[kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!

Thu Dec 5 09:08:07 EAT 2013

Hey Edith,

It appears to me, just like Prophets, innovations are never accepted at
home. Even Mpesa and Ushahidi became famous outside Kenya before we owned
them locally. But now that the Nigerian government has owned it and made a
success out of it, we could use it as a case study to "convince" the powers
that be to consider using it. Some of these initiatives though are actually
better initiated and have a high success rate outside the government
confines given the obvious ownership and procurement issues, just saying.

Harry Hare

Director  |  African eDevelopment Resource Centre
PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya
Tel +254 20 4041646  |  Cel +254 725 650044

From:  Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
Date:  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:47:23 +0000
To:  Cio_Magazine Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
Cc:  KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject:  Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!

Harry,

Question, what did we do with our own innovation?

Edith

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behalf of Brian Munyao Longwe [blongwe at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:14 AM
To: Edith Adera
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!

Hehehehe, Harry.... touche...

On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource
Centre <harry at africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
> If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and
> implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
> 
> Harry Hare
> 
> Director  |  African eDevelopment Resource Centre
> PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya
> Tel +254 20 4041646 <tel:%2B254%2020%204041646>   |  Cel +254 725 650044
> <tel:%2B254%20725%20650044>
> 
> 
> From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000
> To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
> 
> Listers,
> 
> Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has
> been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's
> farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured,
> cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a
> business.
> 
> Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll
> up sleeves and work!
> 
>  
> http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-afri
> ca-person-of-the-year/
> <http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-afr
> ica-person-of-the-year/>
>  
>  
> 
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