[kictanet] Marketing Kenya as a BPO Destination (within and without the country)

[waudo siganga]

Shem and Titus, I agree with your observations. After attending
some ICT Board events I gathered that BPO is indeed the focus for
the Board, with other activities being 1. Advisory to the Govt 2.
Capacity Building  and 3. Project Management. I have heard the
Board explain that they are not really into "ICT" per se but
rather, its application. I do not mind marketing being a
focus here  (and I think they are doing a good job of it), but
the gap to deal with "ICT" should abe addressed by the
Government. The name "ICT Board" is somehow a misnomer that
confuses some people. A better name would have been "ICT
Marketing Board" or "ICT Promotion Board".

Waudo, in Paris.


On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:49:38 -0700 (PDT), "Shem Ochuodho" <shemochuodho at y
ahoo.com> said:

  Titus,


  You raise a pertinent question. In the V-2030, the pillar is
  'BPO', and not 'ICT'. And listening to Government officials, the
  focus seems to be on the former, and not the latter. And am left
  wondering why. Perhaps this may help explain why 'marketing' is
  ICT Board's core activity. If BPO is all the Board is about - or
  its main focus, then of course 'marketing' is the core function.


  Best rgrds,

  Shem
  --- On Mon, 6/23/08, Titus Mburu <titonjoroge at gmail.com> wrote:

    From: Titus Mburu <titonjoroge at gmail.com>
    Subject: Re: [kictanet] Marketing Kenya as a BPO Destination
    (within and without the country)
    To: "Shem Ochuodho" <shemochuodho at yahoo.com>
    Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
    <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
    Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 10:26 AM

  If I may, let me ask - what has been identified as one of the
  pillar in Vision 2030? Is it ICT or BPO?
  One of the TV stations focused on the call center industry,
  during the launch of Vision 2030 and i got worried.
  Regards,
  Titus Njoroge.
People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people work (Confucius).

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