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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=535233706-14062010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I thought that the Prime Minister Gazetted another body
"BPO-ITES Working Group" in December 2009 which has coordinating powers and all
other institutions are now answerable to this entity.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=535233706-14062010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=535233706-14062010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Edith</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Stephen Ogunde<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 14, 2010 8:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Edith Adera<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [kictanet] Interim Board Updates<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Paul,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A quick
question?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How does ICT Board and
BPO Society co-relate?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Which body should be on
top of marketing <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region></st1:place> as a BPO
destination?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is BPO Society directly
funded by the government/or sponsors or is it through ICT
Board?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Does BPO Society
answerable to ICT Board? Kindly let me understand?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Paul Kukubo<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 11, 2010 3:36
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">ogunde@accesskenya.com</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [kictanet]
Interim Board Updates</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Dear Listers as you enjoy
the World Cup, I hereby provide the Kenya ICT Board's programs
update. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Kenya</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> ICT Board Interim Update
11<SUP>th</SUP> June 2010</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Pillar
1. BPO ITES</SPAN></FONT></U></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 1.1. National
Capacity </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Centre of
Excellence. The 2<SUP>nd</SUP> Centre of Excellence Workshop and engagement with
Kenya BPO Society, academia and industry practitioners. The COE framework
presented for discussion and buy-in. Stakeholders agreed on the proposed
timelines and strategy for the implementation of the COE which will selection of
the anchor institution and selection of training by end January
2011.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Permanent
Secretary Information and Communications established a BPO Skills Gap taskforce
in 2009. This taskforce has now completed and presented an assessment
report. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">National Software
Certification. Consultancy for the development of Certification and initial
training awarded, pending contract signing. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Incubation.
Project has yet to commence. Kenya ICT Board and the World Bank finalizing
discussions on the model.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 1.2.
BPO/ITES Marketing/ Country Positioning</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Confirmation from
donor with donors to support Kenya Outsourcing day in (Bellagio) <st1:place
w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> in March 2011. This targets leading outsourcing and
market analysts I n Europe with a view to making the case for
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>
outsourcing.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Direct Marketing.
ICT Board finalizing support for a leading NGO to locate their shared services
centre in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>. ICT Board is pursuing 4
leading BPO companies to locate in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> by mid
2011.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Stakeholders
received a presentation by PS Ndemo on the initial case for Malili.
Presentations were also received from IFC. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Kenya
Positioning Marketing Initiatives undertaken as follows: Presentation to
European Firms in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region> in
Feb 2010, participation at the UNDP International Conference on Interoperability
in <st1:City w:st="on">Rio De Janeiro</st1:City> <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region>, in May 2010, Participation at the HP
Technology Conference in <st1:place w:st="on">Frankfurt</st1:place> in April
2010. Commonwealth South South BPO Summit Mauritius 2010 (ICT Board
Sponsored a member of the BPO Taskforce)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">5.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Kenya Positioning
initiatives planned for2010. Call Centre expo Birmingham Sep 2010, BPO Visit to
South Africa October 2010, CISCO CIO Global Summit October 2010, Shanghai Expo
participation August, Harvard Business School, Shared Services and Outsourcing
Summit July 2010, Accenture Global Outsourcing Conference Prague, June
2010.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 1.4 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Capacity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Sector
Development</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Pillar
2. Digital Inclusion</SPAN></FONT></U></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Program 2.1 KENET (Kenya
Education Network) support</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">200 MB Bandwidth
disbursed to 64 tertiary institutions across the country. This subsided internet
connectivity worth 200 MB of Bandwidth has substantially lowered the costs of
connectivity. This commenced in January 2009 and will run end
2010.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Contract has
been awarded for the development of a modern network operation centre (NOC) for
the efficient management of the universities virtual network in line with global
standards.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Kenya ICT Board
has advertised for the procurement of IRUs (long term international bandwidth
arrangement) for supply o bandwidth and connection to other national and
regional education networks.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region> ICT Board has
facilitated training of university engineers in network design administration
and management across all the tertiary institutions in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 2.2. Digital
Villages (Pasha)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board has
trained 1000 people across every constituency in the county. Training has been
in entrepreneurship to prepare them to run digital access centre efficiently.
The trainees will be eligible for loans under the digital revolving fund to
establish digital centers.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The Digital centre
pilots have been undertaken in 5 areas, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Nairobi</st1:place></st1:City>, Garissa Kangundo, Meru, and
Malindi. Preliminary findings are positive and will inform the larger roll
out. The key learnings have been that the centers require excellent broadband
communication, technical support, good equipment and capacity especially with
respect marketing and service delivery.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board is
working with the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development to establish
digital centres in the metropolis.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 2.3 Wezesha
(University Laptops scheme)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board has
commenced implementation of the Wezesha project. Advertising of the project will
be done in July. This project to provide a financial subsidy for students in all
universities to purchase a laptop. We intend to provide subsidy towards 16,000
laptops over a maximum of 2 years. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Pillar
3. Local Digital Content (Tandaa).</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 3.1 Tandaa
Local Digital Content Grants</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Kenya ICT Board
announces the launch of the grants for entrepreneurs in local digital content.
Launch of awareness and dissemination campaign. This phase will disburse a
third of USD 4 Million in batches of a maximum 10,000 USD per selected
individuals and 50,000USD for firms towards the development of
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 3.2 Tandaa capacity
and awareness for local content)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Held two
successful Tandaa Symposium local content awareness symposiums which involved.
First symposium had 80 participants and the second over 200. Participants shared
experiences concerning local content development.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">CEO presentation
to Skunksworks </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Suppoted the
Launch of Eyeballs, an innovative mobile based advertising medium in May
2010.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Supported the
launch of <st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place> Monday in April
2010.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">5.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Supported the
launch of Ihub.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">6.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">ICT Board
supporting Barcamp, The local developer meeting that brings together
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s most innovative local
software community. Takes place on 14<SUP>th</SUP> and 15<SUP>th</SUP> of June
at the Ihub.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 3.2 Bashiri,
National News information centers and government portal and
intranet</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Pillar
4. Egovernement Applications</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 4.1 State Law
Office Digitization of Key Achievements</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Completion of the
digitization process at the State Law office 25.5 Million paper records have
been digitized. This is towards the eventual automation and online enablement of
the company registry.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 4.2 Ministry
of Lands Digitization</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Infrastructure
capacity support for the Ministry of Lands where we have provided funding and
helped implementation of the new banking hall. This has included providing
furniture computers , scanners and local area network. Kenya ICT Board has
engaged university students in an outsourcing arrangement to prepare the lands
records for imminent digitization.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 4.3
Government Bandwidth</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Broadband Internet
access worth 80 MB provided to all ministries at head offices under the
Government’s Core Communications Network Project. This is costing 120,000 USD
per quarter. Commencing March 2010 for 24 months to augment the government’s
current broadband.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board will
be purchasing long term bandwidth commitments for the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> government
towards reduced costs of international internet communications. We are planning
a 15v year lease to be delivered via the TEAMs
cable.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project
4.4.Judiciary</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Trials have
commenced for high end video teleconferencing links at the courts of appeal
between <st1:City w:st="on">Nairobi</st1:City> and <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mombasa</st1:place></st1:City>. Once this is
trialed successfully over 10 months, this will be rolled out across key areas of
the judiciary.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Contract has been
awarded for digitizing 30 Million records for the High Court
Registry.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Contract has been
awarded for an interactive 2 way SMS platform for citizens to track the status
of their cases before the courts.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 4.5 KEMSA
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Successfully
implemented a new Enterprises Resource Planning System for Kenya Medical
Supplies Agency.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 4.6
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> Film
Commission</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board will
be funding the implementation of a content management system for the Kenya Film
Commission. Kenya ICT Board has advertised for
bids.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Pillar 5. Government Shared
Services (SHIRIKIANA)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 5.1. Central
Government Shared Services</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The ICT Board has
contracted Accenture Consulting to develop a shared services masterplan and
pilot for the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> government. The scope of this
work includes a pilot for public sector budgeting at the treasury. Interviews
and data gathering are on-going. This project aims to create a high performance
centre of excellence in the management and delivery of government back-end
services such as HR, IT Procurement and Finance. This impact positively service
delivery to citizens by government.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Project 5.2 Local
Government Shared Services</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">ITC Board has
fundraised and received USD 300,000 towards the development of Local Government
Shared Services, to support local authorities in financial, HR and IT shared
services.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Communication
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Capacity</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">ICT board launches
online newsletters for their various projects to ensure our communication are
kept up to date.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Media workshop
held in April 2010 in partnership with Kenya ICT Reporters Association for
attended by 30 reporters. Major interest by media on government shared services
and using online as a medium for extending traditional
media.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">ICT Board staff
commence training and implementation of Project Management in partnership with
Deloitte. Training is aimed at The Kenya ICT Board becoming Project Management
Certified.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Presentation by
CEO at the Marketing <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> Marketers Night in
June 2010. Presented the opportunities for marketers in ICT with specific
reference to entrepreneurship and to influencing the process of local
outsourcing.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddle><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=msolistparagraphcxsplast><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Paul Kukubo<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Chief Executive</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">Officer</st1:State>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region></st1:place> ICT
Board<BR><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box 27150</st1:Street>
-</st1:address> 00100<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Nairobi</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region></st1:place><BR><BR>12th Floor, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Teleposta Towers Koinange
Street</st1:address></st1:Street><BR><BR>Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960
<BR>Fax: +254 20 2211962<BR>website: <A
href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</A><BR>local content project: <A
href="http://www.tandaa.co.ke">www.tandaa.co.ke</A>, <A
href="http://www.facebook.com/tandaakenya">www.facebook.com/tandaakenya</A><BR>twitter:@tandaaKENYA<BR>BPO
Project: www. <A
href="http://doitinkenya.co.ke">doitinkenya.co.ke</A><BR>Digital Villages
Project: <A
href="http://www.pasha.co.ke">www.pasha.co.ke</A><BR><BR><BR>personal
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