[kictanet] RELEVANCE, RATIONALE AND TANGIBLE OUTCOMES OF ICT SUMMIT?

Wed Mar 23 10:16:00 EAT 2016

 
Walu what is the objective of the Summit and who can attend?
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016, at 10:12 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet wrote:
> @JG,
>
> All I can say is +1 to all your points.
>
> Indeed, if it was not for Telkom Orange sponsorship, I would actually
> not have been at this exclusive resort :-)
>
> rgds.
>
> walu.
>
>
> From: James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> To: Walubengo J
> <jwalu at yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 10:06
> AM Subject: RELEVANCE, RATIONALE AND TANGIBLE OUTCOMES OF ICT SUMMIT?
>
> Listers,
>
> It has been several years since this Connected Summit began in this
> country and at quite a handsome cost.
>
> This year. if it was not for Walubengo's article in the Daily Nation,
> I did not even know it was ongoing.
>
> Which brings me to a number of questions regarding this Summit:
>
> 1. This many years later, what tangible outcomes or visible
>    achievements can be attributed to this Summit? What for instance
>    were last year's resolutions and how have they been met going into
>    this year's edition?
>
> 2. This Summit is always held in Diani. Initially, it may have made
>    sense to get top government and IT industry execs away together but
>    with rapport having been established and communication channels
>    established, what is the continued rationale for having this
>    conference at an exclusive tourist destination cutting off access
>    to many of our young ICT entrepreneurs who could benefit from it?
>    Shouldn't this Summit be held in Nairobi where we find all the
>    major ICT companies, ICT incubation hubs, Universities and
>    techpreneurs? Slides and sunshine on the beach maketh not a tech
>    nation!
>
> 3. What academic papers, journal contributions or published
>    inventions/innovations have come out of this Summit? Can we begin
>    to see more focused, academic/research breakthroughs being tabled
>    at the conference and not just baseline projections of where we
>    are? How are the dominant topics of the day being handled at this
>    Summit by our best tech brains? The Bitcoin saga in Kenya? Where is
>    the CBK governor and the Bitpesa proponents to give their
>    respective views? The issue of Safaricom's National Police
>    Network....where are the respective government and private sector
>    parties to also give their views? IFMIS and NYS funds scandal?
>    Where are the tech papers to advise on how public funds can best be
>    safeguarded within government information systems? Digital
>    migration and digital dividends? What has been the impact on the
>    broadcast sector one year later?
>
> These and many more I believe would help contribute to the debate in
> this vibrant sector.
>
> Let us consider making this conference both accessible to the masses
> and also a forum for debating the major topical issues of the day
> affecting the country and involving technology.
>
> Regards,
>
> JG
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> In case you missed this..
>>
>> WALUBENGO: Laptops, 4G, privacy – nothing’s off limits at[1]
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>> WALUBENGO: Laptops, 4G, privacy – nothing’s off limits at[2]
>> The clear message was that government doesn’t always have all the
>> answers.[3]
>>
>>
>> -walu
>>
>>
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