Listers, Catherine, Alex, Robert<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your questions. I did make this post on Friday and I had hoped my team would have updated our website with the details. I have been informed that this will be done today. There are 2 slide decks that will go up today that will go into details on the issues raised. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I will respond in more detail later this afternoon and inform this list once the site has been updated with the details</div><div><br></div><div>We do send out our updates to all the various lists to which we are subscribed. We have our own that has close to 10,000 addresses on it. The feedback we have is that the information we provide is highly appreciated.</div>
<div><br></div><div>regards</div><div><br></div><div><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>
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<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 <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Catherine Adeya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elizaslider@yahoo.com">elizaslider@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit"><div>Thanks for this information Paul, however, if possible, kindly share the Objectives of the study; it will inform a little more. Also do you plan this to be an impact study combined with one assessing potential in the ICT industry? A little clarity may help so you can benefit from the excellent researchers here on Kictanet.</div>
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<div>Nyaki<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 8/5/11, Paul Kukubo <i><<a href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote style="border-left:rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px"><br>From: Paul Kukubo <<a href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>><br>Subject: [kictanet] Julisha National ICT Market and Indicators Survey<br>
To: <a href="mailto:elizaslider@yahoo.com" target="_blank">elizaslider@yahoo.com</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
Date: Friday, August 5, 2011, 2:03 PM<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br>
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<p style="text-align:left;background-color:rgb(128,0,0);margin-bottom:0cm"><span><b><span style="font-size:large">Julisha: National M&E ICT Survey</span></b></span></p></div>
<h2 style="text-align:left" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:small;font-weight:normal">With the arrival of broadband connectivity through three (3) submarine cable systems, the Kenyan IT market and indeed many business sectors are to grow rapidly; allowing for the introduction of new and advanced services, further setting the stage for the development of ICT as a valid contributor to Kenya’s GDP.</span></h2>
</div></div><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Developing ICT skills remains a constant issue to be addressed by end users, vendors, and even governments. Public‐private partnerships between vendors and governments to set up facilities for technology and knowledge transfer continue to gain momentum, especially in view of the Government long-term plans to make ICT a key part of the Kenyan Economy.</font>
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<h2 lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:small">Rationale for the Proposed Survey</span></h2>
</div></div><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Given the dynamic changes happening in the Kenyan IT market and its vision to become the hub for IT in the region; Kenya ICT Board plans to conduct a detailed analysis within the with the aim of understanding the following issues: </font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Understanding the Kenyan ICT Ecosystem, its players, factors for growth and trends in the market;</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Sizing the ICT Market and its sub segments (hardware, software, services, etc.) in Kenya;</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Compiling a baseline of key ICT indicators (access, usage, penetration, etc.);</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Benchmarking key competitive ICT indicators against six countries in emerging markets; and</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Understanding the ICT Skills availability, demand and gaps among vendors, end users and residents.</font></p></li></ol>
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<h2 lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:small">Beneficiaries of the Proposed Survey</span></h2>
</div></div><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">The key beneficiaries of this survey's results include the following groups of stakeholders:</font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">ICT vendors and their channel partners;</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Education institutions (Kenya Education Network);</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Businesses as ICT end users;</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Residential consumers at large; and</font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Other ICT Stakeholders (MoIC, CCK, e-government directorate, Kenya BPO Society, etc.)</font></p></li></ol>
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</p><h2 lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:small">Survey Benefits </span></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">The survey deliverables will engender a range of benefits supporting its objectives. The major benefits are summarized as below:</font>
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<p style="margin-top:0.11cm" align="center"><font color="#ffffff"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><b><span style="font-size:small">Benefit</span></b></font></font></p></td></tr>
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<div><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Benefits to the IT Industry</span></font></div></td>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding the current usage and penetration of the IT within Kenya</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Identifying lucrative IT industry opportunities for Kenya and developing a strategy to increase adoption of progressive IT technologies within the country</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Contributing to development of information society in specific and Kenya as a hub for ICT in general. </span></font><span style="font-size:small"></span></p>
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<div><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Benefits for Kenya ICT Board</span></font></div></td>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding the current state with regards to ICT barometers and growth trends</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding major challenges and opportunities for these areas</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding Kenya's position with regards to its peer countries</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Gaining ownership of key IT topic areas and spearheading the implementation of initiatives in these areas in conjunction with Government empowered and private sector associations</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding the current availability of ICT skills and the gaps</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Reinforcement of Kenya ICT Board's thought leadership role</span></font></p></li></ul></td></tr>
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<div><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Benefits for other IT stakeholders</span></font></div></td>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding the state of IT within Kenya</span></font></p></li>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm;margin-bottom:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Understanding the key challenges of ICT in Kenya and analyze how to develop Kenya as the ICT Hub in the region</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Creation of programmes (based on the results of the study done by IDC) to augment the local Kenyan ICT industry and the ICT skills available. </span></font><span style="font-size:small"></span></p>
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</p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">The findings of the research will be used by Kenya ICT Board to analyze the current situation on the Kenyan ICT market and build actionable plans for IT development in the country. They will also benefit the industry and citizens at large. More details will be availed on <a href="http://www.ict.go.ke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ict.go.ke</a> shortly</font>
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</p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><br></font>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/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ict.go.ke</a><br>local content project: <a href="http://www.tandaa.co.ke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tandaa.co.ke</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tandaakenya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/tandaakenya</a><br>
twitter:@tandaaKENYA<br>BPO Project: www. <a href="http://doitinkenya.co.ke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doitinkenya.co.ke</a><br>Digital Villages Project: <a href="http://www.pasha.co.ke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pasha.co.ke</a><br>
<br><br>personal contacts<br>_______________<br><br>Cell: + 254 717 180001<br><br><br>skype: kukubopaul<br>googletalk:
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