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

Mon Jul 4 19:25:36 EAT 2016

@ Jane, this is a very good point, thank you.

Best Regards

On 7/4/16, Network of non- formal Educational institutions via
kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> For e- learning. I would wish to have the role of KICD very well stated as
> facilitative rather than policing. The policy should encourage teachers to
> invest in e-learning. It is very sad that our teachers retire as farming
> ,small business etc. I think teachers can build a goldmine if only they were
> well facilitated and trained in content development and have portals where
> they can upload to and make money and continue teaching .I would wish to see
> the Government set up studio space in every county for teachers to digitise
> content at highly reduced cost
> Jane
>
>
>
>     On Friday, July 1, 2016 11:47 AM, Muchiri Nyaggah via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
>  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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