[kictanet] Content is king, long live the king

Sun Oct 11 10:38:54 EAT 2009

Robert you have a point in the access to Internet and local content
generation.

There is a project currently underway named the Rural Internet Kiosks. It
will provide internet connectivity and public computer terminals countrywide
with assistance from the Co-Operative movement. They will be accompanies by
5 new ICT4D training schools in locations around the country. The RIKs and
training schools will be run on a social enterprise model. They will create
local employment and deliver enterprise skills training. Both have been
designed to have a fluid training system that can incorporate everyone. We
are build a way to bring Access to Knowledge and Education for All. These
training centers will specifically teach local content generation and each
RIK will have two digital cameras for creating news related stories
pertaining to the lives of the people. The digital villages program is not
widespread enough to cover the majority of the users in need. At the curent
pace of implementation Vision 2030 will be delayed by several years.

None of this actually gets ot the heart of the matter which is the extreme
need for information and education throughout Kenya. Without access to these
resources we will always lag behind.

Many blessings,

Crystal

www.voicesofafrica.org
www.ruralinternetkiosks.com
www.intersatafrica.com

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 2:47 AM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Robert,
> You are behind news. When we launched the Digital Village in Kangundo, the
> ten computers were occupied by people respoding to PSC online adverts.
> Online applications have been going on for some time now. In Western Kenya
> people get their abstract as well as P3 forms from the Digital Villages.
>
> On 0800 and other emergency numbers there is work going on. We can not do
> all these things overnight but somethings are happenibg.
>
> Regards
>
> Ndemo.
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
> *From: * robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Date: *Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:02:19 +0000 (GMT)
> *To: *<kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>; <
> bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> *Cc: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Subject: *Content is king, long live the king
>
> PS Ndemo,
>
> We are looking for more than policy, maybe those of us who have never
> worked for government have no idea about what the bureaucratic process can
> be like.  But I do not think that the digitization of government registries
> will create much content of interest to Micheal in Mwatate or Nicholas in
> Mbita Point.
>
> I am asking for more relevant information to be made available online, take
> for example the government jobs advertised in todays Nation, how will this
> information get to Jane in Kerio Valley who graduated from the University 2
> years ago and only get to see a news paper when her cousin visits from
> Eldoret Town.  Due to the presence of a GSM signal she can at least get to
> facebook.
>
> Let me open this up to the web developers out there, how much would you
> charge to capture those listed jobs and make them accessible on the web?
> The government paid the Nation about 2.6 million for the 8 pages, I am sure
> the same information was also in the Standard & Kenya Times bringing the
> expenditure to around 7 million.
>
> Dear PS Ndemo, please explain to us how the government can find money to
> place an advert in the print media worth 7 million which only reaches 1
> million people yet you are having a problem digitizing critical information?
>
> You where able to get bandwidth concessions for the blue eyed boys, the
> BPO, yet you did not give them any local business to allow them to meet the
> Pareto principle 80/20, in this case where 80% of their business needs to be
> local and 20% foreign.
>
> All experts on BPO issues who have visited the country have always insisted
> that without sufficient local business the BPO business cannot work.
>
> PS Ndemo, I am sure you have noticed that all the time I have a chance to
> talk to you the only issue I always raise is "where is the governments 0800
> number".  You have a say in CCK, Telkom, Safaricom and your ministry why is
> this proofig to be such a hurdle?
>
> A war is won one battle at a time, please plan your battles and the war
> will be won.
>
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
> --- On *Fri, 9/10/09, bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke>* wrote:
>
>
> From: bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMS an open circuit
> To: "robert yawe" <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>, kictanet-bounces+bitange=
> jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 8:15 AM
>
> Robert,
> I think it is too early to make such conlusions.  It is not easy in any
> organization to simply digitize or push people in that directions.  It is
> war.
>
> I have spent three years fighting to keep the project a life.  My
> commitment to local content are still firm and execution is underway.  Once
> the shared service platform is ready, you will see visible change.  The
> registries in Lands, Judiciary, Motor Vehicle registration, Company Registry
> and Imigration are all in various stages of procurement process.
>
> Change my brother is resisted every where.  Those like youself who want to
> run, please run.  We'll support you.  On pricing give it a few days and
> hopefully all will be fine.
>
> Regards
>
> Ndemo.
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:58:41
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Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni
Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development
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"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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