[governance] Google rolls out Kenya Elections Hub

Fri Jan 11 14:10:00 EST 2013

34% of Kenyans have Internet access (among the highest in Africa.

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2012/01/14m-kenyans-have-access-to-the-i
nternet/

Only 5% of those in Rural Kenya have Internet access. also probably among
the highest in Africa..

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-03/27/c_131492795.htm

M

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[mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Gideon
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:30 PM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Angela Daly
Subject: [governance] Google rolls out Kenya Elections Hub

Sorry i did not mean to digress from the current topic but i thought this
was interesting news

http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/google-rolls-out-kenya-elections-hub

-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.

Gideon Rop
DotConnectAfrica

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Angela Daly <angelacdaly at gmail.com> wrote:

I don't have any insider knowledge on this but Google and competition
law is forming one chapter of my PhD thesis which should be finished
soon!

Angela

On 10 January 2013 23:22, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro

<salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> On 18th December, 2012 the Vice President of the European Commission
> responsible for Competition Policy met with Google's Executive Chairman
Eric
> Schmidt in relation to coming into an Agreement based on Article 9 of the
EU
> Anti Trust Regulation. You can see the Press Release here:
>
>
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressReleas
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>
> The concerns are in relation to the competition concerns raised by the EC
> and they include:-
>
> the way in which Google's vertical search services are displayed within
> general search results as compared to services of competitors;
>
>  the way Google may use and display third party content on its vertical
> search services;
>
>  exclusivity agreements for the delivery of Google search advertisements
on
> other websites; and
>
>  restrictions in the portability of AdWords advertising campaigns.
>
> To see the Press Release, visit:
>
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-967_en.htm#PR_metaPressReleas
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>
> It will be interesting to see the detailed commitment text by Google this
> month and I would be grateful if anyone has any knowledge about this that
> they could share.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Sala
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> "The US Federal Trade Commission has announced it has closed its
>> investigation into Google after an exhaustive 19-month review that
covered
>> millions of pages of documents and involved many hours of testimony.
>>
>> See:http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/01/google.shtm
>>
>> To see report by BBC, visit:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20899032
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>> P.O. Box 17862
>> Suva
>> Fiji
>>
>> Twitter: @SalanietaT
>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
>> Tel: +679 3544828 <tel:%2B679%203544828> 
>> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 <tel:%2B679%20998%202851> 
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
> P.O. Box 17862
> Suva
> Fiji
>
> Twitter: @SalanietaT
> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
> Tel: +679 3544828 <tel:%2B679%203544828> 
> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 <tel:%2B679%20998%202851> 
>
>
>
>

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