[kictanet] Kenyan BPO fails to snap up the subsidy, why?

Mon Feb 1 09:53:01 EAT 2010

Much as governments and Industry associations cannot directly develop
marketing campaigns for LTD companies, these bodies can create environments
conducive for companies to market themselves. This can be done by building
capacity (workforce, compliance, etc). Indeed other governments have done
this for private companies (e.g. US government bail-out of failing
enterprises, etc). The BPO industry players in Kenya should be asking
government to enable them market themselves both locally and internationally
(enabling herein being creating awareness on the benefits of outsourcing to
Kenyan companies, etc)

Edwin M Onchari

CEO- Kenya BPO Society

+254-(0)720 755 951

eonchari at kenyabposociety.or.ke

www.kenyabposociety.or.ke

Blogs:

http://kenyabposociety.blogspot.com/2010/01/discounted-medical-cover-for-ind
ustry.html 

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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan BPO fails to snap up the subsidy, why?

Waudo

No one has blamed the government ... actually, if you were to sit thru this
one, you would learn that the sector feels there are better ways of
marketing

The money is usually there... but its not used effectively //  Now, the
government (governments) bail out or prop many industries in many companies
... BPO is one of the industries that the Kenyan government is interested
in.

Thats some background here ...

Bandwidth subsidy was there to help providers have a level playing field
with other third world countries .... 

With Marketing, we are hoping that potential clients will not ask if you
(can ran, speak English, have a computer, had to ran away from lions on your
way to work) ) when you call them looking for work

I represent Verviant ( http://tinyurl.com/ycl9cj7 ) ... we do software
development outsourcing and I have been asked all those questions

I hope this helps

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:16 AM, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
wrote:

Sometimes I also get as confused as you do Harry when I hear the kind of
things some in the private sector are expecting the Government to do.
The private sector should take responsibility for its role instead of
passing the blame all the time.

On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:53 +0300, "Harry Hare"
<harry at africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
> Good people, please help me out here. I sort of get confused with the BPO
> stuff, and especially the business models.
>
> My take is, a BPO entity is a company offering business process
> outsourcing,
> right? It is also limited liability company, right? So, I would assume
> that
> the responsibility of marketing and attracting customers lies squarely on
> this entity. So where does the government come in?
>
> And don't say that its because BPO forms part of the vision 2030, because
> one of the pillars of the vision is Financial Services and I have never
> heard the Kenya Bankers Association asking the Government to market its
> members and the sector abroad. Neither have I heard Kenya Association of
> manufacturers doing that. So this sorts confuses me.
>
> Wouldn't it be more sustainable if the BPO sector worked on attracting
> business (and it does not have to be international I imagine) by
> packaging
> value as the offering? I tend to think Govt subsidies can be used to jump
> start a sector but are not sustainable to grow a sector. Govt subsidies
> are
> tied to political considerations and objectives which change with the
> government in power. You see, I need some education, don't I?
>
> Good day all.
>
> Harry (not Delano)
>
>
> On 2/1/10 7:57 AM, "Edwin Onchari" <eonchari at kenyabposociety.or.ke>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The lack of business can and will be addressed on 2 fronts:
> > 1. marketing - The Society is developing a model that will bear fruit
> > mid-year (June/July) for key international markets (North America, UK)
and
> > throughout the year for the local market beginning this month
(February). We
> > are also developing marketing strategies for the EU market that is more
> > targeting ITES operations.
> > 2. Capacity- this includes what Charles is talking about, fiber, ease of
> > doing business, but most important (especially for international
clients)
> > data security policy. This policy is being developed (requirements
document)
> > in collaboration with our partners in key markets and once information
> > collection is complete, we'll develop a data security guideline for the
> > industry and assist local players comply with this ahead of the
June/July
> > marketing initiative.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Edwin M Onchari
> > CEO- Kenya BPO Society
> > +254-(0)720 755 951
> > eonchari at kenyabposociety.or.ke
> > www.kenyabposociety.or.ke
> > Blogs:
> >
http://kenyabposociety.blogspot.com/2010/01/discounted-medical-cover-for-ind
> > ustry.html
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
kictanet-bounces+eonchari=kenyabposociety.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari>
=kenyabposociety.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> > ] On Behalf Of charles nduati
> > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:45 AM
> > To: eonchari at kenyabposociety.or.ke
> > Cc: ke-internetusers at bdix.net; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan BPO fails to snap up the subsidy, why?
> >
> > hi all,
> >
> > Nick has hit the nail right on the head
> >
> > As JKUAT, we have also taken on this challenge and signed on with
African
> > BPO Academy and BCI to start offering BCI's certifications so that our
> > graduates  know what it takes to take Kenya where it ought to be in BPO
> > space.
> > give us the support by sending your staff for trainibg which we are also
> > offering at Nairobi CBD.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > charles
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:26 EET nicholasnesbitt wrote:
> >
> >> this biggest concern for this industry is the lack of business.  not
the
> > lack of talent or the high costs.  It's the cost of overcoming
perceptions,
> > reaching out to new prospects, convincing them that kenya is a
worthwhile
> > outsourcing destination.  Marketing!  Spreading the word.
> >>
> >> I have just spent a week in the UK meeting with some of the largest
> > outsourcers in the world.  They have never heard of Kenya as an
outsourcing
> > destination.  Very interested now, but completely unaware.  We stopped
> > marketing Kenya as a BPO destination before we had built international
> > recognition and credibility, which raises questions  in these prospects'
> > minds about our commitment as a country to making Kenya an outsourcing
> > destination...
> >>
> >> Nicholas A. Nesbitt
> >> Chief Executive Officer
> >> KenCall EPZ Ltd
> >> P.O. Box 27507 - 00506
> >> Sameer Industrial Park, Mombasa Road
> >> Nairobi, Kenya
> >>
> >> +254.20.660.2000 (office)
> >> +254.20.660.2222 (fax)
> >> +254.721.458.458 (cell)
> >> +253.733.458.458 (cell 2)
> >>
> >> nnesbitt at kencall.com
> >> www.kencall.com
> >>
> >> BEST Non-European Contact Centre 2008
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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