[kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University Auditorium

Tue Jun 18 09:17:08 EAT 2013

Hello Mr. Sang,

To bring you up to speed, last week we held online discussions on most list
serves. We are compiling the responses from members. Due to the interest
from various stakeholders, we changed the approach so that we could
accommodate position papers from different stakeholder groups in the ICT
sector, as such the new dates for the Face to Face meeting are 4th July
2013 at the Strathmore University Auditorium. The Final report will then be
handed over to concerned decision makers in governmnet on 19th July at a
separate event.

Thank you

Best Regards

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Barnabas K. Sang <bsang at education.go.ke>wrote:

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> Hope to participate in today’s forum in Strathmore.****
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> *To:* Barnabas K. Sang
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> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss
> the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University
> Auditorium****
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> Barrack and team****
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:10:21 +0300
> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
>     "isoc at orion.my.co.ke" <isoc at orion.my.co.ke>, Skunkworks forum
>     <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss
>     the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University
>     Auditorium
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> Dear Lister's,
>
> We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the
> above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different
> stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the
> first stakeholder meeting on  4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore
> University Auditorium  from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different
> stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online
> discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and
> presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013.
>
> Thank you
>
> Best Regards
>
> --
> Barrack O. Otieno
> +254721325277
> +254-20-2498789
> Skype: barrack.otieno
> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:36:36 +0300
> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> To: WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy
>     Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc at orion.my.co.ke"
>     <isoc at orion.my.co.ke>, John Wali <jwali at jakenya.org>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum
>     to discuss the Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore
>     University Auditorium
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> Dear Wangari, colleagues
>
> So far we don't have any implementation plan,  ours is a response as a
> sector to a Presidential directive to ensure it is well implemented
> since the project will be funded by tax payers. We will prepare a
> report based on the week long discussions on the lists. In addition
> all stakeholders are invited to come up with position papers that will
> be included in the final document to be handed over to concerned
> parties in the government. I hope this helps.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On 6/17/13, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Happy Monday Chair,
> >
> > Thank you for the update on the date on the Thursday, July 04 2013 for
> the
> > Stakeholders Forum.
> >
> > Prior to July 04th, may we receive the Ministry of Education and related
> > agencies implementation plan-I have not been able to trace this as yet
> and
> > certainly there is a lot already happening to make the project a success.
> >
> > Even as views are shared and called on, Please let us not shoot too much
> in
> > the dark. This would also enable valuable contributions to be made to the
> > well researched and informed plan, demystify and enhance the goodwill
> that
> > has built up for the project.
> >
> > 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".
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
> > "isoc at orion.my.co.ke" <isoc at orion.my.co.ke>; Skunkworks forum
> > <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:10
> > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] New Dates for the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the
> > Laptop Project 4th July 2013 9 am to 5 pm Strathmore University
> Auditorium
> >
> > Dear Lister's,
> >
> > We would like to apologize to listers for the belated response on the
> > above mentioned meeting. Due to increased interest from different
> > stakeholder groups , the planning committee has decided to hold the
> > first stakeholder meeting on? 4 th July 2013 at the Strathmore
> > University Auditorium? from 9 am to 5 pm. This is to allow different
> > stakeholders to come up with position papers in addition to the online
> > discussions we held last week. This will then be collated and
> > presented to the government at a separate event on 19th July 2013.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > --
> > Barrack O. Otieno
> > +254721325277
> > +254-20-2498789
> > Skype: barrack.otieno
> > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
> > _______________________________________________
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>
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> Barrack O. Otieno
> +254721325277
> +254-20-2498789
> Skype: barrack.otieno
> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:42:10 +0100 (BST)
> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad
>     man
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> Hi Ali,
>
> The article indicates that those who contribute are those from the middle
> class but I disagree based on my experiences on this forum which I believe
> consists of members of the middle and upper classes.
>
>
> Regards
>
> ?
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2013, 10:33
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man
>
>
>
> Robert
>
> I fundamentally disagree with that assertion. Our offline behaviors
> usually mirror our online ones. The issue remains one of connectivity. Our
> fellow Kenyans at the bottom of the pyramid may want as much as anyone to
> access and be part of the online community.
>
> The fact of the matter is that the majority of Kenyans are not online.
> Universal Access MUST?be the most urgent issue of the day.
>
>
> Ali Hussein
> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>
> +254 713 601113
>
> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:05 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all and the rest,
> >
> >
> >I came across the following article and noted that the writer was likely
> not a member of this forum otherwise he would have realised that the
> problem transcends economic and social class;
> >
> >
> >There?s little content from low income earning communities in Kenya on
> the Internet due to self censorship, rather than due to lack of access
> to connectivity.
> >
> >
> >
> >This has been revealed by Chris Orwa, who works with
> iHub Research On a piece on the iHub blog, Orwa says that the iHub, in
> following up on incidents reported on Ushahidi?s
> Uchaguzi election monitoring tool, found that much more happened in
> Mathare slums than was reported online.
> >
> >
> >
> >In addition, the team had
> observed that most of the reports on the platform were made from middle
> income neighbourhoods in Nairobi.
> >
> >
> >In a visit to Mathare, Orwa and
> his team were told that the community there was tight knit - with people
> tending to know each other. There were a few people with access to the
> Internet, who also knew each other. The community tends to shun those
> who post negative information about the community, with indication that
> the community may in addition clamp down on those posting such
> information.
> >
> >
> >Additionally, those who came from such areas did not
> want to be associated with the neighbourhood. This resulted in little
> information about such neighbourhoods being posted online. In addition,
> if any info was posted, it was rarely negative.
> >
> >
> >Please only respond if you disagree with my interpretation
> >
> >?
> >Regards
> >
> >
> >Robert Yawe
> >KAY System Technologies Ltd
> >Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> >Kenya
> >
> >
> >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:23:04 +0100 (BST)
> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 : Ensuring Effective Implementation of
>     the    Laptop Project - The Key Variables (Day 5:Wrap up and Way
> Forward
>     (Key declarations, what next)
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> Wairigia,
>
> All things are not linear, we cannot apply a time line to the development
> of a generation that is IT savvy.? For many years it was believed that
> mobile phones would only be appreciated by the middle class and above today
> many people pay more for airtime per month than on rent which means it has
> become a basic need.
>
> The President has indirectly tasked us by his directive to find a way to
> implement a new approach to learning and we need to give our professional
> input to how this can be done and leave the politics to those who are
> experts in the field, ours should be to give direction on how it can be
> implemented.
>
> The acquisition of
> basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through
> incidental learning provided the learners are given access to a suitable
> computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some
> minimal (human) guidance. --
>
> Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist at NIIT
>
> This explains why India is an ICT giant and we are not.
>
> Regards
>
>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=hole+in+the+wall+experiment&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>
>
> ?
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Friday, 14 June 2013, 9:49
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 5 : Ensuring Effective Implementation of the
> Laptop Project - The Key Variables (Day 5:Wrap up and Way Forward (Key
> declarations, what next)
>
>
>
> For the laptop program to truly be effective, we must ensure first, that
> all primary school supplements are disbursed by the government in a timely
> manner, so that children can start learning, irrespective of socio-economic
> status. ?
>
> Let me reiterate my concern that until we get the basics right, laptops
> wont improve matters.?
>
>
> Second, we must ensure that students are learning in appropriate
> surroundings. Are buildings present, clean and safe? Is some kind of
> rudimentary library available??
>
> Third, we must ensure that teacher training is at adequate levels in basic
> topics. ?
>
> Fourth, without electricity, all of this laptop mania is pointless. Are
> steady streams of electricity available at implementation sites??
>
> Fifth, is Internet freely available at implementation sites? Who is paying
> for the Internet??
>
> Sixth, is there a clear curriculum??
>
> Seventh, are teachers and students being trained on the proper care, and
> maintenance of equipment??
>
> Finally, is there an environmentally appropriate means of disposal,
> refurbishment, and recycling when laptops reach the end of their life
> cycle.?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Victor Gathara <vgathara at vimak.co.ke>
> wrote:
>
> Barack,
> >
> >
> >I think its fair to say that most IT projects that fail really do so as a
> result of project management failure so a strong project (or programme?)
> management function needs to be built into this project.?
> >
> >
> >As an example there is the question of quality assurance. How will we
> ensure that the project delivers a quality 'product'? Also how will success
> (or failure) of the project will be measured? I think its important that an
> objective quality assessment be done at regular points in the project
> life-cycle to monitor progress and introduce changes if required.?
> >
> >
> >If it is rolled out as a project then it really must have an end (when
> the project closed down and hands over to the operational regime where
> laptops are just as essential in classroom as textbooks)...It would be
> important to work out what that regime would be...
> >
> >
> >
> >Victor
> >
> >
> >
> >On 13 June 2013 23:46, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >Listers,
> >>
> >>Many thanks to all who have contributed to this weeks discussion the
> threads are still open, today we discuss any issues that are significant to
> the project and that may have been overlooked, the discussion is open.
> >>
> >>
> >>Best Regards
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Barrack O. Otieno
> >>+254721325277
> >>+254-20-2498789
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