THE INFORMATION AGE

MAADHIMISHO YA WIZARA YA MAWASILIANO ,SAYANSI NA TEKNOLOJIA

Wizara ya Mawasiliano, Sayansi na Teknolojia nchini Tanzania  itafanya sherehe maalumu za kutimiza miaka 50 ya Uhuru katika Wiki ya Sayansi kuanzia jumatatu 7 Novemba 2011. Kupitia maonyesho hayo, Wizara na taasisi zake zitapata nafasi nyingine ya kuonyesha shughuri zao.

Hiiitakuwa fursa ya kipekee kwa jumuiya ya Kitanzania na Wageni wa nje kushuhudia kwa macho baadhi ya vielelezo vya historia hii yatakayofanyika kwenye viwanja vya Mnazi Mmoja. 

Wizara hiyo imetoa kitabu kinachoonyesha maendeleo ya Wizara hiyo katika kipindi cha miaka 50 hapa nchini waweza kusoma kitabu ama kudownload kitabu hicho hapa:
Kitabu cha Wizara ya Mawasiliano,Sayansi na Teknolojia

UNAZIKUMBUKA HIZI NATUMAINI HAZIKUWA ZIMECHAKACHULIWA

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MFUMO WA KIELEKTRONIKI KUBAINI WAKWEPA KODI

Shehena ya Mizigo inayopitia bandari na mipaka ya Tanzania kwenda nchi za nje kuanzia mwakani itakuwa ikifuatiliwa kwa mfumo wa kielektroniki kuhakikisha kwamba inafika nchi husika lengo likiwa ni kudhibiti wanaokwepa kulipa ushuru.

Naibu Kamishna,Uboreshaji na Udhibiti wa Vihatarishi wa Idara ya Forodha na Ushuru wa Bidhaa wa TRA,Bellium Silaa amesema kulingana na sheria za kimataifa kawaida mizigo inayotolewa bandarini kwenda nje ya nchi haitozwi ushuru.

Kwa kuzingatia mazingira hayo katika kutekeleza mradi huo unaojulikana kwa jina la Electronic Cargo Tracking,gari lenye shehena husika likiamua kupakua mzigo nchini,mfumo huo utakaoanzishwa Machi mwakani utabaini ukiukwaji wa utaratibu huo.

KAMATI YASEMA TCRA INA MATUMIZI MAKUBWA

Kamati ya kudumu ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma (POAC) nchini Tanzania imeshitushwa na matumizi makubwa ya fedha yanayofanywa na Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano nchini humo (TCRA) kwa kufuja shilingi bilioni 600 za kitanzania.

Makamu mwenyekiti wa POAC  Deo Filikunjombe amesema kuwa hayupo tayari kupokea ripoti ya mamlaka hiyo kwa kuwa imejaa ufujaji mkubwa wa fedha.

Taarifa ya mamlaka hiyo inayosimamia mawasiliano nchini Tanzania imeonesha kuwa fedha nyingi hutumika katika semina na kozi mbalimbali ambazo hutolewa kwa wafanyakazi wake ambapo kwa mwaka jana zilitumika zaidi ya shilingi bilioni 4.1 za kitanzania kwa ajili ya mafunzo na semina wakati shilingi bilioni 3.3 zilitumika kuwalipa wafanyakazi posho zao ambazo hutolewa kwa wafanyakazi waofanyakazi kwa muda wa ziada.

Wajumbe wa kamati hiyo pia walihoji uhalali wa wajumbe wa bodi ya TCRA kulipwa posho na fedha za matumizi ya simu kila mwezi kwa zaidi ya Dola 2,800 za Marekani.

Filikunjombe amesema kuwa kwa kawaida Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa TCRA anapaswa kuwa na matumizi ya kawaida ya kuanzia shilingi milioni 10 hadi 50 lakini kwa hesabu za mamlaka hiyo zinaonesha wametumia zaidi ya shilingi milioni 600 bila kutoa mchanganuo unaoridhisha.

Kamati hiyo pia iliitaka TCRA kuonyesha mchanganuo wa fedha za tozo kwa kampuni za simu zinazofanyakazi zake nchini baada ya kushindwa kuwasilisha matumizi ya kampuni ya Vodacom na Zantel.

Filikunjombe alieleza kuwa kampuni ya Vodacom inaonekana imelipa kiasi cha Dola 600 za Marekani na Kampuni ya Zantel inaonekana imelipa Dola 160 za Marekani,lakini cha ajabu katika kumbukumbu za TCRA hakuna maelezo yanayojitosheleza kueleza pesa hizo zilipo.

UWE MAKINI NA UNACHOKIWEKA KATIKA MITANDAO JAMII

Kwa watumiaji wa Facebook na mitandao jamii mingine jaribuni kuwa makini na kile mnachokiweka ama kutoa maoni katika suala lolote kwenye kurasa zenu ama za mtu  yoyote.Soma hii hapa chini:

GOP Group Depiction of Obama Shot in Head Draws Fire

A Halloween-themed email from the Loudoun County, Va., Republican Committee was swiftly condemned by conservative and liberal groups today for featuring an image of a ghoulish-looking President Obama with a bullet hole through his head.

The message, with the subject line “Halloween 2011,” invites supporters to a community parade where “we are going to vanquish the zombies with clear thinking conservative principles and a truckload of Republican candy.”  It also features a caricature of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a jack-o-lantern, and cartoons of zombies.

The email was first reported by the blog Too Conservative, which said the group had gone “way too far” and should be reported to the U.S. Secret Service.

Mark Sell, chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee, explained that the email was a “light-hearted attempt to inject satire humor into the Halloween holiday.”

“Apparently, some individuals have interpreted an image of Barack Obama that appeared within the email as intending to portray the President as a victim of a violent crime.  Nothing could be further from the truth,” Sell said in a statement. “We deeply and sincerely apologize to the President and anyone who viewed the image if that was the impression that was left.”

Still, condemnation from Democrats and state and national Republicans has been swift and harsh.

Virginia GOP Chairman Pat Mullins called the image “disgusting” and condemned its use “in the strongest possible terms.” 

“We are in the process of contacting those responsible for the image to demand that they cease using it and immediately issue an apology,” Mullins said.

A Republican National Committee spokesman said the type of imagery in the Loudoun County GOP email “has no place in politics.”

The Secret Service told ABC News the agency is aware of the incident but offered no further details.

Source;Yahoo.com

UNAITUMIAJE FACEBOOK???

Imeelezwa kuwa Idadi kubwa ya vijana wanatumia mtandao wa jamii wa Facebook ambao wengi ni wanafunzi wanakosa maadili baada ya kuutumia kwa kujinadi kwa kuweka picha za nusu uchi,hali inayodaiwa kuhatarisha maisha na mustakabali wao.

Gazeti la Majira katika kurasa zake za maisha lilifanya utafiti miezi mitatu ili kuona hatari hiyo ambapo liligundua kuwa vijana wengi wamekuwa wakitafuta wapenzi katika mtandao bila kujua tabia ya mtu unayemtaka.

Utafiti huo pia umebaini idaidi kubwa ya vijana waliojiunga katika mtandao huo ni wanafunzi wa Sekondari,Vyuo Vikuu wengi wakiwa na lengo la kutafuta wapenzi ambao hupatikana baada ya kuwasiliana nao na kuangalia picha.

Katika utafiti huo gazeti hilo lilizungumza na baadhi ya vijana katika mtandao huo ambapo walisema kuwa wamekuwa hawasumbuki kupata wapenzi kwani wengi wanaotumia mtandao huo wanaonekana ni watu wenye uwezo wa kifedha.

“Unajua humu ndani wanawake huwa wanaweka picha za nusu uchi ambazo kwa kweli huleta hamasa kwa mwanaume,lakini hata hivyo wengine walio na ufahamu mdogo,wanahisi kwamba wote walio katika mtandao huo ni wale waliojiweza kifedha kitu ambacho hakina ukweli wowote”alisema Mac Peter.

Alisema kuwa kwa kuwa upande wake amekuwa akitumiwa namba na wanawake kwa lengo la kutaka wazungumze kwa njia ya simu ambapo asilimia kubwa ni wanafunzi wa sekondari na vyuo.

Gazeti hilo pia lilizungumza na baadhi ya vijana wa kike ambao wanaweka picha za nusu uchi walisema kuwa wengine hutafuta wachumba lakini wengine huweka kwa lengo la kujifurahisha na kuweka mambo yao.

“Ni kweli wapo wanawake ambao wamejiweka humu facebook wanatafuta wanaume na picha zao walizoweka nyingi ni zile ambazo zinaonesha miili yao sasa sijui hao wanaume wanaowatafuta wanawajua,lakini mi naona ni hatari kwa sababu kuwa na mahusiano na mtu usiyemjua ni hatari”alisema Aisha.

Naye Kijana aliyejitambulisha kwa jina la Benedicto Julius  alisema kuwa anaamini kwa asilimia nyingi kwamba wanawake wanaoweka picha zinaonesha miili yao wanatafuta wanaume.

Hata hivyo aliongeza kuwa endapo vijana wangekuwa wanatumia mtandao huo kwa malengo yaliyokusudiwa badi hata uwekaji wa picha za ajabu usingekuwepo.

“Facebook imewekwa kwa ajili ya watu tuweze kuwasiliana na kutafuta marafiki pande zote za dunia,pia hata kuweza kufundishana baadhi ya mambo ambayo hatuyajui,lakini watu wengine wanafanya kinyume kwa kuutumia kama sehemu ya kujiuza na kuwa sehemu ya kupata wanaume na wanawake’alisema.

Hata hivyo mmoja wa wasanii walio katika mtandao huo Esther Flavian alisema kuwa wapo wanawake wengine ambao hutumia pesa nyingi kupiga picha za nusu uchi ili tu waweze kuziweka mtandaoni.

Alisema vijana wengi wanaofanya matendo hayo machafu ni wanafunzi hivyo wanakuwa katika hatari kubwa ya kuharibu sifa zao ambazo baadaye zinaweza kuwaletea matatizo.

“Unajua humu ndani kuna picha nyingine mtu unashindwa kuzielewa kwamba mtu unashindwa kuzielewa kwamba mtu anaweka hizi picha kwa manufaa ya wengine au kwa ajili ya kuonesha mwili wake ulivyo”alihoji msanii huyo

SECURITY,IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE IN ASIA CYBERSPACE

Daily battle for rights and freedoms in cyberspace is being waged in Asia. At the epicenter of this contest is China – home to the world’s largest Internet population and what is perhaps the world’s most advanced Internet censorship and surveillance regime in cyberspace.

This report examines the interplay of national security, social and ethnic identity, and resistance in Asian cyberspace, offering in-depth accounts of national struggles against Internet controls as well as updated country reports.
Find the report here 
By:Yona Maro

NEW CYBER ATTACK TARGETS CHEMICAL FIRMS

At least 48 chemical and defense companies were victims of a coordinated cyber attack that has been traced to a man in China according to a new report from security firm Symantec Corp.

Computers belonging to these companies were infected with malicious software known as "PoisonIvy," which was used to steal information such as design documents, formulas and details on manufacturing processes, Symantec said on Monday.

It did not identify the companies, but said they include multiple Fortune 100 corporations that develop compounds and advanced materials, along with businesses that help manufacture infrastructure for these industries.

The bulk of the infected machines were based in the United States and United Kingdom, Symantec said, adding that the victims include 29 chemicals companies, some of which developed advanced materials used in military vehicles.

"The purpose of the attacks appears to be industrial espionage, collecting intellectual property for competitive advantage," Symantec said in a white paper on the campaign, which the company dubbed the "Nitro" attacks.

The cyber campaign ran from late July through mid-September and was traced to a computer system in the United States that was owned by a man in his 20s in Hebei province in northern China, according to Symantec.

Researchers gave the man the pseudonym "Covert Grove" based on a literal translation of his name. They found evidence that the "command and control" servers used to control and mine data in this campaign were also used in attacks on human-rights groups from late April to early May, and in attacks on the motor industry in late May, Symantec said.

"We are unable to determine if Covert Grove is the sole attacker or if he has a direct or only indirect role," said Symantec's white paper. "Nor are we able to definitively determine if he is hacking these targets on behalf of another party or multiple parties."

The Nitro campaign is the latest in a series of highly targeted cyber attacks that security experts say are likely the work of government-backed hackers.

Intel Corp's security unit McAfee in August identified "Operation Shady RAT," a five-year coordinated campaign on the networks of 72 organizations, including the United Nations, governments and corporations.

In February, McAfee warned that hackers working in China broke into the computer systems of five multinational oil and natural gas companies to steal bidding plans and other critical proprietary information.

Symantec said on Monday that the Nitro attackers sent emails with tainted attachments to between 100 and 500 employees at a company, claiming to be from established business partners or to contain bogus security updates.

When an unsuspecting recipient opens the attachment, it installs "PoisonIvy," a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can take control of a machine and that is easily available over the Internet.

While the hackers' behavior differed slightly in each case, they typically identified desired intellectual property, copied it and uploaded it to a remote server, Symantec said in its report.

Symantec did not identify the companies that were targeted in its white paper and researchers could not immediately be reached.

Dow Chemical Co said it detected "unusual e-mails being delivered to the company" last summer and worked with law enforcers to address this situation.

"We have no reason to believe our operations were compromised, including safety, security, intellectual property, or our ability to service our customers," a Dow spokesman said.

A spokesman for DuPont declined to comment.

Source:Reuters

ZANZIBAR YAZINDUA TEKNOLOJIA YA KUONGOZA VYOMBO VYA USAFIRI BABARINI

Serikali  ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar (SMZ), imezindua mfumo mpya wa kuongoza vyombo vya usafiri majini utakaotumia kompyuta kwa lengo la kuvifuatilia vikiwa njiani.

Teknolojia hiyo ya Digitali inayofanana na ile ya ndege, inaingia sokoni kukabiliana na ajali za meli zisizokuwa za lazima.Akizindua teknolojia hiyo mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita, Rais wa Zanzibar, Dk Ali Mohamed Shein, alisema mfumo huyo utasaidia kuwabana wafanyabiashara wote wasio waaminifu ambao wanaweka mbele maslahi yao na kusahau utu.

Hivi karibuni zaidi ya watu 1,000 wanasadikiwa kupoteza maisha kufutia ajali ya meli ya Mv Spice Islands, baada ya kuzama katika mkondo wa Nungwi kufutia boti hiyo kujaza mizigo kupita uwezo wake.
Kutoka: Gazeti la Mwananchi