[kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands

Mon Mar 17 16:21:07 EAT 2008

Eric

We shall partner where we can to ensure availability of information and
knowledge that can assist ICT sector development.

There are numerous bodies out there dealing with different aspects and
initiatives concerning ICT. ICT is a very large and cross-cutting area.

The board has responsibility specifically for developing and positioning
Kenya as an ICT destination. This is in addition to bandwidth infrastructure
capacity support under KTCIP.

The Team at the Board will ensure that we are aware of these so that we do
not duplicate. When we sense a glaring need or where stakeholders determine
a need, we shall ensure we drive the research to get the knowledge.

Just as an example of Initiatives that we are aware of.

1. The Export Promotion Council is working with Commonwealth Secretariate to
develop a country strategy for the export of services. They have identified
BPO as the sector with their highest growth potential. As part if this
extensive work which has taken the better of 7 months, they have determined
the market size in Kshs terms of different sub-sectors> BPO Exports in Kenya
is USD 90 M.

2. The Ministry of Youth has just launched theYouth and ICT Action Plan for
Kenya developed with assistance from Microsoft.

3. Novatech / EU- Proinvest ICT investment support for Africa (report on ict
board website www.ict.go.ke).

regards

On 3/17/08, Eric Osiakwan <eric at afrispa.org> wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I would submit that the ICT Board is better placed to do some of these
> sectorial studies with empirical basis to attract business and show resource
> allocation.
>
> Eric here
>
>
> On 17 Mar 2008, at 10:46, Paul Kukubo wrote:
>
> Kai
>
> Is there any public analysis or research on actual bandwidth utilization
> by sector? i.e.. Agriculture vs say Banking? And web browsing vs.
> Infrastructure facilitation.
>
> Who is using what bandwidth and for what?
>
> As we promote outsourcing and ICT industries, the conversation will shift
> from bandwidth availability to its exploitation by the common mwananchi
>
> The ICT board is spending time in many forums explaining this exciting
> opportunity to ICT business and entrepreuners as it unfolds. We must spread
> the message that business and entreprenuers must be ready when the cable
> lands.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Kukubo ICT Board
> Sent from my BlackBerry(R) smartphone provided by Celtel Kenya
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Kai Wulff" <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
>
> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:27
> To:pkukubo at ict.go.ke
> Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
>
>
> Walu,
>
> like all other initiatives we have supported, KDN is seeing it as an
> enabler
> for the market and our approach is not profit driven (of course we want to
>
> recover the investment).
>
> There will be more than enough capacity on this cable as on Seacom, so
> fully
> redundant connectivity for the market will be the rule!
>
> Kai
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Walubengo" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> To: <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 09:07
> Subject: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
>
>
> The current issue of The EastAfrican claims that the
> government submarine fiber project is to be transferred to
> the initial co-financiers : Safaricom, KDN, Jamii, amongst
> others.
>
> Will the eventual majority shareholders - essentially the
> private sector - operate the cable  on Open Access
> principles?  Specifically, the following questions arise.
>
>
> 1. Will the cable be open for direct connectivity (at the
> source in MSA) to other future telco players?
>
> 2. Will the price of connecting to the international fiber
> be driven by profit-motives or will it be based on the
> 'cost-of-operating-the-fiber' basis.
>
> 3. What modalities exist for future investors who may wish
> to own part of the fiber maybe 2 or 5years after the cable
> is operational- or will this thing be a closed-club to the
> original financiers once the cable becomes operational?
> (remember the consortium approach of EASSy?)
>
> 4. What are the steps involved in transparently
> transferring this public resource into private sector?
>
> just wondering...
>
> walu.
>
>
>
>
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