[kictanet] ICT Board Interim Updates

[Paul Kukubo]

Listers


   1. Kenya ICT Board and the Kenya ICT Reporters Association (KIRA) headed
   by Ratemo held a media workshop today at the Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi.
   Topics included case studies on new media by the Capital Group,
   presentations on various technologies and initiatives including how to
    build an online presence, managing IT projects, blogging, citizen
   journalism, an update on ICT Board initiatives and new media for
   journalists. This is the first of many such workshops organized by the Kenya
   ICT Board to build greater knowledge among ICT writers and reporters on this
   very varied subject of ICT. A link to presentations will be on our website
   www.ict.go.ke in due course.
   2. The Kenya ICT Board's project manager for BPO ITES, Andrew Lewela and
   a representative from the Skills Taskforce set up by the Permanent Secretary
   Ministry of Information and COmmunication, have been attending the 2nd
   PAN-Commonwealth Conference on Services Trade which is sponsored by The
   Commonwealth Secretariat and organised  in collaboration with The World Bank
   Institute, Regional Multidisciplinary Centre of Excellence (RMCE), Mauritius
   and COMESA at the Sheraton Hotel in Mauritius, 20-22 April 10. The purpose
   of the conference is to allow greater collaboration among BPO ITES decision
   makers and players from the commonwealth.
   3. The Kenya ICT Board's Strategic plan 2010-12 is nearing completion and
   there is a plan to subject this to stakeholder validation prior to its
   planned launch in June 2010. More details on this later. I am sure this
   document will be of immense interest to stakeholders.
   4. The Kenya ICT Board will finalise the commission of state-of-the-art
   CISCO Telepresence Video Conferencing Center at the offices, 12th floor
   Teleposta Towers. The equipment has been installed and is due to go live
   within the next 2 weeks. The Board intends to provide support to the BPO
   ITES sector via this equipment by enabling private sector players to video
   conference with prospective clients. It will also be used for high level
   training. Working with other organizations within government and private
   sector, the Kenya ICT Board plans to provide exposure of this technology to
   school parties from all over the country as part of national capacity
   building. More on this later.
   5. The 2nd Tandaa symposium on local content will take place on May 6th
   2010 at the University of Nairobi. The Symposium will features some of
   the hottest Kenyan filmmakers and animators including Wanuri Kahiu, director
   of Pumzi, Kenya’s first sci-fi film and Jim Chuchu, director of the Ha-He
   video by Just a band – Kenya’s first truly viral internet video. Join us to
   listen to leaders in the film and animation industry speak about the impact
   of the internet, the challenges facing distribution of Kenyan films and the
   importance of a good story in developing new content from Kenya.

Paul Kukubo
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
PO Box 27150 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street

Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960
Fax: +254 20 2211962
website: www.ict.go.ke
local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya
twitter:@tandaaKENYA
BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke
Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke


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Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
socio economic enrichment
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