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

[Barrack Otieno]

James,

you make good points. Thank you Walu for the updates. I wonder if we
can have the Summit rotated in other Counties as well in addition to
Nairobi.

Regards

On 3/23/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 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?
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> 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:
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> In case you missed this..
> WALUBENGO: Laptops, 4G, privacy – nothing’s off limits at
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