[kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing

Wed Sep 2 10:01:56 EAT 2015

That was a good piece Walu, we have to get the basics right.

Best Regards

On 9/2/15, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> @ Eng J.Kariuki, @ Ali
> agreed.
> Indeed FoI (Access to Info) Bills,  Data Protection Bill, Cybercrime Bills,
> eTransaction Bills all have different focus/flavors.
> However, their enactment is hinged on whether civil servants (apparently am
> one too :-) have updated their mental software to see data as liberating
> rather than controlling (power).
> walu.      From: Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>  Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 4:56 AM
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> Walu
> Great article. Thanks for sharing. I can't agree with you more..Take for
> example the way the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics collects information
> in the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey. The latest one is the
> 2015/16 Survey dubbed 'Measuring Well-Being for Sustainable Development'.
> Seems the latest buzz word is Sustainable Development!
> What I'm unable to understood is how Statisticians in Government cannot
> reinvent themselves in this Information Age era. By the time this survey
> starts, the information they collect is already outdated. This information
> cannot be trusted by government or anyone else to make decisions of national
> importance, allocate resources etc because it is simply outdated before it
> is published!
> FMCG companies today do their own research and can predict the size of the
> average shopping basket in different parts of the country on a month by
> month and sometimes week by week basis. Research companies like Ipsos and
> Nielsen have become so savvy that they churn these reports tailored
> specifically for different brands across the social spectrum.
> Sustainable Development indeed!
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Ali Hussein
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> On Sep 1, 2015, at 8:23 PM, ngethe.kariuki2007 via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Walu, Good writing. However, there is need to separate FOI from " Re - use
> of public sector information " by third parties. FOI emphasis is mainly on
> information to ordinary citizens so that they can effectively participate in
> their governance. "Re-use" is more about commercialization of public sector
> information by third parties as your Google example shows. A policy
> framework for the latter is also important as it opens doors for new
> "Information" industries powered by innovatively re-packaging information
> held by government to meet specific social-economic needs
> John Kariuki
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> Cc: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku at gmail.com>
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>
> walu,nice piece there liked this bit more Most government bureaucrats enjoy
> a false sense of importance when they go through a paper report stamped “Top
> Secret” or “Highly Confidential”, even when its contents are easily found in
> yesterday’s tabloids.
>
>
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> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @ Waudo
> I did a write up on the above just for you :-)
> Have a read...
>
> National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk
>
> |   |
> |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |
> | National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa...Without freedom
> of information and data protection laws, there will be no data revolution.
> |
> |  |
> | View on www.nation.co.ke | Preview by Yahoo |
> |  |
> |   |
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> walu.
>
>       From: waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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>  Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM
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> Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where?
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
> So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the
> data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an
> hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily,
> participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat
> with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators,
> entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all  … In mid 2011, government
> institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya  Open Data
> Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say
> President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do
> so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen
> to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they
> seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets
> available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal
> still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the
> relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to
> continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have
> proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act,
> Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of
> the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata,
> the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for
> opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing
> the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that
> improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase
> operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers,
> policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society
> using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a
> country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to
> Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how
> are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the
> conference seems to address.It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks
> to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in
> 2016.  Sincerely,______________________Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>
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