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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'>Hi Paul,<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'>This is a great initiative that your board has embarked on. <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'>I have one question that might/might not have been addressed in the last grant cycle – how does the board guarantee information confidentiality, say in the case where an applicant submits an idea, and for some reason it does not get funded but then a few weeks/months later it resurfaces elsewhere as a commercial application without the knowledge of the original “inventor”?<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'>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>Paul Kukubo<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Edwin<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Listers<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/component/content/article/74-books/366-grant-for-web-and-mobile-phone-applications-now-open">http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/component/content/article/74-books/366-grant-for-web-and-mobile-phone-applications-now-open</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Click above for more details.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Ministry of Information and Communications, through the Kenya ICT Board is now accepting proposals for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant. The grant is offered to Kenyan citizens and companies registered in Kenya for the development of innovative web or mobile phone applications. Grants of up to $ 50,000 for companies and $ 10,000 for individuals and teams will be offered through the program. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The objective of the grant is to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity while promoting economic growth in the sector. For many companies that develop web and mobile solutions, access to funding to grow their company is a huge challenge. By supporting entrepreneurs with the funds they need to successfully take their products to market, the grant hopes to grow the number of relevant and local web and mobile applications available to Kenyans. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Kenya ICT Board awarded fifteen grants in 2010 and hopes to award at least 30 grants in 2011. The grant is available to individuals and companies in any sector and the Kenya ICT Board encourages any individual or company with ideas for web or mobile applications to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Category 1: Private sector innovation</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Tandaa Digital Content Grant is divided into two categories: Government Open Data and Private Sector Innovation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>In the Private Sector category, the Kenya ICT Board will select the most innovative proposals that demonstrate long term business viability. Proposal in this category must respond to a demonstrated market need and have a positive impact on the community it seeks to serve. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>In 2010, the Kenya ICT Board awarded seven grants in this category including a diary farmer payment application and a social media marketing product. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Category 2: Government Data Applications</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>On July 8, the Government of Kenya made 290 datasets publicly available and accessible through an Open Data portal. Now, the Kenya ICT Board will support entrepreneurs to develop web and mobile applications that utilize the data to provide services or products for citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Eduweb, an online school portal that use data from the Ministry of Education to provide a service for parents selecting schools for their children, was among seven grants awarded in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Eligibility</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Kenyan citizens above 18 are eligible to apply for the grant. Companies officially registered in Kenya are eligible to apply for the grant. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Matching grant for established companies</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>A new feature of the second round of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant offers established companies an opportunity to participate in the program. Companies founded at least 10 year ago with over 40 members of staff are invited to summit their proposals for a web or mobile application. The companies must match the grant in full. This categories allows otherwise profitable ICT companies to develop innovative projects within a short period of time. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Business Plan training</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Another new feature of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is a training component designed into the proposal process. Over 2,000 people participated in the first round of the Digital Content Grant. However, more than half of the applicants struggled with the business plan sections of the proposal. As such, the Kenya ICT Board will offer business plan training to the top 150 applicants. The training will equip the most innovative applicants with the tools to help them secure funding and grow the business--regardless of wether they are awarded the grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#111111'>Application Forms: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#111111'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>•<a href="https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form9/form_login.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006699;text-decoration:none'>Individuals/teams </span></a>($ 10,000 each)</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>•<a href="https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form8/form_login.html"><span style='color:#006699;text-decoration:none'>Companies</span></a> ($ 50,000 each)</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>•<a href="https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form10/form_login.html"><span style='color:#006699;text-decoration:none'>Matching grant</span></a> ($ 150,000 each)</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'> </span><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>VENUES GRANT WORKSHOPS: </span></strong><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in;border-color:initial'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border-color:initial'><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Town</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Date</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Venue</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Time</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Nakuru</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Tuesday 26<sup>th</sup> July, 2011<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Kabarak University<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>9am – 11am<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Kakamega</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Friday 29<sup>th</sup> July, 2011<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Masinde Muliro University<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>9am – 11am<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Garissa</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Tuesday 2<sup>nd</sup> August, 2011<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Garissa – Hiddig Hotel<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>9am – 11am<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Mombasa</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Friday 5<sup>th</sup> August, 2011<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Mombasa Polytechnic Uni<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>9am – 11am<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=115 valign=top style='width:1.2in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><strong>Nairobi</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=168 valign=top style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>Tuesday 9<sup>th</sup> August, 2011<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=196 valign=top style='width:146.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>KICC<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'>8am – 10am<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all>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>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 contacts<br>_______________<br><br>Cell: + 254 717 180001<br><br><br>skype: kukubopaul<br>googletalk: pkukubo<br>personal blog: <a href="http://www.paulkukubo.co.ke">www.paulkukubo.co.ke</a><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, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>