<div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues,<br><br>I assure everyone that we have taken notice of your views. We recognise the need to communicate more widely and to this effect, I have asked our Head of Communication to adopt this mailing list as a formal medium to regularly relay the board's programs with immediate effect. <br>
<br>On the specific issues raised here, our Head of Communication will relay an appropriate response as soon as we have completed our review of the issues raised. <br><br>I propose that this include regular updates, on a formal basis, from the specific sector bodies which the Board provides partial support to, as a way of creating a complete picture.<br>
<br>Kind regards<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Edith Adera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke">eadera@idrc.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
I think we need a "holding companies to account" intervention in the ICT<br>
industry or "score card" intervention. South Africa has successfully<br>
introduced it in local authorities, which is scored by the public.<br>
<br>
This should apply across the board in the industry, not just to the ICT<br>
Board.<br>
<br>
Maybe a quarterly newsletter or equivalent from the ICT Board would help<br>
keep everyone abreast of any achievements...or progress towards concrete<br>
achievements. It has been rather quiet<br>
<br>
On the mandate issue, I think it needs to be reviewed if BPO is the only<br>
mandate...ICT4D is certainly much broader and other strategies to get<br>
broad-based development (including in rural areas) needs to be considered. I<br>
worry that we might be too "centre focussed" other than the Digital<br>
Villages, which are yet to be rolled out to rural and remote areas.<br>
<br>
Edith<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy<br>
<br>
Hi - I think that the ICT Board, being a public entity owes a duty of<br>
reply in cases where questions are directed at it - and that includes<br>
the one from Wambui. Why has the Board fallen into a "Do Not Resopond<br>
Syndrome"? There must be a communications person there or a PRO being<br>
paid from public funds and they should do their job! Can we have an<br>
official response to Wambui's concerns FROM THE ICT BOARD.<br>
Waudo<br>
<br>
On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:07:01 -0700 (PDT), "John Walubengo"<br>
<<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> said:<br>
> Hey Wambui,<br>
><br>
> No offense meant with regard to BPO. Its just that your concerns were<br>
> beginning to sound somewhat personal than generic. As Otuoma mentions in<br>
> another mail, there seems to be things beyond the ICTBoard that could be<br>
> effected - e.g on Bandwidth susbsidies because of pending funds from<br>
> World Bank...<br>
><br>
> walu.<br>
> NB: and by the way, this Richard guy if I could speak for him, is<br>
> actually still in the BPO industry, he simply diversified into<br>
> non-bandwidth intensive processes and in the interim focuses in<br>
> Backoffice rather than bandwidth intensive Call-center operations. He<br>
> does for example, data transcripting, research, training, etc). Something<br>
> to keep you busy as you await bigger things.<br>
><br>
><br>
> --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Wambui Wakarema <<a href="mailto:wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk">wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > From: Wambui Wakarema <<a href="mailto:wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk">wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy<br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>
> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> > Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 7:10 PM<br>
> > Walu<br>
> ><br>
> > BPO will not take me to heaven, but is a pillar of Vision<br>
> > 2030 and is an industry that can create thousands of new<br>
> > jobs in Kenya. i am surprised at your flippant attitude.<br>
> ><br>
> > If the ICT Board cannot deliver on this very important<br>
> > mandate, then Kenya risks losing out on an industry that can<br>
> > be a very large revenue generator for this country. Our<br>
> > competitors, like South Africa, Mauritius, India, Egypt, are<br>
> > working overtime to position themselves to the markets out<br>
> > there. If Kenya doesnt position itself at this time, we<br>
> > shall lose out.<br>
> ><br>
> > Richard Mwangi's challenges (whichever they were) are<br>
> > besides the point. Kenya needs to put in much effort if this<br>
> > industry is to become a force to reckon with.<br>
> ><br>
> > Wambui<br>
> ><br>
> > --- On Thu, 7/8/08, John Walubengo <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > From: John Walubengo <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy<br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk">wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> > Date: Thursday, 7 August, 2008, 2:38 PM<br>
> ><br>
> > Wambui,<br>
> ><br>
> > ....without defending the ICTBoard (am trying to look for<br>
> > their ToRs before<br>
> > passing judgement), I can only observe that you seem to be<br>
> > single-minded and<br>
> > persistent on this BPO thing...<br>
> ><br>
> > my general and non-ICT advice is that keep your eyes open -<br>
> > if BPO wont take<br>
> > you to heaven, am sure something else you maybe refusing to<br>
> > see will. God (or is<br>
> > it the ICTBoard?) may have shut the BPO door for you, but<br>
> > just look around and<br>
> > you will probably see many other opportunities.<br>
> ><br>
> > Richard of <a href="mailto:richard@northwestoffshore.com">richard@northwestoffshore.com</a>, a BPO company who<br>
> > is on this list had<br>
> > similar challenges and he did manage to work around them.<br>
> > Reach him out in case<br>
> > he prefers to keep his silence on the list.<br>
> ><br>
> > walu.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > __________________________________________________________<br>
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