[kictanet] KONZA: The failed promise of Kenya’s smart city

[Benson Muite]

Probably the most successful such project (where the original aim was 
productive people) is Shenzhen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen#Special_Economic_Zone_(1980s%E2%80%93present)

More background on this process in general in China (though probably 
studies in Mandarin may better capture important details):
https://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/934911517472447837/Reflections-on-40-years-of-reforms-final.pdf


On 6/1/21 7:31 PM, Grace Githaiga via KICTANet wrote:
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> Listers
> This may be of interest to some here.
> Rgds
> Grace
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> Kenya was one of the earliest countries to outsource its dreaming to 
> McKinsey. The entire Vision 2030 strategy was developed by the Kenyan 
> government in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, with Konza being one 
> of many techno-utopian urban renewal projects the firm was involved in. 
> At first, most were undertaken in Asia, then, in the 2000s, the focus 
> shifted to African countries, which were seen as growth markets for big 
> tech and financial corporations.
> 
> ...the McKinseyfication of government and federal services often means 
> that the mere production of paperwork counts as progress. ...The 
> question then becomes, Who is responsible for the failure of Konza?”
> 
> Read on: 
> https://restofworld.org/2021/the-failed-promise-of-kenyas-smart-city/ 
> <https://restofworld.org/2021/the-failed-promise-of-kenyas-smart-city/>
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