GG,<div><br></div><div>Yesterday i went through another frustrating experience at the registrars document, i was told that it would take five days to get a letter of introduction for a Society to the bank, now 1 week to get a letter is abusing our intelligence. Well the current scenario notwithstanding there is need for government to incorporate document management system and basic entreprise resource planning systems tailor made for governmnet, before pushing this agenda i would wish to understand how initiatives such as IFMIS have perfomed in Kenya since this might be an indicator of what we should expect, we should also be looking at ensuring this services can be availed on cell phones since they have wide reach in East Africa. To answer your question on co-ordination i think we have competing interests among government agencies due to donor driven interests and per diem syndrome, if we can get a cure for those two problems we will be sorted.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My two dollars.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">We appreciate all those who sent their messages of condolences for Evelyn Rono. Those who have not done so, can still send up till Monday evening. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">And today, we will continue with the e-discussion on <b><i>Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa</i></b><i>, </i>a study conducted by International Records Management Trust (IRMT) and supported by IDRC, a study that covered five Eastern African Countries namely Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Under the issue of <b>Planning for Records Management Requirements in ICT systems, </b>we focus on the second concern raised namely </span><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Lack of planning for records management functionality in ICT systems.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">To guide in our thoughts on this concern, lets consider the following: </span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">What bodies/institutions/agencies are tasked with management of government records?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wjat type of systems do these bodies use to manage records?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Is there any co-ordination between these bodies?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">How is the lack of attention to records management impeding these agencies and boards from fulfilling their mandate to co-ordinate ICT implementation?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> We look forward to hearing from listers from all the five countries.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Have a great day.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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