Harry<br><br>look at tourism - established, big players, proven players .... government spends tonnes of money marketing (KTB, Magical Kenya, Exhibitions etc etc)<br><br>BPO has alot more potential compared to tourism, with alot less capex ... thats why serikali would market {it creates alot of jobs that would start at 15k per month ...}<br>
<br>The issues is whats being done, is it working (for the providers), is it bringing investors etc etc<br><br>Thanks<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Harry Hare <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org">harry@africanedevelopment.org</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;">Good people, please help me out here. I sort of get confused with the BPO<br>
stuff, and especially the business models.<br>
<br>
My take is, a BPO entity is a company offering business process outsourcing,<br>
right? It is also limited liability company, right? So, I would assume that<br>
the responsibility of marketing and attracting customers lies squarely on<br>
this entity. So where does the government come in?<br>
<br>
And don't say that its because BPO forms part of the vision 2030, because<br>
one of the pillars of the vision is Financial Services and I have never<br>
heard the Kenya Bankers Association asking the Government to market its<br>
members and the sector abroad. Neither have I heard Kenya Association of<br>
manufacturers doing that. So this sorts confuses me.<br>
<br>
Wouldn't it be more sustainable if the BPO sector worked on attracting<br>
business (and it does not have to be international I imagine) by packaging<br>
value as the offering? I tend to think Govt subsidies can be used to jump<br>
start a sector but are not sustainable to grow a sector. Govt subsidies are<br>
tied to political considerations and objectives which change with the<br>
government in power. You see, I need some education, don't I?<br>
<br>
Good day all.<br>
<br>
Harry (not Delano)<br>
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On 2/1/10 7:57 AM, "Edwin Onchari" <<a href="mailto:eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke">eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> The lack of business can and will be addressed on 2 fronts:<br>
> 1. marketing - The Society is developing a model that will bear fruit<br>
> mid-year (June/July) for key international markets (North America, UK) and<br>
> throughout the year for the local market beginning this month (February). We<br>
> are also developing marketing strategies for the EU market that is more<br>
> targeting ITES operations.<br>
> 2. Capacity- this includes what Charles is talking about, fiber, ease of<br>
> doing business, but most important (especially for international clients)<br>
> data security policy. This policy is being developed (requirements document)<br>
> in collaboration with our partners in key markets and once information<br>
> collection is complete, we'll develop a data security guideline for the<br>
> industry and assist local players comply with this ahead of the June/July<br>
> marketing initiative.<br>
><br>
> Kind regards,<br>
><br>
> Edwin M Onchari<br>
> CEO- Kenya BPO Society<br>
> +254-(0)720 755 951<br>
> <a href="mailto:eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke">eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke</a><br>
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> ustry.html<br>
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> To: <a href="mailto:eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke">eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke</a><br>
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan BPO fails to snap up the subsidy, why?<br>
><br>
> hi all,<br>
><br>
> Nick has hit the nail right on the head<br>
><br>
> As JKUAT, we have also taken on this challenge and signed on with African<br>
> BPO Academy and BCI to start offering BCI's certifications so that our<br>
> graduates �know what it takes to take Kenya where it ought to be in BPO<br>
> space.<br>
> give us the support by sending your staff for trainibg which we are also<br>
> offering at Nairobi CBD.<br>
><br>
> regards<br>
><br>
> charles<br>
><br>
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:26 EET nicholasnesbitt wrote:<br>
><br>
>> this biggest concern for this industry is the lack of business. �not the<br>
> lack of talent or the high costs. �It's the cost of overcoming perceptions,<br>
> reaching out to new prospects, convincing them that kenya is a worthwhile<br>
> outsourcing destination. �Marketing! �Spreading the word.<br>
>><br>
>> I have just spent a week in the UK meeting with some of the largest<br>
> outsourcers in the world. �They have never heard of Kenya as an outsourcing<br>
> destination. �Very interested now, but completely unaware. �We stopped<br>
> marketing Kenya as a BPO destination before we had built international<br>
> recognition and credibility, which raises questions �in these prospects'<br>
> minds about our commitment as a country to making Kenya an outsourcing<br>
> destination...<br>
>><br>
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