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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Mwesh,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I think we will have live feeds, from the venue as Lucy and
the Chairman from the ICT Board have promised.. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Participants can engage online, to follow the different
discussions and presentations ongoing. I believe this</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>should next usher us into the era of live video conferencing -
hopefully, as broadband becomes "Real broadband",</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>and affordable..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>One good thing is that this conference is sponsored by one of
the main broadband service providers in </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>the
country.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I suppose </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>the question of Mobile broadband
costing/affordability needs to be covered at this summit
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>exhaustively</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>especially given that the theme is "Connected
Government". Simply put, what's causing prices to remain
astronomical,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>when several optic fibre cables have landed on our
shores- etc, etc. Is it licensing? Then spotlight needs to
turn</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>to the regulator to make it easier for the realization of
lowered pricing. Is it overheads costing, as it was
mentioned</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>earlier on the forum? - hardly. I differ, especially
given the huge profit margins being made. Maybe the
shareholders?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Not really, perhaps it's time we rein in on private
profit interests so that they do not overtake national
interests.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Let's balance them out.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I look forward to Broadband being given airtime, lest it
might be interesting to know how Govt. plans to
interconnect,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>without broadband. Or delivery of services over broadband with
price tags hitting the ceilings..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312475815-26032010></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>H<SPAN
class=312475815-26032010>arry</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=312475815-26032010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>lordmwesh<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 26, 2010 3:46
PM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT
Board?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>The ICT meeting at the coast was sponsored by Safaricom, Its a
connected Government summit. <BR><BR>CEOs of all government companies,
ministries (PSs), and big ICT players were invited. The coordination was done
through The Kenya ICT Board.<BR><BR>If you did not get an invite, and feel you
should have, the person to lynch is Kukubo. :)<BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Mwendwa
Kivuva<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 26 March 2010 13:29, Solomon Mburu Kamau <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com">solo.mburu@gmail.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>So there was an invite for an ICT meeting at the
Coast?<BR>Just like somebody has asked, what is the rationale and criteria
for<BR>selecting the participants?<BR>And the invitations?<BR><BR>On
26/03/2010, Emmanuel Khisa <<A
href="mailto:Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke">Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke</A>>
wrote:<BR>> Harry (Not Hare),<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> I asked the
same question. Still waiting for a response, who are the<BR>> invitees for
this very important meeting of minds? And what is the<BR>>
Criterion?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
Regards<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> From:
kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=<A href="http://kadet.co.ke"
target=_blank>kadet.co.ke</A>@<A href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke"
target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A><BR>> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa">kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa</A>=<A
href="http://kadet.co.ke" target=_blank>kadet.co.ke</A>@<A
href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>]
On<BR>> Behalf Of Harry Delano<BR>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:11
AM<BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke">emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke</A><BR>
<DIV class=im>> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<BR></DIV>>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT
Board?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Thanks Solomon, and
Wals, - point taken..<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> And while at it;-
"The connected Government summit of 2010" announcement,<BR>> as
released by Lucy of ICT Board on Wed.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Listers,
whats' your take..? It's all the way in Mombasa - at Leisure<BR>>
Lodge, where I do not think alot of people have been invited<BR>><BR>>
to take part. Is there any way policy discussants would be able to
follow<BR>> the proceedings from there or in a way participate,
as<BR>><BR>> most of the ICT practitioners I see on the roll seem to be
multinationals<BR>> (MNC's)..?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Once again,
I suppose it could be an opportunity to impress on those up<BR>> there,
what the real stakeholders want to see put in place.<BR>
<DIV class=im>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
Harry..<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _____<BR>><BR>> From:
kictanet-bounces+harry=<A href="http://comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>comtelsys.co.ke</A>@<A href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke"
target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A><BR>> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry">kictanet-bounces+harry</A>=<A
href="http://comtelsys.co.ke" target=_blank>comtelsys.co.ke</A>@<A
href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>]
On<BR></DIV>> Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau<BR>> Sent: Friday, March 26,
2010 9:11 AM<BR>
<DIV class=im>> To: <A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A><BR>> Cc:
KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<BR></DIV>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is
ICT Board?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> On 26 March 2010 08:54, Walubengo J
<<A href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> Harry (not the Hare ;-)<BR>><BR>> As
Jesus once said, let those who have ears, hear...<BR>><BR>><BR>> Even
in 'coded messages' that Jesus gave, He would later explain to His<BR>>
disciples and other interested parties.<BR>><BR>><BR>> On another
level, I think the link provided by Walu gives an insight on what<BR>> ICT
Board is all about. Methinks we should get to Bw. Kukubo to further<BR>>
explain to us on ICT Board is exactly!!!<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
walu.<BR>> nb: its a coded message but am sure it is quite clear to those
who must take<BR>> action to interven.<BR>><BR>><BR>> --- On Thu,
3/25/10, Harry Delano <<A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> From: Harry Delano <<A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>><BR>>
Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<BR>> To: "'Walubengo J'" <<A
href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</A>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <<A
href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>><BR>><BR>>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:19 PM<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
Walu,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Could you please "interpret", I think we
lost you somewhere along the<BR>> way.... It seems some kind of a
"mishmash"<BR>
<DIV class=im>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
Harry<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _____<BR>><BR>> From:
kictanet-bounces+harry=<A href="http://comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>comtelsys.co.ke</A>@<A href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke"
target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A><BR></DIV>> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry">kictanet-bounces+harry</A>
<mailto:<A
href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%252Bharry">kictanet-bounces%2Bharry</A>><BR>>
=<A href="http://comtelsys.co.ke" target=_blank>comtelsys.co.ke</A>@<A
href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=_blank>lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>] On
Behalf Of Walubengo J<BR>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:39 AM<BR>
<DIV class=im>> To: <A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A><BR>> Cc:
KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<BR></DIV>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is
ICT Board?<BR>><BR>><BR>> Yawe,<BR>><BR>> Google brought me the
official answer @<BR>> <A
href="http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/our-mandate-a-objectives"
target=_blank>http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/our-mandate-a-objectives</A><BR>><BR>>
But I could add my own "unofficial" perspective/personal opinion which
is<BR>> that the ICT Board could be the Ministry of Information
implementing agent<BR>> for ICT Strategies/Projects/Activities. This could
have been occasioned by<BR>> the e-Government Secretariate and GITS
(Government Info Technology Services)<BR>> cold-war and power games that
may have compromised on each others ability to<BR>> deliver on technology
enabled services for Government.<BR>><BR>> walu.<BR>><BR>> --- On
Thu, 3/25/10, robert yawe <<A
href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> From: robert yawe <<A
href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</A>><BR>>
Subject: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<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, March 25, 2010, 11:01 AM<BR>><BR>> Who is ICT Board and
what exactly is their mandate?<BR>><BR>><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>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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