[kictanet] Counties & Technology

[warigia bowman]

Dear PS

How can pashas get access to NOFBI? What are the mechanisms to make sure
people in rural areas can benefit from the connectivity provided by NOFBI?

--RIgia

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 3:53 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Robert,
> The author did not do a good job since the issues did not come out clear.
> We have already covered 37 counties with the existing NOFBI network.  Our
> priority now is a robust last mile solution on an open access platform.
> This is not compromising existing providers but opening up the market. If
> funds are available, we may take fibre to the remaining 10 counties.
>
> The open access concept is proving to be extremely critical in addressing
> the pricing of Broadband.  It has created efficiencies in Government by
> sharing the infrastructure and optimizing resource utilization.
> Previously we had several networks, that is, Immigration, Education,
> Finance, Police, Prisons etc.  Most Minisries want to access their field
> offices and the infrastructure is key.
>
> I hope this helps in clarifying what the author wanted to communicate.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
> > 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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