[kictanet] Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects

[Conrad Akunga]

Enron, Morgan Stanely, Numerical Machining Complex, Kenya Railways etc were all reliable and experienced entities ....


​Nobody is saying a one man startup should attempt to develop, implement amd support a countrywide ERP. But  there is no good reason why you must have 5 years audited accounts to build a website 

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On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Ken Mwaura <mwaura.kenn at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Competing on a level playing ground is not prudent, some situations demand reliability. Experience & ability in handling the unexpected in a timely manner.
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> Besides, it also ensures the Govt. that the applicant’s business is a going concern.   
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> Kind regards,
> Ken Mwaura.
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> From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mwaura.kenn=gmail.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Conrad Akunga
> Sent: 29 May 2013 15:12
> To: Ken Mwaura
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects
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> If local companies are as good as they fondly believe to be, why should they want preferential treatment?
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> ​I would think a more robust solution is for unnecessary barriers to entry like "10 million turnover" and "8 years audited accounts" be removed so that everyone competes on a level playing field.
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> ​Mediocrity lies at the end of any road when any criteria other than A Game is considered. 
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> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com <mailto:rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com> > wrote:
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> For the last five years, there has been a common chorus among local tech companies; they want more of the large government contracts. We all want a piece of that large cake.
> Most of the money spent on government tech projects has gone to large corporations like Oracle, SAP, IBM etc. With the big budgetary requirements, many companies are locked out of these projects.
> The talk of technology transfer has been on for so long but the international companies just set up local branches, poach the guys from the local companies and move on. Its a competitive environment and the options look minimal.
> Read more.......
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> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyan-tech-companies-seek-more-involvement-in-govt-projects/
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