[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
Mon Jul 6 18:55:51 EAT 2009
Wainaina,
Freedom of Information Bill is needs a few more weeks to go through the
process before it gets to Parliament later in the year. It is one of the
Agenda 4 items and should go through once it gets to Parliament.
Regards
Ndemo.
> 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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