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

Wed Jun 5 13:57:50 EAT 2013

Dear colleagues,

>From UNESCO's side we will be more than happy to share the scope of ICTs in Education and the levels of engaging with ICTs (Technology Literacy, Knowledge Deepening and Knowledge creation) as it pertains to ICTs in Education.
Jaco

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From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit=unesco.org at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 1:41 PM
To: Du Toit, Jaco
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; isoc at orion.my.co.ke
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet Society?: President Kenyatta secures Microsoft support for computers

Apologies June 18 not January

On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com<mailto: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<http://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<mailto: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
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--- On Wed, 5/6/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack at gmail.com>> wrote:

From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com<mailto: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<mailto:wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>>
Cc: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu at yahoo.com>>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>, "isoc at orion.my.co.ke<mailto:isoc at orion.my.co.ke>" <isoc at orion.my.co.ke<mailto: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

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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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