Hi<br><br>Lets stick with UON ... free.<br><br>I will get in touch with Dr Ndemo and Professor Waema offline and will get back to you all with a time and date.<br><br>about drinks. kshs1000 etc etc ... I would say bring your own beer / chips / soda <br>
<br>:)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:40 PM, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</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;">
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Hi,<br><br>We have a room for the presentation by Dr. Ndemo I propose that all who are interested in attending register with me and be willing to contribute 1,000/- to cover refreshments and hire someone to record the session so that we can have something to put on Utube.<br>
<br>For transparencies sake we shall make sure that audited accounts are sent to all who attend.<br><br>Regards<div class="im"><br><br>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<br>
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Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br><br></div>--- On <b>Wed, 6/1/10, Mwololo Tim <i><<a href="mailto:timwololo@gmail.com" target="_blank">timwololo@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">
<br>From: Mwololo Tim <<a href="mailto:timwololo@gmail.com" target="_blank">timwololo@gmail.com</a>><div class="im"><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] My 2cts: ICT Parks<br></div>To: "robert yawe" <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><div class="im">
<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br></div>Date: Wednesday, 6 January, 2010, 7:14<div><div></div><div class="h5">
<br><br><div><div>Hi all,</div>
<div>I can book an appropriate room in the University for such a meeting, as long as I will not fund anything else. Perhaps someone can fund tea/coffee. tim<br><br>�</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/5/10, <b class="gmail_sendername">robert yawe</b> <<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>Hi,</div>
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<div>Dr. Ndemo has brought up an interesting issue, when can he be available to give us a presentation on the concept paper, I propose we individually meet the cost of the venue and refreshments.</div>
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<div>The University of Nairobi would be an ideal and relevant location.</div>
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<div>Any takers?<span><br><br>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br><br></span>--- On <b>Wed, 30/12/09, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a> <i><<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] My 2cts: ICT Parks<br></span><span>To: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br></span>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
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<div><span>Victor,<br>Just imagine you inform us that you will be having a party then we begin<br>asking for the guest list, the type of soup and if it will taste like that<br>of Ilyev.� The food is being cooked and when time comes (the dates I gave<br>
you) we shall give all the information.� None of you has ever invited me<br>to present the concept paper.<br><br>Regards<br><br><br>Ndemo.<br><br><br>> Thanks Dr Ndemo.<br>><br>> Good to know and sounds great. I echo what one lister mentioned earlier<br>
> about getting 'snippets' of information. Would help if this information<br>> was available on www (is it?) so we have a clearer picture.<br>><br>> Victor<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>
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> Sent: 30 December 2009 13:15<br>> To: Victor Gathara<br>> Cc: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://uk.mc278.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] My 2cts: ICT Parks<br>><br>> Thank you Victor.� We are not actually putting up just a BPO Park.� This<br>> is a Special Economic Zone that we are jointly putting up with other<br>> sector including the financial sector (Finanncial District),� the science<br>
> park (with all other research institutions), tourism (Hotels), Industrial<br>> park as well as a Trade Centre (Convention Centre).� The entire project<br>> would include first class hospital and international schools.� It is<br>
> simply a new city, an exempler on how things must be done.� We have taken<br>> into consideration of all the issues raised by Booz Allen.� We are in the<br>> process of coming up with the feasibility study by February and a Master<br>
> Plan by April.<br>><br>> We are revising the Vision 2030 to refer to the BPO sector as IT enebled<br>> services (ITES).� We are not to remain a BPO location for ever.� We must<br>> climp the ladder to get to the real digital world.� BPO was proposed as<br>
> bait to get us thinking how we can make money out of ICTs.� Unfortunately,<br>> I see many of us getting stuck in this.� The broad thinking is to provide<br>> fist world class infrastructure, develop capacity to utilize the<br>
> infrastructure then leave people alone.� This is called facilitation and<br>> ideally entrepreneurialism would then propel economic growth.� But to be<br>> honest I get disappointed when those who are supposed to understand this<br>
> basic theory begin to get confused even before the food cooks.<br>><br>> In the Western ideology which we pretend to subscribe to, political<br>> freedom and individual liberties are paramount.� In those other ideologies<br>
> that have failed they thought success will come from the state managing<br>> economic, social and cultural activities.� To some extent this looks fair<br>> but it failed to be sustainable.<br>><br>> Whereas the later ideology has had some failures, these we simply market<br>
> fluctuations and indeed even local banana markets, markets do fail but not<br>> the ambitions of a free society.� Therefore, please give us the benefit of<br>> doubt that we have put a lot of thought to the SEZ in Athi River.� At<br>
> lease we are not sitting and not doing anything as it has been in the<br>> past.<br>><br>><br>> Ndemo.<br>><br>><br>><br>>> Dr Ndemo,<br>>><br>>> The following is an excerpt for a paper I wrote� on the impact of the<br>
>> arrival of sub-marine fibre in East<br>>> Africa(<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ict4d/workingpapers/Gathero.doc" target="_blank">http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ict4d/workingpapers/Gathero.doc</a>). In<br>
>> it I suggest we adopt consultant Booz Allen Hamilton's six levers for<br>>> successful development of an ICT park strategy for Kenya.<br>>><br>>> ______________________<br>>><br>>> ICT Parks<br>
>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Kenya's BPO sector cannot succeed without a critical mass of companies<br>>> at least a handful of which must be of significant size (000s of<br>>> employees).<br>
>> The Government can fast-track an environment conducive to ICT sector<br>>> growth by fostering ICT parks - one or more buildings in which there<br>>> is a full range of services including reliable electrical power, high<br>
>> speed lines, cabling, physical security and so on. GoK has undertaken<br>>> the creation of one such park in Athi River. Building is expected to<br>>> commence in July. The park will occupy about 5000 acres of land and is<br>
>> expected to employ over 10,000 people. While a positive undertaking,<br>>> the park should be considered as part of an overall strategy.<br>>> Consultant firm Booz Allen Hamilton has reviewed the learning from<br>
>> global experiences and suggests six main levers for the successful<br>>> development of ICT parks:[1] <outbind://20/#_ftn1><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> * Purpose - This element must be articulated up front as it directly<br>
>> impacts the physical environment, regulatory and legal context,<br>>> economic focus, level of integration to the national economy, etc. To<br>>> illustrate, parks can focus on objectives dealing with ICT sector<br>
>> development, attraction of foreign investments and/or retention of<br>>> domestic investments, and incubation of new business. The purpose of<br>>> the Athi River Park should be clearly articulated.<br>
>><br>>><br>>><br>>> * Value Proposition - Central to the success of an ICT park is the<br>>> definition and enactment of a legal and regulatory framework,<br>>> provision of adequate infrastructure and facilities, availability of<br>
>> support services, overall quality of life, and location, to name a<br>>> few. Importantly, the offering of communication-related services such<br>>> as voice and data telecommunications, managed data services, and media<br>
>> broadcast all play a key role in shaping the value proposition. It<br>>> would be good to get a blueprint of the park widely circulated showing<br>>> advantages of businesses being housed there. The government can also<br>
>> make it easy for local or foreign firms to set up operations for<br>>> example by giving tax incentives to companies, domestic and foreign<br>>> operating in the park.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>
>><br>>><br>>> * Location - The efficiency, effectiveness, and resulting lifestyle in<br>>> these parks are important attributes. As a result, ICT parks tend to<br>>> be located in dedicated areas outside the main city and within a short<br>
>> driving distance. They also tend to be located within a short driving<br>>> distance from the airport as well as prominent universities. This<br>>> clearly suits Athi River as a choice location with its distance from<br>
>> Nairobi, Daystar University and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.<br>>> Last but not least, Booz Allen suggests the park dedicates 30%-50% of<br>>> their space to green areas with the objective to create a distinctive<br>
>> and attractive environment.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> * Partnership - ICT parks require close links to academic<br>>> institutions, real estate developers, venture capitals and financial<br>
>> institutions, investment promotion agencies, and national government<br>>> agencies involved in the ICT sector. To illustrate, and building on<br>>> the learning of the broader experience of technology parks, nearly 50%<br>
>> of such developments are pursued within university-related premises.<br>>> It would be prudent for the government to initiate such partnerships in<br>>> this early stage.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>
>> * Funding - ICT parks can be funded primarily through the private<br>>> sector (e.g., real estate developers, private investors/placement) and<br>>> government agencies if required. They are self-sustainable financially<br>
>> and can generate attractive returns. In this regard GoK should seek to<br>>> enter Private Public Partnerships to ensure that there is private sector<br>>> buy-in.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>
>> * Competitive Positioning - ICT parks can define their competitive<br>>> positioning along three dimensions. Firstly, they need a<br>>> differentiated positioning vis-�-vis other comparable developments<br>
>> within the same region (e.g., within the Arabian Peninsula, such as the<br>>> Dubai Media city).<br>>> Secondly, they need to offer distinctive benefits at a national level,<br>>> in particular when considering that 50% of the tenants could represent<br>
>> already established institutions. Thirdly, ICT parks can be defined as<br>>> part of a regional network of parks. Such a 'constellation' of parks<br>>> aims to create cross-border synergies and complementary products,<br>
>> services, and strengths. The concept of 'constellation' is already<br>>> into play at a national level with developments such as the Smart<br>>> Villages in Egypt having planned presences in Giza (Cairo), Mansoura<br>
>> (Cairo), and Alexandria. The Athi River Park should therefore not be<br>>> seen in isolation but as part of a constellation of parks. Others<br>>> could be developed in University towns such as Eldoret, Nakuru and Juja.<br>
>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ________________________________<br>>><br>>> [1] <outbind://20/#_ftnref1>� Booz Allen Hamilton: ICT parks offer a<br>>> fast-track development approach for the Middle East,<br>
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