaly@gmail.com" target="_blank">angelacdaly@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don't have any insider knowledge on this but Google and competition<br>law is forming one chapter of my PhD thesis which should be finished<br>soon!<br><br>Angela<br><br>On 10 January 2013 23:22, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Dear All,<br>><br>> On 18th December, 2012 the Vice President of the European Commission<br>> responsible for Competition Policy met with Google's Executive Chairman Eric<br>> Schmidt in relation to coming into an Agreement based on Article 9 of the EU<br>> Anti Trust Regulation. You can see the Press Release here:<br>><br>> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressRelease_bottom" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressRelease_bottom</a><br>><br>> The concerns are in relation to the competition concerns raised by the EC<br>> and they include:-<br>><br>> the way in which Google's vertical search services are displayed within<br>> general search results as compared to services of competitors;<br>><br>> the way Google may use and display third party content on its vertical<br>> search services;<br>><br>> exclusivity agreements for the delivery of Google search advertisements on<br>> other websites; and<br>><br>> restrictions in the portability of AdWords advertising campaigns.<br>><br>> To see the Press Release, visit:<br>> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressRelease_bottom" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressRelease_bottom</a><br>><br>> It will be interesting to see the detailed commitment text by Google this<br>> month and I would be grateful if anyone has any knowledge about this that<br>> they could share.<br>><br>><br>> Thank you.<br>><br>><br>> Kind Regards,<br>><br>> Sala<br>><br>><br>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>> <<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Dear All,<br>>><br>>> "The US Federal Trade Commission has announced it has closed its<br>>> investigation into Google after an exhaustive 19-month review that covered<br>>> millions of pages of documents and involved many hours of testimony.<br>>><br>>> See:<a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/01/google.shtm" target="_blank">http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/01/google.shtm</a><br>>><br>>> To see report by BBC, visit:<br>>> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20899032" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20899032</a><br>>><br>>> Kind Regards,<br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala<br>>> P.O. Box 17862<br>>> Suva<br>>> Fiji<br>>><br>>> Twitter: @SalanietaT<br>>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>>> Tel: <a href="tel:%2B679%203544828">+679 3544828</a><br>>> Fiji Cell: <a href="tel:%2B679%20998%202851">+679 998 2851</a><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala<br>> P.O. Box 17862<br>> Suva<br>> Fiji<br>><br>> Twitter: @SalanietaT<br>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>> Tel: <a href="tel:%2B679%203544828">+679 3544828</a><br>> Fiji Cell: <a href="tel:%2B679%20998%202851">+679 998 2851</a><br>><br>><br>><br>><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>> ____________________________________________________________<br>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>> To be removed from the list, visit:<br>> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br>><br>> For all other list information and functions, see:<br>> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br>> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br>><br>> Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><br>><br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>