[kictanet] Digital villages

Tue Mar 22 13:16:08 EAT 2011

Yawe, I would like to input as well.my preference would be the first week of
April

Best Regards,

Edwin M Onchari

0720755951

eonchari at lynxbits.com

From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of warigia bowman
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:42 PM
To: Edwin
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Dear Robert,

I should be in Kenya very briefly in April. I would love to meet with the
Kenyan ICT board. Let's coordinate. 

Yours, Warigia

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:21 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

Hi,

Just following up on the proposal to have us meet with the board to
discusses the possibility of partnering in making sure that the digital
villages are rolled out effectively.

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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Sent: Thu, 17 March, 2011 22:43:04 

Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Yawe,
Thank you for your proposal. We are Italy at the moment but we can arrange a
joint meeting with the board to see how we can partner.

Regards

Ndemo.

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From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:35:33 +0000 (GMT)

To: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>

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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Dr. Ndemo,

Some of us on this list have experience in setting up and operating cyber
cafes of which I am sure the Digital Villages are similar, any chance you
could share with us some of the business proposals for our input.

I would be more than willing to offer my experience to improve the business
plan and execution and I am sure there are others here who would also be
willing, CSR needs to go below the large corporates to all who can give
back.  

This will be my contribution by going beyond rhetoric to offering solutions
and adding actual value.

We can treat them like MBA case study scenarios.

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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To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Tue, 15 March, 2011 19:19:41
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Robert

I have been informed that the applicants for DV loan facilities have given
fairly good business plans and many of them are experienced cyber owners
including some who are already supporting operators in money transfer and
other businesses.

We have informed family bank to pay special attention to experienced
applicants while still maintaining world bank requirement.

Ndemo.

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From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:05:23 +0000 (GMT)

To: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>

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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Hi,

It is unfortunate that this is too late but if the government was able to
cancel the agreement with the WB for the Mombasa Road "over pass" project
why can't we stop this one so as to make sure that the country gets the
maximum return?

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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To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Mon, 14 March, 2011 20:36:18
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Robert,
Your proposal makes a lot more sense but it comes too late after we
developed the structure with the WB. We sell this variant idea to the
operators and also attempt to vary phase 2 of WB.

Ndemo.

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From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:42:26 +0000 (GMT)

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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

PS Ndemo,

I just have one issue with how the whole DV and its aliases are being
implemented and that is dealing with inexperienced people to set them up.

My suggestion would be that to roll out faster and increase the likelihood
of success we need to look at first empowering existing cyber and other
business center operators as they already have the entrepreneurial spirit,
are already meeting their basic needs and understand business.

To bring in the youth we can implement an interesting approach that is being
done in South Africa where those interested in getting funds to venture into
a specific industry receive apprentice type training by being attached to an
operating business.  Part of the loan/grant is used to pay their salaries
while they are attached (KEPSA & GOK have a similar project) the rest will
then be given to them to actually start the business. Companies have
realised that this is not creating competition but actually developing a
franchise operator or a distributor.

In the same way the existing cyber cafe operators after being empowered
would then be required to take on the Youth who will receive practical
experience before being let out to setup on their own.

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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To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
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Sent: Tue, 8 March, 2011 8:20:31
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages

Cynicism and negativity will take us nowhere.  Simply ask where these DVs
are and you will be shown.

Ndemo.

> I am just wondering, is the digital villages, BPO and other grand
> initiatives that have since stalled as a result of GOK is diverting funds
> to
> political initiatives instead? E.g. shuttle diplomacies!
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> Edwin
>
> From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari>
=lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of warigia bowman
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 3:47 PM
> To: Edwin
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital villages
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> --
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> School of Journalism & Mass Communication
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> PO Box 30197 - 00100
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