[kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?

[Evans Ikua]

Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the
processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at
a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand
their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the
opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent
risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they
may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and
the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies.
This is the spirit of IT Governance.

It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully understand
the risks of the technologies that they are relying on.
Let us not blame the technology.

Evans

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given
> a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT
> has failed SPECTACULARLY!
>
> what went wrong?
>
> Edith
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