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

Thu Jan 19 09:52:00 EAT 2017

Well said Dr. Ndemo,

We are yet to find a good antivirus for peopleware, herein lies the
biggest challenge.

Regards

On 1/19/17, Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> I try to keep off GOK matters but let me comment on IFMIS once and for
> all.  IFMIS is a system.  It entails software, hardware, peopleware and
> procedures.  The absence of regular system audits means that the software
> is interfered with.  Anyone will tell you that what is currently used as
> IFMIS is not the original version.  There is need to know who makes
> software changes and if the changes are noted.  Just like accounting you
> cannot have the auditor doing the accounting work.  There must be checks
> and balances.  On the Hardware side, it is people who switch the servers
> off whenever you hear that the system is down.  The problem is people and
> that what we need to deal with.  My considered opinion is to move the
> servers elsewhere, remove the peopleware and conduct regular system
> audits.  Perhaps Software as a service may be the best way out.  Further,
> there must be consequences for misuse of passwords.
>
> This may sound simple but there are cartels who "own" and run the entire
> system.  So no matter what you do, you are at the mercy of their
> imaginations.  Just ask why isn't the managed by ICT Ministry.
>
> Ndemo
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> From my layman's point of view, IFMIS is a product GoK bought. Once you
>> purchase a product, you must have/build the internal capacity to use it
>> competently.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>>
>> On 17 Jan 2017 23:03, "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/2274560-35
>>> 20560-5j04aq/index.html
>>>
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