[kictanet] Will broadband have an impact on e-Government demand and supply in Kenya?

[Lilian Karanja]

Dear Listers:

Now that broadband technology is
here, and we know that it is certainly going to enhance the competitiveness of
our economy and sustain economic growth, am increasingly wondering what
strategies the Government of Kenya is working on, to develop broadband
applications that will enhance the delivery of public services to citizens.
There is no doubt that the Government of Kenya has taken great strides to
harness the implementation and use of broadband technologies with the Ministry
of Information and Communications leading the way.

Is there an e-Gov/Civic Engagement
program that will evaluate how broadband can improve the performance of
government specifically in terms of transparency and citizen participation and
more generally in terms of effectiveness and efficiency? Such engagement programs
with ‘mwananchi’, on broadband and eGovernment, will consider various ways all
levels of government, can use broadband to improve public service performance
and delivery, including lessons that might apply, for the purposes of
developing a pragmatic national broadband plan. The Government of Kenya needs
to take stock, consider and pay keen attention to the potential benefits of
universal broadband in enabling various government operations to move to a
digital platform in terms of improved performance, cost savings, and strategic
benefits to the communications infrastructure.

The Government should initiate
such programs with the support of the private sector. 'Mwanachi' needs to know
how they are a part of e-Government and now 'this' new phenomenon, ‘broadband’,
and what they can do to enjoy the privileges that both bring.
Lilian.



      
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