Listers,<div><br></div><div>Here is the IBM study plus key findings and recommendations and the press release</div><div><br></div><div><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Key Findings (Short Term Proposals):</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Existing CCTV networks in addition to analytics software could be</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">leveraged to monitor traffic flow and predict traffic flow in order to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">allow Police to direct traffic more effectively</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Traffic police could use mobile phone based solutions to communicate</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">traffic updates as well as enforce traffic rules through an integrated</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">system that would link into the transport operations centre</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Mobile phone signals could track and identify hotspots, alerting mobile</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">users to routes to avoid</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Commuters could access an open data portal that would be used to enforce</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">traffic rules and also monitor traffic flows</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Parking systems in the city could be automated, alerting commuters to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">open spaces in the city and minimising time spent searching for traffic</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">(Nairobi has one of the world's longest parking wait times, taking between</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">30-45 minutes to identify a spot, leading to increased congestion in the</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">CBD - Source: IBM Parking Survey 2011)</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Cashless payment systems for PSVs would enable fare stabilisation and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">limit opportunities for theft by operators and criminals</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">- Tracking solutions would ensure that PSVs are sticking to their specified</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">route as well as provide a means to track violators</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">IBM Team Finds Innovative Use of Technology Could Ease Nairobi’s Traffic</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Jams</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Execution of identified projects could help relieve city gridlock within 90</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">days of implementation</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">NAIROBI, Kenya - </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT157_com_zimbra_date" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">May 11, 2012</span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">: A team of IBM (NYSE: IBM) top experts</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">assigned to Nairobi </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT159_com_zimbra_date" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">today</span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium"> </span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">provided a cohesive framework and roadmap to the</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">city to improve the flow of road traffic, increase revenues from the</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">transportation sector, and enhance collaboration between various transport</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">bodies.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The recommendations complement Nairobi's considerable ongoing investment in</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">underlying roadway infrastructure. They include making traffic information</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">more readily available to citizens, motorists, police, policymakers and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">planners so that better transportation decisions can be made in the near</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">and far term.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The blueprint presented by the IBM team also includes suggestions for using</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">available technologies, including mobile phones, sensors and CCTV, to more</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">automatically pinpoint traffic issues. In the recommended plan, parking</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">and licensing would also be digitized and automated -- streamlining</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">bureaucratic processes and increasing citizen satisfaction.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The IBM team, which performed several months of preparation before spending</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">three weeks in local residence, studied Nairobi’s transportation system as</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">part of an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant valued at Sh33 million (US</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">$400,000), announced in March of this year.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">“A city is a system of systems – one key finding of the study is that</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">technology could provide a relatively simple way of bringing together</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">existing systems to streamline the city’s transport sector and increase</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">revenues for the government,” said Tony Mwai, Country General Manager, IBM</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">East Africa.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Despite impressive investments in building road networks, inefficiencies</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">within the city's transport sector cost Nairobi an estimated Sh50 million</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">per day, negating revenues and commercial benefits from otherwise</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">significant road infrastructure, and limiting the region’s economic growth.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">“The government has made immense investments in infrastructure over the</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">last 10 years but we are challenged by the fact that many departments</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">within government are working in isolation and not collaborating,” said Dr.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Communications.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">“We will review these recommendations made by the IBM team with a view to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">fast-tracking them to help maintain Nairobi’s position as a key regional</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">economic hub,” Dr Ndemo said.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Intelligent Transport Solutions</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The team of IBM consultants recommended the creation of a</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">cross-departmental Smarter Transportation Authority that would harness</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">initiatives taking place across government agencies under a single unit.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">This would allow for faster rollout of decongestion plans, enhancing</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">revenue collection for government agencies and tightening enforcement of</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">traffic rules.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">In addition, the IBM consultants advised the development of a Smarter</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Transportation Platform with an intelligent operations command centre,</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">leveraging existing and new closed-circuit television networks that show</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">vehicle, traffic and roadway conditions as events unfold.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Enabling stakeholders such as citizens and police to view these video feeds</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">online would lead to a decrease in traffic congestion by allowing commuters</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">to plan their trips accordingly and police to allocate manpower more</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">efficiently.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Another suggestion was to integrate data from multiple sources, including</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">mobile phone signals generated from citizens stuck in traffic jams, to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">pin-point traffic hot-spots. Analytics software could then be used to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">predict future flow issues, pushing the information needed to re-direct</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">traffic to the intelligent operations centre.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The team also suggested digitizing parking for the speed and ease of</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">finding parking spaces, to minimize congestion and to reduce environmental</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">impact as well as using mobile devices to empower traffic police to monitor</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">and manage traffic offenders through an intelligent enforcement solution.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">The team’s findings follow the recent launch of an IBM research report</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">titled "A Vision of a Smarter City: How Nairobi Can Lead the Way into a</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Prosperous and Sustainable Future" which highlights transportation, energy</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">and public safety as three critical areas that the city must address in</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">order to boost its economic competitiveness.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Smarter Cites Challenge</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Nairobi beat 140 other cities around the world to become one of IBM’s</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Smarter Cities Challenge winners in March. Launched in 2011, the IBM</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">initiative is a three-year, 100-city US $50 million program and is IBM's</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">single-largest philanthropic outreach.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">Along with the deployment of a specialist team of expert consultants who</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">focus on the city’s primary challenge, IBM provides special assistance to</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">each winning city on the use of City Forward (</span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT161_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT162_com_zimbra_url" style><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cityforward.org/" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);text-decoration:none">http://www.cityforward.org</a></span></span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">),</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">a free online site IBM created with public policy experts. Citizens,</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">elected officials and urban planners can use the site to explore trends and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">statistics in a visual and accessible way, which can be adapted for the</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">examination of any number of urban issues -- leading to better decision</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">making.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">“Nairobi demonstrated a desire to set an example for other municipalities,</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">an eagerness to collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and a strong</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">commitment to consider implementing recommendations the city felt would be</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">the most feasible and beneficial to its residents." said Stanley S. Litow,</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">IBM vice president of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">President of IBM's Foundation.</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">To find out more about IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants, please visit</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT163_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);font-family:monospace;font-size:medium"><a target="_blank" href="http://smartercitieschallenge.org/" style="color:rgb(0,0,139);text-decoration:none">http://smartercitieschallenge.org/</a></span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium"> </span><span style="font-family:monospace;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium">and</span><br style="font-family:monospace;font-size:medium">
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</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Josphat Karanja <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:karanjajf@gmail.com" target="_blank">karanjajf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Dear Listers,<br>
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I have followed this debate from the sidelines and have reached the conclusions below:<br>
<ol><li>The is a fundamental design flaw on our roads - This is evidence
by input from Dr Ndemo which was "ignored". Are the concerned parties
now ready to listen or are we going to export these problems to Langata
Rd, Ngong Rd, New airport terminals, Lamu Port etc?</li><li>There is the role played by the auditors at various stages as
defined above - Do we have evidence that KeNHA engages these or in other
words do we have people in Government/Private sector playing that role
currently?</li><li>There is data collection and it role - But as we know data is
useless unless turned to information. Do the relevant authority use this
data? Work is on going on Langata road and am sure in four months we
will be crying foul.</li><li>There is the common user and there very annoying problems - turn-offs which are suddenly blocked with no notice, on coming vehicle channeled to your lane, taking one hour to get to your gate while all the time you can see it a few meters from wehre you are stuck! Who is listening and helping?</li>
<li>There is the role that ICT can play to enable smart infrastructure
- my take is that unless we embed it in at step 1 (design) above, it
will be most likely be cosmetic.</li><li>There is the policy, cultural and "peculiar kenyan" habits to deal
with - illegal u-turns, not using foot bridges (Valley Road!), bribes,over lapping (Especially for GK vehicles) etc. How
do we deal with that? Is the current Traffic Amendment act the best way
to go at it?</li><li>Lastly, there is the silent prayer for Michuki's "resurrection" -
Who will be the champion for this change - Especially item 6 above.</li></ol>
<p>my two cents..<br>
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On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Edith Adera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke" target="_blank">eadera@idrc.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Francis,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Good points. We should avoid “ICTs looking for the problem”, but first define the problem through an evidence-base and strategically see where smart transport solutions would add value and address the problems – part of the framework Mureithi alluded to.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Edith<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060">________________<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Edith Ofwona Adera<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="FR"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><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 [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beadera" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+eadera</a>=<a href="mailto:idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Francis Hook<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 18, 2012 8:42 AM</span></p><div><br><b>To:</b> Edith Adera<br><b>Cc:</b> Nashon Adero; James Gachanja; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kenya' Road Safety Status<u></u><u></u></div>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Barrack<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks. I think before integrating ICT into the mix, the enforcement itself MUST be fixed. Otherwise cameras will only tell us the obvious - that traffic police and motorists are both culpable. The word "impunity" has oft been bandied around when it comes to Kenya and Kenyans - I am not convinced a camera will shame anyone into proper behavior or to uphold the law. As it were various TV stations have on different occasions secretly filmed police taking bribes, motorists flouting the law, etc (and pls bear in mind, unlike CCTV, TV's reach is much wider and such coverage does "sting" more than the individuals in the footage. Has that helped?<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> I think a solution should solve a problem without creating others e.g. who will monitor the cameras? OK say we get the funds to hire people to do that. Then who will monitor those monitoring the cameras to ensure they too do not get sucked into graft (i.e. delete footage, look the other way, etc). Let me take a few steps back. The traffic police are the ones meant to monitor motorists and ensure the law is upheld. Now that is not happening. So we want to mount CCTV cameras to monitor them....then we need people to monitor those monitoring the cameras who are monitoring the police who are not monitoring the motorists. This can go all the way upstream.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I think we'd be opening a can of worms if we add a layer of ICT on a problem whose solution should first be proper enforcement to bring about behavioural change. At some point the anti-corruption authority was doing well to ambush bribe takers....I think that's the type of solution we need first....an independent body to deal with graft. Once that rot is fixed, CCTV can be added to help the police themselves to dientify hit and runs, monitor and direct traffic flows, etc etc and not simply be a "big brother" type of device intended to scare police and motorists to comply.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My two bits.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">regards<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
F<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 18 May 2012 08:19, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
@ Francis,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Whats your take on the design issues raised by Dr. Aligula, on another note and to emphasise on the your last paragraph people get away with offences because the officer has the power to release you depending on how you interface on the road, this is a deeply rooted problem can we reduce by intergrating Cameras and other forms of technology that would help deter waywardness. ICTs can help reinforce current enforcement methods.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Best Regards<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Francis Hook <<a href="mailto:francis.hook@gmail.com" target="_blank">francis.hook@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you. It is gratifying to note the drop in casualties, injured, etc between 2003 and 2005 - I think that is attributable to the "Michuki rules". <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Curious to know what happened between 1977 and 1979 to cause a drastic drop (looks like 100% y-o-y) in "serious injuries per 100 casualties"? (in the "Crash survival rates chart). <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Looking at "Road risk travel patterns" - where it shows the "fatalities per 100,000 vehicles" seems to show an all time low (since 1963) in 2011. I think to "read" this accurately we'd perhaps want to:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1 - Compare the population growth rate vs growth rate of vehicles on the road. If the human population has grown faster, then naturally the fatalities per 100k vehicles will be lower - a distortion I think. <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2 - Between 1963 and 2011 there have been more roads built, more towns developed, etc ergo more time spent on the road, longer distances travelled collectively, greater time spent on the roads, etc and perhaps higher probabilities of accidents happening. Also I would like to think the types of roads themselves increase the risks of accidents by speeding - higher chances of fatalities on smooth tarmac than on a lumpy murram back road.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Just my two bits. However, some of the listers feel ICT can help with the issue of Thika Road - but your stats esp for 2003-2005 CLEARLY show that slight changes to the traffic code and proper enforcement can help turn this around. So lets pass the buck to the minister of transport, the traffic police etc.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 17 May 2012 18:00, Eric Aligula <<a href="mailto:jairah@kippra.or.ke" target="_blank">jairah@kippra.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Listers<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">As you debate the very grave road safety situation in Kenya, we would wish to share this preliminary information from a study we are conducting on the accuracy of road safety data. Good data is critical for effective policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Anecdotal evidence suggests a significant level of underreporting, compounded by errors in other complimentary data sets.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, on the basis of what is available, we aver that the major problem in respect of road safety in Kenya is a human problem. That is our weakest link. How to deal with it is key.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is very broad brush and we welcome feedback even as we look for answers from Thika Road.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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