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

Fri Jul 1 11:07:54 EAT 2016

Will do so.

> On 1 Jul 2016, at 11:07 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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