[kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers-remember eMaddo?

Sat Aug 29 16:55:02 EAT 2009

local capacity development for Assembling/manufacturing PCs?  Indeed there is (was?) such an initiative started 4yrs ago between the Kenyan ICT Ministry and local Universities - under the brand name eMaddo Project.  SU, UoN, JKUAT and Multimedia Univ College were all signatories...with CCK throwing in the seed money.

But today I am not sure if any of the Universities are still in this project. But I can tell you that we bought quite a number of these locally assembled eMaddo Computers and 3yrs down the road they are still working and are as strong as the branded ones (Dell, HP etc)

walu.

--- On Sat, 8/29/09, Mwololo Tim <timwololo at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Mwololo Tim <timwololo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 3:49 PM
> Dear all,
> 
> I have scanned the inputs made yesterday on used computers,
> although I could not go through all of them.
> 
> In my view, the problem is beyond new/locally assembled PCs
> against imported re-conditioned computers. The biggest
> problem is that of a time bomb in terms of e-waste. A study
> I led on e-waste in 2007 showed that at that time, Kenya
> generated at least 3,000 tons of e-waste every year (a copy
> is attached). I am sure you can see the problem if you
> consider a number of years. It gets worse if you consider
> that the number of PCs are growing every year. From this
> point of view, a policy is necessary on e-waste.
> 
> 
> A second issue is the life of an assembled clone vis-a-vis
> that of re-conditioned computer. Has anyone done any study?
> Can they share the results. I bought many locally assembled
> PCs and many of the them developed lots of problems and
> their life in a busy user environment is relatively low. I
> did this long time ago and I cannot recall the average life.
> The cost of ownership kept on increasing. I have also tried
> re-conditioned brand computers and I am monitoring their
> life. I am tempted to do a study.
> 
> 
> The other issue is developing local capacity for ICT
> technology development. Many countries started from the
> assembly route with a strategy to develop local capacity. Do
> we really have a strategy? Putting 25% duty on used
> computers is not a strategy. It would make sense if it was
> part of a comprehensive strategy either aimed at developing
> local capacity for technology development or something. It
> does not even start to address our e-waste problem.
> 
> 
> A few words on a staurday afternoon.
> 
> tim waema
> 
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM,
> Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Good points being raised here the
> more reason as to why we need a multistakeholder approach 
> to address the issue by finding common ground, we cannot 
> demonise used computers in a blanket manner, more so when
> ICT is a critical component in Vision 2030, they are
> certainly playing a critical role, as it turns out
> "affordability" is ambiguous
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 29,
> 2009 at 9:51 AM, Bildad Kagai <billkagai at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 29, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Gakuru Alex wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Why Bill, when all I am doing is to protect those your
> rights you used
> 
> to sell every one of your previously owned
> computing/internet
> 
> connection equipment that you 'dumped on innocent
> souls':-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Good point Alex.
> 
> After two years of aggressive business I will book an
> appointment with Ambassador Kiplagat and confess to my role
> in contributing to e-waste and why my role is part of FUTURE
> historical injustice for future generations. That will give
> me a clean conscience knowing that I can mess as much I can
> after all the truth justice and reconciliation commission
> will forgive me for that. Lets plunder our Kenya....justice
> is in the offing.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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