[kictanet] Kenya ICT board: What is the real problem?

[Paul Kukubo]

Edith

The digital villages project (Pasha)  is still on track.

The Board sends out regular communication to those who underwent the first
lot of entrepreneurship training in October 2009, as well as other trainees
applicants due to be trained in the next phases over the next two years..
The portal www.pasha.co.ke is also active and is updated to keep all
informed on the progress. This portal is being enhanced continuously.

A 2nd lot of 1500 people from all over the country are due to be trained in
this first quarter of this year. The eventual target for training is 7500 in
the next 2 years.

The board has now finalized the Grants Manual, a document that provides the
basis of how the funding for this grant to entrepreneurs will be
administered. Each entrepreneur will have an opportunity to competitively
apply for a grant to fund his start-up costs (or expansion costs for those
who have some level of establishment). The board will also provide a
technical support arrangement for the centers across the country for a fixed
period.

These Pasha centers will be self sustaining and entrepreneurs themselves
will determine what specific services they provide based on their local
circumstances. They will also act as one of the main gateways
for government online services.

There are 5  Pasha Pilot centres. in Kangundo, Gairrisa, Malindi, Mukuru
(industrial Area), Meru,  We continue learning about specific issues on the
ground from these sites. Issues such as business model, infrastructure
requirement, public uptake and demand for services. One key learning so far
is that this project is in great demand for varying reasons across the
country and that even if there is no 'one size fits all', citizens will
adopt the centers to suit their needs.

For details about the actual Pasha process visit this link on ours site
http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=133

We welcome further questions and comments and encourage you to help us
maintain public interest in this important project, which even we at the
board are the first to admit, has taken longer than originally envisioned.
Indeed projects such as this do take a long time and stakeholder anxiety is
to be expected.

We shall keep you informed more regularly.

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
Cell: + 254 735 180001

website: www.ict.go.ke
skype: kukubopaul
googletalk: pkukubo
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through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
socio economic enrichment


On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:

>  Good questions Rebecca - whatever happened to the digital village
> projects - is it a case of failed promises?
>
> It would be nice to get official updates on some of these initiatives
> critical for this country.
>
> Edith
>
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>    The promise of BPO marketing, digital villages.....
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