[Kictanet] Fw: VISION 2030..our collective role

[alice at apc.org]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <andrew.gakiria at kenya.go.ke>
To: <alice at apc.org>
Cc: <andrew.limo at kenya.go.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:27 AM
Subject: VISION 2030..our collective role


> Dear Alice,
>
> Kindly forward this for me to the Kictanet list
>
> Thanks
>
> Gakiria
>
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>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I wish to respond to the very apt challenge thrown to us by Edith. From 
> where i sit at the e-Government Directorate, it is of great interest to us 
> to explore ways in which we can leverage ICTs and e-Government to deliver 
> on the broad goals of the 2030 vision. As indicated by the Head of state, 
> the 2030 vision is NOT a Government project but trancends all players 
> across the political divides, sectors and socio-economic classes including 
> electoral calendars.
>
> Thats why the challenge by Edith is very timely. What can we as Kenyans 
> and core stakeholders bring to the table to ensure that existing 
> opportunities are leveraged effectively? My colleague Andrew Limo is in 
> the technical team that was working on the vision and i believe he will 
> also comment on this.
>
> I would like to throw the challenge back to KICTANET to bring to bear your 
> very impressive arsenal of intellectual and lobbying might to open this 
> debate far and wide. Lets all remember that the vision is a broad 
> statement of intent and the way it all turns out will depend on how we 
> intepret this statement and break it down to manageable pieces. We should 
> not get discouraged but instead bring to light ways in which ICTs CAN 
> hasten the attainment of the vision. Edith mentioned that the countries 
> mentioned as success cases in national visioning leveraged ICTs..can we 
> get more concrete information publicized and brought to the attention of 
> decision makers? what specific learning examples can we immediately tap 
> into to start demonstrating success?
>
> I believe together we can pull this off..for the good of all of us Kenyans
>
> Kind regards
>
> Gakiria Andrew
> Senior Policy Analyst & Information security Administrator
> e-Government Directorate
> Office of the President
> Harambee House 10th Floor
> Tel: +254 20 341582
> Cell: +254 721 323118
> Nairobi, KENYA