[kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!

Fri Apr 13 10:41:26 EAT 2012

@Harry, 

The progress since your last question is rather good. I think the twitter handle and a facebook group page would add but the process of moving from e-mai. Is a blog also possible, that means we can keep a history of the discussions per title. E-mail isn't all great on that aspect. Anyone strong on this can be seconded or volunteer to take it up. 

On my other point of a body, I still think there is a place for a formal body that is charged with governance and represents the industry including mobilizing resources. We don't need donors to hold a coffee round table as evidenced by Friday #140. Connected Kenya is a clear indication of the disharmony the players. Alternatively the bodies could be set up through KICTANet to address different challenges - am careful to use the term task forces.  

My one cent. 

Regards,

Patrick M. Karanja

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 From: Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>
To: mutuota at yahoo.com 
Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!

Hey Bob,

Almost also felt so. In fact I suggest we asap get a kicktanet handle on twitter, plus get it on facebook like
yesterday. Most folks you can now find them here.. I suppose you/Walu are right on this aspect,  - that the
new kids on the block might find how we conduct things here, a bit old school to an extent..

I suppose if am any right, Kicktanet is supposed to be engagement, engagement and more engagement..

Other ideas..?  Sisters, mlihama…?

Harry

From:robert yawe [mailto:robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk] 
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:26 PM
To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!

Harry,

We are ageing, email is loosing is lustre and the new generation hate records and prefer platforms like twitter and facebook.

The responsibility for keeping the forum active remains with those over 35 year old who unfortunately are trying to fit in with the younger crowd.

uuummmmm is there a way out of this loop.^C

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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From:Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2012, 13:55
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!

Ara..!

Not many people seriously want to rejuvenate this forum, as per Brian/Walubengo’s suggestion…?

Cannot imagine the forum becoming a good case study one day for some thesis student. Whose research titles among others:-
·         “How-to-kill a good forum, kick it into the dustbin and leave it for the dead” 
·         “The rise and rise, and fall and fall of a myriad of many ICT forums in Kenya, the major one being….
·         “How-not-to build structural resilience and offer strategic leadership”. Why the big forum went M.I.A, and petered out..
·         And the final one perhaps, “ Do not repeat the mistakes listed above, time for a RESET..”!

Certainly, unless otherwise – we might be headed for such a case study. Not sure if I should patent the titles, just in case..!

Harry

From:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Brian Munyao Longwe
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:50 AM
To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!

I think Walu is on the right track. Every organisation for-profit or not, has to reassess it's strategy, relevance, business direction and thrust periodically or risk falling into the shadows.

Is it time for KICTAnet to do so?

As one of the founders and a trustee I think that the time has come.

My 2 shillings,

Brian
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
@Wash,

Maybe Delano is insinuating something. Perhaps KICTAnet needs to re-juvinate
and re-energize. Bring in new blood and thinking. What do we want from KICTAnet, 8yrs later? What management structures, membership structures, operational, financial structures do we want to see going forward?

Perhaps a brainstorming face2face session is due. I for one have been the moderator since inception and maybe someone else can do a better job and we just have not asked them to come forth. Think about it - I could have run out of ideas or some younger dot.commer may just be sitting on better ways of moderation that I have never imagined...

just my 2pings.

walu.

--- On Wed, 4/11/12, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!
To: jwalu at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 3:50 PM

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 14:59, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:
I’m not sure which is which, until I see some response on whether we might just as well happen to be drifting along rudderless…!!

You mean the post-Easter stupor, or??

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