[kictanet] Digital to Analog Conversion
S.Murigi Muraya
murigi.muraya at gmail.com
Sun Dec 20 19:43:51 EAT 2009
Dear PS,
Please organize a tour for those of us interested in seeing this lab ASAP.
Regards
SMM
bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
> Indeed Dr. Kamau of University of Nairobi Engineering Faculty has been
> able to reverse engineer a converter we gave him. The University through
> the Ministry of Science and Technology received a modern Fab Lab. It is
> for us now to push new products there. The Private sector must take the
> lead in this new venture. If anyone wants to visit there, please let me
> know. I have arranged a number of tours there.
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If this is the case can someone from the University come online and
>> confirm.
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>>
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>
>> Kenya
>>
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>
>> --- On Thu, 17/12/09, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital to Analog Conversion
>> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Thursday, 17 December, 2009, 8:53
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> During the Launch, PS Ndemo confirmed that Nairobi
>> University has developed a proto-type converter which is working. we
>> should
>> possibly explore a PPP to take this to the next level with the University
>> linking up with Industry to do this.
>>
>> Maybe Dr Ndemo can shed more light on this and what plans
>> are there for the future.
>>
>> Edith
>>
>>
>>
>> From:
>> kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Mwololo Tim
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:33
>> AM
>> To: Edith Adera
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy
>> Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital to Analog
>> Conversion
>>
>>
>> Well argued Robert. I trust PS/MoIC is listening and will take
>> action. tim
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 6:08 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> When the migration from analog to digital was
>> initially raised fear was put into the public on how there would
>> be no
>> option but to throw away our analog TV sets and replace them with
>> Digital.
>>
>> Now that digital transmission is finally here we need to
>> look at how to make the migration as painless as possible while at
>> the
>> same time we do not disenfranchise any citizens.
>>
>> It has been
>> mentioned that there are over 1 million TV sets in Kenya today,
>> that
>> means 1 million digital to analog converters will be required over
>> the
>> next 2-3 years.
>>
>> I believe this is a great opportunity for us to
>> go into the electronic assembly business, I would like to propose
>> that
>> we 1st increase duty on converters from the current 35% to 250% so
>> as to
>> discourage the importation of the converters.
>>
>> Then exempt from
>> duty and vat all assembly stations, test equipment and components
>> for
>> anyone who sets up a converter assembly plant, with a 3 year tax
>> holiday. If you setup the plant more than 200 kilometers from
>> Nairobi or Mombasa you receive an addition 2 years tax holiday.
>>
>> I
>> believe this will sort out the issue of substandard converters and
>> will
>> also provide an opportunity for us to develop our electronic
>> devices
>> assembly skills.
>>
>> If you make a net profit of 1,000/- there is a
>> clean 875,000,000/- to be made, close to what the government is
>> spending
>> on purchase of the Malili farm. This is assuming a standard
>> device,
>> there is still a market for those who want high end devices with
>> recording, tuners, USB ports, etc which would mean that the
>> returns
>> could be much higher than projected above.
>>
>> So will we move away
>> from juts being importers and retailers or do we have what it
>> takes to
>> do some value add?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System
>> Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
>> 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225,
>> +254202010696
>>
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