I think all the arguments are essentially saying the same things from different perspectives...<br clear="all"><div dir="ltr">--<br><font color="#990000">Josiah Mugambi </font></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:55 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com">murigi.muraya@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Excellent notes.. by Phares<br><br>It is not that ICT does not have money, it is that we do not implement / support Information Systems as much as we should to increase transparency / accountability / good (profitable) behavior in our organizations / societies / governments.<br>
<br>Beware: When an IT Pro becomes an Enemy of Fraud.. He becomes an enemy of the Corrupt State..<br><br>CEO's and CFO's who keep CIO's from doing their work -- that is to increase efficiency (reduce wastage and grow profits), business intelligence and transparency within organizations -- should be penalized / punished by their employers / shareholders.<br>
<br>After financial scandals in the USA, messaging (not just accounting) systems in Corporate firms, are being developed to help compliance with their Sarnabanes Oxley (SOX) and other Acts..<br><br><a href="http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/dunn/rprnts.SOXGoals.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/dunn/rprnts.SOXGoals.pdf</a><br>
<br><a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/d2398d2a-03bf-446b-877c-7d9a58040b89/" target="_blank">http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/d2398d2a-03bf-446b-877c-7d9a58040b89/</a><br>
<br>Three or so years ago, a technical associate (MS Exchange Technology Specialist) was available for consulting and could not find / get good consulting work. This with all the cooperative societies / government parastatals that could have benefitted from his expertise in setting up and managing Corporate messaging systems. He got hired by an American organization that set up their regional HQ in Nairobi and is managing their IT (including Google Apps) in a number of African countries..<br>
<br>Colleges / Universities should not mislead their students into believing FOSS will help corporate career development as much as major IT brands do. <br><br>:)<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><br>On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Phares Kariuki <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com" target="_blank">pkariuki@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Charles Maye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cmaye@ke.nationmedia.com" target="_blank">cmaye@ke.nationmedia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:black">Actually, IT on its own cannot create profits.</span></p>
</blockquote></div><div><br>I choose to strongly disagree. Equity Bank credit's a large chunk of it's profitability to good use of IT. Will give a basic example, Business Intelligence. A forte of IT which enables a business to make informed decisions e.g. Starbucks previously had an issue with declining coffee sales. BI enabled them to figure out *which* demographic was not buying coffee and they started positioning the lot for coffee consumption (move them from the regular milkshake to frappuccino to cappuccino to latte and hopefully espresso enthusiasts). IT can lead to new services that can create profits, the CIO's job is to create these... </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:black">Airtel Kenya has a network that is as good as any. But they are
losing cash. Same goes for Telkom Kenya. Africa Online was a great idea born by
IT experts. It was ahead of its time and never made money. When a technology is
new to the world, it can generate profits. The moment it is duplicated and
commoditized and for the rest of its life, it needs another set of skills. That
set of skills is what makes organizations select people other than IT experts
as CIO’s.</span></p></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>This is actually a failing of business, not technology. Correct me if I'm wrong but Airtel had the best *technology* circa 2001, but the problem was that they chose to go for per-minute not per-second billing, the CEO, not the CIO was at fault in this case.... </div>
<div><br></div><div>We have some brilliant CIO's in Kenya and beyond, the issue, in my opinion is a HR issue (i.e. getting the right CIO for your organization with the right blend of technical and commercial skills). </div>
<div><br>I find it ironical that we claim to be a country that is aiming to be at the bleeding edge of technology that has no hope for the role of CIO or jobs in the IT sector in general.... </div></div><br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>
-- <br><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 0, 153)" color="#000066" face="tahoma, sans-serif">With Regards,<br><br>Phares Kariuki<br><br>| T: <a href="tel:%2B254%20720%20406%20093" value="+254720406093" target="_blank">+254 720 406 093</a> | E: <a href="mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com" target="_blank">pkariuki@gmail.com</a> | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | B: <a href="http://www.kaboro.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kaboro.com/</a> |</font><br>
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