[kictanet] Day 3 of 6 (Wednesday) :-Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers (last call...)

[Ali Hussein]

Walu

Thank you for keeping this conversation going.

This in my humble opinion is where Safaricom scores a D- for me.

There has been alot of (albeit unsubstantiated) complaints from the Startup
Ecosystem of how difficult it is to work with Safaricom when it comes to:-

1. APIs and Integrations with other players especially when it comes to
MPesa. There are even cases where people have claimed that Safaricom has
acted like a Big Bully. Again unsubstantiated. This is obviously a case of
where Safaricom needs to be very cognizant of the role they play in
uplifting the Innovation Ecosystem in Kenya and Africa.

Did Safaricom hound BitPesa out of Kenya?
<http://www.coindesk.com/safaricom-and-bitpesa/>

2. Its an accepted fact that working with the MPesa API is not a walk in
the park. They need to be take a CrowdSourcing Approach to this. To be fair
this has improved tremendously in the last few months. However, I believe
there's room for improvement.

3. Regulation. Its a fact of business today that Regulation and Compliance
can be a major hindrance to innovation. A case in point is the burgeoning
FinTech Space in Nairobi. How can Safaricom help startups navigate this
area?

4.  What is the long term strategy for MPesa?


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On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> We have 6hrs to go before end of day.
>
> Just a reminder for those with questions to do so before tomorrow.
> Tomorrow we start on Infrastructure and Universal access issues.
>
> walu.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Cc:* "skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke" <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 8:11 AM
> *Subject:* Day 3 of 6 (Wednesday) :-Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers
>
> Morning Listers,
>
> As usual, feel free to do belated questions for Safaricom on previous
> thematic areas.  However, today we want to move onto Day 3 Theme -
> Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers.    I have copied in the innovators on
> Skunkworks and hope to hear their views as well.
>
> So straight into the theme:
>
> Safaricom has been quite innovative and keeps coming up with new ways of
> doing things. As an innovator/developer/supplier, please tell us your
> experiences with regard to Safaricom Innovation as well as their
> procurement ecosystem.
>
> a) Is their development platform and application programmable interface
> (API) sufficiently open?
> b) Are the issues to do with Intellectual property /Patents/Procurement
> clear and adequate?
> c) Whereas the gain-sharing agreements are private and confidential, how
> can they be made better?
> d) What is Safcom take on Bitcoin/Blockchain technologies?
>
> Lets hear your views, experiences and proposals.
>
> We have only one day on this.
>
> walu.
> ----List of Themes---
> 1. Consumer Issues Day,
> 2. Competition Issues Day,
> 3. Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers Day,
> 4. Infrastructure & Universal Access Day,
> 5. Technology & Elections Day
>
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