[kictanet] Is our ICT GDP growth unable to match national GDP growth?

[John Kieti]

Sorry Listers, just resending the graphs, including one with estimates
based on 2009 prices.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 11:45 AM, John Kieti <jkieti at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Listers,
>
> @Dennis items measured for ICT GDP should include :-
>
>    1. ICT Manufacturing eg PCs and peripherals, cables etc
>    2. ICT Services eg software publishing, systems design, hosting,
>    Telcos etc
>    3. ICT wholesaling eg. of PCs, laptops, phones etc
>
> Couldn't get the Kenyan sub-sector breakdown but you could have a look at
> this one for Canada
> http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ict-tic.nsf/eng/h_it05864.html
>
> @Walu -The GDP by activity data is hidden in page 11 and 12 of this
> document
> http://knbs.or.ke/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=604:information-on-the-revised-national-accounts&id=17:gross-domestic-product&Itemid=597
> - Don't you wish that such numbers could be more friendly available on the
> opendata.go.ke portal?
>
> On a more consolational note, The new ICT GDP numbers and trends look
> better when you keep the estimates at constant 2009 prices. In this case
> the ICT GDP for 2013 becomes 122billion against a downgraded 3.6trillion
> national GDP. This is different compared to the estimates for 2013 based on
> current prices at 68billion ICT GDP against 4.7trillion. Attached is the
> two updated graphs - one with estimates based on current prices and another
> one with estimates based on 2009 prices. That ICT GDP estimate for 2013
> using *2009 prices* is almost double of *current prices* estimate for
> 2013 is kind of baffling.
>
> @Osiakwan, Perhaps we should look deeper into the direct contributions and
> become proactive about growing the contribution - otherwise we remain a
> secondary economic sector. Consider that the Finance and Insurance sector
> which is considered a support service directly contributes a clean 6.6% to
> national GDP (current prices)
>
> Trusting works like those of Muraya and many others will yield into real
> contributions to the numbers.
>
> Best regards
>



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