[kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?

[Agosta Liko]

Edith

This is normal, stuff fails, you fix it.

Am sure the results will come out ... This does not make a whole sector
"fail"



On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:

> Evans,
>
> If u read article just shared by Muthoni, the technical system did not
> work even during demos, which is when things are meant to be soick and span.
>
> The questions posed are critical.
>
> Edith
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>
> 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<mailto:
> 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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