[kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human Capital

Fri Jun 24 08:54:44 EAT 2016

specific to service providers and general internet practitioners; I have
found that network operator groups and community driven initiatives in
partnership with various institutions and government add a lot of value. I
am talking the likes of nanog,menog,eanog,tznog,various user groups etc.
Most are sponsored by the likes of isoc, cisco, service providers,
governments etc and volunteer trainers like myself and a few other people
lurking in this group and across the globe.

for a while now there has been no effort compared to lets say 10 years ago
to train good systems and network engineers. so we have people who can
'write apps' but dont understand how the internet really works or dns or
how to set up a web server, how to load balance, how to scale their
infrastructure, or how to set up a wireless network - properly etc etc.

Extending those to all counties starting from basic training on how the
internet works to advanced topics  would in a couple of years ensure each
corner of this country has people that can run and support the
infrastructure we are working so hard to build. Im saying in some areas we
have to start at the basics probably/hopefully from primary school....

JG

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> This is a personally passionate topic to me especially with SwahiliBox in
> Mombasa.
>
> Basically there should be endorsement and support to setups like
> SwahiliBox - which are hubs and innovation spaces - finding ways to make it
> easier to not only train, but also certify and expose individuals. Policies
> should make it easier for such organizations to equip themselves, to get
> access to government incentives and support. Especially in an Internet
> enabled global marketplace.
>
> These hubs are also strategic opportunity building venues, they create
> opportunity spaces for individuals whom they skill and who get exposure to
> the programs they offer. Recently, for instance, a program SwahiliBox did
> known as the CodeChallange has skilled more than 10 individuals on real
> life app development scenarios. The next stage is developing opportunity
> spaces for the individuals and of course through that also for the hub.
>
> This is only just the tip of the ice-berg. Because in the current setup a
> lot of individuals get exposure through hubs and hubs that are setup in
> learning institutions.
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:18 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Plse feel free to contribute on previous threads as long as you pick the
>> corresponding title.  Also remember, for those wishing to directly edit the
>> Draft ICT policy, visit Jadili platform
>> <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy>, register and post.
>>
>> So onto todays theme:
>> *How to Develop Skilled Human Capital *
>>
>> *ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,
>> *Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)
>> *Research & Development Capacity
>> *eLiteracy for citizens/public
>>
>> *The Background:*
>> The Digital Literacy Program aka the Laptop project is ongoing and we
>> probably have  to wait another 18-20yrs years to  see its impact (when
>> today’s std 1s hit the market).  But meanwhile, we need skilled human
>> capital to help move us from a net consumer of electronic goods and
>> services into a net producer of the same.
>>
>> Our R&D output in general is quite low (Global Innovation Index 2015)
>> despite the fact that we are leader at a regional level.  What should the
>> Policy capture  to ensure Kenya churns out a constant supply of  highly
>> skilled manpower necessary to drive the digital society.
>>
>> Send in your ideas, comments, strategies, etc.
>>
>> 1Day as usual for the topic.
>>
>> walu.
>>
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