[kictanet] University of Nairobi Set Top Boxes

Sat Feb 16 09:28:17 EAT 2013

This idea has plausibility and because it employs both hardware and
software, it fulfills the Tandaa funding requirment.

My suggestion, someone puts the teams together, designer, software and
hardware engineers, project teams etc and prepares the implementation plan.
This someone is called entrepreuner. I even go further to venture that the
money might be available from multiple sources. Additive manufacturing
(digital printing) makes the project very plausible as one of you has noted
in this thread.

On another note, is we spread this debate wider tbrough a public blog we
create knowledge.

The connected kenya2017 ICT Masterplan states that "Kenya will be Africa's
most globally respected Knowledge by 2017".

Asante
Paul Kukubo
CEO Kenya ICT Board

On Friday, February 15, 2013, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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®
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>> >> Sender: "kictanet"
>> >>  <kictanet-bounces+peres_were=yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> >> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:23:46
>> >> To: Peres Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk>
>> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] University of Nairobi Set Top Boxes
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> 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/peres_were%40yahoo.co.uk
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >> transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing
>> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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/mwangy%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.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mark Mwangi
>
> markmwangi.me.ke
>
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Paul Kukubo
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
PO Box 27150 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street

Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960
Fax: +254 20 2211962
website: www.ict.go.ke
local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya
twitter:@tandaaKENYA
BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke
Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke

personal contacts
_______________

Cell: + 254 717 180001

skype: kukubopaul
googletalk: pkukubo
personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke
personal twitter: @pkukubo

____________________
Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub

Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth
for socio economic enrichment
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130216/19bc6a27/attachment.htm>