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

Sat Jun 25 08:59:27 EAT 2016

@Walu

Thank you, I agree with you that "Free things are never sustainable :-)"
Looking forward to the discussion on Universal Access and Fund next week.

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @Kelvin,
>
> Agreed and  quite a good proposal for Universities and otherTertiary
> institutions being used to train and increase citizen e-Literacy.  I
> however disagree on the 'free' part . Free things are never sustainable :-)
>
> Perhaps we could find a way (Policy or Strategy clause)  for
> Universities/Colleges to get a bit of the Universal Service Fund to do
> eLiteracy training for the public. We shall discuss Universal Access and
> Fund next week on Monday but this could be a good point to remember.
>
> walu.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Kelvin Kariuki <kelvinkariuki89 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 5:10 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human
> Capital
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> My take on eLiteracy for citizens/public a subtopic under *How to Develop
> Skilled Human Capital*
>
> More and more government services are getting online, i.e ECitizen, HELB,
> KRA e.t.c. The truth is the common mwananchi is having a great deal of
> trouble in accessing and using this services due to ict illiteracy. That is
> why they are flocking to Cyber Cafes to seek these services.
>
> My suggestion is Universities and other middle levels colleges should
> offer FREE basic ICT training to the communities living around them in form
> of a CSR. I don't know how possible this is but in my view it can greatly
> improve the ict illiteracy problem.
>
> Regards.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Technology transfer, +1
>
> Used to be mandatory when the former government utility Telkom Kenya
> imported new exchanges/switches/technology, they Supplier had to train 3
> lecturers from KCCT (now MMU) on the new technology in order to train
> others to maintain and support the technology.
>
> Again, not sure if it happens in private sector (who may prefer to fly in
> their expatriate labor to do basic routine maintenance :-).  I think
> there's need for a policy statement in favor of training or upscaling local
> labor in the Tech space.
>
> walu.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 3:15 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human
> Capital
>
> I would like the policy to cater for the issue of transfer of technology
> and knowledge. While it is a given that many government/public sector ICT
> tenders may be given to large corporations and multi nationals, ICT sector
> should lead the way in transfer of technology and knowledge in these
> projects. This may be structured to take in young graduates from youth
> polytechnics, colleges and universities as well as other Kenyan
> professionals. The ICT policy must help us to get to the point where we can
> measure in terms of number of people who gain useful skills for Kenya's
> economy from every ICT project whether at national or county level.
> Regards,
>
> 2016-06-24 14:00 GMT+03:00 Josiah Mugambi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>
> 1) let's start very early. Not just teaching how to use technology but how
> to develop new technology. High school at the very minimum. The approach
> matters too: passing ICT exams doesn't necessarily mean top tier software.
> Design thinking, critical thinking, right work ethic all matter.
>
> 2) Internships, apprenticeships. Formal learning only goes so far. Folks
> need experience. Many people I know doing pretty well in ICT started out as
> internships, grew and learnt new things, took on more responsibilities over
> time.
> On Jun 24, 2016 13:04, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> True Barrack.
>
> Just what I have alluded to in response to @Wangari contribution.  The so
> called TIVET institutions seem to have missed the ICT train in the national
> discourse.
>
> walu.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
> John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 12:54 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human
> Capital
>
> Hi Walu,
> I think we need to strengthen village polytechnics, we also need to invest
> in them with the right personell and equipment in this case computer labs
> to empower citizens at village level. Currently education facilities are
> centred around towns and major cities.
> Regards
> On Jun 24, 2016 12:27 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> True that.
>
> We need to more innovation /incubation hubs. Better still if spread across
> the country rather than concentrated on Nairobi Ngong road.
>
> Additionally, we need more interactions with Universities to raise these
> innovation spaces to the next level - in terms of radical or patent level
> innovations.  From where I stand as a mwalimu, I still do not feel the
> University contributions in this spaces as yet.
>
> I wonder what can be done...
>
> walu.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer at gmail.com>
> *To:* Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 8:30 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human
> Capital
>
> 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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