[kictanet] University of Nairobi Set Top Boxes

[Mark Mwangi]

But how much do you really need to assemble set top boxes? Is this that
complex an operation? Start with a thousand units, scale with increased
demand. Is this rocket science? The university or the lecturers involved
(who mostly run private firms) couldnt raise seed money?

We have a problem with wanting to start with a bang. No culture of starting
small and growing.

On Friday, 15 February 2013, Kivuva wrote:

> Phares, I'm a great proponent of local industrialization. It does a
> lot of good to a countries economy, number one being reducing capital
> flight.
>
> But the scenario is this, UoN have said they have prototypes that are
> viable, but they don't have any means to produce them. Now, if we can
> crack it and do it locally, that's the best move. But suppose those
> strategic investors don't show up? Should the idea just die out and we
> remain mass consumers, or should we outsource manufacturing/licence
> the prototype to Asian and have a piece of the cake?
>
> On 15/02/2013, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Manufacturing locally would absorb quite a number of semi skilled
> > individuals into the workforce. Always a good thing.
> >
> > Outsourcing is not always a good idea. Check what happened to Dell &
> ASUS.
> > Even the all mighty Apple Inc & Samsung.
> >
> > Let's make them. Lets sell them. Lets figure out supply chain for the
> > greater East African region. Then we can tinker with other electronics.
> >
> > We have the capacity. Why not do it?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 15 Feb 2013, at 17:30, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> >
> > I dream when we will have outsourced manufacturing jobs overseas, and
> have
> > big companies like Apple, HP, here in Kenya, then earn foreign exchange
> on
> > the distribution and sells all over the world. But it sounds like a pipe
> > dream.
> >
> > US is not suffering from outsourcing since the companies earn abnormal
> > profits from that. Only the poor jobless hands-man is the one who
> suffers.
> >
> > But here in Kenya, we have non. No manufacturing companies outsourcing to
> > Asia, and no outsourced jobs coming back home.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > On 15 February 2013 15:38, <peres_were at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> +1 Ali. I noted in Obama's State of the Union Address a new initiative
> >> the
> >> US govt is setting up called "Manufacturing Innovation Hubs" aimed at
> >> spurring innovation in Manufacturing.
> >>
> >> In addition, a number of US companies such as Apple and Ford are
> bringing
> >> back manufacturing to the USA.
> >>
> >> Peres
> >> Sent from my BlackBerry®
> >>
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> >> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:23:46
> >> To: Peres Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk>
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Mark Mwangi

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