[kictanet] Counties & Technology

[Eric Aligula]

Robert

 

Good morning!

 

A while back I requested that the ICT Fraternity respond to the Taskforce on Devolved Government’s Interim Report on this specific issue.  

 

There is still a window of a few days to get your feedback on what policy positions would enable better mainstreaming of ICT in the establishment and operationalization of county governments.  

 

I look forward to hearing from the fraternity.

 

Kind regards

 

Eric Aligula Magolo, PhD

Programmes Coordinator & Ag. Head, Infrastructure and Economic Services Division

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone:       +254-20-2719933/4
Fax:                +254-20-2719951
E-mail:            jairah at kippra.or.ke <mailto:jairah at kippra.or.ke> 
URL:              www.kippra.org <http://www.kippra.org/> 

 

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From: kictanet-bounces+jairah=kippra.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jairah=kippra.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of robert yawe
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:05 AM
To: Eric Aligula
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: [kictanet] Counties & Technology

 

Hi,

 

With reference to an article carried in the Business Daily of 19th Aug, 2011 on the 5.6B government funded fibre to 37 counties is there a strategy for making sure that the counties implement technology solutions from the onset?

 

The article seems to also imply that this action by the government will result in direct competition for the other providers yet on this forum we where told that the government together with the internet providers where already in discussion about how they would share NOFBI.  Is this new initiative part of NOFBI and therefore will be subject to the continuing discussions or is it separate?

 

I also noted during the UON exhibition and conference on architecture and urbanisation that the ministry of public works are working on a prototype county headquarters design including the county assembly meeting areas.

 

How can we as the ICT fraternity make ourselves relevant in making sure that the technology component is incorporated so as to increase the effectiveness of the county governments?  I see great opportunities in developing applications for electronic voting, attendance records, electronic discussion records and streaming sites of live debate.

 

We have an opportunity to develop applications that can be tested in the 47 counties in readiness for roll out to the region as they all rush to replicate the Kenyan model.

 

Regards
 

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

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

 

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