[kictanet] Kenya: Good Mobile Access Fails To Boost Weak Connectivity Rating 2009

[Gakuru Alex]

"New" not always "better" prefer thorough, global ranking
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm


On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:32 PM,  <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Was this a research?  If so what was the methodology used?  Kenya was full
> of praise for starting free secondary education.  Although we have some
> challenges in terms of connectivity we are not that bad.
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> Ndemo.
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>>       Its a new way of measuring connectivity do you agree with the
>>       verdict on Kenya?
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>>       <http://www.connectivityscorecard.org/countries/kenya>
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>>       Good Mobile Access Fails To Boost Weak Connectivity Rating
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>> Kenya’s performance on the 2009 Connectivity Scorecard places it nearly
>> at the bottom of the nations sampled. In almost every consumer and
>> business measure of connectivity, Kenya failed to achieve a passing
>> score. Exceptions include an above average proportion of the population
>> provided with mobile access, and a relatively high literacy rate. Kenya
>> displays one of the worst secondary school enrolment rates out of all
>> the countries surveyed, along with weak broadband and internet
>> penetration. Bandwidth availability is also quite low. Kenya’s
>> E-Government ranking falls below the median.
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>> Despite a history of innovation, notably in the mobile segment, Kenya’s
>> economic progress is held back by a lack of investment in human
>> development in order to provide workers with the skills necessary to
>> drive an ICT-based economy. Regulation of the telecommunications sector
>> has also slowed development of the broadband services required to create
>> a more sophisticated business infrastructure.
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>>         Kenya Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component
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