[kictanet] Of Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities

[Phares Kariuki]

We as a society have a general problem with ethics. Corruption will not be
stopped by technology (as KRA have adequately shown
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/KRA+staff+tamper+with+system/-/1006/1175610/-/4bvxgl/-/index.html
).

A system of ethics needs to be ingrained in the country. A realization that
when you don't do your job/take shortcuts/cut corners/bribe etc the
consequences go beyond your immediate short term gain... the fact that such
behaviour in the long run, if goes unchecked affects you... I think what's
worse for me is that while 'our generation' had a proper grounding in ethics
etc and chose to depart from them, the newer generation ships with flawed
function i.e. ask an 18 year old if it's wrong to overlap in traffic, he
won't agree, it's behaviour he has seen since he was a child...

With regards to software for hospitals, it's rather simple to build and
maintain an Open Source cloud based repository and get hosting for it, I
guess the biggest question would be whether anyone would use it... I have a
background in cloud computing/virtualization etc and would be willing to
volunteer my time for the same...

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Yesterday I watched a documentary titled Facebook Obsession and I liked a
> statement by a former Facebook employee who said that "at Facebook you do
> not say I think or I have an idea, what you do is develop a prototype and
> then present that to your peers"*
>
> Agreed! Let's walk the talk.
> --
> Josiah Mugambi
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:41 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> Yesterday I watched a documentary titled Facebook Obsession and I liked a
>> statement by a former Facebook employee who said that "at Facebook you do
>> not say I think or I have an idea, what you do is develop a prototype and
>> then present that to your peers"
>>
>> Such a culture explains why Facebook is as successful as it is and all we
>> do here is cry like suckling babies, if someone has a solution to this issue
>> just develop the app and present it, this theoretical approach to dealing
>> with issues needs to come to a sudden and abrupt end.
>>
>> I feel we are producing too many theorists in our Universities and its is
>> time we concentrated on practical courses as is done in technical colleges
>> otherwise we are doomed as clerks.  Former Presidents Moi was trying to sort
>> this issue out with the 8-4-4 system which we keep trying to kill with no
>> justification.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com>
>>
>> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < >
>> *Sent:* Mon, 6 June, 2011 13:16:59
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Of Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities
>>
>> Let me not be mistaken that I am faulting Vision 2030  - thats the topic
>> picked on by Gachagua - rather my concern is in the health sector. Nurses
>> and medical officers usually take over the roles of doctors in many
>> public hospitals , and will always subscribe medicine based on symptoms. The
>> Labs might not be well equipped for diagnosis on various tropical ailments.
>> As for personnel, we do have some great ones, though it appears our best
>> have already been lured away , see related story
>> http://allafrica.com/stories/201106060136.html
>>
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With Regards,

Phares Kariuki

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