<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello all,<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>If i could add an element to this / reiterate in some words; It would be essential to not only identify the element of who will need what vis-a-vis what is available and when and if they really need this;</div><div><br></div><div>No doubt improvement in the infrastructure for service provision through information technology is the way to go... for ease of information dissemination, improved / upcoming service provision across the different commerce / other sectors and numerous other reasons why to adopt IT... But I trust there is the re-enforcement of why this is good for "X audience" in "X Locations" -> "for Y";</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I do sincerely hope that this does also connect with many strategies that have been voiced in and around rural empowerment and development programs;</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Are there existing work groups available to contribute to a strategy development or harmonization to reflect as such?</div><div><br></div><div>Wishing you a happy easter period!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Patrick M.<br><div><div>On Mar 18, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Florence Etta wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sorry to be picking up on this one now. If I am repeating what someone has already said do forgive me and ignore this post but here goes.<br><br>Good question Paul.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>And if this important information is not available how about commissioning a study on "bandwidth utilization by sector" or model something close to it from actual current use so as to project future trends? This could be something the ICT Board might want to pursue?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Cheers,<br>FE<br><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Paul Kukubo <<a href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>><br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk">feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Sent: Monday, 17 March, 2008 10:46:09 AM<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands<br><br>Kai<br><br>Is there any public analysis or research on actual bandwidth utilization by sector? i.e.. Agriculture vs say Banking? And web browsing vs. Infrastructure facilitation.<br><br>Who is using what bandwidth and for what?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>As we promote outsourcing and ICT industries, the conversation will shift from bandwidth availability to its exploitation by the common mwananchi<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>The ICT board is spending time in many forums explaining this exciting opportunity to ICT business and entrepreuners as it unfolds. We must spread the message that business and entreprenuers must be ready when the cable lands.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Regards<br><br>Paul Kukubo ICT Board<br>Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Celtel Kenya<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "Kai Wulff" <<a ymailto="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke" href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</a>><br><br>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:27<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>To:<a ymailto="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke" href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a><br>Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands<br><br><br>Walu,<br><br>like all other initiatives we have supported, KDN is seeing it as an enabler<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>for the market and our approach is not profit driven (of course we want to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>recover the investment).<br><br>There will be more than enough capacity on this cable as on Seacom, so fully<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>redundant connectivity for the market will be the rule!<br><br>Kai<br>----- Original Message -----<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>From: "John Walubengo" <<a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>To: <<a ymailto="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke" href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</a>><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 09:07<br>Subject: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands<br><br><br>> The current issue of The EastAfrican claims that the<br>> government submarine fiber project is to be transferred to<br>> the initial co-financiers : Safaricom, KDN, Jamii, amongst<br>> others.<br>><br>> Will the eventual majority shareholders - essentially the<br>> private sector - operate the cable on Open Access<br>> principles? Specifically, the following questions arise.<br>><br>><br>> 1. Will the cable be open for direct connectivity (at the<br>> source in MSA) to other future telco players?<br>><br>> 2. Will the price of connecting to the international fiber<br>> be driven by profit-motives or will it be based on the<br>> 'cost-of-operating-the-fiber' basis.<br>><br>> 3. What modalities exist for future investors who may wish<br>> to own part of the fiber maybe 2 or 5years after the cable<br>> is operational- or will this thing be a closed-club to the<br>> original financiers once the cable becomes operational?<br>> (remember the consortium approach of EASSy?)<br>><br>> 4. What are the steps involved in transparently<br>> transferring this public resource into private sector?<br>><br>> just wondering...<br>><br>> walu.<br>><br>><br>><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> ____________________________________________________________________________________<br>> Never miss a thing. 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