[kictanet] Day 5: e-Discussion on Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa/ Where are you Listers?

Thu Sep 22 09:58:37 EAT 2011

GG,

Indeed files can also disappear in the cloud and this can be worse,  change
management should be a key components, as the wise men said ICT is not an
end in itself its just a means to an end, its about the people period.

Best Regards

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> GG,
>
> I would like to concur with Edith on this one, commitment is key, to get
> this commitment leadership if key, it would have been interesting to have
> the Chief Justice participate in this discussion since he is take service,
> if he did we will not have to ask where are the people in Judiciary (just in
> case protocol is a problem), what brought changes and computerisation  to
> KPA - Leadership, KPC - Leadership, any parastatal that has turned around
> has done so courtesy of visionary leadership that saw the role of ICT as an
> enabler of efficiency and effectiveness, just to illustrate the few times i
> ever attended the Village headmans meeting (Sub-Chief) i noticed that even
> when Chicken disappeared they knew whom to nail, even though there was no
> paper trail but people were known by their fruits, no wonder the provincial
> administration was very powerfull, we need not re-invent the wheel.
>
> My two drumsticks!
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear Grace,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Re-engineering business processes and then taking into consideration how
>> records are managed within this “reformed” electronic envt. is key. So
>> records management needs to be seen within this integrated approach.
>> Secondly, we need to interrogate the *commitment* to keeping records for
>> dispensing justice – does it mean that “eFiles” will not disappear as they
>> conveniently do in paper-based systems? This is a fundamental question that
>> cuts to the core of the culture of impunity in the courts. What will it take
>> for eRecords to contribute to fair delivery justice and do away with the
>> culture of “lost files”?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> May I ask – do we have the judicial fraternity on the KICTANET list to
>> follow and contribute to these discussions? If not, shouldn’t we get them on
>> board in these discussions?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I do hope that these discussions will reach the eyes and ears of the new
>> team at the Judiciary. ****
>>
>> Edith ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:
>> kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Grace
>> Githaiga
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2011 1:36 AM
>> *To:* Edith Adera
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Day 5: e-Discussion on Aligning records management
>> with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa/ Where are
>> you Listers?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>>
>> Good morning Good People
>>
>> This is a repeat since we didnt get any contributions yesterday. Where are
>> you listers? Where are listers from the other Eastern Africa countries?
>> Please say something:)...Thanks.
>>  ****
>>
>> This is day five of our discussion on *Aligning records management with
>> ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa**, *a study
>> conducted by International Records Management Trust (IRMT) and supported by
>> IDRC *. *The study covered five Eastern African Countries namely Kenya,
>> Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Today, we still focus on the second theme namely: *Electronic Records and
>> Citizens. *This will be our focus also for tomorrow (Wednesday).****
>>
>> * *****
>>
>> *Under this theme, three issues were identified and today we look at the
>> second issue namely that* Judicial Processes are Affected by the Failure
>> to Address Records Management Requirements****
>>
>> * *****
>>
>> *Consider this:*****
>>
>> ·         Have poor keeping of hard copies resulted in delays in the
>> judicial process?****
>>
>> ·         Is the keeping of electronic records going to reduce these
>> delays?****
>>
>> ·         Is information lost when digitization is taking place?****
>>
>> ·         How best can the electronic records be managed to ensure their
>> effective use?****
>>
>> * *****
>>
>> *Question*****
>>
>> What steps could be taken to ensure records management inputs to
>> computerization and digitization projects in the courts?****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Looking forward to more contributions today.****
>>
>> Rgds****
>>
>> Grace****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life
>> is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go
>> forth and rule the World!
>>
>>  ****
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:18:23 +0100
>> From: ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 4: e-Discussion on Aligning records management
>> with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa/ Where are
>> you Listers?
>> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com****
>>
>> Dear Grace, Listers,****
>>
>> Just for information.****
>>
>> 1. In the case of Kenya The Evidence Act,Cap.80 was amended vide CAP411A,
>> to include electronic records and PART VII-ELECTRONIC RECORDS  was added in
>> Chapter III. of CAP80.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> 2. Going forward, there will be need for FOI and Data Protection
>> legislation, the latter being critical in ensuring that personal data held
>> by authorities is accurate and that the data subject right to
>> correct erroneous information is upheld.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> John Kariuki ****
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>>
>> ** **
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