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

[James Rege]

Dear all,
Thanks for the invitation. I will still b holed up in Stockholm this  
time I am wearing Human Rights hat. I want to take this opportunity to  
wish all a very successful get together.
Kind regards
Hon. James Rege

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 10, 2008, at 15:17, "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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>   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
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> stimulation of a venture capital framework and the strengthening of  
> incubation in Kenya to stimulate entrepreneurship.
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>   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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> 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; Andrew Muigai, africapoint.com; Nik Nesbitt, Kencall  
> Ltd, among others.
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> REGISTRATION
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> All are invited to the conference. Please register on tandaa.co.ke or
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> 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
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> 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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