[kictanet] Can Kenya (and Africa emulate the IIT (India Institutes of Technology) Strategy?

[Ali Hussein]

Brian

:-) Pole brother to disappoint you..I am a private sector guy who will
remain in the private sector. :-)

I think the PS position is currently ably filled by Dr.Ndemo and we in the
private sector should give him all the support that he requires to take
this great country to greater heights.

Seriously though, all the efforts being made in infrastructure development,
Regulation and private sector initiatives will be well and truly supported
by a vibrant, competitive and world class education ecosystem. What's key
is that this is engrained very early on in the educational development of
our children.

Remembering what Kioko of Bernsoft shared with us a few days ago, imagine
what he would have achieved beyond what he has right now if he had gotten
an opportunity to further his passion beyond Starehe through one of these
Kenya Institutes of Technology (KITs)?

Ali Hussein



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On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:57 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>wrote:

> Ali,
>
> You should be appointed as PS for Min of ICT! Wapi simu niongee na mkubwa?
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Ali Hussein wrote:
>
>> Listers
>>
>> It seems like the new President heard our pleas of stopping the
>> conversion of all mid-tier colleges and polytechnics to full blow
>> universities. Or maybe our thoughts coincidentally aligned,
>>
>>
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Government-plans-technical-colleges-for-each-county/-/539546/1750380/-/rnbaopz/-/index.html
>>
>> How can we ensure the rhetoric moves from theory to practice and beyond?
>> To actually strengthen the polytechnics and colleges to become world class
>> reminiscent of the Indian Institutes of Technology?
>>
>> These should be engrained into an act of parliament and the Departments
>> of Science & Technology should work in tandem with the ICT Ministry to make
>> them a reality.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Technology
>>
>> THE IITs were a key pilar in making India the Technology Powerhouse it is
>> today.
>>
>> I hope the incoming ICT Ministry senior team makes a deliberate and
>> concerted effort to make this a reality. And I do hope that the rest of
>> Africa follows suit. We must step on the shoulder of giants to realize our
>> dreams.
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>>
>> +254 713 601113
>>
>> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>
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