[kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS

Wed Jan 18 07:11:53 EAT 2017

Interesting discussion. There are those who would look at IFMIS as a public
finance management issue as opposed to an ICT one but this is not really
count when giving management mandate to either Treasury or ICTA as long as
the objectives of PFM (Article 201 of Katiba) are met.
One of the issues voiced about IFMIS since devolution/new Constitution has
been the problems experienced by county governments and other independent
organs eg commissions in accessing funds in a timely manner. (We assume
that Executive has not had too many problems assessing funds and may have
indeed been facilitating leakage)
One issue with transferring the responsibility of maintaining IFMIS to
ICTA, it seems would be that there could be few differences between ICTA
and Treasury. First, both are Executive institutions that may support
devolved and independent structures in line with the soft policy direction
of the government of the day. Second, the problem with IFMIS, it appears is
a lack of commitment to simple values such as integrity and prudent
stewardship of public funds. What guarantee wold we have that ICTA would be
different from Treasury?

Regards

2017-01-18 5:54 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

> Barrack
>
> We are saying the same thing really.. Let's assume that the ICTA is the
> ICT Department of the Government (which I doubt it is equipped to execute
> that mandate) then 'managing' here really means providing support to the
> system.
>
> I think it's time the Government considers the role of Chief Information
> Officer to really manage the strategic thrust of all ICT initiatives across
> ministries. The CIO can then be held accountable for overall efficiency and
> security of all Government ICT Systems. This CIO needs to report directly
> to the Chief Executive Officer (President) of the country. Now, that person
> could be seconded or be a part of the ICTA with a doted line responsibility
> to the CS, MOICT...
>
> Ultimately the overall responsibility of how well our Government ICT
> Systems work lies squarely on the CEO's desk. Look no further.
>
> *Ali Hussein*
> *Principal*
> *Hussein & Associates*
> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113>
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
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>
> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
> habit."  ~ Aristotle
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 17 Jan 2017, at 11:27 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Hi Ali,
>
> ERP grew from MRP (Material Resource Planning which was a means of
> planning and allocating resources in Factories. The difference between
> the two is that MRP's were stand alone systems whereas ERP's are
> modular and have more functionality. From an evolution perspective ,
> it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from Ministry of Finance since they
> are the custodians of the treasury and normally allocate resources
> through the budgeting process. From a Project Management perspective,
> it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from ICTA since it is the
> specialized agency meant to manage government technology investments.
>
> Regards
>
> On 1/17/17, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> wrote:
>
> Doubt Treasury economists and accountants are well placed to provide Cyber
>
> Security :)
>
>
> We need the ICT Authority to configure enterprise wide data protection
>
> (limiting theft of passwords & access to IFMIS).
>
>
> In 2016, the UN ranked the UK as # 1 in providing digital services.
>
>
> https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/
> UN-E-Government-Survey-2016
>
>
> The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of their Cabinet Office, not
>
> their Treasury.
>
>
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/govuk-pay/govuk-pay
>
>
> Their Treasury is consulted about the payment system  👆🏾  the GDS
>
> continues to build.
>
>
>
>
>
> SMM
>
>
> *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
>
> who takes a city." Prov 16:32*
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>
> I fundamentally disagree with this assertion.
>
>
> First,y, the role of a CIO is to support the enterprise. I have never
>
> heard in my life of an ERP Director. This is just adding a superfluous
>
> layer of useless bureaucracy.
>
>
> The owner of an ERP is the business with each department taking ownership
>
> of their components:-
>
>
> 1. Financials - CFO
>
> 2. CRM (Commercial/marketing/sales)
>
> 3. Procurement - Procurement which sometimes comes under Finance
>
>
> Etc.
>
>
> The CIO takes ownership to ensure that the company is well oiled to
>
> execute on its mandate. This in my humble opinion goes beyond ERPs and
>
> talks to aligning the Technology Strategy with the Business Strategy. For
>
> example in the banking sector where increasingly the more savvy banks are
>
> taking a 'Platform Thinking' approach. This allows partners to plug into
>
> their core technology through APIs to enable them extend capabilities and
>
> hence offerings to their customers.
>
>
> The role of a CIO has fundamentally changed to speak to the need for
>
> using
>
> Technology as an accelerator to successful business models.
>
>
> Secondly, I don't see how the ICT Authority would be better in managing
>
> the monster that is IFMIS. Let them first learn the basics of
>
> communicating
>
> effectively with the community before taking on this elephant in the
>
> room.
>
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
> *Principal*
>
> *Hussein & Associates*
>
> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113>
>
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
>
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
>
> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
>
> habit."  ~ Aristotle
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> On 17 Jan 2017, at 6:42 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
>
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> Interesting comments...
>
>
> ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-
>
> 3520560-5j04aq/index.html
>
>
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