[kictanet] KENYA ICT BOARD HOSTS KENYA'S FIRST CONTENT CONFERENCE - TANDAA 08 ON FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2008

[james rege]

Dear Lucy,
Thanks for the invitation.  I will still be holed up in Stockholm until Nov
17th.  This time on a Human Rights mission.  I wish to congratulate you all
and a big success in the conference.

Kin regards,
Hon James Rege

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Lucy Odhiambo <lodhiambo at ict.go.ke> wrote:

>  Dear All,
>
> The Kenya ICT Board will be holding the Kenya Content Conference dubbed
> "TANDAA 2008". Tandaa is Kiswahili for spread or network
>
> (verb). Tandaa '08 is to be a platform for Kenyan entrepreneurs,
> educationists, policy makers and others to discuss the emerging
>
> opportunities that are being facilitated by better internet access in
> Kenya.
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>
>
> Tandaa's theme this year is 'Telling our Story… The Kenyan Story'.
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> The Kenya ICT Board will be discussing its Local Content Development
> programme that is geared towards stimulating the development of Local
> Content by Kenyans for the Kenyan and global marketplace. This programme is
> complimentary to the board's rural inclusion programme, the Pasha Centre
> project, that is going to assist entrepreneurs to set up internet
> telecentres in all parts of Kenya.
>
>
>
> The Ministry of Information and Communication has been implementing the
> development of ICT Infrastructure – including the undersea fibre optic cable
> that will connect Kenya to the global internet grid and the National Optic
> Fibre network both of which are expected to be
>
> completed by mid-2009. In line with this, the Kenya ICT Board has targeted
> to grow internet usage by 50% annually from the current 3
>
> Million users to 12 Million users in 2012.
>
> Some of the major issues that will be discussed at Tandaa '08 include:-
>
>
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>   1.   Once the fibre optic cable networks are in place and the question of
> access to high speed internet is sorted out, what will Kenyans view, read
> and interact with online? What information, services and goods will they be
> able to access? The dearth of local content on local web sites to be used
> for education, entertainment and business presents opportunities for Kenyans
> of all walks of life.
>
>
>
>   2.   The e-Government secretariat will be presenting the ongoing
> initiatives by government to provide e-services as well as the opportunities
> for content developers to interface with government processes to add value
> to their web content.
>
>
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>   3.   To encourage entrepreneurs to invest in local content development,
> there will be a discussion regarding the development and
>
> stimulation of a venture capital framework and the strengthening of
> incubation in Kenya to stimulate entrepreneurship.
>
>
>
>   4.   A number of presentations will also deal with the ways in which
> Kenyans can identify the opportunities and build viable economic
>
> structures for the development of local content.
>
> Speakers at Tandaa '08 include:-
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>
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> Dr. Bitange Ndemo,  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and
> Communications; Dr. Juma Oketch, Secretary, eGovernment (Office of the
> President); Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board, Patrick Spencer, Cisco IBSG;
> Joseph Mucheru, Google Kenya; Ian Fernandez, Nation Media Group; Chris
> Kirubi, MD, Capital Group; Aly-Khan Satchu, RICH.co.ke<http://rich.co.ke/>;
> Andrew Muigai, africapoint.com; Nik Nesbitt, Kencall Ltd, among others.
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>
>
> REGISTRATION
>
> All are invited to the conference. Please register on tandaa.co.ke or
>
> email: tandaa08 at ict.go.ke.
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>
>
> Lucy Gachui-Odhiambo
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> Communications Manager
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> Kenya ICT Board
>
> 12th Floor Telposta Towers
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> Koinange Lane
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> PO Box 27150 - 00100
> Nairobi, Kenya
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> Cell 0737- 839047
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> Tel: 254-020-2093040
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> www.ict.go.ke
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