[kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 5 of 10: How to Develop the local ICT Industry

[Walubengo J]

@Listers,
Barrack takes over the moderation this week starting on how to develop the local ICT industry.  He shall cover universal access issues tomorrow.
My contribution on today's theme follows:a) National Addressing System: We may need to have a multistakeholder approach for setting up the National Addressing System. It seems PCK has not demonstrating sufficient 'oomph' to see this through.  Get courier guys, technology partners to work this out, including sorting out the management and operation of  the same in a mutually beneficial basis (ref: TEAMs settup).
b) BPOs: Need to review this strategy and think of IT enabled services.  We want Accountants, Doctors, Teachers, Architects offering their services remotely to developed nations.
c) ICTs in SMEs:-How can we get the jua-kali artisan automating their accounts.  An opportunity for cloud-services right here to allow these guys to use  online accounting systems, along the spirit of the Safaricom M-Ledger (keeps records of your moblie money records in the cloud at minimal cost.
d) Regional Export: Apart from Seven Seas who have tried to reach regional markets, we need to seem more indegenious ICT companies being supported by gova to venture abroad.  In other words we need a policy framework for encouraging this rather than leave it to :- 'whom do you know in government' type of environment.
e) Loca Assembly/Device Manufacturing: We need an EPZ model for the light manufacturing industry.  I suspect there is a comprehensive government paper on Special Econ Zones on the same but never seen the light of day. What could be the bottleneck? Lets find out and unlock.
walu. 

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Listers,

As was the case last week, feel  free to contribute on previous
threads as long as you pick the corresponding title.  Also remember,
if you wish 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:

* eCommerce, National Addressing System
* Local eBusiness,
*  BPOs
* Investment incentives (Equity Shares)
* ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)
* ICT regional export incentives
* Local Device Manufacturing

The Background:

Building new ICT enterprises while integrating ICTs in existing
enterprises, particularly the SMEs will accelerate the overall
productivity of our  economy while increasing  the percentage
Contribution of ICT to the national GDP.

Previous attempts to play in the BPO sector have been made but this
has not yet played out successfully. Additionally very few indigenous
ICT firms exist, let alone venture out to the regional markets.
Attempts to have a vibrant local assembly/manufacturing of consumer
goods or devices (phones, tablets, laptops) seem also seems stunted.

What policies, strategies should we propose? We would like to  hear
your views over the next 12hrs.

Thank you

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