[kictanet] Day 4 of 10: CCK Internet Study-The Statistics on (Domestic) Infrastructure – 1day

[alice]

> In its recommendation, the report urgest the Government to
> drive the build up exercise of extending the domestic
> internet infrastructure.  Woud this sufficiently address
> the poor penetration of the domestic internet nfrastructure
> or could there be other interventions.
>   

 

Government efforts and particularly ministry InfoCom in this regard are 
commendable. TEAMs, terrestrial, digital villages, adopt a school, etc.


However, this is not sufficient to address poor penetration (usage, 
appropriation). One helpful approach would be to try to determine the 
needs of current and future internet users, taking into account the 
technology’s untapped potentials. In this way it may be possible to 
better develop and plan activities aimed at developing appropriate 
technology and infrastructure.  These may include making IC Technologies 
more available for use in the health field, among grassroots development 
projects, promoting education, etc


Further, promotion and use of the infrastructure once there should be 
adapted to each specific user group (this approach has its challenges of 
course) rather than the number of pops/hook ups. This also implies that 
challenges to the use of internet infrastructure and services, e.g. 
access to electricity, telephone services, and illiteracy, among others 
should be addressed.

In Addition, Kenyan expertise developed (capacity and skills), increased 
political will is and a requirement for promotion of further development 
and usage of IC Technologies.


If these issues are not addressed I see potentially contradictory  
situations, for example, schools will be online, alright,  but without 
teachers trained in ICTs, rural hospitals will have access to 
telemedicine and the Internet but will lack constant supply of 
electricity and despite high demand users won’t be able to install 
equipment due to lack of telephone lines. We shall have our fibre TEAMs, 
and all the others landing in Kenya, including terrestrial but no local 
content. We can only hope that ISP's, media  and others already have 
innovative plans, our various ministries will harmonise their ICT 
policies to ensure that we all make maximum use of the excellent 
internet infrastructure Kenya is about to enjoy in a couple of months

best
alice





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walu.

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