[kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy? OnlineInterview with PS Ndemo

Wed Aug 3 10:57:30 EAT 2011

Barrack,
ICT being a tool for development, allow me some leeway to expand your
topics along thematic areas that I had proposed.  Trust me I shall
comprehensively cover your proposed themes. There is no need to tie
ourselves within the industry alone. See how I dealt with the proposal
from Kanyi.

Regards

Ndemo.

> Dear Listers,
>
> Thank you GG for setting the scene and Dr. Ndemo for your candid
> responses,
> indeed iron sharpens iron and that should be our goal going forwad, as
> requested by Walu, we will have a structured discussion over the five day
> period under five broad thematic areas:
>
>
>    1. ICT and Education
>    2. Telecommunications and broadcasting sectors
>    3. Business process outsourcing
>    4. Electronic health
>    5. ICT and Governance/ equality.
>
> As GG mentioned this is not an interrogation but a preview into the vision
> that the Permanent Secretary has for the sector, we do hope that as
> stakeholders we will be able to identify areas that need attention and how
> we can collectively contribute towards addressing the respective issues,
> listers feel free toadd any other areas that we may have overlooked.
>
> Thank you
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Solomon MbÅ©rÅ© Kamau
> <solo.mburu at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I think Dakitari you are reading the minds of most of us.
>> Accelerating development can take place when there is a concerted
>> effort from all quarters.
>> My wish, since you've touched on various line minsitries, wouldn't it
>> be possible, if it materialize, to have other PSs also join in this
>> debate?
>> Why?
>> Without Treasury PS, the money you've mentioned might not be
>> forthcoming; without Agriculture and Special Programmes PSs, how will
>> the provision of food reach the masses? And Education PS would come in
>> handy because we are talking about mass education campaign, which can
>> be facilitated by this important Ministry.
>> Further tha National Social and Economic Council and Vision 2030
>> secretariats, in my 2 cents, would provide some integration that we
>> can use (in this campaign), to speed development in Kenya. For
>> instance, through the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of Vision 2030,
>> could it be possible to know how much has been achieved, what's
>> stalled and what is on course ( well apart from the expansion of Thika
>> Road)?
>>
>> The reason as to why I've pointed this is because in this era of
>> 'coalitions' wouldn't such partnership be adapted to make things move
>> faster? I pray to see Konza City developed while I'm alive (there are
>> people we support in micro-enterprise skills inside the proposed Konza
>> ICT village and I think they see optimism with the program/idea in
>> their neighbourhood)!
>>
>> My thoughts.
>>
>> On 03/08/2011, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>> > Bwana Ndemo,
>> >
>> > For innovation and "thinking without the box" (new phrase)...we give
>> that
>> to
>> > you. You have shown "you have the spine" to do things differently and
>> defy
>> > the norm.
>> >
>> > I recall a visit we made with you to CFSK (Computer's for Schools
>> Kenya)
>> to
>> > get a deeper understanding of how refurbishment of computers was being
>> done
>> > by young innovators. You challenged the young girls and boys to turn
>> the
>> > computer monitors (they had planned to ship back to China and
>> elsewhere
>> for
>> > metal extraction) into colored TVs! I thought to myself, wow, what a
>> > dream!....the next visit I made to CFSK four months later, they had
>> indeed
>> > turned those monitor's into colored TVs and were selling them at Ksh
>> 4,000 a
>> > piece. From then on I tell people that when Bwana Ndemo gives ideas, I
>> > listen very keenly.
>> >
>> > Presidential candidates are put to the test in all areas. A question I
>> have
>> > for you is to explain (wasi wasi) the recent discussion on China
>> taking
>> over
>> > digital signal distribution in Kenya - what became of that debate? has
>> the
>> > decision been reversed?
>> >
>> > Edith
>> >
>> > ________________
>> > Edith Ofwona Adera
>> > Senior Program Specialist
>> > Climate Change & Water Program
>> > International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour
>> le
>> > dÃ©veloppement international
>> > Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
>> > Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/TÃ©lÃ©c: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera
>> > eadera at idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca
>> > ________________________________________
>> > From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> > [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of
>> > bitange at jambo.co.ke [bitange at jambo.co.ke]
>> > Sent: 03 August 2011 05:27
>> > To: Edith Adera
>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge
>> Economy?
>> >    OnlineInterview with PS Ndemo
>> >
>> > In summary,
>> > Again hypothetically my major themes shall be:
>> > Kwowledge for life
>> > Infrastructure for Development
>> > Food security (including Value addition)
>> > Employment (create tons of it)
>> >
>> > One Kenya.  Unity in diversity.  Keep hope a live (borrowed from Rev.
>> Jesse
>> > Jackson).
>> >
>> > Ndemo.
>> > Sent from my BlackBerryÂ®
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
>> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 17:43:20
>> > To: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> > Subject: [kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy?
>> Online
>> >  Interview with PS Ndemo
>> >
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