[kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands

Wed Mar 19 01:56:23 EAT 2008

Hello all,

If i could add an element to this / reiterate in some words; It would  
be essential to not only identify the element of who will need what  
vis-a-vis  what is available and when and if they really need this;

No doubt improvement in the infrastructure  for service provision  
through information technology is the way to go... for ease of  
information dissemination, improved / upcoming service provision  
across the different commerce / other sectors and numerous other  
reasons why to adopt IT... But I trust there is the re-enforcement of  
why this is good for "X audience" in "X Locations" -> "for Y";

I do sincerely hope that this does also connect with many strategies  
that have been voiced in and around rural empowerment and development  
programs;

Are there existing work groups available to contribute to a strategy  
development or harmonization to reflect as such?

Wishing you a happy easter period!

Regards,

Patrick M.
On Mar 18, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Florence Etta wrote:

> Sorry to be picking up on this one now. If I am repeating what  
> someone has already said do forgive me and ignore  this post but  
> here goes.
>
> Good question Paul.
>
> And if this important information is not available how about  
> commissioning a study on "bandwidth utilization by sector"  or model  
> something close to it from actual current use so as to project  
> future trends? This could be something the ICT Board might want to  
> pursue?
>
> Cheers,
> FE
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke>
> To: feanywhere at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Monday, 17 March, 2008 10:46:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
>
> 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
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>
> -----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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