[kictanet] Of Presidential directives and policy

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Senaji,
Thanks for the suggestions.  In the recent budget, we did exactly that. 
Stimulus package in MOE, 210 Computer Laboratories in all Constituencies
for high schools; in MoY&S training of Youth to take advantage of ICTs and
the general public including University Students subsidized lap tops
numbering One million.  The ball is clearly in the mwananchi's court.


Regards


Ndemo.


> Good afternoon,
>
>
> This provides an opportunity for the MoICT to play a greater role in
> assisting MoEST and MoY&S in delivery of ICT education and skills. The
> implication of this directive is that MoICT should play a more active role
> in development of ICT skills among the youth.
>
> Specifically, from the perspective of ICT for development in
> socio-economic
> spheres, MoICT can now play an even greater role across ministries -
> providing the technical input required by these sectors either directly or
> through its designated organs.
>
> In my view, the responsibility should lie with parent ministries while
> MoICT
> actively fastracks the processes by virtue of its ovesight in matters of
> ICT
> including milestones and policy targets.
>
> Again, this requires complementary and synergistic approach between MoICT,
> MoEST and MoY&S and MoICT mamy need to develop  (or enhance)  capacbity to
> carry out this mandate.
>
>
>
>
> Thomas  Senaji
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Betty Ogange <ogange at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>   Listers,
>>
>> I have read with great interest the directive by the President to the
>> Ministry of Information and Communication to ‘*come up with’* programmes
>> for the training and development of the youth nationwide after the
>> launch of
>> the fibre optic cable.
>>
>> http://www.information.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=478
>>
>>
>>
>> This, he rightly says, will ‘catch the generation of truly digital
>> Kenyans.’  I think it is a timely assertion coming from the Head of
>> State.
>> However, I have a feeling that if the directive had been aimed at the
>> Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education, then the
>> Ministry
>> of ICT would play its default role of providing the infrastructural and
>> related support to enable these two Ministries (and any other Ministries
>> with similar programmes) to expand the training programmes that already
>> exist and initiate new ones.  I am not aware of the full structure of
>> the
>> Ministry of ICT but I suspect that taking full responsibility of
>> initiating
>> or co-ordinating youth training in ICT countrywide might overstretch its
>> already crowded mandate. Again, if our accountability processes still
>> hold,
>> then the President will at some point expect to be briefed by the
>> Ministry
>> of ICT on how far the directive has progressed. At this point, I see
>> some
>> difficulties with agency and responsibility for outcomes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Which leads me to ask: How does a presidential directive convert to
>> actionable policy? What has been the success level of such directives in
>> the
>> ICT sector? How might a directive like this one be actioned without
>> power
>> games coming into play?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Betty
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