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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rebecca </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is that side of the coin for the
government that it is imperative for them to have their own fibre for many a
strategic reason, but to avoid cries from the private sector....In my opinion,
if it were possible we should be working with the Government for them
to take on a role where they work on a strategy to ensure that prices
remain down OR stay acceptable, by building critical mass on the demand
side of things. ( WB money can do a fairly good job here). take a leaf from
the mobile banking done by some banks where they move from place to place
offering services, what of mobile digital literacy containers on
wheels?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To create a scenario where well over 80% of your
population above 15 and below 50 ( no offense meant) has digital literacy surely
is a good goal to work towards? <FONT face=Arial size=2>It should almost
be like a re-education of all demographic groups above a
certain age. and it can be done.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why the rural areas are not seen as attractive is
obvious to all. Building capacity is almost a B2Client role as a mass market
approach is a no go area for the private sector because then it becomes anyone's
game ( ie they consumer can just shift from supplier to suplier etc) and who
will pay for the capacity building costs - the government ( + WB) I
hope?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fatma</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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href="mailto:rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com">Rebecca Wanjiku</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=fbashir@cyberschooltech.com
href="mailto:fbashir@cyberschooltech.com">fbashir@cyberschooltech.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 04, 2007 10:22 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on
Affordability - CCKInternetStudyReport</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>thanks Kai for the response,<BR>we need many people responding
to this issue,<BR><BR>in my opinion, the government should find a way of using
the WB money through the private sector, so that the private sector does not
see as if the government is competing and killing the profit margin,<BR><BR>in
this regard, the government could come up with some MOU with the private
sector so that some of the money invested is government's and some PS.<BR>that
way, part of the profits will be ploughed back (it will be mandatory)<BR><BR>i
remember during the OFC workshop, Kai shared how IFC funded a private secotor
consortium to carry out some survey at USD 300k and a similar survey carried
out by govts was valued at USD 3m<BR><BR>maybe this can help reduce costs and
provide a way for govt and PS to work together and deliver quality market
services, develop the content and all..<BR><BR>its just an opinion, its not
absolute,<BR><BR>lets hear as many voices as possible,<BR>it is at these
forums/discussions that great ideas come up,<BR><BR>regards<BR><BR><B><I>Kai
Wulff <kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke></I></B> wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">Hello,<BR><BR>we
leave it to the ISPs to create the demand. We were hoping that with our
<BR>rural initiatives, like connecting schools and showing them how to
educate <BR>the parents (and make money with this) will increase the demand
on a natural <BR>way.<BR><BR>What we have seen wit some Rural BTS, it takes
about 12 month until it is <BR>break even ...<BR><BR>The problem is when you
create the demand and then some World Bank money <BR>starts to compete
before you can recover the cost. It is my strong believe <BR>that wherever a
device can be operated, there WILL be a market. The private <BR>sector needs
the Government as a user there as well as the private companies <BR>and
consumers. Only then will the prices drop! We still focus too much on
<BR>the INTERNET, what most people need for a start is LOCAL information and
<BR>communication .. so I would say: 90% local IP traffic and 10%
international <BR>..<BR><BR>Kai<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----
<BR>From: "Joan Walumbe" <JWALUMBE@GLOBALNETCORPS.ORG><BR>To:
<KAI.WULFF@KDN.CO.KE><BR>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:26<BR>Subject: Re:
[kictanet] Day 5 - Statistics on Affordability - <BR>CCKInternetStudy
Report<BR><BR><BR>> Walu,<BR>><BR>> I agree with you that
affordablity is a factor especially for rural<BR>> communities when it
comes to access to the internet. But I think that lack<BR>> of awareness
is an even bigger factor. It's fine for the urban folk (who<BR>> already
recognise the benefits to the internet etc.) taking a short break <BR>>
in<BR>> shags to have the internet access when back home, but it there is
no <BR>> demand<BR>> for the internet among the residents what is the
point?<BR>><BR>> So does KDN enter a market and then hope to create
demand or is their a<BR>> market that demands the service or is it a
little of both?<BR>><BR>> I understand that Kai would not be venturing
into the rural areas if it <BR>> did<BR>> not make any financial
sense. Can anyone provide some info/statistics on<BR>> demand for
internet access in rural areas?<BR>><BR>> Joan Walumbe<BR>><BR>>
----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "John Walubengo"
<JWALUBENGO@KCCT.AC.KE><BR>> To: <KICTANET@KICTANET.OR.KE><BR>> Sent:
Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:01 AM<BR>> Subject: [kictanet] Day 5 -
Statistics on Affordability - CCK <BR>> InternetStudy<BR>>
Report<BR>><BR>><BR>> Day 5- Statistics on
Affordability.<BR>><BR>> I acknowledge an interesting thread filtering
in on Trust relationships <BR>> b/w<BR>> IGOs/ISPs...feel free to
continue contributing on that as well as on<BR>> today's theme on
affordability (multi-tasking<BR>> encouraged by internet technologies
...)<BR>><BR>> and just to pick up from Kai's projection of KDN fiber
hitting Bungoma in<BR>> early August 2007. This would be quite a welcome
and timely development,<BR>> but at what cost to the consumer? To what
extend will the (internet)<BR>> services be affordable to the
rural/average communities?<BR>><BR>> Affordability is a subjective
term gven that what is considered cheap by <BR>> the<BR>> Bill Gates
of this world is probably not so for the average Kenyan on the<BR>>
street. In trying to get an objective measurement for affordability,
the<BR>> Report pegged it on the national average incomes. In other
words, if the<BR>> monthly average income in Kenya is around 100USD and
if the average <BR>> monthly<BR>> cost for internet access is also
around 100USD then obviously the average<BR>> Kenyan will not bother with
accessing the Internet - it just becomes way<BR>> beyond their means or
too expensive or not affordable.<BR>><BR>> The report indicated that
access through the more convenient Internet<BR>> Dial-up/Desktop services
costed over 200% the average incomes (too<BR>> expensive), while the same
access through mobile phones was costing just <BR>> 8%<BR>> of the
average incomes (quite affordable). What needs to be done in <BR>>
order<BR>> to make Internet Services more afforable to
Kenyans?<BR>><BR>> 1 day deliberation on this one.<BR>><BR>>
walu.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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