[kictanet] The Government Whitebox is out...

[S.M. Muraya]

Wangari,

This is a step in the right direction. Have stated this before (maybe
elsewhere:) we need to focus on competitions. Highly competent introverts
may not be as "good" in bluffing (talking) as future tenderprenuers will
be. We begin to identify talent in schools and keep track of them all
through college (especially the ones who chose to study/work locally).
There is no need to waste time or money on those who do not value (invest
in) their own localities.

Factoring we (all humans) tend to hang out with their own kind
(behaviorally), teams which tend to be more honest/accurate in their
specifications and prescriptions (solutions) will be safer bets for
investment funds.

Often when a project fails it is because some of us did not want to hear
the truth (actual costs of a project excluding kickbacks) or did not allow
for data/analytics to guide our decisions.

Question is how (i) government (ii) academia and (iii) market players will
work together to provide relevant solutions.

On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 1:17 PM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> http://whitebox.go.ke/
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> Changamka with Sunday gifts for innovators.....
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> WhiteBox is an initiative of the Government of Kenya through the Ministry
> of Information, Communications and Technology and the ICT Authority, geared
> towards catalyzing the successful growth of local ventures to global,
> world-class status. The main objective of this initiative is to create a
> channel for anyone who wants to sell/suggest a product/idea to Government,
> priority will be given to products that focus on the Big 4 Agenda and
> address Government priorities and challenges. ....
> The WhiteBox initiative offers a window into Government wide initiatives;
> staffed with subject matter Government officers who will offer guidance on
> the program activities, selection criteria as well as insights into
> Government programs that the public can leverage on to grow their
> businesses.
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> We welcome entrepreneurs and businesses at all stages of growth, from
> ideation to scale and aim to build a collaborative community of
> entrepreneurs and innovators who will mutually benefit from sharing
> knowledge and establishing necessary partnerships for success.
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> Be blessed.
> Regards/Wangari
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> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored
> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
> Earth".
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SMM

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
who takes a city." Prov 16:32*
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