[kictanet] Internet Society?: President Kenyatta secures Microsoft support for computers

Wed Jun 5 13:41:02 EAT 2013

Apologies June 18 not January

On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Wangari,
>
> Strathmore University has offered to host a Stakeholders meeting on
> January 18 as from 9.00 am.
> Robert Yawe has offered to be the Master of Ceremony, he will also assist
> Mr. Walubengo should he be available to moderate
> Agosta Liko has offered registration through ticketsasa.com
>
> I will try to summarize the key issues raised by different stakeholders on
> the lists, we hope they will be deliberated upon under the guidance of
> panel. Tentative Panelists to be invited are:
>
> Prof . Godia Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education
> Dr. Ndemo Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information and Communications
> Technology
> Edith Adera - IDRC
> Kenya Private Sector Alliance
> Kenya Education Network
>
> This are just proposals, stakeholders are welcome to give input and look
> at how they can contribute in making the project a success.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:26 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Greetings Barrack,
>>
>> I hope you are all well.
>>
>> The drift I get from your pointers is let us kick-off collaborations.
>>
>> Does anyone have the government policy paper on this project-
>> implementation plan. As the political drive and gusto has settled and
>> the government teams are very well informed across many areas.
>>
>> I am hoping that January 2014 will be running  parallel research and
>> experiments in sample schools per county inorder to inform the best model
>> before full fledge piloting across the country.
>>
>> This will help in identifying the best place to take a bite of this
>> jigsaw i.e where best ISOC KE may engage with other institutions in
>> Education, Security, ICTs...etc.
>>
>> From this generate actions that each institution may take on, the red
>> flags , who else is required and how to make the project better and better.
>>
>> Over to you!
>>
>> Have a pleasant day.
>>
>> Regards/Wangari
>> ---
>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored
>> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
>> Earth".
>>
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 5/6/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Internet Community Rise Up: President Kenyatta secures
>> Microsoft support for computers
>> To: "WANGARI KABIRU" <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>
>> Cc: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc at orion.my.co.ke" <
>> isoc at orion.my.co.ke>
>> Date: Wednesday, 5 June, 2013, 8:51
>>
>> I think step one is to critically examine the merits and demerits of this
>> project as is happening on other lists. We have had beautiful projects that
>> went down the drain like Nyayo Bus and Nyayo Car that were well thought out
>> and ill conceived, we have another opportunity and a fresh 50 years to
>> start afresh,there is a difference between having laptops in school and
>> using laptops to educate our children, as it is we are too fazed with
>> having laptops in schools that we are forgeting the noble objective of
>> using the laptops to educate. School is an eco-system hence in my humble
>> opinion the first phase is to gather stakeholders in this eco-system and
>> walk with them in the entire project, this is not a government project,
>> neither is it a projects for kids, its for Kenyans because Tax payers will
>> foot the bill.
>> Our immediate Concern as the Internet Society would be CyberSecurity and
>> ensuring the Security of our Children Online, this is what we would need to
>> monitor in our local neighborhoods apart from supporting the teachers.
>> Probably we would start by identifying a list of Volunteers so that we
>> inform the necessary authorities and see how we can complement the efforts
>> of stakeholders in implementing the presidential directive.
>> My two apples
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:24 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Happy Thursday!
>>
>> I hope you are all well.
>>
>> As the " Internet Community" could we start by volunteering time and
>> skills and going into schools to support with Training on user skills for
>> Teachers and pupils... and even within our neighborhoods.
>>
>> There is high Tech-starvation and truly the big plans for the country  in
>> Vision 2030 require another type of Kenyan to survive in it.
>>
>> Capitalism was replaced by Talentism which is today leveraged by Techism
>> - let us give this generation this great chance to be global from birth ,
>> this (may have ) by-passed most of us and we are playig cathc up.
>>
>> I believe this moment is similar to probably over 50years ago when a then
>> nationalised Government declared that school books would be given free in
>> schools. It must have sounded rather as hypothetics, which version would be
>> given etc- today it is the norm and as the years have evolved, competitive
>> factors have allowed the school books market to be cut-throat and of
>> highier quality than at the start.
>>
>> Rising up should in no way be mistaken for lukewarm acceptance, room for
>> lack of accountability and low standards or ignorance to other pressing
>> issues. It is actually clarity on what a success this may be. It reminds me
>> of my college President's words " trust the process" or at least do what
>> you must to make it work.
>>
>> Now has anyone so far invent a trackable computer or one that is
>> anti-theft; where I have been to this would be the main challenge. Or I
>> guess the other option is to make laptops so regular that it is not worth
>> pinching the neighbors or it is easy to get a replacement.
>>
>> This is the closest we are getting to have "Internet for all in Kenya".
>> There must be a strong start, as the Internet  Community it is time to
>> rise up!
>>
>> Have a pleasant day.
>>
>> Regards/Wangari
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored
>> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
>> Earth".
>>
>>
>> --- On *Tue, 4/6/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] [kictanet] President Kenyatta secures Microsoft
>> support for computers
>> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com <http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>>,
>> "isoc at orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>" <
>> isoc at orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>>
>> Date: Tuesday, 4 June, 2013, 15:09
>>
>> Walu,
>>
>> I think its time we focused on other issues, seems this project is a
>> foregone conclusion. We will take stock in 2017.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Whao!
>>
>> When I grow up, I want to work for M$oft :-)
>>
>> Sounds like they are concluding the deal to be on 1million laptops next
>> year - as we are busy tweeting on what Software is relevant for pupils in
>> Standard one. Read on
>> @
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Uhuru-secures-Microsoft-support-for-computers/-/1056/1871904/-/7i517tz/-/index.html
>>
>> walu.
>>
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