<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://512/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-indent: -24px;">I like the thinking of the ICT Board but we need to examine at it critically. I don't think number two below, i.e <span style="line-height: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.5pt;">Kenya will become the leading ICT HUB in Africa attracting leading global players and generating globally respected local entrepreneurship and innovation is well thought-out. We sort of tend to assume that other countries will be at a stand-still </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">although</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"> of course we can achieve that if we invest both monetary and human resources. I am always sceptical of superlatives. So instead of 'the' the definitive clause, 'a' would do </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">…</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"> so we will be among the </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">countries to have achieved that status as in: Kenya will become a leading … </span></font></span></div><div><br></div><div>Just some thoughts.</div><div><br></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dr George Nyabuga Tel: +230 403 51 00<br>Head, Communications and PR, AFRINIC Fax: +230 466 67 58</div><div><a href="mailto:george@afrinic.net">george@afrinic.net</a> - <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/">www.afrinic.net</a><br> <br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Please join us at the Africa Internet Summit, Lusaka, Zambia, 9 – 21 June 2013<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></div>
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<br><div><div>On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:43 PM, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 11.25pt; padding: 0px; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">The Kenya ICT Board is set to launch Kenya’s four year ICT master plan. It projects that by 2017:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 30pt; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Every citizen, resident, home and institution will be connected through a countrywide robust, accessible and affordable ICT infrastructure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 30pt; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Kenya will become the leading ICT HUB in Africa attracting leading global players and generating globally respected local entrepreneurship and innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 30pt; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Public Services will be available to all citizens through ICT and ICT will enable a truly open and efficient Government delivering meaningful value to citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 30pt; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Kenya will be a Knowledge Based Economy. All Kenyans will be able to use ICT to improve their knowledge, businesses and livelihood. 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