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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Good suggestions Harry, but while I am not a pessimist, I have a
feeling that with time, whatever body will be formed will still face the same
attacks/questions from the industry on the mandate etc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Perhaps the upcoming public forum will begin to shed some light
in the direction ICT development in Kenya should follow?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Harry Delano<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 06, 2010 6:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> emuchiri@andestbites.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? - Capacity Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Lilian,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>This
is so comprehensive.. Hope, notes are being taken from these resourceful
discussions coming in.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Mine, is just a proposal. Clearly, the different agencies existing,
happen to work within some form of </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>mandate in their own areas of jurisdiction or so, whether the
mandates are competing mandates or</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>a duplication, it may be quite difficult to just "merge"
them.. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Clearly, Listers - one thing that is now clear, is that ICT is a
huge phenomenon, that cuts' out across</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>the entire spectrum of Govt and ministries - beyond INFOCOM.
This means, stakeholders from other</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Govt. sectors need to be brought into the fold to harmonize
strategy..</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>I suppose therefore, this may call for an oversight body - to
which, each of the Govt agencies can have a</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>representation. This oversight, could encompass reps, from all
sectors, private , and govt. All interests</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>should be declared as a pre-requisite to serving on this panel for
purposes of accountability and </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>transparency..</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>If in order, I could float some names for such a body, such as:-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>National ICT Task Force - (NICTAF)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>National ICT Agency of Kenya - (NICTAK)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>National ICT Oversight Board -(NICTOB)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Other names are welcome..</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
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>Lilian Karanja<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 06, 2010 11:43 AM<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? - Capacity Building</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Yes, Robert.......I see. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Certainly, what GoK needs is
ICT Governance. “<span style='color:#231F20'>Without governance you do
not produce good decisions consistently. ‘Governance’ in the
context of the management of ICT crafts a clear framework in which decisions
are made, who makes the decisions about business and technology developments,
who has input into the decision-making process and how the decisions are
formed”.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify'>In my
opinion, the ICT Board (under Min. Of Info Comm), the Directorate of
e-Government (under OP), the GITS Department (under Min. Of Finance), and both
the CCK and NCS (both under Min. Of Info Comm) seem to have related ICT goals
and objectives. They (unfortunately) don’t seem to oftenly collaborate
in their decision-making. I personally like the idea of a KITA like
SITA/RITA. Sometime ago, the Directorate of e-Government seemed to come-up
into a KITA (in the way we think of SITA/RITA), but did not
‘mature’ into the institution envisioned. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify'><i><span
style='color:#231F20'>GoK ICT Governance Decisions would ideally focus on:</span></i>
<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>Determining the strategic approach to
e-government and ICT within GoK</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>How the e-government initiatives should
be used in GoK, to improve services, reduce costs, develop the community, etc</span></i>
<i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>How fundamental e-government and ICT is
to GoK and the country at large</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>The way e-government and ICT is to be
managed (e.g. by what mechanism and how resources are to be managed)</span></i>
<i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>The way investments are to be made and policies on
realising and sharing benefits</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>How the required skills are to be procured (through
strategic partnerships, in-house, through consortium, etc)</span></i> <i><span
style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>The principles that underlie the ICT architecture</span></i>
<i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>Setting priorities and determining e-government and ICT
investment programmes</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#231F20'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>Managing the foundations and regulations regarding the
core elements of the infrastructure:</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>Personnel – who will be
responsible for their professional development and where certain skills
should reside</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>Methods and techniques – what project/programme
management, development and operations management standards should be used</span></i>
<i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>Charging mechanisms and services standards (performance
management)</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>Information – standards to enable
the effective sharing of information</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='color:#231F20'>Core applications – intranet, finance systems,
payroll, registries and personnel standards, etc</span></i> <i><span
style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:#231F20'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#231F20'>
</span><i><span style='color:#231F20'>Technical – network, consolidated
service desk, data standards</span></i> <i><span style='color:#231F20'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;
color:black'> </span><span style='color:#231F20'>Security</span></i> <i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;
color:black'> </span><span style='color:#231F20'>Legal</span></i> <i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>This has conspicuously missed
within GoK, in the past years. We look to GoK greatly to spur
‘mwananchi’ by keenly committing to ‘add value’ to
broadband so that their attitude, confidence and appreciation towards the use
ICTs and the Internet increases (especially in the rural areas, as they access
Government e-Services), thus creating an Internet Community and an IT
culture. Am not sure we necessarily need support from outside to do this,
even donor funds (we don’t need). We can do it on our own, as we
(Kenya) are, now, known to be an emerging knowledge economy. GoK can lead the
way to create a Kenyan way ‘working with’and using ICT. We have
so many Youth (any way), who are jobless! Lets purposefully develop capacity
of these young and use them sufficiently. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>I rest my case, and I apologise
for any misunderstandings. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>LILIAN<o:p></o:p></p>
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--- On <b>Tue, 4/6/10, robert yawe <i><robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk><br>
Subject: Who is ICT Board? - Capacity Building<br>
To: "Lilian Karanja" <l_wkaranja@yahoo.com><br>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 12:32 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Hi Lilian,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Just wanted to
clarify an issue, government has some of the best trained ICT fellows and I
know because I have regularly interacted with them for over 10 years.
Do not be deceived by the fact that they are no fancy websites or
iphone applications the men and women who keep the government systems running
are basically miracle workers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>How they do it
is beyond my comprehension and the last thin they need is a capacity building
what they need like all with the other areas of government is a co-ordinator
or a Deputy Prime Minister IS. Hon Raila has definitely moved
government efficiency a notch higher and without a "dream team"
or expatriate consultants all he did was dust off the diamonds
within. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Government has a
beautiful retention strategy which is we pay you for 2 hours a day and we
expect you to only deliver the paid for work, if you are unable to find
something profitable to do with the balance 6 hours then that is your
problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>What we need is
a deputy prime minister information systems or ICT or BPO whatever the name
of which KICTB has proven not to be to "desilo" (term coined by Dr.
Ndemo during the PM Round table meeting) the government activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Can you government
ICT gurus stick your heads out and defend your selves, I know many of you are
on this listing, so be warned that next time I need to put the record strait
on your behalf I will actually name names.<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:
"Times","serif"'>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Tel:
+254722511225, +254202010696 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Lilian Karanja
<l_wkaranja@yahoo.com><br>
<b>To:</b> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Mon, 5 April, 2010 16:58:41<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Hijacked</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear PS:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It is a little discouraging to hear you say that
the issues discussed in this topic are 'kuchongoana tu'. We look
up to you, and others in Government and also
in the private sector who are so passionate about the use of ICTs
and the Internet to create opportunities for all, in Kenya, and see that
ICT remains a reliable vehicle for economic growth and development. So,
please don't stop listening to us, patiently and we beseech you to
continue in your wisdom in dealing with these matters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This topic, 'Who is ICT Board?' as well as that
of 'eGovernment is it a myth or reality?' have raised important
questions that should be addressed with 'a big heart' and an open mind. As
you have noted, a town hall meeting is good and always welcome. However,
moving forward, it needs to be clear how ICT Board interacts with
Government and how it promotes the existence of an Institutional Framework
for ICT management in Government. Clearly, the ICT Board manages of a huge
chunk of donor funds for ICT growth in Kenya, eGovernment and the likes
(through the KTCIP), but still the Government lags behind in their ICT technical
know-how and skills.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>While one of their mandate (the ICT Board) is <strong><span
style='color:blue'>Capacity Building (</span></strong>Providing GoK and
other stakeholders with skills, capacity and funding for anchor
implementation of ICT projects for development) over time we have only seen
laxity in the management of ICT by Government i.e. poor websites,
unsatisfactory performance of legacy systems, inconsistent DNS & IP
address management, meagre IT Security (web, network, etc), little or
no R&D and M&E of ICT & eGovt, etc. But may be it is not
deliberate laxity, it is that the Government Officers who manage IT issues
in Government are not continuously trained in all pertinent areas to
raise experts and skillful personnel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I hope this is an area ICT Board can address, when they
say that part of their mandate is <strong><span style='color:blue'>Capacity
Building, </span></strong><span style='color:black'>otherwise we have
Government Officers who cannot do much to use broadband properly and
strategically as well as make eGovernment a reality. The
cabilities of these Officers should be close to, if not better than
those in the private sector. And when GoK finally has real experts and
engineers in ICT, a retention strategy MUST be adopted to keep them and
recompense them accordingly. This is the future of Government IT, 'people
who are knowledgeable and focused on a bright future'.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>LILIAN<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>--- On <b>Sun, 4/4/10, bitange@jambo.co.ke <i><bitange@jambo.co.ke></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke><br>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Hijacked<br>
To: "Lilian" <l_wkaranja@yahoo.com><br>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>
Date: Sunday, April 4, 2010, 9:42 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Barrack,<br>
Several posts have come by on the role of ICT and I think it will be wise<br>
if we sorted this in a town hall meeting similar to one we had on Malili. <br>
Honestly it feels as though some Neanderthal decided to create these<br>
agencies without putting some thought to it. Criticisms are good only<br>
when you point out where there are gaps.<br>
<br>
The other day I posted a policy proposal for comments but only one person<br>
did respond. What it means then is that this forum ni ya kuchongoana
tu. <br>
Which really is unfortunate. I have four other policy proposals that
I<br>
really think should push through then arouse sufficient interest from the<br>
membership here.<br>
<br>
<br>
Ndemo.<br>
<br>
<br>
> This is truly "Jicho Pevu", i think some answers to this
questions are<br>
> very much in order as we celebrate Easter, can someone provide us with<br>
> a list of all agencies involved in ICTs and ICT4D so that we can do<br>
> some tooth comb analysis, i saw a post from Paul on what the
board<br>
> has achieved early this year, that was very much in order we need<br>
> something from NCS as well plus any other agencies.<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Vitalis Olunga <<a
href="http://us.mc452.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=volunga@yahoo.com"
target="_blank">volunga@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> There is also another body , National Communications Secretarait.
What<br>
>> is<br>
>> the diffrence between NCS and ICT Baord and how do the two bodies
relate<br>
>> with respect to advisory services to the governement on ICT
matters?<br>
>><br>
>> Regards<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Vitalis<br>
>><br>
>> ________________________________<br>
>> From: robert yawe <<a
href="http://us.mc452.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk"
target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>> To: <a
href="http://us.mc452.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=volunga@yahoo.com"
target="_blank">volunga@yahoo.com</a><br>
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a
href="http://us.mc452.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>> Sent: Sat, April 3, 2010 12:03:22 PM<br>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Hijacked<br>
>><br>
>> Hi,<br>
>> I rest my case on this issue, the ICT Board is
a monolith, Try<br>
>> reading this... (pdf file), as I feared it is mandated
to do anything<br>
>> and<br>
>> everything under the sun that could be called ICT which includes
your<br>
>> microwave oven and copier.<br>
>> Functions of Kenya ICT Board<br>
>> The core functions of Kenya ICT Board as documented in the
Kenya Gazette<br>
>> Legal Notice No 26 of the May 2007:<br>
>> • To advice the government on all relevant
matters pertaining to<br>
>> development, coordination (remember the PM
post) and promotion of ICT<br>
>> industries in the country.<br>
>> • Promote both locally and internationally
the opportunities for<br>
>> investments in ICT technology<br>
>> • Facilitate and manage ICT industrial
incubation parks and technology<br>
>> parks together with associated facilities on sites, estates
and land.<br>
>> • Partner with agents within and without
the country to carry out such<br>
>> functions as it may consider necessary.<br>
>> • To transform and empower society through deployment
and use of ICTs.<br>
>> • Carry out any other activity to promote
and develop ICT products and<br>
>> services.<br>
>> Have a restful Easter as we await the limited range 4G, yes you
guessed<br>
>> it I<br>
>> still have a 3G issue and I am in Nairobi.<br>
>> Regards<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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