[kictanet] Dr. Ndemo parting shot-what of the get-together?

Fri Aug 16 01:02:53 EAT 2013

The lunch to say kwaheri to Dr. Ndemo happened last Wednesday at the
Panafric Hotel. About 600 guests attended.It was a great event although I
wished we had more time to interact. I however hope we will get more
opportunities in the days to come to share several ideas on the ICT sector
generally with our colleague Dr. Ndemo who will remain involved with us in
various ways.

My colleague, Mr. Tiampati, and I have received very useful support from
the sector as we embark on making our contribution. We have  settled down
and are taking on several matters in the ICT sector. The gazette notice to
fully establish the ICT Authority having been signed by the President, ICTA
is now a reality and this brings together all of which was formerly the
Directorate of e-government, GITS and the Kenya ICT Board. We have embarked
on the immediate steps of institutionalizing ICTA including putting up a
board for the same- which I hope we will do by end of the month and
identifying the men and women who will help manage the Authority in its
first transitional and formation days.

I have already reached out to quite a number of individuals in the ICT
sector to team up with us in various ways to help move the government's ICT
agenda to the next level. I therefore hope that as we embark on the
implementation of the national broadband strategy, review and clarify the
national ICT master plan and take the first critical steps to enhance
internet penetration (expand broadband spread, increase digital awareness,
move the operations of government itself to a more ICT driven
platform-including the single registration goal etc) we will continue the
vibrant and hopefully much more policy focused discussions on how to
strengthen the ICT sector in Kenya generally.

 We intend to better structure our industry contact groups  so as to be
more focused on each of the sub-sectors. In the first week of September we
host a meeting with the ICT Executive Committee members of all the 47
counties in Kenya to ensure we coordinate effective interface between the
national and county governments on ICT policies. I have taken very
seriously a number of issues that have been raised about how county
governments could affect national plans  on deployment of ICTs- especially
if we do not address the issue of infrastructure development levies,
support to security and credibility of ICT infrastructure, last mile
connection etc. We hope the opportunity to get together in the first week
of September will enable us reflect on these issues and begin to construct
a platform for effective synergy in national and county ICT policy
implementation.

We have received various representations on policy and regulatory actions
necessary in various sub-sectors and are having the necessary conversations
to address these. I hope listers have studied the Media Bill and the Kenya
Information and Communication Amendment Bill both published last month and
will be available to contribute to the Parliamentary Committee's
discussions in September before the bills are finally debated in
Parliament. The Access to Information and Data protection bills have also
gone through the CIC and headed to Cabinet for discussions before they are
brought to Parliament-hopefully by end of September. A national cyber
security policy is being developed and we hope to bring together at least
3-4 academic/research sites to partner with the ministry on developing a
framework for continued cyber security research in Kenya.

There is indeed a lot to be done. There may be no consensus yet on how the
list of priorities should be ordered but we are optimistic that with the
establishment of ICTA, the Kenya government's approach to ICTs deployment
will surely change (have better government websites, a better and more
robust government e-mail system, institute a public communication policy,
have government adopt a communication coordination mechanism etc.) I
personally hope that we will not just be talking about plans but will soon
experience actual change.

Fred

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> True that.
>
> I recall CS Dr. Matiangi saying at the National Broadband Launch that he
> would host a get together for Dr. Ndemo and the rest of us to celebrate the
> good old days. And Harry Hare offering to buy the first drinks, I think I
> am still waiting.
>
> Maybe they are still looking for a venue? Matogo @SU can offer, others I
> can do the same @ MMU. We do have scenic Club house on campus for downing
> free alcohol -as long as someone has bought them :-)
>
> walu
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Network of non- formal Educational institutions <
> nnfeischools at yahoo.com>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:11 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Dr. Ndemo parting shot
>
> Dear All
> I will never forget his passion for the sector and the support he gave to
> anybody who had something that added value to ICT .He is one PS who had
> time for everyone and attended every function he was invited to, in slums,
> Hilton name it
>
> We miss him
>
> Jane
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan at me.com>
> *To:* Jane Muriuki <nnfeischools at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:57 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Dr. Ndemo parting shot
>
> Wishing you greater success in this new endeavour......
>
> Eric here
>
>
> On 15 Aug 2013, at 10:06, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dr Bitange Ndemo, the former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of
> Information and Communications can be termed as a key pioneer of Kenya’s
> ICT sector.
> A passionate man in matters ICT, Dr Ndemo is currently a Senior Lecturer
> at the University of Nairobi after he left the ICT docket in government.
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Tech/Kenya+ICT+Bitange+Ndemo+parting+shot/-/1017288/1948642/-/agb3yhz/-/index.html
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ericosiakwan%40me.com
>
> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
>
> Eric M.K Osiakwan
> +233244386792
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nnfeischools%40yahoo.com
>
> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com
>
> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/fredmatiangi%40gmail.com
>
> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130816/b46514bd/attachment.htm>