[kictanet] ICT Authority?

[Leonard Mware]

I agree with Monica. Perhaps change KICTB to KICTA? Then make e-gov a department of KICTA? This would be better than creating a new outfit. Expand scope of existing Board.
L
 
 



----- Original Message ----
From: Monica Kerretts-Makau <mkmakau at yahoo.co.uk>
To: mleonardo at yahoo.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:51:23 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority?

Waudo,


While I agree that there needs to be coordination, should there not be a
review of existing agencies : for scope and mandate and see if these
agencies can be realigned to meet the gaps as raised rather than creating a
new body? In doing so we may end up with even lesser institutions if some
are merged etc?

Dr. Monica Kerretts-Makau


On 24/4/08 2:26 PM, "waudo siganga" <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:

> Alex - actually the KEPSA proposal is not at a stage of detail. I think
> the first stage is for all to determine and agree, as KEPSA has done,
> that there is a problem of "coordination and coherence" with regard to
> ICT and Government. We can use a forum like this one to share
> experiences to determine this. For me the reality is that ICT is
> cross-cutting and horizontal to the Government structure while most
> Ministries appear structured to operate in a vertical format. The
> Ministry of trade will tell you that OOXML (and ICT standards in
> general) is their baby; so is the yet to be attended to WTO Information
> Technology Act; so is signing (WTO) commitments to liberalize ICT
> services sector. Finance will claim GITS; Immigration want to
> unilaterally control the entry of ICT experts into the country, etc.
> There is no-one stop-shop to manage or even act as an interface. In this
> connection an ICT Authority is just one proposal but the flesh of it
> would have to come from wider consultation and input of all
> stakeholders. 
> 
> Waudo
> 
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:03:05 -0700 (PDT), "Alex Gakuru"
> <alex.gakuru at yahoo.com> said:
>> 
>> --- Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Can the proposal be shared in this list?
>>> 
>> 
>> I have refrained from commenting without seeing and
>> understanding what the said proposal contains.
>> 
>> Alex  
>> 
>> 
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