[kictanet] Kenya IGF 2011 List Discussions Day 4 Cloud Computing

[Barrack Otieno]

Thanks Joe , Sam and Aki for your contributions, @ Aki I hope Dr.
Ndemo has answered the issue comprehensively, thank you bwana Ps for
the concise answers, I am not sure whether the Ps would want to
respond on the issue of google, nonetheless, on another thread a
lister (I think Bobby) raised an issue on the stability of cloud
services any take on this, I believe this is an infrastructure issue
as Sam would call it, any take listers?

On 7/5/11, bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> On enabling cloud computing the government has done the following:
> Rolled out an open access  terrestrial fibre optics network to all counties;
> built a government data center; connected all government offices with fibre;
> aggressively embarked on digitalization of its registries (judiciary, state
> law office done but lands on progress); identified land for national data
> centers and about to identify a ppp partner; working on an open access LTE
> rollout by April 2012;  supported universities with subsidized broadband
> (more than 10GB), disbursed funds to set up digital villages in 39 counties;
> held awareness seminars on the benefits of cloud computing (last one three
> weeks ago at Serena on medical cloud and assisting KNH to develop model
> cloud services); this Friday at 9.30 government launches open data
> initiative  and more.
>
> Recent cloud achievement, an MP with court cases corruptly stole all his
> case files from the high court.  Little did he know that the files had been
> digitalized and the case was to proceed. When he enquired where the digital
> records were kept, he was told on the cloud.  He is still looking up the
> cloud to see if he can identify them.
>
> I must state here that it is awefully dissapointing that some of you are
> asking for the legal framework when we took it through a thorough
> stakeholder process before sending it to Cabinet. Further we cannot keep on
> complaining when the Government has created such an enabling environment.  I
> look forward to the day when someone will come and complain that I started
> offering this type of cloud services but I am stuck here.  Indeed I would
> stop whatever I am doing and push to see more enterprise and more jobs.
> Theoretical complaints to clear the road before you can but a car do not add
> value.
>
> Some of the  practical risk free  steps you must take is to digitalize your
> family photos, securities (land title deeds) and film and start sharing your
> virtual site.  Soon your neighbour, your relatives and friends would ask you
> to do it for them.
> And soon it becomes a business but more importantly help our culture move
> from oral storage to modern knowledge based storage.  This is how every
> successive enterprise started.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
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