[kictanet] Laptops - policy, budgets, data

Tue Aug 13 17:21:55 EAT 2013

Dear colleagues.
The requested presentations and all others presented during the meeting
have been online since the meeting at this link:

http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/index.php/media-news/news/277-ilabafrica-hosts-stakeholders-forum-to-discuss-the-laptop-for-schools-project

Regards,

John Matogo
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On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:45 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> @Barrack @Matogo,
>
> Please share the various presentations including UNESCO, again.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 0:52
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Laptops - policy, budgets, data
>
> Bobby,
>
> Kindly share the presentation from the MOE.
>
>
>
> On 12 August 2013 10:58, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> @Andrea,
>
> At the forum that we held at Strathmore we had a presentation from the
> Ministry of Education and it was clear that they do have a policy, budget
> and data the problem is that many of us prefer innuendo and speculation.
>
> The interesting revelation was that the project has been 7 years in the
> making therefore we need to appreciate that this was not a tweeter side
> directive, the KICD (formerly KIE) have also been working on a digital
> curriculum and content development platform for the past 5 years, I have
> the privilege of seeing it in action which is why I can comfortably dismiss
> the Kenya Publishers Association as a dinosaur.
>
> In the past 4 or so weeks I have been moving closer to the light and in
> the past few days I have been feeling the heat from the light at the end of
> the tunnel, catchup.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:39
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Laptops - policy, budgets, data
>
> Jason Lakin makes some excellent (and very very common sensical) points on
> policies, budgets and data - concerns the laptop initiative as much as as
> host of other issues:
>
> 'What is the vaunted laptop policy, for example? It is a matter of
> constant discussion, yet we really do not know what it entails. This lack
> of clarity leads to sterile debate. (...) Policies are not made on
> television or on the radio. Serious policy must be written down, it must
> contain details, and it must include information about costs. (...) Another
> point that seems trivial but unfortunately needs repeating is that
> transparency about policy is not enough. The data that government puts out
> must also be accurate.'
>
> From:
>
> http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/comment/Mass-medical-suicide-and-mind-bending-figures/-/434750/1942424/-/item/0/-/gf3npq/-/index.html
>
> Apologies if anyone has posted this already.
>
> Have a lovely week!
> Andrea
>
>
>
>
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