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<p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>The Kenya ICT Board makes r</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>eference to issues raised in
this forum about “The Boards Participation in the recently concluded ICT
Village expo”. We would like to state the following <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>Objective of participation</span></b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>: The event had a
strategic fit to our objective of empowering society through deployment and use
of ICTs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Strategic fit</b>: To create awareness about the
boards programs and in particular Pasha e-centres.<span style='font-family:
"Rockwell","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Response:</b> Our stand attracted a great deal of interest
and enthusiasm and this was evidenced b the number of people who visited our
stand and signed up for more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>No of Visitors our stand</b>: We had 500 Pasha e-center
brochures and we ran out before the end of the event, forcing us to reproduce
additional copies to meet demand and satisfy the need for information. In this
regard we also received over 200 applications for Pasha e-centre’s
Entrepreneurship Training within only 2 days to closure, not to mention the
numerous enquiries about our other programs. The board was represented in the
opening conference by the CEO and other senior staff members. Other staff
members attended various other conference tracks that were relevant to their
specific areas of work at the board. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>The Boards commitment to its vision:</b> The board programs
and activities are directed by its mandate and vision which is to make Kenya a
Top 10 ICT Hub. By implication this places the boards work in the global arena.
The board therefore remains committed to mission of ‘implementing
and participating in programs that will rapidly and innovatively transform
Kenya through the promotion of awareness and adoption of ICT for socio-
economic enrichment of our society”. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Feedback </b>– The Board appreciates feedback and
uses it to build upon its programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Invitation: </b>The Board kindly invites members of this
forum and the public at large to contribute towards its programs
directly, or indirectly through the recently Launched public panels or
other programs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>Lucy Gachui<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>Communications Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>Kenya ICT Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>CCK Centre, Waiyaki Way <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>
Nairobi, Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>Cell 0722 839049<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>Tel: 254-020-2093040<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'>www.ict.go.ke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#17365D'><img width=77 height=58 id="Picture_x0020_2"
src="cid:image003.jpg@01C8AC83.433466A0" alt=ICT-logo-02.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
kictanet-bounces+lodhiambo=ict.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+lodhiambo=ict.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Victor Maloi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 02, 2008 12:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lodhiambo@ict.go.ke<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Are ICT issues drying up?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Just like many projects in Kenya, I feel like we are going
downhill yet there are many policy issues we should be discussing. This
morning I perused through the Ministry of Information Website only to find
there is all the important Bills that they have lined up. What is wrong
with Bwana PS. Is there something you want to hide from us?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The just concluded ICT conference at the KICC was sinply
great. Missing in action was the ICT Board. They could not even
bother to have somebody man their stand throughout. Was meeting Kenyans
at the conference not important? Although the PS attended all the
sessions, it was not enough because we needed his troops there to help the
thousands of people who attended. Bwana PS we do not want the elitism in
the Board to continue. These are people more known outside of Kenya than
the people they pretend to help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Victor Maloi<o:p></o:p></p>
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