<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">Hi,<br><br>It seems my thread has been hijacked and the core issue assasinated, I ask again "Who is ICT Board?"<br><br>Regards<br><div> </div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; ke users <ke-internetusers@bdix.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, 26 March, 2010 20:10:19<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br></font><br>Paul,<br>This example of PPP is an important milestone in my opinion based on<br>the need to make the society more responsive to the role of the govt<br>in service provision.<br>I do hope that the transcript for the meeting will be availed for<br>those who cannot make it to Coast<br><br>On 26/03/2010, Harry Delano <<a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Dear Paul,<br>><br>> Thanks alot for your invaluable feedback. It sheds light, and we do<br>> appreciate. Let's avail as much info, as we can on "goings on",<br>> and engage stakeholders far and wide so that a crucial constituency
does not<br>> get left out.<br>><br>> At best it might seem an all "Exclusive affair", or some kind of a "Members<br>> only" club - all these well meaning forums...<br>><br>> We look forward to following the events, on the tools you have mentioned..<br>><br>> Regards,<br>> Harry<br>><br>> _____<br>><br>> From: Paul Kukubo [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke" href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>]<br>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:27 PM<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; ke users<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br>><br>><br>> Harry<br>><br>> You make a good point. But again, we have different forums for different<br>> people with different interests and our stakeholders cut across to every<br>> citizen. This
just happens to be about government and private sector<br>> practitioners.<br>><br>> May I suggest that we start a discussion on shared services and government<br>> and private sector PPPs and best practices. The ICT Board has just concluded<br>> a contract with firm that won a tender to develop shared services in<br>> government. We have also received some further grant funds through<br>> fundraising we do to extend this to local government. As an example when the<br>> city council of Nairobi or indeed Mombasa can run SAP or Oracle, People Soft<br>> (just as examples) for it core financialls, HR workflow and the IT<br>> departments have CIOs driving IT, citizens will see greater value and local<br>> providers of these useful services will also benefit. Indeed this is the<br>> vision.<br>><br>> This discussion on this list has been clouded by two things:<br>><br>> * Mombasa. which is
chosen because it is a lovely place for senior people to<br>> spend time uninterrupted. I am reminded here of how we sell Kenya. as an<br>> example in attracting Nethope to host their global summit here, I did<br>> mention the excellent safaris, the variety of restaurants and Mombasa as<br>> part of the appeal. Nethope members did also visit local communities in<br>> Kajiado and speak to techies at JKUAT. part of what participants will see is<br>> a telepresence (high end video conferencing) pilot implementation linking<br>> Mombasa and Nairobi courts, in Mombasa's north coast.<br>><br>> * Stakeholder participation. This is a closed event, but we shall provide<br>> tools for people to follow through twitter, Facebook, our website, sponsor<br>> websites, youtube postings and some media houses at the event will provide<br>> dissemination. we shall record the entire summit proceeding.<br>><br>> I
have just asked my team to post the report from the last conference onto<br><span>> our website <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a>. The key success of last year's conference is the</span><br>> fact that we have now commenced on the road to government shared services.<br>> Anyone who understands the IT and government space well will confirm that<br>> this is a big step.<br>><br>> Asante<br>><br>> Paul Kukubo<br>> Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board<br>> PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>> Nairobi, Kenya<br>><br>> 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street<br>><br>> Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960<br>> Fax: +254 20 2211962<br><span>> website: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a></span><br><span>> local content project: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tandaa.co.ke">www.tandaa.co.ke</a>, <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.facebook.com/tandaakenya">www.facebook.com/tandaakenya</a></span><br>> twitter:@tandaaKENYA<br>> BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke<br><span>> Digital Villages Project: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pasha.co.ke">www.pasha.co.ke</a></span><br>><br>><br>> personal contacts<br>> _______________<br>><br>> Cell: + 254 735 180001<br>><br>><br>> skype: kukubopaul<br>> googletalk: pkukubo<br><span>> personal blog: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.paulkukubo.co.ke">www.paulkukubo.co.ke</a></span><br>> personal twitter: @pkukubo<br>><br>><br>> ____________________<br>> Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub<br>><br>> Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,<br>> through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for<br>> socio economic enrichment<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:36
PM, Harry Delano <<a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>> Lucy,<br>><br>> If you are online, kindly address the sentiments from listers on the summit.<br>><br>> I believe there is a general feeling that the broader ICT discussion that<br>> needs to be the agenda for the summit, could take<br>> a "back seat", as your interim list of invitees who seem to be mostly MNC's<br>> compete fiercely to market themselves and<br>> their solutions and carry out aggressive lobbying at the same time to sway<br>> policy that works in their favor. It perhaps<br>> would be advisable for the Board to ensure a balanced participation in such<br>> forums in future, so that others who do not<br>> have "vested" interests can keep the debate focussed and balanced. It would<br>> also ensure that eskewed policy is not a<br>>
"by-product" or "end product" of these important meetings.<br>><br>> That is why discussants here are interested, and request that you make<br>> arrangements that would transmit live proceedings<br>> from the summit at Leisure Lodge, possibly via an internet twitter feed, or<br>> you can organise for live "call ins". Participants,<br>> can tune in and contribute widely. The summit discussions/reports, and<br>> action plans can be availed online.<br>><br>> Are there such plans afoot..?<br>><br>> Harry<br>> _____<br>><br>> From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke" href="mailto:Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke">Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke</a>]<br>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:29 PM<br>><br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br>> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<br>><br>> Subject:
RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br>><br>><br>><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 ymailto="mailto:kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa<br>> <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa><br>> =<a ymailto="mailto:kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of Harry Delano<br>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:11 AM<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke"
href="mailto:emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke">emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke</a><br>> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<br>> 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>><br>><br>><br>> Harry..<br>><br>><br>><br>> _____<br>><br>> From: kictanet-bounces+harry=<a ymailto="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry><br>> =<a ymailto="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau<br>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:11 AM<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 26 March 2010 08:54, Walubengo J <<a
ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" 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 ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> From: Harry Delano <<a
ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>><br>> Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br>> To: "'Walubengo J'" <<a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>><br>><br>> Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" 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>><br>><br>><br>> Harry<br>><br>><br>><br>> _____<br>><br>> From: kictanet-bounces+harry=<a ymailto="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
href="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry><br>> =<a ymailto="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of Walubengo J<br>><br>><br>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:39 AM<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>> 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 ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> From: robert yawe <<a ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>> Subject: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a
ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" 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>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>><br>><br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>><br>><br>>
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