[kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: Who is ICT Board? - Capacity Building

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Vitalis,


Brother Siganga and Kamotho are best placed to comment on your post.


Ndemo.



> For effective and long term strategic development, the system needs to be
> looked at as a whole, from "helicopter view, or bird's eye view
> perspective.  The right hand needs to know what the left is doing. 
> Duplication of roles and many centres of powers can only deter
> development. Starting from the global perspective, it was a big debate to
> arrive at the jus the name "Information, Commuinications and
> Techonologies." It took the world nations a number of forums and
> numerous dicussions and dialogue sessions, before a concensus could be
> reached to coin the name, ICT.  The main reason was the the complexity
> due rapidly changing technologcal innovations, the changing needs of the
> people, the needs for governments to develop policicies, etc., Some
> polcies were were based on comand-and-control sytems approach, in
> the indutries or sub-sectors, in what is now commonly known as the ICT
> sector.  At the beginning the indutry boundaries were distinct,
>  mainly revolving around telecommunications and broadcasting. The life
> was easy because the enviroment was stable and the future was easily
> predicable. With the techlological innovations in computing and
> communications, and the converegence of variuous technologies, industry
> boundaries have become more maleable. This this is a challenge as well
> as an oppotunity that we are facing and need to be addressed, at all
> times. There is need for an umbrella body "from a bird's eye view
> perspective " to guide in formulation and coordination of strategies in
> ICT sector to achieve the long-term national objectives. Otherwise we
> will end-up with fragmented development plans, with very little impact on
> the sytem as whole at the national level. Â Â 
>
> Controbutions have been made including mentioning about professional
> bodies/assocaiations in othe fields, e.g. ICPAK, KMA, etc. Also there are
> variuos governmental authorities in this country. Apart from the ICT
> Board, there are the Roads Boad, Coffee Board, etc. which may or may not
> be professionally based. However, it is important to note that ICT is wide
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