[kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 6 of 10: How to Accelerate eGovt Services

[Barrack Otieno]

Many thanks Muchiri, very interesting perspective that would help the
government a great deal deal, i totally agree with you sentiments. I
also welcome you to edit the policy directly on the Jadili platform to
ensure your comments are included in the draft , we can always correct
it during the face to face meeting. You can find the draft here
:http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy.

Karibu

On 7/1/16, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri at semacraft.com> wrote:
> I think there’s definitely need for harmonisation. A good entry point would
> be the Council of Governors committee responsible for ICT. Being non-techies
> and already keenly aware of the development agenda they are implementing in
> the counties it would probably help to ‘de-silo’ the eGov conversation at
> the sub-national level. Thereafter convening the CECs for ICT together with
> their national government counterparts (Ministry and iCTA) into a policy
> forum would be create an opportunity to bring the public sector actors
> together to agree on harmonisation of standards, priority areas, timelines
> and to explore financing options. The CECs probably already convene under
> the CoG so there would be no creation of a new body as such. The input from
> the forum would be presented to the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic
> Council via the CoG Committee responsible for ICT and hopefully inform
> resource allocation down the chain.
>
>
> Muchiri
>
>> On 1 Jul 2016, at 12:55 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> @ Muchiri,
>>
>> Many thanks for your intervention, how do we loop in structures at
>> county government level given the social and economic investment we
>> have made in the county governments through the devolution programme?
>> is there need for harmonization?
>>
>> On 6/29/16, Muchiri Nyaggah via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>>> Colleagues,
>>>
>>> I believe eGovernment suffers most when the silo mentality is not
>>> addressed
>>> and when it is itself yet another silo. From the more mundane issues of
>>> lack
>>> of interoperability at the hardware or software level to the
>>> unwillingness
>>> of departments to collaborate across ministries due to perennial turf
>>> wars
>>> and the disconnect between those in technology planning/acquisition and
>>> the
>>> real world.
>>>
>>> For instance, Agriculture, Health, Education, Transport, ICT, Labor and
>>> Finance have to coordinate. Nutrition sits in two ministries (Health and
>>> Agriculture) and is affected by all the others. Agriculture relies on
>>> all
>>> the others for infrastructure, human capital and financing while being
>>> joined at the hip with the non-communicable diseases department of the
>>> Ministry of Health. Policy guidance on government programming and
>>> coordination therefore provides the state with a framework for
>>> implementation of its development agenda and guidance for implementation
>>> and
>>> support of eGovernment. Everything is interconnected/interdependent and
>>> that
>>> acknowledgement should be evident in how eGovernment is implemented as
>>> well
>>> as the sector strategic plans.
>>>
>>> The Kenyan government has made strides towards better coordination,
>>> especially with the program-based budget approach and adherence to the
>>> medium term planning framework but a lot more needs to be done to ensure
>>> systems and personnel are on the same page as the those developing
>>> policy
>>> for coordination and integration. With minimal political interference.
>>> One
>>> way to make things better is to ensure those in the ICT Authority
>>> responsible for eGovernment have a seat at the table in the Medium Term
>>> Plan
>>> committee, the MTEF committee and the intergovernmental coordination
>>> institutions like IBEC and the Intergovernmental Technical Relations
>>> Committee.
>>>
>>>
>>> @muchiri
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 29 Jun 2016, at 10:56 AM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Barrack,
>>>>
>>>> This recognition ought to inform the policy decision to gear towards a
>>>> conscious mindset transformation that will entrench culture shift
>>>> alongside the other policies.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Barrack Otieno
>>>> <otieno.barrack at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:otieno.barrack at gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack at gmail.com>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Timothy,
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for your response. How can we actualize this from a policy
>>>> perspective?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> On 6/29/16, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo <timoriedo at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:timoriedo at gmail.com>
>>>> <mailto:timoriedo at gmail.com <mailto:timoriedo at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>> Morning All,
>>>>>
>>>>> Its commendable that some of the government projects and initiatives
>>>>> have
>>>>> taken off, case in point is Huduma centre, which over and above
>>>>> operating
>>>>> in an E-platform, prides itself in customer service excellence which
>>>>> goes a
>>>>> long way in winning the public confidence.
>>>>>
>>>>> The question then is what makes is the barrier towards replicating the
>>>>> success of such projects across the ecosystem?
>>>>>
>>>>> This one question if answered will provide a framework for the
>>>>> implementation of a successful system across board.
>>>>>
>>>>> One key gap that sets us back is cultural in nature, the silo
>>>>> mentality
>>>>> that Government departments operate in. To create a successful
>>>>> ecosystem
>>>>> there needs to be a shift. This cultural shift will not be won by
>>>>> hardware
>>>>> nor system installation  but active engagement with the players to
>>>>> shift
>>>>> mindsets. This can then be followed up with policy regulation
>>>>> framework
>>>>> to
>>>>> funnel into singularity of purpose.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Timothy Oriedo
>>>>> ICF Certified Coach, Chartered Marketer, Technology, Media & Telco
>>>>> Enthusiast
>>>>> FB, Linkedln- Timothy Oriedo
>>>>> Skype, Twitter @timoriedo
>>>>> 0722 816171
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>>>> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Listers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks to those who have contributed to day 4 and day 5. The
>>>>>> threads are still open provided you respond under the correct thread.
>>>>>> We also encourage listers to edit the policy directly on the Jadili
>>>>>> platform http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy
>>>>>> <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy>
>>>>>> <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy
>>>>>> <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today we focus on the following topics:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning
>>>>>> *ICT regional (county) incentives)
>>>>>> *ICTs in Society, Culture
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Background
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Government is the single biggest consumers of ICT goods and services.
>>>>>> A highly digitised government operation not only improves
>>>>>> transparency
>>>>>> and accountability but can accelerate ICT opportunities for the local
>>>>>> ICT enterprises dealing in software development, system integration,
>>>>>> equipment resellers amongst others.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are the bottlenecks around eGovernment? Other than Huduma
>>>>>> Centers, KRA and bit of NTSA, there seems to be very little ICTs in
>>>>>> other government departments and agencies. What poliices and
>>>>>> strategies can unlock the full potential of eGovt?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Send in your views Today.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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