<div>Walu,</div> <div>Just a late submission on impact of post-election violence and possible ICT interventions. I would like to refer to the point you raised about evening classes in some city colleges being impacted. Here is another reason why e-Learning and other technology enhanced learning methods should be considered a priority by universities and colleges in the country. Assuming instructions can be delivered online with, say, saturday reserved for contact sessions (face to face). </div> <div>ICT intervention can help circumvent securty fears.</div> <div> </div> <div>Leonard</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Greetings all,<BR><BR>I wish to thank all those who took time to contribute on<BR>these important deliberation. Today is basically a day for<BR>concluding remarks that is:<BR><BR>Way Forward and
Conclusions -1day.<BR>-what are the lessons learnt?<BR>-what can the ICT community do to accelerate<BR>back-to-normal' situation <BR><BR>Floor is open for this and ofcourse I all other daily<BR>themes are also open for belated contributions. I<BR>particularly wish to hear input from the KIF/ICT Board<BR>luncheon unless ofcourse the content is copyrighted...can<BR>some volunteer blog out what transpired?<BR><BR>walu.<BR><BR><BR>--- "Wanjira, Alice Munyua" <WANJIRA@CCK.GO.KE>wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi all<BR>> Adding to the impact of the conflict:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> 1. Human costs including loss of human life, refugees,<BR>> etc and the effect on the ICT sector is the most<BR>> obvious..<BR>> Economic<BR>> 2. Scattered workforce, either enlisted part of the<BR>> conflict or otherwise displaced.<BR>> 3.infrastructure will be in ruins if this continues.<BR>> 4. Investors and indeed force Kenyan ICT professionals<BR>> will begin to seek
safer havens.<BR>> 5. Orgnaisational costs...I am sure most if not all of<BR>> the ICT related institutions are suffering from<BR>> significant productivity costs in terms of the value of<BR>> lost time to the organisation. diversion of employee<BR>> attention from normal duties, absenteeism reduction of<BR>> motivation etc.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> best<BR>> alice<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From:<BR>> kictanet-bounces+wanjira=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke<BR>> on behalf of John Walubengo<BR>> Sent: Thu 31/01/2008 16:12<BR>> To: Wanjira, Alice Munyua<BR>> Cc: KICTAnet KICTAnet<BR>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 4 of 5:- Quantifying the<BR>> Impact of thePost-election Violence<BR>> <BR>> --- Ndegwa> wrote:<BR>> So, let's take heart, pick up the scraps, roll up our<BR>> sleeves and get down to serious business.<BR>> ~~~~~<BR>> Yes, Ndegwa, indeed we can and
could pick up the scraps<BR>> and<BR>> start all over again. Unfortunately, we seem to rolling<BR>> from one tragedy to another...<BR>> <BR>> Anyway, my contribution on the Quantity of the Impact<BR>> includes:<BR>> 1. Damaged International rating (I wonder if our external<BR>> investors for example in BPO, TEAMS, FLAG, SEACOM etc are<BR>> still willing to stick around)<BR>> <BR>> 2.Poisoned work-environments that now threatens the<BR>> otherwise cordinated team-work within organisations.<BR>> Difficult to cost this bit?<BR>> <BR>> 3. Depressed appetite for 'non-essentials'. As consumers<BR>> begin to question whether we shall be alive tomorrow,<BR>> demand for ICT related items fall down on our priority<BR>> list. Except ofcourse the voice-calls/sms (Ironically,<BR>> this<BR>> sub-sector might register growth as people try to find<BR>> out<BR>> each other's state).<BR>> <BR>> 4. etc, maybe those who
attended the ICT Board/KIF<BR>> luncheon<BR>> could share more on the quantified Impacts?<BR>> <BR>> walu.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --- MediaSpeak Africa <MESAFRIC@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > True a lot has been lost and will be lost if we<BR>> continue<BR>> > focusing on the<BR>> > downside. I do not want to seem to trvialise the<BR>> current<BR>> > situation but I<BR>> > believe that we are called to leadership - if wedon't<BR>> > give itat<BR>> > this extremely crucial moment, who will! Certainly not<BR>> > the politicians that<BR>> > we so enthusiastically vote for and then spend the next<BR>> > five years<BR>> > villifying.<BR>> > <BR>> > In fact, this is the major test for the ICT sector. If<BR>> we<BR>> > are so passionate<BR>> > about its potential to develop the country, then surely<BR>> > we are confident of<BR>> > its
strategic position. Therefore, we should be<BR>> focusing<BR>> > on how we can use<BR>> > ICTs to jumpstart the country's dented socio-economic<BR>> > development.<BR>> > <BR>> > I believe that one of the aims of developing the<BR>> Internet<BR>> > was to get a means<BR>> > of communication that could withstand a nuclear blastor<BR>> > such other trauma.<BR>> > It is time for the ICT players in this country to lobby<BR>> > the government for<BR>> > more support so that we can bring in the much needed<BR>> > forex and create<BR>> > employment for those being laid off elsewhere.<BR>> > <BR>> > Otherwise, to me these are the pains of birth of a<BR>> > society. Every society<BR>> > has undergone this kind of rites of passage from the<BR>> > Americans to the<BR>> > Eurpeans. So, let's take heart, pick up the scraps,<BR>> roll<BR>> > up our sleeves
and<BR>> > get down to serious business.<BR>> > <BR>> > Can I get an Amen! Any one?<BR>> > <BR>> > Ndegwa<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > On 31/01/2008, John Walubengo <JWALU@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Morning all,<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Here's part of what I could quickly gather as the<BR>> > possible<BR>> > > short-term interventions from some of the posts.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > 1. Encourage balanced reporting by Media and avoid<BR>> > > glorifying destructions, killings<BR>> > > 2. Consider Filtering hate mails, messages, websites<BR>> > > 3. Corporates going the extra mile (e.g mobile<BR>> operator<BR>> > > becoming banks to ensure service provision...)<BR>> > > 4. Ensuring that basic Operator service is maintained<BR>> > > particularly in the current environment<BR>> > > 5.Create portals that
provide linkages between the<BR>> > needy<BR>> > > and their potential donors<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Feel free to add more. But today I invite you to<BR>> > attempt to<BR>> > > quantify the loss this chaos continue to wreck on our<BR>> > > organisations. What do you think is the the toll per<BR>> > day<BR>> > > in terms of lost business opportunity, man-hours,<BR>> > > equipment, etc? only 1 day on this theme because<BR>> > tomorrow<BR>> > > we finish of this discussion.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > walu.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > . Quantify the Impact of Post-election violence<BR>> > on ICT<BR>> > > organisations (1day)<BR>> > > -What is the toll per day in terms of lost business<BR>> > > opportunity, man-hours, equipment, etc l<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Ensure balanced reporting by
Media<BR>> > > Filtering hate mails, messages, websites<BR>> > > Corporates going the extra mile becoming banks<BR>> > > Ensuring that Operator service continue<BR>> > > Create portals that provide linkages between the<BR>> needy<BR>> > and<BR>> > > the donors<BR>> > > Avoid glorifying destructions<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> ><BR>><BR>____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>> > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.<BR>> > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs<BR>> > ><BR>> > > _______________________________________________<BR>> > > kictanet mailing list<BR>> > > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<BR>> > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<BR>> > ><BR>> > > This message was sent to:
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