[kictanet] Day 1 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)

[S.M. Muraya]

To add *much* to some of Ali's insight...

Google "Kenya technology budget" then google "US technology budget" - which
e-gov working documents come up for Kenya?

The lack of insight from the "Kenya technology budget"  search has much to
do with lack of CIO authority (effectiveness) in our laws and organizations.

Way forward >> https://oversight.house.gov/itreform/ << *Address
Procurement*. It is where IT Projects are often sabotaged or compromised.

*We need County CIO's and CIO's at State Corporations.*

After consulting the industry,  the Kenya ICT Authority can provide
feedback on minimum CIO qualifications.

The career (ambitions) of a CIO may cause them to migrate but local
Techprenuers are more likely to invest in creating IT jobs/skills locally.

It is shrewd for a migration (or kick back) seeking CIO to favor foreign
firms at the expense of building talent, economy or efficiency in their
county or organization. This is a National Security issue which must be
addressed.

CIOs' may also be used to regulate the industry. It is their Project
specifications (in consultation with other State Department Heads) which
will determine which skills (not necessarily certificates) are required to
increase efficiency and accountability in governance.

CIOs' who consistently fail to work with local firms (partnering with
foreign firms) should be censured - as a National Security measure. Persons
unable to build up local firms are not a national assets.

Governors, State Corporation Heads, CFO's never fail to prioritize and
implement revenue collection systems - whether manual or automated.

It must now become mandatory to implement work management = service
delivery measurement systems.

CIOs' should be consulted by *Chief Customer Officers* at County service or
Huduma centres in the procurement and implementation of CRM's.

It is through CRM systems (including portals) that we can provide feedback
(access to information) to the public and relevant authorities. It should
be no secret on which public or state officers perform well and those who
fail to deliver services in their locality. We should also be able to
easily access information on workflows and requirements as well as provide
feedback via text/sms or e-mail.

If the KES 1 Bln being allocated to the DCI will make them more accessible
online, then so be it. It is a Cyber crime to damage data, water, transport
infrastructure. It should be easy to communicate with the Police/DCI on
such matters.

This should be legislated >> Each police station MUST have a working number
to call, text and e-mail address to forward information to. Each police
division should also have an e-mail address which can be carbon copied, to
avoid claims that occurrences were not reported at the police station.

The USF could also be used to connect Police stations in remote areas to
Central servers in well connected areas.


*http://searchcio.techtarget.com/opinion/Will-the-role-of-the-chief-data-officer-eclipse-the-CIO
<http://searchcio.techtarget.com/opinion/Will-the-role-of-the-chief-data-officer-eclipse-the-CIO>*

*The CIO-CDO division of labor. For the uninitiated, the chief data
officer, born out of industries with significant compliance requirements --
such as financial services and healthcare -- is the head of data. While
CIOs own the systems, CDOs oversee all of the bits and bytes that flow
through those systems.Jul 27, 2015*
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