[kictanet] Institutional framework

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers, this discussion is not new to KICTANET, we are going in circles,
its time for ACTION
Regards

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Sam Aguyo <saguyo at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yes Bwana Bill,
>
> You are right in absolute terms.  However, you are ahead in my opinion!
> The way i look at it is to have a body that would interface between the
> players and the markets, through strategy formulation.  I imagine the body
> to inteprate the practical potential of the players and the market demands,
> formulate a  strategy  that the  politician  can promote.  Yes i expect to
> see Obama and Blackberry, Obama and Facebook, remember Blackberry and
> Facebook are brands that Obama can therefore associate with.  What am saying
> the body that can build this brand. This body could already be existing but
> needs to re-tool or otherwise
>
>
> Sam
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Bildad Kagai <billkagai at gmail.com>
> *To:* saguyo at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:56:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Institutional framework
>
> On Jun 16, 2009, at 6:21 PM, Sam Aguyo wrote:
>
> A political office can only be ceremonial and nothing to do with tactical.
> The political office will only associate with a well cordinated outfit
> producing products.  With not products, very difficult indeed.
>
>
> Bwana Sam,
> In my opinion, branding has a lot to do with 'kujiuza'. In UK/Europe, the
> most recognized brands could be sportsmen and now the Obamas are emerging as
> one of the top selling brands.
>
> In Kenya, the brand that gets all the live coverage every afternoon from
> Tuesday to Friday at parliament, half of the pages in any newspaper everyday
> and also part and parcel of our week-end entertainment is the POLITICIAN.
> Brandishing politicians as ceremonial and inconsequential could be the root
> of all the problems we face as a country. Especially now that they will be
> controlling about a billion bob annually for their constituency development.
>
> All that is required is turning them into a more attractive brand e.g.
> Obama and his Blackberry.....just thinking aloud....you can imagine turning
> your tv set to see the Prime Minister using his blackberry and other ICT
> gadgets to answer questions...and that way we start getting the recognition
> ICT deserves....and bla bla bla.....
>
>
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