[kictanet] Why Konza is high on rhetoric and short on prudence

[robert yawe]

Hi,

We need to appreciate that Konza is not the last remaining 5,000 acres in the world and that Kenya is not the last bastion of technology.

Other African countries are not sleeping and many have Kenya in their cross hairs, see what Zambia's offering 

http://www.emergingstars.com/en/business-opportunities/zm/invest-establishment-technology-parks-zambia?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+opportunities+in+emerging+markets&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=Image1.jpg

http://www.zda.org.zm/60-investments

http://www.zda.org.zm/91-investor-guide

Lets appreciate the fact we are not operating in a vacuum.

Regards



 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696


________________________________
 From: Joseph Wafula <muliaro at yahoo.com>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2013, 22:56
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why Konza is high on rhetoric and short on prudence
 

Dear All,

IBM is out to make Konza Tech City a reality through support of ICT human capacity building in cutting age  technologies. See press release

 xhttp://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/40255.wss

Regards

Dr Wafula

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 30, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:


@ Yawe,
>
>I discovered your critical soul mate below:
>
>
>
>By Mr Owino is the CEO, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya)
>Posted 
    Monday, January 28 
2013 at 
19:40 
>In Summary
>	* Tech city will cost over $8.5bn and create 200,000 jobs: is this reasonable spending relative to alternatives? 
>Two days ago, the leading news item in the print and electronic media was the formal launch of the Konza Technology City by President Kibaki. 
>To many, it was the beginning of the quest to 
establish the equivalent of Silicon Valley, hence the name Africa’s 
Silicon Savannah. 
>
>
>
>read on @
>
>
>
>http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion---Analysis/Why-Konza-is-high-on-rhetoric-and-short-on-prudence/-/539548/1677948/-/item/0/-/hxdx7d/-/index.html
>
>
>or shorter link
>http://tinyurl.com/b2dw6xb
>I think its food for thought.
>
>walu.
>
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