[kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?

[David Kobia]

A much needed conversation.

Whether we like it or not, many people on this list in many ways represent
the intellectual capital of the Kenyan ICT sector and the question should
probably be 'Where have *WE* failed at ICT' instead of 'Has the ICT Sector
Failed'. The problem has been kicked as upstairs as it can go, and this is
the top floor. It is our problem to own. This is the place where we
shouldn't be afraid to ask each other the tough questions -- and today the
question Edith posed is 'what went wrong?'. As Gilda says, accepting
failure is simply unacceptable. This is not a witch hunt or schadenfreude,
and I reject the notion that we should just call or txt someone to ask if
help is needed. We're not pushing a car, this is a national election.

So lets figure out where we dropped the ball and keep it moving. Onward.

David.

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:

> Erik,****
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> I think this is where Kictanet Secretariat can kick in and show  relevance
> in such a critical moment, where the****
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> nation seems to find itself waiting with abated breath, or can we mandate
> Erik to do this on behalf..?****
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> Does the IT team there understand the system deployed and now operational
> under their watch..? If so, can ****
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> the ICT fraternity  through our Secretariat write officially to get an
> understanding on what is happening, how ****
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> it works?  The flowchart on the system that guarantees integrity of the
> process despite these happenings..?****
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> Oh by the way, could the PS have some input.....?  The days when we could
> spend time groping around in pitch ****
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> darkness are so long gone, or is it ...?****
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> Harry****
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> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=
> comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Erik Hersman
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 06, 2013 3:32 PM
> *To:* harry at comtelsys.co.ke
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> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?****
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> My thoughts exactly Dennis.  Having the facts on how, who and what allows
> us to understand the situation.****
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> I'm not sure why it's an issue to try and gather that information,
> especially when no one at the IEBC is openly sharing it.  ****
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> Erik Hersman****
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> On Mar 6, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:****
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> With a BBC journalist tweeting " "@ggatehouse: Deputy chair of IEBC told
> me cannot rule out the theory their system was hacked. At the moment they
> simply don't know. #Kenyadecides" and a local media house running a story
> alleging hacking yesterday, we do need facts. ****
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> There are people out there peddling info claiming a certain group hacked
> into the servers, complete with provisional results "analysis" to show the
> same.  ****
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> This really doesn't put us in a pretty information where we can afford to
> sit and wait. ****
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