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

Fri Jul 1 11:07:14 EAT 2016

Hi Muchiri,

This is noted and will be included in the review. Meanwhile feel free
to edit the draft as well.

Regards

On 7/1/16, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri at semacraft.com> wrote:
> It’s therefore very important that county governments and their institutions
> are recognised in the draft policy. I don’t see them mentioned even under
> Institutional Framework.
>
>
> Muchiri
>
>> On 1 Jul 2016, at 11:01 AM, 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
>>> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <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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