<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Hi All,<br><br>I am new to this mailing list and would like to start by saying something about myself. <br><br>I am an Information Technology specialist with over 15 years experience which means I know how to use DOS, UNIX and other OS's that exist only on 5.25" floppy disks. My area of specialisation is in design & implementation of local and wide area networks.<br><br>On the issue of mGovernment I do agree that this is the next frontier but it is shocking, as usual, that we are not embracing the technology or even working to develop the necessary legislation to make it flourish. AS many web site designers about WAP and they are lost, we are designing heavy sites that have no intelligence to identify the type of device accessing the site and thus adjust the page to
display better on the particular device.<br><br>It is interesting that CCK and the Ministry of Information plus the ICT Board can sit back when the fight between Telkom and Safaricom on the delivery of SMS messages across the network continues to deny the tax payer (excise duty on airtime). Or the fact that none of the mentioned felt it necessary to educate Mr. Kivuitu on the need to make live electoral database available over SMS.<br><br>Now if we cannot take advantage of this opportunity to create local content and utilise mGovernment how can we entrust this "bodies" (which interestingly refers to expired humans) with making the marine cable a viable project. Maybe we should cancel the project and use the money to put up a technology park in Mandera and Garsen.<br><br>We do not need to recreate the wheel, just visit yahoomobile, googleearthmobile, or if you have a GPRS enabled phone try wap.mystocks.co.ke. Or next time you are going
up towards NIC on Bunyala Road look at the Nokia advert.<br><br>The mobile phone is the future let embrace it or perish.<br><div> </div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>KEnya<div> </div><div>Tel: +254722511225<div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Harry Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org><br>To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<br>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Sent: Monday, 19 November, 2007 6:16:53 PM<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Mobile Government: The New Frontier in TransformingPublic Services - 29th November 2007<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Dear Kwach,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I agree with you and it is equally
interesting to note that some mobile applications are already being implemented…I
dare say that this part of the world will see more mGovernment in the G2C (Government
to Citizens) arena than the traditional eGovernment where the PC is the main service
delivery channel. Most welcome to attend the session.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Kindest regards</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Harry</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Kwach
[mailto:kwach@archway-productions.com] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 19, 2007
5:51 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Harry Hare'<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions'<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [kictanet] Mobile
Government: The New Frontier in TransformingPublic Services - 29th November
2007</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Hi Harry,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">These are interesting statistics and
scenario. For developing countries, there is urgent need to move from quantity
to quality. In my view, content is the quality because more 65% of mobiles are
only meeting social needs and costs involved have got no direct linkage to
revenue for the owners, which should be a great concern. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">With Mobile Government, time and resources
used in the rural to the say Government offices miles away would be deployed in
other economic activities.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I am keen to attend.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Kwach Akich </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> kictanet-bounces+kwach=archway-productions.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kwach=archway-productions.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Harry Hare<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 19, 2007
8:49 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> kwach@archway-productions.com<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Mobile
Government: The New Frontier in TransformingPublic Services - 29th November
2007</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Dear Colleagues,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Mobile services are
quickly emerging as the new frontier in transforming government and making it
even more accessible and citizen-centric by extending the benefits of remote
delivery of government services and information to those who are unable or
unwilling to access public services through the Internet or simply prefer to
use mobile devices. In theory, many government services can be now made
available on a 24x7x365 basis at any place in the country covered by mobile
networks, which today means almost everywhere! Michael, correct me if Im wrong.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">It is from this
background that the World Bank in partnership with eGovWorld 2007 (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.egovworld.com/">www.egovworld.com</a>) and African
eDevelopment Resource Centre presents a dialogue on Mobile Government
(mGovernment) on 29<sup>th</sup> November 2007, 4.30pm -7.00pm at the World
Bank offices, Nairobi. The dialogue is live Video Conference and an integral
part of the eGovWorld 2007 conference taking place in
India 29-30 November 2007. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">According to the ITU,
the total number of mobile users worldwide as of late 2006 was about 2.7
billion and the number of internet users was just above 1.1 billion. This means
that there is 33.6% of world population (and 22.2% of developing
countries population) who already have mobile phones but are not yet using the
Internet.</span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">Does
this provide a strong case for leveraging the mobile channel to
dramatically improve access to public services, including electronic
government services to those who can afford to use a personal or shared
mobile phone? </span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">Does
this create an opportunity to connect in the near future the next two
billion people to some of the benefits of e-government, e-health,
e-education, e-banking and e-commerce? </span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">How
exactly can Mobile Government change the lives of common people in
developing countries? What are best examples of such impact? </span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">What
are the key constraints to making this vision a reality?</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">How
should governments change the way they do business to take advantage of
mobile technologies? </span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">What
is the role of the private sector? Are there successful business models
(e.g. PPP) for private sector companies to deliver value-added
m-government services?</span></font></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">These are some of the
questions that will be addressed.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Participation to the
event is free; however, one needs to register to get access to the venue. If
you are interested in participating send an email directly to <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:susan@africanedevelopment.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:susan@africanedevelopment.org">susan@africanedevelopment.org</a>
for a registration form. Space is limited at the venue, only 20 places are
available and will be given out on a first-come-first-served basis. Deadline
for registration is Wednesday 22<sup>nd</sup> November.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Program:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">+++++</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Welcome
& Introduction</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt; margin-left: 28.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Samia
Melhem</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">, Senior Operations Officer, Global ICT, World Bank; and
Chair, e-Development Thematic Group</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Vikas
Kanungo</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">, Chairman, The Society for Promotion of
e-Governance, India & Convener, eGovWorld 2007</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Opening
Remarks/Keynote address</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">R.
Chandrashekhar</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">, Additional Secretary (e-Governance),
DIT, Government of India</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Speakers</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Ibrahim
Kushchu</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">, Associate Professor and Director,
Mobile Government Consortium International & Author, "m-Government: An
Emerging Direction in e-Government",
UK</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><b><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Hannes
Astok</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">, Member of Parliament & former Deputy Mayor,
City of Tartu ,
Estonia</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Kindest Regards</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Harry Hare</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 42.7pt;"><font color="black" face="Garamond" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; color: black;">African eDevelopment
Resource Centre</span></font></p>
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