[kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Walu,

While i appreciate Ali's thesis, Mwana inchis view on the NOFBI is
disheartening. The few people i have asked seem to allude to the fact
that they are still unable to access services upcountry (mashinani). I
think this was one of the factors that slowed down IFMIS
implementation in Northern Kenya (i stand to be corrected).
Be that as it may we have the private sector popularising Fibre and
related services through our good friend 'Bogua' who has since started
other ventures that are not relevant to this discussion at this point.
I think the government needs to market NOFBI properly and look at the
public including government departments as customers otherwise the
initiative will not fly. Can you imagine the county government of
Kajiado has been building toilets for the community yet a good number
of residents still prefer the serene environment. In fact in some
parts of Bondo billboards had to be erected to discourage people from
dishonouring the environment and peoples farms. In a small way i am
trying to explain how complex serving mwanainchi can be.

Unless it is sold or brought to Mwanainchi in simple terms we will not
get our return on investment. I say this knowing that it is not
governments business to look for money even though it needs the money
so point number
1. Packaging, marketing or branding of NOFBI to Mwanainchi is important.
2. Let us fix this trunking issue once and for all, we need a solution
that will stop this business of our roads being dug up by every
operator. We can have trunking provided by County governments for use
by all operators at uniform rates. Some County governments have
discouraged the spread of the Internet with ridiculous requirements
for laying fibre.
3. Including a provision for Internet Infrastructure in the Building
Code to make it easier for Infrastructure Service Providers to provide
connectivity to clients.

ni hayo to kwa sasa, still thinking about the role of Posta.

On 6/22/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Thnx @Al (for breaking down your thesis :-)
> And very true, we talk of infrastructure sharing, when one of the biggest
> infrastructure project, the National Fiber Optical Cable remains quite under
> utilized.  It may be reaching all counties but how many counties use it
> beyond accessing govt IFMIS services?
> There seems to be little leveraging on this cable beyond mandatory
> government services with private sector largely preferring to duplicate
> their own fiber.  The question is what Policy intervention do we need to
> increase usage?
> Perhaps a redifination of the management structures? Or serious incentives
> for private Telkos - if they light/use NOFBI as the backbone (which they
> wont unless they are sure of the stability of the operational /management
> issues).
> Which also brings in the Equity /Sharholding issues. TEAMS (submarine cable)
> seems to work better since the Shareholding and Operational management
> issues seem to be more spread around...
> Lets have more views for day 1 which ends in jst another 6hrs :-)walu.
>
>       From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>  To: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:22 PM
>  Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1:-How to Develop ICT infrastructure
>
> Walu
> Excerpts from my 'thesis' to cover this topic:-
> 1. The performance or utilization of the National Optic Fibre Backbone
> (NOFBI) must be brought into review. According to the ICT Authority
> website:-
> The ICT Authority is implementing Phase 11 of the National Fibre Optic
> cable. The construction begun in September 2014 and is expected to be
> complete by June 2016. The second phase will build 1,600KM of fiber linking
> all the 47 county headquarters and an additional 500KM dedicated for
> military use. This is in addition to the existing 4,300KM of NOFBI I
> completed in 2009. NOFBI phase1passes 58 towns in 35 countiesTo date:
>    - 1200Km out of the 1600KM civil works are completed.
>    - 900Km of fibre has been laid in the backbone section.
>    - The backbone section is now complete and fibre installed in all the 47
> counties (Kajiado County fibre in NOFBI I was damaged by road construction)
> and capacity to connect Kajiado County HQ will be sourced from other
> operators whose fibre is along the power line to Namanga
>    - Metropolitan fibre civil works has been completed in 35 of 47
> counties.
> NOFBI Phase 1 is already in use in the national government, Telkom,
> Safaricom, Jamii Telecom and KENET utilizing more than 3,000KM of the cable.
> The operations and maintenance of NOFBI Phase 1 is being handled by
> Telkom.Read
> more:-http://www.icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/This is
> absolutely commendable. We must now move to the next stage of critical
> evaluation of this Critical Infrastructure.  a) What are the learnings? b)
> What could we have done better? c) What are the bottlenecks to last mile
> connectivity? d) Why haven't our connectivity costs reduced considering that
> most of the telcos are using this backbone which is a national resource? We
> are stepping on the shoulders of giants who envisioned this resource for the
> country. We must make absolutely sure that we squeeze every ounce of the
> advantage it has given us.
> e) Why are we not in the top 50 global internet penetration rankings? Make
> no mistake about it. Our competition is not Africa. It is global.
> 2. The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too
> often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource
> is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map
> showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess
> and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last
> mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI.
> WayLeaves. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that
> ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting
> at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so
> critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all
> stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.
> What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband
> connectivity?
> Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
> Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype:
> abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
> Sent from my iPad
> On 22 Jun 2016, at 10:47 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms,
> broadcast,  broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity
> Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave
> etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers,
> IXPs, CDN
> ---So further to the welcome message below, today, we kick off the
> discussion with Infrastructure issues in mind. Basically think about what
> needs to be done to ensure a robust telco/internet, broadcast, postal
> environment from an infrastructure perspective.  The subtopics above being
> guidelines.
> Contentious issues have been around foreign direct investments with respect
> to the policy requirement for local equity shareholding. Should this be
> mandatory and at what % - keeping in mind that equity share holding requires
> local investors who may not always be keen in keeping money in ICTs
> (preferring traditional destinations of Land/Real estate).
> On Open Access, how far do we want this to go? In mombasa we have the
> submarine landing points implementing open access where SEACOM, TEAMS, LION,
> EASSy etc are open to any interested player and this has worked well. Do we
> want to see this principle practiced domestically in terms of infrastructure
> sharing (Masts, Fiber Ducts, and even Spectrum?)
> Finally what role do we see Postal Kenya taking within the ICT ecosystem,
> particularly with regard to the lack of the National Addressing system -
> which analysts feel is holding back the ecommerce potential.
> Lets hear your views today since tomorrow we move onto INFO-structure
> issues.
> walu.
>
>       From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>  To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:25 AM
>  Subject: ICT Policy Discussions:-Overview, Thematic Topics (Day 1 to Day
> 10)
>
> Greetings Listers,
> As promised on monday, we kick off the discussions today and would like to
> share the general flow and how we shall move.
> Basically we have two platforms we shall use and listers are free to use one
> or both of them. The two plaftforms are KICTAnet platform and the Jadili
> Platform  (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy#heading-1)
> courtesy of Strathmore University, Law School.
> The Jadili platform is hosting the Draft Policy in editable format and
> Listers are encouraged to login and post their specific proposal onto the
> platform.
> The  KICTAnet listserver plaftform is where we shall run guided discussions
> as per the plan below.  Contributions on both platforms shall be
> consolidated and validated at a later face-2-face function.  The overview of
> the discussion will be as shown below.
> How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms,
> broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives
> (FDI,EquityShares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts,Wayleave
> etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*Data Centers,
> IXPs, CDN  How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day2-Thrs 23rd June
> 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, CulturalIdentity*Access
> to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development  How to Develop
> Skilled Human Capital(Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary,
> secondary,tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills
> (Software/Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for
> citizens/public   *How to enhance Universal Service &Access  (Day 4-Mon 27th
> June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure)*Universal Service
> (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services*Affordable User Devices  How
> to Develop local ICT Industry (Day5- Tue 28th June 2016)*eCommerce, National
> Addressing System*Local eBusiness, * BPOs*Investment incentives (Equity
> Shares)*ICTs in SME, (Small Medium SizeEnterprises)*ICT regional export
> incentives*Local Device Manufacturing  How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day
> 6-Wed 29th June 2016)*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport,eGovt, eLearning*ICT
> regional (county) incentives)*ICTs in Society, Culture  How to enhance
> Cybersecurity (Day 7) -Thrs 30th June 2016)*Online Citizen Safety, *Child
> Protection*Privacy issues*Security business
> transactions(Info-Security)*Security & Reliability of CriticalICT
> infrastructure  Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July2016)Internet of Things,
> M2MNet Neutrality & OTTBig Data Virtual Money/BlockChains  Institutional,
> Legal & RegulatoryFramework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016)Role of Regulator,
> USAC, CERTs, NCS,ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etcNeeded Legislation,
> Data Protection,eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc  DAY 10, Tue 5th
> July -Wrap UP Closure
> I look forward to your active engagement.
> J. Walubengofor KICTAnet.
>       From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>  To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:25 PM
>  Subject: Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week
> moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the
> current 2006 ICT Policy.
>
> Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions
> scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016.
> You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated
> the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be
> confirmed later.
> Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-)
> Best rgds.
> walu.
>
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> Dear All,
> The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for
> stakeholders comments.  Please use the link below to access the document.
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> http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-Policy-20June2016.pdf Kind
> regards,
> Jane W. Migwi
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