[kictanet] Who is ICT Board?

Fri Mar 26 15:54:20 EAT 2010

Dear Paul,

Thanks alot for your invaluable feedback. It sheds light, and we do appreciate. Let's avail as much info, as we can on "goings on", 
and engage stakeholders far and wide so that a crucial constituency does not get left out.

At best it might seem an all "Exclusive affair", or some kind of a "Members only" club - all these well meaning forums...

We look forward to following the events, on the tools you have mentioned..

Regards,
Harry

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From: Paul Kukubo [mailto:pkukubo at ict.go.ke] 
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:27 PM
To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; ke users
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?

Harry 

You make a good point. But again, we have different forums for different people with different interests and our stakeholders cut across to every citizen.  This just happens to be about government and private sector practitioners.

May I suggest that we start a discussion on shared services and government and private sector PPPs and best practices. The ICT Board has just concluded a contract with firm that won a tender to develop shared services in government. We have also received some further grant funds through fundraising we do to extend this to local government. As an example when the city council of Nairobi or indeed Mombasa can run SAP or Oracle, People Soft (just as examples) for it core financialls, HR workflow and the IT departments have CIOs driving IT, citizens will see greater value and local providers of these useful services will also benefit. Indeed this is the vision. 

This discussion on this list has been clouded by two things:

*	Mombasa. which is chosen because it is a lovely place for senior people to spend time uninterrupted. I am reminded here of how we sell Kenya. as an example in attracting Nethope to host their global summit here, I did mention the excellent safaris, the variety of restaurants and Mombasa as part of the appeal. Nethope members did also visit local communities in Kajiado and speak to techies at JKUAT. part of what participants will see is a telepresence (high end video conferencing) pilot implementation linking Mombasa and Nairobi courts, in Mombasa's north coast. 

*	Stakeholder participation. This is a closed event, but we shall provide tools for people to follow through twitter, Facebook, our website, sponsor websites, youtube postings and some media houses at the event will provide dissemination. we shall record the entire summit proceeding.  

I have just asked my team to post the report from the last conference onto our website www.ict.go.ke.  The key success of last year's conference is the fact that we have now commenced on the road to government shared services. Anyone who understands the IT and government space well will confirm that this is a big step.

Asante

Paul Kukubo
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On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:

Lucy,

If you are online, kindly address the sentiments from listers on the summit.

I believe there is a general feeling that the broader ICT discussion that needs to be the agenda for the summit, could take
a "back seat", as your interim list of invitees who seem to be mostly MNC's compete fiercely to market themselves and 
their solutions and carry out aggressive lobbying at the same time to sway policy that works in their favor. It perhaps 
would be advisable for the Board to ensure a balanced participation in such forums in future, so that others who do not 
have "vested" interests can keep the debate focussed and balanced. It would also ensure that eskewed policy is not a
"by-product" or "end product" of these important meetings.

That is why discussants here are interested, and request that you make arrangements that would transmit live proceedings
from the summit at Leisure Lodge, possibly via an internet twitter feed, or you can organise for live "call ins". Participants, 
can tune in and contribute widely. The summit discussions/reports, and action plans can be availed online.

Are there such plans afoot..?

Harry 
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From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:Emmanuel.khisa at kadet.co.ke] 
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:29 PM 

To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'

Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?

Harry (Not Hare),

I asked the same question. Still waiting for a response, who are the invitees for this very important meeting of minds? And what is the Criterion?

Regards

From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa> =kadet.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Delano
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:11 AM
To: emmanuel.khisa at kadet.co.ke
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?

Thanks Solomon, and Wals, - point taken..

And while at it;-  "The connected Government summit of 2010" announcement, as released by Lucy of ICT Board on Wed.

Listers, whats' your take..?  It's all the way in Mombasa - at Leisure Lodge, where I do not think alot of people have been invited

to take part. Is there any way policy discussants would be able to follow the proceedings from there or in a way participate, as 

most of the ICT practitioners I see on the roll seem to be multinationals (MNC's)..?

Once again, I suppose it could be an opportunity to impress on those up there, what the real stakeholders want to see put in place.

Harry..

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From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry> =comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:11 AM
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On 26 March 2010 08:54, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

Harry (not the Hare ;-)

As Jesus once said, let those who have ears, hear...

Even in 'coded messages' that Jesus gave, He would later explain to His disciples and other interested parties.

On another level, I think the link provided by Walu gives an insight on what ICT Board is all about. Methinks we should get to Bw. Kukubo to further explain to us on ICT Board is exactly!!! 

walu.
nb: its a coded message but am sure it is quite clear to those who must take action to interven.

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:

From: Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>
Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu at yahoo.com> 

Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:19 PM 

Walu,

Could you please "interpret", I think we lost you somewhere along the way.... It seems some kind of a "mishmash"

Harry

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From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry> =comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J

Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:39 AM
To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?

Yawe,

Google brought me the official answer @
http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/our-mandate-a-objectives

But I could add my own "unofficial" perspective/personal opinion which is that the ICT Board could be the Ministry of Information implementing agent for ICT Strategies/Projects/Activities. This could have been occasioned by the e-Government Secretariate and GITS (Government Info Technology Services) cold-war and power games that may have compromised on each others ability to deliver on technology enabled services for Government.

walu.

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
To: jwalu at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:01 AM

Who is ICT Board and what exactly is their mandate?

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 

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