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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Josphat <o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank
you for the correct observation on the “Chicken-Egg” relationship between
ITes+STI+HRD. It is important to contextualize the Vision and Pillars. The
thrust of the Economic pillar is to bundle high growth sectors which yield the
highest GDP. As you correctly note, ITes/BPO is one of those sectors together
with Manufacturing, Tourism, Trade, Agriculture and Financial services
contributing more than 57% of total GDP. STI and HRD is correctly placed
in the Foundations pillar because of the obvious enabling effect they provide
for transformation. You correctly note the gaps we have in our tertiary
institutions to cultivate Kenya’s best human capital to align with our
collective ability to build and maintain a globally competitive nation. The
Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat has intervened to partner and endorse
Private sector initiatives, like Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Awards (with
ICT Board), Huduma, Mpesa, IHub, among others. Under the Social Pillar are
ongoing efforts to revamp the school curriculums across the institutions. As we
move into the 2<sup>nd</sup> Medium Term Plan, I see a major convergence
between the private sector and higher institutions on the three years.
Meanwhile, WAKILISHA!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mugo Kibati<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Director General<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>KUSCCO Centre, 2nd Floor - Upper Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>PO Box 52301 - 00200, Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Email: mugo@vision2030.go.ke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>www.vision2030.go.ke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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kictanet-bounces+mugo=vision2030.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mugo=vision2030.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Josphat Karanja<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 14, 2011 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mugo Kibati<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr. Kibati,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for giving us this opportunity. I note that under
the pillars, you have identified <i>IT enabled services </i>(under the economic
pillar) and <i>Science, Technology and Innovation + Human Resource Development </i>(under
the Enablers and Macros).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>My belief is that the three are related especially
considering the critical role that our training institutions will
play in developing the human resource and much of the STI. But
a casual look at the flagship project show no
project targeted at our institutions of research and higher learning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>How do we hope to grow these institutions and their role
considering our main national resource has been touted to be our
"excellent' human resource?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Josphat Karanja<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Barrack Otieno wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks Grace,<br>
<br>
I agree with Harry and other listers on the grounds we have covered<br>
through the ICT sector, my question to Mugo is what is his Secretariat<br>
doing about inculcating national values which to me are the real base<br>
for the success of vision 2030? and which are this national values, i<br>
will cite a non-ICT example in which we tried out the national dress<br>
and it flopped whereas teams like Gor Mahia and FC leopards are able<br>
to implement such projects using their uniforms with ease, where did<br>
we go wrong from a national perspective? I ask this because our Ps,<br>
Bitange Ndemo has moaned over our peculiar habits which stem from a<br>
poor value system for a while on this list and i am sure this is a<br>
great impediment to the success of vision 2030, thank you for putting<br>
up the wonderfull billboards bwana Kibati but i am sorry to say that<br>
the common man may not be connecting with the message being spelt out<br>
currently, look at the way Infrastructure crumbled under the recent<br>
heavy rains, gaping holes on all our main roads yet we are reknown for<br>
feasibility studies and due diligence before awarding contractors<br>
jobs, i could continue ranting but i would like to start with the<br>
basics.<br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
<br>
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau<br>
<solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
> Listers,<br>
><br>
> This is an opportunity to highlight on what the Vision 2030 has so far<br>
> achieved... in the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) and how much is<br>
> remaining to be achieved.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Solomon<br>
><br>
> On 13/12/2011, Harry Delano <harry@comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:<br>
>> Dear Listers - Ladies and gentlemen,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Good morning, and herein lies an opportunity to take part in shaping
what<br>
>> should be a very important vision for<br>
>><br>
>> this nation. I personally trust that opinion and important suggestions
here<br>
>> are of huge value, and that it is not late<br>
>><br>
>> for the Vision 2030 Team to incorporate some in their blue print, and
also<br>
>> that this blue print has inbuilt flexibility<br>
>><br>
>> to make adjustments as much as it is desirable as we move forward to<br>
>> implement.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Dear Mr. Mugo Kibati,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Welcome on board, and as a vision for this country, we congratulate
the team<br>
>> for being bold. I believe the forum here<br>
>><br>
>> will focus heavily on the ICT Sub-sector. But, just as the Vision 2030<br>
>> correctly correlates interdependence between different<br>
>><br>
>> projects on the map, we will not hesitate to point out that ICT needs
the<br>
>> rest as enablers, just as the rest needs it.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> My first question is, what are the clear bench marks to achieve the
stated<br>
>> vision for the country, looking at the project<br>
>><br>
>> pillars listed? How do we measure and audit achievements to date
to<br>
>> ascertain whether this ship is on course..?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> We have been on the website checking out the Key pillars and the
enablers;<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I note that, under the Macro Enablers section, the project in which we
have<br>
>> had keen interest falls under the heading<br>
>><br>
>> " <<a
href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2"
target="_blank">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2</a>><br>
>> Energy Generation of 2300MW and distributed at competitive
prices"<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> While the endeavor towards generation of enough power, for adequate,<br>
>> quality, reliable and affordable energy is<br>
>><br>
>> laudable and ongoing, we urgently need to address the question of<br>
>> "distribution" of the same to go lock-in-step<br>
>><br>
>> with these valiant efforts.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I believe Energy distribution should be listed as a
"Macro-Enabler", then<br>
>> this way we can now address the question<br>
>><br>
>> of the monopolized aspect of it that currently is almost crippling and<br>
>> reducing the project to naught, at the expense<br>
>><br>
>> of progress in other project areas. No doubt ICT sub-sector will be a
huge<br>
>> victim.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Left unchecked, a monopolized energy distribution network on which<br>
>> everything else hinges as we go forward, could<br>
>><br>
>> as well be equated to a "national security
disaster-in-awaiting". Can the<br>
>> team review the objectives in this area to focus<br>
>><br>
>> heavily on this aspect also, and propose, pursue and lobby
unrelentingly<br>
>> towards a de-monopolized energy distribution<br>
>><br>
>> design. Let this nation have the benefit of redundancy in this area.
Short<br>
>> of this, we are left at the mercy of the current<br>
>><br>
>> national distributor. At the very best, it might remain a cog in the
wheel<br>
>> of this Vision2030.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I would wish to draw the team Vision2030 to the tremendous success
that<br>
>> we've all witnessed in the Telecommunication<br>
>><br>
>> subsector, since liberalization was introduced from around 2002/3 and<br>
>> competitiveness brought about the huge<br>
>><br>
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