[kictanet] [!! SPAM] Re: Digital villages

Tue Mar 8 10:24:59 EAT 2011

Hi Warigia,

I am keen to join your team and that from the PS visiting the DVs. In as 
much as this shall not be a commissioned evaluation task, I feel the outcome 
information would be quite interesting to the stakeholders.

Warm regards,

Akich Kwach
0722 742155

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Warigia,
Will provide the list and persons to take you round and see what is in the
field.

Regards

Ndemo.

> Hi all,
>
> I did try to visit a digital visit in Sagana with little success. If the
> PS
> can kindly give me a clear list of digital villages, including location, a
> contact person, and a cell phone, I would really like to visit as many as
> possible and report back to you. If any Kenyan academic would like to
> coauthor a paper on the same, I would enjoy that. Please contact me. .
>
> Sincerely, Warigia
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:30 PM, George Nyabuga
> <gnyabuga at uonbi.ac.ke>wrote:
>
>> In January 2007, the Nation published the story (below) indicating that
>> the government was in the process of setting up digital villages across
>> the country. What happened to these digital villages and plans? Dr
>> Bitange
>> Ndemo, Paul Kokubo and others were reported to have been driving this
>> process. But as far as I know there are hardly any 'digital villages' in
>> the 210 constituencies. Empty promises?
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> Story by JUSTUS ONDARI
>> Publication Date: 8/01/2007
>>
>> Several communication firms will jointly set up hubs in villages around
>> the country, in project meant to close the huge gap in Internet access
>> between rural and urban areas.
>> In the first phase of the programme, Telkom Kenya, Kenya Data Network
>> and
>> Popote Wireless will each establish digital villages in 54
>> constituencies
>> under an initiative that aims to cover the remaining 156 constituencies
>> by
>> December this year.
>> The Government will subsidise broadband access for the villages under a
>> Sh670 million World Bank loan, that seeks to stimulate demand for
>> broadband uptake over a three year period. Entrepreneurs will get credit
>> through the Youth Fund to buy the locally assembled computers going for
>> an
>> average of Sh25,000 a piece. The initiative, known as Rural Digital
>> Village "Marshall Plan", also aims to rope in mobile service providers,
>> Safaricom and Celtel Kenya.
>> The two have already agreed, in principal, to take part in the first
>> phase
>> of the programme, said Mr Peter Kimacia, one of the coordinators of the
>> initiative. Mr Kimacia is the chief executive of ICTvillage.com, an
>> industry-driven Web site and business lobby that aims to make Kenya the
>> information and communication technology (ICT) hub of Africa.
>> "At the end of Phase Two of the initiative in December 2008, each of the
>> telecommunications service providers will have at least a digital
>> village
>> in all the 210 constituencies in the country," he said.
>> He was speaking at the Nairobi Serena Hotel during the launch of the
>> initiative.
>> Launching the concept, Information and Communications permanent
>> secretary,
>> Bitange Ndemo said each of the constituencies will have a digital
>> centre,
>> two digital schools, and four digital kiosks within the next 100 days
>> under what he called a "Rapid Results Response".
>> A digital centre will have between 10 and 20 computers, while a digital
>> school will have five to 10 computers, and a digital kiosk one to five
>> computers.
>> Also present at the launch were Information and Communication Assistant
>> minister David Were and permanent secretaries David Nalo (Trade and
>> Industry), and Kinuthia Murugu (Youth Affairs).
>> The programme will be overseen by the newly appointed Kenya Information
>> and Communication Technology Board chaired by Ms Catherine Ngahu, and
>> managing director, Paul Kokubo of 3Mice Interactive Media Limited.
>> The villages will offer services like data collection, cyber cafes,
>> training and merchandising. Other services are business outsourcing,
>> franchising and bureau services.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr George Nyabuga
>> Associate Director
>> School of Journalism & Mass Communication
>> University of Nairobi
>> Education Building
>> Harry Thuku Road
>> PO Box 30197 - 00100
>> Nairobi, Kenya
>> Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168
>> Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573
>> Email: gnyabuga at uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga at yahoo.co.uk
>> www.uonbi.ac.ke
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