[kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy? OnlineInterview with PS Ndemo

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Aki,
You now can understand why we need to stop business and general degree
programmes.  This is why we are more of traders than industrialists. I
went to US for studies in the 1980's.  In 1987 I was President of
International Students at the University of Minnesota.  We were 5,000
foreign students in a student population of 120,000. The majority of
students were from Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore and Korea.  Of the Asian
students, 98% were in engineering courses the remaider were in creative
art degree program.

These countries became what we call Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs).
In economic comparative terms, they were behind Kenya.  Today we buy
everything from them.  They manufactured nothing then.  Infact we used to
love at the Hyundai Ponny that was first manufactured by Koreans.

We now must remove all fees for any student enrolled in science and
creative degree programs.  The rest can pay.  When we started producing
more computer graduates, we started seeing application development in
Kenya to the extent that the world has started to recognize.  Similarly,
if we indeed want to industrialize, we must move to science.  There are no
options.

India has just realized this and they are taking jobs from overheating
China.  Our comparative advatange in this region is the human resource. 
Let us develop it, support it and guide it to the right direction. 
Regional influence is what will matter in the days to come. As such we
must endeavor to see that Vision 2030 is realized in 2020.  This is
possible.


Regards


Ndemo.



> Dear Dr Ndemo,
>
>
> I've quite enjoyed reading this thread and it only re-confirms my belief
> that we are far more capable than we ever give ourselves credit for. We
> have
> the capability to change, but the system has ensured that we do not.
> However, I'm slightly disappointed that you have not addressed the core
> issue affecting us and the future outcome. I've read about all the
> solutions
> possible and what can be done, I too can assure you that we are far
> capable
> of pushing the solutions barrier to achieve much more but how would we
> want
> to take kenya from a resellers quick fix market ( import market ) to a
> creative and export country. At the moment we are all consumers and this
> is
> a terrible state of affairs because we are only building
> vendorships/dealerships.
>
> What are we and where do we want to go? How would you intend to tackle
> this
> problem?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Rgds.
>
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