<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Dear all,</div><div>Thanks for the invitation. I will still b holed up in Stockholm this time I am wearing Human Rights hat. I want to take this opportunity to wish all a very successful get together. </div><div>Kind regards </div><div>Hon. James Rege<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Nov 10, 2008, at 15:17, "Lucy Odhiambo" <<a href="mailto:lodhiambo@ict.go.ke">lodhiambo@ict.go.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Kenya ICT Board will be holding the Kenya Content
Conference dubbed "TANDAA 2008". Tandaa is Kiswahili for spread or
network<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(verb). Tandaa '08 is to be a platform for Kenyan
entrepreneurs, educationists, policy makers and others to discuss the emerging<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">opportunities that are being facilitated by better internet
access in Kenya.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tandaa's theme this year is 'Telling our Story… The
Kenyan Story'.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Kenya ICT Board will be discussing its Local Content
Development programme that is geared towards stimulating the development of
Local Content by Kenyans for the Kenyan and global marketplace. This programme
is complimentary to the board's rural inclusion programme, the Pasha Centre
project, that is going to assist entrepreneurs to set up internet telecentres
in all parts of Kenya.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Ministry of Information and Communication has been
implementing the development of ICT Infrastructure – including the
undersea fibre optic cable that will connect Kenya to the global internet grid
and the National Optic Fibre network both of which are expected to be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">completed by mid-2009. In line with this, the Kenya ICT
Board has targeted to grow internet usage by 50% annually from the current 3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Million users to 12 Million users in 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the major issues that will be discussed at Tandaa
'08 include:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 1. Once the fibre optic cable networks
are in place and the question of access to high speed internet is sorted out,
what will Kenyans view, read and interact with online? What information, services
and goods will they be able to access? The dearth of local content on local web
sites to be used for education, entertainment and business presents
opportunities for Kenyans of all walks of life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 2. The e-Government secretariat will be
presenting the ongoing initiatives by government to provide e-services as well
as the opportunities for content developers to interface with government processes
to add value to their web content.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 3. To encourage entrepreneurs to invest
in local content development, there will be a discussion regarding the
development and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">stimulation of a venture capital framework and the
strengthening of incubation in Kenya to stimulate entrepreneurship.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 4. A number of presentations will also
deal with the ways in which Kenyans can identify the opportunities and build
viable economic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">structures for the development of local content.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speakers at Tandaa '08 include:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Communications; Dr. Juma Oketch, Secretary, eGovernment (Office
of the President); Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board, Patrick Spencer, Cisco IBSG;
Joseph Mucheru, Google Kenya; Ian Fernandez, Nation Media Group; Chris Kirubi,
MD, Capital Group; Aly-Khan Satchu, RICH.co.ke; Andrew Muigai, africapoint.com;
Nik Nesbitt, Kencall Ltd, among others.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All are invited to the conference. Please register on
tandaa.co.ke or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">email: <a href="mailto:tandaa08@ict.go.ke">tandaa08@ict.go.ke</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Lucy Gachui-Odhiambo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Communications Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Kenya ICT Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">12th Floor Telposta Towers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Koinange Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>
Nairobi, Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Cell 0737- 839047<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Tel: 254-020-2093040<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><a href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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