Fw: [Kictanet] Fw: [DigAfrica] How broke company won tender

[Dorcas Muthoni]

Sure Alice,

This will be incorporated, we also intend to add a Wiki on to the site.

Muthoni

alice at apc.org wrote:

> I think this is a great idea. We could begin by creating space for 
> this on the KICTANet website that Linuxchix offered to design and 
> maintain.
> Dorcas and Wash what do you both think?
>
> alice
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <alice at apc.org>
> To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:11 PM
> Subject: Fw: Fw: [Kictanet] Fw: [DigAfrica] How broke company won tender
>
>
>> I believe some of you on this list are not subscribed to KIP
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florence Etta" <Fetta at idrc.or.ke>
>> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl at lyris.idrc.ca>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fw: [Kictanet] Fw: [DigAfrica] How broke company won tender
>>
>>
>>> Re Media,
>>> Maybe this list  ought to consider launching a FAQ session or 
>>> education sessions/page. Something to think about how to deal with 
>>> this on the move? So perhaps it may not exactly be a response from 
>>> the media as a response from this network that may be called for?
>>> Cheers,
>>> FE
>>> At 12:28 PM 9/22/2005 +0300, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Media!
>>>> > We recently heard Mr. Kiboro state "the challenge of reporting on 
>>>> > issues
>>>> > you
>>>> > do not fully understand" at the recent international conference. 
>>>> Is > this
>>>> > your wake up call to submerge yourself in ICT multi-stakeholder > 
>>>> processes
>>>> > taking place in Kenya to enable you report more fully and 
>>>> accurately > when
>>>> > you choose to report on ICTs?
>>>> >
>>>> > We don't mind the "Shock and Awe" headlines BUT in this sector, 
>>>> logic
>>>> > rules.
>>>> > Ours is Boolean world and we tend to go a bit deeper.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any journalist out there who could respond?
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> >
>>>> > Alex
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: <alice at apc.org>
>>>> > To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl at lyris.idrc.ca>
>>>> > Cc: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:39 AM
>>>> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fw: [DigAfrica] How broke company won tender
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> Brian,  I think it was clear that your reference was to the >> 
>>>> conclusion
>>>> >> arrived at by the author of the article.
>>>> >> But you do bring into light certain aspects that the author left 
>>>> out
>>>> >> which
>>>> >> is helpful in understanding the situation.
>>>> >> However, I think, it would be even more helpful if journalists 
>>>> could >> go
>>>> > the
>>>> >> extra mile to explain the mechanisms/structures of the industry 
>>>> being
>>>> >> reported on and allow readers to make the mental exercise of 
>>>> jumping >> into
>>>> >> conclusions!
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> thanks
>>>> >> alice
>>>> >>
>>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >> From: "Brian Longwe" <cto at nbi.ispkenya.com>
>>>> >> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl at lyris.idrc.ca>
>>>> >> Cc: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>; >> 
>>>> "KIPlist"
>>>> >> <kiplist-cl at lyris.idrc.ca>
>>>> >> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:04 AM
>>>> >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fw: [DigAfrica] How broke company won 
>>>> tender
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > On 21 Sep 2005, at 22:06, Brian Longwe wrote:
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >> I'm not taking sides here, just asking questions that I think 
>>>> >> >> should
>>>> >> >> straighten what is clearly spurios reasoning...
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I don't normally reply to my own emails - but I just realised 
>>>> that >> > my
>>>> >> > mention of spurious reasoning yesterday might have been >> > 
>>>> misconstrued
>>>> >> > to be referring to the comments made by my colleagues Alice and
>>>> >> > Florence. I would like to make a correction - I was not 
>>>> referring >> > to
>>>> >> > them but rather to the conclusion reached in the press article 
>>>> by >> > the
>>>> >> > author, which seem to have been based on questionable sources of
>>>> >> > information.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Apologies to all for any misunderstanding :-)
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Brian
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > ---
>>>> >> > Submitted by: cto at nbi.ispkenya.com 2005-09-22 02:06:01 EDT4
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