[kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
Alex Gakuru
alex.gakuru at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 6 15:35:31 EAT 2009
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:38 AM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Alex,
> FOI is one of the issues in Agenda 4 and also in the the Private Sector
> Roundtable with Prime Minister. We finished both the policy and the draft
> bill more than six months ago and forwarded it to Cabinet. It is in the
> priority list of the Cabinet Sub Committee Chaired by the PM. It should
> be though anytime.
>
> Regards
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>> Dear Dr. Ndemo,
>>
>> I find myself under increasing pressure from progressive
>> quarters to request/remind you to post FOI and Data
>> Protection Bills for discussions to this mailing list.
>>
>> Kindly come to my rescue :-)
>>
>> regards,
>>
>>
>> Alex
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--- On Mon, 7/6/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina at madeinkenya.org> wrote:
> From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina at madeinkenya.org>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
> To: alex.gakuru at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 12:44 AM
> Thanks for such 'espionage' research
> ;-) .....
>
> I hope Dr Ndemo can respond to each matter raised.
>
> That said, it has fueled greater interest in the 'Freedom
> of
> Information Act'. What's the status there?
>
> Wainaina
>
> On 7/4/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 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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