[kictanet] Digital to Analog Conversion
S.Murigi Muraya
murigi.muraya at gmail.com
Sun Dec 20 20:52:37 EAT 2009
Will do.
bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
> Muraya,
> Those who will want to tour the Fab Lab, please register with Margaret
> Chege mchege at information.go.ke.
>
> Ndemo
>
>
>
>
>> 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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