[kictanet] SAP and Kenya ICT Board Partner on Skills Develeopment

Fri Sep 21 10:39:05 EAT 2012

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On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Mwololo Tim <timwololo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Paul,
>
> As much as this initiative is fine for now, there are issues. One is what
> are we doing (KICTB and others) to promote locally produced software?
> Promoting local software is likely to have more impact (jobs, contribution
> to GDP, etc.) and be more sustainable in the longer term.
>
> On a related matter, we saw the Minister of Finance removing duty on
> software the other day. This came at a time when Kenya had become
> recognized as an upcoming global source of innovative software, especially
> mobile applications software. Given that software development industry has
> been identified as one of the priority areas for developing globally
> competitive technology-based products in the Science, Technology and
> Innovation Policy (ST&I Policy, 2012), which was recently approved by
> Cabinet, the Government needs to create a raft of incentives for local
> software development.
>
> Of course there are issues of other ERPs, including local versions.
>
> My 2 cents
>
> Tim Waema
>
> On 20 September 2012 20:32, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke> wrote:
>
>> Areba
>>
>> This project is about jobs. 100 Kenyans will develop skills that are
>> imediately required by the market.
>> The installed base of SAP in Kenya is substantial from Nation Media
>> Group, to Bidco, to many other large and medium sized business and some
>> state corporations. This base is growing.
>>
>> The ICT Board intends to extend these partnerships to drive high talent
>> development. This is the first. There are many areas and many projects that
>> don't have the requisite skills and there are even more Kenyans who don't
>> have jobs. Many parents will not agree to pay for a child to certify
>> further once he is out of college. Indeed many can't afford it.
>>
>> Skinning this cat of ICT job creation requires many knives.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Paul KUKUBO
>> CEO Kenya ICT Board
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, September 20, 2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder how this bodes with the recent discussion about the Government
>>> 's Intention to go Open Source.....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kenyan Government and SAP to expand skill set of local graduates
>>>>
>>>> Training aims at improving youth employability in the country’s robust
>>>> ICT sector and is inline with vision 2030
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nairobi 20th September, 2012…The government of Kenya through the Kenya
>>>> ICT Board and SAP has today announced a partnership that will see 100
>>>> bright but underprivileged studentsundergo training to become certified
>>>> SAP Software engineers.
>>>>
>>>> Dubbed “SAP Skills for Africa”, the Programme commits to deliver
>>>> professional training and certification to Kenyan university graduates. The
>>>> programme will seek to substantially improve the employability of
>>>> young, bright university graduatesand equally deliver on the government’s
>>>> mandate to promote digital inclusion, to forge Kenya as an ICT hub for
>>>> Africa and drive ICT skills development.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> “The SAP partnership is key in equipping our young professionals with
>>>> high end ICT skills that are on demand in the Kenya and the wider East
>>>> African Market. This effort provides amuch needed skillset for
>>>> graduates who would otherwise not have had the privilege to be exposed to
>>>> this specific set of world class skills", said Kenya ICT Board CEO,
>>>> Paul Kukubo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Kenya ICT Board and SAP are in partnership to deliver the latest
>>>> skills and knowledge to the students. The Kenya ICTBoard will provide classrooms
>>>> with
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