[kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
bitange at jambo.co.ke
bitange at jambo.co.ke
Sun Jul 5 22:29:20 EAT 2009
Alex,
I have never appeared in any commercial in my life. I do not know where
this all came from. The only branded T-shirt I wore recently was the
Kenya Sevens one while they were playing in Ireland. This was a patriotic
gesture. The Kenya Green is not the Safaricom green.
On Software, I think FOSS is losing a great opportunity in the one million
lap top campaign by focusing on a wrong premise. In any democratic
society, you have a right to choose what you want. Government cannot
force people to adopt either prorietary software or FOSS. The fat that I
use FOSS, I cannot use my office to intervere with other people's
liberties.
Regards
Ndemo.
> Eunice,
>
> Consumer public watchdog role of public offices is called for by the ICT
> Policy. 9.6 (c) "Consumers and users will be expected to participate in
> ensuring continued review of Government policy in accordance with
> technological and consumer trends."
>
> I put it that Ndemo and Eunice are playing around with words to conceal
> and
> “manage” public perception of what they are actually implementing all
> while
> giving lip service support to FOSS, if not using every evidence and
> opportunity they get to attempt to discredit FOSS and its local ICT
> entrepreneurs.
>
> Ndemo and the Board actually got shs 320 million from the World Bank for
> proprietary software licenses and surrounding expenses for their
> projects."Licenses, the management system and the rudimentary data
> warehouse
> are estimated at US$4 million" The World Bank required ICT policy (also on
> software) to be followed. It was not followed and Ndemo's statement “What
> each party (Proprietary or OSS) does should not concern policy” is thus
> null
> and void. Why did they not also have a provision for Open Source Software
> on
> the funding proposals?
>
> Eunice has questioned my credibility I am therefore providing indisputable
> evidence-right to reply candidly giving my defense at this public court -
> interpret below document reference in this context. Excuse me for not
> sending it onlist but you may also ask the World Bank, if you want.
>
> Courtesy of US Freedom of Information Act (governs World Bank information)
> on 31 July, 2008, I requested and was directed to the complete “KENYA
> TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (TCIP/CIP 1)” dated 5
> March, 2007.
>
> Which I read and observed its stated terms of use: “This document has a
> restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the
> performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be
> disclosed without World Bank authorization.
> ”
>
> ----excerpt-----
> 25.TCIP contribution to connect Government. TCIP will fund the following:
> The internal LAN connections in two buildings which are shared with
> government offices (NSSF and Utalii House) along with their connections to
> the fiber optics network to serve five small Ministries. This is estimated
> cost US$1 million.
>
> The enterprise software licenses for government staff and the document
> management system for government records will be procured and deployed in
> a
> manner consistent with the standards and guidelines specified in the
> Government’s I C T policy, along with the hardware required for storage o
> f
> the data. Licenses, the management system and the rudimentary data
> warehouse
> are estimated at US$4 million.
>
> The project will also fund the software and hardware required for the IP
> Platform and the Network Operations Center, also in a manner consistent
> with
> the standards and guidelines specified in the Government’s I C T policy.
> This subcomponent i s estimated at US$7 million.
>
> Furthermore, TCIP will fund the training, change management and capacity
> building which will enable the government to take full advantage o f the
> internal systems and to ensure that they are professionally deployed and
> maintained. Considerable resources are required, on the order o f US$4
> million.
>
> 26.Leveraging other sources of finance. Other development partners have
> indicated their willingness to fund the National Data Center and the
> Disaster Recovery Center; it should be noted that success o f the
> Government
> o f Kenya’s communication network is contingent on secured funding for all
> elements described above.
>
> 27. T U P Component 2d - Support to the Digital Village initiative – US$lO
> million TCIP will support the scaling-up of successfully piloted Digital
> Village initiative. Digital villages are e-centers that provide a suite o
> f
> services to the public via computers connected to the internet, digital
> cameras, printers, fax machines and other communication infrastructure.
>
> These services include, but are not limited to: e-mail and internet
> access;
> e-banking (e.g., money transfer services such as Posta Pay); eGovernment
> (e.g., police abstract forms, tax returns, P3 forms, and driving license
> applications); e- business (e.g., franchised postal and courier services);
> e-learning; e-health; e-markets (e.g., agricultural commodity pricing and
> exchange); and e-monitoring *(e.g., real-time local level monitoring of
> development funds and projects)*. Pilot Digital Villages are run by
> private
> entrepreneurs who obtained training in business and information technology
> from a certified program. This component will support the Government over
> 3
> years to roll out and scale up the successfully piloted Digital Village
> initiative which aims at providing internet access and e-services at the
> grassroots level via public-private partnerships.
>
> 28.TCIP support to include training, a grant facility, I T support, and
> internet connectivity.
> The provision o f training programs in business and information technology
> from a certified program will be supported by the project (US$2 million).
> Prospective entrepreneurs who have obtained certification will be eligible
> to apply for a Digital Village development loan from a revolving fund: the
> Digital Village Fund (DVF). The project will contribute US$4 million to
> the
> Government funded DVF over a three year period in 3 installments. Although
> initially envisaged as a grant facility, the DVF could be structured as a
> revolving fund (the funds allocated to each entrepreneur would be
> repayable
> into the DVF over a 3 year period). These funds received by the
> entrepreneurs will be used to finance set-up costs and the required
> infrastructure (computers, printers, software etc). The grant facility
> will
> be managed by the ICT Board Grant Manager and will follow the governance
> and
> disbursement mechanisms set in the Grants Operational Manual (the manual
> will be formulated as part o f the technical assistance activity specified
> in l(c) above). Over the first 3 years the project will support the
> provision o f IT support to Digital Villages (US$2 million) and finance
> internet connectivity (US$2 million) which are critical to support the
> incubation o f the initiative and ensure sustainability. Overall it i s
> expected this project component will support the establishment of 300
> Digital Villages over a 3 year period.
>
> -- end citation --
>
> Conclusions:
>
> 1.Digital Villages funding need not be 'loans' to the entrepreneurs since
> as
> 'grants' was provided for. What was the rationale used by the ICT board to
> decide all Digital Villages funds should be loaned to the entrepreneurs
> and
> persons with disabilities? (In as much as it was also provided for)
>
> 2. We appreciate the power of Freedom of Information law.
>
> 3. I highly doubt Dr. Ndemo's commitment to our Freedom of Information law
> legislation.
>
> 4.It is not proper for the PS to lay claim on “A good policy levels the
> play
> ground.”
>
> 5.'Problem solving postponement' routine while the PPDA, 2005 law is in
> place? “That is why we need the procurement rules change to give everybody
> an equal chance.” is a mere 'perception management' path/decoy.
>
> 6.Elsewhere, we strongly differ on ethics as regards Public Office use to
> promote private interests and own gain. The PS now reportedly appears
> Safaricom (private mobico) television commercials and obviously “he
> received
> something.” He responds saying that he sees nothing wrong with that,
> “apologies for what?” he asks.
>
> 7.If you want to know what local technical community feels of the current
> ICT leadership in government, a local mailing member recently wrote “Ideas
> and issues should be floated regularly and resoundingly so that at the end
> of the day there are no excuses why in some countries you can receive
> almost
> all services online while here we fondly believe 'download and print' is
> e-government.
>
> 8.Perhaps the 2006 ICT Policy may have erred in professing Kenya had
> automagically found High Level ICT leadership and calling for it to be
> “protected” . Previous ICT Policy drafts lamented absence of high level
> leadership.
>
> 9.Processes and leaderships that suppress (irrepressible) truths only
> serve
> to entrench public resentment of government culminating to disasters like
> early last year's. We should work hard to avoid their repeat..
>
> Above document refers to 300 digital villages and up until Eunice's
> message
> the ICT Board training materials developed were proprietary software-base,
> none were on FOSS.
>
> I hope for specific responses to all above issues raised.
>
> Gakuru
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:15 AM, <eunicekariuki at ict.go.ke> wrote:
>> Dear Alex,
>> I am not sure why you got your information about the ICT board having
> rolled out 300 digital Villages with proprietary software from these are
> not
> fact based.
>>
>> When that time comes, the entrepreneurs will be free to procure
>> whichever
> computer brands with whichever operating systems they prefer they feel
> will
> enable them operate the digital villages.
>>
>> This is why the board is training entrepreneurs who will be capable of
> making prudent business decisions on their own.
>>
>> After the training they will apply for grants from the board, through an
> agency, with which to procure what they need to be able to run their
> digital
> villages.
>>
>> I believe Dr Ndemo clarified the government policy and Sang raised
> pertinent issues to chew on.
>>
>> It would be good to comment on issues based on facts.
>>
>> Ek
>>
>>
>>
>> , because the board has
>> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:34:24
>> To: <eunicekariuki at ict.go.ke>
>> Cc: <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject,
>> varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT
> courses
>>
>>
>> It is not and in fact the law reinforces it. But while Section 34 of
>> the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 is very clear on
>> procurement, public officials continually break this law by choosing
>> to purchase proprietary software. Those in the know say that savings
>> on proprietary licences, in one year alone, are enough to bring
>> elevate 1 district's ICT to the level Nairobi enjoys. What motivates
>> government procurement officials to insist on spending public funds on
>> proprietary software?
>>
>> Also consider the case of ICT Board 300+ "digital villages" all rolled
>> out on proprietary software. This means those entrepreneuers will
>> every year pay Operating syetem and surrounding sofwtare licences ad
>> infinitum. Talk of unnecessary cost burdens...
>>
>> Despite local Open Source Software community calling on the ICT Board
>> to inform and train them on the abundantly available FOSS options.
>>
>> Over to Uhuru Kenyatta and treasury public expenditure cost-saving
> officials...
>> ---
>>
>> "Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday directed the Public
>> Procurement Oversight Authority - PPOA to develop guidelines that will
>> ensure that procurement of public goods and services is done
>> transparently while safeguarding public funds from misuse.
>>
>> Uhuru who addressed a news conference immediately after reading the
>> budget estimates to parliament, said the Public Procurement Oversight
>> Authority has to ensure transparency among government departments that
>> deal with procurement."
>> <http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=57928
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Mwololo Tim<timwololo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Listers,
>>>
>>> Our 2006 national ICT policy is silent on open source software (OSS).
>>> As
> we
>>> think of a review of this policy, which according to me is due due to a
>>> number of issues (Vision 2030, BPO, and many other developments), we
> should
>>> think seriously about a section on OSS policy.
>>>
>>> tim mwololo
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/29/09, Evans Ikua <ikua at lpakenya.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There is also Camara Kenya (the local office of camara.ie) that has
>>>> done
>>>> tremendous work in the area of putting hardware in schools, both
>>>> Primary
> and
>>>> Secondary, installing open source software, supporting them, and
> training
>>>> the teachers. This in a short period of time.
>>>>
>>>> Their work has mainly been in the coast region but they are also
>>>> getting
>>>> into the hinterland. They have about 150 volunteers from Ireland who
> have
>>>> just come in and they will conduct trainings for about a month.
>>>>
>>>> They have equipped schools in the whole of Lamu island, and many
>>>> schools
>>>> at the coast.
>>>>
>>>> They are achieving much more by using FOSS as a computer installed
>>>> with
>>>> Linux gives much more to a student as opposed to one installed with
> Windows.
>>>> Because they are not spending a penny on software licenses, they are
> able to
>>>> supply like twice the number of PCs than if they were to have the
> schools
>>>> buy licenses.
>>>>
>>>> Ikua
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Evans Ikua
>>>> Linux Professional Association of Kenya
>>>> Tel: +254-20-2250381, Cell: +254-722 955 831
>>>> Eagle House, 2nd Floor
>>>> Kimathi Street, Opp. Corner House
>>>> www.lpakenya.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel Khisa
>>>>> <emmanuel.khisa at kadet.co.ke> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa at kadet.co.ke>
>>>>> Subject: RE: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an
>>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses
>>>>> To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 AM
>>>>>
>>>>> And Project Discovery Kenya has been able to train more that 200
> primary
>>>>> school teachers over the last five years in conjunction with
>>>>> Institute
> of
>>>>> Software technologies...I also know that similar training went on in
> Yala
>>>>> Division last April for Primary school teachers in the division
> organised
>>>>> by
>>>>> the Computers for Schools.
>>>>> On the subject of lack of adequate professors, I will leave that to
>>>>> Academicians and those keen on interrogating academics, I however
>>>>> would
>>>>> like
>>>>> the ICT training to move from over concentration with the academics
>>>>> and
>>>>> more
>>>>> to the more handson...more like incubator based learning
> approach...While
>>>>> the Far East economies have good universities, they still put more
>>>>> premium
>>>>> on handson skills...It is sad that even our graduate engineers let
> alone
>>>>> IT
>>>>> graduates (who by the way take a lot of flack) cannot invent or think
>>>>> outside the box...I mean no invention ever comes out of these highly
>>>>> restricted courses yet only a select few universities dare to venture
>>>>> into...
>>>>>
>>>>> The answer in my opinion lies in building skills that are more
> practical
>>>>> and
>>>>> focussed on creating entrepreneural opportunities.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rgds,
>>>>>
>>>>> Manu
>>>>>
>>>>> "New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without any
> other
>>>>> reason but because they are not already common."
>>>>> P Before printing, think about the Environment and your
> responsibilities
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From:
>>>>> kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa<kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa>
> =kadet.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke]
>>>>> On
>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM
>>>>> To: emmanuel.khisa at kadet.co.ke
>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an
>>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching
>>>>> fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high
>>>>> school
>>>>> headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving
>>>>> them
>>>>> basic
>>>>> ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such
>>>>> trainings
>>>>> regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in
>>>>> the
>>>>> right direction.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the
>>>>> statistics
>>>>> are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in
> this
>>>>> country on your three fingers ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> walu.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang at education.go.ke> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang at education.go.ke>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an
>>>>>
>>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>>>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
>>>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Betty,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for your response on the article
>>>>>> mentioned below. Will go
>>>>>> through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which
>>>>>> ICT in Education has
>>>>>> already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all
>>>>>> of us have or may be
>>>>>> persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?ICT Integration? is currently Ministry
>>>>>> of Education focus, and
>>>>>> steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya
>>>>>> improve both teaching and
>>>>>> learning environment, with better education ?products?
>>>>>> across all levels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> B. K. Sang
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From:
>>>>>> kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang <kictanet-bounces%2Bbksang>=
> education.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke]
>>>>>> On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Betty Ogange
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: Barnabas K. Sang
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality
>>>>>> - We lack an
>>>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hallo David,
>>>>>> Last week there was furore in this forum
>>>>>> about media
>>>>>> misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article
>>>>>> that you make
>>>>>> reference to in today?s Standard (24.06.09) may be
>>>>>> accurate in the areas that
>>>>>> you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with
>>>>>> a few points raised
>>>>>> in the article.
>>>>>
>>>>>
> http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?Unlike other academic fields, very
>>>>>> little has been done
>>>>>> to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no
>>>>>> primary teacher training
>>>>>> college offers comprehensive pre-service training in
>>>>>> information technology.?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone with a modest interest in education in
>>>>>> Kenya would not
>>>>>> miss something as obvious as a subject in the national
>>>>>> curriculum when reporting
>>>>>> in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few
>>>>>> colleges had ICT skills
>>>>>> courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house
>>>>>> curricula that were
>>>>>> independently developed by each college. The Primary
>>>>>> Teacher Education (PTE)
>>>>>> ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of
>>>>>> Education has been in
>>>>>> force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a
>>>>>> compulsory subject in all
>>>>>> primary teacher training colleges. It is examined
>>>>>> internally at the end of
>>>>>> the first year and all students must pass in the subject,
>>>>>> among other
>>>>>> subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are
>>>>>> several
>>>>>> implementation hitches in this programme arising from the
>>>>>> fact that ICT is
>>>>>> being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and
>>>>>> has yet to be
>>>>>> mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum.
>>>>>> The debate around
>>>>>> ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to
>>>>>> operationalise it right
>>>>>> from curriculum development to classroom level
>>>>>> implementation continues in
>>>>>> the education circles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?In-service training is often
>>>>>> provided by trainers who
>>>>>> are just barely literate in
>>>>>> computers?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my knowledge, this has happened especially
>>>>>> in instances when
>>>>>> some hardware providers ?dangle? teacher training as
>>>>>> an additional offer to
>>>>>> the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to
>>>>>> teach the course, but
>>>>>> in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has
>>>>>> posted trained
>>>>>> lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also
>>>>>> been some highly
>>>>>> professional training offered to college lecturers by
>>>>>> Microsoft (in
>>>>>> conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology -
>>>>>> IAT) and the Kenya
>>>>>> Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya
>>>>>> and the Nepad
>>>>>> e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached
>>>>>> teachers in selected
>>>>>> secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the
>>>>>> rest of the ICT
>>>>>> initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets
>>>>>> and time-lines have
>>>>>> compromised continuity and impact of some of these
>>>>>> training programmes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?The
>>>>>> entire ICT education is in tatters?
>>>>>> An interesting analogy there. But I see a
>>>>>> sector that is struggling
>>>>>> with what some scholars in educational reform have called
>>>>>> an ?implementation
>>>>>> dip? ? that for a number of reasons things normally
>>>>>> tend to get worse before
>>>>>> they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in
>>>>>> implementing large
>>>>>> scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over.
>>>>>> In our country,
>>>>>> there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of
>>>>>> Education, the KIE and a
>>>>>> number of stakeholders in education, and these do count.
>>>>>> On the other hand,
>>>>>> there has been the tendency (by education leaders)
>>>>>> towards elaborate policy
>>>>>> documents, ?ICT networks? and trust funds whose
>>>>>> mandates remain
>>>>>> indeterminate. All these need to be researched and
>>>>>> accurately presented.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Accurate reporting by the media and objective
>>>>>> analysis of both
>>>>>> the positives and difficulties are important in helping
>>>>>> the public target
>>>>>> their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the
>>>>>> use of expressions
>>>>>> such as ?in tatters? ?the situation is bad?,
>>>>>> ?alarmed professionals?
>>>>>> ?obsolete hardware? to describe ICT in education in
>>>>>> Kenya sounds to me fairly
>>>>>> sensational.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Betty
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma
>>>>>> <otwomad at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: David Otwoma <otwomad at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We
>>>>>> lack an accreditation
>>>>>> system for ICT courses
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: ogange at yahoo.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
>>>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .....universities
>>>>>> offer many degrees but their quality and market demand
>>>>>> differ......
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although
>>>>>> nearly all universities offer degrees, only the
>>>>>> University of Nairobi, Jomo
>>>>>> Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and
>>>>>> Strathmore have
>>>>>> Master?s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at
>>>>>> doctoral level.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There
>>>>>> is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT
>>>>>> departments. According to
>>>>>> Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time
>>>>>> lecturers with PhDs
>>>>>> in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three
>>>>>> of six, which is the
>>>>>> same number for Strathmore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kenyatta
>>>>>> University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD
>>>>>> or an equivalent
>>>>>> qualification, while none of the Kabarak?s eight
>>>>>> lecturers have a PhD. Two of
>>>>>> six of United States International University has
>>>>>> doctoral degrees.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many
>>>>>> lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as
>>>>>> engineers, software
>>>>>> developers or in the emerging area of computer and
>>>>>> network security.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
> http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316&
>>>>>>
>>>>>> for full story
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David Otwoma,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chief Science Secretary,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> National Council for Science and Technology,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Utalii House 9th Floor,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mobile tel: +254 722 141771,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
>>>>>>
>>>>>> email: otwomad at gmail.com & otwoma at ncst.go.ke
>>>>>>
>>>>>> www.ncst.go.ke
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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