[kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Hijacked

Tue Mar 30 15:55:55 EAT 2010

Its actually there.
http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/82-asia/149-from-bears-to-birds

Maybe you need to be more direct and ask what you want to ask. Reading  
between the lines I think there is something you are getting at.
Evans

Quoting robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>:

> Hi,
>
> It seems my thread has been hijacked and the core issue assasinated,  
>  I ask again "Who is ICT Board?"
>
> Regards
>
>  Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;  
>  ke users <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
> Sent: Fri, 26 March, 2010 20:10:19
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
>
> Paul,
> This example of PPP is an important milestone in my opinion based on
> the need to make the society more responsive to the role of the govt
> in service provision.
> I do hope that the transcript for the meeting will be availed for
> those who cannot make it to Coast
>
> On 26/03/2010, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>   _____
>>
>> 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
>> 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
>>
>>
>> personal contacts
>> _______________
>>
>> Cell: + 254 735 180001
>>
>>
>> skype: kukubopaul
>> googletalk: pkukubo
>> personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke
>> personal twitter: @pkukubo
>>
>>
>> ____________________
>> Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub
>>
>> Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
>> through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
>> socio economic enrichment
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>   _____
>>
>> 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
>> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
>> 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..
>>
>>
>>
>>   _____
>>
>> 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
>> To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>   _____
>>
>> 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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