[kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 8 of 10: Emerging Issues ( Big Data, Bitcoin, Internet of Things)

[Barrack Otieno]

Many thanks Steve for your intervention you are right, since we might
not have time to do the research how else can we embed this issue in
the policy as a way of making it futuristic?, feel free to edit the
policy on the Jadili platform.

On 7/1/16, steve mutuvi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> The recognition and inclusion of Big Data and IOT in the ICT policy is a
> great idea and particularly at such a time when data analytics is
> increasingly becoming a critical component in decision making. Data are
> fundamental building blocks of information, knowledge and innovation and
> without doubt the new factor of production.
>
> To actualize this portion of the policy, perhaps a brief initial study
> needs to be undertaken with a view of building preliminary understanding of
> the landscape for big data for development in Kenya, and Identify key
> research questions and priorities. This initial study could focus on the
> following aspects:-
>
> 1) *Value* - What value is being created and who are gaining this value?
> 2)* Innovation* - What is be the nature of innovation being done by the use
> of big data? Who are the key actors in this innovation process?
> 3) *Implementation* - what are the enablers and constraints being faced,
> throughout the data value chain
> 4) *Ethics* - What are the emerging ethical concerns with regard to data
> quality and privacy?
>
> It would be desirable to have a national big data strategy in place and
> hopefully not too far in the future.
>
> Best Regards,
> Mutuvi
>
>
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>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 1:33 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Day 8 of 10:
>>
>> * Internet of Things, M2M
>> * Net Neutrality & OTT
>> * Big Data
>> * Virtual Money/BlockChains
>>
>> The Background:
>>
>> Internet of Things is a vision (now a reality) of physical objects
>> (machines, vehicles, buildings, etc) fitted with sensors that allow
>> them to  communicate with each other.  The smart-city concept
>> envisions sensors continuously reporting status (e.g Traffic status,
>> Pollution Status, Maintenance Status) of the different objects to
>> allow for efficient management response. A lot of data exchanges
>> arises hence the term Big Data with its associated data analytics
>> requirements.
>>
>> Meanwhile, Virtual Money/Currency (Bitcoin, etc) threatens to disrupt
>> the need for a centralised banking institutions. Over The Top (Skype,
>> Twitter, FB, Youtube) have been around longer but the need to regulate
>> or NOT to regulate them continues to be debated.
>>
>> Given recent developments on the KiCTANET list on Virtual money  what
>> should  our position on these and other emerging issues be from a
>> policy perspective ? is there need to embrace the issues?
>>
>> Your comments are welcome
>>
>>
>>
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