[kictanet] Taking Care of the Future

Tue Sep 25 09:12:33 EAT 2012

Barrack

You and I are supposed to spearhead this. After all isn't Government but a representation of all of us?

Ali Hussein

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On Sep 25, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

> + 1 Ali, Daktari to quote you ' We must move up the ladder through
> research and begin to lead the rest of the world.' who is supposed to
> spear head this , does government have a role to play?
> 
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>> +1 Daktari
>> 
>> For bringing to the fore fundamental issues and the potential for the future
>> of this country.
>> 
>> However, to quote your last sentence 'That is OK for now.' Allow me to
>> humbly disagree..
>> 
>> It is NOT OK. We have made great strides in this country and yet a lot still
>> needs to be done. If we sit on our laurels and thump our chests because the
>> great companies of the world are now camping in Kenya to understand what it
>> is that makes this country tick in matters mobile & tech then we risk all.
>> The Annals of History are strewn with once great companies and countries
>> that ate their own spiel and found themselves in the dustbins of history.
>> 
>> The spirit of openness, industriousness, perseverance and risk taking that
>> make up our whole is something that needs to be continuously watered.
>> 
>> Thank you Daktari for sharing your thoughts and views.
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:02 AM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Through HR&A our Master Developer at Konza we met two agencies today in
>>> New York involved with the development of  a futuristic New York that will
>>> be competitive in the next 50 years.
>>> 
>>> Hudson Yards Development Corporation was created by Mayor Bloomberg to
>>> redevelop a section of New York that was their industrial area. It covers
>>> approximately 300 acres with mostly non high rise buildings. The city now
>>> wants high rises to meet future office demands.
>>> 
>>> Here they are buying back most of the land while developing modern
>>> infrastructure including the subway. Consultants are working day and night
>>> to ensure the redeveloped area meets current and future needs.
>>> 
>>> Later we visited the New York City Development Corporation charged with
>>> NY's future competitiveness.  They noted that in 1890, NY wad basically a
>>> trading centre. In the 1940s, it became an Industrial City and today it is
>>> largely a financial and services city.  They now want to switch gears to a
>>> more technology city.
>>> 
>>> Through a competitive process, they have put together a number of
>>> universities to deliberately steer NY into another Silicon Valley. Cornell
>>> University is paired with Israel Institute of Technology to deliberately
>>> create multi disciplinary programs in applied sciences and entrepreneurship.
>>> NY University too will partner with other global centres of excellence such
>>> as Indian Institute of Technology to also focus on innovation and
>>> entrepreneurship.
>>> 
>>> To help create a competitive future, the city will give free land and
>>> other incentives. They are demolishing one of the hospitals in order to
>>> create space for a futuristic project. Each of the different university
>>> grouping will focus in a specialized area that will be critical in the days
>>> to come. They are coming up with courses like health analytics, smart cities
>>> etc.
>>> 
>>> This is how in future we can use data to predict our future. This is very
>>> critical and many lessons for developing countries. As we continue to do
>>> things the same way it has always been done, things remain the same and this
>>> ain't good at all. We need to leverage on what we have and do a little more.
>>> 
>>> In the evening I attended a UN sponsored launch of Better than Cash
>>> Alliance at the Ford Foundation. Here speaker after speaker lauded Kenya for
>>> its contribution towards mobile money. Our own Michael Joseph was in
>>> attendance.  This was a launch to scale up what has been successful in Kenya
>>> (75% of mobile money transactions world wide happens in Kenya). We shall see
>>> many researchers coming to Kenya. We must move up the ladder through
>>> research and begin to lead the rest of the world.
>>> 
>>> Instead of spending many hours arguing the merits and demerits of SAP
>>> training some Kenyans we need a mobile payroll system that can be integrated
>>> with Government's Integrated Financial Management System.
>>> 
>>> When Matatus were introduced, there was a regulated transport system in
>>> Kenya. Buses could not just stop anywhere. They were like the proprietary
>>> software. Mini buses could stop anywhere and charged based on distance
>>> travelled and eventually dealt a blow to buses in urban centres. The rest
>>> today is history.
>>> 
>>> That is ok for now.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ndemo.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bitange at jambo.co.ke
>>> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:12
>>> To: Alice Munyua<alice at apc.org>;
>>> kictanet<kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Reply-To: bitange at jambo.co.ke
>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Subject: Re: Taking Care of the Future
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org>
>>> Sender: "kictanet"
>>> <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Fri, 14 Sep
>>> 2012 20:20:09
>>> To: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Subject: [kictanet] Invitation to join dialogue on African civil
>>> society's,
>>> engagement with internet governance processes
>>> 
>>> (apologies for cross posting)
>>> 
>>> Dear friends and colleagues
>>> 
>>> INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE!
>>> 
>>> We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil
>>> society, media and other people who care about a free, open and
>>> accessible internet to share their  views and increase their
>>> understanding of current trends in internet  regulation and governance.
>>> 
>>> The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 that
>>> 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of
>>> this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels of
>>> internet policy and regulation.
>>> 
>>> The dialogue should help us consider questions such as:
>>> 
>>> 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work?
>>> 
>>> 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance and
>>> development?
>>> 
>>> 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame
>>> and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of the
>>> internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage level?
>>> 
>>> 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African
>>> constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as
>>> well as in related policy-making processes?
>>> 
>>> 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across
>>> the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of the
>>>  internet?
>>> 
>>> Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider
>>> upcoming processes such as  the African Internet Governance Forum (Oct),
>>> the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the  review of the
>>> International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the
>>> ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) (Dec).
>>> 
>>> It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's
>>> engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and
>>> global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future
>>> development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most of
>>> us depend on for access.
>>> 
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>>> Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is
>>> no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon
>>> and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of African
>>> internet users we will be able to learn from one another.
>>> 
>>> Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications will
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>>> 
>>> Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team
>>> 
>>> Mawaki Chango
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>> Ali Hussein
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>> 
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