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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John,<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'>You have echoed my sentiments on how ICT should be working in government. So, do we have the required competencies in government to achieve it? Has this been included in the many PPP initiatives ongoing (how many of these are running by the way)? Is this an e-government initiative (where can one access a detailed progress report on e-gov initiatives)?<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'>R’s <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Edwin<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Kieti<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Edwin<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] GOK Making progress<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Indeed we need to recognize the progress with GoK ICT over the years. Although the skeptic will question the efficiency at which the progress has been achieved (resource wise), we need to give credit for at least having the intention to progress and getting somewhere with the intention. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Government departments and parastatals also need to move away from achieving the easier task of setting up physical infrastructure (networks, communication equipment, PCs, printers, laptops etc) to facilitating flow of GOK data for evidence based decision making. Merely running email and financial management systems remains basic in my view. More structured data and information needs to start flowing across departments and amongst its customers (esp. the public) to foster a culture of evidence driven decision making across the board. The government also needs to take the concept of 'Open Government Data' (eg <a href="http://www.data.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4263AB'>http://www.data.gov/</span></a>) more seriously.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:52 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Today I met a government official who gave me his card, you wonder what is so major about that, well the phone number was ISDN, well PS Ndemo it is clear that there is light at the end of the tunnel as relates to the government having a single contact number.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is at the office of the Prime Minister which is a clear indication that there was more done to the building than just interior refurbishments.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PS. But they need to be educated about DID?<br> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a 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>This message was sent to: <a href="mailto:jkieti@gmail.com">jkieti@gmail.com</a><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkieti%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkieti%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br><span style='color:#999999'>My Blog - <a href="http://www.gmeltdown.com" target="_blank">www.gmeltdown.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#336666'>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#999999'>Keep on doing what you know is right ...</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>